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(from combined services) rael, to ask him to commute Jonathan Pollard’s sen- tence to time served. By April 8, he will have spent he national offi ce of Young Israel is en- 10,000 days in prison. Tcouraging people to call the White House, As part of the “Call for Clemency Campaign,” when President Barack Obama leaves for Is- people across the United States are encouraged to call President Obama and request the re- lease of Jonathan Pollard and to tell the White House that 28 years in prison is more than enough. People can contact the White House between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST at 202-456-1414 to ask the President to re- lease Pollard. BRACE YOURSELF... Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Pe- res, the leaders of every major political par- ty in the Knesset, and U.S. government of- BEAUTIFUL fi cials, legal professionals, and religious FOR A SMILE. groups have all called for Pollard›s release, as has the Conference of Presidents of Ma-

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UN Exonerates Israel ‘crime against humanity.’” Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), sraeli air strikes on Gaza during November told JTA that “Rather than pursuing closer ties Tatoos Decried I2012’s Operation Pillar of Defense were blamed with the United States, Europe and Israel, Er- Israeli campaign angers survivors for the death of the 11-month-old son of a BBC dogan continues to pursue a policy of distance (from combined services) cameraman, Jihad Misharawi, when a missile hit and isolation from the West.” his home. The Israelis were vilifi ed for the kill- n Israeli ad agency. Baumann-Ber-Rivnay, will distribute ing by The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Huffi ng- France Declares International Athousands of temporary numeric tattoos for teenagers ton Post and others. Now a UN Human Rights Responsibility for Iranian on Yom Hashoah to honor the memory of the Holocaust. Council report released on March 6 said he was Nuclear Program The main goal, according to an agency spokeswoman, is to killed by what appeared to be a Palestinian rock- get children and teenagers involved and have them remem- et that fell short of Israel. The report stated that rench President Francois Hollande told Israeli ber the tragedy of the Holocaust. Palestinian armed groups continuously violate FPresident Shimon Peres: “If Iran continues to de- “Teenagers today use new media constantly—the Inter- international humanitarian law by launching velop nuclear weapons, the international commu- net, smartphones, Facebook and such, so we decided to indiscriminate attacks on civilians, thereby dis- nity, not Israel, will bear the responsibility to stop reach them in a language they will connect with,” she said. regarding the principle of distinction. It also said it. Iran is not just a danger to Israel but a danger to The temporary tattoos have a code next to the numbers that that they fail to take all feasible precautions in the Gulf region, to Europe and to the whole world.” lead the user to a website where the survivor whose number attacks by launching rockets from populated are- is next to the code will recount his or her story. The stickers as, since many of those rockets land in their own Americans Pressure PA to will be handed out to Israeli middle and high schools. territory and kill their own people. Avoid Unilateral Moves A spokesman for the Center for Holocaust Survivors, said aaretz has learned that the Americans are “This is in very bad taste. We believe that’s not the way to ed- New Pope is Friend Hpressuring the Palestinian Authority to avoid ucate the public… because horrible things happened to our of the Jews any more unilateral moves, including petition- people, they were treated as if they were not human beings. he Washington Post reports that Pope Francis, ing the International Court of Justice against Is- …We represent 52 organizations that deal with survivors and Twho was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the rael. The Palestinians agreed on condition that no one likes the idea, so I don’t know why they are going to archbishop of Buenos Aires, is friendly toward the administration offers an acceptable formu- go ahead with it,” he said. the Jewish people and noted his sympathetic and la to bring the two sides back to the negotiating The agency begs to differ. 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By Jeanette Friedman Her study was used by Cardinal Augustin Bea to draft portions of Nostra Atate, known to many as Vat- outh Orange—Father John T. Pawlikowski and ican II, which declared that “what happened in his SDr. Michael Berenbaum spoke about interfaith passion cannot be charged against all the Jews, with- relations recently at the Marcia Robbins-Wilf Lec- out distinction, then alive, nor against the Jews of to- ture Series of the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Jew- day,” adding that “The Jews should not be presented ish-Christian Studies (SRTF) at Seton Hall University. as rejected or accursed by God.” Sister Rose, a fi erce fi ghter against Roman Catholic Sister Rose was one of the fi rst supporters of anti-Semitism, wrote her doctoral thesis about how the Holocaust Education movement in New Jersey, Catholic textbooks depicted Jews, and was appalled helped draft the bill that made it mandatory in New at what she found. Jersey curricula. In 1987, she traveled to the Soviet Un- DR MICHAEL BERENBAUM, DR. MARCIA ROBBINS-WILF AND FATHER JOHN PAWLIKOWSKI

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Co-Founders/Co-Publishers YOU MUST SHOW UP! Mark (Mendy) Schwartz Moshe Kinderlehrer very year when school starts, parents aneck Shuls, since many voices affect school district of ignoring their needs. Associate Editor Yita Zissel Rabinowicz Eare upset when they fi nd out where change and everyone wants to avoid Whether it is about bussing or oth- Contributing Editor their children have to wait for the school a confrontation with the school dis- er issues that you are concerned about, Nina Glick bus, if they have a school bus, and how trict after the fact. But reports say that stay informed and go to public meet- Advertising Director Yaakov Serle long the bus ride will take. Recently, the practically no one appeared to tell the ings to give voice to your concerns. Sales Director Teaneck Board of Education invited the members of the board about their chil- Complaints and confrontations that Aaron Strobel Charlie Weisinger public to a meeting about school bus- dren’s needs. 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De- Phone: 201-371-3212 Email: [email protected] and Moshe Kinderlehrer for the inau- “the Jewish community” when in re- spite our differences, we are all respon- Advertising: [email protected] gural issue of The Jewish Link and for ality the Link is targeted at Orthodox sible for each other and must treat Subscriptions/Home Delivery: providing our Orthodox community readership and covers news nearly ex- each other with dignity. It ill behooves [email protected] The Jewish Link of Bergen County is an independent publica- with quality journalism. clusively out of the Orthodox commu- any Jewish paper or individual Jew to tion. We reserve the right to accept or refuse submissions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse I suggest that The Jewish Link be nity, the Link implies that heterodox treat another Jew as invisible. advertising that in our opinion does not refl ect the standards of the newspaper. The opinions expressed within, whether by paid more careful to indicate that it covers Jews do not belong to the Jewish com- Thank you, advertisement or editorial content, do not necessarily refl ect the views of this newspaper. We are not responsible for the kashrus not the entire local Jewish communi- munity or do not count. Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD. of any product advertised in the Jewish Link of Bergen County. OP-ED - POLITICAL PONDERINGS If You Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain By Aaron Troodler, Esq. For the overwhelming majority of Once you are registered, exercising lic policy issues that affect our commu- people in Bergen County’s Orthodox your right to vote by going to the polls nity, and how those offi cials vote on t one time or another, I am sure community that have no interest in be- on Election Day is crucial. Whether it is them. This lack of information often Aall of us have lamented something coming intimately involved in the po- a federal, state, county, local, or school translates to a lack of interest, which said or done by one of our elected rep- litical world, there are a few easy steps board election, your vote can play an is detrimental to our community. If we resentatives, or have questioned the that they can and should take to get in- integral part in shaping the future of don’t engage, we are doing ourselves wisdom of a decision made by the peo- volved. Our community should focus our community. and our community a serious disser- ple who represent us in government. In on several critical areas: registering to We need to do a better job teach- vice. theory, we may have every right to of- vote, registering others, and becoming ing our young people the importance Next November, Bergen County res- fer critiques of our elected offi cials, but informed about the issues. of good citizenship and voting. Parents idents will elect three members of quite frankly, doing so when we have Every single person in our commu- in our community, as well as our lo- the Board of Freeholders. Democratic not even registered to vote is hypocriti- nity that meets the eligibility require- cal yeshiva high schools, should put a challengers Lorraine Waldes, the Pres- cal. That doesn’t mean you have to be a ments should be registered to vote, pe- particular emphasis on educating their ident of the River Vale School Board, political activist, it means you have to riod. There should be no exceptions. A children and students about one of the Bergenfi eld Councilman Christopher become an informed voter. Freedom “Voter Registration Form” can be easi- most fundamental rights afforded to us Tully, and James Tedesco, the former is a privilege, not a right. You earn and ly accessed by going to the New Jersey by the United States Constitution. As Mayor of Paramus, will go up against keep that privilege by voting. incumbent Republican Freehold- Like everything in life, getting in- If we don’t engage, we are doing ourselves ers Maura DeNicola, John Felice, and volved in the political arena is only as John Mitchell. complex and time consuming as you and our community a serious disservice. This race will have a direct impact on make it. There are those who run for Orthodox Jewish communities through- elected offi ce and choose to dedicate out Bergen. For those who may not their lives to public service. There are Division of Elections’ website at www. Jewish Americans, we take for granted know it, the seven-member Board of individuals who focus their efforts on elections.nj.gov, or by visiting the Ber- many of the liberties that we are fortu- Freeholders is Bergen County’s legisla- effectuating change in politics and gov- gen County Superintendent of Elec- nate to enjoy. However, voting is a priv- tive branch of government. 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By Rabbi Kenny Schiowitz lenging. lar” times. on any day of the year. And the Hal- Upon refl ection, the explanation The Midrash (Shmot Raba 23) crit- lel was not intended to be mumbled ne of the biggest challenges I have seems clear. Theoretical intellectual icizes Adam, Avraham, Yitzchak and or studied but sung and experienced. Oas a teacher and parent is motivat- exploration is appealing to our youth Yaakov for failing to sing songs of praise It is known that we are called on the ing young people to sing and dance as (and adults). It is diffi cult to deny the when they experienced some of the ex- night of the Seder to not only remem- they rejoice on Shabbat and on Jew- legitimacy of learning and of knowl- traordinary events of their lives. It was ber the exodus, but to re-experience ish holidays. One might think that it edge. Though some do not fi nd the not until the Jewish People crossed the it. It is noteworthy that we are sup- would be a greater challenge to make study interesting, many students do. Sea that the song of Hallel was fi rst in- posed to feel as though “we ourselves Talmud study relevant and to inspire Very signifi cantly, the more theoreti- troduced through the Az Yashir. left Egypt,” though we are never told today’s students to delve into the anal- cal the study is, the less demanding it is The Prophet (2 Shmuel 6) recounts to feel like slaves. This refl ects the fact ysis of the intricacies of halacha. Zemi- on our personal lives. Song and dance, how King David, the author of the that the challenge of this night is to rot would seem to be more engaging on the other hand, demand a person- psalms of Hallel, lost himself in exu- identify not only with the suffering, than the study of the responsibilities al connection and engagement unlike berant dance as the Aron was returned but in the happiness and celebration. of the ox-owner for damages. Similar- any form of intellectual study. from the Plishtim. While his wife, This may truly be the biggest chal- ly, one would expect it to be a greater Similarly, we fi nd it easier to con- Michal, criticized him for this unbe- lenge in Jewish education today, but it challenge to explain to students why nect with sadness and with suffer- coming and degrading behavior for a is certainly worth our while, as we re- one should believe in a theology that ing than with happiness; we connect king, David, the quintessential com- member our past and look forward to is not accepted by the vast majority in to the solemnity of Yom Kippur more poser of song, insisted that dancing is celebrating this redemption and our the world and that presents many mor- than with the unbridled joy of Purim. the only way to properly experience future redemption. al, theological and personal challenges. Prayer resonates in our hearts during the meaning of that moment. Nevertheless, I have found that moti- trying times, and it is profoundly dif- Among many things, Pesach is a Rabbi Kenny Schiowitz is the Rabbi of Cong. vating young people to sing and dance fi cult to fi nd meaning and focus on time of song. We sing the Hallel more Shaare Tefi llah in Teaneck and Rosh Beit Midrash to their religion has been most chal- thankfulness in tefi llah during “regu- times on the fi rst days of Pesach than at the Ramaz School in Manhattan Happy and Healthy Pesach! The Jewish Link of Bergen County

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Modern Orthodoxy casuistry of the “Hungarian” yeshivas. Orthodox in America A series of controversies during the The approach of this method of study 1950s—over mixed seating in the syna- is colloquially known as (Yiddish/Eng- By Jerome A. Chanes achieved currency in Judaism when gogue, Jewish divorce procedures, and lish) “Litvish.” The ethnic designation they were hurled at Jewish tradition- the appropriateness of Orthodox in- “Litvak” denotes one whose family or- n old saw about American Catho- alists by their 19th-century moderniz- volvement with non-Orthodox (“heter- igins (and perhaps religious practices) Alics of the 1970s and ’80s had it that ing antagonists in Europe. By the 20th odox”) bodies—clarifi ed a distinction derive from this part of the world. “Catholics could not fi gure out wheth- century, “Orthodox” had been adopted within American Orthodoxy, that be- The yeshivish communities are er they were Joe McCarthy or Gene with pride by the traditionalists as sig- tween the “modern” version and the characterized by attention to intensive McCarthy!” The same holds true for nifying unwavering adherence to nor- “yeshiva” version (that is, the world of textual study, from an early age; and by American Orthodox Jews, who have mative standards. The nature of the the Eastern-European-origined yeshi- a generally (but not universally) con- a history and tradition of liberal poli- halakhic norm and the sources of its vas), a distinction that—contrary to con- servative approach to public affairs. tics and progressive stances in public authority are large issues. Suffi ce it ventional wisdom—was virtually un- Contrary to conventional view, insular- affairs but who are sorely confl icted to say that traditional Judaism is a re- known before World War II, and which ity is not a characteristic of yeshiva Or- as their community has moved to the ligion that has raised interpretation to only gradually achieved currency in the thodoxy. The American Jewish sectari- right religiously and politically. the level of authority, and the author- 1950s. By the end of the 1950s, the dif- an community has expanded, largely as Thirteen years ago, historian Jack itative tradition is deemed divinely ference was obvious to all. Modern Or- result of a high total fertility rate (TFR), Wertheimer wrote a prescient article, mandated. thodoxy saw itself as serving the broader but also resulting from some Modern “The Orthodox Moment,” in which he First, numbers: The number of Or- Jewish community, including the com- Orthodox crossover, and includes pop- incisively reported on a Jewish tradi- thodox in the USA is debated. In terms munity of the intelligentsia, and includ- ulations in many urban centers and tionalist world that, despite relative- of affi liation, the Orthodox are approx- ing the non-observant—and in some suburban communities, and a num- ly small numbers (at the time 400,000 imately 21 percent of the American Jew- cases the non-Jewish world as well. Is- ber of yeshivas outside of New York. out of 5.5 million American Jews), has ish population. “Self-identifi cation” sues of social concern and of philosoph- Much of the “black-hat” Jewish world an outsized impact on Jewish commu- (“What are you?”) numbers are slight- ical inquiry were addressed and were sa- resides in yeshiva Orthodoxy—and the nal life, both in terms of its participa- ly lower: some ten percent of the pop- lient. In contrast, “yeshiva” Orthodoxy, black hat itself symbolizes a more sec- tion and contributions to the commu- ulation, an increase (from six percent) far more insular in its focus, tended to tarian approach on the part of its wear- nity, and, more signifi cantly, in terms of over 1990 identify themselves as such. appeal to Jews who were already obser- ers, not only to religion but to public its polarization. Is what Wertheimer re- In terms of numbers, the numbers of vant and Jewishly learned, and, while it affairs as well. In the words of a prom- ported on in 1999 still the case in 2013? right-wing, sectarian Orthodox and did not ignore matters of social concern, inent Orthodox leader, “Your conserva- What is “Orthodox” in Judaism? Modern Orthodox are approximately these matters were not in the forefront. tive views are tangible in the size of the More important, who are the Ortho- the same. But numbers alone do not There was a signifi cant change in the hat—always black—that you wear.” dox? tell the Orthodox story. The Orthodox public perception of Orthodoxy in the Hasidim The words orthodox and orthodoxy picture is one of increased bifurcation. 1950s. Orthodox Judaism was not, as had Hasidism derives from a kabbalistic themselves derive from early Christian There are at least three varieties of Or- previously been assumed even by most tradition going back many centuries, theological discourse, but the terms thodox Jews in the United States. Orthodox Jews, the practice of a multi- but its contours as a movement were tude of traditional rituals and observanc- shaped during the 19th century in Eu- es. Rather, it was now understood as a rope. Hasidic Judaism is not one move- religion of Jewish law and normative ment, but a collection of separate indi- tradition denoted by the Hebrew word vidual groups with some commonality. halakha. By the late 1950s, however, the There are approximately 30 larger Ha- discovery that Orthodox Judaism was sidic groups, and several hundred mi- not an unthinking accretion of ancient, nor groups. Hasidic groups are “Ha- obscurantist, practices but was meant to sidic” by virtue of the fact that they be a consistent regimen of religious nor- are committed to the study of Hasid- mative tradition, with serious textual ic texts and closely adhere to Hasid- and intellectual underpinnings, served ic traditions. Derivative groups, such to enhance Orthodoxy’s prestige in the as Chabad Lubavitch and Satmar, of- broader Jewish community. fer their own brand of observance and In sum, the central characteristic of warrant separate discussion. Modern Orthodoxy is that religious ob- Issues servance and rigorous Jewish religious In 2013, the issue for the Orthodox study were not incompatible with sec- is not with the heterodox; it is with- ular activity and study, but enhanced in the Orthodox world itself. The Or- each other. This idea is embodied in thodox community, both in the Ameri- the phrase “Torah U-madda”—“Torah ca and in Israel, has become polarized and knowledge”—and is hotly debat- between the haredi and Modern Ortho- ed in Orthodox circles. dox. The salient characteristic of this “Yeshiva” Orthodox Orthodox sectarianism is “the chumra- Inappropriately referred to in the ization of Orthodox.” The chumra—the press as the “Ultra-Orthodox,” and in stringency in religious ritual practice— the Jewish community as “Haredim” was always in Judaism a matter of per- (literally “those who tremble”), the ye- sonal predilection and choice. But what shiva welt—the world of the yeshi- was once a personal stringency has be- va—was historically centered in the come standard. The problem is that Brooklyn-based yeshivas that had their when chumra—a stringency—becomes origins in the northeastern European standard, if you do not keep the chum- yeshiva of the 19th and early 20th cen- ra, you are suspect in all other areas. turies, aka the “Lithuanian” yeshivas. We have met the enemy and he is us. The geographical designation “Lithua- nian” is misleading. The Yiddish “Lita” Jerome A. Chanes is the author of four books refers to a general geographic area, and numerous book-chapters and articles on which includes swaths of White Rus- Jewish history, sociology, and public aff airs. He sia, in which yeshivas where a particu- is a fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies at the lar analytical method of Talmud study CUNY Graduate Center, and teaches in the City fl ourished and was different from the University system.

12, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM FEATURES New Shoes For Pesach From Kaddish for My Mother that she had worn through until the turn 18, we can speak of it again.” up really nicely and I will crochet a new by Ruchie Weisberg soles of the shoes were almost trans- The awaited day fi nally came. Her collar for your blouse. You will look like parent. Their wear couldn’t be helped, mother traveled to Prague the day be- a princess, and next year, I promise, you pring came to my mother’s little vil- of course, when she had to trudge fore and was scheduled to return that will be the fi rst on the list.” Slage. Flowers were in bloom, the through mud and dirt to feed the chick- afternoon. My mother tried to keep As my mother told this story it was grass smelled sweet and fresh. Fruits ens, but at least for a while they would busy with all her chores, but every clear that her pride far exceeded her were ripe for the picking. There was be new and she would try her hardest once in a while she would run to the disappointment. “Mama,” she said, much activity during Chag HaAviv; the to keep them in mint condition. May- door awaiting her mother’s return. And “next year Moshiach will be here and house had to be meticulously cleaned we shall all have as many shoes as we for Pesach; the wood stove cleaned of could possibly dream of.” all chometz; the kneading board had to “Mama,” she said, “next year Moshiach Last year, a few weeks before be replaced with a freshly cut piece of will be here and we shall all have as many Pesach, I decided to do something that wood. shoes as we could possibly dream of.” would be a z’chus for my mother’s ne- My mother remembered all this shama. I contacted Rabbi Shaul Bron- with much fondness as she told us er and asked him if he, as a representa- about life on the farm in the spring be- be, she fantasized, when she went to return she did, with a new pair of sus- tive of Matan B’seser, would distribute fore Pesach fi nally arrived. But truth shul all dressed up and wearing her penders for Simcha, a new yarmulke funds that I collected from family be told, she said, this was not the only new shoes, she might catch the eye of for her brother Pesach. Avrohom re- and friends to large families so that reason for her excitement and antic- the young chassidishe boy that she se- ceived the desperately needed new their children would have new shoes ipation. No, for my mother it meant cretly had a crush on. pants and for the older girls, a blouse for Pesach. I called this project the “ new shoes! Her mother would travel to She told no one because she knew for Sarah and some new stockings for Y’SHOE-AH Foundation” in memory of Prague and buy her family new spring that if she told, her sisters would tease Baila. Chana Bas Yosef. This year I’m starting clothes and shoes for the holiday. This her relentlessly and her brothers would My mother waited patiently until much earlier. Anyone interested in be- year was my mother’s turn—her year torture her with their taunts. Only her her mother’s gaze fell upon her belov- ing part of this project can call Shaul to get new shoes. She fantasized about mother knew. Her beloved mother, ed Chana, her dutiful daughter. “Chana- Broner @ (248)968-5646 and designate how they would look, what color, what Leah, gently reminded her that she was la,” she said “I ran out of money and the the funds that they wish to donate to style. She hoped they would not be the too young to entertain such thoughts. shoes were so expensive, I just could not large families for the purchase of new same utilitarian, ugly brown oxfords “A few more years, Mamaleh, when you buy them. You’ll see we’ll polish yours shoes for their children for Pesach. Survivor and Liberator: 68 Years Later

By Sheri Rosenfeld- he saw in the camps. He spoke Moskin how in desperation he Grunseid and Lisa Rosenfeld of being approached and kissed left the line to pick up a snail on by living skeletons covered with the side of the road so he would he date May 4th, 1945 will lice and sores. He recalled, that have something to eat and was Tforever be etched in their despite the fact that he didn’t shot in the wrist by a German, memories, and now it will be know a word of German or Yid- His mother found some rags forever etched in ours. That dish, the words “Ich bin a Yid” and wrapped the hand in gar- fateful day toward the end spontaneously escaped his lips lic for lack of a better antisep- of World War II was the day in solidarity with his suffering tic, and so Joseph lived to see American soldiers liberat- brethren. For 50 years, Moskin the liberation and receive prop- ed Gunskirchen Lager, a sub- said that he could not speak of er medical attention. camp of the Mauthausen con- his experiences and suffered Through word of mouth, Jo- centration camp in Austria. with symptoms that he now rec- seph and his mother heard that On Sunday, March 10th, ognizes were most likely due to his two older brothers were sent 2013 my sisters and I were JOSEPH ROSENFELD, THE SURVIVOR, ON THE LEFT AND ALAN MOSKIN, HIS LIBERATOR, ON post-traumatic stress disorder. to Mauthausen and were able privileged to attend a “reun- THE RIGHT. Rosenfeld said he was just to locate them, but they were ion of sorts” between our fa- 13 when war came to his native shells of their former selves on ther, Joseph Rosenfeld, an After recently sending a dona- before the Americans moved Hungary, Joseph, his four broth- the verge of death. Mother and 82-year-old Gunskirchen sur- tion to the Jewish War Veterans in. And most of the events of ers and parents were being de- son nursed the older brothers vivor, and Alan Moskin, an (JWV), the Rosenfelds received that day remained a blur to ported to Auschwitz when a back to life with smuggled sug- 87-year-old Jewish World War a copy of their annual calen- him. bridge leading to the camps was ar cubes that she had sewn into II veteran who took part in dar. Attached to the November When Rosenfeld saw the pro- bombed by Polish partisans. hidden pockets in the hems of the liberation of Gunskirch- listing was a profi le on Alan fi le of Moskin, he very much The Germans rerouted the train Joseph’s tattered pants. en. Moskin, a veteran of WWII, wanted to meet his liberator and carrying the Rosenfeld fami- Later Rosenfeld shared sto- Joseph Rosenfeld, 15 years born and raised in Englewood, express his gratitude. After con- ly to labor camps. Two older ries of happier times, of his ex- old at the time of his liberation, New Jersey. The article told sto- tacting the JWV, they fi nally met brothers, Zelig and Marty, were periences in the U.S., and of met up with Alan Moskin 68 ry of Moskin’s participation in and hit it off immediately and sent to the front to dig ditches his pride in his children’s and years after the event, in a little the liberation of Gunskirchen spoke of being at two different for the German defensive line. grandchildren’s accomplish- bagel store in Rockland County, as a soldier in the 71st Division ends of the same event. Moskin Joseph, Moshe and Abraham, ments. They agreed that there New York. It was an emotional of the American Army. relayed the horror of what he along with their parents, were was indeed truth to the Jew- meeting for all who attended, Rosenfeld, as were most of had experienced. He said that sent to Vienna to clear the rub- ish saying that “he who saves a as they recounted stories from the inmates of Gunskirchen, American soldiers were com- ble of bombings and body parts single soul, is as if he saved the different sides of a world that was at death’s door on that fate- pletely taken by surprise, not strewn on the streets. Later whole world.” had been turned upside down. ful day. Typhus, lice, skin ulcers having a hint of the existence of he and part of his family were Moskin kept saying, “If Joseph Rosenfeld, the for- and devastating starvation had these camps, nor the conditions forced to march 200 kilometers someone told me 68 years ago mer inmate of Gunskirchen, affected all the inmates. They of their inmates. To this day, he in the dead of winter from Vi- that I’d be sitting in a restaurant came to the U.S. after WWII had suffered through torture said, he was haunted by the over- enna to Mauthausen without in New York across from one of and was inducted into the U.S. and death marches, as the Na- whelming stench and misery of food, water, or proper clothes those survivors, I would have Army during the Korean War. zis tried to cover their tracks the barely recognizable people and footwear. Rosenfeld told said they were crazy.”

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 13 FEATURES Making Tefi llah Meaningful By Bracha Schwartz The siddur is a book and the best prayer is a personal relationship with way to understand davening is to pick Hashem – like a father in our hearts. I efi llah, prayer, is the heart and soul up the siddur and read it. I advise my fi nd that many young people became Tof a Jew connecting to Hashem. students who are new to Tefi llah to fo- disenchanted with organized prayer But it is a script that’s hard to follow cus on a different part each day and be- because it became more like a race to for someone with limited Jewish ed- come familiar with the text. Read it the fi nish. You must fi nd meaning in ucation, especially in shul. Rabbi Ely in English to really get the meaning. Tefi llot. Allen, a resident of Bergenfi eld, is the Then work on different prayers. What is the difference between re- Director of Hillel of Northern New Jer- Having a buddy sitting next to you citing Tehillim and praying from the sey, and a faculty member of the JSS/ in shul, telling you what is going on, siddur? Mechina Program at Yeshiva Universi- is the best way to learn. If you want All standard prayers follow a cer- ty. Rabbi Allen explains the structure to try following along with a record- tain order and many from the book of davening and offers suggestions for ing, do an internet search to fi nd audio of Tehillim are included. Tehillim is a becoming more profi cient. of the prayers (A quick search revealed personal outpouring; each chapter rep- I still can’t follow the Hebrew dav- SiddurAudio.com). resents a different idea or challenge. ening in shul. I start out fi ne but then It is also important to pray in your Most were composed by Dovid HaMel- it skips to another section and I’m lost. own words. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov ech but there were 10 authors. Tehillim RABBI ELY ALLEN Are there any recordings I can get that said that the siddur was never meant to do not have to be read in order. You I can follow? replace personal prayer. The essence of can pick and choose according to your personal situation. When we light Shabbos and Yom Tov candles, can we also say our own Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University prayer to Hashem? invite you to a special day of learning on the life and legacy of Candle lighting is a very propitious time for personal prayers. Many wom- en make requests such as the birth or health of a child. There are many prayers compiled for this purpose or you can compose your own. It’s your COMMEMORATING THE 20TH YAHRTZEIT OF private time with Hashem. I read about people davening at the RAV YOSEF DOV SOLOVEITCHIK ZT”L kever of tzadikim. Isn’t that like pray- ing to a deceased person? 6XQGD\$SULOs,\DU There are great Torah personalities Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus for and against this practice. You are :HVWWK6WUHHW1HZ

14, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM YU TORAH The Four Cups of Redemption By Rabbi Kenneth Brander curred during the plague of Arov. Seven slaves of God, “For to me the children part of the Jewish people. The Meshum months into the plagues, when chaos of Yisrael are servants; they are my serv- Pir-sumei Nisah of the daled kosot is a erhaps the most fascinating halakha pervaded Egypt, the Egyptians began to ants whom I brought forth out of the declaration of the sacrifi ce on the part Passociated with the rabbinic com- ease the Jews’ workload. This gave the land of Egypt.” of the Jewish people in the redemptive mandment of daled kosot is mentioned slave nation the opportunity to refl ect Rav Soloveitchik explained that Ma- process. At each stage, the Jewish peo- in the fi rst Mishna in Arvei Pesachim. upon freedom and its value, and refl ect tan Torah is a paradoxical experience, ple were compelled to give of them- The Mishnah (99b) states “…Even the on life itself. The fi rst bold step toward for one can only feel free when surren- selves to reach that redemptive level. poorest amongst Israel …must not freedom is to realize the need and the dering one’s freedom to Hashem. Of- They had to: (1) refl ect upon their lives drink less than the four cups of wine value of being free. This is the process ten, we are prisoners to physiological and come to the conclusion that free- [on Pesach night] even if he/she [must of being transformed from a piece of and psychological constraints and so- dom bore new and diffi cult responsi- receive a stipend] from the communal property into a person who can deter- cial pressures. We are often coerced bilities (2) confront their task masters charity fund.” mine his/her own destiny. into certain roles by our employer or (3) assert their culture with rituals that The Rashbam emphasizes this point our community. In reality, we are nev- were deemed repulsive in Egyptian so- by stating that if the overseer of the Redemption Number er free because if we feel the pressures ciety and (4) achieve complete freedom fund cannot give the ani funds to pur- Two – v’hezalte and coercions of our society, then our through agreeing to be servants again, chase four cups of wine, then the poor Hashem asked the Jewish people options are restricted, even when there this time to Hashem. Since this com- have the responsibility to fi nd funds to make sacrifi ces for their freedom. are no physical shackles upon us. By mandment symbolizes the sacrifi ce through other sources, including bor- They were to be bold and to realize surrendering ourselves to Hashem and of the Jewish people, it is incumbent rowing, selling one’s clothing, and hir- that they, as individuals, have rights. the norms and mores of the Torah, we upon every Jew to sacrifi ce in order to ing oneself out in order to raise funds Hashem asks the Jewish people to be attain a degree of freedom. This em- fulfi ll this mitzvah. Even a poor person to purchase wine. The Talmud suggests assertive and ask their Egyptian task- powers us to recognize that our lives must ask for communal funds to fulfi ll “Meshum Pir-sumei Nisa.” Since these masters for their stolen merchandise. need not be ones of fate but ones of his/her obligation regarding the drink- cups of wine proclaim the miracle Hashem asked Moshe to speak gently destiny. Taking the Jewish people out ing of the fours cups of wine at the Sed- of redemption celebrated on Pesach to the Jewish people, realizing that this of Egypt without this stage of redemp- er. night, everyone is required to observe is a diffi cult yet important transition. tion would have constituted a continu- As we prepare for Pesach, let us all this commandment despite any fi nan- This is the fi rst time that Knesset Yisra- ation of bondage. pray that next year we will drink the cial diffi culty. el, as a collective entity, was asked to be It would seem that the command- fi fth cup of redemption, v’heiveite. We How do we understand this? There assertive against its masters. ment of the four cups of wine is unique live in times in which we see the geu- are several commandments on the in the following manner. While there lah, with all of its challenges, unfold- night of Pesach that commemorate Redemption Number are many positive commandments, ing before us. However, like the fi rst the redemptive process, yet none of Three – v’go-alte both biblical and rabbinic in nature, four cups of redemption, it is up to us the others have this requirement. The third component is the last none fully celebrate sacrifi ce on the to seize the moment. Furthermore, halakaha stresses that that takes place in the land of Egypt. there is a maximum amount one is Hashem requested two positive com- permitted to spend in order to fulfi ll mandments: the offering of the Kor- a positive mitzvah. The Mishneh To- ban Pesach and its prerequisite, brit ISRAEL BONDS rah states that a person who spends milah, since it is only due to the mer- all of his/her funds to fulfi ll a mitz- it of the blood of brit milah and Korban THIS PASSOVER vah is called a chasid shoteh. This idea Pesach that the Jewish people were re- is codifi ed by the Rema in the Shul- deemed from Egypt. These two com- chan Arukh) as well. It states: “When mandments represent the Jewish peo- From Exodus to Innovation spending [to perform a mitzvah] do ple’s willingness to assert their own not spend more than a fi fth [of one’s self-destiny. earnings] even if the result is the in- In a very personal way, circumci- SINAI DESERT ability to perform a timely positive sion concretized an internal commit- commandment.” ment that the Jewish people had to Why in the case of the four cups their own culture and unique destiny. did the rabbis deviate from the maxi- After making this commitment, they mum fi nancial bound specifi ed in Jew- had to express their mindset in a pub- ish Law when they legislated this law? lic forum. Through the procedures of Perhaps there is another way of re- the Korban Pesach, the Jewish people solving this issue. 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grows for weeks in advance and the in Montreal. “Oh, no,” she said, “I could Distances memories last forever. never let her move away.” How can I possibly explain this A crisis for shidduchim? Who is ac- By Nina & Mordechai Glick she would automatically put it into the to the families that I have met local- tually causing it? Interestingly, the garbage. We, on the other hand, the ly who tell me that their parents are young men and women from out of he drive from Montreal to Teaneck out-of-towners, made it our business thinking of moving to Teaneck because town who are in the shidduch parsha Ttakes approximately six hours. We to always travel far distances so that the distance is so great from Staten Is- assume that part of the responsibili- did it all the time—often one of us we could celebrate together with our land, Long Island and Brooklyn. ty of fi nding their bashert means that made the drive alone, taking a few days friends. Gosh, am I missing something they might have to move away from off to be rejuvenated and see our chil- Perhaps I should explain how a Bos- here? Is it not time for young adults their families. That is and should be dren. We were so accustomed to it that tonian and a New Yorker ended up with children to be able to live their part of the growing up process. it we never looked at it as being an in- spending much of their lives in Mon- lives free of their parents’ apron strings The OU is working diligently on convenience. Only when there was a treal, Quebec. I often say, marry a rabbi or is it that they want to be attached? I encouraging young families to seek weather-related problem would we re- and see the world. We came to Montre- am not too sure. out smaller communities. Incentives consider. Suddenly upon our arrival al when my husband accepted a posi- Please do not misunderstand me. Of are being offered by shuls, schools in Bergenfi eld several months ago we tion as the Rav of the Young Israel of course the ideal is for families to live and the business community to redi- found out that the word distance is rel- Val Royal, a suburb of Montreal. YU def- within close enough proximity to each rect the mindset of those growing up ative to whom you are discussing it initely encourages and supports young other so they can see each other fre- in the Metropolitan area. Kol Haka- with. rabbonim to leave the metropolitan quently. I think that what bothers me vod to those who pursue their dreams Many react as though we have area and go out of town. In actual fact, the most is that the idea of living out and consider other options. Wherev- come from the end of the world and Montreal is a plum city to live in. Yid- of town seems to be so distasteful to er it works well, the distance is in the are here obviously to spend the latter dishkeit is no challenge there—all of so many. The reasons just do not make mind—especially in our day and age. days of our lives back in civilization. our needs were met easily. any sense. Through every type of gadget we are Montreal, to them is a “Wow! That’s a The one thing that is missing when Recently, I was told several times by able to stay in touch with our families long distance.” Others have told us that you commit your life to the rabbanut people looking for shidduchim for their no matter where we are. So what’s the they cannot imagine living out of the and go out of town is not being close children that they will not allow them problem? Eh? NY metropolitan area. to your family. The balabatim of your to marry a person who does not come I recall vividly meeting a NYC lady synagogue become replacements for from the same area as them. I had About the Glicks - Rabbi Mordechai Glick en- whose daughter had just become en- grandparents, aunts and uncles for called an acquaintance from the Five joyed a long career in the rabbinate and academ- gaged to be married. Instead of being your children, and you establish long Towns and suggested a shidduch for ia – serving as the rabbi of a number of shuls in excited over the great news, she was term relationships with friends who her daughter with a young man from the Montreal area and teaching psychology full- actually crying over the fact that her take the place of family. Most impor- Montreal. This lady had taken the time time at Champlain College. Nina Glick led Yachad daughter was moving to Queens from tantly, everyone fl ourishes! On their to call and ask me for help in fi nding in Montreal for over 10 years and was closely in- the Lower East Side. When will she own they cannot depend upon parents someone for her daughter. I was so ex- volved in the Special Needs Community. The ever see her? How will she manage to babysit, car pool, or take children cited that I did think of someone and Glicks have three children in the NYC area daugh- without her? to the orthodontist. When you do see called her with the great news. ters and sons-in law living in the Teaneck, Ber- Another lady proceeded to tell me your family, it’s when visits are made Suddenly it dawned upon her. “Wait, genfi eld area together with nine grandchildren. that whenever she received a wedding back and forth that are celebrations of he’s from Montreal? Where would they They have participated frequently in the OU Mar- invitation to an “out-of-town” wedding family time together. The excitement live?” I replied that he was in business riage Retreat Free Yourself This Pesach By Alec Borenstein time of year when Hashem will liter- is the feeling of renewal. That is why our freedom—today, right now. ally help us change our lives in ways we have holidays that celebrate this And so, this is a magical time of year. e know that life presents itself we could never imagine. There’s a Mid- idea. The time around Rosh Hasha- Pesach is a time when Hashem literally Won two levels. There is our reg- rash that clarifi es this idea. In Parshas na and Yom Kippur is known as eys passed the Jews over from the depths ular, everyday level—the level we see, Vayera, when the angels visited Avra- ratzon—when Hashem is especially of their existence and redeemed them the level of things as they seem to be. ham Avinu it was Pesach time and (of close to us--not because we have hol- from bondage to enjoy a higher spir- But as Jews we also know we live life course) he was baking matzohs. idays around that time. It is just the ituality. That makes this Pesach, in on a deeper level. We live life in the In yeshiva we are taught that Avra- opposite! We have holidays like Rosh 2013, such a tremendous opportunity. unseen. So many of the things we do ham (and the rest of our forefathers) Hashana and Yom Kippur around that This is a time when God gives us all a have deeper meanings, and if we can kept the mitzvos even before the Torah time BECAUSE it is an eys ratzon. chance for personal redemption. But just get to those deeper meanings, we was given. Since it was about the time The same is true here. Avraham we have to seize it. can have a more fulfi lling life. when we would eventually celebrate was not celebrating the Pesach of the Think about an area of your life in I know from experience (and I’m Pesach and eat matzoh, amazingly the Jews being redeemed from Egypt. Ac- which you are seeking redemption. sure many can relate), that before I prescient Avraham was already eating tually, inherent to this time of the year From what do you want to be freed? went to Israel, as a regular Orthodox day matzoh. Doesn’t seem to make much is a concept of freedom, the concept What is holding you back from accom- school Jew I had no idea why I did most sense, does it? Matzoh commemorated of Hashem’s redeeming us from the plishing your goals? Do you always get of the things that I did ritually. I had the fact that the Jews left Egypt quickly. things that hold us back in life. There- close, only to sabotage yourself? Or no idea why I make Kiddush on Friday But in Avraham’s time the Jews hadn’t fore, Avraham was not celebrating perhaps you don’t even know where night; I had no concept of why I wear left Egypt yet. The concept of a Jew did what would come later, but was cele- you are headed—do you need a real tefi llin. But when I was in Israel I real- not even exist. Why would Avraham brating the energies inherent to this plan that will help you get there? ized that, as Jews, we live life on two dif- commemorate something that would time; he was celebrating his own free- This is the time of year where the ferent planes of existence. We live life happen years later? dom and redemption. energies are there to pass over whatev- existentially, and we live life spiritual- Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz has a great an- This concept applies to us now. This er level you are currently on and go to ly. What’s more important is the spirit- swer to this question. According to year, even though we gather our fami- the next level—literally. Use this ener- ual level, but it’s hard to experience that Rabbi Tatz, the months and days of the lies together to read the Hagaddah, we gy to break through whatever barriers level when we feel so tired all the time. year have a special holiness in and of are not merely celebrating something are holding you back. Your freedom is There’s so much to do; so much respon- themselves. To a certain extent, our that happened thousands of years ago. available to you now, if only you seize sibility; so much work. It makes it hard holidays are the vehicles Hashem has We are not commemorating an event it. If you do this, then you can make to see what’s really signifi cant—espe- given us to be able to tap into that spe- that we can’t even relate to anymore 2013 unlike any year you’ve had before, cially when it comes to Pesach. cial holiness. (I’m just being honest). We are cele- and you can ensure that you live a life At its deepest levels, Pesach is the For example, inherent to September brating what is happening to us now— you truly deserve.

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By Steve Fox movement in the forest. He periences. “There are many yearned to become a parti- people who are not alive to tell oshe Baran is not your san. But the admission fee their story and there are oth- Mrun-of-the-mill 92-year- was to bring a gun. He contact- ers who are not able to speak old. A retired real estate man- ed friends working in a ware- about it. I am fortunate to be ager, Moshe has the distinc- house where the Germans col- able to tell my story and this tion of being a Holocaust lected guns abandoned by the makes up for the pain of reliv- survivor and one of a dwin- retreating Russian army and a ing the horrors,” he says. dling number of partisans still plan was hatched. They smug- In September, 2012, Moshe alive to tell his story. His story gled parts into a junk pile and began writing a blog called is one of determination, sur- Baran retrieved them. “One “Language Can Kill – Messag- vival and courage. But it is his of the German guards was a es of Genocide.” It was ded- resolve to speak about his ex- mensch,” he said. “He let me icated to his late wife who periences to keep the memo- take junk from the pile and stressed how important it is to ries of those who were mur- ironically helped me to sur- “One of the German guards was a disavow the language of hate. dered alive that sets him apart. vive. Because of Lieutenant mensch,” he said. “He let me take When asked why he started an His Internet campaign to stop Miller, I am sitting here.” junk from the pile and ironically anti-hate blog at the age of 91, hate makes him even more re- A woman in the ghetto he said, “Before the war, peo- markable. And so, he will be knew where other escapees helped me to survive. Because of ple said that they didn’t know telling his story at the 33rd An- had set up camp and agreed Lieutenant Miller, I am sitting here.” what was going on and didn’t nual Teaneck Holocaust Com- to show them if they took her do anything to stop the Ger- memoration. children out. They dug their mans. Today, we know what Moshe grew up in Horo- way under a fence and walked the spot for the drop. He also region was liberated and he is going on with the hatred dok, Poland, a town with over 15 miles through the night to arranged for the rescue of his was conscripted into the Rus- spewed by terror groups and 300 Jewish families. When the join the partisans. His fi rst day brother, sister and mother. (To sian Army where he stayed un- others, as well as by oppressive Nazis arrived in the spring of as a partisan gave him a new his knowledge, she was the til the war ended in May 1945. regimes. For me, doing noth- 1942, he was rounded up and freedom. “It was the fi rst time only mother from his shtetl to Since there was no home to re- ing is not an option.” sent to Krasne, the region’s last I looked up and saw the sun. survive.) His father had stayed turn to, Baran made his way Mr. Baran will tell his sto- ghetto, where he worked 12- Until then, we were living like behind in Krasne to care for to a displaced persons camp ry at the annual Teaneck Yom hour shifts laying railroad ties hunted animals and were al- his sick sister. They died when in Linz, Austria. There he met HaShoah Commemoration on to build a supply line to the ways afraid of what would the ghetto was liquidated. his future wife, who had sur- Monday, April 8th in Teaneck eastern front. Finding out that happen next.” For nearly two years, Baran vived Treblinka. They married High School. For more infor- Horodok would be destroyed, As a member of the parti- lived in hiding. When the in the newly formed State of mation go to www.teanecky- his family escaped the mas- sans, he helped sabotage rail- Germans mounted an offen- Israel and, in 1954, they moved omhashoa.org. sacre by hiding in an under- ways, planted explosives, am- sive against the partisans, the to New York. ground bunker on an uncle’s bushed German trucks and cut group moved deeper into the The Barans moved to Pitts- Steve Fox is the Co-chair of the Te- property. They then joined their supply lines. He helped swamps where they eventu- burgh in 1993 to be close to aneck Holocaust Commemoration Moshe in Krasne. Russian partisans retrieve ally confronted the Germans. their daughter and it was then Committee as well as the Teaneck Through friends, he learned weapons from Russian air- He survived the gun battle that Moshe began speaking to Holocaust Memorial Committee and that there was a resistance drops by setting fi res to mark that ensued. In July 1944, the groups about his wartime ex- can be reached at [email protected]. Leisure in Israel: A Contradiction in Terms By Jordana Schoor munal service, making time for family school chugim/sport activities, where that these Israelis will enjoy the empty chesed outings, cultural curiosity and ex- they don’t have time to stay and watch nest years and be able to relax a bit then, n honor Of Obama’s visit to Israel, a posure to theater, music, museums . . . I and cheer but race back to try to help take in the world, give to others. . . but Ilocal Modiin newspaper was writ- am saddened because I miss them; I am with some homework and parent-child with post-high school education only ing a story on “American phenomena” saddened because I want my children to bonding. Their day off, Friday, is spent beginning at 21, early marriages and in Modiin. I was called by the report- enjoy these activities the way I did as a shopping, cooking, cleaning and trying trips to India as the post-army options, er who wanted to interview me about child and as an adult; and I am saddened to catch a breakfast with their spouse Israeli parents bear the economic bur- our “book club.” I was surprised she because I worry how it will refl ect on during the four hours their kids are in dens of parenting for many years. Then considered a book club an American the development and richness of Israe- school. They also try to fi t in their vis- add the grandparent babysitting obliga- phenomenon, but she was certain that li society for future generations. its to their parents and cousins on their tion to the mix. No rest for the weary.) there was no Israeli equivalent. I use the word saddened inten- sacred day of Erev Shabbat. The obvious answer is Sunday—a Book clubs fall into the leisure time tionally. I used to be angry and con- When should they learn? While day to slow down a bit, to catch up, to activity category, so I should not be descending, but the closer I under- folding laundry at 8 p.m. on a Tuesday get things done, to enjoy, to get togeth- surprised that they don’t exist in Israel. stand the day-to-day life of Israelis, the night? When should they take their er, to exercise, to watch soccer, to barbe- Middle-aged religious Israelis, the pop- blame subsides and the empathy sets kids to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, on cue, to visit grandparents, to do laundry ulation with which I am most familiar, in. Five days a week, men and women their precious day off of Erev Chag? Or or cook for the week ahead, to learn, to simply don’t have much time for read- leave the house by 7:30, having packed on Chol Hamoed, when the whole coun- read, to hike, to play, to just veg. Many ing a book, and even less time to com- up all the kids, their books, and their try is on vacation so roads and sites are have tried, and will continue to try, to mit to meeting up with others to dis- aruchat eser. They drop off their chil- packed? A trip to a soup kitchen, when introduce Sunday into the Israeli econ- cuss it. Sadly, they don’t have time for dren at their various ganim and schools their own soup is on the stove simmer- omy. And I do hope that will succeed. much beyond their jobs and familial and rush to work. By 4:30 they are rac- ing? Having a two-parent working soci- But my immediate goal is simply to responsibilities. ing back to pick up their children who ety with a religious calendar, with costs have you appreciate what you have. Since moving to Israel 3½ years have been in some afternoon day- and obligations added to the mix, robs The next time you are moaning about ago, I have been saddened by so many care program or home alone or hang- dati Israelis of a second to breathe. your birthday parties, leagues and wed- things lacking in Israeli life—Adult To- ing with friends for a few hours. Then (Obviously, when the children age ding schedules, remember that my kids rah learning, parental involvement in they feed their children a light din- and the carpools dwindle, there is some are packing their school bags on Saturday their children’s’ lives and schools, com- ner and carpool them to their after- ease on parental life. I wish I could say night!

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18, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM FOOD & LIVING Kosher Cooking Captures Culinary Kudos By Maxine Dovere wherever in the world Jews have lived or wandered, from Central and Eastern eGustibus at Macy’s Herald Square Europe to the Middle East, around the Dwas packed to capacity when Mi- Mediterranean and even America. chael Solomonov cooked there on Solomonov won the prestigious March 5. The delicious two-and-a-half James Beard award for Best Chef, Mid- hour demonstration was the second in Atlantic in 2011, an unprecedented ac- an over-subscribed series of two kosher knowledgement for a kosher chef. cooking classes at the famed New York Sal Rizzo, then a director at the Beard cooking school. Foundation and now owner of De- Solomonov is the executive chef of Gustibus, met Solomonov during that Philadelphia’s newest landmark for ko- time. sher cuisine, Citron and Rose, as well as Solomonov cooks with ease and el- chef at the European-Jewish infl uenced egance. As he prepares, he discusses fi ne dining establishment Zahav. His the translation of food as culture and kitchens have garnered internation- the food traditions—amassed by the al fame for their unique combination Jews during their European sojourns— of multi-national and multi-tradition- as the rich source for the wide variety al Jewish cooking reinterpreted with of kosher cuisine. He discussed the cre- contemporary fl air. Michael combines ativity Jews used to develop substitu- European and Sephardic Jewish tech- tions for foods not within the confi nes niques, incorporating his love of tradi- of kosher requirements, fi nding ingre- tion with commitment to contempo- dients that keep his recipes complete- rary tastes, taking kosher cooking to a ly Glatt Kosher (the mashgiach was whole new dimension. standing there throughout his Degus- Solomonov’s fertile imagination tibus presentation). As an example, he and cooking creativity was fueled by cited the use of goose fat as a replace- his early exposure to multiple cui- ment for non-kosher alternatives, or sines. Born in Israel, the chef spent the use of seaweed based, vegetarian most of his childhood in America, re- agar to replace non-kosher animal gel- turning to Israel for high school. He atins. says his kitchen experience in Israel As he cooked, Solomonov spoke improved his culinary artistry and sig- about his own family’s migrations. nifi cantly improved his Hebrew skills. “My grandmother,” he said, “brought “You learn fast,” he told his DeGustibus borekas (a crisp pastry fi lled with se- class. He has created menus that draw lections of potato, mushroom, spin- on Jewish culinary traditions from ach, cheese, etc) to Israel!” Yehuda, Solomonov has created menus that draw on Jewish culinary traditions from wherever in the world Jews have lived or wandered,

his cooking companion and colleague Entree preparation began with ad- at Citron and Rose, brings Hungarian vice on the creation of an ancient Jewish cooking to the enterprise. egg: “Coffee, not coffee grounds,” cau- The audience gathered for Solo- tioned the chef. “It’s awfully crunchy monov’s evening class, as indicated by otherwise.” The braised lamb shank its varied dress and accents, refl ected was tender and rich—few left more the wide diversity of kosher “foodies.” than a bit of bone behind. The dining From the sophisticated to the heimish, experience concluded with an ending the community was singularly focused of poached pear tidbits which compli- on food. The chef was completely at mented an individual bobka, amazing- ease—and in charge—as he demon- ly easy to format. strated the preparations for each of the Royal Wines is the exclusive pro- courses of the event’s delicious menu. vider of kosher wines for DeGustibus’ Beginning with an appetizer of one kosher cooking classes. Selections are of Citron and Rose’s notable made- made by Shlomo Blashka, the compa- on-premises salamis, he shared tech- ny’s Wine and Spirits Educator. “Once nique and advice (25% fat is just right, the menus are created, a selection of Solomanov assured). As the somewhat appropriate wines is made. For the Cit- small portions were passed to the din- ron and Roses demonstration, Blashka ers already primed with sparkling Per- selected Bartenura Perseco, a sparkling seco, they were more than ready to non-vintage white wine, Herzog Re- nosh. serve Russian River, a California white, A gourmet knish followed as a sec- 2010, and Baron Herzog Haut Medoc, a ond course. Solomonov advised on mellow Red, 2010. “These are all really the preparation of the light dough good wines at a great price point,” said that wrapped a rich mushroom-ka- Blashka. sha fi lling; Chef Yehuda suggested us- A spectacular session with Solo- ing mushroom caps for the fi lling, and monov! This was a gourmet dinng ex- made excellent use of the stems as a perience defi ned by delicacies, certain- base for stock. ly not one for diets.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 19 THE HEIMISHE HOUSEHOLD: GREAT TIPS AND RECIPES FOR THE FRUM HOUSEHOLD The Heimishe Household: It’s All in the Blintzes

By Gail Hochman this from happening and it seems to help a lot. here are thousands of good Pesach Spoon about 1/4 cup or a bit less of Trecipes, but I chose to share this reci- the batter into the hot pan; use just pe because Pesach is a time for family; a enough to swirl the mixture around time for food; a time for passing on tra- until the base of the pan until it is cov- ditions. This recipe is a change from the ered. Cook until fi rm. After every three heavy meat meals we are accustomed crepes, I coat the bottom of the pan to. You might like to serve this as lunch- with more oil to keep them from stick- time fare a day after the Sedorim. ing. Then I turn the completed crepes I passed this recipe down to my out onto squares of parchment paper daughters because I want them to cher- that I pre-cut and I stack them up until ish the recipes from the past. The fi ll- I am ready to fi ll them. ing in this recipe is from my mom (who Put about 3-4 tablespoons or more made the best blintzes). You can use this on each crepe, fold sides in and then fi lling during the year with a tradition- roll lengthwise. Voila! A perfect blintz! al blintz recipe—it has ingredients that I make these in advance, spray a foil yield a rich blintz fi lling unlike some pan with non-stick spray and put others that don’t use cream cheese. them in the freezer. When ready to re- • 1 egg starch. Beat batter until smooth. Non- heat, put some margarine or oil (if you Grammy’s Best Cheese • 1 egg yolk stick pans are really a necessity when prefer) on bottom of pan, and bake Blintzes for Pesach • 1/4 cup sugar it comes to successful blintz-making. until defrosted at 350. If you are not • Blintz Crepe Batter: • cinnamon to taste Use a pan that will yield a nice size freezing them, just warm them up in • 6 eggs, beaten • lemon zest from one lemon (op- crepe. Spray it with non-stick spray. an oven. I know this seems like lots • 1 cup potato starch tional but makes this super The pan needs to get very hot before of work but it goes fast and yields a • 1 cup water tasty!!!) you begin. I also keep an immersion yummy Pesach meal. They are so deli- • Mix very well with a wooden blender handy because the potato cious!! Enjoy!!! Cheese Filling: spoon or by hand starch often falls to the bottom of the • Two 8 ounce packages farmer batter and needs to be stirred. Every Gail Hochman is a resident of Fair Lawn, married cheese Beat eggs well. Add water, potato few minutes, I mix the batter to keep for 35 years and is the proud grandmother of ten. Chag Kasher V’Sameach And a Healthy One, too.

Ben Z. Cooper, MD Haseibah ologists lean to the left.” The Gemarah (Pesachim So this year as you fi nd ith Pesach upon us we 108a) states, “The eating of yourself leaning you can pon- Ware often swept away in Matzah requires reclining der the infi nite wisdom of preparations for the holiday. (Haseibah).” This statement is Chazal, who certainly did not The intense cooking, the rig- followed by a discussion re- have radiologists or anesthesi- orous cleaning and serious garding the requirement of ologists to consult. (And lean learning that is required for a Haseibah during the four cups to the left.) meaningful Chag leaves us lit- of wine. tle time to think about what I’ve often marveled at this Chicken Soup cial paresis and the pain of respiratory tract infection.” happens after the sun sets on ancient anatomic knowledge What would Pesach be edema. Chicken and chicken the 15th of Nissan. and especially regarding the without chicken soup? My soup are helpful to those suf- Everything in Moderation It may be helpful to set risk of aspiration which is of research has not determined fering from asthma, excessive Probably the most impor- aside a few minutes to antic- course when food manages when and where it fi rst came nasal mucus and pneumonia.” tant recommendation I have ipate the kinds of foods that to get into the windpipe. The into the Jewish food tradition There have even been sev- has nothing to do with the we’ll be eating and the man- question is even more impor- or when it became a staple on eral scientifi c studies pub- teachings of modern medi- ner in which we eat them. A tant when considering that Friday night or at the Seder lished in peer review medical cine. You simply can turn to healthy approach may not by the time the fourth cup of but it does seem that this not- journals that have shown that the timeless and wise advice just be “good” for the body but wine comes around after hav- so-secret formula has been chicken soup may have medic- of the Rambam, who stated may lead to a more pleasant ing eaten a large meal, the recognized for quite some inal value.Dr.Stephen Rennard that the goal is for a man to fol- Yom Tov. risk of aspiration is really no time. conducted laboratory tests to low the “Middle Path.” Regard- Nutrition is certainly not laughing matter. The Rambam wrote exten- determine why chicken soup less of where you fi nd yourself my area of specialty, but, one Dr. Roger Marks, present- sively on the value of chick- might help reduce cold symp- over Yom Tov and regardless of need not be a physician, a ing at the American Society of en and chicken soup. Healthy toms. In a well-known article how many courses are served, nutritionist or even a Jewish Anesthesiology’s 2011 annual people benefi t from its nutri- published in Journal Chest, he how large the portions are, and mother to offer some sound meeting, noted that anatom- tional value. The infi rm cer- found that, “chicken soup sig- how many meals there may advice about healthy eating ic studies have “shown that tainly benefi t from chicken nifi cantly inhibited neutro- be, remember to approach the for Pesach and any time of the at the level of vocal cords, the soup’s medicinal values. Dr. phil migration.” Dr. Rennard food with a sense of moder- year. The following are just a esophageal inlet is in fact dis- Fred Rosner, in referencing concluded that “a mild anti- ation. Only you (with a little few guiding principles and in- placed slightly to the left of the writings of the Rambam, infl ammatory effect could be help from your friends) can be sights that one may want to the trachea. Therefore, with- notes, “It is effective in treat- one mechanism by which the the judge of that. consider before or during the out any other extenuating cir- ment of Leprosy. It is helpful soup could result in the miti- Have a joyous and tasty Chag. cumstances, most anesthesi- for feebleness, hemiplegia, fa- gation of symptomatic upper Chag.

20, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM LIVING/FOOD

tainable, thereby potentially allow- A Liberated Pesach ing more people to be fed, rather than using land, grain, water, labor, ener- gy, and other resources to produce Even Food MaĴ ers food to be fed to animals that are lat- Dan Brook We celebrate Pesach each year be- easy to get distracted from these fun- er killed and fed to those people who cause we are told to commemorate the damental Jewish teachings. can afford it. We need to consider the esach is all about liberation, the pro- day (Ex. 13:10). As Rabbi Gamliel in the “Let all who are hungry come and many ways that all of us — people Pcess that allows us to receive and Mishnah (Pesachim 10:5), via the Hag- eat,” we all say at our Seders. While and animals — are connected. grasp Torah and meaningful lives. We gadah, reminds us, in each generation millions of people die each year from The best way to protect personal, can become ever freer by delving deeper we should see ourselves as if we were over-consumption, particularly con- public, and planetary health, uphold the into Torah teachings related to Pesach. slaves and had personally come out of sumption of fat and cholesterol, mil- highest ideals of Judaism, and put libera- After escaping from Egyptian slavery, tion into daily practice is to eat vegetari- we had the unleavened bread — our an or vegan. Using the lessons of Pesach, matzoh — that we brought with us and Although the world produces more than we can be further liberated and make eventually the manna that we received enough food to feed all its people....it creates great differences in our lives and world! in the wilderness, which was “like a co- conditions that lead to scarcity. You can fi nd other veg Pesach rec- riander seed” (Ex. 16:31). These were all ipes at http://jewishveg.com/recipes. vegan foods, until quail was lusted after, html, http://euler.ecs.umass.edu/pass- demanded, delivered, and eaten, after Egypt. We are to remember, reenact, lions of excluded people die each veg, or search “vegan Passover recipes” which thousands of us died and were teach, and internalize this experience. year from under-consumption, from online. buried at the “Graves of Lust” (Num. We can better celebrate our liberation starvation and hunger-related dis- Also, look for The Vegetarian Pesach 11:34). We apparently did not learn the by helping to grant it to others, both eases. Although the world produces Cookbook and Haggadah for the Liber- lesson that we can be properly nour- people and animals. more than enough food to feed all its ated Lamb, both by Roberta Kalechof- ished and satisfi ed with vegan foods. Further, we are commanded to pro- people, the inequality of wealth and sky and published by Micah Publica- Contrary to a common mispercep- tect our health (sh’mirat haguf), protect power, along with the ineffi ciency of tions. tion, Jews are not required to eat meat life (pekuach nefesh), conserve resourc- land use and food distribution, cre- at the Seder or at any other time. Ac- es (bal tashchit), show compassion to ates conditions that lead to scarcity, Dan Brook, Ph.D., is the author of An Alef-Bet cording to the Talmud (Pesachim 109a), animals (tsa’ar ba’alei chayim), have chronic hunger, malnutrition, starva- Kabalah [http://www.smashwords.com/books/ since the destruction of the Temple proper spiritual intention (kavanah), tion, environmental degradation, and view/1653], the editor of Justice in the Kitchen in Jerusalem, Jews do not need to eat keep kosher (kashrut), have concern for ethno-religious violence. World hun- [http://justicecookbook.wordpress.com], main- meat to celebrate Jewish festivals. In the community (Klal Yisrael), be co-cre- ger is neither necessary nor inevita- tains The Vegetarian Mitzvah [http://brook.com/ Pesachim 114b, Rabbi Huna suggests ators of the world (shomrei adamah), ble. Vegetarianism and veganism cre- jveg], and is on the Advisory Board of Jewish Veg- the use of a beet on the Seder plate in- and to pursue peace and justice (radaf ate conditions that are more fair and etarians of North America [http://JewishVeg. stead of the roasted shank bone. shalom v’tzedek), among others. It’s just, as well as more effi cient and sus- com].

Over the Kosher Kitchen Sink

By: Chavie Hagler and Rayzel Yaish bottom of the pan. Cover hen we sat down before with one layer of crepes. You WPesach to compare our may need to overlap them. menus, it was clear we have Cover with a layer of meat, very different approaches to then another layer of crepes, Pesach cooking. Rayzel and and repeat, ending with a lay- her family embrace the famil- er of crepes on top. Spread iarity of traditional Pesach any remaining sauce over starch substitutes like mat- top. zoh lasagna and matzoh brei, 4) Bake in 350 over for 45 while Chavie and her family minutes. look forward to lots of roast- ed vegetables, cold salads Vegetable Dumpling Stew and dishes that are not spe- 2 onions cifi cally made with matzoh. 2 carrots Both our families look for- 2 red peppers ward to these special Pesach 2 celery stalks foods. 1 cup fresh mushrooms What follows are some 1 can tomato paste of Chavie’s family favorites, 1 tablespoon sugar Pesach lasagna and a vegetable 1 teaspoon salt stew with mini-matzoh dump- 1 cup water lings, lighter than the usual ¼ teaspoon salt eggs. In a separate bowl , dis- minute. Repeat until all batter Use your favorite recipe or matzoh-based fare, but hearty Oil for frying solve the starch in water, then is used. matzoh ball mix, but make the enough for both of us! 2 lbs. chopped meat add to eggs with salt. Heat 2) Saute onion and mush- balls super small! 1 small onion, minced oil in a small (8”) frying pan. rooms, then add chopped Saute vegetables. Add to- Meat Lasagna 4 oz. fresh mushrooms Pour a ladle of batter into the meat. Cook until browned. mato paste, sugar, salt and wa- 4 eggs sliced pan, spreading to coat bottom Add ¾ jar marinara sauce. ter to the pan, add mini-mat- 4 Tablespoons potato starch 1 jar marinara sauce evenly. When it sets, fl ip over 3) In a greased 9 x 13 pan, zoh balls and simmer for ½ an ½ cup water 1) Make the crepes. Beat and fry on second side for 1 spoon in sauce to cover the hour.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 21 LIVING/FOOD Glatt Express Supermarket: BeĴ er than Ever and Still Growing By Estelle Glass “I can remember it as if it was yes- chai, a butcher with 30 years expe- terday. It was a Wednesday morning rience, now features a wide variety hopping at Glatt Express Super- and I called my husband at work and of specialty and prime cuts of meat, Smarket in Teaneck brings to mind said, ‘Let’s buy Glatt Express…’” many professional chefs also buy that old children’s memory game: I And so, with her family’s blessing, their provisions at Glatt Express. Of went to the store and I bought some it all began. Glatt Express is present- course, one can’t forget the delicious apples…and bagels,chicken and deli…. ly the only supermarket in Teaneck, and expanded menu in the Lazy Bean All these items and so much more are to be owned by a woman who hap- Café just next door, where the tired available in the recently refurbished pens to be a local Teaneck resident, shopper can regroup or just hang out store on Queen Anne Road, giving the and our neighbor. with friends. Most importantly, Glatt kosher consumer the opportunity to Tammy’s unique woman’s touch Express has managed all of these in- fi nd products from A to Z under one soon effected many changes in the novations without raising their pric- chases. We are also happy to contrib- roof; one-stop shopping made easy. general appearance and organization es and remains competitive with the ute to the organization 24/7, which Glatt Express was the fi rst kosher of Glatt Express. The store is brighter national chain supermarkets. provides kosher meals to local hospi- supermarket in Teaneck, established now with new lighting and cheerful As a community member, Tam- tals.” 28 years ago to serve the ever-growing tiles. And the aisles have been wid- my Secemski takes her responsibil- Not one to rest on its laurels, Jewish communities in Bergen Coun- ened. Beautiful Roses and fl oral ar- ities very seriously. “I try whenever Glatt Express supermarket is plan- ty and neighboring towns, and Tam- rangements line the walls every Erev possible to support our local estab- ning an expansion to begin after my Secemski, a young housewife and Shabbat and yom tov. Along with their lishments by featuring their products Pesach which will further improve mother of fi ve, was one of the store’s groceries, shoppers can choose pre- in our store,” she explains. Her many traffi c fl ow in the store and allow for best customers. Three years ago, with pared delicacies from the store’s re- acts of chesed are also numerous. an even greater variety of products. Tammy’s children now all in high done gourmet takeout section where “It is our policy that no local Make sure to visit soon and you, too, school and college, she realized her all the food is prepared on premises tzedakah is ever turned away and, can say, lifelong dream of becoming an entre- by a master French chef. Since the in fact, all charitable institutions re- “I went to the store…and I bought preneur. meat section, managed by Morde- ceive a 15% discount for their pur- EVERYTHING.”

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22, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM LIVING/PARENTING Riding the Teenage Roller Coaster: Hands OFF vs. Hands ON By Mark Staum While confl ict may be part of any looks very tired and withdrawn. We confl ict. For example, family dynamic, research shows that also heard that she is now being bul- “I know that we have had our fi ghts dolescents react in different ways teenagers certainly need and want the lied by her friend Laura.” in the past. I also know that you usual- Awhen confronting social challeng- guidance of their parents. A desire for Let’s assume that in this particular ly don’t like when I get involved in your es. How they react depends on the cir- independence and the magnitude of case, Mrs. Martin has never really gotten friendships. However, I am getting a lit- cumstances: a teenage girl reacts to the friends and relationships does not re- involved in Julia’s friendships. Further- tle nervous about you. I don’t like see- way her secrets are exposed in one way, place the importance of a strong par- more, just last week, Mrs. Martin was ing you so alone, sad and upset.” and a young boy being beaten reacts ent-child relationship. However, par- screamed at by Julia for “not minding her Don’t pretend that you understand differently from that. In all cases, it is ents may take a “hands off” approach own business” when she suggested that the issue—just “say it like it is.” normal to see a range of emotions that and wrongly assume the following: “Ju- a particular friend has become a bad in- A comment such as, “I remember run the gamut from anger to withdraw- lia is not interested in speaking with fl uence on her daughter. Therefore, Mrs. what it was like to be your age and al when encountering social changes. me. Why should I ‘put my nose’ where Martin assumes that she has no place en- have problems with friends” may Here’s how parents can assist their chil- it does not belong?” tering into a discussion with her daugh- seem to be a lecture or an invalidation dren in dealing with social challenges. This perception may not be accu- ter about the present circumstances. of your child’s particular circumstanc- As a social worker, I have helped rate. Teenagers may need someone else Here are a few tips that could be es. Instead, it makes sense to display parents and teenagers work through to take the fi rst step and initiate the helpful to parents who may be hesi- genuine concern without assum- different emotional and social chal- conversation. A lack of forwardness or tant to discuss things with their teen- ing that you understand the particu- lenges and noticed that some parents initiation by the teenager does not nec- age children: lar issue. For example, “I have no idea say to me: “Your ideas really make essarily indicate that they are not inter- Prepare and Plan: Before your con- what’s going on, but I am seeing that sense. However, you know that kids ested in a conversation and guidance versation, decide what you want to say. you are just not acting like yourself.” never listen to their parents anyway. from parents. I promote the “hands on” Don’t just run into your child’s room If it came from an outside party like approach of shared involvement, and and start speaking. Think carefully Mark Staum, LCSW, is a social worker at The yourself, there would be a much high- parents may need to initiate. about what you want to say and what Frisch School in Paramus, NJ. He works with er chance that he would listen to these Consider the example of 15-year- particular language you would like to teenagers and parents on issues related to ado- ideas. Talking to my son about these is- old-Julia, who was an active mem- use to get your message across. lescence. Mark is a former therapist at The Cent- sues just causes shouting, yelling and ber of the volleyball and soccer team. When confronted with a “push- er for Applied Psychology in Monsey, NY, and increased confl ict.” She was a straight-A student and al- back” (for example: “Leave me alone presently maintains a private practice in Te- Do parents really think that their ways enjoyed having friends over or mind your own business”), don’t as- aneck, NJ. Mark has trained at The Ackerman In- kids just don’t listen to them? Are par- at her home. One day, Julia’s moth- sume that this is the end of the con- stitute for The Family and has additional train- ents simply looking to have someone er gets a call from the school, which versation. Maybe your teenager needs ing in child and family therapy. To learn more else solve their kid’s problems? Should goes as follows: “Mrs. Martin, over the some space, but plan on coming back about Mark, please visit his website, www. parents be “hands off” when dealing past week we have noticed that Julia later to revisit the issue. markstaum.com. For any questions or com- with the social dilemmas of their teen- has missed three days of school. Fur- If there has been some confl ict in ments on this article, please contact Mark at age children? thermore, when she is in school, she the past, it is best to acknowledge that [email protected] Taking Control: Chinuch

By Rabbi Yair Daar really on the public agenda. Yes, when might be a Kinesthetic Learner, can ful in creating a forward-thinking at- something new comes out, it sparks we meet to discuss that?” mosphere that can naturally nurture our children’s school is not educat- interest and conversation. Of course, Arming parents with a few facts and motivate our schools. When this Ying them properly. Our yeshivot are there is everyone’s favorite topic: tu- and expecting them to know when atmosphere does not exist, change shortchanging their students with ad- ition. But what about the day-to-day and how to intervene may not be only comes about in reaction to cri- ministrators and faculty that settle for conversation? Do parents talk about the best idea either. On the other sis and involves tension and confl ict. mediocrity. what goes on in the classroom? At hand, parents can, and should, de- The alternative is much better. Such accusations are, of course, not the Shabbos table, is there discussion velop an idea of what ideal chinuch Yes, our schools are doing a great true. Our schools are full of devoted, of educational philosophy and what looks like for their children. What job. Our children are learning, grow- caring, and motivated teachers who we want for our children in terms of are the skills that you would like ing, and truly fl ourishing. Howev- work hard (in school and out) to pro- chinuch? your children to develop? Is there er, we cannot settle by saying we vide for their students as best they Parents cannot be expected to a specifi c environment you would have succeeded, because success is can. School leaders dedicate all their have “expert” opinions, and many like your children to be a part of? not binary. Progress should be a sig- energy to promote excellence in ed- (probably most) lack the time and Do you have a vision of what disci- nifi cant goal, whether or not we de- ucation, and to foster nurturing and resources to develop any degree of pline should look like? What type fi ne progress the same way as the growth-oriented environments for expertise. We can also invoke the of knowledge is important for your rest of the world. Our goals in chi- our children. Educators are working saying “a little information is a dan- children to learn in school? How nuch must adapt in order to meet harder than ever, and you and your gerous thing.” Imagine the night- should tefi llah be treated? These are our children’s changing needs. If we children are reaping the benefi ts. mare for a Head of School if the par- just some of the questions parents truly believe in the credo of chan- Don’t worry, things are great. ent body suddenly starts occasionally could be pondering. och l’naar al pi darko, then we must But would you know if they reading about education: “Excuse me Discussing chinuch is not meant to be open to rethinking and adjust- weren’t? Dr. Principal, but I read on awesom- be only a philosophical exercise. Dis- ing our teaching goals and methods. A quick look through current Or- eteacher.com that teachers need to cussion brings about awareness, and This progress can only happen if we thodox publications and websites be doing more projects, why aren’t awareness brings about action. An make chinuch a topic of communal will demonstrate that chinuch is not we?” “My sister thinks that my son informed public can be very power- discussion.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 23 LIVING / PARENTING Don’t be Too Picky on Pesach!

By Banji Latkin Or he can just sit at the kids table and boys and their father). cause really, that is what this time of eat from there.” My favorite food on Pesach is year is all about. It’s not about repri- t’s not easy feeding children. Some In any event, when it comes to fi nd- matzoh cereal. With milk. And but- manding your kids for not eating veg- Iof them just don’t like to eat. They ing foods your kids like, along comes ter. And sugar. And just a teeny bit of etables (a pickle is a vegetable, just eat instinctively know that even if it’s Pesach and a whole new set of rules salt. When I was little, my grandpapa it.) And it’s not stressing over their pro- shaped like a bear, it’s a chicken nugget apply. After convincing your child and used it to make it for me just like that. tein intake, you have years to wor- and a chicken nugget is made out of yourself that bagels are a nutritious And now, as an adult (in years, cer- ry about that. It’s about making mem- chicken (hopefully) and eating chick- food group (as opposed to Oreos), out tainly not maturity) when I make my- ories that they will carry with them en would make mommy happy, so, no, comes the matzoh. After fi nally getting self the cereal, I close my eyes and it’s into the next generation. And if all they that child is not eating it. It also doesn’t your child to eat whole grain Cheer- like my grandfather is there with me. want to eat are those bear shaped choc- help when their father is a picky eater. ios (or Fruit Loops, same shape) here My dad comes over before yom tov olate lollycones from Amazing Savings, When we are invited out for Shabbos comes Fruity O’s (which are basically and makes charoset with my boys us- just let them. meals, I inevitably get the phone call, made of and taste like sand… Is there ing the same bowl and chopper that Wishing all of you a zissen Pesach! “What does your husband eat again?” fi ber in sand?). My eldest picky eater my grandfather used to make it with. And I have to respond, “Pretend you discovered boiled fl anken one Pesach, And though Banji Latkin Ganchrow is a Teaneck resident are cooking for a 90-year-old man and so, like his father, he eats like he lives I have trouble remembering this and writer who enjoys traveling across the coun- that’s what he eats. He eats kasha var- in a nursing home (not that there’s an- morning, I can clearly remember my try by car with her husband and three sons. She is nishkas. But really, he only eats the var- ything wrong with that since I will be siblings and I taking turns chopping also the author of the blog holycrapimgonnabe40 nishkas, which is a fancy word for bow ending up in a nursing home, sooner the walnuts and apples with my grand- and hopes to, one day, write a best-selling novel tie noodles. So just make him noodles. than later, if I keep writing about my father’s gentle hand helping us. Be- and appear on the Ellen Show. Because It Matters

By P’nina Seplowitz managed without me? Did they show- even when you are mostly around, gin to feel anxious too. Leaving your er every day? Do their homework? will make you a more patient and sane kids home with a sitter when you have was recently on a trip to Israel and on Eat too much junk food? Go to sleep mother, then that is the right answer. to go out should be matter of fact. Imy return fl ight I decided to diligent- before midnight? As these questions Not only do we deserve, but we need There shouldn’t be any negotiations. ly utilize the much anticipated 12 hours swirled in my head, the subject of this to have some time to ourselves eve- Try to forget the guilt. Whatever the of uninterrupted alone time to work on column became very clear to me: How ry so often, even if it’s just to exercise, reason for leaving the kids home with my next column. As I began to write, I To Manage Separation Anxiety From see friends or go out with one’s spouse. a babysitter, go easy on yourself. If you was suddenly plunged forward from a Your Children. Whatever the need, there still may be feel guilty, then that will interfere with forceful kick to the back of my seat. Being away from your children on a a normal emotional reaction to leaving your ability to be productive while you Apparently, the little girl sitting be- business trip or vacation is an extreme our children and there are easy ways to are at work or enjoy yourself while you hind me was not happy that her mov- case, but on a daily basis mothers are manage the “Babysitter Blues.” are out. Of course we all miss our chil- ie was over. Moments later, I was again faced with leaving their kids with car- If we take the time to communicate dren, but it is okay to leave. If you are distracted by the screeching sound of egivers for work or even just to run er- carefully what our needs and expecta- a happy mother, then, most often, your a crying child to my right who needed rands. We all want to believe that the tions are from the child care provid- children will be happy too. her red crayon. The sights and sounds babysitters we choose to take care of er, the experience is bound to be more As for my trip to Israel, I calmed my- of needy children got me thinking our children are watching our prized peaceful. For example, if you let the ba- self knowing that my own children about my own kids and how they were possessions like their own, and many bysitter know that the top priority is were in good hands with my husband handling a week without their Ima? I do. But, how do we deal with the anx- ensuring our child is safe and clean- and gently reminded myself that a fa- had spent weeks planning my absence, iety that inevitably comes along with ing up the mess is secondary, it is like- ther is not a babysitter! rearranging carpools, cooking and trusting a qualifi ed stranger? ly to foster a better end result. Realis- freezing meals, hiring babysitters to ac- An important point to note is that tically, can we make dinner, bathe our P’nina Seplowitz lives in Bergenfi eld with her commodate my husband’s work sched- there is no right or wrong time to leave kids, do homework and clean all at the husband and their three children. She is actively ule and notifying my friends to be on a child. Children are ready for a babysit- same time? involved in the community and works as the VP “call.” I had even spoken on the phone ter when you are. So if you are a work- I also found that keeping the “good- of Sales & Marketing for an online magazine sub- several times to my kids throughout ing parent and have to hire child care, byes” brief showed my kids that there scription company. P’nina recently authored her the course of the week and they sound- then that is the right answer. If you feel is nothing to worry about. If I linger, fi rst book of juvenile fi ction and hopes to release ed fi ne, but I still wondered how they that having help watching your child, they sense that apprehension and be- her second publication before the summer.

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24, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM LIVING/HEALTH Who is a Caregiver? We All Are By Harriet Blank, even the care recipient. Director of OHEL Geriatric Services The list continues and often feels endless. oday much is being written about Recognize that car- Tthe greying of America. The fastest egiving is often an over- growing segment of our population is whelming and exhaust- over 85, with more Americans turning ing responsibility. And 85 every day than are born. This phe- also recognize that tak- nomenon of an aging tidal wave also ing care of oneself is of- affects the Jewish people. The UJA- Fed- ten missing from the list eration population study reports that that caregivers create in 2002, 288,000 Jews were 65 and old- for themselves. But put- er. The forecast for the range of servic- ting yourself and your es for older adults is no longer an “es- needs on the list is vital. timate” for the future. The time has Statistics have shown already arrived. that 40% of all caregiv- What does that mean for many of ers become clinically de- us who are busy with our everyday pressed and rarely seek lives? It means that if we are not al- treatment or help. Con- ready caregivers for an older adult, it is comitantly, this stress very likely that we will be in the future. can lead to elder abuse. Thus we need for us and to teach a family history that have differences of opinion on how to In addition, most caregivers will care to develop our own repertoire of cop- can never be transmitted the same way handle Mom and Dad. And Mom and for several different family members, ing skills. Older adults are often placed as in school. When we do the best we Dad have opinions themselves on their sometimes at the same time—which in long term facilities not because they can, which often includes mistakes and situation. can further complicate situations. Are have deteriorated physically but be- mishaps as well as golden moments Being a caregiver is one of the hard- we prepared for the many tasks that cause their caregiver can no longer and memories, we feel blessed. est jobs we will ever have. One impor- being a caregiver for an older adult maintain the role. And so, as the holidays approach, we tant word of advice: No matter how means? Probably not. Why do we become caregivers if the will be spending more time with fami- hard you plan, expect bumps and unex- Caregiving often hits us during a cri- job is so challenging and diffi cult? In- ly. Suddenly we will see changes in be- pected turns. Learn to embrace them, sis or an illness that mobilizes us into itially we might feel like we have no haviors and health that we hadn’t seen accept the diffi cult and hold onto the action. Sometimes that motivates us to choice. The care recipient is family. before. Siblings come together and good times. make good choices when we take ac- We do it out of responsibility and love. tion. But this is not always the case when These are our parents, our spouse, our a loved one is in a hospital and we are siblings and extended families. We are asked to make quick decisions in an en- grateful to the care and love that was vironment that is as strange as any for- shown to us by the care recipient. We eign country. Being prepared can help. are taught to have Hakarot Hatov (be- It is important to know options and re- ing grateful) in our tradition, so even sources. But just as we say during the when we don’t always have that good Seder, sometimes we need help know- a feeling for the person, we still assume ing even what questions to ask and we the role of caregiver. Inevitably, this in- need to look to someone to guide us. duces a bundle of mixed and complicat- Help can be fi nancial, physical or ed emotions. The word in Hebrew for psychological/emotional. Sometimes honoring our parents is kavod. But one it may be all of those things. This might commentator translates honor from the mean arranging homecare, transpor- same root as heavy. Thus the Torah rec- tation to appointments, arranging fi - ognizes the arduousness of our task. nances, and dealing with government Nevertheless we do it to show the next agencies, other family members and generation what we hope they will do

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 25 LIVING/FASHION Kids, Clothes, Crazy By Tova Gold rics or metallic accents will make the getting dressed up for shul this year ith the holidays popping up ear- particularly fun and celebratory! Wly this year it feels like there is so There’s no shortage of local stores of- much to do in so little time. The clean- fering the broadest assortment of kids ing, the cooking, the covering surfaces clothing to suit any style and budget, with aluminum foil… does anyone still so you will certainly be able to fi nd the do that anymore? But most important- perfect looks for your little ones. But, ly, shopping for the perfect outfi ts for with so many days of yom tov this year, the kids to wear to shul, to the Seder, at fi nding enough clothes to keep your lit- Bubby and Zaidy’s house, and to get to- tle ones outfi tted in their “Pesach best” gether with friends for snacks of maca- might be a bit of a challenge. I’m here roons and chocolate covered jelly rings to help you navigate some of the best on Yom Tov afternoon! local options for fashionable, and may- Have you checked out what’s hot in be even affordable, yom tov fashions. fashion lately? How about kids’ fash- For starters, check out Tuesday’s ions? The big designers are showing Child at 177 West Englewood Ave. in Te- women’s collections which could be aneck. The Brooklyn transplant, origi- described as bold and daring, but when nally founded 35 years ago, has always interpreted for girls they are complete- had a reputation for offering all the hot- ly fun and adorable! Kids’ fashions have test trends and labels in women’s wear been closely linked to current fash- to the kids market with a “kosher,” fash- ion trends for quite some time, yet in ionable holiday selection. With brands a lot of ways, when you look at what’s like Little Marc Jacobs, Miss Bluma- currently stealing the spotlight on the rine, and Armani Junior, your kid will runways, it almost looks as though the certainly be dressed to impress, and women’s designers are taking their in- while these offerings might cost a pret- fl uence directly from children’s wear! ty penny, the designer duds are simply Bright, popping colors in clashing, gorgeous and bound to make your lit- yet complimentary tones dominate. tle one feel like a prince or princess. Bold, geometric prints in black and However, with all the springtime and white, and touches of shine, glossy fab- Easter dresses hitting the racks you’re

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By Jeanette Friedman spring offers warm afternoons and nippy evenings, weeping cherry trees esach is the harbinger of spring, a should be in full bloom with a wave Ptime to think about what comes of tulips and daffodils beneath it. next. Do you have a simcha in the off- Those planting need to go into the ing? Whether it is an engagement par- ground in late October, long before ty, anniversary, wedding or any life- your event. Hydrangeas, gladiolas, cycle celebration that will take place and annuals are great in the sum- between April and October, think mer months, as are day lilies, but they about the great outdoors. The color need to get into the ground early, too. scheme is nature. And it is all so roman- There is an alternative, however. tic. Your garden, if properly prepared, is Surround your garden with con- a perfect spot to serve guests and make tainers fi lled with brightly colored an- them feel special. nuals you nurse from fi rst frost and First you need to start with a fl ats through full bloom. Baskets fi lled healthy and good-looking garden. with annuals can be hung from trees That takes preparation and dedication, and eaves, lined up along patio and even when you work with a landscap- deck railings, and once your guests are er. Check your property to determine gone, you get to enjoy the beauty for the traffi c fl ow. Do you have shady the rest of the season. Check your local decks to accommodate the food? Or nurseries or farms. From vendors like will guests come through the house, them, you can create your own dis- collect their food and go back out- plays by choosing a variety of plants in doors? Do you have enough room for “fl ats”—multiple packages—and plant all your guests to sit? Is there an ac- them yourself. This takes time, con- commodation available in case, hor- tainers, digging, and lots of dirt to get ror of horrors, it rains? And how do out from under your fi ngernails. Wa- you get your garden ready when you tering every day is essential, unless are clueless? there are solid days of rain. If you are Passionate local gardeners and a busy person, you may need to set up nursery owners, like Mrs. Klinger at a sprinkler system to make sure your Klinger’s Farm on River Road in New plantings are always at their peak. Milford, can reel off the names of Lawn prep is important too. If what to plant for maximum display you are planning a June wedding, at your event. She will tell you the the anti-crabgrass and dandelion con- best way to plan is to start a year in trol needs to be handled now. The advance and choose the right fl owers lawn should be kept at 2.5 inches in for the right beds. She has a huge se- length because if you leave it long, lection of fl owering fruit trees, shrubs your guests will kill it. You might also and showy perennials, and will take suggest that ladies wear fl at-heeled the time to explain what you need to shoes. Although spikes will aerate do. She also has gorgeous container the ground, they will ruin the Jimmy layout is properly planned. They can (ICE is the key ingredient to any par- gardens. You may also want to check Choos and Manolos. Make sure the collect their food inside—vegetable ty) can make your celebration some- Home Depot and Lowe’s to see what’s chairs you use don’t dig holes. They dishes and fresh salads, prepared by thing your guests will talk about for available—and you may fi nd an asso- should have plastic protectors or a a local kosher caterer, and walk out a long time. It might not be the Great ciate who knows something about fl at surface. into your stunning backyard. Dispos- Gatsby, but it can be a great Garden gardening. As many as 200 people can attend able dishes, plenty of garbage cans, State Party and a wonderful celebra- In late April/early May, when an open-house, garden party, if the a good dj and enough chairs and ice tion.

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30, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM TECHNOLOGY Backup! Backup! Backup! By Harold Nussbaum and Clark Loffman After testing this so called “backup so- point of a backup is to have a copy of backup providers vary, so do your re- lution,” and doing what techs do to the data on an external device and, in search and compare what each one has he number one reason computer fi x computer problems, we discovered addition, that it can be easily taken off- to offer and choose what works best Tdata is lost is due to lack of a work- that this backup solution had in fact, site for safety. for you. ing backup. not been backing up the data— ever. Don’t skimp on cost. If you think it Verify your backup is working. Most Recently I received a frantic phone The doctor called one of her reception- is costly to invest in a backup solution, backup software will have a status in- call from a doctor who has a practice ists to tell her what happened. Then ask yourself, “If I lost all the data on my dicator in the task bar. Check the sta- in Teaneck, asking me for an “emergen- oddly, the doctor seemed all excited. computer, what is worth to me to have tus periodically to make sure that it is cy” service call to her offi ce. Apparent- She proceeded to tell us that the recep- it retrieved?” working properly. ly, the previous night, a staff member tionist backs up monthly and had just There are a myriad of backup solu- The doctor’s husband came to the fi nished making her data entries into backed up last week. Not only that, she tions and they range in cost from a few offi ce and informed us that he pur- the patient management system and does so on two different fl ash drives! dollars a month to a few hundred dol- chased and installed Norton Backup. closed out for the night. When they Just in case. Great! We connected the lars a month. There is no need to ex- Maybe we’ll be able to recover the data launched the system the next day, all monthly backup fl ash drive and… ceed your budget for an effective solu- after all. I launched the Norton and the patient records were gone! All no backup. Drive 2? No backup. The tion. There are free solutions too, but I checked the settings… sure enough the their patient data, appointments, fi - shortcut created for the monthly back- don’t recommend them. In this case es- backup settings were never confi gured. nancials, contact information—eve- up didn’t work either. pecially, you get what you pay for…free Installing the program alone doesn’t rything —deleted from their patient So, what can you do to ensure a is free, period. If you cut corners when mean that it is working! management system. proper backup and in the event of data it comes to a proper data backup solu- Last but most important, test your The good news, I was told, is that loss, a successful restore? tion, it will only cost you more in time backup on a regular basis. Use a test they backup nightly to a USB fl ash It starts with a good backup plan. and money in the end…not to mention folder and fi les that are okay to be de- drive so we can just restore all the data Decide if you need to backup night- the risk of permanent data loss. leted (in case the restore doesn’t work). from there. Right? Oh, how I wished ly, weekly, or monthly. Everyone’s Should you go with a local Make sure that they are part of your for her that were true… needs are different and only you can backup or cloud? backup list then delete them from the It seems that their previous IT con- determine how important your data is Choose the solution that will best computer. Verify that they are no long- sultant created a makeshift backup so- to you. fi t your need. I recommend both, pur- er on your drive then launch your back- lution for them. He created a shortcut Don’t backup to a “second com- chasing a software program to perform up software to restore the folder and on the desktop that, when clicking on puter”; this is a poor strategy. You run a local backup and subscribing to a rep- fi les that you deleted. If the folder and it, would backup all the patient data the risk that the second computer will utable online backup service. The data fi les are back on the drive, you know from the computer to the fl ash drive. crash with your backup data on it. The plans and support options of online your backup is working.

FINANCIAL MATTERS Financial GPS: Finding Your Personal Coordinates to Point “A” By Ronn Yaish This can be as simple as a late fee or ey. To do this I would recommend fi rst is simply to help you hone in as dramatic as bankruptcy. working with an objective counter- on your strengths and weaknesses t’s time to take a little journey There are dozens of articles in the party, be it a social worker in college, as they may pertain to personal fi - Ithrough the world of fi nance. Before personal fi nance arena that discuss fi nancial advisor (especially in this nance with the hope of setting some delving into stocks, bonds, savings, re- the importance of communicating case I would recommend this advi- attainable goals. The second is the tirement, spending, trust and estates, and navigating through your fi nanc- sor be a fee only, independent advi- insurance program to determine if tax planning and insurance, the key es with your partner. However, it may sor), mental health professional/ther- you are on track, and what should to success will be communication be- take a level of maturity, discipline or apist, member of clergy, relative or lie ahead. tween you, yourself and I, and then just the passage of years for an astute good friend. If meeting with some- Once you have a better footing as communication between the immedi- individual to indentify and articu- one is not on the agenda, then you to where you stand in the personal ate and broader world around you! late their personal fi nance habits in can benefi t from reading personality fi nance terrain, you can take steps It takes a good look in the mirror a constructive and effective manner books and try to identify traits while to make better decisions for your- to begin the proce ss of introspec- to themselves, let alone to someone those with even less time will ben- self. Then, just like going from point tion. But most people will need to else! efi t from even a simple online sur- “A” to point “B” on a map, when deal- go through this process with a guide, When does one learn about their vey. Although some websites offering ing with a roommate, friend, part- coach or fi nancial planner . The prob- credit score and how important it is this may not be run by professionals, ner, family member or member of lem is that annual New Year’s resolu- to accumulate good credit and pro- there are those that will offer profes- the community at large you’ll know tions, when it comes to fi nance, don’t tect it? Usually that learning happens sional assessments such as the My- where you stand and can have a last for the vast majority of individ- when you need it for a loan of sorts. ers-Briggs personality test. Whether more fruitful and productive rela- uals. Why? Because it can wait. So At this point it’s too late. The same with a comprehensive and profes- tionship . it does wait. And wait until it is no goes for banking, bill paying, budg- sional assessment or the simple sur- Please note: This article is my per- longer on the agenda. This is not un- eting and meeting with a tax person. vey, it helps to go through the results sonal opinion and not intended as in- common. We all need a wakeup call When is one supposed to fi gure all of with someone else. dividual professional advice now and again. For example, many these matters out? Once you’ve taken some steps people push off their yearly dental Communication really works in the personality realm, the sec- Ronn Yaish is a fi nance journalist/columnist/ appointment until they have a prob- best with an understanding of self. ond step is more technical: to set author and fi nancial advisor at Livian & Com- lem and are in pain. Unfortunately, We need to fi rst fi gure out our gen- up a yearly, quarterly or monthly pany, a NYC investment and wealth manage- life allows you to continue riding a eral personality type and then how follow-up to help you review your- ment fi rm, and holds positions at ORG. Financial, runaway train when it comes to fi - it refl ects on one’s lifestyle/habits/ self vis-a-vis your most recent fi nan- WhirlwindMoneyCoach, BE Financial and Gifting nances until damage has been done. philosophy when it comes to mon- cial activities/life experience. The Advisory Group.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 31 ME’ACHORAI HAPARGOD: BEHIND THE CURTAIN The Jewish World at 35,000 Feet By Robert Katz 35,000 feet up here in the air there’s re- questions. But doing so would violate Towns. It’s headed to Los Angeles, ally no one to ask. my own rules of never, ever, falling with the great Pico/Robertson area he little airplane Some more questions. Do the ob- into the trap of reading email while and its myriad kosher restaurants and Ticon on the screen servant men and women of the area on a plane. The hours up here are pre- shuls awaiting me. Beverly Hills, too. of the seat in front have a mikvah? Do they go to Wichi- cious for taking a nap, catching up (By the way, didja’ ever notice that the of me shows we’re ta for mikvah and stop off for kosher on the Wall Street Journal and Jewish rashei teivot of Beverly Hills are B”H? somewhere over meat before they immerse? As a long newspapers. But I could have all my – just sayin’). Kansas. As I strain my eyes to look a bit time Jewish communal profession- answers immediately for a swipe of And yet in between, there are hun- closer, it appears that we’re right near al, whatever that means, these are the the credit card! I feel the Yetzer Hara dreds of Wichitas and Kansas Citys Topeka, over a town called Manhat- questions that enter my mind. One starting to creep in something fi erce. and St. Louises and Minneapolises, tan. I look down outside my window word then pops into my mind that I pull out the Visa card, but then hold and I wonder who has it better. The and give the good folks of Manhattan solves all my issues: “Chabad!” But myself back. No way. I’m not doing it. closer-knit, smaller communities that my own little bracha from high above: that’s no fun, so I continue to think Certain rules are inviolate, and this depend on each other, where everyone “I hope you have clean air and no traf- about more things. How large is their is one of them. I will not break my counts, literally, or the communities fi c, dear citizens of Manhattan, Kan- Jewish Federation? Any Orthodox Cone of Silence up here (remember with abject Jewish luxury afforded to sas.” I’m not sure that counts as any shuls? I wonder what THEY pay for Get Smart?). I will be left to wonder those living in places like Teaneck or kind of Birkhat Kohein, but I bet it’s Rosh Hashana seats? Didn’t I once go about the Jews of Manhattan, Kansas, Cedarhurst or Beverlywood. It’s a good the only one they’ll get from a Delta to YU with a kid from Wichita? Wasn’t and will have to make a mental note and important conversation to have. passenger today. So I’m feeling good. the Kansas Yeshiva Day School in the to look them up one day. In the meantime, the little plane My fi rst inclination after making YU Sarachek Basketball tournament a Which all leads me to my point on the screen says we’re approach- the bracha is to wonder how far they few years ago? Oh wait…was that Hou- about this article, I think. I left my ing Colorado Springs. Now I am sure are from Wichita, which must be the ston? Or maybe I’m right since they home in Fair Lawn, one of the “Eight THEY get their kosher meat from Den- epicenter of Jewish Kansas. Seems like both are supported by the same major Towns” of Bergen County as this pa- ver…. a few hundred miles. Which begs the Jewish philanthropist. per’s publishers so brilliantly referred question: If the Jews of Wichita get The guy sitting next to me seems to the area in the fi rst issue of the Jew- Robert Katz has been a Bergen County resident their kosher meat from Chicago, do to have purchased in-fl ight Wi-Fi. Now ish Link of Bergen County. The plane for 25 years and has been a Jewish communal the Jews of Manhattan get theirs from here’s a dilemma. For $10 bucks for the took off from JFK, in the backwaters professional since graduating Yeshiva Unversity in Kansas City? I am sure someone read- next hour I could have full access to of Peninsula Boulevard which sep- 1985. He can be reached for comments at: rkatz@ ing this can answer my questions, but Google and answer every one of my arates Far Rockaway from the Five jewishlinkbc.com Judaic Paper Cuts by Dena Levie www.judaicpapercuts.com

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32, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM SCHOOLS Keeping the Faith: Lavi Greenspan By Rebecca Barel

fellow by the name of Lavi AGreenspan came to speak to Mo- riah Middle School students recent- ly and ended up inspiring everyone. As Rabbi Bernstein said, “Bodybuilders have muscles from head to toe, but this man is much stronger than they are.” Before Lavi reached the age of 26, he’d undergone six surgeries, a journey which began after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The fi rst operation took nine-and-a-half hours, followed immediately by another six-hour sur- gery. Only a short time later, Lavi had to return to the hospital for anoth- er four-hour surgery. Unfortunately, the problem was not solved, and Lavi was told he would have to go through another 4-6 hour surgery, which was completely successful. But his ordeal was still not over. Levi realized his jaw was not work- ing properly, and he had to undergo faith in Hashem, but Lavi Greenspan upon us. All the more inspiring, Lavi pass, and he is living proof of that. yet another surgery to remove excess is no ordinary man. Throughout his went on to say that he is more spir- Lavi has worked as a lawyer for eight scar tissue. And fi nally, after a minor tales of troubling surgeries and in- itually connected to Hashem than he years, passing the Bar Examination af- car accident, and an encounter with creasing hardships, Lavi kept thank- was before, and even recites the bless- ter he became blind. Lavi Greenspan’s meningitis, involving even more sur- ing Hashem for his successful surger- ing on eyesight each morning. incredible story of his miraculous geries, Lavi became completely blind ies, his friends, his family, and his life. One thing that Lavi repeated to survival and even more miraculous by the time he was 26 years old. What he told us motivated us to realize us multiple times was that Hashem accomplishments affected all our Any normal person might have lost what blessings Hashem has bestowed doesn’t give us a test that we cannot hearts.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 33 Chinuch Roundtable Compiled by Penina Seplowitz k’ilu hu yatsa mi-Mitzrayim, each per- son has the obligation to fi nd the in- We are proud to present a new forum dividual experience that allow him or called the Chinuch Roundtable, an op- her to relate and view themselves as portunity to get to know the people who having left Egypt. teach our children, set educational policy One can prepare various Midrashim in our yeshivot and contribute so much and Biblical commentaries that bring to our thriving and growing community. out personal stories of redemption. For For our pre-Pesach issue, the follow- example, the Ramban explains how ing question was asked: How can we Pharaoh used modern-day propagan- use the Seder as an educational tool da techniques to subjugate the Jewish to enhance the next generation’s reli- people. We can talk about the self-sac- gious experience in a substantive way? rifi ce and the heroism of Jewish mid- RABBI MICHAEL ZAUDERER RABBI TAVI KOSLOWE wives and Moshe Rabbenu’s mother Rabbi Michael Zauderer, in Egypt, who disobeyed the decree of being enslaved and redeemed are how do you think a child your age Director of Educational to kill fi rst born male children. Stories the emotions we want our children to might have felt going through it?” or Systems, The Frisch School about individuals can be found in Eng- understand. “I enjoyed your Dvar Torah on the salt For both adult and child the Pesach lish in the book Let My Nation Go by water. Why do you think we should Seder is one of the most memorable Yosef Deutsch or other publications for Rabbi Tavi Koslowe, Asst. Principal, be sad on a night when we are also events in the Jewish calendar. The key Pesach that will help you bring the geu- M.S. Judaic Studies, Yeshivat Noam supposed to be happy?” After the Sed- to expanding the Seder beyond a posi- la to life for your children. To make the You can certainly make an impres- er, fi nd quiet time to sit with each of tive memory is the realization that the generational point, tell personal stories sion in your child’s religious experi- your children and express to them Seder is not merely a retelling of the of redemption from other time periods ence at the Pesach Seder, but if you how much you enjoyed their partici- Exodus story, but is the relaying of the in Jewish history to show what it must want it to be substantive and enduring, pation in the Seder. Ultimately, solid- experience of Exodus. have felt like to become free. it necessitates a before, during and af- ifying our Mesorah means giving our Pesach is about Am Yisroel and the The Seder is when my father [and ter. Most of your school-aged children children a genuine sense of belong- Yitziah from Mitzrayim. It tells the sto- many other Holocaust survivors share have devoted class time towards creat- ing and meaningfulness, whether it ry of the Jewish nation’s liberation, and their experiences during World War II ing Divrei Torah, art projects, and their is by using some of these suggestions every year at the Sedarim we tell that with their families]. My children can own illustrated Haggadot. or others, Pesach can be an amazing story. When we tell it, we should tell feel what he felt when he tells his story. It would be a wonderful invest- Chag to make a memorable impres- it in a way that allows our children to It is powerful and affects our children ment in your children to devote sion on the next generation. understand that this miraculous event when told in the context of the Seder. time before Pesach looking through also happened to individuals: the men, In my father’s case, after fi ve years your children’s work together with Mrs. Leah Silver, Junior women and children—the families and of running and hiding in Austria, Ger- them, making sure they understand High Morah, Rosenbaum shevatim—who experienced it. What many, and France, he, his parents and their project/Dvar Torah/etc. and cre- Yeshiva of North Jersey happened to our ancestors then hap- brother were fi nally smuggled into ating a list for yourself of when would The best way to make the Seder a pens to each of us in every generation. Switzerland on fi rst Seder night, 1944. be the right opportunity for your meaningful experience is to let it be- The Haggadah quotes the Biblical The emotions of that night—the fear child to take the stage and either de- come one. The Seder is organized to be text that describes the bitter enslave- of being caught and the euphoria of liver their Dvar Torah or present their a multi-sensory retelling of the Exodus ment and ultimate redemption from fi nally being free—serve as a basis for project at the Seder. At the Seder itself, story. The lifting, covering, drinking, Egypt; and then expands upon it to pro- the feelings I would have experienced if your child does present something, crunching, hiding-and-seeking of the vide a national perspective on the mag- if I was the one being saved from Nazi use it as an opportunity to engage Seder are there to help us feel as though nitude of the event. And it says, B’chol tyranny 69 years ago or from Egyptian them in a follow up conversation, i.e. we were truly there, too. The text of dor vador chayav adam lir’ot et atsmo cruelty in ancient times. Those feelings “I love your picture of Kriyat Yam Suf, the Haggadah itself is both comforting in its familiarity, but intriguing in its choice of sources and words. There is a jdeal offers unique deals on all kinds of stuff people love. lot for any curious child or adult to con- template and question. The philosophy behind the Seder experience is embed- ded in the Haggadah itself: In every gen- Who doesn’t love a bargain? eration, throughout time, each Jew is obligated to view himself as though he, From fancy shmansi hotels to the best seats in the house too, experienced the Exodus. 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34, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM SCHOOLS Yavneh Students Spend RYNJ’s A Day At the Opera Musical Recital osenbaum Yeshi- Rva North Jersey has many enthusias- tic and talented stu- dents who sing and

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perform their way through the calendar year. Recently, RYNJ ecently, 43 sixth graders and Opera Club members from Yavneh Academy hosted their annual music recital. Rattended the fi nal dress rehearsal of La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera There were musicians on piano, in New York City. The trip was organized by Yavneh music director Mrs. Mar- keyboard, guitar, drums, violin, sha Greenberg Motzen. The Opera Club, a popular club at Yavneh, is open to all trumpet, recorder and fl ute. Stu- 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. So far this year, the club has seen Madama Butterfl y, Le dents from grades K-8 participat- Comte Ory, and The Magic Flute. Yavneh is the only yeshiva in the tri-state area ed in this year’s program. Some that is a member of the Metropolitan Opera Educational program and Yavneh of our students have been per- students have been studying opera since 2001. “One of the distinguishing char- forming for many years and it is acteristics of Yavneh Academy,” said Mrs. Motzen, “is our belief that an expo- truly exciting to see the progress sure to and education in the arts makes for a more well-rounded educational they have made. A shout-out to experience.” Watching a dress rehearsal at the Met is certainly an unforgettable AVIGAYIL KAHAN, 5TH GRADE the wonderful and dedicated parents experience for the students. who schlepped the instruments into school—particularly the drum sets that had to be disman- tled and assembled—not an easy RYNJ Gets Ready for Pesach job!! It was also heartwarming to see so many of the RYNJ families join us for the performance. Stu- dent who participated, in order of appearance were:

Talia Distenfeld, Aliza Poloner, Tem- imah Schulhof, Chana Aspir, Bet- zalel Kanarek, Nachshon Lefkowitz, Yitzy Rosenbluth, Noam Kornwas- ser, Shlomo Stobezki, Azriel Tovbin, Ezra Hochbaum (our youngest par- ticipant), Yehuda Hochbaum, Do- niel Gopin, Shmuel Gopin, Gidon Lefkowitz, Tani Glaser, Mendel Hein, THE 2ND GRADE BOYS OF RYNJ ENJOY A SPECIAL MODEL SEDER WITH THEIR REBBE, RABBI YOSAIF KITAY Yehoshua Kanarek, Akiva Cooper, Ben-Tzion Zuckier, and Yitzy Rozen- berg. Emily Grunstein, Ayelet Glaser, Esther Brodsky, Ali Cohen, Shosha- na Elishis, Chana Lieba Rosenbluth, Keren Glicksman, Aliza Schiff , Goldie Hein, Dina Halberstam, Chana Scha- piro, Devorah Kleinman, Elisheva Tamarov, Avigayil Rosenbluth, Yitzy Rosenbluth, Devorah Burg, Chani Shulman, Avigayil Kahn, and Noa STUDENTS AT RYNJ GET READY FOR MATZAH!KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN AT RYNJ ENJOY BAKING MATZAH WITH MORAH CHANA LEIBA ROSENBLUTH, 7TH GRADE Garfi nkel. FRAN, PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR Send us your school news, events, and photos! Send to [email protected]

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 35 YACHAD Members Join South of Cedar Community for First Shabbaton in Area By JLBC Staff

ACHAD, an organization that brings to- Ygether individuals with special needs and includes them in mainstream Jew- ish life, also brought together the South of Cedar Lane community in Teaneck for a YACHAD shabbaton on March 8-9. The shabbaton was co-hosted by Arzei Dar- om, Netivot Shalom, and Ohr Saadya, the three synagogues in the area. “It was exceptional to have YACHAD join us for Shabbat for the fi rst time,” said Rachel Cyrulnik, who headed up the host committee comprised of members from the participating syn- YACHAD PARTICIPANT JONATHAN FINERMAN WITH HIS ADVISOR YACHAD PARTICIPANTS LESLIE STARR AND AARON RAUCH GEAR UP HOST ARI BRAUNSTEIN WELCOMES YACHAD PARTICIPANT ANDREW agogues, “it was extraordinary to have GEAR UP FOR THE FIRST SOUTH OF CEDAR YACHAD SHABBATON FOR THE FIRST SOUTH OF CEDAR YACHAD SHABBATON ALBAN BEFORE SHABBAT. all three shuls participate, and to do so with such enthusiasm.” rabbis and leadership of each synagogue chance to expose their children to a sponsor the shabbaton. After expenses Twenty three members of RAYIM, was hosted at Arzei Darom, and seudah different population and model kind incurred in relation to the weekend are YACHAD’s adult division, accompanied shlishit was held at Netivot Shalom. and accepting behavior. paid, the additional funds raised will be by twenty college-aged advisors, came “It was a busy Shabbat, with a lot of Planning for the shabbaton began given to YACHAD. “The most sure sign on buses from Brooklyn, Monsey, and walking, but each shul welcomed the several months ago. “I was pleased with of its success,” Rothstein added, “was the New Jersey on Friday afternoon. “Our shabbaton with warmth,” noted Chani the willingness of the rabbis and shul agreement of the committee, the rabbis, YACHAD members were very excited to Herrmann, who served on the host com- boards to support this event and was YACHAD staff, and community mem- come to a new community and meet mittee and works for YACHAD as Direc- impressed with the professionalism bers to make this an annual event.” new people,” said Michael Adler, Assis- tor for the New Jersey Region. Each por- of the YACHAD staff, who were timely tant Program Director of Rayim Yachad. tion of the weekend was well-attended, and attentive to detail,” said Cyrulnik. Yachad / The National Jewish Council for Disabil- Each synagogue hosted a portion of with over 125 people fi lling the social “The response of our communi- ities, is dedicated to enhancing the life opportu- the shabbaton. A Friday night oneg at hall at Arzei Darom to capacity for lunch. ty in support of this new program was nities of individuals with disabilities, ensuring Arzei Darom was open to the communi- The shabbaton offered many op- overwhelming,” Yosef Rothstein, who their participation in the full spectrum of Jew- ty. Shabbat morning tefi llah and Kiddu- portunities for local families to inter- also served on the host committee, ob- ish life. Yachad members participate in activi- sh took place at Ohr Saadya, a luncheon act with YACHAD members and many served. Over 50 local families volun- ties each month. There are Yachad Chapters locat- for YACHAD guests, host families, and the parents expressed appreciation for the teered to host YACHAD visitors and/or ed throughout the United States, Canada & Israel.

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36, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM EVENTS JESC Highlights Alumni Fundraising Breakfast planned for April 21 ewish Education for Special Children are all a welcome and vibrant part of Jhas been a model for other programs our community. that have followed. In a three-hour Under the wonderful guidance of di- framework on Sunday mornings, they rector, Rabbi Yisroel Schwab, a team of provide classes for people with spe- dedicated teachers and assistants work cial needs in Tfi llot, Hebrew language, hard to help the students. Many staff the holidays, arts and crafts and, mu- members started out as volunteers. sic, gym, dance and several exception- There are high school girls and boys al programs during the year. These in- willing to wake up early on Sunday clude shofar making, pressing olive oil mornings and give their time to be with for Chanukah, matzah baking, a magic our students. They often stay on to be- show, and and caring for animals. come paid assistants and then teachers. The children range in age from 3 Several of our staff have returned after years to their midtwenties and are having been to Israel and/or graduating grouped according to age and abili- college. They are all loving, patient, and ty. Their “specialness” covers a broad giving people who experience joy with spectrum and no one is turned away each success their students achieve. for lack of tuition. Neither is anyone However, as in all nonprofi ts, JESC turned away in regard to level of reli- can only march forward and be strong by raising funds from the community. Every year at the JESC breakfast, the organization highlights In addition to the guests of honor, ing and important event. Discover an some of those special peo- this year JESC is honoring and inviting extraordinary program that might be ple. This years, the guests of back several JESC alumni to fi nd out valuable to you and/or someone you honor are Chani and Lau- how they have progressed since grad- know. The JESC theme states, “Every rent Bensimon, and those uating from the program. Everyone is Jewish Child Deserves a Jewish Educa- assistants who are graduat- excited to be seeing and hearing from tion.” Your support can be the key to ing high school, who help them once again. Meir Boruch Levi, Ba- keeping that a possibility. JESC succeed and provide ruch Lunzer, Tamar Schlanger and Avi When: Sunday, April 21, 2013 the impetus to keep im- Tsadok will all be there. If you know Where: Cong. Keter Torah proving. Those who attend them, their siblings and their parents, 600 Roemer Ave the breakfast are among please attend. If not, this is an oppor- Teaneck, NJ 07666 Time: 9:30 A.M. the most honored guests, tunity to meet and learn about some For more information and/or to gious observance. Some of our chil- as their support allows the program to exceptional individuals and how JESC make reservations: Phone: 201262 1090 dren attend yeshivas, and many are in keep going and be available to every was a part of their lives. Website: www.jescnj.org email: jescof- secular special needs programs. They Jewish child. Please come and share this excit- fi [email protected] Give a Dinner, Get a Dinner: Tomchei Shabbos Dinner Goes Virtual By Tova Ross

ost non-profi t organizations hold Man annual dinner, their major fund-raising event, at a fancy hall that features lengthy, and often tedious,

DEBBIE AND BERNIE THAU DANNY AND CAROL METZGER SHELLEY AND NOAM SOKOLOW

speeches. For its fi rst dinner, Tomchei tifi cate to one of the following Bergen ah’s Ark or Shelly’s, and those who do- Shabbos of Bergen County is keeping County fi ne dining establishments: nate $500 and above receive a $100 gift the most important part of an honor- Noah’s Ark, Shelly’s, and ETC. Steak- certifi cate to ETC., Steakhouse. The vir- ary dinner – the delicious food – and house. tual dinner and accompanying gift cer- hosting a virtual dinner, bypassing The idea for the “Give a Dinner, Get tifi cate offer is through April 15th, though the need for a physical hall and hours a Dinner” online event came from long of course Tomchei Shabbos gratefully away from responsibilities at home. discussions by the event committee. accepts donations any time. Supporters who contribute to the Those who contribute from $180-$499 CONTINUED ON P. 38 VOLUNTEER URI JACOBS “dinner” will instead receive a gift cer- will receive a $36 gift certifi cate for No- Â

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 37 EVENTS DINING AT THE DISCO FOR TVAC Annual Dinner at TJC Honors Benvenisti, who Honors EMTs room, people were dancing, tapping their feet or singing along. Many township dignitaries, rabbis and doc- tors attended…some in costumes that refl ected the 70s—from rock ‘n rollers, hippies and disco divas. Among the guests were Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin, Deputy Mayor Adam Gussen, Fire Chief Anthony Verley, Rabbi Lawrence Zierler of the Teaneck Jewish Community Center, Rabbi and Mrs. Zacharia Senter of the Kof-K and their families, Drs. Richard Tancer and Margaret Kar- asick, and Teaneck residents from every walk of life. TVAC Kevie Feit expressed his thanks to the EMTs and the community for all they do to sup- port the Corps. The raffl e prizes were absolute- ly amazing, and ranged from video games to gold jewelry and furs. The evening’s event was coordi- nated by Angela Wilkerson, president of TVAC and TVAC CAPTAIN KEVIE FEIT; TEANECK MAYOR MOHAMMED HAMEEDUDDIN; DEPUTY MAYOR ADAM GUSSEN AND FIRE HONOREE STEVEN BENVINISTI, OF DAVIS, SAPERSTEIN AND everyone had a wonderful time supporting this CHIEF ANTHONY VERLEY. SALOMON, ACCEPTS HIS AWARD IN THE NAME OF THE EMTS very serious and life-saving organization. OF THE TVAC undreds of people gathered at the Teaneck HJewish Center recently for a fun fundrais- er for the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which has served the community with distinc- tion for 70 years. For the fi rst time, the organ- ization featured a guest of honor, Steven Ben- venisti, a lawyer whose life was saved by EMTs after he was hit by a drunk driver many years ago. Thanks to them, he was able to overcome huge obstacles and a terrible prognosis. When he received his award, he said the EMTS were the people who earned it with their hard work and life-saving abilities. The theme for the night was Saturday Night Fever, and featured a cake styled after John Travolta dancing at Odyssey 2001 and decorated by L’via Weisinger of Te- aneck. John Travolta Look-alike Phil Francavil- L’ VIA WEISINGER OF HER ROYAL CAKENESS WITH HER SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER DISCO CAKE. THE CAKE’S la got the party started, and everywhere in the DANCE FLOOR LIT UP JUST LIKE THE ONE IN THE MOVIE.

extra help for the eight-day holiday The Sokolows, who live in En- their grandchildren on their deliv- “Give a Dinner, and its many associated meals. Over glewood with their daughter Dar- ery trips each week. They also pro- 1,000 pounds of matzah and one bie, have made community involve- vide for Tomchei Shabbos’s print- Get a Dinner” and a half tons of chicken are deliv- ment a hallmark trait of both their ing needs through their business, Á CONTINUED FROM P. 37 ered to families in the week preced- family and their businesses. Their Cadett Marketing. ing Pesach. recent response to Hurricane Sandy, Said Carol Metzger, “When I fi rst Tomchei Shabbos of Ber- Sara Walzman, a mother of where they collected and stored started they were looking for volun- gen County was founded in 1990 fi ve children who lives in Bergen- perishable food for those without teers. It was a great opportunity to by Chani Schmutter, Chaye Fei- fi eld, has been an active volunteer power, is just one example of their show my kids chesed; that it’s not genbaum, Lori Frank, and Claire for Tomchei Shabbos for the past dedication to community outreach. all about giving money but mak- Strauss. Since then, it has quietly three years and serves as the chair- Their tireless efforts to collect left- ing it a more personal thing. I think distributed nearly 700,000 Shab- woman of the dinner. “We’re grate- over food from catered simchas and my kids got a lot of it, and now my bos and yom tov meals, including ful to the three restaurants for go- distribute it to those in need, is an- grandkids do. I didn’t want to be vegetables, fruit, chicken, and chal- ing along with this idea for a virtual other example. honored, but I fi gured it was for the lah, to Jewish families throughout dinner,” she said. “Noam and Shelly Other honorees of the dinner good of the organization and so I’m the Bergen County area in a way Sokolow, who are among the dinner include Carol and Danny Metzger; happy to attach my name to it.” that allows the recipients to re- honorees, continue to exemplify Debbie and Bernie Thau; and Ari The Thaus live in Fair Lawn and main anonymous. Each week, vol- generosity since they began donat- Krischer and Yitzi Rothschild with have been closely involved with unteers pack and distribute the ing cooked food from their restau- youth leadership awards. Tomchei Shabbos for over a dec- meals, and because of these un- rants to our organization some 20 The Metzgers have lived in Te- ade. Bernie leads a team of dedicat- paid efforts almost 100 percent of years ago.” aneck for nearly 40 years and are ed volunteers who distribute food the operating expenses of the or- Walzman explains that though longtime supporters of Tomchei to a growing number of families in ganization go directly toward the Tomchei Shabbos meals typically Shabbos of Bergen County. Dan- Fair Lawn and its surrounding are- purchase of food. include raw chicken, eggs, and oth- ny and Carol have often brought as. He and his wife have three chil- Typically, 200 families receive er items for recipients to cook them- their three daughters with them dren, and their grandchildren, Eli- meals from Tomchei Shabbos dur- selves, some clients are not able to on Tomchei Shabbos food delivery ana and Yonaton Sokol and Azariah ing the year. Each Pesach, efforts are cook, and thus, receive ready-to-eat runs, instilling the midah of chesed Chill, are carrying on the Tomchei ramped up as families that may not meals that have been provided by in them at young ages. Today, they Shabbos giving and involvement to normally need assistance require the Sokolows. continue the tradition by bringing the next generation.

38, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM EVENTS

Beth Aaron Honors Its Own Rabbi & Rebbiĵ en

ver 300 people came to honor Con- wife, Chaviva, as Guests of Honor at this sity and Rabbi Benjamin Yudin of Congre- Ogregation Beth Aaron’s own Rav and year’s Annual Dinner. Speakers included gation Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn, very Rebbetzin, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and his Rabbi Mordechai Willig of Yeshiva Univer- proud father of Chaviva Rothwachs.

AXA’s Bruce Maier Takes A Sleepless Night For Friendship Circle to the Gardem Friendship Circle

olunteers for the Friendship Circle stayed up all night to raise awareness and funds Vfor children with special needs. The night was non-stop fun with games and

BRIAN TUCH OF TEANECK, NJ Financial planning expert Bruce Maier of AXA Advi- sors hosted fi ve special needs children with their TOP: THE GROUP OF GIRLS AT THE GRAVITY VAULT families at a New York Knicks outing at Madison IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER Square Garden. To help make the event a success, BRUCE MAIER OF ENGLEWOOD, NJ RIGHT: TWIN SISTERS, ROBIN AND SIMONE Maier worked with nonprofi ts Friendship Circle in AND AXA ADVISORS TASSLER OF PARAMUS Paramus, MarbleJam Kids in Tenafl y, and Yachad in Teaneck. Said Maier, “Know- ing that a live sporting event in a large arena can often be overwhelming for children with special needs, I wanted to do something to make this happen. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.”

Netivot Shalom Honors Ilene & Mark Pollack, Galit & Jeě rey Cohen and Teaneck Mayor n Saturday night, OMarch 9, Congre- gation Netivot Sha- lom of Teaneck held its 11th Annual Dinner and honored Ilene & Mark Pollack with the Sema Heller Memori- al Award, Galit and Jef- frey Cohen with the Service Award, and Te- aneck Mayor Moham- med Hameeduddin re- DINNER HONOREES, GALIT AND JEFFREY COHEN (RIGHT), MARK AND ILENE POLLACK (3RD 4TH FROM RIGHT) STAND WITH NETIVOT SHALOM RABBI NATI HELGOT (LEFT), SHUL PRESIDENT DAVID MONTAG (2ND FROM LEFT) AND ceived a Special Tribute HONOREES MARK AND ILENE POLLACK RECEIVING A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FROM TOWN OF TEANECK COUNCILMEN TEANECK MAYER MOHAMMED HAMEEDUDDIN. (3RD FROM LEFT) Award. ADAM GUSSEN (LEFT), MARK SCHWARTZ (2ND FROM LEFT) AND YITZ STERN (RIGHT)

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 39 port and encouragement to this en- nadians for Israel›s Legal Rights; Sa- Israel Initiative is Launched deavor and address the crowd. The rah Stern, Founder and President of participants included Helen Freed- the Washington, D.C. based Endow- in New York man, Executive Director of Ameri- ment for Middle East Truth (EMET); Á CONTINUED FROM P. 1 cans for a Safe Israel (AFSI); Heddy Rabbi Ben Packer, Co-Founder of Klein, former President of EMUNAH Young Jewish Conservatives; Phil among the various organizations as each doing incredible work on behalf of America; Yosef Poplack, First Vice Rosen, Esq., a prominent Jewish they work towards a common goal.” of the State of Israel and the greater President of the National Council of communal leader who is Vice-Chair- To this end, more than 75 pro-Israel Jewish community,» said Rabbi Lern- Young Israel; Rabbi Yitz Greenman, man of the Republican Jewish Coali- activists and representatives of ma- er. «It is time to unify the various seg- Executive Director of Aish HaTorah tion; Teddy Pollak, President of the jor American Jewish organizations ments of the active greater pro-Israel New York; Rabbi Gershon Tannen- Hebron Fund; and Steven Orlow, recently convened at a Manhattan community and to create a dynamic baum, Director of the Rabbinical President of the One Israel Fund. restaurant for the Initiative’s inaugu- force that will enable us to better ac- Alliance of America; Eli Hertz, for- Ruth Folger Weiss, President of the ral gathering, which attracted Zion- complish our individual and collec- mer Chairman of CAMERA; Jordan- Brooklyn-based Ad Lib Unlimited, ist leadership and pro-Israel activists, tive missions. This idea is long over- na McMillan, Director of Outreach volunteered her time in order to as- who were encouraged to network. due.» and Development at the Israel Allies sist with the event planning and co- The individual behind the forma- Well-known Jewish philanthro- Foundation based in Washington, ordination. tion pist and pro-Israel advocate Mrs. D.C.; Eytan Laor, Chairman of Amer- For more information about The «There are many worthy organiza- Cherna Moskowitz fl ew to New York ican Principles, which is based in Israel Initiative, send an email to The- tions and dedicated activists who are from Florida in order to lend her sup- Florida; Goldi Steiner, Chair of Ca- [email protected].

White House Counsel Bernard Nuss- countries for the issue to fi nally be Young Israel Launches “Call baum, and former Deputy Attorney resolved and for Pollard to go free. General and Harvard Law Professor ”As one who is often called upon to For Clemency Campaign” Philip Heymann, each of whom re- weigh clemency requests,” Peres said Á CONTINUED FROM P. 6 viewed the classifi ed intelligence re- he would tell Obama, “President to ports about the Pollard case, have President” to release Jonathan with- In recent weeks, an online Israel- Lawrence Korb, and former Nation- publically called for Pollard’s re- out delay, on humanitarian grounds. based petition calling on President al Security Advisor Robert McFarlane, lease. Netanyahu indicated that “both Obama to free Jonathan Pollard has who served under President Ronald Other prominent American lead- the public struggle and behind the garnered over 150,000 signatures. Reagan when Pollard was investigat- ers who have called for clemency scenes diplomacy are legitimate The petition will be hand-delivered ed and ultimately charged with dis- for Pollard include Republican Sen- means to achieve that end.” He too to the President when he arrives in closing classifi ed information to an ator John McCain, Democratic Sen- repeated his strong commitment Israel on March 20th. ally without intent to harm the Unit- ator Charles Schumer, former U.S. to do everything possible “to seek Major decision makers have issued ed States. Secretary of State Henry Kissing- Jonathan›s immediate release and public calls for his release, includ- McFarlane called Pollard’s sen- er, and former Attorney General repatriation to Israel.” ing former Secretary of State George tence “a great injustice” and stated Michael Mukasey. There have also Korb said that given the informa- Shultz, former Senator David Duren- that it was only due to former Secre- been numerous bipartisan calls for tion in the declassifi ed report and berger, who served as Chairman of tary of Defense Caspar Weinberger’s Pollard’s release that have emanat- in light of Pollard›s failing health, it the Senate Select Committee on Intel- “unbalanced” views regarding Israel ed from Congress and numerous was time to release him. Korb told ligence at the time of Pollard’s convic- and his “deeply held animus toward former Senators. Peres. “The new revelations are a tion, former Congressman Lee Ham- the State of Israel.” The Jerusalem Post reports that Es- game changer. Now that so many ilton, who served as Chairman of the Former CIA Director James Wool- ther Pollard met at length with Pe- of the lies about the case have been House Intelligence Committee at the sey, former Chairman of the Senate res and Netanyahu, accompanied by cleared up, President Obama is in time of Jonathan Pollard’s sentencing, Select Committee on Intelligence Lawrence Korb. Peres thinks it would a much better position to respond former Assistant Secretary of Defense Senator Dennis DeConcini, former be a “win-win” situation for both positively to clear up this injustice.”

He owns it. The humans can decide Israelis have complete military con- Interfaith Scholars Discuss who will take care of it—who pays trol, and they see how policy impacts New Issues at Seton Hall for the maintenance. That makes the on the daily lives of the Arabs.” He issue manageable,” he said. did not add anything further, but the CONTINUED FROM P. 8 Á Dr. John Pawlikowski, Professor clear implication of seeing those pol- of Social Ethics at the Catholic Theo- icies carried out forces the visitors to dialogues, as well as participating in es today, “but if we make them into logical Union in Chicago, directs the consider the justice of some of those three-way discussions with Chris- religious grievances, you take a dif- Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at policies. tians. Said Berenbaum, “You cannot fi cult political problem that might the Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Cent- Alan Silberstein of Tenafl y, treas- understand the philosophy of the have a solution and turn it into a re- er and was president of the Interna- urer of SRTF and an active member Rambam without understanding ligious confl ict that is defi nitely un- tional Council of Christians & Jews of the Jewish Federation of North- the philosophical milieu in which solveable. When you reject all of Is- and served for 12 years on U.S. Hol- ern New Jersey, told JLBC. “Sister he worked. This included the Mus- lam, you also reject an additional one ocaust Memorial Council. He serves Rose would have smiled to hear Dr. lim world and Muslim philosophy— billion people who do not have polit- on the Governor’s Commission for Berenbaum say we need more peo- he was as infl uenced by them as he ical or religious problems with Jews, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in ple who are fi ercely moderate. And I was by Aristotle. The same is true of especially in countries where Jews Illinois. was heartened by his evidence of the R’Abulafi a and R’ Yehuda HaLevi. Is- and Muslims do get along. Ethiopia He said that while there is a strong ways Sister Rose and her supporters lam was an essential part of their is a good example, and we know Isra- support for Israel in the upper levels succeeded.” environment and cultural experi- el has good trade relationships with of the church, the “middle manage- Other persons of note in attend- ence, and we have much to learn many Muslim countries.” ment”—parish priests who set educa- ance were Rabbi Eugene Korn of Ber- from each other.” Berenbaum has a unique solution tional policy and points of view for genfi eld, American director of the Berenbaum is currently Director to the ancient question of who owns their congregations, local bishops, Institute for Jewish-Christian Under- of the Sigi Ziering Institute which ex- the Temple Mount, a central ques- and laypeople have increasingly been standing and Cooperation in Efrat plores ethical and religious implica- tion at the heart of the peace talks. taken on public relations trips to the and Rabbi Alan Brill of Teaneck, the tions of the Holocaust at LA’s Amer- “Since all three Abrahamic faiths West Bank and Gaza, and they need Ross/Cooperman Endowed Professor ican Jewish University. He said Jews consider this the holiest place on the to be considered in the conversation. in the Department of Jewish-Chris- and Muslims have political grievanc- planet, God should be in charge of it, “They are taken to Zone C, where the tian Studies at Seton Hall.

40, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM SPORTS Frisch Loses to Shalhevet in Tier 1 Sarachek Tourney Championship MTA Wins Tier 2 Championship

ew York - From March 7-11, 20 ye- brew Academy (Great Neck, NY); Da- Nshiva high school basketball teams vis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School from across the U.S. and Canada met (Woodmere, NY); RASG Hebrew Acade- at the Max Stern Athletic Center on my (Miami, FL); YULA High School for Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in Boys (Los Angeles, CA); Weinbaum Ye- Washington Heights to battle it out for shiva High School (Boca Raton, FL); the top spot in YU’s 22nd Annual Red Cooper Yeshiva (Memphis, TN); Valley Sarachek Invitational Basketball Tour- Torah (Valley Village, CA); Beren Acade- nament. When the buzzer sounded, my (Houston, TX); Maimonides School the Shalhevet High School Firehawks (Brookline, MA); Ida Crown Jewish of Los Angeles, CA were crowned the Academy (Chicago, IL); Melvin J. Ber- tournament’s Tier I champions. man Hebrew Academy (Rockville, MD); In a thrilling championship bout, Bnei Akiva Schools – Or Chaim (Toron- the Firehawks defeated the Frisch to, ON); Fuchs Mizrachi School (Beach- School Cougars of Paramus, NJ by the wood, OH); Columbus Torah Academy score of 62-53. Playing before a packed (Columbus, OH); Akiva Hebrew Day crowd and a broadcast audience in School (Southfi eld, MO); Hillel Acade- the thousands, Shalhevet shooting my of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) and guard and Sarachek MVP Joseph Fal- Yeshiva University High School for las held off a determined Frisch squad Boys / Marsha Stern Talmudical Acad- with an impressive 25 points. Cougar emy (New York, NY). guard Judah Cohen kept the contest The Yeshiva University High School close by putting up 21 points of his Lions claimed the Tier II title with a de- own. cisive 53-27 win over the Melvin J. Ber- The tournament, named for legend- man Hebrew Academy Cougars. The ary former YU Maccabees Coach Ber- Lions retained a commanding lead nard “Red” Sarachek, was established throughout the game thanks to a col- MGBL ENDS in 1992 to honor his contributions to laborative effort by forward Ezra Teich- the sport of basketball and his dedica- man (14 points), guard Zak Lenik (10 RECORD SEASON tion to the Jewish community. In addi- points) and forward Ben Zion Feld (10 tion to basketball, the long weekend points). aramus - This past Sunday, the Mitch Gross Basketball League (MGBL) boys included several off-court activities, in- Tier III went to Weinbaum Yeshiva Pdivision season concluded with championships held in all age ranges from cluding a lively Shabbaton and tours of High School and Tier IV to Fuchs Miz- 2nd thru 8th Grades. Below is one game summary from the 5th and 6th Grade divi- the University’s ever-expanding cam- rachi School. sion championship. pus, to help the young all-stars gain an For the second straight year, the early appreciation for YU’s unique edu- tournament was broadcast in high-def- cational environment and culture. inition video provided by MacsLive. In addition to Shalhevet and Frisch, For complete tournament coverage, in- this year’s fi eld included: Magen Da- cluding scores, statistics, game summa- vid (Brooklyn, NY); North Shore He- ries and awards, visit MacsLive.

R.W. Pressprich 48-36 over Kosher Experience for 5th/6th Grade Title In a back and forth battle in front of a capacity crowd at BPY, R.W. Pressprich capped off a perfect season with a 48-36 victory over Kosher Experience in the 5th and 6th grade MGBL Championship game. KE jumped to an early seven point lead, driven by eight fi rst-quarter points by speedy point guard Yechiel Keiser, who led his team with 18 points in the defeat. R.W. Pressprich kept their com- posure as game MVP Eitan Warburg (24 points) led the climb all the way back in a balanced team attack, assisted by the tenacious defense and scoring of Dan- ny Weinberger (12 points, playing just 2 weeks after fracturing his wrist) and big man Joe Baron’s dominance inside the paint (10 points and 10 rebounds).

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 41 SPORTS TABC Wins Hockey Championship By JLBC Sports Staff with each team trading chances and Strich cut in from the point at the from MTA, bringing the Varsity cham- MTA challenging TABC goalie Yosef perfect time and put the rebound pionship back to TABC for the fi rst awrence - On Sunday March 10, Robin multiple times. But 3:09 into off of an Aryeh Pechet shot into the time since 2008. L2013, the TABC Storm entered the the fi rst period, the Storm broke back of the net to give the storm a Lawrence Middle School to take on through. On a face off deep in the commanding 3-0 lead. Through hard Congratulations to coach Mo Fuchs and the MTA Lions in a Western Confer- MTA zone, the puck bounced out to work and stifl ing defensive play, in- assistant coach Yak Apfelbaum and the ence showdown for the MYHSHL Var- Benjy Shulman at the point. Benjy cluding a beautiful poke check by entire TABC Storm Varsity Hockey team: sity championship. The Lions hand- brought the puck down the wing Ariel Hochman, that lead would #1 Aryeh Pechet ed the Storm their only 2 losses of to the far side and fed Aryeh Pechet hold up through the remainder of #2 David Semmelman the regular season, a 2-0 defeat at the in front who one timed the puck the second period. #3 Binyamin Zirman Weather Center and a 3-2 last second home to give the Storm a 1-0 lead. Back in the locker room, the #7 Shimon Cohen heartbreak in the Lion’s Den. The The Storm continued to bring pres- Storm recognized what MTA was able #9 Captain Oren Strich Storm entered the championship sure and 6:43 into the fi rst period, to accomplish in the Greenhouse at #15 Leor Leben game on a roll and playing at an ex- MTA took a penalty giving TABC the DRS and knew they would have to #18 Captain Benjy Shulman tremely high level, having dismantled fi rst power play of the game. TABC give a max effort for the remaining #19 Shmuel Levy a very talented HAFTR Flames team would not squander the opportu- 12 minutes to hold off an MTA come- #24 Alternate Captain Shmuel Knoller 5-1 in the semi-fi nals less than a week nity. On a play that we have seen back. After an even fi rst few minutes #25 Benjy Lankin earlier, while the Lions earned the many times this season, Shmuel of the period, the puck bounced to #29 Yosef Robin right to play for the championship Knoller won the faceoff deep in the Etan Rosenfeld of MTA at the point, #30 Jack Ganchrow in comeback fashion, beating the MTA zone to Gabi Stone who passed who snapped a quick hard shot that #33 Yehoshua Zirman DRS Wildcats 3-2 after being down 2-1 it to Oren Strich at the point. Af- reached the back of the net 3:32 into #35 Craig Klein with 2 minutes left in the third peri- ter gaining possession of the puck, the third period to cut the TABC lead #44 Yehuda Avner od. The stage was set for an epic bat- Oren sent a backhand pass to Ben- to 3-1. However, a team’s true quality #45 Ari Schiff tle featuring the top two teams of the jy on the far wing who one-timed a is defi ned by its ability to respond to #57 Ariel Hochman Western Conference. rocket past the MTA goalie 7:51 into challenges...and only 22 seconds lat- #71 Alternate Captain Gabi Stone Having witnessed the Junior Var- the period to give the Storm a 2-0 er, the Storm regained a 3 goal lead #81 Michael Hirt sity team take home the champion- lead. After a break between the fi rst on a goal by Shmuel Knoller, who put #87 Judah Wertenteil ship earlier in the afternoon, the and second period, the Storm came a Gabi Stone rebound into the back #91 Elie Adler Storm looked determined to bring out with even more intensity, con- of the net. The offense continued to #94 Yosef Naor home the sweep in the Yeshiva tinuing to put offensive pressure on put offensive pressure on MTA, while Avi Mendelson, Manager Hockey League. The play was even MTA. Their hard work paid off just Yosef Robin and the defense were Daniel Schwartz, Manager through the fi rst three minutes, 1:45 into the second period. Oren able to withstand constant pressure

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42, March 21, 2013 • 10 Nisan, 5773 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM SPORTS  Ma’ayanot Rapids 20th Yahrzeit Observance Defeat SAR HaRav Yosef Dov for Volleyball Soloveitchik, zt”l Championship By Pam Ennis leys were back and forth for minutes at a time. Both teams wanted it so he Ma’ayanot Rapids made badly, neither would give it up...Play- TMa’ayanot history last week by de- ers were diving all over the court. We feating SAR to become the volleyball just couldn’t give up the champion- Thursday,T champions of MYHSAL (Metropolitan ship!” The fi nal score was Rapids 25, Yeshiva High School Athletic League). SAR 20. When the Rapids won, “the MarchM 28, 2013 The Rapids fi nished the regular sea- cheering was so loud you couldn’t son with a 7-3 record, which placed even hear the ref’s whistle” exclaimed 77:45 pm them second in their division. They en- team member Chavi Cohen. joyed home court advantage in their Colton attributed the team’s success quarterfi nal game against HAFTR, to three main factors: excellent coach- CCongregation whom they quickly defeated with back ing by Eileen Schwartz (Ma’ayanot’s to back victories. The Rapids enjoyed Athletic Director) and Megan Menenz- SShomrei similar success by winning the fi rst es; the team’s determination to gain ex- two games of their semifi nal match perience and to get a head start on the EEmunah against Ramaz. season by playing scrimmage games 898 Huguenot Avenue, The championship match against against public school teams before the SAR, played at Westchester Hebrew yeshiva season started; and to the in- Englewood,E NJ 07631 High School on Wednesday, March credibly cohesive nature of the team. 16th, proved more diffi cult and ex- Elaborating on the third factor, Colton www.ou.org/ravw citing. The Rapids handily won the explained that team members commu- fi rst game 25 to 7, but narrowly lost nicated seamlessly on the court, an es- the second 25 to 21. Rapids Captain sential element for volleyball success. Gavriela Colton described the third “This team,” she concluded, “is the game of the series as tense. “The vol- most united team ever.” Speakers:

Moriah Wins B-Ball Title Rabbi Menachem Genack CEO, OU Kosher Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Mara D’atra, Congregation Shomrei Emunah

Rabbi Zevulun Charlop Dean Emeritus, Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Rabbi Hershel Reichman Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University’s

THE MORIAH SCHOOL’S 8TH GRADE BOYS VARSITY TEAM CLINCHED THEIR DIVISION TITLE AGAINST YESHIVA OF FLATBUSH ON SUNDAY, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary MARCH 10TH. THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY MARK VAN AND GARY WOHLRAB.

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MARCH Har Etzion, Yeshivat Shaalavim, Midresh- On Earth, the haunting and compelling Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik Tuesday, April 30th Sunday, 24TH -25th et Lindenbaum, and at Yeshiva Univer- story of Esther Stermer and others who Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Semi- Ben Porat Yosef 11th Annual Dinner Keter OU Kosher Hotline sity’s Gruss Center. He also routinely lec- survived the Holocaust by hiding deep in a nary and Yeshiva University invite you to a Torah 7:00PM 10:00AM – 12:00 NOON To Assistance tures around the globe, primarily as a cave for 500 days. Especially poignant for special day of learning on the life and leg- Honoring Sybil and Naftali Cohen, Rachel with questions about Pesach e.g medica- Scholar in Residence in communities in child survivors. For more information con- acy of the RAV and Jonathan Margolin, Vicky and Rapha- tions, permissible products, kashering is- North America; and is a regular guest lec- tact: [email protected] or sara@fi lmpres- 9AM – 4PM Yeshiva University Wilf Cam- el Nadel sues, etc 212 613 8241 turer for students at universities such as ence.com. For more about the fi lm visit: pus Registration Required 10:00AM – 1:00PM on the 25th Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, NYU, Penn, http://www.noplaceonearthfi lm.com/ MAY and Brandeis. Monday, April 15th Sunday, May 5th Monday, 25th (1st seder) – Tuesday Wednesday, April 10 Yom Hazikaron Sharsheret Annual Benefi t 10:30AM – 02 April Sunday, April 7th Book Club led by Adelle Krauser, a high- 1:30PM Pesach Annual Gathering of Remembrance Con- ly acclaimed author. Travel through an ec- Tuesday, April 16th Marriott Glenpointe in Teaneck Honoring gregation Emanu-El 2:00PM 65th St at lectic variety of fascinating literature in- Yom Haatzmaut Lisa Altman with the Friday 15TH March – Sunday, 05 May 5th Ave cluding best-sellers, memoirs, fi ction and Volunteer Tribute Award Roman Vishniac Rediscovered on view at Reserve online at [email protected] non-fi ction. Meeting once a month Sunday, April 21st the International Center of Photography $20 JCC members/$25 non-members for OU Jewish Community Home and Job Re- Tuesday, - Thursday May 14th – 16th Monday, April 8th 4 sessions or $5 JCC members/$8 non- location Fair 12:00PM – 6:00PM RIETS Yarchei Kallah Rye Town Hilton, Rye Thursday,28 th March Teaneck Community Holocaust Commem- members per session. Metropolitan Pavilion 110 West 19th Brook, NY Celebrate Chol Hamoed with NCSY at Six oration - Featuring Moshe Baran, Partisan Street NYC Register at www.oucommuni- Register at yu.edu/riets/shavuos for infor- Flags – Stand Four (formerly known as the Fighter Ride the Wave - Presented by Pro- ty.org or call 212 613 8300 mation call 646 592 4021 Maccabeats) will be performing at the park. Teaneck High School Auditorium 7:30PM ject Ezrah JESC Annual Breakfast 9:30AM Cong Ket- Ticket prices are $35 in advance and $40 at 11:00 AM-12:30 PM er Torah JUNE the park. Parking passes are available for Tuesday, April 9 Speaker Eli Amdur, National Weekly Col- Honoring Chani and Laurent Bensimon – Thursday June 6th- Tuesday June purchase as well. To order tickets visit www. Congregation Keter Torah Annual Dinner umnist for The Record and Career Coach as well as paying tribute to JESC Alumni 11th ncsygreatadventure.com 201 862 0250. Honoring Elissa and Michael Katz and Fran Keter Torah, Teaneck, NJ Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey Schol- The Friends of the Teaneck Library Annu- and Sam Ebel with the William B Manis- RSVP [email protected] arship Reception al Book Sale is almost here. This year’s sale APRIL chewitz Community Service Awards will take place from June 6th through June Friday Erev Shabbos - April 5th Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center / Film So- Sunday, April 14th Tuesday, April 23rd 11th and will we be accepting donations Cong Netivot Shalom welcomes scholar in ciety of Lincoln Center - 144 W. 65th St. Yavneh Academy 7th Annual Benjamin Jewish Home Foundation Quarterly Board from May 28th through June 2nd. Please residence Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, Schwartz 5K Scholarship Run Meeting 6:00 – 8:00PM contact us if you would like to volunteer an internationally acclaimed bible schol- 7:30 p.m. Registration begins at 7:30AM at Garden or are interested in joining the Friends or- ar and pioneer of Jewish Education on the Dr. Eva Fogelman, Co-Director of the Inter- State Plaza Sunday, April 28th ganization. Membership guarantees ac- internet and for his essays on the weekly national Study of Organized Persecution Shalom Task Force Breakfast – 20th An- Solomon Schechter of Bergen County‘s cess to special members only preview days Bible portion. Rabbi Leibtag will speak af- of Children, a project of Child Develop- niversary Brunch 10:00AM – Sephardic 39th Annual Community Celebration of the sale. ter kiddush on Shabbat and before Min- ment Research, will interview Janet Tobi- Temple 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst 5:00PM – 9:00PM Pearl River Hilton con- For more information contact the Friends: cha. 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ize communitywide forums, and not afford to sit back and wait for If You Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain give candidates an opportunity to others to help us if we do not help Á CONTINUED FROM P. 10 engage in a non-partisan dialogue ourselves. Our community must about the issues, and address any take action and show that we care. approving Bergen County’s annual est in this race. We should familiar- concerns we may have. budget, which exceeds $500 mil- ize ourselves with the candidates, We do not need to dedicate N. Aaron Troodler is an attorney and a principal lion. their platforms, and their vision our lives to the political process. of Paul Revere Public Relations, a public relations With such an important elec- for the future of our county. It All we need to do is focus on en- and political consulting fi rm. Visit him on the tion looming on the horizon, our would benefi t all of us if our com- hancing our political involvement Web at www.PaulReverePR.com or follow him on community should take an inter- munity worked together to organ- and knowledge just a bit. We can- Twitter at http://twitter.com/troodler

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Later that same week, kids” and encouraged quar- 20 Bergen County yeshiva terly meetings between administrators and leaders schools and the County for met with Bergen County increased dialogue and co- Executive Kathleen Dono- operation. van at the Moriah School in Schools represented at Englewood. On the agenda the meeting were The Mori- were issues concerning se- ah School, The Frisch School, curity, use of County parks Yavneh Academy, Rosenbaum and recreational activities, Yeshiva of North Jersey, Yeshi- free presentations on New vat Noam, Yeshivat He’Atid, Ben Jersey history, and Special Porat Yosef, Torah Academy of Education opportunities. Bergen County, Ma’ayanot Ye- Ms. Donovan emphasized shiva High School for Girls and that the County “has the Solomon Schechter of Bergen (L-R) RABBI MENACHEM GENACK, MARTY FEINBERG, SENATOR TOM KEAN, JR., ASSEMBLYMAN PETER BARNES, MARC LEVINSON, SENATOR JOE KYRILLOS, ability to help you and your County. ASSEMBLYMAN ANTHONY BUCCO, JR., ASSEMBLYWOMAN MARY PAT ANGELINI, JOSH PRUZANSKY, MORRIS MIZRAHI

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cal Equipment Gemach has wheelchairs, walk- Hackensack, Englewood, Manhattan and oth- ticipation is the most valuable part of the pro- BABIES AND ers, crutches, canes, scooters and other medical er medical canters as necessary. For more in- gram because they help to create an inclusive equipment to lend them out at no charge. For formation or to volunteer contact the Bikkur atmosphere where everyone has a great time CHILDREN: more information or to schedule a pick up con- Cholim at 973-249-8811. regardless of their disabilities. Volunteers can tact Yael Gotteib at 973-778-9320. Bikur Cholim of Teaneck is looking for volun- join Links, a unique buddy program that pairs BRIS GEMACH Housewares G’mach in Teaneck collects brand teers to visit the Jewish patients at Holy Name students with Yachad members across the U.S. We have bris outfi ts, pillows, pillow cases, as new, still in their boxes, serving china platters, Hospital on a daily basis and Shabbosim. Vol- Links off ers opportunities to connect with an in- well as tefi los for the mother to say. To reserve, mixing bowls and many other house ware unteers must be 16 years or older to visit the dividual with special needs, either in person or please email either dovid.lobl@gmail. com or items for new Kallahs in need. For more infor- hospital on their own. For more information via telephone and e-mail. For more information zsizzle11@aol. com, or call Zissi at 718-704- mation or to donate contact Sara Beth Fein at or to volunteer please call the Bikur Cholim at about Links please contact Dr. Michelle Orgel 6225. [email protected]. 201-836-4950. at [email protected] or 212-613-8172. Volunteers The Fair Lawn Gemach, located at 14-06 Fair can participate in a local social skills group that PREEMIE CLOTHING Lawn Avenue, under the auspices of Anshei helps our Yachad members practice social skills. Yad Yocheved – 201 836 2071 Lubavitch of Fair Lawn collects donations of Children with For more information or to volunteer contact all simcha wear, receipts given. Call to arrange Chani Hermann, Director of NJ Yachad ather- Passaic Baby G’mach for a pick-up of donated items. They general- Special Needs [email protected] or via phone at 201-833-1349. Collects baby clothing in excellent condition ly distribute clothing, baby items, small furni- Feel free to visit their website: www.yachad.org. up to size 2T as well as other baby gear includ- ture items, small kitchen appliances, miscella- The Friendship Circle ing high chairs, cribs, strollers, carriages, chang- neous household, giftware, food, etc. For more of Bergen County CHESED OPPORTUNITIES ing tables, diapers and formula. They pick up in information contact Bella Grinberg at Fair- The Friendship Circle is a social organization Two Bruriah High School students looking to NJ/NY area. For more information contact Sig- [email protected] or via phone at 201- for children with special needs that involves fulfi ll chesed hours by helping parents at chil- gy Berger at 201-486-1492 or via email siggy@ 797-1770. Feel free to visit their website. them in a full range of recreational activities. dren’s birthday parties. If interested email them aishdas.org. The Jewish Book Gemach collects Jewish Teenage volunteers are the key to keeping our the date of the party and they will let you know books for 4th- 8th graders. If you have books for programs running! Volunteers can visit a child if they are available. [email protected] Teaneck Baby Gemach donate or would like to receive books please at home weekly for a play date, join a month- Collects baby equipment, clothing to size 5T, contact Moshe and Shifra Schapiro at jbook- ly program on Sundays with sports, music, TOMCHEI SHABBOS toys, diapers, formula, and baby food for Jewish [email protected]. art, and baking, join us for holiday programs, Every year when we sit down at our respective families in Bergen County. For more informa- Palisades Emergency Residence Corpora- camps or cooking programs. Volunteers must seder tables, we invite all those who are hungry tion contact Avi and Ginnine Fried at 718-753- tion collects furniture. They will pick it up from be in 7th grade or older. For more information to come and eat. This year you have the oppor- 6275, or by email at Teaneckbabygemach@ your home. For more information or to sched- or to volunteer please call Zeesy Grossbaum, tunity to sit at your seder knowing you helped gmail.com. Tax donation letters are available ule a pick up call them at 201-348-8150 or visit Director of Bergen County Friendship Circle at- provide the needy in Bergen County) with food for any fi nancial and/or item donations. their website www.percshelter.org. [email protected] or via phone at 201- for their seder. Tomchei shabbos will be Congregation Ahavath Torah (240 Broad Av- 262-7172. Feel free to check out their website: making their pesach deliveries on thursday enue, Englewood) collects fl ower centerpiec- www.BCFriendship.com. night March 21st. So take a break from your SIMCHAS es than can be brought to the homebound or cooking/cleaning and or packing. The com- those in the hospital. For more information call Sinai Schools mitment is merely an hour of your time the re- Centerpiece Gemach – the Shul at 201-568-1315. Sinai Schools services children and adults with wards are immeasurable. Cong Beth Aaron Yad Leah collects modest and contemporary learning and developmental disabilities. There If you are available or know someone else who Contact Ellen Chazin at [email protected] clothing, infant through adult, to be sent to are various volunteer opportunities available, might be, please reply to [email protected] or 201 357 8426 or Michele Cooper at benand- Israel. Donated clothes must be in either ex- such as driving young adults to their job sites [email protected] cellent or like- new condition. For more infor- and shadowing some of the students at vari- YOUNG ISRAELI CANCER PATIENT Teaneck Simcha Gemach mation regarding drop off locations contact ous community activities. For more informa- 5 year old Harel is being treated at the Chil- Chairs, tables, some coatracks, vases and bris Jessica Katz at 973-594-9118 or via email Jessi- tion or to volunteer contact Aggie Siletski at dren’s Hospital of Philadelphia wih a very rare table décor for loan [email protected] 201-833-1134 x105 or via email at asiletski@si- form of cancer.Both he and his parentsarrived The Kallah Gemach collects donations for naischools.org or visit their website at www.si- from Beer Sheva after doctors in Israel were Kallahs in need. They collect any unopened naischools.org. unable to successfully treat him. His parents Gowns new items in their original boxes from people quit their jobs in order to be here with him. His who have received gifts that they do not want Yachad — National Jewish mother gave birth two weeks ago. His fami- Fairlawn Gown Gemach and off er them to those less fortunate. All the Council for Disabilities ly is in dire need of funding to help defray the 201 797 1770 for an appt items go to Passaic where the girls can come Yachad addresses the needs of all individuals costs of his medical bills. Anyway able to help is and see what they may be able to use. We col- with disabilities within the Jewish community. asked to look online at http://indiegogo.com/ Adult Clothing lect things like Judaica, household items, small Yachad members participate in several inclusive projects/save-harel. Chabad of Maplewood NJ. Contact: Lenny appliances, giftware, etc. For more information activities per month, including Shabbatons and Levy, 201-836-7376 or email umbrellapickup@ contact Carrie Cooper at 201-801-9028 or via Sunday programs. Yachad strives to enhance CARE ONE aol.com email at [email protected]. the life opportunities of people with special CareOne, the kosher rehabilitation and nursing needs and to insure their participation in the full center located at 544 Teaneck Road, 4 blocks Furniture Donations spectrum of Jewish Life. Volunteers are needed south of Holy Name Hospital, is in need of vol- Email [email protected] of a picture of Bikkur Cholim to help at the CAP program (Cultural Arts Pro- unteers to maintain continuity of its Shabbos what you›d like to donate and a recipient can Bikkur Cholim of Passaic-Clifton helps pro- gram)where kids with special needs ages 5+ and weekday minyanim, which its residents be matched. vide rides for Cholim and frail residents to med- participate in a variety of fun activities, includ- look forward to each week. This is a wonderful Email [email protected] for information ical appointments. Rides are available to local ing arts and crafts, sports, music, singing, and chesed opportunity that can be combined with The Bikkur Cholim of Passaic- Clifton’s Medi- Passaic and Clifton destinations as well as to learning about Jewish themes. Volunteer par- the mitzva of Bikur Cholim EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Ambulance Teaneck Teaneck Ambulance Corp 855 Windsor Rd Teaneck Emergency 911; non-emergency 837-2600 Ambulance Bergenfi eld Bergenfi eld Volunteer Ambulance Bergenfi eld Emergency 911 non-emergency 387-4000 Ambulance New Milford New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corp 213 River Rd New Milford Emergency 911 non-emergency 265-3251 Police Department Teaneck Police Dept 900 Teaneck Road Emergency 911 General 837-2600 Police Bergenfi eld Bergenfi eld Police Dept 198 N Washington Ave Bergenfi eld Emergency 911 non-emergency 387-4000 Fire Department Emergency 911 or 837-7783 Non-emergency 837- Teaneck Fire Dept 1231 Teaneck Rd 4858 Poison Prevention Nationwide Toll-Free Emergency Number 1-800-222-1222 www.poison.org/actFast/ Hospital Emergency Room Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack Emergency 911 • 201-996-2000 Hospital Emergency Room Englewood Hospital 350 Engle St, Englewood Emergency 911 • 201-894-3440 Hospital Emergency Room Holy Name Hospital 718 Teaneck Rd (Corner Cedar Lane) Teaneck Emergency 911 • (201) 833-3000 Chaverim of Teaneck [email protected] 201-800-HELP (4357)

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JOBS SOURCE PLANNING/CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP and ordering supplies. Required skills: fast typing, 141 Ayers Court Suite 18 MANAGEMENT Windows operating system, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 JOB OPPORTUNITIES Seeking talented and motivated full time employees MS Word, Outlook, very basic Excel. Fluent English, 201-578-1578 FROM PROJECT EZRAH for Bergen County company that off ers BI, Integration Spanish skills preferred but not necessary. www.rdlawllc.com http://www.ezrah.org/jobs/ and custom development services to customers in North For immediate consideration please email your PROPERTY MANAGER America. resume to [email protected] TUTORING Leading real estate fi rm that manages industrial and Requirements: offi ce space in NJ seeks property manager for facili- • Experience: 3 years+ • Education: Bachelor’s degree or Our client a well established service company Dr. Tutor ty in the Princeton metro area. Previous experience in equivalent (Working experience will be considered.) • in Suff ern, NY is seeking an Executive Assistant Math, SAT/ACT, MS Offi ce, Hebrew, Torah Reading real estate and fi nancial reporting critical. Knowledge Background: CRM/ERP, Telecommunication, Informa- for the CEO. The successful candidate will have NJ-Certifi ed Math Teacher, PhD of Excel and superior management reporting skills re- tion Services, Finance • Tools : Reporting tools such as exceptional communication skills be bright, well- [email protected], 201-803-2693 quired. Strong customer service skills are needed for Cognos, SAP/Crystal, SSRS/SSIS • Languages: SQL, JS, educated, experienced and motivated. Duties may be Money-Back Guarantee interaction with owners and tenants. 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Experience required: September 2013: VMware and virtualization experience • SAN/NAS a specialty trained Pharmacist. The successful MS Offi ce 2010 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. * General studies teachers Primary & Middle grades, technologies • Citrix • PC/server—Hardware/support/ candidate will have training in chemotherapy Superb written and oral communication. Computer full or part time. troubleshooting • MS Windows 2008/XP/Vista/2000/ pharmacology with experience in the same. The savvy. Strong organizational skills. Editing and qualifi cations: experience, master’s degree MS Offi ce 2010/XP • Active Directory • Backup Tech- pharmacy unit within the Hospital will be fi lling proofreading skills are desired. Discretion and * Junior High School Social Studies & Mathematics nologies • Experience with full use of Active Directory• such scripts. The position is for the day shift. diplomacy required. College degree is preferred, Teachers , full or part time- Experience managing LAN/WAN connectivity • Con- Board certifi ed chemo pharmacist a big plus. For minimum 5 years experience in offi ce administration qualifi cations: experience, expertise in fi eld, master’s fi gured and deployed a Cisco PIX or other type hard- immediate consideration please email your resume required. For immediate consideration please email degree ware fi rewall into a production environment • Working to [email protected] your resume to [email protected] * Reading Specialist to work on elementary school knowledge of DNS, Internet Infrastructure, and IP in- language arts curriculum development and in the formational tools • Experience rebuilding servers and Our client, a systems company located in Bergen LEGAL Learning Center. workstations • Excellent communication skills - verbal County - NJ is seeking a full-time Offi ce Manager. The qualifi cations: experience, master’s degree in reading and written. Email resume to [email protected] successful candidate will be an effi cient multitasker Your Local Real Estate, Wills, and Estate Planning and/or special education, and be well versed in HEAD TEACHER with an attitude to accomplish. In this diversifi ed Attorneys reading instruction and assessment. Training in Prestigious day school in New York City seeks head role you will handle client calls and provide accurate Purchasing a home? multi-sensory reading a plus. teacher for infant and toddler programs. BA in Ear- information to customers responding to new sales Selling a home? Kindly forward resume and cover letter by fax to 201- ly Childhood Education, experience with infants and calls, sending quotes and completing the sale. This Need a Will or Halachic Will? 845-5009 or by email to Stacy Goldstein at jobs@ toddlers, and knowledge of Hebrew language re- is not a sales position. In addition, there is slight Need help with the probate or administration of an benporatyosef.org . 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of Education, not the Teaneck or Engle- erty concerns, and then we can look at and the taxpayer!” Shalom Academy: wood Boards of Education, that deter- parking and traffi c fl ow. Why look at The decision is still pending. The mines if the environment is safe for a that fi rst, and then decide if the build- next meeting is scheduled for the fi rst Tied Up in functioning school. The school’s attor- ing can be used? That’s stupid, and like Thursday in April and is open to the neys insist that the Zoning Board can I said, wastes money—for the school public. Red Tape only make decisions based solely on the Á CONTINUED FROM P. 1 impact of the school on the area, which in this case translates into the effect of For some time, the school has con- traffi c on neighboring properties. Law- Ride the Wave sidered renting the property at 165 Gal- yer Urdang told Jewish Link that the Of the Improving Job Market way Place in Teaneck, on the second zoning board cannot even look at egress “2013 will be the best job creation year since 1999.” fl oor of a building that houses a ware- and ingress, they cannot look at site - Eli Amdur house, offi ces and a church. One half of safety either in the building or the park- the second fl oor would be used for the ing lot. The safety of the children will be ELI AMDUR school. There have already been a num- looked into by the Department of Edu- Career Coach National Weekly Columnist, The Record ber of meetings before the Teaneck cation, because of a court decision in a

Zoning Board of Adjustment, which case in Clifton, which severely circum- has to approve the application before scribes what a zoning board can look at. Keter Torah the school can open. Once the Zoning Board makes its deci- 600 Roemer Avenue “8-12-5” But although there are security con- sion on the traffi c issues, the State will Teaneck, NJ 07666 Wednesday, April 10 cerns because there is no way to con- decide if the school can open. 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Your 8-point plan trol access to the building, according to Said one Teaneck resident, “Instead You can register one of two ways: Your 12-point checklist the school’s attorney, Elliot Urdang, the of wasting money for the taxpayers • Call Jennifer Proper at 201-569-9047 Your 5 promises Zoning Board cannot rule on those is- and the school, the Department of Ed- • Email [email protected] sues because it is the State Department ucation should fi rst rule on the prop-

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Now closing Friday at 4:00PM Open on Sunday Till 9PM.

Pre-Pesach and Chol Hamoed Hours Thursday – March 21st – 7AM - 9PM, Friday – March 22 – 7AM - 4PM Sunday – March 24 –7AM - 9PM, Monday – March 25th – 7AM - 4PM Thursday – March 28th 7AM - 9PM, Friday - March 29th – 7AM - 4PM Sunday - March 31st – 7AM - 4PM

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