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By Phil Jacobs “I just celebrated we now are poised to ad- Joel, in an interview with the my 65th birthday,” Joel vance, I have asked chair- Jewish Link, said “I’m in the 12th- He saved perhaps the most im- wrote. “I am well into man Moshael Straus to and-a-half year of a 15-year agree- Check out portant piece of information for my 13th year of the pres- begin the process of tran- ment. I don’t know why it’s a big last. idency and the 28th year sition and to identify deal. I wanted the board to start our Produce Richard Joel, in an email to Ye- of leading Jewish educa- and recruit my successor. thinking transition and succes- shiva University staff, students and tional institutions. When This wonderful and com- sion. I knew how long it took for & Prices! alumni, announced near the letter’s I accepted a third term as mitted lay leadership de- them to get me.” end that he would not seek a future president, I informed our serves to have the time to SEE AD ON BACK COVER contract when his current agree- chair, Henry Kressel, that YU President be deliberate in that pro-  CONTINUED ON P. 24 ment ends in 2018. it would be my last. As Richard Joel cess.” Saving Lives, One Rallies Against Iran anything Kidney at a Time Deal Continue After NEW By Phil Jacobs for Yom Tov? Pact’s Passage Open Sunday Erev Stuart Cohnen had given rides By Phil Jacobs of America (RCA) issued a joint Chag - Sept. 27 home from New York-area hospitals It’s understood that the volunteers statement of concern and con- Open 9:00am till 5:30pm in the past. never ask their passengers why they Only a handful of days had demnation of the pact. An IT specialist who works in the were patients in the hospital. passed since the Zionist Organi- At a September 9 rally on See our ad on page 15 city, Cohnen, 58, is also a volunteer But this time, the passenger volun- zation of America (ZOA) and oth- Capitol Hill against the deal, for Darchei Chesed, a volunteer or- teered her information. She told Coh- er organizations lobbied Con- the OU’s president Martin Na- ganization providing transporta- nen that she had donated a kidney gress against the impending chimson said, “The reason we tion to and from hospitals and phy- three months ago, and was here last nuclear deal with Iran. are gathered here – in the shad- sicians’ offi ces for those who can’t Indeed, the Orthodox Union drive themselves.  CONTINUED ON P. 40 (OU) and the Rabbinical Council  CONTINUED ON P. 12 ROSH HASHANA Gottesmans Roll Out 10- AJ Edelman’s SPORTS catering is here! Year, $10 Million Income Inspiring Slide to the Tuition Cap Program Winter Olympics See Our Ads on Next Two Pages By Elizabeth Kratz By Larry Bernstein AJ had a typical Modern Orthodox upbringing. It was

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Á CONTINUED FROM P. 4 moved by the exciting possibilities, too.” A Mount, which will remain under the ad- and 31 abstaining. EU offi cials claim this is previous grant by the Jim Joseph Founda- ministration of the Jordanian-run Islam- not a boycott and represents an extension emphasize the popularity Sabra enjoys tion in 2008 helped Hillel launch its Sen- ic Waqf with security provided by Israe- of existing EU law, which considers the re- among U.S. consumers and the company’s ior Jewish Educator/Campus Entrepre- li police. In a media advisory, the Defense gions beyond Israel’s pre-1967 lines to be position as an American entity. neur Initiative pilot program. Ministry explained that these groups “en- “occupied territory” and not legally part gage in inciteful and dangerous activity of Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Hillel International Recipient Netanyahu Willing to Negotiate against tourists, visitors and worshippers Netanyahu, who was in the U.K. when the of $16 Million Grant with Palestinians ‘Immediately’ at the site, which leads to violence and is measure was approved, said, “It is simply (JNS.org) The Jim Joseph Foundation (JNS.org) On September 10, while on liable to injure human life.” Additionally, a distortion of justice and of logic and I has awarded a $16 million grant to Hillel a diplomatic visit to Great Britain, Israe- “The aforesaid organizations strive to un- think that it also hurts peace; it does not International. The largest grant ever pro- li Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dermine Israeli sovereignty on the Tem- advance peace. The root of the confl ict is vided by the foundation, the funds will expressed a willingness to resume peace ple Mount, change the existing reality and not the territories, and the root of the con- be distributed over fi ve years and will as- talks with the Palestinian Authority “im- arrangements at the site, and infringe on fl ict is not the settlements.” sist Hillel, the largest Jewish campus or- mediately.” Speaking to the press at the freedom of worship. They are linked to— Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman ganization in the world, to improve and beginning of a meeting with British PM and frequently guided by—hostile Islamic Emmanuel Nahshon said, “Under the expand its practices promoting Jewish David Cameron, Netanyahu continued, “I organizations.” As documented last week guise of a technical step, this is an attempt student life and community. “We are ex- want to say, here in 10 Downing Street, by the Jerusalem Post’s Lahav Harkov, the to force a diplomatic solution instead of cited and deeply humbled to receive this and reaffi rm again, that I am ready to re- Waqf limits Jewish access to the Temple encouraging the Palestinians to return grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, sume direct negotiations with the Pales- Mount to certain days and times of the to the negotiating table. Europe is acting which will position Hillel International tinians with no conditions whatsoever to week and bans any Jewish prayer on the with hypocritical sanctimoniousness to- to begin implementing its Drive to Excel- enter negotiations, and I’m willing to do site. Though some Jewish activists have ward Israel when it does not consider pro- lence campaign,” said Eric Fingerhut, pres- so immediately.” He also addressed pos- advocated for greater access to the site, the posing similar solutions to northern Cy- ident and CEO of Hillel International. “As sible further collaboration between Isra- Israeli government fears such a decision, prus or western Sahara.” a global movement, we are intent on uti- el and its allies, as well as turmoil in the as it may lead to increased Palestinian vi- lizing best practices to inspire every sin- region of which Israel is a part: “The Mid- olence. However, “The State of Israel al- Senate Democrats gle Jewish student to make an enduring dle East is disintegrating under the twin lows freedom of worship to all its citizens, Block Republican Resolution commitment to Jewish life, learning and forces of militant Islam: the militant Sun- tourists and visitors regardless of their re- to Kill Iran Treaty Israel.” The grant will assist Hillel in its nis led by ISIS and the militant Shi’ites led ligion, and holds this to be an important (JNS.org) Senate Democrats on Thursday new “Drive to Excellence” business goals, by Iran. And I believe that we can cooper- and essential basic value,” Ya’alon said. successfully blocked a resolution by Repub- which involve recruiting and developing ate in practical ways to roll back the tide licans that was meant to reject the Iran nu- talent, engaging students on campus and of militant Islam both in the Middle East EU to Label Israeli Products clear deal, while helping President Barack developing resources. “When it comes to and in Africa altogether.” Manufactured Outside Obama avoid the use of his veto power for reaching, educating, and inspiring Jewish of Pre-1967 Borders the measure. college students, Hillel is unsurpassed,” Aggressive Islamic Temple (JNS.org) On September 10, the parlia- In a 58-42 vote, Democrats fi libustered said Al Levitt, president of the Jim Joseph Mount Groups Banned ment of the European Union voted in fa- the disapproval resolution that Republi- Foundation. “The Drive to Excellence is a (JNS.org/JPOST.com) Israeli Defense vor of a resolution to differentiate labels cans and some Democrats had hoped to strategic, deeply thoughtful initiative that Minister Moshe Ya’alon signed a declara- on products made in Judea and Samaria, send to Obama, who had promised to use can expand Hillel’s already effective ef- tion banning two Islamic organizations eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights his veto if needed. forts. This campaign warrants a grant of known as “Mourabitoun” and “Moura- from those made in the rest of Israel. this magnitude, and we hope others are bitat” from the ever-contested Temple Some 525 voted in favor, with 70 opposed  CONTINUED ON P. 9 ƒ€„‡ƒ˜ FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS Allen L. Rothenberg, Esq. Barbara Rothenberg, Esq. Harry Rothenberg, Esq. Marc Rothenberg, Esq. Beth Rothenberg Halperin, Esq. Ross B. Rothenberg, Esq. Scott J. Rothenberg, Esq. Melissa Rothenberg-Kapustin, Esq.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 7 EDITORIAL JEWISH LINK OF NEW JERSEY Grading Himself ‘Complete’ Co-Founders/Co-Publishers Moshe Kinderlehrer Mark (Mendy) Schwartz Richard Joel told the Jewish Link last were transitioning into the digital age, many tal educational platforms, but still strive to spring that if he had to give a grade to schools such as YU had to navigate the diffi - make the school a shining example for the Managing Editor Adam Negnewitzky himself as Yeshiva University President, it cult fault lines of tradition versus innovation. Modern Orthodox community and a place would be an “incomplete.” Granted, YU under Joel didn’t always do where people of all faiths and colors and Associate Publisher/Editor Elizabeth Kratz Joel indicated to YU staff, students and everything right, losing perhaps tens of mil- cultures can come together in the spirit of alumnae last week that he would not seek lions of dollars during his tenure. Last March, educational excellence. Contributing Editors Nina Glick another contract extension after his deal faculty members cast a no-confi dence vote This is the legacy that Richard Joel Phil Jacobs expired in 2018. at Joel. But the board believed in him. wants to leave behind once a new presi- Essex & Union Community Editor We think it’s diffi cult for anyone to give a And we want to not just believe in him, dent is found. And we have confi dence that Jill Kirsch grade to Joel after nearly 13 years at the helm but encourage Joel in his remaining time as he’ll lead YU in the right direction before Advertising Director of Yeshiva University. Certainly Yeshiva Uni- president to bring Yeshiva University’s fi - handing it off to his successor. Yaakov Serle versity wasn’t the only high-caliber organi- nancial picture back to respectability. We And when that happens, at the very Production Editor zation undone by the criminal Bernie Mad- want him to strategically run the school least, Joel can grade himself and his YU ca- Jennifer Hoff er by taking advantage of innovations in digi- off. And during a time when universities reer “complete.” Assistant Editor Avi Sheinfi l Offi ce Manager LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dena Kinderlehrer Bookkeeper cil Agenda,” not only is a derailment of an the World of Wings location. As reported From Dallas to Bergenfield Gila Negnewitzky oil train more dangerous because of its ex- by Elizabeth Kratz, Deputy Mayor Katz stat- Sales Development I appreciated and read with both amuse- plosive potential, but now there are con- ed correctly that the Teaneck Town Coun- Ken Goff stein ment and nostalgia the article “From Tean- cerns that the trains themselves may cause cil cannot prevent a sale between two in- Sales Representatives eck to Tennessee,” (September 10, 2015). The the tracks to deteriorate and make a de- terested parties. However, AvalonBay has a Avi Koenig author is 100% correct about the wonder- railment more likely. In particular, the so- contingent sale pending zoning changes ap- Risa Lefkowitz fully unique experience of living in a small called unit trains are very heavy and, un- provals by the Planning Board which will Simon Worman out of town Jewish community. My family like in a mixed train, it’s car after car of the require Council approval. In addition, the Database Coordinator and I just moved to Bergenfi eld after living same oppressive weight. Experts are think- town council can demand that the builder Moishie Rosenberg in Dallas for 16 years. In fact, outside of four ing about whether this weakens the tracks adhere to higher standards than stated in Sports Editor years of my life in New York, I always lived inordinately. the building code for a residential tower. Steve Gutlove out of town: Silver Spring, New Haven and CSX invests more than $1 billion a year In addition, I will note that I was at the Proofreader/Copy Editor Boston. My wife is from Fair Lawn, and her on the maintenance of tracks, bridges and council meeting and you can feel the tone Rivky Bergstein Ruth Brody brothers live in Bergenfi eld and Teaneck re- signals. After taxes and expenses their prof- in the audience with regard to Avalon Bay Rachel Wertentheil spectively, so this move was much more in it is $2 billion per year. and the idling CSX oil trains that may be Editorial Assistant her wheelhouse. Cities and towns are buying radar guns within a stone’s throw of the proposed Av- David Hammerschlag For me, this move has been challeng- to track the speed of trains rolling through alon Bay building. The highly fl ammable Design ing, as I cling to my out of town roots. and are fi nding many speeding incidents. building near an idling train can produce design2pro.com However, I have been pleasantly surprised When trains derail and the cargo was not results similar to the fi re in Edgewater Contributors as how “out-of-town”-ish Bergenfi eld is for oil, the sigh of relief is soon replaced by an which resulted in over 100 families be- Sarah Abenaim • Larry Bernstein an in town community: People are general- angry realization that it could just as well coming homeless overnight. I therefore in- Jenny Gans • Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Glick ly very friendly; “Good Shabbos” is uttered, have been oil. vite Mrs. Kratz to join us and attend coun- Sara Kosowsky Gross • Gamliel Kronemer Lisa Matkowsky • Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene not muttered to passersby; Diversity with- The local concern grows even though cil meetings, and as such she can write an Gail Hochman • Banji Latkin in the framework of Torah living is appreci- all the parties understand that railroads an- article on what transpired along with the Oren Oppenheim • Joe Rotenberg • Bracha Schwartz ated; and a sense of openness and kindness swer only to the federal authorities. mood during the ongoing discussion. Rabbi Mark Staum • Gil Student • Tzvi Silver permeate the community. Trains are losing their romantic appeal. In the article, Councilman Michael Castle N. Aaron Troodler • Ellie Wolf • Temimah Zucker The Jewish Link of New Jersey Plus, of course there are the creature They disturb sleep, disrupt traffi c, and, is mentioned; who is Michael Castle? If you PO Box 3131 comforts of in town: A Multitude of Min- however seldom, derail, blow up and kill want to write about the town council please Teaneck, NJ 07666 yanim with many time options; Crazy people. at least know the names of its members. By Phone: 201-371-3212 Email: [email protected] amounts of Kosher options with overall Cities are taking railroads to court; a the way, it’s Jason Castle. (This was corrected Advertising: [email protected] cheaper prices; Gas pumped for you by once quixotic exercise, now more and to Jason Castle in the online edition after the Subscriptions/Home Delivery: men in turbans; and wide choices in shi- more paying off. City offi cials are confront- Jewish Link was notifi ed of the error.) [email protected] The Jewish Link of New Jersey, an independent publication, promotes urim and learning opportunities. And most ing railroad executives about why acci- Stephen Gruber honest and rigorous conversations about Judaism,Israel and issues af- fecting our community. The opinions reflected in articles from our con- importantly, outstanding chinuch options. dents occur, condition of rails, cars, switch- Teaneck tributors do not necessarily reflect JLNJ’s positions, and publishing them does not constitute an endorsement from JLNJ. We simply off One amenity I truly appreciate are the es, bridges, etc. They generally run into er food for thought. We reserve the right to accept or refuse submis- Let’s Work With Booker, sions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to re- kosher restaurants: I’m a consultant with executives who are not particularly forth- fuse advertising that in our opinion does not reflect the standards of about a 75% non-Jewish clientele. Living in coming. Not Bury Him the newspaper. We are not responsible for the kashrus of any product advertised in the Jewish Link of New Jersey. Dallas I was severely limited for lunch op- The Federal Railroad Administration is I was disappointed by Senator Booker’s tions; here, I have already had three client the regulator whose job is to enforce rail- vote on the Iran deal. I was also disappoint- meetings in restaurants that rival the clas- road safety regulations. In the past, the FRA ed with your newspaper’s front page head- CORRECTIONS sic non-kosher upscale eateries. has viewed its mission as that of a partner line editorial (“One Toxic Vote Puts Booker’s In “Rezoning of World of Wings Site Yet, as the new Memphian wrote, living rather than an overseer of the railroads. Jewish Support at Risk,” September 10, 2015), for AvalonBay Tops Teaneck Council out of town is an amazing experience. The In the clear and present peril posed by oil masquerading as reporting, denouncing the Agenda,” published September 10, 2015, thing I miss the most about living in Dal- trains, their mission must change to one of Senator’s vote. Your editorial, which pur- the fi rst name of Teaneck Town Coun- las is one you may not expect: it’s being the strict enforcement. Railroad profi ts cannot ports to “report” how Senator Booker’s vote cil Member Jason Castle was incorrectly minority culture. I think Hashem always be their number one concern. Sign the pe- may undermine his support among Jews is stated. The Jewish Link regrets the error. intended us, during our diffi cult exile, to tition at http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/ rather a detailed critique of the Senator’s be the ethical minority, serving as a light to enforce-railroad-health?source=s.fwd&r_ vote, laced with invectives culminating in In “JCC MetroWest Presents ‘Judaism: the nations, but not by being ubiquitous. by=1718159 and add a comment. Let the FRA unnamed Jewish sources declaring the Sen- A Visual Conversation,” the date of the That being said, I have found in Bergen- get some feedback from someone other ator to be an enemy of the Jewish people. artists’ reception was incorrectly listed fi eld, despite a large population, a humility than a railroad lobbyist for a change. I draw your attention to two facts. as September 17, 2015. The correct date is and appreciation for the sundry world we Jean Wulterkens (1) Approving or not approving the bad September 27, 2015. The Jewish Link re- inhabit, both of Jews and non-Jews. Teaneck Iran deal is a complex issue. Many friends of grets the error. I look forward to an experience of the Israel are in favor of its approval. For exam- best of both worlds here! Online Viewing Doesn’t ple pro-Israel Iran sanctions offi cials David sanctions. His successor as sanctions Czar, Jonathan (Yoni) Schick Convey Meeting’s Tone Cohen (recently moved to CIA to be deputy Szubin, an Orthodox Jew and graduate of President, GOAL Consulting Regarding, “Rezoning of World of Wings director) and Adam Szubin support approv- NJ day school, served previously as Director Author, The Nonprofit Secret Site for AvalonBay Tops Teaneck Council al. Cohen worked in the Treasury Depart- of Treasury’s Foreign Assets Control since 214-587-3960 Agenda,” (September 10, 2015): I went to the ment during the Bush Administration pri- 2006. Both these dedicated sanctions gu- council meeting on September 8 and wit- marily on Patriot Act and Bank Secrecy Act, rus (Yale Law School, Harvard Law school, Help Us Ban Unsafe Oil Trains nessed fi rsthand the discussions on Avalon and served since 2011 as “sanctions Czar”, respectively) could be earning a lot more In regard to “Rezoning of World of Wings Bay and the CSX train tracks and whether i.e. Undersecretary for terrorism and fi nan- Site for AvalonBay Tops Teaneck Coun- AvalonBay should be allowed to purchase cial crimes responsible for enforcing Iran  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Á CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ed States of America. It is that judgment be challenged, opposed and held to task Á CONTINUED FROM P. 7 that refl ects so poorly on those members for enabling the greatest terror sponsor of money and having a lot more fun working of Congress. our times. The irreparable damage propo- The vote on Thursday came after near- privately. Their common position is sanc- Pro-Iran deal Senators simply lacked nents of the Iran deal have caused, for Isra- ly two months of contentious debate in tions alone cannot stop Iran from obtaining the intestinal fortitude and clarity of mind el, the Europeans, the moderate Arabs and the Congress over the nuclear deal. Despite a nuclear weapon - they defy the narrative to object to the poorly devised, morally ob- the United States, is immeasurable. Giving the fact that Republicans, who unanimous- that says sanctions can be powerful enough jectionable and unenforceable agreement carte blanche to the Mullahs to provide ly opposed the deal, control both the hous- to squeeze Iran into submission on its nu- the P5+1 reached with Iranian President cash and weaponry to any and all terrorist es of Congress, Senate rules stipulate that clear program. And they maintain Iran can Rouhani. The biggest problem with this organizations throughout the Middle East 60 votes are needed to successfully thwart and will continue to support terrorist activ- deal is that from one perspective it is sole- and the rest of the world will unfortunately a fi libuster. ities at qualitatively the same level with or ly focused on Iran’s nuclear ambitions but only be blatantly obvious once it is too late. Initially, opponents of the deal had without a relaxation in sanctions of $100B. from the alternative perspective it is all-en- The “aha moment” will sadly come for our hoped to secure 67 votes—a two-thirds Whether or not one agrees with these ex- compassing. proponent government offi cials, but those majority—to overcome a planned Oba- perts who are in the fi eld every day—and The P5+1 may have successfully delayed killed by the Iran-backed terrorists whose ma veto. But those hopes were dashed last with many others like them—it’s a lot to Iran’s engineering of nuclear bombs by a funding and weaponry came easier as a re- week when U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D- expect Senator Booker to be more Catholic decade. This was the sole, paltry and high- sult of this week’s approval will not have Md.) became the 34th senator to support than the Pope in a party-line partisan vote. ly debatable “achievement” of the West- that opportunity. As constituents we must the deal. (2) The diplomatic/monitoring battle ern negotiators. On the other hand, Iran’s do all we can by writing letters and, most “Regardless of how one feels about with Iran has only begun. Booker is poten- objective was to scale back all sanctions importantly, use better judgment in the the agreement, fair-minded Americans tially a strong voice against Iran, together the international community levied upon voting booth than the pro-deal Congress- should acknowledge the president’s with the senior Senator and the Governor, them—whether a result of nuclear ambi- men and Senators have used enabling ter- strong achievements in combating and in the fi erce struggles that lie ahead. The tions, terrorist activity or otherwise. Iran rorist sponsors, destructive to the United containing Iran,” said U.S. Sen. Chuck Senator’s voting record on Israel has been achieved this all-encompassing goal. States, to run wild. Schumer, one of four Democrats to vote perfect. He is fl uent with the issues. He is Proponent members of Congress, and Name Withheld Upon Request against the president, the New York Times considered pro-Israel. It makes more sense most certainly President Obama, need to Teaneck reported. for the pro-Israel voters, if they can’t praise him, to try to work with Senator Booker than to come to bury him. Sincerely, Name withheld upon request Congress Should Prioritize America in Iran Deal After months of special interest capitu- lation, back channel negotiation and politi- cal navigation, the magic number, 41 Demo- cratic Senators, agreed to uphold President Obama’s most historic foreign policy lega- cy—the Iran deal. Congress played a key role in this global negotiation with the chief investment of- fi cer of radical-Islamic terrorism. Although the Iran deal gained the approval of the U.N. Security Council in mid-July, the ulti- mate kibosh on the deal has always been in the hands of two thirds of both houses of the U.S. Congress. Had a veto-proof major- ity of U.S. Congress voted against the Iran deal, governments, cross-national business- es and investors worldwide would have to make a relatively easy economic decision— WiShInG aLl oF oUr pAsT, do business with the Mullahs of Iran or do business with or through the United States of America. For virtually any third party, Uncle Sam and his renowned banking in- cUrReNt, & fUtUrE cUsToMeRs stitutions would win the battle against the Iranians. Formally beginning with Benjamin Ne- tanyahu’s speech against the Iran deal on March 3 and increasing in intensity sub- sequent to the July 14 agreement between a yEaR fIlLeD oNlY the P5+1 and the Mullahs, most pro-Israel interest groups and activists have invested signifi cant sweat and treasure to convince members of U.S. Congress to oppose the deal. The pro-Israel groups focused efforts on the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel. Activists feverishly remind- wItH SiMcHaS ed Senators and Congressman of the Aya- tollah’s desire to eliminate Israel from the map. These efforts proved generally unsuc- cessful, as refl ected in the commitment of the 41 Senators in favor of the deal. AaRoN TeItElBaUm • YiSrOeL LaMm • JoE BlUmEnThAl While the rhetoric about Israel’s ties to the U.S. have merit, the objects of the cam- paign against the Iran deal are members of the United States Congress, not the Knes- set. Those members were elected by Amer- ican constituents and need to remain fo- office: 718.256.7200 cell: 917.335.4144 cused on making decisions in the best email: [email protected] www.aaronteitelbaumproductions.com interest of Americans. Ultimately, as of this ORCHESTRA & PRODUCTIONS week, 41 Senators have made the decision that approving the Iran deal is in the best interest of their constituents and the Unit- t Tweet Us @teitelbaumaaron ` facebook.com/aarontproductions ™Follow us on Instagram @aaronteitelbaum

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 9 ANALYSIS Redeenimg Modern Orthodoxy By Avrohom Gordimer needs (notwithstanding the Rav’s vision of ent. What was present was immense depth, inspired—for the system itself sadly often Adam I). The Rav and Dr. Revel never used perception, orchestration and formulation does not provide the inspiration. The patient is hemor- the phrase “Modern Orthodoxy” (or any of concepts, and the use of modern linguis- The result of all this is a Modern Ortho- rhaging. In fact, the pa- other hyphenated form of Orthodoxy), as tic and philosophical tools to present ideas; doxy identity crisis. There is no defi ned tient does not seem to their theology and religious identifi cation what was present was breathtaking inspi- range of clear halachic or hashkafi c stand- even know who he is. It amounted to nothing other than plain “Or- ration, robust, ironclad emunah (faith) and ards, many people “do their own thing,” sounds pretty dire. thodoxy”; the pursuit of advanced secular an unswerving commitment to the truth and the proper role of secular endeavors The patient is Modern Orthodoxy, and education, support of political Zionism, of Torah and the epistemology, interpreta- and their impact on Torah observance and it is in silent crisis mode. As it loses youth involvement with larger society, and so tions, values and beliefs of previous gener- ideology is murky and vague. to assimilation on secular college campus- forth, did not defi ne Orthodoxy, but rath- ations of rabbinic sages; what was absent What can be done? es, some of its liberal elements have aban- er worked with it and buttressed its ability was a lessened passion for God, or the di- For those who have migrated to the doned ship and migrated to the Open to impact, or were necessary undertakings lution, softening or modifi cation of any To- Open Orthodox/Neo-Conservative denom- Orthodox/Neo-Conservative (“OONC”) de- geared to achieve various essential goals. rah principle, be it in Halacha or hashkafa ination, there may unfortunately be lit- nomination, and among those who have Those at YU who recalled Dr. Revel used (traditional Jewish thought). tle hope for return, as that denomination’s remained on board, many feel a lack of to relate how he would approach talmi- Somewhere down the line, Modern Or- leadership continues to reject Orthodoxy in spirituality and hence subsequently disem- dim (students) and ask, “How’s the yirat thodoxy came to be commonly perceived ways that could not have been heretofore bark to the shores of traditional Orthodoxy Shamayim (fear of Heaven)?” Dr. Revel was and often manifest as a movement of re- imagined. (One OONC rabbinic leader just or neo-Chasidus. Modern Orthodox institu- an illustrious graduate of the Telshe Yeshi- ligious compromise and a lowered sense announced his desire to “revamp the entire tions are currently gripped more than ever va in Lithuania, and he structured RIETS of idealism. (This phenomenon is in large liturgy,” while another recently advocated before with internal tension between tra- in the shadow of Telshe, both in terms of measure due to the historical identifi ca- the “manipulation” of Halacha to conform ditional and liberal elements, and the diffi - type and caliber of staff as well as in terms tion with Modern Orthodoxy on the part with moral intuition.) However, for those culty of holding the tent together has never of strata of shiurim (Talmud classes). Aside of many not fully Orthodox people.) Such who still identify with normative Modern been more challenging. from the secular studies at Yeshiva College has been evident not only in terms of ac- Orthodoxy, the solution is within reach. What went wrong? and homiletics offerings at RIETS, the ye- tual observance and commitment, but also This solution is the return of Modern Or- Looking back to the origins and early shiva under Dr. Revel was basically indistin- in terms of religious passion. Complaints of thodoxy to its true roots. Rather than ster- days of the institutions that are identifi ed guishable from any other. a totally uninspiring, sterile spiritual envi- ile, softened or uninspiring hashkafa (the as Modern Orthodox, one detects a glaring Reading the writings of Rav Soloveit- ronment in Modern Orthodox institutions current adjectival catchphrase “nuanced” is sense of pragmatism. The writings and ora- chik, one is struck by the brilliance, elo- have been voiced by many of those who often defensively applied thereto by propo- tory of Rav Soloveitchik, Rabbi Dr. Bernard quence, sophistication—and tradition. Lib- have opted for the world of neo-Chasidus. nents), Modern Orthodoxy must turn to and Revel and others indicate a thrust for Or- eral critics of the Rav have alleged, with Those who have remained in the normative recapture the original religious approach- thodoxy to thrive in full traditional force, great discernment, that he was largely a Modern Orthodox camp have relied upon es of its founders—approaches that came making use of general knowledge, articula- re-packager of traditional ideas into mod- the post-high school “Israel year” to com- straight from the greatest of European yeshi- tion and eloquence in the vernacular, and ern lingo. Of course, tradition includes chid- pensate for an otherwise lacking religious vos, with all of the energy, intensity and en- engagement in broad society, not as cata- dush (novel insights), but in truth, nothing drive within much of Modern Orthodoxy, or rapture (yes, these concepts do exist outside lysts toward civil integration but rather pri- revolutionary, nothing that departs from have, thank God, found and sustained a re- of Chasidus), and with great depth and so- marily as factors to either promote Ortho- Mesorah (Torah tradition), nothing that lationship with a rebbe or rav with whom dox life or to fulfi ll practical fundamental takes Judaism in a new direction was pres- they continue to connect in order to stay  CONTINUED ON P. 13

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 11 OP-ED Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future and the Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon Rallies Against Iran Deal “We only got four Democrats (Senators) Continue After Pact’s Passage out of 46 to vote against the deal. We don’t and Millie Arbesfeld Midreshet Yom Rishon present Á CONTINUED FROM P. 1 seem to have the power people believe we have in Congress. The polls are like 10 to ow of the Capitol – is to make a clear one against this deal. statement that this deal is morally repug- “This is the beginning of evil winning Sunday, September 20, 2015 nant. Under this deal, the Iranian regime over good,” he continued. “All these oth- will be given greater legitimacy, power er nations see are business deals. Yet Iran’s and money, despite its being deeply an- leaders say they are going to destroy Israel ti-America, anti-Semitic and the leading and kill Jews. This is all frightening, and I’ve sponsor of terrorism in the world. never felt frightened in general until this. I RCA president Rabbi Shalom Baum, can’t believe that we are funding and arm- who is also mora d’asra of Teaneck’s Con- ing the Adolf Hitler of the day. We’ve just gregation Keter Torah, talked about why experienced the diplomatic Kristallnacht. hundreds of rabbis would gather in the na- Iran gets the deal it wants and then says it tion’s capital. will destroy Israel in 25 years. And nobody, He said that the Talmud teaches that not even Obama, condemns this.” “when you have an opportunity to scream in dissent and you are silent, you have done wrong. It isn’t only about the result, it’s that silence in the face of terror is not 9:30 a.m. – Shiur #1 an option. Silence in the face of terror is un- acceptable.” Professor Nechama Price Morton Klein, ZOA’s long-time presi- dent, spoke to the Jewish Link a couple Director of GPATS, and Bible and Judaic of days after his organization also visited Studies Faculty, Stern College for Women Capitol Hill, and said that this deal leads the world into hateful, deadly territory it Mission Impossible: should still remember. Stepping Into Moshe’s Shoes “This is the beginning of the arming and the funding of the Adolf Hitler of today,” he said on Sunday, when Jews worldwide were preparing for Rosh Hashanah. “This deal is a catastrophe. We are going to see a dramatic increase in Islamic terrorism after giving this regime billions of dollars.” Klein was angry that President Ba- rack Obama moved the P5+1 nations for- ward to this nuclear deal with Iran. “Every step of the way for the last seven years, he has shown a sympathy for radical Islam,” ZOA President Morton Klein Klein said.” As of Sunday, Klein said there are still ZOA rallied on Thursday, September 11, a small group of Senators to be lobbied to two days after the rabbinical rally. change their vote. 10:30 a.m. – Shiur #2 “We’ve been lobbying all along against Looking ahead, Klein said that the next this deal,” said Klein. “We told Congress that U.S. President could undo this pact. He said Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter even though the deal is signed, they are still that the deal is not a treaty and can there- shouting death to the U.S. and death to Is- fore be declared null and void. As far as Is- University Professor of Jewish Thought and Jewish rael in Iran,” said Klein. “We tell the Obama raeli actions are concerned, Klein was History, Yeshiva University • Senior Scholar, CJF administration that this deal with Iran is a equally as vocal. national security issue, and that Iran will “Israel cannot allow Iran to have nucle- Teshuvah and Sefer Yonah: continue its war against America. This ad- ar weapons,” he said. “They have to take Preparing for Yom Kippur ministration isn’t protecting my family and pre-emptive action. the families of America.” Perhaps a statement released by the OU Klein is hoping there is still something and RCA earlier in the month asks a ques- that can be done to stop the deal. tion that still awaits a concrete answer. Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus “People change their minds and our “Our assessment of the agreement, and elected offi cials have to change their of the presentations by government offi - minds,” he said. “This is the biggest foreign cials and analysts, is driven by one funda- Weissberg Commons • Belfer Hall policy mistake on behalf of the U.S. in its mental question: Will the proposed agree- history.” ment protect the security of the United 2495 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY Klein also hit on what he called “the States, Israel and our other allies?” asked weakness of the Jewish lobby.” the OU. Open to men and women Complimentary parking available Gifts, TToys and Trendy Clothingg ForForo Newborn Thru Teenseenns For more information about the programs and sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Rabbi Aryeh Czarka, Program Coordinator, [email protected] • 212.960.5400, ext. 6826 www.kollelyomrishon.org • www.midreshetyomrishon.org

1444 Queen AnneAn Rd Teaneck, New Jersey All Back to School supplies, 2201-855-8040 including trendy backpacks [email protected] 30% OFF and lunch boxes 12 September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS Iranian-Backed Terrorists Work to Destabilize Africa By Sean Durns/JNS.org In Coons’s words, the dangers these Sun- tionals for recruiting and fundraising for fl uence over the national government and ni groups foment “are not and cannot” be Af- Hezbollah in Sierra Leone, Senegal, Gam- [in Nigeria] to act against Western interests.” Media coverage of the Iran nuclear deal rica’s “to face alone.” But news coverage of bia and the Ivory Coast. And Hezbollah in- The late Hezbollah commander Imad occasionally refers to Hezbollah as Tehran’s the danger posed by Shi’ite Muslim terror spires others. Mugniyah, assassinated in Syria in 2008, has anti-Israel proxy. But the infl uence of the groups in Africa has been sparse. Most Amer- Dawit Giorgis, an African security-issues been credited with inspiring al-Qaeda by pi- Lebanon-based “Party of God” is broader icans may be unaware of the threat. specialist and former visiting fellow at the oneering simultaneous suicide bombings, than that. In Africa, illicit arms trading, drug smug- Washington, DC-based Foundation for De- such as those of the U.S. Marine barracks and Calling for the United States to “effec- gling and even the illegal ivory trade often fense of Democracies think tank, has not- French military headquarters in Beirut in Oc- tively help African governments,” U.S. Sen. bear Hezbollah’s fi ngerprints. The group’s ed the presence of a “Hezbollah doppel- tober 1983, which killed a total of 299 service Chris Coons (D-Del.) wrote for Politico in expanding efforts to fund its interconti- ganger.” The Islamic Movement in Nigeria personnel and wounded hundreds more. May, “We cannot take our eyes off another nental terror network fuel local and region- (IMN) has “considerable support” among For a long career dealing destruction and region where violent extremists are wreak- al instability and violence. the fi ve million Shi’ites residing in the death, including this innovative method of ing havoc: Africa.” In May 2013, three Hezbollah operatives country, according to a CNN report in 2013. murder, Mugniyah was honored posthu- But we have indeed taken our eyes off were arrested by Nigerian security forc- IMN chief Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky has mously by Iranian Foreign Minister Moham- Africa. Hezbollah, designated a terrorist or- es who said the men had been planning called for building African support for Iran. mad Javad Zarif—who took time away from ganization by the U.S. government in 1995, an attack. Nigeria’s public prosecutor, Si- Often, Zakzaky displays a portrait of Irani- Iran’s nuclear negotiations with world pow- has been increasingly active across the con- mon Egede, said the three were found with an Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ers to pay homage at the terrorist’s gravesite. tinent. So have other Iranian-connected enough weapons—ranging from rifl es to behind him when he gives radical and fre- Former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Shi’ite Muslim terror threats. This means land mines to anti-tank rocket launchers— quently anti-Semitic sermons. IMN mem- Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey has that Boko Haram—a Sunni Muslim move- to “sustain a civil war,” the Jerusalem Post bers reportedly have infi ltrated the Nige- stated that he expects some of the nuclear ment that has pillaged, kidnapped and reported at the time. rian state security establishment, while deal’s up to $150 billion in sanctions relief murdered its way through Nigeria and into In June of that year, the U.S. Treasury receiving Iranian arms and funds used to for Iran to go towards fi nancing terrorism. neighboring countries—is not alone. Department sanctioned four Lebanese na- train hundreds in northern Nigeria. With the exception of Iran’s Revolutionary University of Massachusetts Prof. Mi- Guard Corps (a virtual parallel to the coun- identifying with a rich, demanding, en- chael Keating has written for the World Pol- try’s established military), Hezbollah is the Redeenimg Modern Orthodoxy thralling and comprehensive Orthodoxy icy Journal that one key to the seeming suc- largest recipient of such money. Á CONTINUED FROM P. 10 that forms the base and totality of their cess of Shi’ite terror in West Africa is that If Iran does receive these funds and spiritual lives and personal identities. “Hezbollah-inspired activities in West Afri- uses them to provide additional support phistication. Optimal, unwavering halach- This all would take time, but it is at- ca can develop much more effectively be- for terrorist proxies in Africa, our eyes may ic observance should be emphasized, with tainable. Just as a generation of more cause of the cover they receive from Irani- be back on the continent, and news media standards and solid expectations. Modern halachically scrupulous Modern Ortho- an diplomatic offi ces and the network of may fi nally get around to covering Hezbol- Orthodox Jews can remain fully engaged in dox Jews emerged largely as a result of the Gulf and Levantine businesses that have lah there. Of course, that will mean more the broader world and its educational and “Israel year” and other phenomena, an ex- drifted into the Hezbollah orbit.” chaos has transpired. cultural offerings, they can dress in con- haustive program to refortify and redirect According to former senior Iranian dip- temporary Western style, speak with en- Modern Orthodoxy toward tradition is lomat Abel Assadina, who defected in 2003, Sean Durns is the media assistant for CAMERA—the lightened articulation, and so forth, while within reach. Tehran’s purpose in extending that orbit “is 65,000-member Committee for Accuracy in Middle to establish a local power base to exert in- East Reporting in America.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 13 NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS Could the UN Be Danny Danon’s First Step in a Run for Bibi’s Job? (JNi.media) A little over a year after Dan- the wrong place at the wrong time.” One the score … That is why I, as a senior mem- deputy defense minister to take responsi- ny Danon was fi red in 2014 as Deputy De- would think Bibi would select someone ber of Likud, say that this operation has bility and resign.” Danon did not resign, so fense Minister for his criticism of Prime not quite as hardline to smooth things over been run like Zehava Gal-On is prime min- Netanyahu had to fi re him. Minister Netanyahu’s handling of Oper- at the UN, which piles on resolution after ister. This is Meretz policy.” Danon was up- One wonders how Danny Danon will be ation Protective Edge, Danon now fi nds resolution criticizing Israel. Is Bibi show- set when the Prime Minister said he was greeted at the UN. He is vacating his posi- himself as Israel’s Ambassador to the UN. ing his contempt for the UN? Is Danon go- willing to accept an Egyptian-brokered tion as Minister of Science, Technology and This seems like an odd move for the PM ing to make Bibi seem moderate to the rest peace deal with Hamas and rejected the Space to take Bibi’s former job, and, given after Danon had said Bibi was conduct- of the world in comparison, or is he simply strategy of deploying ground troops. the years Netanyahu served at the UN from ing the war the way Meretz’ Zehava Gal- sending Danon to the UN as a convenient Netanyahu’s response was in the same 1984 to 1988, one may wonder why he didn’t On would if she were prime minister, way to get the gadfl y off his neck? harsh spirit as Danon’s criticisms; Danon choose someone more diplomatic and mod- which to a Likud leader must have sound- Last July, Danny Danon said that the compared Bibi to Meretz leader Zehava Gal- erate. It is no secret that Netanyahu is re- ed like fi ghting words, and, indeed, led to problems with Operation Protective Edge On, and in return, Bibi said Danon’s words garded by many in the world as an extrem- Bibi showing Danon the door. In addition, were the direct responsibility of Benjamin gave nachat (comfort) to Hamas. Words like ist, but as Alison Kaplan Sommer points out sending a minister who was dismissed for Netanyahu. In a television interview, the Danon’s “are used by the terrorist organiza- in Haaretz, Danon is to the right of Bibi on saying Bibi wasn’t tough enough in a con- deputy defense minister said, “The prime tion of Hamas to taunt the Israeli govern- many issues and is just as outspoken. As re- fl ict over which the UN has investigated minister is responsible for good or bad. If ment (presumably in the same spirit as say- ported by Haaretz, Danon is such a strong Israel for war crimes seems strange. Zion- the result of the operation is negative, the ing “Come on, Bibi, you throw like a girl”), opponent of the two-state solution, that ist Camp and opposition leader MK Isaac responsibility for the failure is with the as we see on Hamas’ own media networks. “Danonism” is a term used for the pressure Herzog called the move a “nail in the cof- prime minister. There is no need to sug- In light of these statements, which express on Bibi to lean further to the right. Danon fi n of Israel’s foreign relations.” MK Tzipi arcoat. Hamas decided when we started, a lack of faith in the government and in the even fought to replace Netanyahu as the par- Livni said Danon was “the wrong man at when we would fi nish and they have set person at its head, one would expect the ty head and said in November, “Netanyahu, you abandoned the Likud path long ago. I’m here to return the movement to its historic path. The Prime Minister froze construction (in the settlements), something left-wing governments never did; he freed dozens of terrorists with blood on their hands; he agreed to a ceasefi re (in Gaza) when the tun- nels were still burning underground. He Yeshiva High School for Girls stopped the Israeli Defense Forces from de- stroying Hamas…” Invites you to join us for our annual At a time when Europe is absorbing ref- ugees from the Middle East, one wonders how kindly his peers at the UN will recall Community Yom Iyun Danon’s aggressive calls to deport refugees and illegal immigrants from the Sudan. In Sunday, September 20, 2015 – 7 Tishrei 5776 2012, in an anti-African demonstration in 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM South Tel Aviv, Danon said, “The infi ltrators are a national plague and we must deport Men and women welcome them immediately before it’s too late … De- portation now is the only solution!” And Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Jeremy Wieder while many Israelis understand the hostil- ities that occurred on the fl otilla from Tur- Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University key as self-defense of the Israelis against Avot Akhlu Boser veShinei Banim Tiq’henah: terrorists, some in the UN think otherwise. Danon does not seem to have the inclina- Vicarious Punishment and Communal Respnosibility in Judaism tion to take confl icting perceptions into ac- count in trying to make Israel’s case, but in- With additional shiurim by members of our distinguished faculty, including: stead, habitually expresses his views with Mrs. Rivka Kahan, Principal bitter sarcasm directed against opponents. Seir LaShem and Seir La-Azazel: Their Meaning for our Experience of Yom Kippur This may seem gutsy, but is it the right trait Mrs. Gabrielle Berger for a diplomat? One could applaud the sentiments ex- Inspiring or Dispiriting: The Reading of Akeidat Yitzchak on Rosh Hashanah pressed in his letter to Turkish Prime Min- Mrs. Dena Block ister Tayyip Erdogan that he regrets only Exhausted Yet Elated: Understanding the Motzei Yom Kippur Experience nine terrorists were killed on the fl otilla Dr. Oshra Cohen due to the over cautiousness of the IDF— The Psychology of Teshuva and still wince at the fact Michael Oren, for-

Ms. Elana Flaumenhaft tova mer ambassador to the U.S. and author of How Do We Facilitate Change? A Survey of Personal Growth in Tanakh “Ally,” a criticism of the Obama Administra- tion, wrote in the book that Danon would Ms. Sarah Gordon “only make Israel look more extreme.” The Royal Repentance? Sin, Power and Corruption in the David Narratives context was Oren’s trying to prevent the Mrs. Leah Herzog New York Times from printing Danon’s op- What Was Yonah Really Saying in His Teϔilla? ed “Making Israel Whole” that said Israel Mrs. Melissa Kapustin should go ahead and annex the disputed So Help Me G-d: Kol Nidrei and Oath Taking in America territories. When Danon’s article appeared Rabbi Zev Prince after Oren’s attempts at halting it, Oren said Let's Make a Deal: Does Hashem Play That Game? shana he felt cheated by the Times. If a fellow am- bassador, who is not known to be far left, Mrs. Yael Weil thinks that Danon is too extreme for the Crime and Punishment: The Surprising Price We Pay For the Error of Our Ways New York Times, how do those who agree with Oren think Danon will make Israel This event is generously sponsored by the Staiman family in commemoration of the look at the UN? “Danon is the perfect representation of yahrtzeit of Mr. Staiman’s father, Shalom Tzvi ben Aharon, Sholom Staiman. the wet dream of every Israel hater,” writes Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls Ben Dror Yemini in Ynet. “This is how they 1650 Palisade Avenue x Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 x www.maayanot.org  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Could the UN Be Danny Danon’s by the Jewish Agency, and in 1996 became as- “Yes.” Arab nations voted against the plan. to the UN as “a theater of the absurd” and “a First Step in a Run for Bibi’s Job? sistant to Likud MK Uzi Landau. He became Israel declared a state, and the Arabs retal- place of darkness for my country.” Á CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE chairman of the World Betar Organization. iated by invading, but were defeated by Is- One of the darkest periods for Israel at In 2006, he became chairman of the Likud rael. This demonstrates that, at the best of the UN, aside from the present time, was love to hate us. Now Danon is moving into party. He vocally opposed Prime Minister times, even when Israel scored at the UN, during the 1970s and the Arab oil embargo. Israel’s display window. They can’t possibly Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan from that victory hardly had any teeth, and Israel There was a concentrated anti-Israel prop- ask for a better gift.” Speaking of the outgo- Gaza and was a critic of Benjamin Netanya- was made to fi ght for that victory through aganda war that made its goals obvious ing UN Ambassador, Ben Dror writes, “Ron hu, too. In 2009, he became Deputy Speak- a military confl ict. It was a hard fi rst lesson from its sheer relentless obsession against Prosor, the current ambassador, is doing an er of the Knesset and declared in an inter- for the State of Israel, and one that hasn’t the Jewish state. In the mid 70s, an Arab-So- amazing job. He’s not nice, professionally. view in 2011, “There is only one state for the changed very much since. viet-Third World bloc was formed to ad- Far from it. He knows how to be blunt and land of Israel. I do not believe in a two-state Israeli leaders have traditionally felt mis- vocate on behalf of the PLO through de- aggressive. But he also knows that speaking solution.” After being dismissed by Netanya- trust toward the UN. The expression “Um- monizing Israel. In 1974, Yasser Arafat was in support of outposts, for example, is like hu over his remarks concerning Operation Shmum” (“Um” is the Hebrew acronym invited to speak before the General Assem- scoring our own goal against the national Protective Edge, Danon ran against Netanya- for UN) concerning the UN was born in re- bly, and he said he would carry both a gun interest … It’s easy to understand why Net- hu for leadership of the Likud party and re- sponse to a statement that if it had not been and an olive branch as he was standing anyahu wants to get rid of him. But why is ceived 19 percent of the vote. for the UN declaration of 1947, the State of with a gun holster on his hip. In 1975, the he punishing Israel?” One can characterize Danny Danon as Israel would not have been founded. “Not PLO was given permanent representation The partisan divide is increasing in the an extremist, but, to be fair, the place he at all!” responded Prime Minister Moshe status. In addition, the Committee on the United States as Sanders, a Jewish Dem- is headed, the UN, is a cradle of extreme Sharett, “Only the daring of Jews founded Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian Peo- ocratic Socialist, and Trump, a billionaire views as well, many directed against Isra- this country! Not some Um-Shmum resolu- ple was founded and it called for the im- real estate mogul who has a penchant for el. When the existence of the State of Isra- tion.” In 1998, UN Secretary Kofi Annan vis- mediate return of all Palestinians to areas creating offense, particularly on immigra- el was being debated at the UN, a partition ited the Knesset and made a pun on the ex- under Israeli control. In 1975, the UN Gen- tion, are leading presidential candidates plan was proposed and voted on, creating pression. He said, “Without the UM we will eral Assembly passed the “Zionism is Rac- in recent polls. The plethora of GOP can- Jewish and Arab states with Jerusalem as all have klum (nothing).” Benjamin Netanya- ism” resolution. Representatives from Arab didates are trailing behind Trump, even an International city. Jewish groups lob- hu has not been chary of expressing his dis- Jeb Bush, who seemed to be a shoo-in for bied President Truman vigorously to vote like of the UN. In a 2011 speech, he referred  CONTINUED ON P. 18 the GOP nomination, following family tradition. The fact that Danny Danon has forged tight relationships with far right fi g- ures such as Sarah Palin and Mike Hucka- bee might ultimately prove to be a liability, not just in the case of a Democrat winning the White House, but because of his close connection with unsuccessful candidates who are seen as extremists. There might have been a time he boasted of having tak- en former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin on a tour of the Western Wall tun- nels, but after her teleprompter broke dur- ing a crucial speech which unraveled into rambling incoherence, she was dropped by just about everyone, even her Fox news buddies. He backed Rick Perry in 2012, and Perry is losing again, and may not make it to 2016. Mike Huckabee has declared that Danon would be an Israeli prime minister in his lifetime, but it doesn’t look like that lifetime will include a Huckabee Adminis- tration, given that he, too, is far behind in the polls. In addition, Danon’s close friend- ship with controversial fi gures like Glenn Beck, formerly of Fox News, may, in the event of a Democratic victory, make him seem like an American-style right-winger as well as an Israeli one, doubling down on the unease abroad. Herb Keinon of the Jerusalem Post pos- its that Bibi’s appointment of Danon to the UN expresses what Bibi thinks of Danon and what he thinks of the UN. According to Keinon, Bibi is, in essence, saying, “cele- brated left-wing author Amos Oz could be named Israel’s next ambassador to the Unit- ed Nations and it would not make a whit of difference regarding how that organization treats or views Israel.” Appointing someone seen as more conciliatory may look like sub- mission, and what difference will it make? “Will the Muslim and non-aligned voting blocs change their voting patterns against Is- rael because of the personality of the Israe- li ambassador? How many more anti-Isra- el resolutions can there really be?” He adds that “the situation facing Israel at the UN re- ally can’t get that much worse,” and Bibi’s move is one that, indeed, expresses “disdain for the organization.” Danny Danon was born in Ramat Gan to Joseph and Yocheved Danon and served in the Betar Youth Movement. He earned a BA in International Affairs from Florida In- ternational University and a master’s degree in Public Policy from Hebrew University. He served in the IDF, then was sent to Miami

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By Nadav Zenziper, David Ben Shimol/Ynetnews.com Senior Maccabi Tel Aviv footballer Eran match against Wales, without a permit, The soccer clubs’ heads, who under- Zahavi told Yedioth Ahronoth, “Although I of course. The Israeli team’s upcoming stand the economic ramifi cations, are Israeli soccer authorities called off a understand where the move’s initiators are game, against Cyprus, will be held next against holding the games on weekdays. threatened strike on Wednesday after the coming from, I am not in favor of banning month on a Saturday evening, requiring “My players can sign what they want about attorney-general, Yehuda Weinstein, an- soccer games on Shabbat. That’s how soccer IFA members to work on Shabbat again the Sabbath,” says Hapoel Haifa owner nounced that nobody would be prosecuted has been played here for 100 years. Whoev- and the players to hold training sessions Yoav Katz, “but it’s clear that if there will be for playing on the Jewish Sabbath. er can’t play on Shabbat should play in the during the holy day. no games on Shabbat, fewer fans will arrive It all began with a petition the Isra- lower leagues. It’s a tradition. Soldiers want “The footballers are hypocrites,” says a at the soccer fi elds, there will be fewer tele- el Football Players Association (IFPA) fi led to watch us, television, fans. Soccer has to senior Israeli soccer source. “If those who vision broadcasts and then I will explain to with the Labor Court against holding Na- be played on Shabbat.” started this mess had the option of playing the players that I have to cut their salaries tional League games on the Jewish day Despite the massive support from Pre- in the Premier League, they would have ran by half. I am sure they will remove them- of rest, and Judge Ariella Gilzer-Kats’ rul- mier League players, the deciding factor there and played on Shabbat. They chose to selves from the list and demand to play on ing that without a Shabbat permit, hold- will likely be the big sums of money arriv- play soccer from age zero and always did it Shabbat. ing matches on Shabbat is a criminal act. ing from the Israel Sports Betting Board on Shabbat. The problem is that the IFPA “Games are played on Sunday in the The Israel Football Association (IFA) and and the broadcasting bodies, who prefer is happy to ride on this issue, as it gives it United States, too. There is no need to go the Premier League Administration turned that the games will be held on Shabbat. a lot of publicity. They even dared to ask to the direction of religious coercion. Isra- to Economy Ministry Aryeh Deri and asked And there is the national team’s Minister Deri not to accept Minister Re- el is an enlightened and modern country, him to regulate the issue in a law. Until problem as well. IFA members worked gev’s request. These players are cutting off then, they declared, all soccer games would on Shabbat in Cardiff ahead of Israel’s the branch they are sitting on.“  CONTINUED ON P. 18 be suspended. Minister Deri refused to publicly com- ment on the affair, and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev handed the ball over to Attorney Weinstein, asking him to hold back on the decision for two months while she appoints an intra-ministerial team to fi nd a formula for the regulation of soccer matches on Shabbat. Sources close to Weinstein told Yedi- oth Ahronoth that “he is very positive and is looking for a way to preserve the status quo that has existed since the State’s estab- Create lishment.” In 1951, the Knesset enacted a law pro- hibiting employees to work on Shabbat, The Smile but over the years a number of arrange- ments were developed as a basis for the sta- tus quo principle, and creative solutions were found to allow business, cultural and You’ve Always sports activities on the day of rest. According to the dry law, the econo- my minister can issue a special permit for working on Shabbat, but because the cur- Wanted rent minister is also the chairman of an ul- tra-Orthodox party, it’s unlikely he would agree to do so. Minister Regev said recently, “We Providing a comfortable and caring environment in a state of the art facility. should have found a solution even before Mention this ad turning to the Labor Court. 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Could the UN Be Danny Danon’s ternational court.’ In light of his hate-fue- First Step in a Run for Bibi’s Job? led rants, one doesn’t need to be a fortune Á CONTINUED FROM P. 15 teller to predict the outcome of the in- quiry led by Mr. Schabas.” In protest, Isra- countries were allowed to make incendi- el did not allow entry to members of the ary statements about Israel with impuni- commission, who carried out their inquiry ty, even going so far as to claim that it is in Jordan. Because of increased allegations written in the Talmud that if a Jew doesn’t of bias, William Schabas resigned from the consume the blood of non-Jews every year, commission and was replaced by Judge they will be punished in the afterlife. In Mary McGowan Davis. 2003, Palestinian observer to the UN Nasser The UN’s blatant anti-Israel focus al-Kidwa said, “Violence in self-defense in has been criticized, but not remedied. In the occupied Palestinian territories is not 2013, the United States sent a letter to the terrorism.” It was said at the UN that Isra- UNHRC saying, “The United States remains el’s security fence was not built to keep out extremely troubled by this Council’s con- terrorists but because of the lust for Pales- tinued biased and disproportionate fo- tinian trees and desire to control the terri- cus on Israel. The Human Rights Council tories’ ground water. must treat all countries by the same stand- It is not just the imagination of mili- ard … the legitimacy of this body remains tants that can produce the impression in question as long as one country is un- that Israel is singled out by the UN. The fairly and uniquely singled out …” In 2006, UN did not pass a resolution condemning Kofi Annan acknowledged there was a bias the genocide in Darfur, but had plenty to against Israel, “On one side, supporters of say about how Israel treated members of Israel feel that it is harshly judged by stand- the Lebanese terror organization Hezbol- ards that are not applied to its enemies. lah. When there is a confl ict between the And too often that is true, particularly in Palestinians and Israelis, the latter are in- some UN bodies.” vestigated by the UN Human Rights coun- Maybe, like Bibi, Danon’s serving as UN cil, but the Hamas is not made to account ambassador is a kind of Gehinnom-Purga- for rockets fi red into Israel. In 2015, the tory that he must endure before becoming World Health Organization singled out Is- prime minister, not to suggest that the of- rael for violating health rights when Ar- fi ce of prime minister will be Gan Eden. abs travel to Israel for medical treatment. Perhaps the reasoning is that there is no Israel has to stand before accusers who point in being too diplomatic or too nice at are often its enemies. Of the 47 countries the UN, which doesn’t seem like the kind of on the Human Rights Council, 17 are dic- place where an Israeli can beat around the tatorships and nations with abysmal hu- bush with niceties and expect to be heard. man rights records. The UNHRC every When Ariel Sharon became prime minis- year debates item number 7, which is Isra- ter and was criticized for forsaking posi- el’s treatment of the Palestinians. No oth- tions he once supported, he replied, “What er country is on the agenda to have its hu- you can see from over here, you can’t see man rights record discussed annually. from over there.” Could it be that, far from When Israel was being investigated for sending Danny Danon on exile to the UN, war crimes during Operation Protective Netanyahu is grooming him to be a future Edge, the commission included virulent- prime minister? As Daniel Gordis writes for ly anti-Israel Canadian professor William Bloomberg, “Perhaps Netanyahu, recogniz- Schabas. Then the Israeli Ambassador to ing Danon’s talent, believes the best place the UN wrote a letter to UN Secretary Ban to speak on the world’s stage is … on the Ki Moon, arguing that “Mr. Schabas’ agen- world stage. For his own political ends, Ne- da is clear. He has repeatedly called for the tanyahu appears to have sent Danon into prosecution of Prime Minister Netanyahu exile. For Danon’s sake and Israel’s, how- and former President Shimon Peres, saying ever, Netanyahu appears to have sent him Netanyahu should be ‘in the dock of an in- back to school.”

years ago, when we spoke about not want- And on the Seventh Day, ing to play on Shabbat. Many players in the They Played Soccer National League are observant. Deri helped Á CONTINUED FROM P. 17 us very much. It all gained momentum thanks to him.” and what is happening now is reminiscent IFPA Chairman Nir Alon added, “The of the Taliban and Iran.“ players signed in the league, knowing that IFA chairman: There is no religious war they won’t be playing on Shabbat. They Five days before the National League were later joined by players from the Pre- opened, the Sports Channel, which holds mier League.” the franchise for broadcasting the games, Meanwhile, the IFA management unan- decided to move the main game to Satur- imously approved the decision not to hold day and air it on an open channel. soccer games in all leagues and all ages On August 17, the footballers’ represent- during the weekend, as long as there is no atives arrived at Minister Deri’s offi ce, and work permit. The management members he accepted their request and demanded authorized IFA Chairman Ofer Eini, CEO that the games would be moved to Satur- Rotem Kamer and legal advisor Efraim Bar- day evening or to a weekday. He quoted a ak to look into any offer related to the is- ruling delivered by former Supreme Court sue, approve or reject it. Judge Dalia Dorner, in which she noted “There is no religious war here and that “Shabbat is a national value as much there will be no religious war,” said Eini. as it is a religious value.” “We are interested in maintaining the sta- After Deri’s demand was turned down, tus quo and receiving a permit which will the players turned to the Labor Court, guarantee that we are operating in accord- which ruled in their favor. One of the play- ance with the law and within the law. ers, Guy Dayan of Hapoel Afula, who be- Premier League Chairman Yoram Bau- came famous for pulling a skullcap out man, who participated in the meeting, add- of his sock after scoring a goal, said in re- ed: “The IFA and the Administration hold sponse, “Have we won? Not yet. We are a similar stance on the issue, and so do all in the midst of the battle. It all began two the teams. We will remain united.”

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By Rob Ernst the fi rst selichos and stayed until after the last minyan ended, over four hours Many people go for a yearly phys- later. Many issues were corrected and for ical to make sure everything is “work- those that could not be corrected on the ing like it should be,” and for the assur- spot, plans of action were formulated. As ance of mind that their bodies are in Reb Schachter points out, the mitzvah of good health. On Labor Day, September wearing tefi llin takes place approximate- 7, 2015, Congregation Beth Aaron invit- ly 300 times every year, yet many do not ed several sofrim from Hanacha K’Hala- realize that they may not actually be ful- Rabbi Larry Rothwachs reading the handouts cha (Tefi llin Awareness Project) for a tefi l- fi lling the mitzvah due to any number lin check up to make sure that the tefi llin of factors including the placement and of the mispallelim were in good health color. The event was well attended and and being worn in accordance with hala- appreciated by all and it is the hope of cha. Hanacha K’Halacha is an amazing the mispallelim that they will contin- organization, run selfl essly by Avrohom ue to fulfi ll this mitzvah properly. It is Schachter, which checks, among oth- strongly recommended that other shuls er things, the placement of the Shel Yad and yeshivos make arrangements and and its Kesher and the Shel Rosh and its take advantage of this priceless opportu- Kesher, in addition to the blackness and nity. More information can be obtained width of the Retzuos and the position of by calling 718-377-6735 or emailing shel- the Tefi ros. The sofrim arrived prior to [email protected]. Bergenfi eld Crossing Guard Injured Near Beth Abraham By JLNJ Staff ond day of Rosh Hashanah Services. Rab- as EMTs for the Bergenfi eld Volunteer Am- allow pedestrian to cross, the Bergenfi eld bi Tanchum Cohen told congregants of the bulance Corps, including Yossi Cohn, who Chief of Police, Cathy Madalone, told The Jo-Ann Hans, 60, a Bergenfi eld cross- accident during the prayer for the cholim were already at the synagogue. Record. The investigation into the acci- ing guard working near the corner of New (sick) and led the group in an additional Hans was hit by a Honda Civic driven dent will continue, she said. Bridge Road and Westminster Ave., was chapter of Psalms to pray for her recovery. by Pawothil Abraham, also of Bergenfi eld, City offi cials told the Jewish Link on injured Tuesday morning when she was First responders included a Bergenfi eld and was reportedly issued motor-vehicle Wednesday that Hans was in a medically walking congregants across the street to policeman who was on hand, as well as summonses for careless driving, failure to induced coma at Hackensack University Congregation Beth Abraham for the sec- several Beth Abraham members who work obey crossing guard and failure to stop to Medical Center.

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By Caryn Starr-Gates do—that it’s worth a try be- cause you did something Paramus—Zeesy Grossbaum, the direc- to help these kids, that tor of Friendship Circle of Bergen County, you’re helping them every often says that the organization’s teen vol- minute that you’re there,” unteers get more out of their experience she said. than the special needs children they help. Part of her responsi- Bracha Getter of Fair Lawn, age 16, and At- bilities as president is to ara Pietruszka of Bergenfi eld, age 13, would attend as many events as agree. They each heard about the Friend- possible; she will be at ship Circle through their friends and their the organization’s annual schools and decided to check it out. They Friendship Walk on Sun- signed up to help with a program and were day, September 20. immediately hooked on the deep feeling of The free event, from personal satisfaction they derive from help- Bracha Getter of Fair Lawn, a volunteer with Bergen Hillel Taragin of Teaneck participates every week in 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in- ing others. County Friendship Circle, enjoys working with fellow Friendship Circle’s Teen Scene; he enjoyed Sunday cludes a fundraising walk, The Friendship Circle is a Jewish teens at the weekly Teen Scene program at The Frisch Circle as well when he was younger. With him is a family-friendly carnival, School. CREDIT: FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF BERGEN COUNTY volunteer Sara Gdanski.CREDIT: FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF BERGEN COUNTY non-profi t organization that provides out- and a comedic and stunt- reach, programs and support to families “I feel like I’m giving back. It’s not that Atara has been volunteering at Sunday fi lled performance by the Harlem Wizards of special needs children through age 21. much of my time and I’m able to make a Circle for about a year, where younger chil- basketball team. Onsite check-in and regis- It brings together teenage volunteers and really big difference in an hour and a half,” dren enjoy music, dance, arts and crafts, tration begin at 10:00 a.m.; online registra- children with a variety of disabilities for said Bracha. “Everybody’s welcome and and recreational gym activities for two tion is available at www.NJFriendshipWalk. fun and friendship, and creates an enrich- everybody works together.” At Teen Scene hours. com. Participants are encouraged to make a ing experience for all involved. The Bergen she helps run games, works with the teen “About 10 of my friends were already in- monetary contribution but the focus is on County chapter helps more than 200 fami- clients with activities such as baking or volved so I fi gured I’d try it out, and I loved raising awareness of the Friendship Circle’s lies; approximately 700 teens volunteer in cooking, and provides company to stu- it,” she said. “I really feel good when I’m mission and the powerful difference its teen its various programs, sharing their time, tal- dents who might otherwise not have op- helping these kids feel that they’re a part volunteers make in the lives of the children ents and experiences with differently abled portunities for peer socialization. of something. It’s not right for them to feel and families they help. children. “As the year goes on and we get to left out just because they’re different. They One of those families is the Taragins of Bracha helps three times a month with know each other better, we form strong- enjoy whatever program we’re doing, and I Teaneck, who’ve been involved with Friend- the Teen Scene program, held three times er relationships and you can really see it enjoy whatever I’m helping them out with.” ship Circle almost since its inception. Their a month at The Frisch School in Paramus; change.” Teen Scene fi ts into her very full Atara is one of fi ve Friendship Circle 16-year-old son has diffi culties with so- Atara has been working at the weekly Sun- schedule nicely—she already has at least presidents at her school, and publicizes the cial situations due to his disabilities, start- day Circle at Yeshiva of North Jersey in Riv- one activity a night and gave up one hob- different upcoming events and volunteer ed in Sunday Circle when he was younger, er Edge. They enjoy it so much, they’ve by to volunteer—and if she has the time, opportunities with the organization to fel- and now participates in Teen Scene. Their each recruited some of their friends to get she tries to make it to other Friendship low students. involved. Circle events. “I describe Sunday Circle and what we  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Richard Joel: Time to Joel wrote that YU received an anony- warned the school that it could Identify a Successor mous $1 million gift to serve as a challenge run out of money before it could Á CONTINUED FROM P. 1 gift for increases in the Annual Fund cam- take care of its defi cits. It was paign. Also he wrote that net undergradu- just last March when the school’s The president started his e-mail an- ate tuition revenue has increased nearly $6 undergraduate faculty passed nouncing the newly signed deal transfer- million in two years. a nonbinding vote of no confi - ring the operations and the fi nances of YU’s His tenure, however, was marred, at dence in Joel. The YU Board sup- Albert Einstein College of Medicine to the times, especially in terms of YU’s fi nancial ported him, however, bringing in Bronx-based Montefi ore Health Systems. stability. It was in 2008 when the school the fi rm of Alvarez and Marsal to The letter also contained other points endured signifi cant losses due to the im- create and implement a strategic of good news and progress for YU, includ- pact of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. fi nancial plan. ing a $15 million gift from Mordecai and The school has endured fi nancial losses de- But the news wasn’t always Dr. Monique Katz, which raises their total spite the sale of $72.5 million of real estate bleak. Joel launched YU’s Strategic Plan- and philanthropists have been very good to gift to the Capital Campaign to $25 million. and reductions in staff. ning and Restructuring Implementation us. Yeshiva University is alive and it is well.” The funds will help launch a new School of Yeshiva University also endured a Team towards academic and operational Joel, who has eight grandchildren, said General Studies and Continuing Education. downgrade in its credit rating. Moody’s improvements. he does hope to spend time with them. YU’s faculty is larger, better paid and in- But he added that he’s a tenured faculty cludes more tenured positions than when member and fully intends to teach after he BERGEN NEWS BRIEFS he took over in 2003, Joel said. leaves the presidency. He also led the construction of the Ja- “I’ve given the university a long run- Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Shlita, bration on Tuesday, October 6. Shacharit cob and Dreizel Glueck Center for Jewish way,” he said about his stepping down. to Speak at B’nai Yeshurun begins at 8:45 a.m, followed by hakafot, To- Study, which opened in 2009. Joel also start- When interviewed by the Link last Congregation B’nai Yeshurun, located at rah reading, musaf, and Kiddush. TWT in- ed new centers that strengthened YU’s ties March, he was asked how he would grade 641 W. Englewood Ave. in Teaneck, will host vites all women to participate in this joy- to the Orthodox community. They include himself as a university president. The an- Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva, Rab- ous event. For information about location, the Center for the Jewish Future and Center swer was and still is “an incomplete.” bi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of email: teaneck.women’s.tefi llah@gmail. for Ethics and the Center for Israel Studies. “I haven’t fi nished building a legacy,” he Yeshiva University, on September 20, at 8:45 com or call (201) 833-9347. “I didn’t want to be president beyond said. “But my grade is an incomplete. I’m p.m. Rabbi Schachter is scheduled to speak this term,” he said. “I’m concerned about not done.” on the topic of The Future of Modern Or- Israeli Justice Minister to YU. We’ve done a turnaround. Institu- As far as the sometimes negative news thodoxy. His talk will be preceded by a dvar Speak at YU Museum tions need renewal, a new act in them. he’s received whether on campus or in the Torah delivered by his YU colleague, Rabbi Israel’s Justice Minister, Ayelet But there’s a lot of time between now and media, Joel said it is something he won’t Mayer Twersky, on Aspiration and Ascent in Shaked, will speak on social and eco- emeritus and whatever they do with dead miss “one iota. It’s so unfair to fall into the Avodas Hashem, at 8 p.m. The event is spon- nomic justice Wednesday, September 30, presidents.” mouths of small people. I know I’m far sored by Torahweb.org. at Yeshiva University Museum, located “I’ll miss the sanctity of this job,” he from perfect, but some of the reports were at 15 W. 16th St, New York, NY. Her talk continued. “I’ll miss the people I encoun- just hurtful.” Teaneck Women’s Tefillah Group will take inspiration from the exhibition ter every day.” “But the Einstein deal is a win-win,” he To Celebrate Simchat Torah “Field of Dreams: Living Shemitah in the Joel added that Yeshiva University is “in continued. “The turnaround and structure Teaneck Women’s Tefi llah (TWT) is Modern World,” running through Janu- a good place now.” of the Yeshiva is a win. The $15 million is a holding their annual Simchat Torah cele- ary 3. “There are still fi nancial challenges,” he big deal. Bringing the faculties together is a said. But we’ve done a turnaround, and God win. We are alive and healthy.”

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24 September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS Chabad Teens Bring Israeli /Simcha/Line Holiday Joy to River Dancing Vale Jewish Home Instruction on all levels By JLNJ Staff MORNINGS: 9:30 am – 11:00 am starting For any given chag, there are those who Beginners are unable to participate. A cornerstone of OCTOBER 18 11:00 am – 12:30 am 2015 Jewish communal pride is easing the diffi - Intermediate/Advanced culty of holiday observance. This practice was made visibly manifest on Tuesday, Sep- tember 8, when middle-school teenagers from Valley Chabad’s Linking Hearts, led by Wednesdays Sundays for Ladies only Rabbi Yosef and Estie Orenstein, visited the Creating New Year cards in honor of Rosh for Girls only Jewish Home in River Vale. Hashanah. CREDIT: YOSEF ORENSTEIN 4th, 5th & 6th Grade & Up starting The participating teens, hailing from which provides various educational, social towns throughout the Pascack and Saddle and community-service opportunities for OCTOBER 14 River communities, constructed an after- local Jewish teens. 2015 5TH/6TH GRADE AND UP 9:30 am – 10:30 am noon fi lled with fun and activities for the The Jewish Home plans to continue EVENINGS: Intermediate elderly residents. These included creating collaborating with Linking Hearts, provid- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm celebratory New Year cards and honey dish- ing monthly programs that will bring Jew- Beginners 5TH & 6TH GRADE es, as well as playing a game of Jewish bin- ish-oriented activities to its residents. The 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm 10:35 am – 11:35 am go. Linking Hearts is but one of fi ve pro- next scheduled will be a challah-baking Beginners grams that fall under the umbrella of the class on October 13. The program is open to Intermediate/Advanced Valley Chabad’s Teen Leadership Initiative, all teens, regardless of affi liation. 4TH GRADE Attention New Dancers: 11:40 am - 12:40 pm Here’s your Chance! Beginners New Beginners Class starts this Fall, Oct. 14. Bring a Friend! Township of Teaneck (Rec. Dept.) Congregation Beth Sholom Richard Rodda Community Center 354 Maitland Ave. 250 Colonial Ct. (Room MP2-2nd Floor) Teaneck, NJ Teaneck, NJ

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Teens visit with Jewish Home residents in River Vale, NJ. CREDIT: YOSEF ORENSTEIN Teaneck Teen Hosts Blood Drive By Amanda Leifer honor the memory of Schatz’s grandmoth- er, Mary Schatz a”h, who dedicated her A recent blood drive, hosted by local whole life to giving blood, and formed mul- teen Sara Schatz, took place at Young Israel tiple blood drives of her own. “I think it’s of Teaneck. Schatz, a 17-year-old Bruriah stu- really nice that people will take time out dent, single-handedly organized the drive. of their day to give blood,” Sara continued. She fi lled out an online application to host Schatz’s mother, Devorah, said, “I think the blood drive in late March, and a repre- it’s remarkable that a 17-year-old was able to sentative contacted her about fi nalizing it. accomplish this kind of project, something many adults couldn’t do. Sara has always been involved in similar projects like Friend- ship circle, The Midnight Run, and Tomchei Shabbos.” Schatz’s friends are sup- portive of her, and several came to volunteer and donate at the blood drive. “It’s beauti- ful how Sara took the initia- tive to do such a selfl ess act,” Sophia Stepansky, one of her friends, said. The donors came from Photos courtesy of Deborah Schatz New York and various towns “Blood donations have helped me in in New Jersey, such as Teaneck and High- the past, and when I learned that I couldn’t land Park, to participate in the event. Af- donate myself I wanted to help in a differ- ter each donation, every donor received ent way. The Red Cross has this program a $5 gift card to Dunkin’ Donuts, and a called ‘leaders save lives,’ which encourag- $2.50 coupon for Turkey Hill gelato ice es high school and college students to host cream. The drive was successful in col- blood drives in their communities during lecting blood donations from 68 people. the summer months,” Schatz said. The amount of people in attendance was There is a drastic decrease in blood do- so overwhelming that the drive ran out nations during the summer, because many of equipment. In total, 28 pints of blood people are on vacation. This drive was to were collected.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 25 COMMUNITY NEWS Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Holds Free Open House

Sunday, September 20, 1-4 p.m. In cel- Programs for Teens ebration of a new membership season, Programs and facilities available to JCC the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades will hold members include outdoor water park and an Open House for the entire communi- pools, year-round indoor pools, CPR-trained ty on Sunday, September 20, from 1-4 p.m. swim instructors and lessons for all ages, JCC staff will provide guided facility tours state-of-the-art adult fi tness center, a luxu- all day, where members and guests will rious spa, more than 70 free group exercise be able to enjoy JCC gyms, outside pools classes; free orientation and fi tness assess- and water park, try sample classes, and ment, basketball, racquetball and tennis make use of both the adult and youth fi t- courts, Early Childhood Center and nurs- ness centers. There will also be special ac- ery school, Neil Klatskin Day Camp (ACA ac- tivities for children, including a moon credited), a Teen Youth Fitness Center and bounce, face painting, a balloonologist, exercise classes for ages 6-13, Learning, Life- nursery school playgrounds, tumble room style & Leisure programs for adults, JCC and more. University, featuring art, culture, educa- Adding to the fun will be a variety of tion and health programs led by experts in sample classes and demonstrations for their fi elds, the Thurnauer School of Music children and adults, as well as music, give- (designated a Major Arts Institution by the aways and more, all offered on a varying New Jersey State Council on the Arts), and a schedule from 1-4 pm. JCC representatives School of Performing Arts, featuring dance, will be on hand to speak about JCC pro- they join by October 31 and if they join at Sample Spa Service at Seiden Wellness drama, musical theater and more. grams and membership and to help peo- the Open House, they will receive an extra Center For more information on the Open ple register for classes. The JCC is also of- $50 in JCC cash. Other Classes that will be offered House and sample classes, please call the fering a special promotion in connection The following sample classes can be at- at select times: Membership Offi ce at (201)408.1448 or with the event. People will have the op- tended during the Open House. Please visit Yoga for Youngsters email [email protected]. Membership will be portunity to get $150 off membership if www.jccotp.org for a full schedule of classes: Kitchen Science for Nursery School open from 10am-4pm for the Open House. All Day Activities for Children Kids from 1-4 pm: Lego Architecture for kids Crop Shop Art Projects for Kids Junior Ceramics for kids Bandit Bikes & Arts and Crafts Music Classes for Children (age 3-5 & 6-8) Moon Bounce & Tumble Room Music School Instrumental Petting Zoo Open Youth Fitness Center Creative Ballet (for ages 3-5) Elite Performance Training Hebrew Story Time for Kids All Day Activities for Adults Zumba for All Ages in the Courtyard from 1-4 pm: Soccer & Playmakers All Stars Elite Performance fi tness training Creative Ballet (for ages 3-5) Use of gyms, pool, fi tness center Performing Arts & Broadway Prep

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26 September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS JFNNJ Names Lipsett-Singer As Chief Development Offi cer Jewish Federation of Northern New CEO and Executive tionships with Nahariya and L’vov, to pro- derstand the importance of a dynamic Jersey announces that, effective Decem- Vice President. grams like Nirim and Amcha.” fundraising effort and how it impacts the ber 1, Julie Lipsett-Singer will become its In her role at The Prior to her service at The Agency, Lip- Federation’s ability to meet the vast and Chief Development Offi cer. Lipsett-Sing- Agency, Lipsett-Singer sett-Singer served as the Director of Devel- varied needs of our local and global Jew- er serves currently as Vice President, Is- has also worked as the opment for American Friends of NATAL, Is- ish community.” rael and Global Philanthropy, at The Jew- liaison to their North rael’s Trauma Center for Victims of Terror Lipsett-Singer holds an MS Degree in ish Agency for Israel. The Agency is one of American Board of Trus- and War. Social Work from Columbia University the Federation’s largest global partners. tees, as well as collabo- Julie is a former president of Jewish and a BA in Sociology from the Universi- At The Agency, Lipsett-Singer has been a Julie Lipsett- rating with the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey and ty of Pennsylvania. She is a resident of Liv- leader in major gift fundraising and su- Singer Federations of Northern served in several leadership positions ingston. pervised the New York metro area Finan- New Jersey and Palm Beach County. Jayne there, including chair of Women’s Phi- Jewish Federation of Northern New Jer- cial Resource Development team. “Julie’s Petak, President of Jewish Federation, said, lanthropy and the annual campaign. “I’m sey is a convener, a connector, and a rallying comprehensive knowledge of the needs “The multiple roles she fi lled at The Agen- very excited to begin working with Jul- point of action for the Jewish community of the Jewish community, from local to cy means Julie will hit the ground running ie,” said Roberta Abrams Paer, Vice Pres- of northern New Jersey. Federation pro- international, makes her the perfect per- in terms of raising funds and awareness ident of Campaign for Federation. Julie’s vides a safety net for the needy, strength- son to lead Federation’s fundraising ef- for the programs we support in Israel and experience as both a lay leader and a Jew- ens Jewish continuity and deepens connec- forts,” said Jason M. Shames, Federation’s around the world, from our sister city rela- ish communal professional help her un- tions with Israel.

Rabbis, Synagogue Leaders on Capitol Hill tion K.I.N.S. in Chicago and Honorary Presi- dent of the RCA, and Allen Fagin, Executive Urge Congress to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal Vice President of the Orthodox Union. Martin Nachimson said: “The reason we Hundreds of rabbis, synagogue and Held just days before Rosh Hashanah are gathered here—in the shadow of the community leaders from across the coun- and opening with a shofar blast, the ral- Capitol—is to make a clear statement that try gathered on Capitol Hill recently—in ly was reminiscent of the historic Rabbis’ this deal is morally repugnant. Under this the midst of Congress’ debate over the Iran March in 1943—just days before Yom Kip- deal, the Iranian regime will be given great- nuclear deal—to call on Congress to reject pur—in support of American and allied ac- er legitimacy, power and money, despite the bad deal that paves a pathway to a nu- tion to stop the destruction of European its being deeply anti-American, anti-Semit- clear-armed Iran. The rally was organized Jewry. ic and the leading sponsor of terrorism in by the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Speakers at the rally included Martin the world.” Council of America (RCA). Nachimson, president of the Orthodox Un- Rabbi Baum commented on why hun- The rabbis at the rally—represent- ion, Rabbi Shalom Baum, president of the dreds of rabbis would come to Washing- ing tens of thousands of members of the RCA, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein of Congrega- ton in the face of a vote that appears to be American Jewish community—came from tion Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City, of Boca Raton Synagogue, Rabbi Kalman set. He noted that the Talmud teaches that more than 20 states and every region of Rabbi Marc Penner, Dean of Yeshiva Uni- Topp of Beth Jacob Congregation in Bever- the country. versity Seminary, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg ly Hills, Rabbi Lenny Matanky of Congrega- Â CONTINUED ON P. 35 Wishing all our ctomers and klal yisroel a sweet and healthy n year Shop

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Gottesmans Roll Out 10-Year, $10 “The Greater MetroWest communi- Million Income Tuition Cap Program ty was one of the fi rst in the nation to Á CONTINUED FROM P. 1 try to tackle the middle income afforda- bility challenge with the original Gottes- with a $10 million grant from the Paula and man Foundation ‘Tuition Subvention’ Jerry Gottesman Family Supporting Foun- program at the then-Hebrew Academy of dation of the Jewish Community of Greater Morris County,” said Hirsh, who is one of MetroWest NJ. It makes Greater MetroWest the program’s architects. That program one of the fi rst in the nation to guarantee tu- began in 1998, and “In 2007, our commu- ition breaks across an entire community in nity launched a major $50 million cam- a coordinated effort. paign to build endowments for afforda- In a recent interview with RAVSAK, bility and excellence. With this new gift, Paula Gottesman shared why she started we have now raised more than $80 mil- working on easing the burden of middle lion in endowments and long-term in- income families. “The day schools had vestments in affordability and excel- scholarships for families who couldn’t af- lence,” Hirsh told JLNJ. ford to pay much, and the wealthy could, “This program draws on all that we of course, afford to pay full tuition. There have learned from 1998, plus research our was a big group in the middle that was committee did last fall on about 20 schools not ‘needy,’ but day school education and community programs. We found that was just not within their budgets. These the most successful ones had built on our were families, making about $75,000 to own model (targeted grants for middle in- $100,000 in salaries, but tuition for sev- come families), and added the elements of eral children was too much of a burden,” predictability, transparency and sustaina- she said. bility. That’s what we have developed here,” “There has been an incredible amount Hirsh said. of work that has gone into this, but no “Paula (Gottesman), in her unique matter how much work it is, when a fami- way—she just did it, she didn’t do a study. ly stops you and says they would not be in She said ‘let me see what happens,’” said affordability, ahead of other day schools program; we may fi nd ways to improve it day school without this program, it make Hirsh. Gottesman’s interest in addressing that are now doing this, and ahead even in the years ahead, but the basic structure it all well worth it,” said Kim Hirsh, Direc- middle income affordability initiative was of private universities, who have now de- is right on the money,” said Hirsh. tor of Philanthropic Initiatives at Greater warmly received and her approach was en- veloped similar types of tuition-assistance Hirsh also added that there are many MetroWest. thusiastically embraced by fellow donors. programs.” more families than the Gottesmans in- The four Jewish day schools in the pro- The Gottesmans have inspired others to The MetroWest community has been volved, who have helped Vision 2025 be- gram are: The Golda Och Academy in West follow their lead, both in the MetroWest working on tuition affordability, in one come a reality. Orange, the Gottesman RTW Academy in community and elsewhere. way or another, for the past 17 years. They One of those many people is Steve Levy, Randolph, the Jewish Educational Center “We need to help in the middle or we have reached out to other communities who retired from Wall Street 10 years ago. in Elizabeth, and the Joseph Kushner He- will lose them,” Hirsh said. “The Gottes- and learned from them, and they continue He spends one third of his time sitting on brew Academy/Rae Kushner Yeshiva High mans were ahead of many others in focus- to be humble enough to make more chang- School in Livingston. ing on middle income families to promote es if necessary. “We now have an excellent  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Gottesmans Roll Out 10-Year, $10 What’s so special about this particular Million Income Tuition Cap Program program, one might ask? Á CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE “It recognizes that there’s no single sil- Tomchei Shabbos ver bullet to sustaining Jewish day schools. the boards of public companies, one third We need to continue with our investments of his time on volunteer work and the re- in academic excellence and, in particular, of Bergen County maining one third with his grandchildren. the professional development of our teach- He and his wife were founding donors to ing staff, and we needed to increase our ef- the MetroWest Day School Community forts in affordability,” Levy said. Fund, and he became vice chairman of the “When you look at Vision 2025 and the Community Day School Council, which ten-year program, $150,000 per year is go- Kapparos Event was set up in 2007. ing to toward professional development. Levy explained that the initial cam- We have more than doubled the annual paign started off with a goal of raising funding for affordability, with a heavy em- $50 million for the three day schools. phasis on turbo charging the middle in- Back then, the initiative focused on the come programs. And you cannot back off Hebrew Academy of Morris County (now on regular scholarship programs, either,” the Gottesman RTW Academy), Solomon he added. Schechter of Essex and Union (now Gol- The end goal on this, according to Levy, da Och Academy), and Kushner. In Decem- is sustainability. “We are putting the re- ber of 2014, JEC was added, encompassing sources in place, Judaically, academically their lower schools and two high schools. and fi nancially, to build strong schools and The fi rst funding was in 2007. “We worked a strong community,” Levy said. on setting up endowment funds at each In addition to the tuition cap, the Vi- of the three schools, and a single commu- sion 2025 grant includes new family incen- nity endowment fund, all dedicated to ac- tives, professional development for teach- ademic excellence and affordability,” he ers, and marketing to entice new families said. to join the community. At the time, only the Hebrew Academy “We are thrilled that the Gottesman had a middle income scholarship program, family, which has pioneered middle in- so the group worked on the establishment come affordability, not just in our commu- of the same type of program at the other nity but for the whole nation, is now mak- schools. In 2007, it was an eight-year commit- ing this historic investment to ensure that WHEN: Sunday, ment, and the eight years were up in June. everyone in our community has access to “Last year, the Day School Council asked our outstanding day schools,” said Daniel a small committee to look into assessing Staffenberg, Executive Director of the JCF September 20, 2015 what we had been doing, what we should of Greater MetroWest. continue to do, and what should change. For more information, visit www.njday- What resulted from this effort is the Vision schools.org or contact Rebecca Hindin, 973- 2025 initiative,” said Levy. 929-2962, or [email protected]. Two Convenient Locations: BERGENFIELD: • Easy, safe, eff ective plan! 10am-1pm • Tons of FREE support! FREE Health Coach! FREE Registered Dietitians! FREE support calls with doctors and nurses! Facebook support group! And More! Tomchei Shabbos Warehouse • Coach Miriam is privileged to work with a growing team of coaches nationwide, 13 Foster Street many of which reside right here in NJ! Choose a coach that is the right fi t for YOU!

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By Sharon Mark Cohen High Holidays, many still came out for the listeners with awe-inspiring stories of hu- event. Nechama Lowy, a senior at RKYHS, man growth. When Viktor Frankl, M.D., On the Thursday between Shabbat Seli- said her friend Jillian convinced her to at- Ph.D., was taken to Auschwitz, he dedi- chot and Rosh Hashanah, the Joseph Kush- tend, but she knows he [Sacks] is world-re- cated his life to giving other prisoners in ner Hebrew Academy (JKHA)/Rae Kush- nowned. She felt it was “an opportunity Auschwitz the will to live. The Nazis took ner Yeshiva High School (RKYHS) hosted you couldn’t miss.” Sacks endeared him- everything from them, but couldn’t take An Evening With Yeshiva University (YU), self to the audience of varying ages by giv- their own freedom to decide how to re- featuring Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who ing anecdotes from the greats of the world. spond. spoke on “Accepting Responsibility: The Sacks spoke with energy, enthusiasm Jill Bolte Taylor wrote “My Stroke of In- Power of the Yamim Noraim.” A distin- and humor. He worked with four prime sight,” after suffering a stroke in her 30s, guished Professor of Judaic Thought at YU ministers, had dinners with leaders of Eu- which destroyed the left hemisphere of her and New York University, Sacks was intro- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks addresses the ropean countries, yet when there was a de- brain. A Harvard neuroscientist, she dimly crowd. CREDIT: BETH GORIN duced by Rabbi Kenneth Brander, after a cision on whether to accept their invita- understood what was going on. Over eight welcome by JKHA/RKYHS Head of School Brander, Vice President for University tion or be at the opening of a Jewish day years she worked with her mother to recov- Rabbi Eliezer E. Rubin. The event was lives- and Community Life at Yeshiva University, school, he took his place at the school, add- er every one of her human faculties by rec- treamed so that people at home could introduced Sacks. Brander explained, “The ing that “Jewish schools are the most im- watch and also learn about the power of Mishnah tells us if someone blows a sho- portant in the universe…the guarantor of the High Holidays. far and it creates an echo, if you heard the a Jewish future.” Poignantly, he declared, actual sound you fulfi lled your obligation, “The whole universe depends on the sound but if you heard the echo, the mitzvah of of children.” shofar is not fulfi lled.” Expressing a deep- Moving on to discuss what Maimo- er meaning, he added that the Mishnah nides compiled as the Shloshah Asar Ik- tells us the obligation is fulfi lled if you can karim, the Thirteen Principles of Jewish still hear your true voice when the shofar is Faith, Sacks explored the 14th Principle. blown in a pit. Using clear examples, he stated that each He explained, “There are challenges in one of us has free will. Sacks pointed out, life—we are distracted by noises and don’t the Rambam says nothing is predestined, RKYHS seniors Jillian Sperber and Nechama pay attention to the sound of the shofar; and if we lacked free will, none of Judaism Lowy, and RKYHS graduate Alexandra we need to focus on what is important and would make sense. He continued by saying Sherman prepare for the lecture. CREDIT: SHARON MARK COHEN A capacity crowd enjoys the lecture. hear the authentic sound of the shofar, not that the Rambam says that’s what Judaism CREDIT: BETH GORIN side noises.” is about, explaining, for example, by giving reating them from the left to the right hem- Rubin announced this special and ex- Introducing Sacks as a “thinker/philos- tzedakah, a natural stinginess is converted isphere. This showed the plasticity of the traordinary event, thanking YU for “allow- opher,” Brander noted that his colleague to generosity. He added that the Rambam brain and how it can change and reconfi g- ing us the privilege of hearing Rabbi Lord “gives honor simply by being on campus; defi nes perfect repentance and says if you ure itself. Sacks articulate the magic of Judaism.” Ru- he is a moral voice.” Sacks, in turn, spoke of are in the exact position when you com- Judaism embraces freedom to grow as bin said JKHA was proud to host the lecture YU as a most incredible institution in the mitted a sin, but correct yourself and don’t human beings, Sacks pointed out, adding on behalf of its community partners, nam- home of the Diaspora. do it again, that shows free will. that Jews reverse things…we attribute all ing various participating synagogues and With a teeming rain outside, as well as Sacks spoke about those who epito- rabbis. it being a busy time in preparation for the mized the Jewish spirit. He motivated his  CONTINUED ON P. 72

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By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb More than four decades later, I found of the Chumash, the Five Books of Moses, had indeed read one of his books. I apolo- myself sitting with four members of that and simply read it through from beginning gized to him that I no longer owned it be- We met in a Jeru- group and learning that life-long friend- to end. I did so, and I was hooked.” cause I had recently donated the greater salem café, and I must ships had developed between all the mem- Let’s refer to the second fellow to portion of my library to my former syna- admit that, although bers of the class, and that four of the stu- chime in as Dan. He elaborated upon Shel- gogue and to a local yeshiva. they recognized me, dents had made aliyah and created lives don’s remarks and informed me that Shel- It was now the chance for the third I neither recognized for themselves in Israel. They were eager to don was being excessively modest. “I want person in our group to take center stage. nor even recalled any catch me up on the details of their lives but you to know that ever since that fi rst ex- “There is something that I remember from of them. That is, until they began to rem- preferred at fi rst to reminisce. posure to the Chumash, Sheldon has nev- that class that fi ts right in to what you just inisce about their common experience as Almost simultaneously and in unison, er failed to complete the entire book every told us—that you have donated so many of students of mine. Suddenly, the many in- they recited the verse that was the core of year, usually with a different rabbinic com- your books to others to study,” he said. “You tervening years evaporated, and I felt as if I the entire course. This verse is to be found mentary each year. At our meetings, he in- had taught us that one of the Medieval rab- was back in that classroom of so long ago. in this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Vaye- evitably catches us up with his latest Torah binic authorities, perhaps Rabbenu Asher, Let me tell you about the class, which lech (Deuteronomy 31:1-30). It reads, “Write insights.” had ruled that if one distributed any sacred was no ordinary one. My wife and I were down this song and teach it to the people Sheldon was not long in prodding Dan book to others to read and study, it was as if then living in a suburb of Washington, D.C., of Israel; put it in their mouths…” to boast a bit about the direction in which he had written his own Torah scroll. I don’t where I was pursuing postgraduate studies They went on to recall the diffi culty I this one verse in our parsha had taken Dan. know whether or not you have ever writ- at the Washington School of Psychiatry. To had convincing them, and their equally ar- So Dan let us in on some of his story: “I re- ten a Torah scroll, but you fulfi lled the last help make ends meet, I taught adult educa- gumentative classmates, that these words member how you had asked us to imagine mitzvah of the Torah by sharing your books tion classes for the local Jewish Federation. were a command to all Jews, for all fu- the Jewish people living for a long peri- with others.” The director of the program informed me ture generations, to write a Torah scroll od of time with no knowledge of the To- It was now the turn for group member that, although the prospective students had for themselves, or to have one written for rah, without even an awareness of its ex- number four. “There is one thing that you high levels of secular education, their Jewish them. istence. We resisted this assignment, partly said in passing that remained with me all educations ranged from considerable to neg- One of them, let’s call him Sheldon, in- because we were convinced that this nev- these years. I was then a student of mu- ligible. It would be my task to create a curric- sisted that we, at least at fi rst, limit our con- er could have happened. It is inconceivable sicology, a cherished subject which never ulum which would be challenging intellectu- versation to the effect that this verse had that there could have been a time when the eventuated in a career for me. But I was in- ally, but which would also meet the needs of upon the lives of each of them. He began entire Jewish people were ignorant of the trigued by a statement you quoted from a a religiously very diverse group. with his own story: “When I signed up for Torah. But then you read to us the story in man you identifi ed as one of your most in- I agreed to teach the class and created the class, I did so in a state of total igno- the Book of Kings II, Chapters 22 and 23 as I spiring rabbinic fi gures. Long afterwards, a course entitled “The Very Last Mitzvah in rance of Judaism. I had moved to Washing- recall, in which the Torah was rediscovered I learned that it was Rav Kook who made the Torah.” About 10 or 12 adults signed up ton to take up a position in an insurance during the reign of King Josiah, after hav- the statement. You pointed out that the for the class—mostly men, as I recall, but company. I was alone and lonely and signed ing been forgotten for more than a genera- verse we were studying refers to the Torah with two or three women as well. Until the up for the course more for companionship tion. I became interested then, not only in as a song, as music. Rav Kook went further meeting that I am about to describe, the than for scholarship. I soon changed my at- the Five Books of Moses, but in all of the Bi- and said that just as music has its rules, so, only feedback I was given came in the form titude and remember asking you about the ble. I eventually earned a doctorate in bibli- too, do rules have their music. That was of a note from the program director that best way to begin to gain more knowledge cal history and have written more than one such an important lesson for me. I came the student evaluations of my teaching about my faith. You referred to the verse book on the subject.” to the class from a very observant back- were satisfactory, and that I was requested we all just recited and told me that the best At that point, Dan’s surname came into to teach another course the next semester. thing I could do was to take any translation clearer focus for me, and I told him that I Â CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE MAGGID OF BERGENFIELD Yom Kippur: The Moon, the Angels and Manischewitz Wine By Larry Stiefel it. I didn’t know why, but I started having grabbed the silver cup. I drank the whole silly. My brother suggested that it was the a craving for a Devil Dog. I don’t even like thing in like one gulp. It was defi nitely wet wine talking and that all I was describing I have to tell you Devil Dogs so much, but at that moment, it and purple, but it wasn’t so sweet, and it was a refl ection of the moon’s light in a about something re- was all I could think about. That didn’t real- defi nitely wasn’t delicious. thin cloud cover. But I know the truth. ally weird that hap- ly help the whole hungry thing. So I guess you already fi gured it out. It Rabbi Katz told our class that at the pened to me on Yom I thought about stopping my fast. I wasn’t grape juice. It was Manischewitz Ex- very end of Yom Kippur, when the sho- Kippur. I mean, like re- knew that the children’s group leaders had tra Heavy Malaga. Nasty stuff. But it was too far is sounded, that moment is the clos- ally weird. food for anyone who wanted, downstairs late to do anything about it. I had drunk the est Hashem comes to the Jewish people. I had fi rst started in the synagogue social hall. A nice oatmeal entire cup of wine. And on an empty stom- God is right there in the room with us, and fasting when I was six years old. The fi rst cookie or a cold glass of apple juice was ach, no less. Major league bummer. that shofar blast symbolizes God’s presence year I skipped my snack before bed, which sounding pretty good right about then, but At fi rst my stomach started to burn. Then nearby. is kind of hard when you’re six. I think I I decided to tough it out. I even stood for I felt a little nauseous. Then the dizziness set I guess what I saw was Hashem’s angels broke down and had a little snack—may- most of Ne-ila, even though I was feeling in. But even though my father suggested I packing up and going back to the heavens be a few grapes. At eight I skipped break- pretty weak. should, I did not vomit. I just didn’t want after judging the Jewish people for those fast, and last year I made it all the way to My father told me I was looking “a lit- to. It’s just too gross for words. I was deter- Ten Days of Repentance from Rosh Hashan- the middle of the afternoon before I went tle green around the gills”—whatever that mined to keep the wine down. As much as I ah to Yom Kippur. They were going back to home and had a bowl of Cheerios. means—but I made it. I fasted the whole wasn’t enjoying what I was feeling, I knew I their base for a well-earned vacation. That’s This year I decided that I was going to Yom Kippur for the fi rst time ever. It kind would like the vomiting even less. the best explanation I can come up with. fast the whole Yom Kippur. I mean, I’m hav- of felt good. We all piled into the car to go home, me, The rest of the night was spent eating ing my bat mitzvah next year, so I’m going That’s when I made my big mistake. I my dad, my mom, and my brother Simon. with my family. When we got home I had to have to fast then anyway. And my teach- know, you’re going to think I’m a big dope. And that’s when things got really weird. a bowl of mushroom barley soup, a glass of er, Rabbi Katz, told us that we should try But at that moment it didn’t seem like such I was sitting in the back seat of my Dad’s orange juice and a bagel with lox. My nau- to if we could. So I fi gured I would give it a bad idea. car with my head back, looking out the rear sea and dizziness were gone in a few min- a shot. So like I already told you, I was real- window, and that’s when I saw it. It only utes, but my angelic vision stayed with me The night was totally easy. Even un- ly hungry. And really thirsty. The chazan lasted a moment, but that was enough. for much longer. til lunch I think I was doing okay. But in was making havdalah, and suddenly I de- For just a second, while I was staring up I can’t say I’m a changed person because the middle of the afternoon I started feel- veloped a strong urge to drink some of the at the night sky, I could swear I saw, by the of what I saw. I still go to school and hang ing hungry. And thirsty, really thirsty. And grape juice from his kiddush cup. It was the light of the moon, a group of angels going with my friends pretty much like I did be- a little weak. During the afternoon break fi rst chance I had to drink something, and I up to heaven. It was as clear to me as an- fore. Let me just say that next year, I’m defi - from the davening I went home with my planned to take it. And I love grape juice. So ything I’ve ever seen, and it was amazing. nitely going to take the end of Yom Kippur mom and we played Chinese Checkers and sweet, so wet, so purple, so delicious. They were going up in the sky, wings and much more seriously. Life. That kind of took my mind off of how I snuck into the men’s section of the all. I thinked I actually gasped. Oh, and I’ll never drink wine again. Ever. hungry I was. But then we went back to shul while all the men were putting away My mother asked me if I was okay, and shul for Mincha, and I really started to feel their kittels and folding their talleisim, and I tried to describe to her what I had seen, Larry Stiefel is a pediatrician at Tenafl y Pediatrics. weak. My stomach felt like it had a hole in right after the chazan fi nished havdalah I but she just smiled at me like I was being

34 September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SEPHARDIC CORNER RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS) Pause or Else Rediscovering Ourselves

By Rabbi Haim Jachter tween the two times we proclaim By Rabbi Dani Staum nothing else to do. There is only the machzor and Hashem’s name. We remember, there- the prayers before us. Sepharadim zeal- by, that while we can restore our re- A congregant once remarked Yom Kippur also affords us the opportunity to ously heed the Ben lationship with Hashem after we sin, to me that Yom Kippur is her fa- take a candid unhindered look at ourselves, and Ish Hai’s warning to the relationship cannot always be re- vorite day of the year. Then she whether we are living up to, and fulfi lling, our pause between re- stored to what it once was. For exam- added with a half-smile, “I don’t own dreams and aspirations. citing Hashem and ple, if a husband betrayed his wife, he even know why I love it so much. It is well known that in the court of the great Hashem, the fi rst can repent and the relationship can I hate fasting, yet I love the day. Kotzker Rebbe there was a tremendous emphasis two of the Yag Middot, the 13 attrib- be repaired, but it will not necessari- Am I crazy?” in truth—in behavior, conduct, and even thought. utes of mercy. Ben Ish Hai notes that ly return to its original state. It would I replied that I always feel there is a certain The Kotzker Rebbe once asked a woman why the Zohar writes that the punish- have been far better if he had never serenity which sets in as Kol Nidrei commenc- she had traveled a great distance to come to Kotzk. ment is great for those who fail to do sinned. es. I compared it to the early morning hours af- She replied that she had come to fi nd God. The so. Why all the fuss about this pause? During Elul and Tishrei we are ter a massive snowstorm. The whole neighbor- Rebbe replied that for that she could have stayed Indeed, the cantillation note of Pesik presented with golden opportunities hood is covered in a pristine blanket of white, home, because God is everywhere. “Then why does indicate that a pause is neces- to cleanse ourselves and reconnect and the roads are still impassable. For at least a have I have come?” she asked. “To fi nd yourself,” sary, but why would the Zohar issue with Hashem. However, by stressing few hours there is nowhere to go, and everything the Rebbe poignantly replied, “to fi nd yourself.” such a stern warning against failing the pause between the Hashem be- seems so tranquil (unless, of course, you drive a Therein lies part of the greatness of Yom to read in accord with this cantilla- fore the sin and the Hashem after the snow plow). Kippur. We “come to Kippur” to fi nd ourselves: tion? Why is this cantillation note sin and repentance, we remind our- The hours before Yom Kippur are an extreme- Where have we been? Where are we going? It is different from all others? selves that while Hashem generous- ly frenzied and busy time. Meals, mikvah, show- an opportunity for serious introspection. We suggest an explanation based ly affords us the gift of teshuvah, it is ers, blessings, last-minute phone calls, arrange- Yom Kippur may not be an easy day, but it is a on Rashi’s explanation (based on the far better for us to avoid sin like the ments, candles—including yahrtzeit candles, transcendent day, and in a sense, a day of great se- Gemara in Rosh Hashanah) of the plague than to sin and repent. One tallit and kittel, slippers, etc. I always feel quite renity and inner peace. need to state Hashem’s name twice can clean himself from the mud if he harried as I settle into my seat to try to say Tefi ll- May we all rediscover ourselves and enjoy the in the Yag Middot. The fi rst mention fell into a swamp. Far better, though, ah Zakkah (the impassioned confession prayer re- experience. of Hashem refers to His relationship to exercise caution and take all nec- cited prior to Kol Nidrei) with the intense concen- G’mar Chasima Tova to us before we sin, and the second essary steps to avoid falling into the tration it warrants. mention refers to our connection af- swamp. But then as the sun begins to set and the chaz- Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the rabbi of Kehillat New Hemp- ter sinning and subsequent repent- Tizku l’shanim rabbot tovot an’s voice begins the ancient penetrating and stead. He is also fi fth grade rebbe and guidance counselor in ance. The doubling of Hashem’s name une’imot! haunting tune for Kol Nidrei, all of the frenzied ASHAR in Monsey, and principal of Mesivta Ohr Naftoli of New expresses that we can restore our re- rush is over. True, there is tremendous intensity Windsor, NY, and a division head at Camp Dora Golding. Rabbi lationship with Hashem even after Rabbi Haim Jachter is Rabbi of Congregation and seriousness that envelopes the synagogue. Staum off ers parenting classes based on the acclaimed Love & we sin. Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of However, at that moment there is nowhere else Logic Program. For speaking engagements he can be reached The Zohar and Ben Ish Hai, how- Teaneck to go and nowhere else to be. There are no meals at [email protected]. His website is www.stamtorah.info. ever, insist that we must pause be- to prepare, no arrangements to be made, and

Rabbi Lookstein also noted that the is evil—and they will do evil—if good men port for Israel’s security and defense as Rabbis, Synagogue Leaders deal will give legitimacy and fi nancial pow- do nothing,” he said. With Rosh Hashanah well as the enforcement and expansion of on Capitol Hill Urge Congress er to Iran’s leaders—leaders who support beginning on Sunday night, “we ask to be non-nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal terror worldwide and openly threaten the given clarity and strength. Clarity to see evil “And we need to be vigilant and vocal to Á CONTINUED FROM P. 27 State of Israel as well as the United States. for what it is and strength to fi ght those make certain that the tens of billions of “This is why, days before the Day of Judg- who would do us harm,” he added. dollars to which Iran will gain unfettered “when you have an opportunity to scream ment, I am here with my fellow rabbis to Closing the rally by comparing the up- access through sanctions relief is not used in dissent and you are silent, you have done raise our moral objection to the nuclear coming vote and the Iran deal to an “Al- to arm her terrorist proxies,” he said. wrong. It isn’t only about the result—it’s that deal with Iran,” he said. ice in Wonderland” moment, Allen Fagin After the rally, the hundreds of rabbis silence in the face of terror is not an option. Rabbi Penner remarked that, as Jews, we called on the entire Jewish community to participated in lobbying meetings with U.S. Silence in the face of terror is unacceptable.” recognize that evil exists in the world. “Iran stand together in support of ongoing sup- Senators and Representatives.

wardly about whether or not I should write dents. Often, they become deeply discour- rah’s words: the verse in this week’s par- One Verse, Many Lessons about this experience. I was proud beyond aged, convinced that their years of teaching sha, the sacred narrative in the Book of Á CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE words that such a worthy group remem- were for naught. Writing about my experi- Kings II, the ruling of Rabbenu Asher and bered and valued my teaching. I asked my- ence would bring encouragement to others Rav Kook’s pithy epigram. ground, but I was turned off by the many self whether or not it would be appropriate who have labored in the trying vineyards of I was merely the messenger who rules that comprised the Judaism I was for me to share this fl attering experience the teaching profession. brought those words to the eager ears of taught. The notion that rules have their with my readers. Secondly, after some further thought, some wonderful young adults. After all is own music has been a lifelong inspira- I had just about decided not to do so I realized that it was not my teaching skill said and done, every teacher is but a mes- tional lesson for me and has enabled me when two realizations occurred to me. that left a lifelong impact upon these fi ne senger. And we are all teachers. to better appreciate the rules of Jewish ob- Firstly, I became aware that I had just expe- men. In fact, I had no cause to feel fl at- servance.” rienced a reiteration of a lesson I have long tered. My words were not at all the cause Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb is the Executive Vice Presi- The conversation ended, and we said sought to convey to others. Teachers nev- of their inspired learnings. Rather, the dent, Emeritus of the Orthodox Union. our goodbyes. Walking home, I debated in- er know the impact they have on their stu- words that inspired them were the To-

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By Banji Latkin Ganchrow there are people who have done not so nice “For the sin we have sinned before You But why, with all of these things we things this year, things that might be hard with legs that run to do evil, and for the have done wrong, do we only ask for for- Yom Kippur has al- for man to forgive, but maybe God will see sins we have sinned before You by gos- giveness once a year? Why don’t we have ways been a very confus- past it and they will be okay, too. It is God’s sip-mongering.” Now, running to do evil, confession like the Catholics? I would love ing holiday for me. I know job to judge, not ours, even though I would could evil mean going to the gym? Be- to be able to go to my favorite rabbi and that it is the holiest day of be sooo good at it! (Please, don’t strike me cause sometimes when I go there and see say, “Forgive me, Rabbi, I have sinned. I the year. It is the holiest day of the year be- down with lightning, I am sorry.) all of the really skinny people who never had thoughts about strangling husband #1 cause this is the day that we come before Anyway, what I don’t understand about smile at me, I think about force-feeding again. What should I do? “And he would God and we ask Him forgiveness for all of Yom Kippur is the whole “For the sin” sec- them carbs. Is that the evil that is being re- say, “Bless you, my child, go home and our sins and with that forgiveness, if He is tion. I have got my machzor here for this ferred to? make him three pots of meatballs and so inclined, He should bless us with a year column and I would like to go through And my mother’s favorite, which she some kasha varnishkes and all will be for- fi lled with good health, happiness, simchas some of these beauties. “For the sin we would point out to me every year that given.” Wouldn’t that be nice? and only mazel for ourselves and our fam- have sinned before You through harsh I was in shul with her, “And for the sin I am assuming that the reason we only ilies. We do all of this while we are fasting speech; and for the sin we have sinned be- we have sinned before You by showing ask forgiveness for our transgressions once because when you are fasting, all there is to fore You with knowledge and with deceit.” contempt for parents and teachers.” Yes, a year is because it makes it more meaning- concentrate on are the words in the mach- Okay. That doesn’t sound too good. I speak mom, I should defi nitely be nicer and ful. If we did it every day (and many of us zor that are before you. It is hard for a big harshly a lot, not one of my best qualities, more respectful to you, but I do the best should, myself included) it just would not girl like me to fast, so I wonder if I get any but I take comfort in knowing that if it is in I can. be as sincere. So, as we approach Yom Kip- bonus points for all of the suffering that I a machzor that has been around for thou- And then my favorite, “And for the sin pur, let us really refl ect on our actions of go through on Yom Kippur. I am kidding. sands of years, I must not be the only one we have sinned before You with food and the past year. Try to improve where we can, I mean, I am not kidding about the big girl doing it (not that it makes it right). drink.” Now, on an intelligent level, I know try to forgive where we can and try to move fasting issue, but I am certainly cognizant “For the sin we have sinned before this is probably referring to eating and on where we can. And may we all be sealed that I am not getting anything for anything. You with haughty eyes; and for the sin we drinking things that are not kosher. Per- in the book of life. It is a serious day and should be taken se- have sinned before You with brazenness.” haps it refers to not waiting long enough riously. Is haughty eyes a more interesting way of between meat and milk (but I am Dutch Banji Ganchrow is a self-proclaimed writer who will We are all in the same boat on this saying “eyes that roll at most things people and I only wait an hour). But I think it is re- most likely end up in the place that is not heaven. Her holiday. Some of our boats contain tru- say”? Again, if it is in this book, and I am ally referring to all of the crunchy cheese version of this place is 24-hour algebra class and no ly good people that I hope will be blessed still not defending it, there must be others curls that I have been stress eating these white chocolate KitKats. with only good things, and in other boats who do it as often as I do. past few months. Okay, maybe not. Is This Your Card? By Mordechai Schmutter you give it out any earlier, he’ll forget to close it that fi rst time, and then they walk the card as a bookmark so they can see come up. away. And by the time I realize they’ve when the page is getting closer. We now present Part So what do I do? done this, I have 1 ½ paragraphs to lunge For example, if it’s the kind of pesicha 2 of an article about pesi- So at some point, I started keeping through the crowd and pull them back, or that’s sooner than the person thinks, I say cha in shul. Last week I a little slip of paper in my machzor. On fi nd someone else to do half a pesicha last so on the card. I also say if he’s supposed to came to the conclusion one side I wrote, in bold red marker, “This minute—all without talking. And the slip close it and then open it again. I’m a writer. that if there’s anything my means you!” That way, people would know of paper wasn’t covering that. I need to get I can’t believe it took me so long to fi gure years as a gabbai pesicha at a Rosh Hashan- I mean them. And on the other side I wrote, a bigger slip of paper. out that I should write things out. ah/Yom Kippur vasikin minyan have taught “It’s sooner than you think!” so they’d know And then there’s one pesicha that I’ve I also put cute lines on the cards to wake me, it’s that my years as a gabbai pesicha at to start moving. learned from experience that I should people up. For example, some of them have a Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur vasikin min- I had this slip of paper for a few years, only give to people whoI know can handle divrei chizuk, such as, “FUN FACT: In the yan have taught me nothing. and then I got married. And on my wedding it: the one for Aleinu. I think some mach- old days, they used to go into the fi elds on Well, they did teach me some things, day, I brought my Yom Kippur machzor to zorim might be different, but according to Yom Kippur afternoons and dance around most of which I learned the hard way: Mincha, so I could say viddui, and I opened Artscroll, who we go by because they’ve and make shidduchim. What did YOU do 1. If you attempt to give people pesi- it up, and staring at me, in red, were the taken the time to write it in English and during the break?” Or: “There’s only one cha, they spend fi ve minutes trying not words, “It’s sooner than you think!” for goodness’ sake I can’t talk, you’re sup- Avinu Malkeinu. If you think there are 45, to take it, while you try to convince them I don’t remember what happened to the posed to open the Aron, keep it open for you’re saying it wrong.” that you’re giving it to everyone. This is a slip at that point. But it defi nitely helped one passuk, then close it for two, and then The only downside of these lines is hard argument to have when neither of my kavana. simultaneously open it and drop to the that not everyone gives the cards back. Es- you can talk. But the slip didn’t solve all my problems fl oor and land on a paper towel. How do I pecially since one of my lines is, “Collect 2. A surprising amount of people have anyway. mime all that? them all!” no idea what you mean when you point to For example, one issue I have is that So at some point I started printing out And I can’t just print out the ones that them and then to the words in your mach- some pesichos are more complicated than cards. I know I wasn’t the fi rst person to are missing the following year. I have to zor that say, “The Ark is opened.” Not every- others. For instance, there are some where think of pesicha cards, but this is defi nite- print all of them, because they come in one knows what an ark is. It sounds like a you’re supposed to keep the Aron open for ly the fi rst set of cards that has all the in- sheets. (I’ve been using business card stock, boat. a while, close it for two paragraphs, then structions in clear, tiny English. It lets peo- which is something they sell in case you 3. If you give someone pesicha too late, open it again for another paragraph, and ple know what I want from them, it gives he won’t make it up there in time. But if then close it. So what people do is they them clear instructions, and they can use  CONTINUED ON P. 41

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By Tamara Sofair-Fisch, PhD Mapping and Mastery of the Inner World. second reader is dominated by an outward they cannot cease the behavior, children In summary, our inner worlds func- focused critical judge, (“What silly psycho- internalize the berating of the parents, and Years ago, African tion much like a play, having a director and babble this lady is spewing!”), who den- the feelings of hurt, shame and anger cre- Americans popular- a cast of characters: the critical judge, the igrates my concepts in his mind with an- ated by the negative interaction. When the ized “your mama” jokes, nurturer, the playful one, the worrier, the noyance. The critical judges protect the socialization process occurs in a loving and which involved one per- angry one, the people pleaser, etc. These confused selves by criticizing the author in corrective manner, the children stop the of- son insulting someone’s characters rotate in and out of being “on” their minds. Lastly, the inner world of our fending behaviors by learning to say “no” mother, leading the oth- the stage at any moment and they have an third reader is dominated by a director and internally to themselves. When the pro- er person to defend his mother by hurling energy that can be directed outwardly at an inquisitive self, who processes the mate- cess occurs with excessive anger, sham- an even greater insult at the fi rst person’s others or inwardly at ourselves. rial in an open and curious manner, while ing and unresolved parental emotional is- mother. This typically led to an exchange You, the reader, may have varying reac- withholding further analysis until the end. sues, children absorb toxic inner critics. In whereby the two people would escalate tions to what I have written so far. Some So who or what is the inner critical either case, children internalize the stand- in the outrageousness of the insults that may be exasperatedly thinking, “What on judge? Is it all bad? How do we eliminate ards of behavior learned from their caretak- they launched at each other’s mothers. earth is this lady talking about?” Others it? My one-year-old grandson had the habit ers, which take on a life of their own, in the “Your mama” jokes exemplify the idea that may be contemplating, “What silly psycho- of picking up food from his tray and eating form of the inner critical judges. we do not tolerate other people criticizing babble this lady is spewing!” Still others it. When he was full, or if he disliked the Standards, in and of themselves, are ac- our parents. Yet, that does not mean that may be considering, “What an interesting food, he would pick up the food and dump tually good. I believe it is healthy and im- we are exempt from that same taboo. As a way of viewing our inner worlds…” (Feel it onto the fl oor. To train him to cease portant to have a voice within that encour- psychologist, I have often heard people list free to email me your reactions, if they dif- throwing food, my daughter-in-law would ages you to achieve your best and to put many grievances about their parents vocif- fer from these.) shake her pointer fi nger at him and say in your best efforts. It is also healthy to be erously; yet, if I say “sounds like your par- Let’s visualize that we are sitting in the “No! No! No!” He responded by throwing able to read social cues, and adjust your be- ents were very mean,” those same indi- front row of an auditorium, and that the the food, and then shaking his fi nger while havior to socially acceptable norms. The viduals immediately jump to defend their stage in front has a wall down the middle exclaiming “Nonono!” mimicking the same problem sets in when the critic becomes parents. dividing the stage in two. The left side of tone of voice as his mother. This adorable abusive to the self or others. Abusive inner This same dynamic operates when it the stage is your outer world, and on it we and humorous example serves to illustrate critics are ones that are likely to censor and comes to self-criticism. Often, we judge see you, the reader, perusing this article. the birth of the critic. denigrate the self, and then are prone to de- ourselves negatively and harshly. Yet, as Then we shift our gaze to the right side of Some refer to the critic as part of the fending the self from criticisms that are ex- soon as we are reproached, we immedi- the stage, so we can view the various possi- survivor brain. From the time they are ba- pressed by others. And often, the best de- ately jump to defend ourselves by launch- ble inner worlds described above. I see two bies, children learn to imitate the behav- fense is a strong offense. ing a counter-attack on the other person, or parts within the inner world of the fi rst re- ior of their primary caretakers. Babies sur- Seventeen-year-old Alana berated her- by explaining how the other person’s judg- actor, who was wondering what on earth vive by being adorable, so their caretakers self regularly about how fat and ugly she ment of us is incorrect. We humans exem- I was discussing. The fi rst, a confused per- bond and take care of them. In the event was. She told herself that she was totally plify the notion that the best defense is of- son having diffi culty comprehending this that the parents lose emotional control, worthless. She promised herself that she ten a strong offense. In this article, I hope concept, is protected by an outwardly fo- becoming angry and abusive with the ba- would go on a diet and lose weight. Then, to highlight and explain the role of the in- cused critical judge, who vents her frustra- bies, despite the babies’ very normal behav- she would break down and overeat junk ner judgmental critic, which I introduced tion at me: “What on earth is this lady talk- ior, babies (and children) eventually learn in my previous JLNJ (July 23, 2015) article: ing about?” The inner world stage of our to cease the offending behavior. Or, when  CONTINUED ON P. 44 1 More Mega Issue to maximize your exposure this holiday season

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Saving Lives, One Kidney at a Time Sturm said the entire match of donor the hand” of both recipient and donor across the nation. Á CONTINUED FROM P. 1 and recipient is a process. throughout the process. “We meet with people,” said Sturm. He added that some donors are so moti- “Once the recipient gets registered in a “They come in and sit down. We have to be May for her checkup. During the conversa- vated to give a kidney, that Renewal slows hospital we work with, we don’t want there careful that there is no expectation on the tion, she referred to an organization called them down a little bit. to be any obstacles for the donor,” said donor’s behalf of fi nancial gain. We have to Renewal. By the time Cohnen dropped her “We need them to understand that it’s not Sturm. We cover the donor’s transportation get their story and fi nd out what is making off, he had made up his mind that he’d just the decision of the individual,” he said. costs even if it’s a simple cab ride. The thing them do this. Once they have determined check into the Renewal website, www.re- “We ask for family support of the donor.” In- is, they think we’re helping them.” that we do want to move forward, we will newal.org. deed, Cohnen said that Renewal interviewed Renewal will drive the donors to the help the donor forward one step at a time In a relatively short period of time after his wife before approving his donation. hospital for the big day. in the process. the ride, it was Cohnen who was donating “What pushes them initially? I don’t “I can’t think of a better way to start the There are approximately 300 potential a kidney through Renewal. know. Some say it is an idea they’ve been day,” he said, “than to pick up a donor. They recipients on Renewal’s waiting list. The or- After checking out Renewal’s website, thinking about it for some time. It just make such a little deal out of this. They don’t ganization adds two to three new patients Cohnen met with Renewal and then went to clicked and now is the time to do it.” want the credit, and it’s mind boggling.” a week. They come from all over the U.S. bring shailot to his rav, clearing this with his Some want to give back as a thank you More often than not the recipient and Donors, once screened, will go to a hos- wife and children and then moving forward. to God, he added. donor want to meet one another. The recip- pital for a full day of testing. There are, said He never looked backwards, only forward. “Everyone’s own reason is a little bit dif- ient wants to say thank you. Sturm, some hospitals that require testing Rabbi Josh Sturm never gets tired of these ferent,” said Sturm. “Usually after they’ve “Usually they meet the day of the trans- that can take up to six weeks to complete. stories. As outreach director for Renewal, he heard about it for the fi rst time, they digest plant,” Sturm said. “It’s an awesome experi- Renewal has arranged with a select group works to help connect potential donors with it. It has to stew a little bit and marinate. ence. I feel so fortunate to watch it take place.” of area hospitals to test donors in one day. recipients, and he tells the organization’s sto- Even the beauty of the system is developed. Gloria Seidman, who received Cohnen’s “There is no reason why a donor should ry with heart and compassion. They can maintain anonymity all the way kidney, would agree that the experience is wait,” he said. “These are our heroes and It started, he’ll tell you, when Renew- through the process if that’s their choice. nothing short of awesome. the hospitals get that.” al’s founder, Mendy Reiner, was sitting in a That’s to give them the ability to back out The Princeton, New Jersey, resident had Donors get what Sturm called a “presi- physician’s offi ce. at any point. Until they go under the knife, begun receiving dialysis treatments when dential workup,” testing from head to toe. “There was a gentleman sitting there they can back out. We want zero pressure she got a call from Renewal that a match had It’s not just that the kidneys are healthy, who looked liked he needed help,” said for them.” been found. She was on the list for several but the person must be in complete good Sturm. “Mendy gave him $20 and was ready The donor is typically a pretty healthy years when she received a call sometime last health. Donors also go through a psycho- to take out another $20, when the man person. They are in the hospital after sur- winter. Her transplant happened on May 12. logical evaluation. told Mendy what he needed was a kidney. gery for one to two days, and need two to “I consider the whole thing a miracle,” “The mental health professionals at the The man started to explain about dialysis. three weeks of recovery at home. she said. “Someone came in altruistically, hospital want them toto understand the Mendy took out an ad in one of the local Renewal will pay for the donor’s medi- and it turned out I was a match with him.” potential emotional ramifi cations of do- Jewish newspapers to see if anything would cal care and even cover any lost income up At 5-2, 115-pounds, Seidman said that her nating,” Sturm said. “Would they be able to come of it. Lo and behod, they got respons- to four weeks during recovery. kidneys, when removed during the trans- handle it if a kidney didn’t work (a rare, but es. They were able to do a transplant.” For the recipient, the process under- plant, weighed 16 pounds, almost 10 per- real possibility)?” Rabbi Sturm said that Mendy fi gured if standably is more urgent. It’s not as sim- cent of her body weight. Blood types need to be matched with he could help one transplant happen a year, ple, Rabbi Sturm said. It’s not as if there “I was 77 when I had the surgery, the do- recipients as well as other details involving that would be amazing. This was in the year is a refrigerator fi lled with kidneys await- nor was in his 60s,” she said. “When I fi rst antibodies and antigens of the blood. 2006. For 2007, two transplants happened ing them. It simply doesn’t work that way. left Cornell Hospital, I felt like a truck hit “Most of these donors are donating al- because of Mendy’s efforts. And up to this Renewal will strategize with recipients to me. It was really an ordeal. But now I feel truistically,” said Sturm. “They usually don’t point in 2015, Renewal has assisted in over help them fi nd a donor. really good.” know who they are donating for. Most of 300 kidney transplants. Renewal has been “We always ask if there is a family mem- She and her husband Irving were spend- the time, it is a targeted donation. The do- averaging around 50 transplants a year. ber who might be a donor candidate,” he ing the Labor Day extended weekend tour- nor will see an ad or get an email from a “What motivates a person to donate said. “We ask them to reach out to friends.” ing around Washington, D.C. friend. They want to donate for that per- a body part?” asked Sturm. “Time in and It’s a spirit and urgency of what are “we” Sturm said that Renewal helps facilitate son, but if they aren’t a match, they are will- time out I get the same response. Someone going to do to fi nd the kidney for a loved somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 to ing to donate anyway. needed it, how can I not do it?” one. Yes, the social network, including Face- 20 percent of the nation’s altruistic kidney “We are a Jewish organization,” added One donor told Sturm that he answered book, has helped fi nd donors. Once that re- donations last year came through Renewal. Sturm. “We have non-Jewish people on our an advertisement that talked about a moth- cipient fi nds that donor, we will get the do- Most of those donations came from the Or- list as well. We would never close our doors er of three needing a kidney. The donor nor to the fi nish line.” thodox part of the Jewish community. on anyone.” told Sturm, “I read the ad differently, that But there’s also the deeply person- The sad reality is that there were less three children needed their mother alive.” al part of all of this. 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By Tzvi Silver, JLNJ Israel ers, were followed by seven special bless- However, with the founding of the president of Israel read portions of the To- ings which were only said at Hakhel. Even State of Israel and the return of Jewish rah before his people. Jerusalem—The annual celebration of in the time of the Temples, when korbanot rulership to the Land of Israel, one of the This year, Israelis and visitors alike will Sukkot is always a magical experience in (offerings) were consumed by divine fi res fi rst issues to return was that of Hakhel. As have the opportunity to take part in histo- Israel’s capital. Between haggling for the on a daily basis, the ceremony of Hakhel Jews had been keeping track of shemitah ry by joining the fourth Hakhel gathering at arba minim (four species) in the shuk, join- was considered unique and exciting, and years throughout the exile, it was no secret the Western Wall. Even though details are ing Chasidic simchat bet hasho’eva celebra- the crowds who attended were so large when to do Hakhel. When the city of Jeru- not yet fi nalized, the ceremony is expect- tions in Me’ah She’arim, attending the an- that the Torah simply writes that it is as if salem was reunited in 1967, and the Jewish ed to take place on the second day of Chol nual birkat hakohanim (priestly blessing) “the entire nation” was there. people regained free access to the Western Hamoed Sukkot (Wednesday, September along with thousands of Jews at the West- After the destruction of the Second Wall, the “where” of Hakhel became a pos- 30) around 5 p.m., and President Reuven ern Wall, and dancing at huge communal Temple over 2,000 years ago, Hakhel itself sibility, too. However, it wasn’t until 1994 Rivlin is expected to offi ciate at the Hakhel. hakafot on Simchat Torah, the fall holi- was discontinued, as there was very little to that the Chief Rabbinate of Israel institut- Whether one is into religious events, day code-named Zeman Simchateinu (The do without the correct personnel and set- ed an offi cial Hakhel gathering at the Wall, large gatherings of people or being part of Time of our Happiness) simply comes alive, ting to conduct the ceremony. Rabbi Me- with the chief rabbis, the president of Is- Jewish history, Hakhel will be the place to and the happiness and joy are felt from nachem Schneerson, the last Lubavitcher rael and others in attendance. The follow- be on the second day of Chol Hamoed for every corner of the city. However, this year, Rebbe, very famously called upon Jews to ing Hakhel, in 2001, even found President anyone who will be in the Jerusalem area. Sukkot in Jerusalem will be even more conduct their own “mini-Hakhel” gather- Moshe Katzav, in his role as de-facto Jew- Stay tuned to the Western Wall Heritage unique as it will feature an international ings in public places around the world, in ish king, reading those portions. To date, Foundation’s website (english.thekotel.org) event which takes place once every seven order to build unity and encourage the vir- there have been three offi cial Hakhel cere- closer to the holiday, in order to get more years: the Hakhel ceremony. tues that the Jewish kings read about dur- monies, each featuring thousands of Jews updated and fi nal details on this historic Hakhel, which comes from the Hebrew ing the ceremonies. gathering at the Western Wall to hear the ceremony. root of “gathering in,” is a biblical com- mand dating back to Mt. Sinai. On the fi rst day of Chol Ham’oed Sukkot following the end of the shemitah (ritual sabbatical) year, # We go to your the King of Israel is commanded to get 1

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By Sara Schwartz of Yom Tov, he recommends the sionally installed in your home. following tips for families to stay • Have at least one smoke detector in very This year, the holiday season coincides safe over the holidays. close proximity to each of the devices with the upcoming national holiday, Fire • Be vigilant that are being left on for Shabbat, and Safety Month (October). As we approach • Designate a family member the like. the Jewish holidays, it is imperative that to make sure that all candles, • Have the alarm system interconnect to every family keep in mind the disaster in hot plates, and other heating your air conditioning and heating sys- Brooklyn earlier this year that killed seven devices which are being left tems, so that if there is a life safety emer- children on Shabbat, which was started by on are as safe as practicably gency, the smoke or CO or natural-gas a hot plate used to warm food, and think possible. By way of example, event will not be circulated throughout about fi re prevention and safety as we pre- place candles in a sink, not your home during an emergency. pare our homes for hosting. on a wooden table. • Have an emergency escape plan and re- Jeffrey Zwirn, President of Intruder • Ensure that whatever equip- hearse it. Detection System (IDS) in Tenafl y (www. ment is being left on is UL Time is the most important thing when alarmexpert.com) has been in business for Listed (nationally recognized it comes to fi re protection. The sooner you over 40 years, designing, installing, main- standard of safety). are alerted to the fi re, the better chance taining and monitoring security systems, • Only connect [energized] that you will escape it. Ensuring that there and is a nationally recognized expert in equipment to electricity that are enough detectors in the right locations alarms and fi re prevention. 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Un- • Locate energized devices Mr. Zwirn also recommends to elim- knowingly, fi re alarm systems that are away from any sources of inate all extension cords, have fi re extin- installed beyond their functional and re- combustion. guishers on every fl oor of your home (know liable life expectancy in homes and apart- • Have a properly designed, in- where they are, and how to use them), UL ments are being relied upon by consum- stalled, maintained and mon- Jeff rey Zwirn Listed Rope escape ladders provided for ers and their families. 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Mapping and Mastery of the not protect herself from the shame tional successive plans. With each Why I’m Worth More Inner World: Inner Critics that the critic was heaping. success, Alana was coached to nur- Á CONTINUED FROM P. 38 Alana, sitting in the audience, ob- ture herself with inner praise. With Than an Iced Coffee jectively described the critic as mean. time, Alana, succeeded in losing the food. After her binge, she would feel We began a conversation with the excess weight and feeling much bet- By Temimah Zucker, MSW like a complete and utter loser. Yet, critic in which we expressed curios- ter about herself. when her parents attempted to talk ity as to why she was being mean to Alana’s case demonstrates an Recently, I had one of those days when I with her about her poor food choic- Alana. The critic conveyed her frus- inner critic that desires to protect couldn’t seem to fi nd a moment to myself. I es, Alana counter-attacked with tration with this “loser.” In a stern the self by reprimanding and crit- had been at work for many hours and then tearful complaints that they were voice, she expressed that she was try- icizing it, but ends up harming it had to run errands up and down Manhattan. mean, they didn’t understand and ing desperately to help Alana lose with its harsh and demeaning man- When I fi nally returned to Port Authority, that they were just too controlling. weight, and that all of her efforts ner. Coaching the director to ques- sweat on my brow and bags in tow, I decided Alana’s inner critic demonstrates were wasted. We empathized with tion the critic in a non-judgmental to treat myself to an iced coffee. the concept that she is free to attack the critic’s frustration and observed manner leads the critic to quieting, I approached the Starbucks and quickly made my decision: herself. Yet, if anyone else offers any that the critic seemed to want to as- so that the director can begin to at- Grande Iced Caramel Macchiato. My favorite and go-to choice in criticism, Alana’s critic defends her sist Alana in weight loss. The critic tempt newer solutions. As new solu- both winter and summer when I need a little extra kick. As I was core self vehemently. defi nitely agreed that she was trying tions are successfully implemented, waiting for the barista to fi nish preparing the drink, a sudden feel- I instructed Alana to close her to aid Alana. We asked the critic if the nurturer takes on a larger role ing of dread and anxiety hit me in full force. It was unexpected eyes, breathe deeply and visual- her efforts were successful, and she in praising and building the self-es- and only after receiving the drink and holding it in my hands did ize that we are sitting in the front replied that she had tried everything, teem of the self. The critic learns realization dawn. Once upon a time, this drink had been my meal. row of the auditorium viewing the and nothing worked. That’s why she to offer feedback in a manner that Years ago, in the throes of my eating disorder, I had been on a divided stage. First, she was asked resorted to shaming Alana and to be- helps self-correction, without dam- strict meal plan as instructed by my treatment team. Still, the eat- to imagine that she was raiding lieving that she was, in fact, a loser. aging the core self. ing disorder thoughts were incredibly strong and I had been ma- the refrigerator late at night, eat- The director, with my coaching, 1All names and identifying infor- nipulating my meal plan. I wanted to recover, and yet it is not as ing foods that are known to be un- empathized with the critic’s frustra- mation have been changed. In fact, simple as willing it to happen. Recovery takes hard work, time, and healthy and fattening, within the tion. We gained permission to at- cases presented are often a compos- challenging oneself even while things feel impossible or hopeless. outer world portion of the stage. tempt some other strategies, since ite of characteristics from various While I was away at school each day, I would tell my parents Next, she was asked to shift her the critic’s efforts were unsuccess- individuals. that I was buying a drink from Starbucks that could be considered gaze and to describe what she saw ful. The director asked the defeat- a meal. As I had been used to meal supplements, they believed that on the inner world stage. Not sur- ed self what her goal was. The de- Dr. Tamara Sofair-Fisch is a NJ licensed Psy- one Starbucks drink was equivalent to one such supplement. Rath- prisingly, she saw herself sitting feated self said she really wanted chologist with practices in West Orange er than buy a drink that may have had the caloric value I needed, slumped, feeling low and worth- to lose some weight, but absolute- (973) 669-3333 and Lawrenceville, NJ (609) I opted instead for an iced coffee and withheld this detail from less. I shared that I saw two parts ly couldn’t follow through with the 883-2577. In addition to helping numerous them. Even those iced coffees, which I drank while Skyping with of her, the one she described, and plans devised by the critic. We ex- individuals and couples, she teaches and my father during a break from classes, felt nearly impossible. an inner critic that was berating plored and created a plan that the trains licensed therapists in her unique ap- Being accountable for feeding myself was, of course, the her for having no control. When defeated self could implement: proach: Mapping and Mastery of the Inner healthy step and what my mind and body needed and yet at this prompted, Alana visualized her in- Alana would eliminate all sugary World. To learn more, visit www.Relation- time it felt like I was somehow betraying myself. Drinking an ner critic, herself with an authori- drinks in the following week. This shipSolutionsNJ.com or contact her at DrTa- tarian and stern demeanor. It was became the start of Alana devising [email protected]. Â CONTINUED ON P. 70 clear that the defeated self could and following through with addi-

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How to Make a Teen Minyan Davening is Not A Race… We have a very diverse group at our min- …but you better not go too slowly. In a yan, including twenty fi ve percent who at- By Yoni Glatt yan... and the 15 of them being at shul on recent webinar, the OU stated that the ide- tend public school. Some kids have stronger the same Shabbat rarely happened; teen- al length of a teen minyan should be 60 davening skills than others. We stress to all The argument can be made that the agers tend to have very busy lives, especial- minutes. This can be done by starting at Ba- our teens that they should just come to min- most essential program of any shul’s youth ly on the weekend. So how did we do it? ruch She’amar, cutting mi shebeirachs, and yan, and if for whatever reason they don’t department is a strong and consistent teen Well, listed below are tried and true meth- making sure services run effi ciently (e.g. want to pray then they should use their time minyan. It is during the all-important teen ods to starting and maintaining a regular taking out the Torah in three minutes in- constructively and read one of the great Jew- years that some young men can lose inter- teen minyan. stead of 10). In our minyan we start at Bra- ish books in our teen library. This has been est in attending synagogue. This, in turn, chot, skip most of the Karbanot, do say all such a success that we’re still missing a large can have a spiraling effect. There are a myr- Timing is Everything the Israel-related mi shebeirachs, but skip number of books taken home by captivated iad of possible reasons for this attendance Massive revelation: Teenagers like to anim zemirot. We move quickly, but we teens who wanted to read more. The impor- change: lack of motivation/inspiration, not sleep. A lot. We start our teen minyan at aren’t sprinting. Our average minyan takes tant thing here is that even though not all of understanding the importance of being 9:45. I suggest starting no earlier than 9:30. between 70-75 minutes, with nearly all at- the borrowed books have been returned to part of a minyan, and laziness. Many teen- Odds are, many of them won’t come until tendees staying beginning to the end. This shul (though eventually I’m sure they will), age boys dislike attending the main min- 10 anyways and you might be wasting time time does not include… the kids who borrowed them did. yan in shul, where services will routinely waiting for a minyan. If you start later and run anywhere from 130 to 170 minutes— they come closer to when minyan starts, The Speech Ringers for the Reading an unbearable amount of time to sit in they will hopefully remain to the end and Our speech is given during the Kiddush. A key factor in having a teen minyan is synagogue for many youths (and for many get a real sense of staying in a minyan. Try This is just another method of making our for the kids to learn how to be competent adults as well). This is why a strong teen to get them in the habit of saying Shema as services more effi cient. We are fortunate to leaders of the service and readers of the To- minyan is crucial; it not only establishes soon as they wake up, to make the zman. have a large oval-shaped table in our teen rah. But fi nding boys to lain each week the next generation of chazzanim and baa- beit midrash. Our speech is given at the might be your biggest challenge. We cur- lei kriah, it also helps ensure that our sons Grab Them By The Stomach head of the table while the kids sit and en- rently have less than ten boys that are will- will become minyan-goers by giving them a If it’s delicious, they will come. Our Kid- joy the food. Some teen minyans have a ro- ing and able to lain for the minyan. So we do positive shul experience. dush consists of only three items: a melta- tation of kids giving the dvar Torah. This need outside help sometimes. One sugges- I’ve been the youth director of Con- way cake, drinks, and an absolutely spectac- can be a positive element, but more often tion is fi nding out the bar mitzvah parsha of gregation Etz Chaim in Livingston for ular cholent. And that’s all you need. I never than not will be less than engaging, and every male in the shul. This will help cover a fi ve years now, and if I was asked what I made a cholent before I became youth di- might not be taken with the utmost se- large portion of the reading—don’t be afraid thought our youth department’s biggest ac- rector. My fi rst few attempts were legend- riousness. Do the congregants make the to push a reluctant adult into doing it. After complishment was in that time, it would ary… and not in a good way. But over time speech in the main minyan? No. The adult all, it’s only the Teen Minyan. Also, college have to be the creation and continuation it got better and better, up to a point where running the minyan (and there needs to be kids on break might take on large aliyahs. In of a teen minyan. Our teen minyan has be- a boy actually said, “If we have cholent like one) should make the speech or bring in an addition, you can try to have the main min- come such a success we even have it on this every week, I’ll be here.” Now, should interesting guest speaker. We aim to have yan baal korei come to the teen minyan for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (with no kids be coming to shul just for a cholent? one guest speaker per month. the later aliyahs. This may be enticing for tefi llah omissions). But the most amaz- No. Is it a positive means of facilitating him as he can then partake in the Kiddush; ing thing is this: At no point over the past their growth by getting them in the build- Be Andy Dufresne it certainly works in our shul. fi ve years did we have more than 15 teen- ing? Absolutely. If you have a delicious Kid- Make like the main character of “The Feel free to contact me for other ideas age boys who were “regulars” at the min- dush you will have stronger attendance. Shawshank Redemption” and start a library. or with questions: [email protected].

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 47 UNGARBLED-TECH UnGarbled-Tech—Back to School with Chromebooks

By Shneur Garb Reality is, though I love Microsoft, runs. To keep the students safe, a fi rewall is Here is some AMAZING items to note there is always a cost for Windows. Every confi gured to fi lter the Internet. There are on the Chromebooks. All of the manage- For the past 20 PC at any price will include $100 for the a lot of moving parts to keep the IT going at ment and administration is done via the years or so, The Garb operating system. MS Offi ce may cost a school. Overhead of staff, etc. Google Apps web GUI. It took my team Consulting Group LLC $150-$200 per PC. Any family with three to Who would believe Google, a search longer to unpack the Chromebooks than has been managing ed- four kids is not going to be able to afford engine, would end up producing phones, to manage them. Yes you must have Wi- ucational institutions, this. That’s at least $400 a PC before Fi. Any school that doesn’t have prop- in addition to our busi- anything, without even the monitor. er Wi-Fi is planning to upgrade or is in ness and medical practices. Mac is a premium product: You can’t the midst of upgrading the Wi-Fi. In the past, school I.T. was the lower complain when your 14-year-old All of the overhead that a Windows end of the totem pole of technology. I clear- smacks his Mac on a desk and forgot server has is gone with the Chrome- ly remember starting my fi rst day as a com- it was in his book bag. books. There are many bells and whis- puter teacher/network admin/web admin This may be more of a behind- tles that can be rolled out. Public Ses- and trainer. My days were shared with Li- the-scenes conversation on how IT sion on Chromebooks can be used for brary and Music. PCs was an elective. There Directors manage Windows-based testing, with no username and pass- were computer labs at other schools where PCs. Bear with me; this will make word, for a short amount of time. the “Computer Teacher” was a parent who it easier to explain why we love the No bluescreens. Defaulting a would come in twice a week, open the Chromebooks. Windows-based PCs Chromebook takes me under fi ve min- computer lab and read books while all the will need to connect to a server for utes. You will have to connect to Wi- students played games. This was “comput- the most part. The server will pro- Fi after the default process. There is ers” at schools. vides security, central location to no need to image the Chromebooks I.T. in schools has dramatically changed. store fi les and restrictions called regardless of the manufacturer; When I speak to vendors, I explain that Group Policies. the OS is Chrome OS. most schools are on the cutting edge of Windows-based PC need to Websites are easily pushed technology. They used to doubt me; now be fully formatted if they be- to the Chrome browser. The Chromebooks CREDIT: STAPLES.COM we are rolling out technology before the come slow or corrupt. IT Direc- Chromebooks can even be re- masses. The I.T. administrators at most tors will use Ghost or Acronis. The program browsers, Word and Excel-like products? trieved so that only the school’s Wi-Fi can schools may have PhDs, Master’s and may takes a fully-installed image and can then To add to the madness, Google now put connect. There is a Safe YouTube feature: also have a business background. be rolled back out to the PCs. The chal- out their own laptop, called a Chrome- white list/black list for fi ltering. The stu- Just fi ve years ago or less, MSP (Man- lenge is all of the different models that PCs book. Full disclosure: At fi rst I was against dents can save to a USB key, external or aged Service Providers) were all about Win- have; this can be a job in itself. the concept of a PC with only web-based Google Drive. There is very little room dows-based PCs, Firewalls (Internet Filter- IT Directors will use remote prod- programs. In three years I have done a on the Chromebook for saving locally. ing) and MS Offi ce products. In 1999, I was ucts like LogMeIn, TeamViewer or GoTo- 360. Though I would still have a fi rewall with teaching PowerPoint, Word and Excel as MyPC to remote in to the server. For man- The Chromebooks to start have a price fi ltering. must-haves. We used to say “how you will agement, unless they are on site, once a tag of $175 for top dollar, then perpetu- Google Drive is in the cloud. As op- get a job if you don’t know these three change is made, the PCs may need to be re- al lifetime license to manage the Chrome- posed to a world where you need to save products?” booted for Windows updates and antivirus books via the Google Apps GUI. The usu- or lose your work, Google Apps saves in al hardware is included, except for a the cloud constantly. One can revert to dif- wired ethernet jack and a DVD player. The ferent versions. Sharing is as easy as pick- Chromebooks are only web-based, just as ing the email address of a user, class of stu- Fright and a Prayer an iPad is. Chromebooks pretty much took dents or co-worker. the Chrome browser and moved it onto a Google Sheets—one can actually use By Nina Glick right side, putting the pedestrians cross- laptop. the same sheet once shared and see the ing at the interchange totally in danger. Anyone who has a Droid phone may changes real time. When we purchased I am not even mentioning here the ab- fi nd the OS quite familiar. Most high Most of the products I see today for our house on New Bridge surdity of having a crossing sign at the schools, such as my son’s, are all using school are web-based anyway, testing in- Road, we had no idea that corner of New Bridge and Westminster Google Apps anyway. The students are giv- cluded. it was as though we had and expecting that people see it at night. en an email address, which isn’t Gmail per The hardware is cheap and the batteries attained real estate on The lighting in the city of Bergenfi eld is se, but is under the Google Apps for Ed- end up dying, though the price of one high- something similar to the so poor and the sign in particular is so ucation or Work umbrella. Everything is end PC or iPad can get you three Chrome- grounds of the Indy 500. inane that there is no way that it can be the same, but all of the behind-the-scenes books. Each day we hear cars whiz by regard- seen. A person can stand there for fi fteen management is done via the Google Apps From a budget and ease-of-manage- less of the speed limits, or the pedestrians minutes waiting for the right moment to web section. This is available to every IT ment perspective, Chromebooks cannot be living along the route. It is no wonder to dart across the street at the crosswalk. admin via their email address login. No beat, though for the home, I don’t know if us that parents of small children are pet- server to log in to or maintain; everything it’s there yet. There is a cool feature called rifi ed to allow their children to play in is web-based. For education, Google Apps Smart Lock. One has to log in all the time front of their houses. In actuality, many is free; if it’s for the workplace, it’s $5 per when someone steps away. Gets annoy- realize the dangers involved in living on user. The $5 includes email, Google Apps ing so users just shut off the screen saver, the street and eventually as their children Suite and seamless integration with oth- which leaves your PC open to prying eyes. grow from toddler to slightly older, par- er coworkers. The Chromebooks can be paired with your ents fi nd themselves searching for anoth- What can’t be installed is native Win- Smartphone Droid, of course. Once you er house, on a more quiet street. dows-based programs such as a Microsoft come close to the Chromebook it will log As the congregants of Congregation Word, Quicken or QuickBooks. Today you you in and when you walk away it locks Beth Abraham gathered for their Rosh may just fold up the Jewish Link and think, automatically. Hashanah prayers, we were totally dev- Once again, we call upon the city “This is not for me.” But hold on—wait a Of course iPad, MACs and Win- astated by the accident involving Jo-Ann of Bergenfi eld to reevaluate their poli- minute. What REALLY do you use every dows-based PCs have incredible uses and Hans, a local crossing guard, but no one cy of refusing to install a traffi c light at day on a PC? Email—web-based usually, with the right IT Director or MSP, they can was particularly surprised. Imagine: she this corner. The fact that there is a light unless you use Outlook. Word—replaced be managed properly. Though iPads are was hit in the presence of a Bergenfi eld at the corner of South Prospect and New by Google Docs. Printing—done via the about $500 per unit: One drop, one crack police offi cer who stood next to his pa- Bridge in no way should infl uence the web, one can print to a printer from any- and it’s all she wrote. trol car sharing the corner with her. decision regarding another light. I sin- where on earth. PowerPoint—replaced by The Chromebook for a home user is What would it actually take for cars to cerely hope that we will not have to wait Google Docs. Excel—replaced by Google perfect if the user is web-based only. As I slow down? for a death –which many feel is inevita- Sheets. write this column, my daughter, who has Those of us who cross at that corner bly going to happen before the city takes I wanted to properly beta test my the- been unhappy with a Surface and iPads, is on a weekly or daily basis pray that we action (or would they?). ory that students can use a Chromebook. plugging away on her fi rst assignment for will make it across the street alive. It Our efforts at the moment should be What better way to test this than with my the upcoming school year. is not enough, as it often happens, that to pray for the recovery of Jo-Ann Hans. in-house engineers. My daughter, 17, at- a driver will stop to allow you to cross, She is fi ghting to be alive as I write this tends Bruriah High School and my son, 15, Shneur Garb is the CEO and founder of The Garb Con- when the person behind him decides to article. Our thoughts are with her family. attends TABC. Both of them actually liked sulting Group LLC in Teaneck, NJ. Comments and ques- be smarter and pass him on the left or May she be granted a full recovery. them and were using them over the whole tions can be sent to [email protected] weekend.

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By Rabbi Mordechai nor fender benders where if we know we We do not feel in a position to deter- calling our children and asking them for and Nina Glick are to blame we generally get out of our car, mine what other people should or should mechila. No parent is perfect and certainly offering our words of apology to whoever not do in the above situations. We can only no parent is capable of never saying some- Today in the news we hit. “I’m so sorry.” work on ourselves. Now that we are at the thing or doing something that might hurt we heard of a re- We can look back over the years at the ag- cusp of Yom Kippur we look to our inner their children. When our children became nowned tennis play- onizing actions that were taken by govern- selves as a couple and as parents and as older and we would make our yearly phone er who was mistaken by a plainclothes po- ments and elected offi cials making decisions friends to others. call of asking mechila there would usual- liceman to be a credit card scam artist. He that had repercussions so great that many It is not easy to ask forgiveness from ly be a silent pause and then a response was thrown to the ground and handcuffed were killed. Did they say they were sorry? someone you love. It is impossible for of “Come on you didn’t do anything.” We in the middle of Manhattan as he repeated- Should an apology be accepted by the two people who are in a committed rela- need to be comfortable to recognize on ly told the police offi cer that he was scared family of a victim killed in a drunk driving tionship to not hurt one another at some both sides our shortcomings, and all of us and was not sure what to say. Fifteen min- incident? The driver was totally drunk at time. It has nothing to do with love. It has make mistakes. utes after the police offi cer realized that he the wheel and at his trial turns to them and to do with life. We are human and we do Even to our wonderful readers who had the wrong man, did he say he was sorry? asks forgiveness. and say silly things that we are sometimes have made our transition to the communi- Today we also learned of a rabbi now Several years ago there was a devastat- not proud of. It is before Yom Kippur that ty most comfortable by telling us that they in prison who sent a letter of apology to ing mistake made in the reading of wom- we need to recognize the one person who enjoy reading this column, we must ask for a Washington newspaper asking them to en’s mammogram reports in Montreal. means the most to us and apologize and forgiveness if in any of our words we said print it, and he addressed it to the women Women went through treatments that they ask forgiveness for whatever transpired anything that offended you. and community that he had deceived and did not need and others were told their ex- during the year. Anyone who does not feel We wish you all a gmar chatima tova hurt devastatingly. Can they ever accept ams were normal when in fact the women that this is necessary “because”—is not be- and look forward to a wonderful year such an apology? did have breast cancer. Should that person ing honest with him or herself. shared by all of us with compassion and Many of us have been involved in mi- who said he was sorry be exonerated? As well, we always make it a point of understanding. DIRSHU Gedolei Yisrael Daven at Kever and Yeshiva of The Chofetz Chaim on his Yahrtzeit Over 500,000 Jews Worldwide Join in Special Day of Tefi llah and Unity By Chaim Gold

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 51 YOM KIPPUR The Ba’al Ne’ilah Caring For the Orphan and Widow

By Larry Domnitch rushed to eat. Everyone just sat con- By Yehiel Levy And now, O Israel, what does your God ask of templating the intensity of their you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His During the First World War, prayers. Black bread and tea were fi - Question: When was the last ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with fi erce fi ghting took place between nally brought and the soldiers broke time you invited a widow or or- all your heart and with all your soul and to observe Russian forces and those of the Cen- their fast, yet the chazan who had phan or an elderly couple or un- the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving tral Powers in the land of Galitzia. It aroused them to repentance did not married mom to your Shabbat you today for your own good. It is followed by tell- was a scene of mass carnage. partake. or Yom Tov table, or sukkah, or ing who Hashem is to the people and how His Tens of thousands of Jews fought With the fast and the day over Pesach seder? I mean really in- might is great. Hashem is impartial and takes no for both sides. One Russian Jewish the soldiers lay down on the ground, vite them as true equals and out of true love, not bribes. The next thing on His list is “He defends soldier related the following event. exhausted, but they could not sleep just out of chesed or obligation? the cause of the fatherless and the widows, and Yom Kippur was approaching as they were anxious about the bat- The caring of the fatherless orphans and the the alien, giving them food and clothing.” and Jewish soldiers in a battalion tles that lay ahead. widows is a long tradition under the law. But it This was the beginning of Hashem’s Law for the asked their commander for permis- The following day a new battle seems to me that in today’s policies that we have, care of the fatherless and the widows. Those who sion to gather and pray. Their re- erupted. The fi ghting was furious. as communities, forgotten that this law still ap- were without defenders, had Hashem as the advo- quest was granted and they gath- The cannons began pounding and plies. It is as if, because we are free from the bond cate. The third year tithe was for the purpose of ered in an empty storehouse for the bullets fl ew like hail. Men were of the law, we seem to think that it allows us to supporting the Levites, the sojourners and the fa- prayers. falling all around, one never knew ignore the needs of our families and the needs of therless and widows. It was to be a shared respon- They prayed with heightened which moment might be his last. the many people in our communities. sibility of the community for the needs of the help- emotion and shed bitter tears over Eventually the fi ghting stopped When we say to Hashem that we love Him and less and for those who had no support. Hashem their diffi cult plight as soldiers on and the enemy retreated. The sol- yet neglect those in the most need of care and as- told His people of how He looked upon the care the front. Also prominent on their diers began to regroup and were sistance, we forget that we are to care for those in of the needing and the homeless. He also com- minds was the welfare of their fam- horrifi ed to see that Aronchik, the need and are less fortunate. When Hashem spoke manded that they “When you reap your harvest,… ilies in Poland and Russia facing un- Ba’al Ne’ilah, had fallen. to Moses and gave him the law, He spoke to the beat your olive trees, …gather your grapes…. do not go told dangers due to the war. A grave was dug for him by his Nation of Israel. He established the nation of His back. It is for the fatherless orphans, the sojourners When the time for the conclud- Jewish comrades, giving him his fi - people. The law was not only for the individual and the widows. When the Children of Israel were ing prayer, Ne’ilah, arrived, a young nal honor. On his gravestone they but for community. Not only for the Nation and to enter in the feasts of the Passover, they were to in- soldier named Arontzik was asked wrote, “Here lies Aronchik, the ‘Ba’al its people but also for the leaders of the commu- clude the fatherless and the widows and the travel- to serve as chazan. Ne’ilah’; may his righteous soul rest nity and for the leaders of each tribe of the Sons ers in with their own families so that they would not It was a very special Ne’ilah ser- in peace.” of Abraham. It became the responsibility of the be excluded. This was also true of Shavuot and Suk- vice. Aronchik’s prayers were power- May his heartfelt prayers inspire individual to obey and to serve Hashem’s will. kot. Hashem did not want them to be left out of an- ful, his voice was melodic and pierc- us to pray with greater fervor. The point I am making is, that it is still our ything that pertained to His Blessings. ing. The emotions emitted by his In Aronchik’s merit and in the responsibility to see to the welfare and care of The last verse that I want to include here is: prayers were indescribable, every- merit of the multitudes of Jewish them. We cannot ignore or allow each other to “When you have fi nished paying all the tithe of one present shed a river of tears soldiers who made the supreme sac- neglect or abandon the needs of the elderly or the your produce in the third year, which is the year as they pleaded for their lives in rifi ce on the battlefi elds of the First very young. It is a matter of understanding and of tithing, giving it to the Levites (priests), the so- the face of the horrors of combat. World War, may all our prayers be obeying Hashem’s will, as set down by His law giv- Soon the fast was over, but no one answered. en to Moses in the desert. Â CONTINUED ON P. 73

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By Joe Rotenberg colleagues. Unfortunately, hav- edent for where my parents, siblings and Personalizing “Al Chait” ing spent so much time on my I spent Yom Kippur 1956. In that year, my particular sins, I have to hurry father had decided to return home to Bel- Viduy—we all have to face that chilling to fi nish the collective Viduy be- gium for the fi rst time since he had fl ed Eu- word when Yom Kippur approaches. Con- fore the chazan begins the repe- rope in December 1940. He booked all six of fessing is simply a process none of we hu- tition of the Amidah. us on a seven-week vacation to Europe that mans like to undergo. As we mature, we of involved transatlantic ocean travel. The trip course develop a sense of responsibility for Yom Kippur on to Europe was on the British ocean liner, our personal actions and omissions, but no the High Seas the Queen Elizabeth, and the trip home on one really enjoys reviewing his past failings We speak often of how for- its sister ship, the Queen Mary. As the calen- nor those of his neighbors, even for the tunate we American Jews are dar worked out that year, we boarded the purpose of being forgiven for them. Think to live in an affl uent commu- Queen Mary two days before Yom Kippur; about it the next time you are reciting the nity, to be able, among oth- that meant we would be spending the fast Al Chait portion of the Viduy. Here you er things, to practice our re- on the high seas somewhere between Ice- have listed before you category upon cate- ligion free from oppressive land and Greenland. I remember overhear- gory of sins that people may have commit- governments, repressive socie- ing that the Cunard Line management had ted in the previous year. Interestingly, in ties and hostile neighbors. All arranged for special Yom Kippur services to this prayer, we seek atonement for the sins this is true, but it can lead to re- be held in the fi rst class lounge for those that we have collectively committed. I don’t ligious practice that stretches passengers who wished to participate, a know about you, but I am often struck by the bounds of propriety. Take, major concession since almost all the Jew- how few of these categories apply to me for example, the exotic Jewish ish travelers traveled tourist (third class)! personally, even to the extent that I think holiday vacation packages reg- The fast aboard ship was somewhat unique to myself: “What kind of a person could do ularly offered to our communi- since many passengers were suffering from such a thing?” Then, of course, I stop in my ties through the media: “Spend seasickness and had no appetite to eat an- tefi lla “tracks” when I reach a sin that de- Sukkot in Nairobi: Nine nights in a safa- I confess I have traveled from home on yway, so in that regard they didn’t feel the scribes my iniquitous behavior precisely. ri setting complete with Arbah Minim. occasion to be Oleh Regel to Jerusalem, but deprivation they might otherwise have felt. At that point I’ll spend a serious amount Sleep under the stars and hear our schol- that’s different. Travel away from home on I recently discovered that just three years of time reviewing my personal failings and ars-in-residence discuss topics of inter- a Regel is one thing, but travel away from previously, two young Lubavitcher chasi- ask God for the strength to stop repeating est.” Then there is Pesach at a ski chalet: home on Yom Kippur is much more unu- dim made the same Yom Tov crossing on that behavior. “But it’s a victimless crime,” “Take your pick of British Columbia or the sual. Only one time in my life will I confess the Queen Mary. On that occasion they re- my Yetzer Hara will whisper in my ear. De- Bernese Alps. Spend Chol Hamoed visit- that I spent Yom Kippur away from home ceived a wiregram on board the ship sent spite that rationalization, I realize there are ing the house where Albert Einstein lived and, since I was only six years old at the by the Rebbe in which he instructed them no victimless crimes, for I am a victim of while discovering his Theory of Relativity. time, I don’t consider myself to have been to conduct services for their fellow pas- my own shortcomings and, even more so, Check for time and space when open to responsible for this extravagance. And there sengers and to wish all a Gemar chatimah bear some responsibility for the sins of my the public.” is actually some halachic support and prec- tovah!

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for apples or quince dipped in honey, A Honey Like No Other which may be a result of the many culinary infl uences or perhaps is sim- By Tami Ganeles Weiser, Tablemag.com *** ply a modern, raw version of the an- (printed with permission) The Jews of Greece are divided into two cient spoon sweets. groups. First, the Romaniote Jews who fi rst Baklava—perhaps the most fa- The rocky mountains surrounding arrived during the Byzantine Era more than mous Mediterranean pastry, of Gre- Athens, especially Mount Hymettus, 2,000 years ago; they spoke Greek and lived co-Turkish-Arab origin and the go-to don’t look like they could produce much primarily in cities like Ioannina. Second, dish for every holiday but Passover, of anything. The crags and crevices are the Sephardim who arrived from post-ex- from Uzbekistan to Egypt to the Bal- sparsely dotted with a few hyacinths, cro- pulsion lands more than a millennium lat- kans—was certainly on the tables of cuses, lavender or savory, but the only er, who spoke Ladino and aggregated pri- Greek Jews of every heritage along plant that truly grows well there is wild marily in Thessaloniki (aka Salonika), the with spoon sweets. Many sweet thyme. Feeding on those thyme fl owers, major seat of commerce in Macedonia and dishes, like baklava, were actual- Greece’s gentle cecropia bees produce a in the Aegean Islands. Greek Jews of all ly more associated with the break- honey that is among the most prized in backgrounds were decimated by the Nazis, fast of Yom Kippur, perhaps refl ect- the world: Hymettus honey, also known and today there are few Jews left in Greece. ing the Muslim infl uence of eating as Greek thyme honey. Greek Jews had plenty of honey-rich des- Try Greek thyme honey—dip your apples in it, or such foods at the end of Ramadan. Honey’s fl avor and aroma vary, depend- serts that were served at many religious oc- make a special baklava—for a truly sweet new year. Whether you’re making it for Rosh ing on the fl owers enjoyed by the honey- casions: the Yom Kippur break-fast, Purim, PHOTO: TAMI WEISER Hashanah or saving it for the break- bee. Orange blossom, clover, buckwheat, and in some communities, Rosh Hashanah. In ancient times, Greek sweets were most fast, sesame-fi lled, thyme-honey-soaked bak- or tupelo honey are common; most gro- One of the country’s oldest Jewish com- often “spoon sweets” consisting of fresh lava (recipe below) is inspired by the past cery store honey is a mixture of types from munities was on Rhodes, and according to fruits like fi gs, semi-preserved in honey. The and uses ingredients authentic to the Jews many seasons and locations. Stella Cohen, author of Stella’s Sephardic Jewish ritual of dipping apples in honey on of Greece, while also pleasing a modern pal- Greek thyme honey, however, is like Table: Jewish Family Recipes From the Med- Rosh Hashanah is most likely rooted in me- ate with an amped-up thyme fl avor that no other. It is pale in color, boasts a sa- iterranean Island of Rhodes, several spe- dieval Germany and was not common in tra- gives the dish its deep, savory notes. vory hint of herbaceous thyme fl avor cial desserts were served to make the New ditional Greek Jewish celebrations. But even- (even though it doesn’t contain any actu- Year “sweet, bright and light”: a chewy al- tually, over the centuries of movement and Tami Ganeles Weiser is a writer, food anthropologist, cu- al thyme), and offers a deep, unique per- mond-and-sesame brittle (boulukunio); al- commerce, the many foodways of the Ot- linary educator, trained chef, corporate caterer and re- fume. It costs more than ordinary hon- mond-fi lled, honey-drenched crescent bis- toman Empire, the Balkans, the Arab world, covering lawyer. She is a columnist for The Weiser Kitch- ey, but it’s worth it for special occasions cuits coated in sesame seeds (travados); and and Central and Western Europe seeped into en and ZesterDaily.com and contributes regularly to The when honey really matters—like Rosh pale-colored shamali, a twist on the classic Greek Jewish cooking. There are even recipes Forward, The Nosher, Moment Magazine, and more. Hashanah. Sephardic soaked semolina cake, tishpishti. in contemporary Greek cookbooks explicitly Leading Israeli Hospital Offers Seven Tips for Successful Yom Kippur Fasting Haifa—Just weeks before millions of not only requires emotional preparation, Clearly an acute illness accompanied by fe- ed before the fast. For at least two days be- Jews around the world begin fasting for but physical as well. A person can take ver, vomiting or diarrhea will prevent you fore the fast make sure to drink adequate the Yom Kippur holiday, Rambam Health several important steps before the holi- from fasting. Before going any further, you amounts of fl uids. Remember that the Care Campus’ Director of Geriatrics Tzvi day in order to achieve the best physical should check with your doctor whether healthiest thing to drink is water. Keep Dwolatzky, M.D., is cautioning Jews around condition possible to perform better on your health allows you to fast. a bottle of water with you and note how the world to carefully prepare before fast- Yom Kippur.” 2. Prepare early: At least a week before much you drink—about half a gallon is ing, warning that without proper prepara- Dwolatzky offers seven tips to prepare the fast you should cut down on the dai- generally suffi cient. But don’t overdo it. tion, people increase their chances of fall- you for an easy fast: ly amount of coffee and caffeinated bever- Drinking too much can wash out essential ing ill as a result of the fast. 1. Ask your physician if your health al- ages that you drink. Also, take it easy with salts from your body. “There is a marked difference be- lows you to fast: Many chronic medical salty foods. Keep away from alcohol be- 4. Eat regular meals before the fast: It tween the intended feeling of being un- conditions, such as high blood pressure, cause it stimulates the loss of body water. is important to get your body into a rou- comfortable with not eating or drinking heart disease or arthritis, do not usually The use of artifi cial sweeteners should also tine before the fast. Make sure to eat regu- for 25 hours, and actually becoming ill as prevent you from fasting, as long as your be kept to a minimum. lar meals on the days before the fast. 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Thyme Honey and Sesame Baklava baklava top. Allow the baklava to cool be- fore serving. The sweetness and herbaceousness of • 1 dozen scrapes fresh nutmeg the fi lo in the bottom of the pan and brush Kitchen Tips: the Greek thyme honey is kicked up with Syrup: with the thyme butter. Repeat until you 1. These will keep for a day or two, plenty of fresh cultivated thyme. Hon- • 1 cup Hymettus honey (also labeled have used 4 sheets. wrapped in foil and refrigerated, but they ey labeled as Hymettus, Attica or Greek thyme honey) 3. Spread one thin layer of the ses- will be soggy. Tasty, but soggy. thyme honey can be found online and at • 2/3 cup water ame mixture (about 1 cup of fi lling) on 2. Filo will dry, break, and crumble away specialty and spice shops, but the less-ex- • 2/3 cup sugar top of the fi lo, cover with a sheet of fi lo if it is left out of the package uncovered. pensive Greek blend will work for this • 1 cinnamon stick and brush with butter; repeat with three The trick is to balance keeping it moist dish as well. This sesame baklava hits • 10 sprigs fresh thyme more sheets. Cover with another layer without getting it wet. If it is wet, it will sweet high notes and savory bass notes • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt of sesame mixture, and repeat this pro- clump. You may also fi nd that it will clump in a memorable modern harmony. Great • Juice and zest of one lemon (about 3 cess for a total of 3 more times (using 16 in places if you keep it in the refrigerator for Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur break- Tbsp. juice, 1 Tbsp. zest) sheets), making sure to brush each sheet too long after it has defrosted. Follow the fast, it can last up to 5 days—if you are Method: liberally with butter. advice on the package about defrosting. I lucky enough to be able to keep it around 1. Preheat oven to 350. Place the butter 4. With a very sharp knife, cut diagonal- use parchment paper on the fi lo covered that long. and thyme in a medium saucepan over low ly across the pan, creating diamonds. Bake by a damp kitchen towel. Together it allows Ingredients: to medium heat until completely melted. for 45 minutes until it is a warm brown. just enough moisture through to keep the • 1 pound unsalted butter Remove from heat and allow to cool. 5. While it is baking, make the syrup. fi lo sheets workable, but never wet. But no • 5 sprigs fresh thyme 2. Place the sesame seeds, dried dates, Place the honey, water, sugar, cinnamon matter how you choose to do it, you must • 1 pound frozen fi lo dough, defrosted sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix stick, thyme, salt, lemon juice and zest in a keep it covered. • Sesame Filling: to combine. Set aside. Brush a 9- by 13- by saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook un- 3. A 1-pound box of fi lo often contains • 2 cups toasted sesame seeds 2-inch pan with the butter. Keeping the fi lo til it just comes to a boil and remove from about 28 sheets. In some brands each sheet • 1 cup dried, pitted Medjool dates, cut sheets covered completely with a layer of heat. Set aside. is 12 inches by 17 inches, but fi lo sheet siz- into 1/8-inch dice parchment paper and then a damp kitch- 6. Remove baklava from the oven and es as well as the amount of sheets vary by • 2/3 cup sugar en towel on top, remove one sheet and re- pour the syrup over it evenly, allowing it company, so be fl exible and use your com- • 3 tsps. roasted ground cinnamon cover the remainder (see Kitchen Tips); lay to saturate the layers until it just covers the mon sense.

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By Wallace Greene school choice. It’s become very competi- dividually crafted to sell the school and en- tive. Today’s successful Jewish day school/ courage enrollment. At the head of this ev- As society evolves, in- yeshiva principal is more of a CEO and er-expanding pyramid is the principal. stitutions become more less of an educator. The reality is that our In some schools, the Executive Direc- complex. Administering schools all engage in fundraising, promo- tor relieves the principal of some admin- a Jewish day school has tion, interactive websites, state-of-the-art istrivia, especially in areas of fi nances and become a very compli- technology, sports teams, extra-curricular building management. However, much of tor must understand each instrument even cated endeavor. At one activities, parent activities, guidance, test- the principal’s time is still spent in meet- though he/she may not actually play that point in the not-too-dis- ing, trips, assemblies, electives, record keep- ings and conferences, and on the phone or instrument, a principal must know about tant past, a principal hired teachers, main- ing, edifi ce enhancements, expansion, mar- computer. Parents with issues, Board mem- each component that goes into running a tained educational standards, and kept chil- keting, Facebook, YouTube, parent-teacher bers with ideas or complaints, faculty with successful school. A principal may not be dren, parents and Board members content. conferences, professional development, questions, and students with various needs able to teach quadratic equations, mito- Today the job description has changed dra- in-service programs, etc. There was a time occupy a principal’s day. Add to this time sis, Steinbeck, Navi, or Rav Kook, but he/ matically. Society in general, and the Jew- when high school acceptance consisted of spent on certifi cation, dealing with local she must be able to recognize if it is being ish education consumer in particular, have a letter and a fi nancial packet for parents. school districts, correspondence, planning, taught well. The primary role of a principal become more demanding. Today’s eighth grader receives a high-pow- and putting out the fi res that constantly oc- should still be that of an educational lead- Our community is blessed with a pleth- ered glitzy personalized digital presenta- cur in every school. er. As important as all the other aspects of ora of school options. Herd mentality or ge- tion package complete with graphics, It’s diffi cult to be an expert in everything. a school are, the most important task of a ographic proximity no longer determines music and hard-sell components, each in- However, much like a symphony conduc- principal is to spend time in classrooms as often as possible, to establish curricular goals, and to foster maximum teacher ef- fectiveness. Ditch the workout...JOIN THE PARTY! Because running a school has be- come so multi-faceted, an entire cohort of non-teaching personnel has been added to every school administration. [See Jewish Link, Oct. 23, 2014.] This is the CEO aspect of the principal. The Early Childhood Direc- tor, Assistant Principals for General Studies and Jewish Studies, Director of Special Ser- vices, Director of Guidance, Director of Ed- ucational Technology, Director of Develop- ment, Curriculum Coordinator, Admissions Director, etc. all report to the principal. It’s a challenge to be on top of everything all the time. Veteran prin- cipals report that most of their train- ing has been on the job. Graduate programs focus on education theory, business models and some practical Zumba with Nummy ! issues. Most profes- sors there have not been in a school for years or decades. The Jewish commu- nity today is very sophisticated and de- mands much of a principal. It’s not an easy Ten week session begins the week job. The skill sets are not easily defi ned, nor is task-specifi c training generally available. of October 12th, 2015! Mentoring is the best solution. New princi- pals should be required to spend time with Mondays 4:45pm-5:30pm 1st & 2nd grade (Bergenfield, NJ) successful veteran educators for hands- on learning. 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that’s about as far as we got because it was ulation of self-trainers and those who need- want it becoming too popular before I get Untrained almost bath time, and that meant he would ed help in training would become extinct, one more use out of it. The playgroups may likely pee in it, and not in the toilet. So we unwilling to further procreate. And yet, for all change their policies and make some By Sarah Abenaim had a super-successful fi rst day, with two some reason, I had four children. kind of toilet-training test that a kid has to dry pairs of underwear. He did not win But the thing is, I only trained two of pass before showing up in underwear, and Now that my baby any candies or stickers, but I suppose that’s my kids. One child I sent to school and then I’ll be doomed.) is two-and-a-half, and is good because I hadn’t even made a chart. pretended that she was trained. I knew My daughter trained very successfully, probably not a baby an- Toilet training is the part of parenting she could do it; she was just so resistant courtesy of her teachers. And I felt so lucky ymore, I fi gured it was nobody warns you about. Probably that’s and stubborn at home, but I fi gured she that I had scored this freebie training expe- time to start toilet train- because it would drastically reduce our would be nicer to her playgroup teachers. rience, that I fi gured I should have another ing. He seemed quite capable to go on com- population, as who would ever want to vol- So I dropped her off in underwear and an- child after her, because child-rearing wasn’t mand in the shower, and so I thought may- untarily have children and endure the un- nounced, “We are working on training,” that bad, after all! be this would translate into some very easy predictability of spontaneous accidents on and said goodbye. It wasn’t really lying be- And so here I am, trying to train that potty work. The thing that had been de- the new carpet, in a car seat during a fi ve- cause “working” is a vague term that en- fourth child, or trying to wait until he learns laying me is that I was still holding out for hour road trip, or in the middle of an aisle compasses a lot of aspects of toilet training. on his own. He starts school this week. May- him to be that prodigal “he trained himself” at Target (and then you are forced to add a We purchased Dora underwear, and I even be I will just send him in the Thomas under- poster-child that every family seems to get. roll of paper towels to your shopping cart bought an end-of-training prize that sat wear, throw an extra roll of paper towels in I haven’t had one yet, and so I had hopes and use a few to clean up the puddle. True wrapped on her desk. So what if she had his backpack, and hope for the best… that he would defi nitely be “it.” He wasn’t. story. All of them). All of you parents of never been near a toilet? (Please try not to Or maybe I just didn’t wait long enough. self-trainers clearly don’t get it. You are in steal this trick, or else the teachers may one Sarah Abenaim is a freelance writer living in Teaneck. I bought the Thomas the Train under- your own, spoiled club. In fact, the world day catch on. I may have to resort to this She can be reached at [email protected]. wear. He put on two pairs at once. And would probably become a bottleneck pop- strategy with my son this year, and I don’t

pals with great longevity because they spent pals be encouraged to generate the sweet Who Wants To Be A Principal? their career keeping those in power happy, music of children as they study Torah in Á CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE thus conserving and protecting their job at the most optimal ways possible. After all, the expense of their students. according to the Talmud, the survival of ly always teaching his constituency.) New Jersey has the second-highest the entire world rests upon the sounds of Just as a physician’s fi rst duty is to do no percentage of eligible students in Jew- schoolchildren learning Torah. harm, a principal’s primary directive is to al- ish day schools in the country. Northern ways do what is in the child’s best interest. At New Jersey has the highest percentage Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene was a principal at two ele- times this is diffi cult, especially when a par- in the country of parents who are them- nary Jewish schools and attracted fi ne ed- mentary schools and a high school, and for many years ent thinks otherwise or there are political selves day school graduates and the high- ucational leaders. was the Chairman of The National Board of License considerations and ramifi cations. It is some- est percentage of families who are shom- Just as symphony conductors focus on For Teachers and Principals in Jewish Schools in North times challenging to be a principal with prin- rei mitzvot. The density of Jewish life in the collaboration of musicians to produce America. ciples. All too often we have observed princi- our community has produced extraordi- elegant sounds, so, too, should our princi-

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Harried Homework Woes 2) There are certain assignments that can ryover is always possible. Additionally, we be verbally completed with a note from the strongly encourage all of our families to only to have it go fl ying. That is our tone. parent stating that the assignment was com- communicate with their children’s teach- It determines how much a muscle needs pleted successfully. Spelling and vocabulary ers and work closely to fi nd the best solu- to work to accomplish an activity. When in the early grades are examples of subjects tions so their children can maximize their someone has low muscle tone, these regu- that may be able to be completed verbally potential in school. As therapists, we speak lar tasks can become more challenging. De- with a note to the teacher from the parent. or email with teachers on a regular basis. pending on the severity of the hypotonic- 3) Children with low muscle tone benefi t It is so important for teachers and inter- ity, the muscle strength and endurance greatly from extra movement and different ventionists to communicate, and all par- become affected as well. types of sensory experiences, including tac- ents should encourage their children’s ther- Handwriting is one of those skills that tile. This stimulates the muscles and allows apists and teachers to work as a team. It is By Alyssa Colton and Aviva Lipner requires a synthesis of a great many skills, the child to be more alert and the muscles only as a team that our children can reach including, though not exclusively, gross- become more responsive. Activities such as their greatest potential. “My child has low muscle tone and fa- and fi ne-motor strength and coordination; bouncing on an exercise ball, wall push ups, tigues easily. She struggles to make it sensory organization; language develop- playing with putty or sand, and jumping Alyssa Colton MA, OTR/L and Aviva Lipner MA, OTR/L through her school day and is coming home ment; cognitive development and so much jacks are all great strategies to help children are pediatric occupational therapists and owners of with tons of homework. She is physically more. This is why so many children strug- with muscle tone increase their endurance. Kids’ Therapy Place, LLC and Kids’ Therapy Toy Store. unable to get through her written home- gle with handwriting. When low muscle Our practice maintains an open-door They can be reached at [email protected]. work, even with my help. I am trying to bal- tone is an issue, shoulder and arm strength, policy to parents and caregivers so that car- ance making sure she completes all of the hand position and fi nger grasp and overall homework so that she is learning and see- endurance can impede handwriting. This Procedure: ing to it that she has some down time be- can affect a child’s ability to keep up with Ruth Book’s ‘Perfect Honey Cake’ Sift dry ingredients and set aside. Beat fore she goes to sleep at night. Do you sug- work in the classroom and complete as- Á CONTINUED FROM P. 56 eggs in mixing bowl. Combine slowly gest that I communicate with her school signments for homework. with sugar, oil and then honey. Add cof- and let them know how diffi cult things are There are many different strategies to chat Torah. But every morsel is usually fee, alternating with your dry ingredients, and how hard she is working? How should help a child get through homework when gone long before that time, and I often taking care to mix only until the dry ingre- I modify her homework?” low muscle tone is a factor. have to bake one or even two more times dients are combined. Thanks for your question. This is a com- 1) Break up the assignments. Most of to get through the season. Enjoy! The mixture can be poured into one mon situation for children with low mus- our children have different assignments Ingredients: 9”x12” cake pan, or two loaf pans or in mi- cle tone, also known as hypotonicity. Mus- for different subjects. Each assignment • 2 eggs ni-loaf or cupcake pans. Fill the pans half- cle tone is the amount of force that the should be given a specifi c amount of time • ¾ cup sugar way or a little more. Bake at 375 degrees. muscles use to move or complete a task. to complete. After that period of time, the • ¾ cup canola oil The baking time can be anywhere from For example, when you reach for a juice child should have a timed break. This break • ¾ cup honey 15 to 35 or 40 minutes, depending on the container that you assume is full, your can be used for a snack, to run around the • 1 tsp baking soda depth of your pan. Test for doneness by brain signals your arm and hand to lift it house or yard (or some other form of exer- • 1 tsp baking powder piercing with a toothpick; if the toothpick carefully since it is heavy. Many of us have cise, such as swinging or jumping, our fa- • 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa comes away clean, the cake is done. If you experienced that feeling of lifting an emp- vorites). After the break, the child returns to • 1 tsp cinnamon don't have a toothpick, just wait until the ty juice container with too much force, work and repeats the cycle. • 2 cups fl our middle of the cake doesn't jiggle when • 1 cup strong brewed decaf or regular you move the oven rack. The recipe dou- coffee bles well and freezes well.

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By Raziel Siegman and Netanel Tager new school year begins, many students are excited to join the wide array of clubs and On Thursday, September 3rd, the new activities that MTA has to offer. The com- school year entered “pre-season” with the ing school year appears to be a promising annual freshmen orientation; the incoming one – all the students arrived at historic freshmen class – scheduled to be the 100th Zysman Hall, surprised and excited to see graduating class of YUHSB – were excited all the building renovations that had been to meet their new teachers and fellow class- done over the summer. The 4th fl oor class- mates as they embark on their high school rooms have been newly carpeted, and have adventure. The day consisted of somewhat larger, more modern desks and new chairs. shortened classes following the regular Some of the bathrooms were also redone schedule, in order for the teachers and stu- and many areas of the school have been re- dents to get acquainted with each other be- painted. Students were also treated to spe- fore the beginning of the actual school year. cial iPhone wallets bearing the MTA logo. YU Rosh Yeshiva Rav Hershel Schachter even Tryouts for a large variety of Lions’ teams made his way into all of the freshmen class- took place during the evenings and fi nal es to issue words of greeting and to discuss rosters are almost set. sons’ teachers, school leaders, and to get ac- his own experiences as a MTA student. Back-to-School Night then took place quainted with fellow members of the MTA On Tuesday, September 8th, the “regu- for parents the evening of September 9th; family. Parents, students and faculty are all lar season” offi cially commenced. As the parents had the opportunity to meet their excited about the year ahead. Yeshivat RYNJ Welcomes Happy He'Atid Is Students Back to School Prepped for Students Teachers and administrators spent the whole summer preparing for our students to join in a year of learning and exploration, and were thrilled to welcome them to their Rabbi Price, RYNJ Head of School, enjoying ices with some of our new classrooms and begin the process of getting to know each child and guiding them through to RYNJ students. A cool way to welcome all of our new students. the multi-layered lessons they have planned.

RYNJ students were glad to see one another after a RYNJ students were defi nitely HAPPY to be back at school! relaxing summer.

All Smiles at Yeshivat Noam

RYNJ wishes the entire community a Shana Tova. Back to School With Frisch

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 61 Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser Visits Bruriah High School Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser visited the wide with his divrei chizuk in special series on WABC and CBS TV, as JEC’s Bruriah High School in the days lead- and hisorerus. During the well as on CNN. He has authored more than ing up to Rosh Hashanah to deliver a mes- past few years he has made ten books, which appeal to a broad reader- sage of inspiration and awakening in ad- several trips to the war-torn ship, on a variety of topics. It Happened in vance of the High Holidays. communities in Bosnia, Ser- Heaven, Living on the Edge and Missing Often recognized as the familiar, sooth- bia and Croatia, establishing a Letters are collections of remarkable fi rst- ing voice heard daily on morning radio 91.1 close tie with its Jewish pop- hand anecdotes and stories of faith and FM WFMU and 620 AM WSNR, Rabbi Dovid ulation, and offering encour- encouragement. Something to Say, Free- Goldwasser disseminates Torah to tens of agement and inspiration to dom of the Soul (on the Haggadah), and Te- thousands on radio and through his many those who suffered through hillim Kol Simcha feature Torah thoughts speaking engagements around the world. the war and are now trying to and profound insights into the weekly To- As a community leader and spiritual men- rebuild their lives. rah portion, the challenges of our times, tor of Congregation Bnei Yitzchok in Brook- One of the pioneers of the and commentary on Psalms. Elul and Tish- lyn, New York, Rabbi Goldwasser is a noted outreach movement, Rabbi rei are written in a daily lesson format in lecturer who has galvanized audiences from Goldwasser has become a leg- anticipation of the holiest months of the every background with his eloquence and endary fi gure. He has a special year and the Yomim Noraim in which Rab- Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser addresses Bruriah students. dynamism for almost three decades. CREDIT: BRURIAH HS talent to reach and affect the bi Goldwasser presents philosophical ob- As a veteran in the fi eld of chinuch and greater community through servations and refl ective concepts gleaned an acknowledged expert in educational tion to countless individuals, couples and his warm and sincere personality, as well from various sources. Rabbi Goldwass- concerns, Rabbi Goldwasser is consulted families who have sought his guidance and as through his keen penetrating Torah in- er has also published two comprehensive on a regular basis. Rabbi Goldwasser’s keen counsel. sights into the human condition. Rabbi books on the topic of eating disorders en- perception and insight, as well as his car- At the behest of community leaders Goldwasser is a featured weekly columnist titled Starving to Live, and Starving Souls: ing and concern, has enabled him to offer internationally, Rabbi Goldwasser travels in the Jewish Press and a regular contribu- A Spiritual Guide to Understanding Eating much-needed encouragement and inspira- extensively, motivating audiences world- tor to the Hamodia. He has been featured Disorders. Recent Frisch TABC Sukkah Grad Shares Sweet Builders Serve Aliyah Moment Elderly and Disabled Dotan Rand ‘15, one of Elul and the Yomim Noraim are a time for introspection, with several recent Frisch alum- one of the goals being considering how we can all do more for ni serving in Israel as lone the community in the coming year. Nineteen of TABC’s talmi- soldiers, receives a care dim already started to package of honey cake and do their part on erev cookies from her host fam- Rosh Hashanah, as ily on Kibbutz Lavi, locat- they put up sukkot for ed in Northern Israel, for a the elderly and hand- sweet new year. Dotan will icapped community. be drafted in mid-Novem- Their efforts were co- ber with a group of 17 oth- ordinated with the or- er lone soldiers. “Although ganization Safely@ there are many challenges Home. The talmidim to starting a new life here, were kind and sensi- my aliyah journey has been tive to the homeown- off to an incredible start,” ers and acted like true said Dotan. bnei Torah.

TABC Heads Back to School

62 September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Learning Beyond Classroom Walls: The Smedra Family 21st-Century Learning Space at Frisch If you wandered into The Smedra Fam- create graphic and 3D design; the music ily 21st-Century Learning Space unaware of track, which will use the room for music its background, you might think you en- composition using Logic Pro advanced pro- countered a professional laboratory or, fessional sound editing software; and by at the very least, a high-tech college class- science research classes, to use for 3D gene room. A modern work space equipped with sequencing. the latest tools to design professional-quali- “My vision for this lab is for it to be used ty videos, apps, music and publications, the as a center of technology-enhanced learn- Smedra Family 21st-Century Learning Space ing throughout the day, whether it’s for is actually one of the newest additions to class or for various after-school clubs and Yeshivat Frisch. activities,” said Rabbi Pittinsky. Aware of the major role technology Frisch students enjoying learning beyond limits in the new Smedra Family 21st-Century Students will also be able to use the plays in our world today, Frisch has al- Learning Space. room on a BYOD (bring your own person- ways been on the forefront of technolog- more, whether they work on their own the space. “A senior walked into the room al device) basis, allowing them to work in- ical innovation—from installing Smart- projects or collaborate with peers on on the fi rst day of school and immediate- dependently with their own computers or Boards in every classroom to equipping group assignments. The room includes ly began musing about the types of pro- tablets, but powered by the collective tech- students with iPads. To continue help- iMac computers with Retina 5K displays, jects he could create this year, such as stop nological forces that exist in the room. ing students acquire all the skills needed a 3D printer and 3D scanner to create motion videography for Shiriya. This new “It was a wonderful experience partner- to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing physical objects based on their 3D design, learning space will be a genuine idea in- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Smedra to bring the educational and professional landscape, video conferencing software to support cubator, and I’m excited to see what our concept of the 21st-Century Learning Space Frisch is proud to add the new learning blended learning, and an interactive fl at students will create with the possibilities to fruition,” said Rachel Roth, Frisch’s Di- space, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Ira panel touch display linked to an Apple TV available for them here.” rector of Development. “The Smedras are and Mrs. Rachel Smedra, grandparents of to air presentations from both computer Frisch teachers will be able to bring passionate about ensuring that our stu- Max Srulowitz ’17. The space will be the and mobile devices. their classes for project-based activities in- dents leave Frisch with the tools necessary home of a brand-new project-based com- “It’s amazing to see students walk into volving research, collaboration, specialized to succeed in the ever-evolving technologi- puter science curriculum and will be uti- the room and realize that the world is computer applications, graphic design, 3D cal world. We are incredibly grateful for the lized to technologically enhance a varie- available at their fi ngertips,” said Rabbi design, and video and audio editing. Some Smedra family’s generous support which ty of other classes. Students will create Tzvi Pittinsky, Frisch’s Director of Educa- of the ways Rabbi Pittinsky envisions the has allowed us to create this innovative ad- music, videos, graphic design and art, and tional Technology, who will be overseeing space being utilized is by the arts track, to dition to Frisch.” Moriah Fifth Graders Bake Challah With Secret Messages For our summer reading book, the fi fth graders read across enemy lines during the Revolutionary War. On Fri- lots of fun and are still trying to guess who sent them the novel “Toliver’s Secret.” The climax of the story was day, the fi fth graders baked challahs with secret New Year their secret message! when the main character smuggled a secret message messages inside for their classmates The students had L’Shana Tova!

TABC Grads Are Off to Israel YOE PTA Spreads Rosh As he does every year, TABC principal Arthur Hashanah Sweetness Poleyeff traveled to the airport these last few weeks to see off each of his talmidim as they departed to JEC’s Yeshiva of Elizabeth’s PTA learn in Israel for the year. May they have much rep Ilana Adams of Hillside pre- hatzlacha and continue to grow as bnei Torah.We sents Shana Tova apple and honey look forward to maintaining a kesher with each and package to popular Yeshiva of Eliz- every one of them. abeth early childhood teacher Sa- Off to Sha’alvim rah Cohen. The PTA, under the leadership once again of Tara Speyer, also of Hillside, distributed packages to the entire YOE staff and JEC ad- ministration. PHOTO COURTESY OF YESHIVA OF ELIZABETH

Off to Mevaseret and Eretz HaTzvi Leaving to HaKotel JEC to Welcome Rescued Holocaust Torah

The Jewish Educational and Judith Wilf and Sidney and Center will hold a Hachnasat Biana Wilf. Sefer Torah to welcome a res- The dedication will take cued Holocaust Torah to the place on the JEC Elmora cam- school. The Torah is dedicated pus at 330 Elmora Avenue in by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mos- Elizabeth on Tuesday, October berg in loving memory of Harry 13, at 10 a.m. On their way to Netiv Aryeh and Torat Shraga Heading to Lev HaTorah 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 63 SPORTS Gotham Burger Sportstar of the Week Zach Israeli The Jewish Link of New Jersey and loves the game of soccer and set the stand- the game, I watch highlights of my favorite Gotham Burger would like to recognize ard for future team leaders.” players and fi lm of previous games just to 16-year-old Zach Israeli as this week’s Sport- JLNJ spoke with Zach to get a sense of get a feel for the game. star of the Week. This past spring Zach was who he is: What is your earliest sports memory? captain of the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Zach Yasher Koach on another great sea- I remember when I was about fi ve Academy JV boys’ soccer and stood out as son of soccer, who would you say is your role years old I was in a little kickers soccer an exceptional forward. He scored a team model and why? league and even though they didn’t keep high 26 goals, helping guide his team to My role model is my grandfather. Along score, me, being ultra-competitive, was a 7-1 record (including fi ve blowout wins) with his family, he went through very hard able to tell anyone what happened in each and the league championship. Coach Lo- times as a child but he persevered and be- and every game. gan Singman told the JLNJ, “Zach was an came the inspiration that he is today. Even What is your favorite sports memory? important leader for our team. He always though, at some times, all he had to eat My favorite sports memory is winning believed in our ability to succeed and was was grass and wild vegetation, he grew the championship for Kushner in May. a great support to me as a coach. Zach truly into one of the best athletes in all of what There’s nothing like the rush of hearing the CREDIT: LISA APPELBAUM crowd counting down the last seconds and was then Palestine in the 1940s. He also having your teammates and your friends Teaneck Junior Soccer fought for the State of Israel in the War of storm the court. Also, there’s nothing like Independence and put his life on the line the feeling of watching Coach Logan Sing- that the Jews could have a homeland. man so genuinely happy. Who is your favorite professional ath- What are some of your favorite things to lete? do when not playing soccer? My favorite athlete is Harry Kane. He When I’m not playing soccer, I like to is a twenty-two-year-old soccer player for listen to and play music, and play FIFA on Tottenham Hotspur. He has a reputation the XBOX. throughout the whole world for having What is the best thing about being a an extreme passion and love for the game. Sportstar? Right now, he is one of the best strikers on The best thing about being the Sport- the planet and he is a player who I try to star of the Week is obviously getting the emulate. gift certifi cate to Gotham burger. Just kid- What is your pregame routine? ding. Without a doubt it’s really just being My pregame starts the night before able to represent my team and school in a the game, when I start my stretching. Be- big publication like this Jewish Link. tween the night before and game time, I The Gotham Burger Sportstar of the Isaac and Elisha Levine like to have stretched two or three times Week will receive a $10 gift certifi cate to playing Teaneck Junior TJSL U10 Team Canada posing after a strong 4-2 win against so that I’ll be loose when the game starts. I Gotham Burger. Please send nominees for Soccer on opening day. Team Panama. also try to drink a lot of water and eat lots next week’s Gotham Burger Sportstar of of carbohydrates. In the two hours before the Week to [email protected]

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It’s said cleanliness is next to godliness, an adage Ray Evangelista of Aqua Clean Power Washing seems to have taken to heart. Certifi ed by the United Association of Mobile Contract Cleaners (UAMCC), his company provides a variety of clean- ing services, among them removing mold from the roofs of residential housing, graf- fi ti removal and cleaning hardscape sur- faces, such as the concrete surrounding pools. Personable and passionate, Evange- A half-cleaned roof, illustrating the eff ects of A member of Evangelista’s team cleaning the The house post-cleanse. lista sees his role as not simply a business soft washing. CREDIT: RAY EVANGELISTA side of a house. CREDIT: RAY EVANGELISTA CREDIT: RAY EVANGELISTA owner who happens to work in New Jer- results in truly dramatic differences in the carefully composed soap solutions. These ufacturer to investigate any possibly de- sey; rather, he feels strongly that it is his health and cleanliness of his client’s prop- are based on the recommendations of structive side-effects their product may duty to contribute positively to the com- erty. the Asphalt Roofi ng Manufacturers As- have been causing. munities in which he works. He takes seri- “You have to remember, when clean- sociation (ARMA), which endorses a mix- Taking care of one’s roof properly might ously his motto to “do no harm.” For Evan- ing a roof, the destructive elements pres- ture of bleach and water, to which AQPW seem to be one item among many on a gelista, examining his work with minute ent are, in a broad sense, alive,” Evangelis- adds a microbial cleanser. The use of this homeowner’s to-do list, a task that could attention is not a chore, but a task under- ta said. Mold, gleocapsa magma (a strain solution is known as “soft washing.” Soft easily fade into the background of the may- taken with diligence and pride. Evangelis- of photosynthesizing bacteria) and al- washing is also extremely effective on hem of daily life. However, a roof is not ta is not merely interested in houses sus- gae feed on humidity-rich environments, cleaning a variety of materials, including merely a covering of a house, but protec- taining damage, or that have fallen into and as they spread over a roof, they cre- stucco, brick, concrete as well as vinyl and tion for your home; it does not simply de- disrepair, but frequently advises his clients ate black streaks and stains. One method aluminum siding. fend household items and material goods on how to better maintain their homes so of response would be to apply a great deal Evangelista is conscientious in his from the elements, but keeps your family that the situation is signifi cantly less like- of pressure in a method known as pow- business practices. For example, when he secure and safe. When taken seriously, un- ly to recur. As he points out, buying roof er washing, but using this method alone found that a soap his company had been derstanding the role of a roof means com- materials with a guarantee of a certain pe- would likely fail to eliminate the organ- using was potentially causing damage prehending its manifold services. At which riod of time (say, 35 years) means that it isms. In addition, applying pressure in this to his client’s plants, a discovery which point the name Ray Evangelista should will need regular attending to, in order for way can remove granules from the roof’s even in retrospect appeared to pain him, come to mind. After all, he’s understood that promise to become a reality. Speaking tiles, degrading the asphalt out of which he did not just switch products and be- this all along. with the Jewish Link, Evangelista demon- they are made. Instead, Aqua Clean Pow- gin using a fertilizer similar Miracle-Gro Please contact Ray Evangelista at Aqua strated his enthusiasm for the care and er Washing can clear the roof of a house to shield his client’s gardens, but he addi- Clean Power Washing at www.gentlepow- analysis his company undertakes, which with a single low-pressure spray of their tionally made sure to work with the man- erwashing.com and (201) 424-1800.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM September 17, 2015 • 4 Tishrei, 5776 69 REAL ESTATE Fall: The Best Season for Home Improvement (BPT) The rituals of fall include sending up a big reveal when the holidays roll kids back to school, raking leaves and cheer- around. ing on the hometown football team. In ad- dition, a new fall tradition has emerged for Falling prices America’s nearly 74 million homeowners - Fall is an excellent time to save money home improvement. by fi nding great deals on home improve- This fall promises to be particularly ment supplies and service. Year-end sales popular for home projects. Lower gas pric- begin and discounts can be steep. Retail- es are boosting people’s discretionary in- ers like Lumber Liquidators, with their an- come and Metrostudy’s latest Residential nual Yard Sale in October, often have dis- Remodeling Index points to a continued counts to clear inventory before the New rise in activity. Year. Also, contractors are busiest during Like many trends, there isn’t one par- the warmer months - their business cools ticular reason fall has emerged as a popular as the weather does. time for home improvement, several fac- Facing tight timelines and tighter budg- tors play a role. ets, homeowners often need to prioritize their projects. Installing hardwood fl oors of- Energy efficiency is top of mind The weather is nice inevitably arrive). ten provides a high return on investment, With colder weather on the horizon, Home improvement projects can be both from a quantitative (home value) and homeowners shudder at the thought of hard and even grueling work, particularly The holiday entertaining wow factor qualitative (pride in ownership) standpoint. higher heating costs. They upgrade win- for DIYers. Lower temperatures and humid- Everyone wants their home to sparkle No matter what a homeowner choos- dows, layer in more insulation, service or ity create a much more comfortable envi- when they welcome family and friends es to do during the fall home improvement replace old furnaces and, in some cases, do ronment for getting things done (and rhe- during the holidays. Completing a home season, it will help reduce cabin fever dur- all of the above. torically keeping your cool when obstacles improvement project during the fall sets ing the winter months.

Why I’m Worth More Than an Iced Coffee Á CONTINUED FROM P. 44 iced coffee required supervision and felt painful, affecting not only my mental state but also triggering a psychosomatic effect, causing a stomach ache at the fi rst sip. Now, of course, I recognize that an iced coffee is not lunch. An iced coffee is meant to be refreshing, tasty, and perhaps to pro- vide some much-needed caffeine. Food is not meant to be looked at as a chore or some- thing to be manipulated. It is to be enjoyed. Perhaps an individual is on a healthy diet so there is some consciousness about intake. At the same time, this is not a reason to spend copious amounts of time thinking about food. This experience only takes away from spending one’s time meaningfully and doing things to develop and foster the soul self. My eating disorder robbed me of years of my one life that I have to live. And so, I can acknowledge how much the strug- gle taught me about myself, how it point- ed me in the direction of my life goals. But I will never let an iced coffee control me that way it did in the past.

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