An Eiruv in the Big City
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$1.00 WWW.5TJT.COM VOL. 7 NO. 31 23 IYAR 5767 h,ejc-rvc MAY 11, 2007 INSIDE HONOR, ETHICS, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD Daf Yomi Insights Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow 20 BY LARRY GORDON Jerusalem And Hebron Yossi Baumol 25 This is not about the issues The Animals Win to be decided in the upcoming Hannah Reich Berman 30 school-board election out here in the Five Towns, which MindBiz we have discussed at length in Esther Mann, LMSW 33 these pages. This is about the sociopsychological aspect of Letters To The Editor what has made this election Our Readers 44 campaign what it is—an opportunity to freely pursue another agenda under the Sol Blisko, David Sussman, and Nachum Marcus (pictured above, L–R) are three of the candidates for the guise of a tough and impor- Board of Education of the Lawrence school district. The election is to be held on Tuesday, May 15, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Opposing the three are candidates Maribel Cancillere, Andrew Levey, and Pamela Greenbaum. Continued on Page 26 AN EIRUV IN THE BIG CITY HEARD IN THE BAGEL STORE Cheesecake, Soufflé, Blintzes, BY RABBI The roadway is 68 feet wide, YAIR HOFFMAN and there is a 6-foot walkway And Kugel At Mount Sinai Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz, DIRECTOR, TIFERET CHAYA for pedestrians. shlita, coming to the PROGRAM FOR GIRLS There is also one other fact BY LARRY GORDON ous enslavement in Egypt, Five Towns. See Page 50 that we should know: the prepared themselves very The Atlantic Beach Bridge Atlantic Beach Bridge has no It’s almost Shavuos. That expeditiously—in just forty- is 1,173 feet long. It opened eiruv. To repeat that thought means it will soon be time to nine days (including week- on May 10, 1952, having been again, there is no eiruv. None. make those cheese dishes. ends)—to receive the Torah constructed at a cost of $9.5 Nada. Efes. Nytsto. The beach Everyone knows what hap- from Hashem at Sinai. million. The bridge has a ver- and boardwalk on Atlantic pened on Shavuos—the Jews What a time that must have tical clearance of 33 feet for Beach do not have an eiruv, were commanded to eat been to be alive. My good- smaller boats to pass under. If either. These are rather cru- cheese. Right? Not exactly. As ness—the sense of triumph a larger boat wishes to pass, cial bits of information, you know, of course, Shavuos and accomplishment must the two leaves of the span are because there are a huge is that beautiful Yom Tov that have been overwhelming. opened up, allowing for a hor- marks the day on which the izontal clearance of 133 feet. Continued on Page 17 Jewish people, after a tortur- Continued on Page 14 The first yahrtzeit of Zev Friedman, obm. At The Israel Day Parade See Page 62 Flames ‘ME’DAYS AT Of Joy THE OFFICE The Ultimate Commuter, BY MICHELE Part 9 HERENSTEIN BY DANNY BLOCK Now that I took a week and I am usually pleased when a half off for Pesach, and I’m someone at the airport, either planning to take a week and a in New York or Tel Aviv, recog- half off for Sukkot, I don’t nizes me as I fly weekly have any vacation days left to Sheloshim commemoration for between the two. The recogni- actually…well…vacation. I’m Naomi Levenbrown, a’h. tion shows itself by a pleasant not complaining that I have See Page 47 word or a smile and makes my Jewish holidays to celebrate, Over 700 students from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and entire experience at the airport which by definition means CANDLE LIGHTING Rockaway lower, middle, and upper schools marched down more enjoyable. Sometimes, missing work, but it is tough May 11 – 7:42 PM Fifth Avenue in the Salute to Israel Parade with much spirit and however, it is not so great to be to not be able to use my vaca- May 18 – 7:49 PM enthusiasm. The parade took place Sunday, May 6, with over 100,000 spectators and participants. Continued on Page 10 Continued on Page 6 2 May 11, 2007 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES May 11, 2007 3 4 May 11, 2007 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES May 11, 2007 5 ‘Me’ Days relationship before moving on. I believe wouldn’t it be great if you could have this is psychologically appropriate. When some “me” days set aside? They would- Continued from Front Cover I suggested this idea to the general office n’t be vacation days, they wouldn’t be tion days toward going away on trips population, it was embraced wholeheart- sick days, and they wouldn’t be P.O. BOX 690 LAWRENCE, NY 11559 unrelated to the Jewish holidays. edly. Most of us have been dumped at American holidays. They would be days 516-984-0079 The Europeans definitely have it least once in our lifetimes and had to where you could say, “This day is about [email protected] [email protected] better than we do. My colleague told struggle to keep the tears in check the me and I’m going to take care of me that her counterparts in Europe next day at the office (OK; maybe the myself.” And hopefully (for your sake LARRY GORDON ESTA J. GORDON Publisher/Editor Managing Editor have up to eight weeks of vacation. guys acted like they couldn’t care less, and the company’s sake) your productiv- YOSSI GORDON Most people that I know (Americans, but we girls knew better). ity at work would improve accordingly. Director of Sales of course) have only two to four weeks, Another colleague thought of a America is so gung-ho about her CHANA ROCHEL ROSS and we all know how quickly that goes moving day: a day off when you need national holidays. But I’m guessing Editorial Assistant by (especially when most are used to move your furniture and clothing many people have forgotten what the SIDI BARON toward the Jewish holidays). When my from your old home/apartment to a holidays are really about, anyhow. How YAKOV SERLE colleague was asked for ideas of how to new one. Many apartment buildings many of us really understand the signif- JERRY MARKOVITZ enhance the company culture, she only let move-ins (and -outs) occur on icance of Memorial Day? Maybe we Sales Representatives asked some of us around the office to a weekday, so it would be most helpful understand it, but I can say with some SHMUEL GERBER MICHELE JUSTIC chime in with our thoughts. I thought to use this day accordingly, and not certainty that most people I know cele- Chief Copy Editor Copy Editor of several must-have days off that have to dip into the vacation days. And brate the day like a vacation, and not CONTRIBUTING EDITORS employees should be entitled to, in a most important day off would be a like a memorial day. Maybe on July Howard M. Adelsberg, Irwin H. Benjamin Hannah Reich Berman, Anessa V. Cohen addition to our paltry vacation days. snow day. It’s hard to leave all of our Fourth we go to see fireworks, but is it Jamie Geller, Rabbi Aryeh Z. Ginzberg It’s nice that we have a day or two off childhood behind, even as adults, so really because we’re celebrating becom- Shani Goldner, Yochanan Gordon to give thanks on Thanksgiving, and with this special day off you could ing an independent country? Maybe, Michele Herenstein, Rabbi Yair Hoffman that we have off for Presidents Day reenact your childhood by waking up but I think not. It’s just plain fun to Karen Kahn, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky Shmuel Katz, Esther Mann, Rochelle Miller (when I’m sure very few of us actually early one winter’s day, looking out the have a picnic and sit outdoors in the Rabbi Yoni Posnick, Gary Rabenko, Naomi Ross think about the presidents’ birthdays), window (or in my case turning on the summer watching the beauty of the Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow and that we have off Labor Day to news, because I overlook a courtyard fireworks popping in the sky. YOSEF BROWN, MICHAL WEINSTEIN spend one last day at the beach, or and can never tell how much snow Recently, Pesach came out at rough- Staff Graphic Artists whatever it is most of us do to cele- we’ve gotten in the city), and realizing ly the same time as some of the IVAN NORMAN, IRA THOMAS brate/mourn the end of the summer. that it will be very difficult and treach- Christian holidays. The company didn’t Staff Photographers But honestly, most of the American hol- erous to travel to work. Therefore, give off for any of these holidays. One FRANKEL & CO., CREATIVE DESIGN LLC idays are meaningless to many of us, after logging on to the Internet and of my coworkers was adamant that we Design & Production except as a day off when we can sleep sending out an e-mail to your boss and should all have had a day off for TALIYE CORLEY in, go to the movies, and have a barbe- coworkers, you snuggle up under the whichever holiday we followed. I have Art Director cue with our families and friends. covers and go back to sleep. to agree with that. Most of us kept SUZETTE LEE So what about days off that mean You may be laughing and thinking, either Passover or Easter, so why make Assistant Art Director something? Like, how about a breakup OK, this is cute, but not realistic.