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Netanyahu Orders Halt of Gaza through which arms and terrorism by the defendant directed at the terrorist of peace and prosperity. Israel today is the Cement Shipments to Gaza will fl ow.” was done with no operational necessity, solution, not the problem,” Israeli Prime After Tunnel Discovery rather with criminal intent.” Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Net- IDF Soldier Who Shot Neutralized But the judge also wrote, “Within the On Monday, Arab League General-Secre- anyahu on Monday ordered a halt to Gaza- Terrorist Identified, Charged investigation materials themselves, there tary Nabil al-Arabia said Netanyahu’s com- bound cement shipments, following the With Manslaughter is evidence that weakens the stance of the ments marked “a new escalation that rep- discovery of a Hamas terror tunnel under (JNS.org) The 20-year-old Israel Defense prosecution, which maintains that the de- resents a brazen violation of international the Israel-Gaza border. Forces soldier who shot a neutralized Pal- fendant’s actions and conduct necessari- law.” Israel had allowed cement to enter Gaza estinian terrorist in Hebron last month ly constitute the crime of manslaughter. At the same time, Germany’s Foreign as part of the rehabilitation efforts there has been charged with manslaughter and There is not insignifi cant evidence…that Ministry on Monday said that Israel’s de- following Operation Protective Edge in named as Sgt. Elor Azaria, after a Jaffa mili- the injured terrorist, who was lying on the cision to unilaterally maintain control 2014. Although some 10,000 buildings were tary court lifted the gag order on his identi- ground, was carrying an explosive device.” over the Golan Heights would violate in- damaged during that summer’s war, Ha- ty on Monday. ternational law. German Foreign Minis- mas has used the cement mostly for mili- At a hearing, the military prosecution Arab League, U.S., Germany Reject try spokesman Martin Schaefer said it is tary purposes. indicted Azaria on counts of manslaughter Israel’s Golan Heights Affirmation “a basic principle of international law and Netanyahu also said Monday that a sea- and inappropriate behavior, and the judge (JNS.org) The Arab League has de- the U.N. charter that no state can claim the port would not be established in Gaza, add- extended his remand until the end of le- nounced Israel’s “escalation” over con- right to annex another state’s territory just ing that Gaza would only have access to gal proceedings. The judge further ruled trol in the Golan Heights, while Germany like that.” Israel’s Ashdod port, enabling Israel to in- that Azaria would be able to visit his fam- and the United States also rejected Israeli The U.S. State Department also said spect any incoming cargo. ily for the Passover holiday over the com- claims on the strategic territory. that the American position on the Golan “We support any form of humanitar- ing weekend. Israel’s cabinet held its weekly meeting Heights has not changed, and that it does ian aid,” Netanyahu said. “But supervis- Military court judge Lt. Col. Ronen Shor in the Golan on Sunday to symbolize the not recognize the territory as part of Israel. ing a port is much more problematic… I wrote in his decision that “there is appar- Jewish state’s sovereignty in the area. According to recent reports, a negotiat- will not sacrifi ce Israel’s security for the ent evidentiary basis showing that the de- “Israel will never come down from the ed deal on the Syrian civil war that is being sake of a good headline. I will not permit fendant caused the man’s death via a pro- Golan Heights… In the 49 years Israel has the establishment of a maritime artery to hibited act, and that the gunfi re carried out controlled the Golan, it has been a place  CONTINUED ON P. 6 JEWISH LINK OF NEW JERSEY TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 CONTINUED FROM P. 4 that has seen so much hatred and so much there should be constant incitement by Ha- messages about Israeli Prime Minister Ben- war, we are going to have to treat the Pal- mas, aided and abetted by Iran, against Isra- jamin Netanyahu. worked on by world powers would declare estinian people with respect and dignity… el. And so when it came time after they had Simone Zimmerman is active in the the Golan Heights as Syrian territory. Israel I believe the United States and the rest of taken the incoming rockets, taken the as- self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby gained control of the Golan during the 1967 the world have got to work together to saults and ambushes on their soldiers, and J Street and the “Open Hillel” movement— Six-Day War. help the Palestinian people. That does not they called and told me...they were getting both of which have been criticized in the make me anti-Israel. That paves the way, ready to have to invade Gaza again because Jewish community for ignoring Israeli Clinton and Sanders Spar on I think, to an approach that works in the they couldn’t fi nd anyone to talk to, to tell grievances in the Israeli-Palestinian con- Israel in Democratic Debate Middle East.” them to stop it.” fl ict and whitewashing Palestinian terror- (JNS.org) In a long exchange during last Sanders had recently ignited contro- ism. Zimmerman has also been involved Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate, versy through an interview in which he Bernie Sanders Suspends ‘Jewish with IfNotNow, a new movement of young candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie infl ated the number of Palestinian civilian Outreach Coordinator’ for American Jews who oppose Israeli control Sanders sparred on American policy regard- deaths in the 2014 Gaza war at least sev- Profane Anti-Netanyahu Posts in the disputed territories. ing the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict. enfold. (JNS.org) The presidential campaign of In the wake of Zimmerman’s hiring, her Sanders called himself “100 percent Clinton said during the debate that Isra- Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders past Facebook posts came to light, includ- pro-Israel,” but added that “in the long run, el does not “seek this kind of attacks. They suspended its recently hired Jewish outing one in which she wrote, “Bibi Netan- and this is not going to be easy, if we are do not invite rockets raining down on their reach coordinator after she was found to yahu is an arrogant, deceptive, cynical, ma- ever going to bring peace to that region towns and villages. They do not believe that have posted profanity-laced social media nipulative asshole,” and “F**k you, Bibi, for daring to insist that you legitimately represent every fraction of the Jewish world.” She later edited those posts to remove the profanity. Sanders’s spokesperson, Michael Briggs, told the New York Times that Zimmerman has “been suspended while we investigate the matter.” Jordan Drops Plan to Install Security Cameras on Temple Mount (JNS.org) Jordan has decided against plans to install security cameras on the Temple Mount holy site amid ongoing Pal- estinian objections to the move. According to reports, Palestinian activists have recently been distributing leafl ets The finest selection of Italian warning against the installation of the security cameras. The decision to drop the designer men’s & boy’s suits, plan was announced by Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, the Jerusalem sport jackets, pants, shirts, Post reported. The agreement to install the security shoes and accessories, at cameras was reached late last year between Israel and Jordan against the backdrop of discounted prices. ongoing tensions over the Temple Mount. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry helped facilitate the agreement. 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6 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM WORLD NEWSBRIEFS WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS  CONTINUED FROM P. 6 Terrorist Bombing Injures 21 in Jerusalem The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) humanitarian group also re- By Lea Speyer/Algemeiner sion in Jerusalem. “When sponded to the earthquakes in both countries. I arrived at the scene I en- In Ecuador, JDC said it is “assessing needs and At least 21 people were countered numerous in- coordinating relief efforts with both the Jew- injured Monday in a ter- jured individuals out- ish community of Ecuador and longstanding rorist bus explosion in Je- side of the two buses that partner Heart to Heart International,” while rusalem. were on fi re. Due to initial also opening a fundraising webpage. For Ja- The bombing occurred reports of mass casualties, pan, JDC disbursed a $25,000 grant to its part- in the early evening hours United Hatzalah volun- ner on the ground, the Japanese humanitarian in Israel. Police initially teers arrived at the scene agency “JEN.” did not confi rm the ex- with increased numbers. plosion as a terror-related We treated the injured UNESCO Approves Resolution Ignoring incident. Following an infor burns and other inju- Jewish Ties to Temple Mount vestigation, Jerusalem Po- ries. Among them were (JNS.org) The executive board of the Unit- lice Chief Yoram Levy told two individuals in moder- ed Nations Educational, Scientifi c and Cultur- the media, “There is no ate to serious condition. al Organization (UNESCO) adopted a resolution doubt that this is a terror Damage was caused to ve- on Friday that ignores Jewish ties to the Temple attack.” On Twitter, Israel The scene of the bus bombing on Moshe Baram Street in hicles near the buses as Mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem. Police spokesman Micky Jerusalem on April 18, 2016. CREDIT: NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90. well,” he said. With 33 votes in favor, six against, and Rosenfeld stated: “Update to explosion of the bus and called on the public to re- While any terrorist group has yet to 17 abstentions, the resolution solely refers on bus in Jerusalem. Police bomb dispos- main calm. Later reports indicate a badly claim responsibility for the incident, to the Temple Mount areas by their Muslim al experts confi rm explosive device went burned victim is reportedly the terrorist, the explosion occurred a few hours af- names—Al-Aqsa mosque/Haram al-Sharif— off on bus that caused 21 injuries.” who was holding the bomb on his lap. ter Israel announced it had uncovered with the exception of two references to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- According to Magen David Adom par- and “neutralized” a terror tunnel from Western Wall Plaza in parentheses, the Jeru- tanyahu vowed Monday to “settle the amedics, at least 15 people were wound- Gaza into Israel. Hamas, who denied re- salem Post reported. The resolution also re- score” with those responsible for the ated, among them one in serious condi- sponsibility, praised the bus bombing in ferred to the Western Wall plaza by its Mus- tack. tion, seven in moderate condition and a statement: “Hamas blesses the Jerusa- lim name, Al-Buraq Plaza. Bus number 12 was driving through seven in light condition. Police said that lem operation, and considers it a natu- The resolution criticized a number of Israe- the Talpiot neighborhood, located in the the bus was empty at the time of the ex- ral reaction to Israeli crimes, especially li actions on the Temple Mount, such as plans southern end of the capital, when it explosion and the injured were on a nearby fi eld executions and the desecration of to build an egalitarian prayer space near Rob- ploded. The blast occurred on the busy bus, which also caught fi re. The victims Al-Aqsa Mosque.” inson’s Arch, and called on Israel not to restrict Moshe Baram street, which divides Tal- were evacuated to nearby Shaare Zedek Danny Ayalon, a former Israeli ambas- Muslim worshippers from the Temple Mount. piot from the Arab neighborhood of Beit Medical Center and Hadassah Ein Karem sador to the U.S., denounced the terror at- (In fact, the Israeli government enforces a ban Safafa. An eyewitness told Israel’s Chan- Medical Center in Jerusalem. tack and called on the international com- on Jewish prayer at the site.) The measure also nel 2 that he heard an explosion before Ze’ev Sofer, the director of the ambu- munity to do the same. “Terror is terror condemned ongoing violence on the Temple the fi re. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat cycle division of paramedic organization is terror. I urge the international commu- Mount, but solely focused on Israeli actions and told the news station the explosion was United Hatzalah, was among the fi rst re- nity to immediately condemn the Jerusa- not Muslim rioters. caused by a small device near the back sponders at the scene of the bus explo- lem bus bombing,” he wrote on Twitter. FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS Allen L. Rothenberg, Esq. Barbara Rothenberg, Esq. Harry Rothenberg, Esq. Marc Rothenberg, Esq. Beth Rothenberg Halperin, Esq. Ross B. Rothenberg, Esq. Scott J. Rothenberg, Esq. Melissa Rothenberg-Kapustin, Esq.

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It may not seem like it, to hit our own personal reset buttons and Founding Partner, Jewish Link Design Group ti-Semitism. but we must understand that the easy part move forward as we count Sefi rat HaOmer Adam Negnewitzky Passover is a time to reset our spiritual of Passover is ridding the house of every Contributing Editor and work to escape the bonds that hold us Nina Glick clocks, when we retell the story of our an- bread crumb or Cheerio embedded under back. Senior Editor cestors’ exodus from the slavery of Egypt. a sofa. Passover is a time when we can look We wish for you this Passover season Jill Kirsch It’s sometimes a challenge to remember back at those months since the Yomim No- that you fi nd fulfi llment, that you achieve Advertising Director and focus on this pivotal story from year to ra’im and check our progress. We must re- your goals, that you tell your family mem- Yaakov Serle year, with so much that has happened. Just connect with what makes us the Jews who bers you love them and that you contrib- Production Editor days ago, a bus was blown up in Jerusalem, left Egypt, why this experience must be ute in your own special way to klal Yisrael Jennifer Hoff er injuring 21 people. Palestinian terrorism is, passed down to our children and why it is a so that the words of the Haggadah will stay Offi ce Manager Dena Kinderlehrer again, at the forefront of our minds. Mean- key part that makes us, as Jews, who we are. with you even when the story of Passover Bookkeeper while, on the fl oor of the so-called “Unit- But what of the world we live in? When is put away for next year. Gila Negnewitzky ed” Nations, the Palestinian ambassador Passover is concluded, Republicans and From all of us at The Jewish Link, Sales Development cannot bring himself to condemn the ter- Democrats will still be out there fi ghting please accept our wishes for a Chag Kash- Ken Goff stein rorism. for the White House. 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We reserve the right to accept or refuse submis- Pesach 5776: Leading Questions sions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse advertising that in our opinion does not reflect the standards of the newspaper. We are not responsible for the kashrus of any product By Howie Beigelman history to our children, we do one thing. with communities acting as force multipli- advertised in the Jewish Link of New Jersey. The Passover seder begins with a call to ers to government, and government ena- “There’s no such thing all who are hungry to come and share in bling communities to reach out even more. as society. There are indi- the meal. But whichever path, let’s remember we The Jewish Link vidual men and women No matter whether one is rich, poor, or are united on that goal: that everyone is and there are families.” – middle class, part of the seder is to ensure welcomed and cared for. will not be publishing over Margaret Thatcher all others have the ability to join. Words to consider. Ideas to ponder. Pol- Before we discuss For governments, and for communities, itics, and Pesach. Pesach and there will be no the Four Questions, be- that’s the goal. April 29th issue next week. fore re-living the bitter persecution, or try- Each government, and every communi- Howie Beigelman, formerly of Springfi eld, NJ, is execu- ing to taste the newfound freedom of our ty goes about it differently. Some focus on tive director of Ohio Jewish Communities. He works at Our next edition is ancestors, before praying for a rebuilt Jeru- the governmental angle, while others look the intersection of Jewish communal service and non- salem in time for the next year’s holiday, more to community. Some – and this is of- profi t advocacy. Follow him on Twitter @howielb. 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8 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM OP-ED Who Is Really Endangering the Future of Judaism in Israel?

By Dov Lipman /Algemeiner “Those young men this was among the reasons I entered pol- with the knitted kippot itics in the fi rst place. Every Friday night, I and untucked white This remarkable conversation remind- help run a “Carlebach” shirts who were in that ed me to tune out the propaganda and rhet- service in Beit Shemesh. service just now—are oric coming from the ultra-Orthodox me- It’s a unique service that any of them IDF sol- dia and its political leadership, and to keep brings together Jews diers?” on working at the important task at hand. from all backgrounds I told him that many The American ultra-Orthodox and ye- to pray, sing and dance on a weekly basis. are active soldiers, and shiva community must wake up and recog- While closing up the synagogue this past that two or three of nize that this Hasid was not an aberration. Friday night, a Hasidic man in his early 30s them were home from He is a part of the silent majority whose who was at this service for the fi rst time ap- their fi rst week of basic voices have been stifl ed but are crying for proached me and introduced himself. training. help. We must not fi ght them, but help “Before you were elected to the Knesset, “Unbelievable,” he them. This is what will ensure the continu- I was in kollel (religious seminary for mar- replied. “They have ity of Judaism for generations to come. ried men), and could not support my grow- it all. The way they ing family,” he began. “So I went to work. danced and prayed, A yeshiva student PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. Rabbi Dov Lipman served in the Israeli Knesset (2013- But I felt like a second-class citizen when they are clearly very spiritual and re- Had they known that an option of bal- 2015) with the Yesh Atid party, the fi rst American-born I did so, and was made to feel that way ligious. They are serving the country. ance was available, they would still be MK in 30 years. He holds rabbinic ordination from Ner by those around me who were still in kol- And they, no doubt, have a general edu- religious.” Israel Rabbinical College and a masters degree in ed- lel. It got so bad that when I saw someone cation. They have all that, while half of I told him that many in Israel are aware ucation from Johns Hopkins University, and currently who knew me walking by the place where my cousins who were presented with a of the problem, and reassured him that we serves as director of public diplomacy in the vice chair- I worked, I would hide so they would not life of Torah-only are no longer religious. are committed to correcting it—and that man’s offi ce of the World Zionist Organization. see me working.” I began telling him how bad I felt for him, but he cut me off. “Don’t worry, it all changed when you came into offi ce. The moment you changed the government’s policies and cut the stipends, and it was no longer fi nancially worthwhile to stay in learning instead of working, massive numbers of kollel guys began working. This made it acceptable in our community to work, and I no longer felt like a second-class citizen and I did not have to hide any longer.” He said that despite the protests against the stipend cuts from many in the ultra-Or- thodox community, he and many others supported our effort. He also agreed that working to support your family with dignity is not only consistent with being a Tal- mudic scholar and fervently religious, but is actually the ideal. My new Hasidic friend then said that while he was thankful he had a job, it was AlL oF oUr cUsToMeRs rEcEiVe not the type of job he wanted. He blamed cReAtInG lAsTiNg this on his inability to speak English, and oUr uNdIvIdEd aTtEnTiOn aNd was frustrated that many religious schools in Israel don’t teach English. “Why didn’t uNpArAlLeLeD pRoFeSsIoNaLiSm, they teach us English? What could possibly mEmOrIeS be wrong with English?” bEnEfItInG fRoM oUr cReAtIvItY I told him that he was correct, and that was why my political party, Yesh Atid, cut oNe eVeNt aT a tImE aNd yEaRs oF eXpErIeNcE. into the funding of schools that did not teach English, and pushed to introduce English instruction in all schools. I said that I needed to start walking home, and he asked if he could join me to ask one last question.

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By Michael D. Cohen, none has risen to take its place. Every Eastern Director, summer I have parents and college stu- Simon Wiesenthal Center/ dents asking me how they can get in- Museum of Tolerance NY volved and learn these skills. Unfortu- nately, other than my calling personal I was a lucky one. contacts for last-minute arrangements, While I had little if any there exists no good answer. substantive knowledge Too many of our next generation of of the forces that drive Jewish youth are not equipped with basic public policy matters that any Jew would government advocacy skills and just paint be concerned about, I did have a burning all politics as an abjectly corrupt anathema. desire to somehow make a difference. I We cannot allow for our communities to was 21, a Brooklyn College junior, who be- become complacent just because we cur- lieved that he was a political maven, and rently enjoy our place in American society. compared to my contemporaries I might When the crisis arises it is far too late to be- SUNDAY, very well have been. The summer before, I gin learning how to be effective in an oth- had simply walked into the offi ce of a ma- erwise unknown environment. MAY 15 TH jor congressional campaign, offered to vol- The Simon Wiesenthal Center in which unteer and was placed into the fi nance of- I proudly serve as its East Coast Director 2016 fi ce to fi nd that three days later the entire is dedicated to confronting anti-Semitism fundraising team was fi red, leaving the both globally and in our own backyard and candidate to offer me a staff position due has been on the frontlines of this struggle to my sudden seniority in organizational for nearly 40 years. It has, however, through memory. its Museum of Tolerance, Moriah Films, its That position, which netted me a grand Digital Terrorism and Hate Project and oth- total of $250 per week, led to my involve- er undertakings also addressed the broad- OVERCOME ment in a subsequent City Council cam- er challenges of intolerance in society. Our paign and an internship in the Public Advo- leadership has always sought to work with cates offi ce. However, I was eager to learn the widest spectrum of NGOs at home and more than what being mired in outer bor- abroad. ANYTHING! ough campaigns could provide and was re- The Jewish community is at a cross- ferred to a Jewish Communal Capitol Hill roads, as younger leaders begin to take internship program and a placed in the their roles in communal life. That transi- offi ces of a member of the Congressional tion is generational and impacts all tiers REGISTER FOR Black Caucus. of leadership—Jewish and non-Jewish. The What an opportunity, to learn, to see, Simon Wiesenthal Center keenly under- XTREME CHALLENGE NOW! to understand how policy is actually made, stands that in order to continue fi ghting to how lobbyists voicing their support for is- defend our people, and intolerance more sues that I so badly wanted to be involved generally, we need to help teach future gen- WWW.OHELOXC.ORG with are pursued. To be able to have pro- erations what it takes to make a difference grammatic structure and guidance to help in these struggles. 718.972.9338 me understand just what I was encounter- That is why I am so excited that the Si- ing, and to realize fi rst-hand the art form mon Wiesenthal Center is having the fore- of deliberations where politics and govern- sight to create a government advocacy in- ance intersect. ternship program that will help empower These experiences led me to create a na- all those looking for a path for activism WHAT IS OXC? tional conference on Black/Jewish Relations necessary to forward the causes the affect and inspired me to commit to a lifetime of our community. We also understand that public service. That is not to say that every- much of the work combatting anti-Semi- An exciting, fun event that one who shares these experiences will do tism and discrimination occurs at the local the same, yet the understanding of the sys- communal and government level. We hope challenges people of all abilities! tems that create policy ensure future genera- that this unique program that concentrates tions of our community will advocate more on involvement in state and local govern- effectively when the need arises. ment will play a signifi cant role in helping • O OXCXC isis aann obstacleobstacle ccourseourse tthathat eencouragesncourages The program that I participated in to prepare the next generations of leaders you to accomplish your goals. shut its doors at least 15 years ago and in the American Jewish community. • Conquer over 30 obstacles with your friends and family. • Proceeds from this event elevate the lives of OHEL individuals with disabilities who face challenges every day! • Transportation available to Camp Kaylie. FREE TRAINING Lynbrook, NY Cedarhurst, NY Nutley, NJ Brooklyn, NY ULTIMATE MARTIAL AVID FITNESS THE TRIBE ATHLETICS MOVE U FITNESS ARTS & FITNESS & FITNESS

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 11 WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS For Alan Gross, Cuban Prison Didn’t Harden His Heart or Weaken His Ambition By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org bitrary detention—indeed, a United Na- Cuba’s government aside, the people of ‘Return on Investment’ tions agency offi cially deemed his im- Cuba hold a special place in Gross’s heart. Gross was visiting Houston to speak Alan Gross used to be nothing more to prisonment as arbitrary—did not harden He recounts one of his fi rst speaking en- at the Jewish Federation of Greater Hou- me than a tragic headline. his heart. It seems that there isn’t a bitter gagements after the release, when a Cu- ston’s Maimonides Society dinner, which When I started my position at this news bone in his body. While Cuba controlled ban-American audience member ques- is held for the federation’s group of physi- service in July 2011, Gross had been impris- his physical whereabouts for fi ve years, tioned Gross’s same declaration of being cian donors. oned in Cuba since December 2009 for he explains, the regime couldn’t and still willing to return to Cuba “in a heartbeat.” “Doctors and healthcare workers spend what that country called “crimes against can’t control his emotional reaction to In his exchange with Gross, the audience their life caring for people. That’s why the state.” Gross, a subcontractor for the the situation. member explained that he, too, returned they’re in it, that’s why they do this. And I United States Agency for International De- “What anger does over an extended pe- to Cuba despite his feelings about the gov- think in many ways, you spent your life car- velopment, went to Cuba to help the Jew- riod of time, it becomes an anchor, and it ernment—because he has family members ing for people and then needed to be cared ish community there access the Internet. drags everybody down,” Gross, 66, tells me. still living there. for,” Rodi Franco, the Houston federation’s After his arrest, he received a trial he de- “If you can’t let go of the anchor, even just a “I have family there now, too,” says chief marketing offi cer, tells Gross. scribes as a “B movie,” before correcting little bit, you’re not going to move forward. Gross, referring to his former cellmates in That care is what Gross likens to an “in- himself to “C movie.” Cuba would later re- I’d much rather focus on the next fi ve years prison. vestment.” fuse to let Gross visit his mother before her than on the last fi ve years.” When Gross’s freedom was secured, he “I took me a while, but I fi nally realized death from cancer, something he says he’ll What prison also didn’t do to Gross, implored his lawyer that he wouldn’t leave that people were invested in me, either col- “never forgive” that government for—and whose career in humanitarian aid work Cuba until one particular cellmate was also legially or in a friendship capacity, or in a Gross, as the interview that follows will re- has spanned 35 years and 54 countries, was free. Gross says his lawyer told him that he family capacity, or in a human capacity,” veal, is a very forgiving person. weaken his ambition to change the world. could do more for his cellmate from the US he says. “Somehow people could relate to Then came Dec. 17, 2014. Gross, whose “There might be snow on the roof, but than he could do in Cuba, and when Gross my plight and they were invested in me. health was severely deteriorating, was re- there’s still fi re in the furnace,” he says. insisted he needed more than that assur- And when I got off the plane at Andrews leased from prison against the backdrop of But given what Gross endured in Cuba, ance, the lawyer took on his cellmate’s case Air Force Base, I was a return on that invest- rapprochement between the US and Cuba. could he ever step foot in the country pro bono. ment. I mean, that’s cool. How many peo- Suddenly, Alan Gross became a different again, perhaps to fi nish the humanitarian “This is family. My blood is in that coun- ple get to see the return?” kind of headline, a story of freedom and re- job he started? He says he’d go back to Cuba try,” says Gross. When I ask Gross to divide the pie of demption. “in a heartbeat.” “People often ask me, ‘It’s really interest- credit for his release, he fi rst mentions “my But it wasn’t until April 12, 2016, when “Like anybody who travels to Cuba, ing, Alan, you don’t seem to have any bitter- wife, she was my rock, my champion. She I sat down with Gross at Houston’s Galle- you need a visa. If I have a visa, that’s per- ness towards the Cuban people,’” he says. never gave up…And then right up there ria mall, that there was a real person be- mission. But I’m not going to apply for a “Absolutely not, quite the contrary. I have with her, Scott Gilbert, the last lawyer [who hind those headlines. What stood out the visa until I have a conversation with the only the kindest and the warmest feelings worked on my case].” He proceeds to note most for me that day were not his insid- Embassy of Cuba in Washington. I’ve sent towards the most generous, warm, friend- the advocacy of Congressional lawmak- er’s perspective on Cuba and his deep re- them two emails, to which they have ly, creative and caring people that I’ve come ers before moving on to the Jewish world, fl ections on life in prison, but rather his not yet responded, which is par for the into contact with there. I can’t really say the real personal qualities. 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For Alan Gross, Cuban Prison 2009, the Internet was illegal in Cuba and icy. For 55 years, we had a mutually bellig- freed separately on humanitarian grounds. Didn’t Harden His Heart or could only be accessed by what Gross esti- erent bilateral policy environment. Both By the book, America traded three mem- Weaken His Ambition mates to be “2 percent of the population.” countries did bad things to the other. We bers of the “Cuban Five” spy ring for Ro-  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Internet service would cost $6 an hour at ho- might’ve done more bad things to them lando Sarraff Trujillo, a Cuban intelligence tels serving tourists, and non-tourists caught than they did to us…We have a very long his- offi cer convicted of spying on Cuba for including the Jewish Community Relations using the Web would be arrested, says Gross. tory of doing stupid things in Latin America, America’s Central Intelligence Agency. But Council of Greater Washington, which In June 2013, the Internet was legalized in and in other countries too, like Iran.” don’t believe the book, says Gross. was behind a weekly vigil that ran for four Cuba, and prices went down fi rst to $4.50 Last summer’s American-brokered nu- “The bottom line is that our govern- years across from the Cuban Interests Sec- and now to $2 an hour. Initially, Cuba only clear deal with Iran is “absolutely consist- ment has a problem in valuing US citizen- tion (now the Cuban Embassy) in Washing- enabled Internet access on government-pro- ent” with the Obama administration’s Cuba ship…They couldn’t get their hands around ton, DC. vided computers rather than personal devic- policy, Gross argues regarding the two to- the concept of apples and oranges. [Trujil- “Ultimately, the fi nal decision to get me es, but eventually WiFi was allowed. talitarian regimes. lo] was the offi cial part of the trade, and I out of [Cuba] could ultimately be made in “My philosophy is, information is food “We know Iran’s going to screw it up,” was the humanitarian release. Believe that one offi ce, and that was the Oval Offi ce. for the brain,” Gross says. “It’s to be a hu- he says. “But why don’t we take the high and you won’t get beyond Disneyland. It And so, yeah, [President Barack] Obama, I’m man right to obtain information, to ac- road? It’ll be easier to engage the good guys was a trade,” he says. indebted to him. He fi nally came through,” cess information. Without it, your develop- in this world against an Iranian screw-up But at the end of the day, Gross insists on says Gross. ment is thwarted. And so what do we have than to try to do it alone. It’s called con- looking forward rather than back at his or- On the other hand, he says, “I don’t give in Cuba now? We have a terrible situation, structive engagement, and if there’s no con- deal. So what do his next fi ve years look like? good marks to the State Department. I give where there is incredible talent, and they’re structive engagement, why do we need a “I’m doing these speaking engage- good marks to some people in the State not allowed to use it to the fullest.” State Department, why do we need embas- ments, which I enjoy,” he says. “It gives me Department, but institutionally there are sies, why do we need diplomacy?” a chance to say thank you to a fraction of some issues in the State Department that ‘Involuntary Catalyst’ Yet for fi ve years in Cuba, diplomacy— the people I need to say thank you to. I’ll are some longstanding issues. They’re not Is it diffi cult for Gross to stomach Amer- or a lack thereof—failed Gross. Even the never know all of the people who were in- all rowing in the same direction and there ica’s normalization of relations with the re- particulars of his release were the source volved, and I’ll never be able to say thank are too many lines of command.” gime that imprisoned him for fi ve years? of confusion. The US and Cuba executed you to everyone, but I’m doing my best to Essentially, says Gross, it was “everyone” “Not at all,” he says. “I was an involun- a prisoner exchange that day, but the Oba- do that—not because I feel I have to, but who brought about his release—with a par- tary catalyst to a correction in US-Cuba pol- ma administration insisted that Gross was because I want to. I’m a happy camper.” ticular nod to American Jews. “Everyone tipped the scales,” he says. “But where was the greatest push in volume among everyone? It was identifi ed in Painting pottery is addictive. our Jewish community in this country. It was incredible, the response. I became the Symptoms may include: Fun fever, itch to create poster boy. I mean, this is what our com- WARNING munity is supposed to do.” and swelling of pride due to artistic achievements. Surviving Prison If symptoms persist, visit us immediately! Gross says three things helped him get through prison: exercise, humor and his We offer pottery and canvas painting, Art-tini (painting on glass), jewelry making and many more! family’s Holocaust history. His father’s family came from a small village outside of Munkatsh, Hungary, and when the rest of the family was killed by the Nazis, there was one segment—six brothers and one sister from the same household—that completely survived. “I knew that my ordeal was nowhere near as bad as their ordeal, so I had to ask myself, ‘How did they survive?’ And I fi g- ured that there was something genetic involved, and I have the same genes, so I knew I came from strong stock,” says Gross. Asked if not only Jewish heritage, but Jewish faith played a role in his survival, Gross notes that his wife sent him two pictures of the couple’s closest friends in Mar- yland, with whom they routinely spent OPEN CHOL HAMOED Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Shabbat. Gross would take out the photos on each Friday night in prison to relive the Shabbat experience. He also began receiv- Featuring our NEW & AWESOME FUN ing cans of salmon from Costco and saved them specifi cally for Friday night dinner. “One day one of my cellmates came up FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY to me and said, ‘Don’t get me wrong, I really love the salmon, but how come we’re only eating this on Friday night?’ I said, Black lite neon canvas painting ‘Well, we eat something to mark the end Sessions everyday from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM & 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM of one week and the beginning of another. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 13 WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS As BDS Opponents Move From Campuses to State Capitols, California Is Up Next By Eitan Arom/JNS.org lar measure, enjoys the support of the Cal- In addition to the state contractor bill, pus advocates of Israeli government poli- ifornia Jewish Legislative Caucus. Bloom’s Allen authored another piece of legislation cy, as student resolutions seen as unfavora- Close observers of the anti-Israel Boy- measure, Assembly Bill (AB) 2844, won ap- that would prevent state pension funds— ble have passed at an increasing number of cotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) proval on April 12 from the Accountability worth hundreds of billions of dollars— schools. movement have long kept a weather eye and Administrative Review Committee, the from investing in companies that boycott In the past, the Louis D. Brandeis Center on California. But that attention has most- fi rst of two legislative committees set to re- Israel. for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), a ly focused on university campuses, includ- view it. If California passes any of the bills, it group dedicated to protecting Jewish civil ing the prominent 10-school University of “I am very pleased that others have now would become the eighth US state to for- and human rights, was able to keep a list of California system. joined in support of the effort, and it looks mally legislate against BDS, according to campuses where pro-BDS resolutions were Now, the Golden State is the latest bat- like we will now get a substantive law Peggy Shapiro, the Midwest director for likely to crop up. tleground in a nationwide effort to draft that will affi rmatively state that California StandWithUs. So far, Illinois, South Car- “We’re now at the point where, sad to and pass anti-BDS laws in US state capitols, won’t support the boycott of Israel,” Allen olina, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Arizo- say, the BDS movement has saturated the and pro-Israel advocates hope that success said in an interview. na and Florida have passed such laws, she country to the extent that it is no longer so on the state-government level will curb the The bill was not without its oppo- said. Florida and Arizona have passed laws predictable—you can no longer focus on a boycott movement’s momentum on cam- nents. Cristina Garcia, a Democrat from applying both to contractors and state pen- discrete number of campuses,” LDB Presi- pus. At a Los Angeles conference on fi ght- southeastern Los Angeles County who sion funds, while the other states have dent Kenneth L. Marcus said at the Stand- ing BDS that was hosted earlier this month chairs the accountability committee, rec- done one or the other. WithUs conference. by the pro-Israel education group StandWi- ommended rejecting the measure. But State legislation has become an in- Part of the idea behind moving the thUs, California Assemblyman Travis Allen the support of the committee’s three Re- creasingly important part of the anti-BDS battleground to state legislatures is to had a message for the movement’s propo- publicans put the bill over the top, and it arsenal, Shapiro said. StandWithUs has fi nd more favorable turf for the anti-BDS nents: “Boycotting a trade partner of ours passed in a 5-1 vote, with three Democrats found “smart, willing, cooperative part- message, said pro-Israel activist Noah doesn’t make sense.” abstaining. ners” in state capitols, working “hand in Pollak, executive director of the Emer- A Republican from Huntington Beach, “With unanimous Republican support, glove, reaching out to legislators, educat- gency Committee for Israel, who has Allen has styled himself as an early adop- I am extremely confi dent that the current ing them about the destructive goals of supported the nationwide legislative ef- ter of a trend now sweeping state legis- efforts to pass AB 2844 will be successful,” BDS,” she said. fort. latures to bar companies that boycott Allen said. Pro-Israel groups started advocating for “You don’t want to fi ght on your ene- Israel from contracting with state gov- Allen has touted the wide and diverse such legislation after the European Un- my’s terrain,” Pollak said, speaking along- ernments. That trend inspired not one, support for legislative efforts to combat ion (EU) began discussing labeling laws for side Assemblyman Allen at the conference. but two bills that have been introduced BDS, including from members of Congress products from Judea and Samaria. Last No- The “enemy,” he said, “picked out campus- in the California Assembly since January, and Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein. vember, the EU decided to make such la- es for a reason.” the fi rst by Allen and another by Assem- As calls to alienate Israel or its government bels mandatory for some goods, removing Victories in state legislatures could sub- blyman Richard Bloom, a Santa Monica have grown louder, anti-boycott activists their “Made in Israel” labels. sequently spread to college campuses, said Democrat. have looked to state capitols to provide The increasing popularity of legislative Pollak. Allen has since become a co-author of businesses with the political cover to reject tactics to fi ght BDS has corresponded with Bloom’s bill—which, unlike Allen’s simi- those calls. a somewhat disappointing year for cam-  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Passover prep is over. Time to clean up the resume.

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14 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS Teaneck’s Jason Greenblatt Named as Trump’s Israel Advisor Regain the freedom By JLNJ Staff “In all instances, Donald Trump has al- of your home – ways been extraordinarily respectful of my Shabbos included. Republican Presidential candidate Don- religious beliefs and requirements. Because ald Trump has named his longtime execu- of him, my career has never been at odds tive vice president and chief legal advisor, with my other priorities of family, religion Our ShabbosLift gave us Jason Dov Greenblatt, 49, of Teaneck, as his and community. Donald Trump allows me our independence back. Israel advisor. Greenblatt has worked for to live up to the values and goals that my *UDIBOHFEPVSMJWFT The Trump Organization for 19 years. wife and I have established for ourselves Trump reportedly called Greenblatt to and our family.” We wereable to stay his offi ce last week to meet with Greenblatt might best be JO our own home" Jewish reporters, and broke the described as an engaged layper- news then that Greenblatt was son regarding Israel affairs. He 4UBJSMJGUTt8IFFMDIBJS-JGUT his most trusted advisor on Isra- consults a number of public- el. Greenblatt also was asked by ly available emails each week 3BNQTt"DDFTTJCMF#BUIT the campaign to author an opin- and reports put out by AIPAC ion article on why Jews should and other associated organiza- &MFWBUPS4IBCCPT"EBQUBUJPO vote for Trump, which was pub- tions. He was an attendee at lished by JTA this week. In that last month’s AIPAC Policy Con- Call for FREE Consultation! article, he shared a part of what ference and reportedly assisted he viewed as his personal, reli- Jason Greenblatt in helping Trump prepare his gious priorities at work that Trump respects speech to that group. and applauds. Greenblatt, who was interviewed by “Each week I navigate the complex in- The Jewish Link in 2014 and 2015, has co-au- tersection of family, religion, community thored several books with family members and career, each of which is extremely im- on travel and teen-parent communication. portant to me. The most obvious tension of He has a history of involvement in Teaneck being a Sabbath observer and having a job and community affairs and at the Frisch with signifi cant responsibility is the sim- School, where three of his children are ple fact that each week, I am disconnected students. Greenblatt and his wife, Naomi, from work for Shabbat and typically sever- a psychiatrist in private practice, have six ShabbosLift 5. al days at a time during certain months as a children. The Greenblatts are members of 4PMVUJPOT result of Jewish holidays. Congregation Keter Torah. 4)"#-*'5t er of the Los Angeles chapter of the pro- As BDS Opponents Move From BDS organization Jewish Voice for Peace, We make stairs easy. Shabbosincluded. Campuses to State Capitols, the anti-BDS bills are unconstitutional and California Is Up Next part of a sustained effort to shield Israel  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE from being held accountable for decades 4)"#-*'5 According to Pollak, legislating against of “occupation” and “human rights abuses.” BDS tells its proponents, “While you were She calls the bills a “misleading attempt doing your campus antics, the grown-ups to squelch the BDS movement, which has were in the state legislatures passing laws only grown exponentially in spite of years that make your cause improbable.” The of efforts to oppose it both on and off of laws are meant to dent the morale of BDS college and university campuses.” advocates, who enjoy a number of advan- Chagrined by the state of play among tages on campus, he said. student governments, some in the an- Among those advantages, the Palestini- ti-BDS camp are hoping one group of alan narrative of Israeli “oppression” and “rac- lies—state legislators—will make the di- ism” holds a certain intrinsic pull for some verse coalition on the other side obsolete. minority communities, allowing groups Besides, the bills have the advantage like Students for Justice in Palestine to of putting Jewish organizations in a posi- build diverse coalitions around their cause. tion where they don’t normally fi nd them- Roz Rothstein, the CEO of StandWi- selves: on the offensive. thUs, admitted that when it comes to “We’re always on the defensive; we’re building diverse coalitions, “we’re very bad always responding to pro-BDS activists,” at that.” said Jacob Millner, a senior analyst at The “The other side is doing it to a fault— Israel Project, a non-partisan policy and ed- that’s all they do,” she said. ucation group. “This is something we can According to Estee Chandler, the found- do where we can be proactive.” ANNUAL MEMORIAL SHIUR Memorial Shiur On the Occassion of the Twenty Third Yahrzeit of HaGaon Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l Monday, April 25,2016 at Congregation Shomrei Emunah Englewood, New Jersey

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By Elizabeth Kratz increase in the number of recipients. This nity, for those in need in our community,” representatives from Congregation Beth year, all of Bergen County’s packages were said Laizer Kornwasser, an active Tomchei Aaron, Congregation Rinat Yisrael, Congre- While Tomchei Shabbos delivers fresh prepared in Bergenfi eld, consolidating the Shabbos volunteer. gation Shomrei Torah and Congregation groceries every week to families who need packing that has gone on in Fair Lawn in “It doesn’t necessarily hit home that a Ohr HaTorah. it, we all know that Yom Tov shopping re- past years. number of people we deliver to are people Tomchei Shabbos also received food do- quires extra effort and is prohibitively ex- The tireless volunteers at Tomchei Shab- who live in the neighborhood, who daven nations from the Jewish Family Service food pensive. To that end, Tomchei Shabbos has bos never stop thinking about the families in our shuls,” he added. Once people realize drive in April, and chocolate was collected worked for weeks, creating boxes for these they help. that a large part of these boxes go to Tean- and donated from Moriah school students. families with everything they need for Pe- eck, Bergenfi eld and Fair Lawn, they under- The organization also greatly appreciated sach. Included in them are 2,232 pounds of stand a little better, he said. a generous Pesach donation collected by chicken, 1,504 pounds of meat, 8,152 eggs, Because so many of the recipients are lo- Frisch students. 812 bottles of grape juice or wine, and 852 cal, it’s become all the more important to en- pounds of matzah. That’s in addition to giv- sure the anonymity of the recipients. Incred- ing the recipients a choice of 90 items in- ible effort is put forward to ensure that no cluding fruits, vegetables, herbs, oils, spices driver has involvement in the shuls or schools and everything else required to make Pe- of any recipients. All recipients’ names are sach. The food is purchased at wholesale or coded and no one except for one or two peo- discounted prices from both wholesale dis- ple know who the true recipients are. tributors and locally at Cedar Market. For It took 60 packers working over two the fi rst time, Tomchei Shabbos streamlined days to create the boxes, with help one day its processes this year with online ordering. Stanley and Faigy Fischman from Bergenfi eld’s Mayor Norman Schmelz. While Tomchei Shabbos prepares box- PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMCHEI SHABBOS On Tuesday night, over 100 volunteers deliv- es each week, the group delivers on a much They noted that there are 225 children in ered close to 1,000 boxes of food to approx- larger scale for the chag because they con- the community who are receiving Tomchei imately 200 Bergen County families, spend- Shayna and Barry Sklar of Bergenfi eld, a tact each local rabbi and ask if they have Shabbos packages, and fi gured their parents ing $360 to $750 (wholesale) per family, father daughter team! PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMCHEI SHABBOS congregants who can benefi t from one-time are probably not thinking too much about depending on its size. Tomchei Shabbos collected extra funds assistance. Tomchei Shabbos provides Pe- afi koman gifts this Pesach. Recognizing that In addition to Sara Zilberstein and Sara over the last week for both their Maot Chit- sach food for many Shearit HaPlate recipi- their parents might want to give afi koman Walzman, the other lead managers and vol- im and afi koman campaigns. The total cost ents as well, who generally receive weekly gifts and the children might enjoy receiving unteer leaders involved are (in alphabetical of Tomchei Shabbos’ Pesach campaign was packages from restaurants which are closed such a treat, Tomchei Shabbos also placed in order) Josh Cohen, Doris Eis, Ophir Eis, Faigy just over $65,000. More is needed to support during Pesach. their boxes one $25 gift card, for each child, and Stanley Fischman, Avrumi Frischman, Tomchei Shabbos all year long. So large was the operation this year that to Toys “R” Us. A special campaign helped Ira Greenberg, Josh Greenberg, Shoshana Because Tomchei Shabbos knows how the organization rented an additional ware- them secure those gifts. Halpert, Laizer Kornwasser, Mayer Sabo, important it is to ensure that all gifts are house space adjacent to their current space “I think it’s important for people to real- Jackie Schlanger, Jonah Schmidt, Joy Sklar, needed, all recipient names are vetted from at 13 Foster Street in Bergenfi eld for the ize that there are people in our communi- Norbert Strauss and Boris Tullman. rabbis or schools. Even if someone is on the month of April, to accommodate the large ty who are in need and Tomchei Shabbos is Uri Jacobs and family ran his matzah list, there is a continuous process to make quantities of food being packed and the there to help them. It is run by the commu- drive again and collected over 600 pounds sure the family should continue receiving of matzah for Tomchei Shabbos. packages. 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The Legacy of Evan Levy: Inspiring his legacy by smiling through an uncomfort- Others to #SmileThruIt able experience and can’t wait to see how  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 others do the same.” Rabbi Fein notes that “we are all so hap- everyone, and everyone’s names, and he py to see #smilethruit spreading across the would never forget them.” Shortly after Evan world and more importantly to see people passed away from brain cancer, two Moriah spread positivity. I can’t think of a better students, Rone and Omer Rosen started Kid- way to honor Evan’s memory.” s4Evan, an initiative to spread Evan’s ability This outpouring of support is incredi- to make everyone feel special through days bly meaningful to Evan’s family. Evan’s aunt, of kindness. Emily Lichtman, says “to see that Evan’s Evan’s mother, Margaret Levy, wanted to smile has touched the lives of our friends add a fun element to Kids4Evan, because, and even now celebrities and strangers, according to Reichman, “[Evan’s] endless en- shows just how much smiles can spread ergy and determination to enjoy life made when inspired by the most infectious smile every day a fun day. Therefore, Margaret had Jewish Link publisher Moshe Kinderlehrer (left) and other JLNJ staff members smile through out there, that of my incredibly awesome the Pesach issue race toward deadline. an idea that Kids4Evan should have a fun nephew, Evan Levy. We are beyond excited component, as well.” tor’s visit to an exciting outing and from This initiative has extended far beyond that kindness and smiles continue to spread To accomplish this, Margaret, together all the pricks and pokes to the park, the ice Evan’s Englewood and Moriah communi- in his memory and thank all of those who with Moriah’s Rabbi Yoni Fein, created The cream truck, the police department or pic- ties, as it speaks to anyone who understands continue to make his memory a blessing.” Smile Challenge, where people are chal- nicking at the boats.” the value of sharing a smile. Recently, the Reichman adds, “Evan’s parents are he- lenged to smile through something diffi cult. Reichman maintains that while “there Maccabeats posted a picture of themselves roic angels who went above and beyond to No one did this better than Evan, who, Rab- are certainly challenges in life that can’t be smiling at the airport, despite waking up for help Evan smile through his darkest days. It bi Fein says, “was a boy who always had a smiled through, there are many blessings an early-morning fl ight only to have it de- is so meaningful to them to see others smil- smile on his face, no matter what.” and many bright sides that we can look for. layed because of a fl at tire. A few days later, ing and [to see] Evan’s footprint of goodness According to Rebbetzin Reichman, “his The power of Evan’s smile spread virally and Mayim Bialik, of The Big Bang Theory, post- continue to make a mark on so many.” incredible mother turned every doctor’s vis- caused others to smile; in his memory we it into a reason to smile instead of a reason can all try to add smiles and consider the to cry, with treats and toys and enthusiasm power of them [on others].” galore. Evan never felt that he was sick and To take part in The Smile Challenge, peo- because of that he never stopped running, ple are fi rst challenged with thinking of a doing and exploring. From his hospital bed task that is normally very uncomfortable he would insist on going to play, from a doc- or unpleasant, one in which you ordinarily would not smile. Next, participants should record themselves going through with this task while maintaining their smiles. Last, videos and pictures are shared on social media using the hashtags #smilethruit #kid- s4evan, and fi ve friends should be tagged to repeat the challenge. While the website kids4evan.org sug- The Maccabeats smile through an early-morning fl ight delay. CREDIT: FACEBOOK.COM gests smiling with a lemon in your mouth ed a picture of herself smiling through her Evan has inspired other local campaigns or while doing homework, people have got- sadness on her father’s one-year yahrtzeit. as well. On May 22, MB Klyman of Under- ten very creative, putting their own spin on Jennifer Wasserman, a Moriah parent ground Training in Tenafl y will sponsor a the challenge. A search on Facebook and In- and resident of Englewood, posted the pic- powerlifting meet with monies raised go- stagram for #smilethruit #kids4evan, reveals ture of herself icing her broken nose. She ing to The Evan Levy Foundation. For more a mom smiling while icing a broken nose, found that “smiling through the pain…gave information, please contact him at klym- kids smiling while eating broccoli, and a me the strength to be positive and grateful [email protected] family smiling despite having squirrels in for all I have. Evan’s ability to smile no mat- For more information about The Smile their fi replace. There are pictures of dads ter what the circumstance was truly amaz- Challenge, The Evan Levy Foundation, or and kids smiling at the dentist, and maratho- ing and was an inspiration to our entire Kids4Evan days of kindness, please visit Evan Levy z”l CREDIT: LEVY FAMILY ners smiling while running in intense heat. community. I hope I was able to perpetuate www.Kids4Evan.org. Eva Hesse: Walking the Edge in the New York Art World of the 1960s By Joan Boykoff Baron and Reuben M. Baron se put their two daughters—Eva, almost 3 tors and directors. Begleiter also includes in- years old, and her sister, Helen, age 5—on a terviews with Eva’s closest friends as well as On May 2, at 7:30, Congregation Beth kindertransport to Holland. Reunited a few several of today’s emerging artists who are Sholom in Teaneck will present a lecture months later, the family emigrated to New seeing Eva’s painting and sculpture for the with video and slides about the painter and York and settled in Washington Heights fi rst time. There was unanimous agreement sculptor Eva Hesse, one of the most signif- where Eva attended Hebrew School and that Eva was an artist with seemingly unlim- icant and least-understood Jewish artists spent her summers away at Jewish camps. ited creativity. She used new materials like of the 20th century. Hesse’s work is owned Her life was not without further tragedy as latex, fi berglass, resin and rope and explored by numerous major museums around her mother committed suicide when Eva new biomorphic and geometric forms, with Eva Hesse the world. Today, and for the next several was 10, leaving her with a deep-seated fear her work hanging from the ceiling, leaning bility. In the words of Deuteronomy, when months, her work is on view in New York of abandonment. From a young age, Eva against walls and rising up from the ground. faced with life and death, she chose life so in group exhibitions at MoMA, the new Met wanted to be an artist and eventually used Many of Eva’s works evoke strong emotions that the seeds of her art might bloom. Breuer and the Drawing Center. Later this her mother’s German reparation money to and reveal her absurdist sense of humor. The program at Cong. Beth Sholom month, Yale University Press will publish a pay for her art education at Yale Universi- Eva’s career was meteoric, lasting only will include a 16-minute segment from the 900-page volume of her diaries. The speaker, ty Art School. She then moved to New York 10 years, at which point her life was tragi- longer fi lm along with photos and other Marcie Begleiter, is the director of a new full- City, the center of the 1960s art world, in an cally cut short at the age of 34 by a brain tu- images from the archive never seen before. length documentary, Eva Hesse, scheduled era dominated by male artists. mor. In the last year of her life, after the fi rst There will be a Q and A after the formal pro- to have its world premier at the Film Forum Marcie Begleiter, the evening’s speak- of three brain surgeries and while suffer- gram. This lecture is generously sponsored in Manhattan on April 27 and run for two er, spent the past fi ve years doing research ing from excruciating headaches, she made by the Alfred and Rose Buchman Endow- weeks. The trailer can be found at http:// for her fi lm, which explores Eva’s process of some of her most important and innova- ment for the Fine Arts. It is free and open to fi lmforum.org/fi lm/eva-hesse-fi lm. making art and the strong interrelationship tive works. All who knew her concurred the public with no reservations necessary. Eva’s story begins in Hamburg, Germa- between Eva’s life and her work. She pro- that she was intensely ambitious and de- Light refreshments will be served. ny in the 1930s when her father, a Jewish at- vides interviews with many of the luminar- spite all odds, determined to further the de- torney, could no longer practice law under ies of the New York art world of the 1960s velopment of her art. Perhaps such courage Joan Boykoff Baron and Reuben M. Baron are co-chairs Nazi rule. Three weeks after Kristallnacht, including leading artists like Sol Lewitt and and resilience, in the face of death, refl ect- of this event. They are writers for artcritical.com, the in 1938, Wilhelm and Ruth Marcus Hes- independent art critics and museum cura- ed the spiritual depth of her Jewish sensi- online magazine of art and ideas.

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Ahavat Achim Names Rabbi David Garfunkel said the search com- Rabbi Shestack has a few goals for Ely Shestack New Rabbi mittee developed a job description and the shul. These include building up a  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 contacted YU’s Center for the Jewish Fu- well-rounded intergenerational communi- ture rabbinic placement services. The com- ty, engaging all the congregants in Talmud Rabbi Shestack is familiar with Bergen mittee received several dozen resumes. Torah in some shape or form, and putting County, as he grew up in Bergenfi eld and at- “I was pleasantly surprised by the overall Ahavat Achim on the map in terms of the tended TABC High School. In addition, Rab- quality of the candidate pool,” said Garfun- shuls that people know about and talk bi Shestack—along with his wife, Chana, and kel. After viewing the resumes, the com- positively about. He believes that looking their daughter, Adira—have resided in Fair mittee brought in six candidates for an in- pable. Garfunkel gushed about the couple’s at things from a fresh perspective, host- Lawn since last September, when he joined terview. After discussing each candidate’s exuberance and dynamic nature. The posi- ing events and bringing a positive energy the Fair Lawn Beit Midrash. The Rabbi is cur- strengths and weaknesses, candidates were tive feelings were mutual. Rabbi Shestack will go a long way towards fulfi lling the rently attending Yeshiva University and will ranked. The top three were invited back for said the probeh helped him recognize how last two goals. Agress agrees, “He and Cha- be completing the smicha program next a probeh on Shabbos. Garfunkel was im- much he wanted the position. “When we na bring a youthful enthusiasm and a vi- spring. Regarding YU, he said, “I’ve gained tre- pressed with Rabbi Shestack’s understand- came for Shabbos and saw the way that the sion that will add to our shul.” Brenenson mendously from being at YU. It’s changed the ing of the Fair Lawn community, his rela- congregants were involved with each oth- added, “I’m confi dent that Rabbi Shestack way I think about the secular world and the tionship with a number of the area rabbis, er’s lives, and how close knit they seemed, will reinvigorate our current membership, way I learn and practice Torah.” and his insights into what would be need- we knew that Ahavat was where I wanted because when you sit with him, he makes However, it was way back in middle ed for growing the shul. Brenenson was to start my rabbanos.” you feel like you are the only person in the school that Rabbi Shestack recognized his also impressed with Rabbi Shestack’s un- For Lang, it was the Saturday evening world.” calling. His family lived in Moscow as his derstanding of Fair Lawn “and what makes Q&A session that sealed the deal. She said, “We’re honored to have the opportu- mother worked for the State Department. our shul technique. It was clear he had “At the conclusion of the Q&A session, I rec- nity to join Ahavat Achim, and we look He said that he was one of approximate- been there beforehand to daven and inter- ognized that Rabbi Shestack is charismat- forward to becoming part of the shul and ly 15–20 students who was Jewish, and the acted with others.” ic, humorous and very well educated. I also the greater Bergen County community,” only one who was visibly Jewish. So, he de- Rabbi Shestack was the last of the three appreciated Chana Shestack. Her outspo- said Chana Shestack. The Rabbi will as- cided that the other Jews should come over perspective rabbi’s to have a probeh, yet the ken nature, wittiness and support for her sume the pulpit later this year before the for an authentic Passover seder. “My mom buzz that he and his wife created was pal- husband were the icing on the cake.” high holidays. and I ran the seder, and it was such a meaningful experience. I knew then that I wanted to facilitate religious experiences for people.” This is one of the many interesting experiences (he also toured the country as a member of the Maccabeats) that Rab- bi Shestack has on his resume that enabled him to meet different segments of the Jew- ish population. Shul President Stephen Agress was in- trigued by Rabbi Shestack’s interesting experiences. “The fact that he spent time in communities where there were few Jews fi ts into our identity of a shul with an out-of-town feel that is welcoming to all.” Advanced Laser Technology Debbie Lang—one of the 13 members of the rabbi search committee that was co- chaired by David Garfunkel and Aryeh Brenenson—was also fascinated by Rabbi Shestack’s background. “His life experienc- • Fillings without drilling es were far different than any other candidate. The search committee unanimously agreed to meet this young man and learn • Treat gum disease without more about him.” cutting or stitches • Heal cold sores quickly • Relieve jaw (TMJ) pain

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 23 COMMUNITY NEWS Mel Zachter Joins Emunah of America

Emunah of America’s President, Karen the Executive Partner, and assuming a lead- Technology and crisis counseling centers Spitalnick, announced the appointment of ing volunteer role in several major not-for- located throughout the entire country. Mel Zachter as its fi scal operations consult- profi t organizations in the United States, Emunah Israel has an annual operating ant. Mel joins Emunah at a critical time in Mel is bringing his extensive knowledge budget equivalent to $160,000,000. its continued growth, and will be a member and experience to Emunah of America, Mel Zachter is the co-president of of the senior cabinet of the organization, as- which is responsible for providing major OHEL Children’s Home and Family Ser- sisting in its efforts to enable Emunah Isra- support for the programs of Emunah Israel. vices, an active member of the boards of el to provide essential care and services for Emunah Israel cares for all generations, Hatzolah of Staten Island, the Rabbi Jacob thousands of challenged and needy chil- from newborns through seniors, in fi ve Joseph School, Bnos Bais Yaakov of Far dren, adolescents and adults in Israel. large residential complexes, 135 day-care Rockaway and Bikur Cholim of Staten Is- Following a stellar career at Loeb & centers and afterschool programs, a Torah land, and a former member of the boards Troper LLP, where he advanced to become and Arts High School, a college of Art and of United Jewish Council of the Lower Highgate Terrace: The Work Has Begun! Kudos to Mayor Norman Schmelz, who assured The Jewish Link that once “spring had sprung,” the long-awaited work to repave East Side, the Young Israel of Staten Is- Highgate Terrace would begin. It is happening and we are almost as excited as the residents on the street. New sidewalks are being land, Governor Hospital and The Young Is- constructed with access ramps and associated concrete sidewalks for the ramps. We applaud Bergenfi eld’s leaders and invite everyone rael of Manhattan. to a Jewish Link–sponsored block party when the work is completed! “My colleagues on the Board of Emu- nah of America know that there are so many people throughout the United States who are interested in supporting the activities of Emunah in Israel. A stronger Emu- nah of America will enable more of them to partner with projects close to their hearts,” said President Spitalnick. “Mel, together with the other professionals on the Emu- nah of America staff, are ready to work together with our donors, large and small, to assure that every Emunah child and family can live a good life knowing that they will have a safe and secure future. I welcome Mel, and know that he will make a difference in today’s Emunah of America, and help us prepare to make a difference in Is- rael for years to come.” Happy Passover!

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24 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS Young Israel of Fort Lee Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot Yom HaShoah Commemoration Holds Annual Dinner We are deeply honored to welcome

On Wednesday evening, April 13, the Ye- Fendel continued by saying, “Let our neigh- New Jersey Supreme Court shivat Hesder of Sderot celebrated its 20th bors in Gaza see for themselves how we Anniversary with a gala dinner at Terrace on turn their hate and terror into a beacon of " the Park. Over 400 attendees, including dis- light, hope and devotion.” Chief justice Stuart Rabner tinguished rebbeim, came together to sup- Videos and presentations of awards to port and pay tribute to the miracle of the the guests of honor followed, featuring Rab- "Holocaust Remembrance for yeshiva and to the dinner’s guests of honor. banit Mechi Fendel, about whom Rabbi Fen- The mood at the dinner was one of warmth del spoke eloquently, giving her kavod and the Next Generation" and fi lled with good feelings, reuniting fam- describing her as a true Eishes Chayil, and ac- ily, friends, supporters and colleagues from knowledged her selfl ess sacrifi ce and partici- many different communities. The evening pation in the growth of the yeshiva and the May 4, 2016 began with a pre-dinner reception that gave community; Rabbi and Mrs. Moishe Frieder- the honorees an opportunity to meet each witzer, Rabbanit Fendel’s parents and Eddie Mincha: 6:45 p.m. other, greet the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dovid and Blair Izso of Englewood. Susan Brent Fendel and refl ect on the important cause Millner of Chicago was recognized with Programs Begins: 7:00 p.m. of the Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot. the Israel Activist Award. Each of the guests of honor received a tabletop replica of the 1610 Parker Avenue menorah made from remnants of Kassam rockets fi red into Sderot. Friends of Sderot Fort Lee, NJ 07024 awardees, Beryl and Doreen Eckstein, Hen- ry Levy and Chaim and Suri Boiangiu, were For additional information presented with mezuzot that were con- email: [email protected] structed from pieces of the Iron Dome, the sophisticated technology developed to protect against missile attacks. These mezuzot are part of a new campaign for the public to show solidarity with Sderot. By owning Honorees Eddie and Blair Izso of Englewood. a mezuzah created specifi cally in response Following the pre-dinner reception, all to actual terrorist attacks, one can truly em- the attendees entered the grand ballroom brace a close connection with Sderot. for a sumptuous and delectable buffet din- The dinner’s keynote speaker was Alan ner catered by Main Event-Mauzone. The Dershowitz, Esq., Professor Emeritus at Har- זכור -menu was quite varied with top-of-the- vard University Law School. Mr. Dershow line delicacies that ranged from sushi to itz gave an uplifting, passionate and pro-Is- ribs, lamb to sausages, salads to sweet po- rael/Zionist address emphasizing the value tato fries and then some. The open seating of American Jewry participation. He con- format allowed all to sit comfortably with demned the BDS movement and spoke of whomever they wished. On each table were the importance of continuing to help build Virtual Journal ipads that contained detailed information about the yeshiva, including its future plans, as well as all the ads submitted in support of the honorees and the yeshiva. The program opened with the singing of the Hatikvah and the Star-Spangled Banner, followed by the prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel, the Mi Sheberach for Tzahal Wishing the Jewish Community of Bergen County and two chapters of Tehillim. Rabbi Ari Katz, director of the new over- A Happy Passover seas program at the Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot, welcomed the large audience and Dinner keynote speaker Alan Dershowitz (L) introduced the HAFTR video, recogniz- with menorah presented to him by Rabbi ing the school’s dedication of a safe room Dovid Fendel (R) at the Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot. The vid- and contribute to the Yeshivat Hesder of eo told the story of how HAFTR acquired a Sderot. He pointed out that throughout the menorah constructed from pieces of Kass- bombings and threats from the terror tun- am rockets that were launched into Sderot nels, the students in the yeshiva, the largest from Gaza, identical in size and dimen- Hesder yeshiva in the country, continued to sions to the menorah that stands on the learn and assist the residents of Sderot and, rocket-proof rooftop of the Yeshivat Hes- in addition, were a great source of support der of Sderot. The HAFTR menorah cur- to Tzahal. He was cheered enthusiastically rently stands proudly in front of the school and received rounds of applause. He quoted on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, New York stories and pesukim from the Tanach, and for all to see. The video depicts how the en- repeated over and over again Israel’s right to tire school got behind the project and par- exist and its right to defend itself. His speech Valerie Vainieri Huttle Frank Huttle, III ticipated in a special lighting of the meno- was received with a standing ovation as a Assemblywoman, District 37 Mayor, Englewood rah each night of Chanukah. The story was true friend of Sderot and Israel. Following featured extensively in the media, in the his inspirational words, Rabbi Fendel pre- newspapers as well as on television. At the sented Mr. Dershowitz with a tabletop me- dinner, HAFTR was represented by Mr. and norah and an Iron Dome mezuzah. Mrs. Jason Bokor, David Segal, administra- The evening concluded with a lavish tors, rebbeim and students. and extensive Viennese dessert table fea- The program continued with the view- turing a wide variety of sweets, fruits and ing of the new Sderot video, giving an in- special delicious creations of cookies and spiring overview of life at the yeshiva, as cakes. well as the integral role it plays in the vi- Yasher Koach to the American Friends brant resurgence of the City of Sderot. Ye- of Sderot team including Mr. Chaim Lieb- shivat Hesder of Sderot continues its ongo- tag, dinner chairman Judah Rhine and Is- ing plans to develop, construct and expand the yeshiva and the city of Sderot. Rabbi  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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YU High Schools Hold ‘Stronger lighting the aforementioned principles of YUHS—Torah, community and innovation. Together’ Annual Dinner of Tribute The video presentation explored the myriad ways YUHS is at the forefront of Torah By Shani Malitzky learning. As said by Rabbi Michael Taubes, Rosh Yeshiva of YUHSB, “A ben Torah is not Yeshiva University High Schools cel- only somebody who is involved in learning, ebrated their thriving school communi- but also somebody who is involved in living ty at the annual dinner on April 6 at Ma- the life of a Torah Jew.” YUHS makes that ide- rina del Rey. The theme of the evening, al a reality by fostering Torah learning and “Stronger Together,” signifi es the forti- spiritual growth through co-curricular pro- tude that exists in both the Marsha Stern grams, high level shiurim and more. Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva Universi- The representation of parents, alumni, ty High School for Boys and the Samuel students and faculty at the dinner serves as H. Wang Yeshiva University High School a testament to the vital, growing, commit- for Girls as they continue to build their ted community of YUHS. A deep sense of capacities as premiere Modern Orthodox school spirit and pride permeated the audi- Rabbi Michael Taubes, left, with Jill and Rabbi yeshiva high schools in the areas of To- ence of “Lions for Life,” as the story of what Rafael and Shifra Yehoshua, Parents of the Year Mark Wildes, Guests of Honor rah, community and innovation. These makes YUHS such a special community to values, at the foundation of YUHS, are re- of the Year, YUHSG) and Mrs. Abby Lerner MSTA and Central’s mission of Torah U’Ma- be a part of unfolded. fl ected in the contributions of all the din- (Guest of Honor, YUHSG.) da and each of whom really blew us away YUHS school leaders and faculty are ner honorees—Rabbi Mark ’85 and Jill As noted by Rabbi Mark Wildes, “The with their love and loyalty to Yeshiva Uni- meeting the rapid changes in technology Wildes (Guests of Honor, YUHSB), Ms. evening was just amazing. It was truly an versity.” and 21st-century learning head on, making Megan H.L. Zacks (Faculty Awardee, YU- honor to be part of the incredible cast of Following a lavish buffet dinner, at- strides in STEM education, offering cours- HSB), Rafael and Shifra Yehoshua (Parents honorees, all of whom are so dedicated to tendees enjoyed a beautiful program high- es and clubs focused on architectural and scientifi c engineering and challenging students to be creative, innovative thinkers. The fi nal portion of the evening was a beautiful tribute to Mrs. Abby Lerner, the beloved rebbetzin of the Great Neck community and a cherished faculty member at Central, who has dedicated her entire career to inspiring and impacting the young women of YUHSG. As declared by Mrs. C.B. Neugroschl, Head of School at Central, “Mrs. Lerner teaches klal Yisrael, her subject is klal Yisra- el, her passion is klal Yisrael.” Upon musing over the evening, Mrs. Lerner remarked, “The dinner was an incredible refl ection of the warmth and the values that we experience every day at Cen- tral. It was a deeply moving moment for me and my family.” YUHS represents an unwavering commitment to the growth of the future of our school communities and the Jewish community at large. By uniformly imagining, building and nurturing our youth, we will remain “stronger together” in every endeavor.

Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot Holds Annual Dinner  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE

raeli residents Aaron Tirschwell, David Maeir-Epstein and Binyamin Schwartz. Thanks to Ira Thomas Creations for the photography and Gary Wallin for producing the A/V, sound and videos. Special thanks to all the attendees and supporters of the Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot who helped to make this dinner so successful because they recognize what Sderot means to the global Jewish community. We are already looking forward to next year’s dinner. If you are planning to be in Israel for yom tov, or are planning an upcoming trip in the future, please put Sderot on your list of places to visit. Tours of the yeshiva and the city of Sderot with Rabbi Fendel can be arranged. In addition to the mezuzah campaign, the dinner launches the new Sderot menorah campaign, which offers the opportunity to have a menorah like the one that stands on the rooftop of the Yeshivat Hes- der of Sderot, built for your synagogue or school. For more information for this menorah campaign and the mezuzah Cam- paign, and tours to Sderot, please contact Judah Rhine at [email protected].

26 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS Please Join Us! New Jersey Supreme Court 14th Annual Chief Justice to Speak at Myrna & Alan Cohen Spring Concert Young Israel of Fort Lee SUNDAY MAY 1, 2016 2:30 P.M.

By Audrey Cole for the Next Generation.” Rabbi Zev Goldberg, rabbi of the Young This year, Yom HaShoah will Israel said, “We are truly hon- be particularly meaningful for ored that the Chief Justice is tak- the membership of Young Isra- ing time out of his busy schedule el of Fort Lee. The synagogue is to address our congregation. Jus- honored to host New Jersey Su- tice Rabner is well known for his preme Court Chief Justice, Stu- commitment to Holocaust ed- art Rabner, who will deliver the ucation and we are looking for- keynote address at its Holocaust Chief Justice Rabner ward to his insightful words.” Featuring commemoration event on May 4. Chief Jus- The commemoration event will also include tice Rabner is the son of two Holocaust sur- a candle-lighting ceremony with members of Cantor Mark Biddelman vivors and as such, he is deeply committed to the congregation who are themselves survi- and ensuring that future generations are educat- vors. The May 4 program begins at 7 p.m. and ed about the atrocities of the Holocaust. His is open to the public. For more information lecture is entitled “Holocaust Remembrance call the synagogue offi ce at 201-592-1518. Cantor Ilan Mamber an afternoon of Cafe Europa Updates Yiddish, Israeli, Hebrew and Broadway songs Holocaust Survivors on for the entire family Latest Funds Available Through Claims Conference By Pearl Markovitz communal service in the Boston area. Her 10 Link Drive, Rockleigh, NJ 07647 current position as client outreach man- 201-750-4231 Cafe Europa is a worldwide program ager requires extensive travel throughout sponsored by The Conference on Jewish the world. She has often been referred to Free Admission Community is Welcome Refreshments Material Claims against Germany, which as “the wandering Jew.” But the satisfaction provides monthly gatherings for Holocaust that she garners from guiding Holocaust survivors to help them build supportive re- survivors to resources that make their lat- lationships and participate in social and ed- er years dignifi ed and meaningful make it ucational activities including trips, holiday all worthwhile. celebrations and entertainment. Our local Kram’s purpose in addressing the gather- YESHIVA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION ing was to ensure that those in attendance FUTURE BUILDERS AND COLLEGIATE YOUNG LEADERSHIP were benefi tting from all the resources available to them through the Claims Con- ference’s extensive list of funds that they 88th Annual Spring Luncheon and have been able to negotiate with Germany and other European countries to compen- 20th Ballet Benefit sate victims of the Shoah. From the time of their fi rst agreement with West Germa- at The MET Lincoln Center ny in 1952, more than $70 billion has been paid to more than 800,000 Holocaust vic- Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. branch of Cafe Europa is sponsored by the tims. According to the conference, “We ne- Jewish Family Service of Bergen and North gotiate knowing that no amount of mon- Hudson in collaboration with the Claims ey will give them back their youth, their Conference. At their recent gathering last week, hosted by Congregation Beth Sha- lom, Shari Brodsky, project coordinator for JFS, arranged for Debra Kram, Claims Con- ference Client Outreach Manager, to ad- American Ballet Theatre dress local Holocaust survivors about the Swan Lake most recent funds available to them. She was accompanied by Hillary Godin Kessler, Honoring Teaneck resident and director of communications for the Claims Conference. Bonnie Schertz Ms. Kram introduced the program on health or those family members who were and her daughters a personal note, dedicating the meeting to so cruelly murdered by the Nazis. Howev- Elissa, Yael, Daniella and Jennifer Schertz the memory of her beloved father-in-law er, our negotiations result in acknowledge- Generation to Generation Award Leo Kram, whose Yahrzeit is on the seventh ment of their suffering for hundreds of of Nissan. A graduate of the University of thousands of survivors, many of whom rely Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky Riga, he survived numerous labor camps as fi nancially on these payments.” Community Service Award well as the notorious Buchenwald concen- In delineating the available funds, Ms. tration camp. His liberation from Bergen Kram began with the Hardship Fund, open Belsen took place on Pesach. In his post to victims who suffered deprivation of lib- Eden Fischman and Chanie Klein Luncheon Co-Chairs -liberation diary he writes that the choice erty, fl ed from the Nazi regime, suffered re- Michele Hering, Yosefa Knoll, Michelle Salig, Debbie Schwartz National Presidium at the end was “mes,” to die, or “nes,” a mir- striction of liberty as defi ned by the German Michael & Elissa Katz Chairs, Future Builders & Collegiate Young Leadership acle. Fortunately, he was blessed with the government and were restricted in move- Dinah Pinczower National Chairman of the Board Emeritus latter and his diary is read each year at the ment such as curfew or compulsory registra- family Seder. tion with limitation of residence. This fund For more information, please call Ms. Kram comes to her position at the has the widest parameters and encompass- Claims Conference from a varied back- es most of the survivors. 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28 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS Remember…Do Not Forget

By Wallace Greene sic. This year there will be 73 candles as well as a procession of Holocaust Torah scrolls. Now there’s an oxy- There is a reading of the Yiddish poem “Die moronic phrase for you. Tzava’ah,” an address by a child of a survi- We are told, on the one vor, the main keynote presenter, the telling hand, zachor, “remem- of six survivors’ stories by high school stu- ber,” and lo tishkach, “do dents, the El Maleh memorial prayer, sing- not forget.” But we are ing of the Partisan’s Song, and fi nally the also commanded to tim- Mourner’s Kaddish. Every year the program cheh et zecher, “blot out attracts at least 600 people. The annual di- the memory.” How are we expected to do minishment of survivors who are no longer both? coming is offset by more and more second- Zachor is something Jews seem to do and third-generation families. naturally. Remember it all. Never forget. Over the years, many well-known fi g- We build monuments and museums detail- ures have delivered the keynote address. ing the darkest times in our people’s histo- The Executive Vice President of The Con- ry so that humanity will “remember” what ference of Major American Jewish Organi- great evil humans can do. It has become zations, Malcom Hoenlein; the Holocaust almost an obsession to “not forget,” espe- photojournalist Ruth Gruber; Rabbi Her- cially when eyewitnesses to the Shoah are shel Schachter, who as a WW II chaplain passing away and today’s generation once entered Buchenwald with the liberating again presumes it could never happen in our lifetime. But what about the other ex-  CONTINUED ON P. 35 treme? What if we forget about zachor and focus only on the command to timcheh et zecher, “blot out the memory”? What happens when we pretend as though something tragic and frightening has never happened at all? While this imperative might at fi rst seem confusing or contradictory, perhaps it offers us a profound insight into the spiritual effects of remembrance in the LET US wake of trauma. The goal of the annual Yom HaShoah remembrance is not to wallow in our victim- ization or to fi re up feelings of revenge, but precisely the opposite: By telling the story, we seek to “blot out” or liberate ourselves SET YOU from the painful, crippling impact of these memories. In a sense, this commandment bids us to eradicate the aspects of our collective traumatic past that ultimately serve to keep us enslaved and imprisoned. In the end, the ritual re-telling of these STRAIGHT. stories is not only the key to our healing but to the healing of the world itself. In their most exalted form, the acts of listening, learning and remembering are important steps toward developing empathy for those who suffered. Call for a Seventy-three years ago, in 1943, while the war was still going on, a group of refu- FREE gees who escaped from Europe and settled Consultation in Paterson, started a memorial program for their brethren who perished. Eventu- ally this became an annual Warsaw Ghet- to yizkor program, and then a full-fl edged annual Holocaust memorial program. Ul- timately it was adopted by the North- Sharon Knoll, DMD MS • Leah Friedman, DDS MMSc ern New Jersey UJA and then when they merged with the Bergen County UJA it became our community’s offi cial Yom HaSho- ah memorial program. To be sure, there are many commemorations run by synagogues Convenient Teaneck location • Friday afternoon hours • Evening and early morning hours and by individual communities. However, this program covers all of Northern New Caring friendly staff • Free initial consultation • Latest braces options Jersey as well as Passaic-Clifton and is the Invisalign “preferred” provider • Child and Adult orthodontics oldest continuous Holocaust memorial program in North America. Metal, white ceramic & color• Lingual (invisible) braces None of the original members of the program committee are still alive, but Thumb sucker/tongue thrusting • Gentle habit-breaking appliances many members, including survivors and second-generation children, have been active for decades. The program is almost always held in a synagogue due to its solem- nity, and the format has changed little over the years. After the obligatory welcoming 149 West Englewood Avenue 201.837.3322 remarks by the rabbi and UJA President, there is a candlelight procession by chil- Teaneck, NJ 07666 knollorthodontics.com dren accompanied by somber choral mu-

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 29 This Year’s Honorees

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30 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM ESSE & UNION COMMUNITY NEWS Israel Bonds and Congregation Etz Chaim Host Danny Danon By Ellie Wolf

Livingston—The late afternoon light poured in on the beautiful social hall at Congregation Etz Chaim. The room buzzed with excitement at the imminent arriv- al of Danny Danon, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Danon is relatively new to his post in the UN, having served previously as a commander in the Israeli army, member of the Knesset, Minister of Science Gladys Halpern, Sharon Halpern, Danny Danon and David and Technology, and Deputy Halpern Minister of Defense—an abridged version implored everyone to understand that of his lengthy resume. Flanked by a team investing in Israel bonds is a true invest- of security personnel, Danon’s appearance ment in Israel’s present and future. Hut- elicited a round of applause, as he was ter reminded the audience that bonds can fi rst greeted by Dr. Andrew Hutter, Israel be purchased as baby gifts, or for b’nai Bonds New Jersey general chairman, and mitzvah, graduations, weddings and oth- David Halpern, former national vice chair er life-cycle or gift occasions, Rabbi Sam- and current member of the Israel Bonds uel Klibanoff, spiritual leader of Congre- National Campaign Advisory Council and gation Etz Chaim, followed Dr. Hutter and International Board of Directors. spoke about how Israel Bonds helps develop every aspect of Israel’s economy. Ambassador Danon then addressed the group with his poignant remarks about the reality of Israel being its own sole advocate in the UN. The bias demonstrated by the UN is stunningly exemplifi ed by the 23 recent resolutions against the Israeli response to terrorist aggression, compared to the two resolutions regarding terrorist instigator countries. Danon commented sadly that, in private, he is Howard Cohen, Zev Scherl, Dr. Andrew Hutter, Danny approached by other ambas- Danon, Larry Rothenberg and Roy Tanzman sadors in solidarity with Isra- Following a light dinner for Signature el, but that many are pressured to publicly Society members, the attendees moved vote with their political groups against Is- into the main sanctuary, where Ambassa- rael. While he can appreciate their private dor Danon addressed a standing-room-on- support, their public face greatly hurts Is- ly crowd, preceded by the introductory rael’s public image in the UN. Further, he remarks of Dr. Andrew Hutter. Hutter em- described being gratifi ed that just this phasized the importance and necessity past year, the UN fi nally gave its offi cial of every level of Israel bond investment, acknowledgment to a single Jewish holi- highlighting the stunning statistics of the day—Yom Kippur. 2015 campaign, which secured over a bil- Danon views one of his important mis- lion American dollars in bond sales. He sions as ambassador to persevere in the campaign to “fi ght for the truth, even in a place as hostile to Israel as the UN.” He poses the question of why the UN refuses to recognize the victims of terror in Israel, while recognizing victims of terror in other member countries of the UN. The Jewish Link asked Ambassador Danon about how Israel can maintain a balance between security and the growth and development of the eastern border areas of the country. Danon stated that “the issue of security is crucial, the prime minister places security as the fi rst priority, and Israel’s platform is that there is no justifi cation for terrorism.” Israel is fully committed to an anti-terrorism agenda, and Israel “cannot be blamed” for this approach. Lat- er, in his remarks to the audience, Danon described Israel as being a “lighthouse in the middle of a storm; a beam of light in the Middle East.”

Rabbi Samuel Klibanoff addresses the crowd  CONTINUED ON P. 35

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 31 32 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 33 ESSEX & UNION COMMUNITY NEWS Join Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and Kean University Holocaust Resource Center Congregation AABJ&D to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Annual Congregation Ahawas Achim B’nai Jacob and David (AABJ&D) will have its annual dinner on Sunday, May 8, Yom Hashoah at 6:00 pm at the Wilshire Grand Ho- tel in West Orange, NJ. The dinner is the culminating event of a year fi lled Holocaust Commemoration with special programs and activities to help celebrate AABJ&D’s 50th anni- Justice After The Holocaust versary. Rabbi Alvin and Marilyn Marcus will receive the Legacy Award for their 48 years of service. “Rabbi Mar- cus has guided us from an emerging shul into the largest suburban Ortho- dox congregation in Essex County,” says shul president Larry Liebman. Current AABJ&D Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler & dinner Guests of honor include all past awardee Rabbi Alvin Marcus shul presidents and chairmen of the board the wonderful and successful result of this who, as a group, have worked tirelessly merger. for the benefi t of our shul. Doris and Jay “Researching historical information Hartman will receive the Keter Shem Tov for a Jubilee journal was eye-opening. The Award and Alisha and Jeremy Blugrind will journal includes 50 years of shul history, receive the Young Leadership Award. and looking back at the beginning stag- “Our shul’s unique history began when es of our kehillah with all the challenges two synagogues decided to merge in July that were overcome is inspiring,” added 1966. Congregation Ahawas Achim B’nai Ja- Schwartz. cob was a fl ourishing shul in the Weequa- “We pay tribute to the tenacious men hic neighborhood of Newark but, with the and women who had the vision to follow changes in economy and the dream of liv- their dream of establishing a modern Or- ing in suburbia, the leadership decided to thodox shul in the suburban town of West reach out to Congregation B’nai David, a Orange. I hope that our shul members will Keynote speaker new shul founded in 1963 in West Orange,” learn from their example and take home the said Mali Schwartz, who spearheaded ac- message of AABJ&D’s Jubilee year, embrac- tivities and programs for AABJ&D’s Jubilee ing the past, building our future,” said AAB- ABE FOXMAN celebrations. Congregation AABJ&D was J&D’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler. National Director Emeritus, Anti-Defamation League Clara T. Harelik and Appointed to Union County Director and Chairman of Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism Board of Elections at Jewish Heritage Museum Clara T. Harelik, Esq. was appointed by the fi rst woman to receive the Union Coun- Governor Chris Christie on March 10 to her ty Mayor-of-the-Year Award from the Gate- fourth two-year term as commissioner to way Regional Chamber of Commerce. the Union County Board of Elections. She Over the years, Ms. Harelik has served serves as the commissioner of registration. on numerous boards and committees at Wednesday, May 4, 2016 The Board of Elections oversees the elec- both the local and county levels and host- toral process for all 21 municipalities in the ed the television cable show “Speaking of 6:45 p.m. county of Union. Springfi eld.” For the State of New Jersey, Ms. Harelik served as a mediator and hearing offi cer for the Ear- ly Intervention Program for Chil- Kean University dren. In addition, Ms. Harelik has been the recipient of many awards Wilkins Theatre for the Performing Arts for her service to the community including the Union Coun- 1000 Morris Ave., Union, NJ ty Women’s Political Caucus No- table Women in Politics Award, the Millburn/Springfi eld Kiwan- Free and open to the public is Club Humanitarian and Leader- ship Award and the B’nai B’rith Cit- izenship and Civic Affairs Award, Registration is strongly encouraged. and, together with her husband, To register visit www.jfedgmw.org/kean Jay Mevorah, she was honored by New Jersey State of Israel Bonds. Ms. Harelik is a life member of For more information call (973) 929-3194 Jewish Women International, a life Prior to serving as a commissioner, Ms. member of Hadassah and a member of Con- Harelik served for nine years as a commit- gregation Israel of Springfi eld and its Sister- teewoman on the Springfi eld township hood. She is also involved with the Friend- committee. During those nine years, she ship Circle and the Jewish Learning Center served three terms as mayor and two terms of Springfi eld. as deputy mayor. She was the fi rst, and re- Ms. Harelik is a practicing attorney with HOLOCAUST COUNCIL mains the only, woman in the 222-year his- her own law fi rm in Springfi eld. Ms. Hare- tory of Springfi eld’s municipal government lik resides in Springfi eld with her husband to serve as mayor three times. She was also and their three children.

34 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Remember…Do Not Forget MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY NEWS MIDDLESEX COUNTY  CONTINUED FROM P. 29 NEWSBRIEF American troops; Stuart Eisenstadt, the Congregation Ahavas Achim American diplomat who negotiated repara- Raritan Valley Hadassah to Host Presentation tions; US Nazi hunter Eli Rosenbaum; for- Hosts Upcoming Events About Cuba’s Jewish Community mer head of the ADL, Abe Foxman; Prof. On Tuesday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m., the Rar- Deborah Lipstadt, who challenged Holo- On the last afternoon of Pesach, vivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau. She current- itan Valley Chapter of Hadassah and the Sis- caust deniers in court; Rabbi Haskell Look- Shabbat, April 30, between Mincha and ly works as a therapist at Jewish Family terhood of HPCT-CAE will host a special stein, who wrote about press coverage dur- Maariv, Ahavas Achim will host its an- Services of Somerset County. All adults and presentation as part of their Areivut Series ing the Shoah; Dr. David Marwell, director nual Neilat HaChag celebration. All are children 10 and over are encouraged to at- about Cuba’s Jewish community. Cory Sch- of The Museum of Jewish Heritage; author invited to the downstairs social hall for tend and bear witness to the destruction neider, past president of Women’s League Edwin Black, who showed IBM’s complic- singing and divrei Torah. Please bring wrought upon our people during World for Conservative Judaism, will share a fas- ity with the Nazis and many other prom- any packaged kosher l’Pesach cookies, War II. cinating presentation of the Women’s inent speakers. Each year there is a photo cakes, snacks and treats that will not League’s recent 2016 humanitarian trip to exhibit on the presenter’s theme prior to be eaten after Pesach to fuel the Neilat Shabbat Eretz Yisrael Cuba. Learn about Cuba’s Jewish communi- the program. HaChag. Please reserve Shabbat afternoon ty—a small but determined group dedicated This year the keynote presentation and Saturday night, May 14, for a spe- to perpetuating Judaism. will be a Yiddish performance by Zalmen Yom HaShoah Commemoration cial Israel-themed Seudah Shlishit fol- The event will be held at the Highland Mlotek, Artistic Director of the Folksbiene The Ahavas Achim Shoah Committee lowed by Maariv and Movie Night, as Park Conservative Temple-Congregation An- National Yiddish Theater, and his daugh- presents the annual pre-Yom HaShoah Ahavas Achim celebrates the 68th anni- she Emeth. ter Sarah Mlotek. This program has been commemoration on Shabbat afternoon, versary of the founding of the State of Men and non-members are most wel- chosen by Governor Chris Christie and May 7, between Mincha and Maariv, when Israel. come. Light refreshments will be served. Di- the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust the story of Mrs. Tova Friedman will be Congregation Ahavas Achim is lo- etary laws strictly observed. Please RSVP to Education for the annual statewide Yom shared. Mrs. Friedman, a resident of High- cated at 216 S. 1st Avenue in Highland Susan Winter at [email protected] or HaShoah observance. It will take place at land Park, is one of the youngest child sur- Park, NJ. 732-985-5919. the Fair Lawn Jewish Center, 10-10 Norma Avenue in Fair Lawn, on Thursday May 5 at 6:30 p.m., with the photo exhibit at 6 p.m. It is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

Dr. Wallace Greene, a member of the UJA’s Holocaust Memorial Committee for several decades, taught about the Holocaust at Upsala and Queens Colleges, published the ﬁ rst scholarly rebuttal of Holocaust de- nial, and was himself a keynote speaker in the ’80’s. He is also a consultant to The International March of the Living.

Israel Bonds and Congregation Etz Chaim Host Danny Danon  CONTINUED FROM P. 31

He then shifted focus by discussing the economic state of Israel as an amazing technology and business “start-up” culture, noting 6,000 start-up companies, and quipping that this outruns even New Jer- sey for start-ups! A world leader in bio- technology innovation, Israel accounts for the largest investment per capita in fi ghting the ebola virus in Africa. Further, Isra- el is proud of consistently being the fi rst responder with medical and other rescue aid when catastrophic natural disasters oc- cur in other countries around the world. One of the lighter moments of the question/answer session following Danon’s address drew the laughter of the crowd. Rabbi Bob Mark suggested that a possible strategy to undermine the national and world community’s boycott men- tality would be for Israel to relocate all of the biotech companies to the West Bank region. This strategy would, perhaps, encourage people, companies and countries who want to enjoy the benefi ts of Israel’s cutting-edge and world-leading biotech industry to consider abandoning their boycott and thereby recognize the area as being a bona-fi de part of the State of Israel. A rousing round of applause accompanied this comment. In closing, Ambassador Danon echoed his agreement with the importance and urgency of viewing Israel bonds as an investment and not a charity. He stated that Israel’s continuing development and progress depends upon the investors in Isra- el bonds, and urged everyone to support Israel through Israel Bonds. Finally, he expressed the appreciation of the State of Is- rael to all of its past, current and future supporters.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 35 DAF YOMI HIGHLIGHTS Weekly Roundup: Kiddushin 37-43

By Rabbi Zev Reichman by a non-Jew should be buried rather than lenient approach to these matters. He was and then began to eat the new grain. How- burned. Based on this Rambam, Teshuvas asked about possessing a Christian-printed ever, according to the view that they were May the learning Zekan Aharon ruled that Chumashim and Bible that contained both our Tanach and only obligated in the laws of chadash after serve as a merit le’il- Siddurim printed by Christians should not their “New Testament.” He suggested that by settling the land, which occurred 14 years lat- uy nishmat Menachem be used. He recommended that they be the letter of the law, one may possess and er, the reason they did not initially eat the Mendel ben Harav Yoel buried. use such a book. One of the reasons suggest- new grain was that they did not need the are not new produce. Initially, they were still eating (םירכנ) David Balk a”h. Other authorities comment that noted was that Christian non-Jews withstanding the ruling of Teshuvas Ze- assumed to be idolaters, like the pagans of manna. Only when the manna was fi nished kan Aharon, their communities have a the ancient world. He did feel that a person did they eat grain, and that occurred on the Kiddushin 37 long-standing custom, from the time print- of great spirituality should avoid such books 16th of Nissan. It thus emerges that until Pe- Holy Books Produced by Gentiles ed books became available, to use books as much as possible. (Daf Yomi Digest) sach the Jewish people were eating manna. Daf Yomi Digest pointed out that a les- printed by Christians, and no one ever ex- Only on the second day of Pesach did our son in Kiddushin 37 elicited a discussion pressed concern that it should be prohibit- Kiddushin 38 nation begin to eat produce for food. When amongst the poskim about holy works ed. The rationale for this lenient approach Shlissel Challah manna falls from heaven, all know that food printed by gentiles. Our Gemara men- is that the prohibition is limited to sacred There is a custom that for the Shabbos is coming. Each morning the manna would -you shall surely writings like the works of Tanach that are right after Pesach, a challah is used that is ei- arrive. Once the nation fi nished their man ,ןודבאת דבא tioned the law of destroy. We have a mitzvah to destroy idols handwritten, but Chumashim and Siddurim ther shaped like a key, has been punctured na and had to eat off the land, the nation and we have a prohibition not to damage that are printed were never included in the by a key or has a key hidden inside of it. This was dependent on shefa, fl ows of blessing or destroy holy books or objects. prohibition and are thus permitted for use. challah is called shlissel challah. The Oheiv from Heaven. If they were not deserving Rambam writes that any sacred writ- Maharam Shik suggested another ration- Yisrael suggested that Kiddushin 38 is the then they would not have the fl ow of bless- as well as their commen- ale to allow the use of sacred books print- source for this practice. The Gemara taught ing and would not have produce to eat. Each ,(שדוקה יבתכ) ings taries and explanations, may not be burned ed by Christians. When a book is printed, it that the Jewish people, under the leader- fl ow of blessing needs a key to enable it to or destroyed in any other fashion. This re- is not the owner of the printing press, who ship of Yehoshua Bin Nun, fi rst entered the fl ow down to this world. Since, when we striction, however, is limited to where the may in fact be Christian, who does the ac- land of Israel on the 10th of Nissan. The na- fi rst entered Israel, Passover was the time sacred writings were written by a Jew with tual work. Employees do the physical print- tion only fi rst began to eat from the produce when we transitioned from Divine food to but a Sefer Torah written ing. Since the workers are engaged and fo- of the land on the 16th of Nissan, the sec- earthly food, each year the Almighty renews ,(השודקב) sanctity by a heretic, apikores, should be burned. cused on performing their job effi ciently, it ond day of Pesach. The Gemara asked, why His shefa, fl ows of blessing for earthly food, The reason is that we do not wish that is assumed that they do not have any idola- did they not begin to eat right away when on Pesach. To remind us that once we are de- the work of a heretic should remain in ex- trous thoughts while they are printing the they fi rst entered the land? The Gemara an- pendent on earthly food we need to main- istence. It is permitted to burn these writ- books. As a result, the books are not con- swered that according to the opinion that tain merits so that the gates of blessing for ings since it is assumed that, as a heretic, sidered to contain names of the Almighty they became obligated in the law of chadash food not close, it is a Jewish custom to have he did not write the name of Hashem with that were produced without the correct in- right when they entered the land, they wait- a challah linked to a key right after Pesach. the correct intent. Sacred writings written tentions. Rav Shlomo Kluger also adopted a ed for the Minchas Ha’Omer to be offered (Mesivta) A PESACH MESSAGE seemed to have been overcome with emo- our consciousness and allowed us to actu- It’s Not Just a Song! tion. Out of the corner of his eye, her hus- alize Hashem’s miracles in our times. band saw her crying and stopped the sing- As we sing “L’shana Haba’a” this year, let By Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler ent month, Tishrei. Rabbi Yehoshua, how- ing. “Honey, what’s wrong?” he asked. She us internalize its true meaning, and link ever, is of the opinion that since we were answered that she was very happy with her ourselves to all of the generations before There are two times redeemed from Mitzrayim in Nissan, we family’s life as it was, in the community in us who clinged with every fi ber of their be- each year that we recite are destined to be redeemed from this exile which they lived. When she saw her hus- ing to the possibility that “this will be the the words of “L’shana Ha- in the very same month. In order to fulfi ll band singing with such passion, longing to year.” May we merit the fulfi llment of the ba’a B’Yerushalayim”: the the words of both Rabbi Eliezer as well as live in Yerushalayim, she became emotion- redemption before our eyes and thus recite seder night, and at the Rabbi Yehoshua, we say the words of “L’sha- al, since she wasn’t ready for the words in L’shana Hazot B’Yerushalayim Ha’bnuya! conclusion of Yom Kip- na Haba’a,” in Tishrei, at the conclusion of the song to come true, and her life to po- pur. Our rabbis explain that this practice Yom Kippur, and in Nissan at the seder. The tentially be changed so dramatically. Her Eliezer Zwickler is senior rabbi of Congregation AAB- is based on a disagreement in the Gemara story is told of a family that was deeply husband replied “Honey, don’t worry, it’s J&D in West Orange, NJ. Rabbi Zwickler is also a psy- regarding when the redemption is to take engaged in the seder. When they fi nished just a song!” We are one of the most fortu- chotherapist-LCSW in private practice, focusing on cou- place. The opinion of Rabbi Eliezer is that Chasal Siddur Pesach and began the words nate generations in the history of our peo- ples therapy. Listen to Rabbi Zwickler’s webdvar on the since we were redeemed from Mitzrayim of “L’shana Haba’a,” the father broke out in ple. We are witnesses to the ongoing return Nachum Segal Network at 9pm each Motzei Shabbat, in the month of Nissan, the future and fi - passionate singing and dancing. The moth- of Hashem’s people to His land before our or on his YouTube channel (ezwickler). Rabbi Zwickler nal redemption will take place in a differ- er of the family sat down in her chair and very eyes. The miracle of Israel has dazzled can be reached at [email protected].

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36 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SEPHARDIC CORNER Can’t You Smell That There’s a Smell—The Smell of the Korban Pesah/Jewish Pride better way That Surrounds You? to stop By Rabbi Haim Jachter miniscule remnant of the ubiquitous Ku- tim of the Mishnah, referred to by the The Korban Pesah Tanach as the Shomeronim. While we cer- harassing stands out as the sole Kor- tainly reject their Korban Pesah as invalid, ban that must be fi re roast- the Shomeronim do teach us that it takes ed—“Tzeli Eish.” Every three to four hours to fire roast an uncut calls… other Korban that is con- lamb. This hardly seems to be a quick/Hipa- sumed may be prepared zon manner of food preparation. “B’Chol Ma’achal,” in any manner one de- An interesting pragmatic explanation sires, cooking, baking, frying etc. Why does for the fi re roasting requirement is that Hashem require that we fi re roast our Kor- pots for cooking were unavailable for Jews, ban Pesah? since they were all packed away in antici- Some Mefarashim (Rashbam and Ibn pation of the imminent Geulah, exit from Ezra) explain that just as the Korban Pe- Mitzrayim. sah we ate in Mitzrayim the evening before Hizkuni, though, offers a powerful ex- we left was eaten quickly, it should also be planation. He writes that when fi re roast- prepared quickly. These Mefarashim argue ing a whole lamb the smell will spread that fi re roasting is the quickest way to pre- throughout the neighborhood and make pare the Korban Pesah. its way to the Egyptians noses. The lamb This explanation appears difficult in is cooked whole in order to lengthen the light of the fact the Hashem requires the roasting process as well as to make it clear that we are roasting a lamb, regarded by ר ֹאשׁוֹ ַעל- ,Korban Pesah to be roasted whole -If Hashem were interested in the Egyptians as a god. We may under . ְכּ ָר ָעיו ְו ַעל- ִק ְרבּוֹ the Korban Pesah being prepared quickly stand this as an opportunity to educate then He would have permitted us to slice the Mitzrim about theological matters. A up the animal and then fire roast it.There more compelling explanation is that the are people who to this day offer a Korban long-lasting and spreading smell is intend- Pesah; these are the Samaritans who re- ed to impact us. gard Har Gerizim as holy. The people, pro- nounced by Hazal to be non-Jews, are the  CONTINUED ON P. 39

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By Tzvi Silver/JLNJ expressions weave in and out of the au- pecially in light of the signifi cance of the time of the compilation of the seder, the Israel Correspondent thor’s text in order to emphasize various Jews’ separate languages in Egypt. Why children would better understand. parts of the enslavement and Exodus. In- then, in retelling the story of Egypt, would While this adequately explains why the One of the poten- terestingly, language also raises one of the even part of the Haggadah be written in the sipur yetziat mitzrayim segment of the sed- tially biggest themes biggest questions in the Haggadah, at the language of their modern-day Egypt equiv- er begins in Aramaic, it opens a potentially in the Exodus from very beginning of sipur yetziat mitzrayim alents, who destroyed the First Temple and bigger question. One of the main reasons Egypt and the sed- (the retelling of the Exodus). forced all Jews to leave Israel for Babylon? that we have a seder at all is to fulfi ll the er night is language. The Magid segment of the seder, where Rabbi Eliezer of Meneza, better known commandment in Shemot of “Vehugadta Psychologists and anthropologists have the actual mitzvah of sipur yetziat mitz- as Ra’avan, answers our question in his L’Bincha Bayom Hahu Leimor,” “And you deemed language to be one of the biggest rayim is fulfi lled, is immediately preced- commentary on the Haggadah by using will tell your children on that day (Pesach) cultural infl uences, capable of keeping ed by yachatz, the splitting of the middle what is perhaps the most overused Pesach saying…” Based on this, many compare the close neighbors separate and driving com- of the three matzot. Before the children cliche since sliced matzah: so that the chil- seder to an extravagant and dramatic show. plete strangers together, all based on a few are released to hide the afi komen, the dren will ask. Just moments after the mat- Why? So the children will understand how words. During the Jews’ subjugation by the leader of the seder holds both halves of zot are split, the youngest child without central the Exodus is to our faith and our Egyptians, our ancestors used language to the matzah up and recites in Aramaic: “Ha stage fright gets up and asks four questions, nationhood. their advantage, naming their children He- Lachma Anya…” This is the only declara- proceeded by: “Mah Nishtana HaLayla If this is true, then why does the Hagga- brew names and keeping the Jewish cul- tion in Magid that is written in Aramaic, Hazeh Mikol Halylot,” “How is tonight dif- dah “switch back” to Hebrew after Ha Lach- ture strong in their households even cen- and, in fact, the middle of this recitation ferent from other nights?” He or she could ma Anya? If the central purpose of the sed- turies into their stay in the African empire. already switches to Hebrew in time to fi n- ask this question like a newscaster or poli- er is so that the children will understand, According to our rabbis of Blessed Memo- ish with well-known words of redemption: tician from a teleprompter, but this is not and we’ve established that the children un- ry (Chaza”l), this is one of the main factors “Leshana Haba Bnei Chorin,” “Next year ideal—we would like them to really feel derstand Aramaic better than Hebrew, then that allowed them to merit the Exodus. we’ll be free men.” But, the rest of this par- the diffi culty, to actually want to ask the surely it would make more sense to con- Within the Haggadah, language plays a agraph was written in Aramaic, language of question. For this reason, we introduce the signifi cant role as well—wording, quotes, the Babylonians. This is quite unusual, es- matzah in a language that, at least in the  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Ha Lachma Anya: So That the stand the retelling of the miracles of the Ex- As we prepare this week to sit down opportunity, as the overwhelming ma- Parents Will Ask ‘Why?’ odus? Why didn’t I follow in the example for the seder this year, let us not fall into jority of Babylonian Jewry did, to return  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE of the Egyptian Jews and give them only the trap of Joe Jew of Babylon. The Hagga- home to the Land of Israel and fulfi ll the Hebrew names? Why don’t my children, dah shel Pesach, in all of its diffi cult-to-un- dreams of our forefathers. Let us all work tinue the rest of the seder in this tongue? descendants of the holy Avraham, Yitzchak derstand Hebrew beauty, should be a towards consummating God’s promise to (After all, the Talmud Bavli and the zohar, and Yaakov, understand the language that wakeup call to all of us whose children us on the original Leil Hashimurim by do- among many other essential works, are God spoke to them in, Lashon Hakodesh?! (and even ourselves) cannot properly un- ing our best to be Bnei Chorin next year in both written exclusively in Aramaic.) The Medrash Raba (Bereshit, on Parsha derstand it. Furthermore, we, in the year Jerusalem! I believe that the answer to why Magid 81:3) relates that the Jews who returned to 5776, are blessed with an opportunity that Chag Kasher V’Sameach! continues in Hebrew after Ha Lachma Anya the Land of Israel from Babylon to build global Jewry has not seen since the time lies not in the children, but in the parents, the Second Temple were “sheimoteihem of our imaginary Babylonian Joe Jew—our Tzvi Silver, a Teaneck native, has been living in Israel in the questions they should be asking pe’orim aval ma’aseihem na’im,” “of disgust- modern-day Ezras and Nechemias paved since 2011. He is in his penultimate year of studying themselves. ing names but good actions.” Rabbi Yosi bar the path in 5708/1948 so that each and Electrical Engineering at JCT-Machon Lev in Jerusa- Imagine the typical Joe Jew in the time Chanina elaborates that they were individ- every one of us can lock in the status of lem, works as an investigator for Israel’s Ministry of of the writing of the Haggadah—living the uals who made the diffi cult transition from the Jews of Babylon, to redeem ourselves Justice and serves as JLNJ and JLBWC’s Israel corre- comfortable life in Babylon, passing the the comfortable Babylonian life of Joe Jew despite our “shemoteihem pe’orim,” our spondent. His weekly Divrei Torah are published in Hanging Gardens on his way to work in the to rebuilding our Promised Land, so their immersion in the cultures of the Diaspo- the Times of Israel and can be found on his website, morning, earning a solid living and send- actions were very pure. Nonetheless, a per- ra, something that the Jews of Egypt could tzvichaim.wordpress.com. ing his children to a good local school. The manent smear on their legacy is their Bab- only dream of doing. Let us not waste this good life of the exiled Jew, in other words. ylonian names, such as Barkos, Sisra and Every year, he and his family sit down to Tamach, among others—their previous read the Haggadah and remember the pain over-immersion in Babylonian culture, in Can’t You Smell That Smell—The the best possible life—the life of Mitzvah that Jews in Egypt went through before other words. As we know, these “sheimo- Smell of the Korban Pesah/Jewish adherence. Hashem saved them. Joe sees his Babylo- teihem pe’orim aval ma’aseihem na’im” in- Pride That Surrounds You? An open demonstration of Judaism nian children’s eyes light up as they wash dividuals numbered very few compared  CONTINUED FROM P. 38 was critical for soon-to-be former slaves their hands, eat the karpas vegetables and to the Jews who remained in Babylon to free themselves from subservience to hear Ha Lachma Anya, eagerly anticipating throughout the time of Shivat Zion and It seems that Hashem seeks to train their soon-to-be former Egyptian masters. the hiding of the afi komen. Then, as the the Second Temple. Imagine how the aver- us to practice Judaism openly and not to The Korban Pesah and the seder today seder continues, the light begins to dim as age Babylonian Jew, like our friend Joe Jew, be embarrassed about our way of life. For reminds us to free ourselves from “slav- the children slowly but surely stop under- who the Medrash Raba would have called example, if we need to recite a Beracha ery” to the dominant world culture and standing what is going on. They read the “of disgusting name and disgusting ac- among those who do not observe Torah, to take pride in our way of life. When we four questions, not really understanding tions,” would feel sitting down to the sed- we need not cover our mouths in shame. openly and proudly live a Torah life, we what they mean, and then they are lost for er, very immersed in his home Babylonian Rather, we should take pride in our Mitz- are the Jews who are truly free—free to the rest of the seder, not really following si- language and culture, with no desire to re- vah observance. If we need to pray in live the most wonderful and fulfi lling life pur yetziat mitzrayim. turn to Eretz Yisrael at the end of the ex- an airport and no private area is availa- available to humanity. I believe that at this point, just as the ile. He probably wouldn’t even ask why his ble to do so, we need not cringe and rush children asked “why?” as the matzah was children did not understand the rest of the through the Tefi llah. Ashreinu Mah Tov Rabbi Haim Jachter is the spiritual leader of Congre- being split, now Joe Jew of Babylon needs seder following Ha Lachma Anya—for him Helkeinu, we are proud to be Jews and gation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of to ask “why?” Why aren’t my children fol- and his family, it was just going through live what is the Rolls Royce of lifestyles, Teaneck. lowing in Magid? Why can’t they under- the biannual motions, and nothing more.

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By Rabbi Shaul Rappeport halachic and medical guidance, the lab su- “The Lord took us out of Egypt,” not When it comes to the struggle with in- pervisors who were present at all times to through an angel, not through a seraph fertility, we who are involved in the jour- The Sages tell us, ensure things in the lab are done according and not through a messenger. The Holy ney are all merely the conduits for God’s “There are three partners to halacha and the rest of the team. By the One, blessed be He, did it in His glory by miracles to come into the world. No one in man—the Holy One, time the couple greets their healthy baby, Himself! feels this more than the couples blessed blessed be He, the father, they feel as if it has taken an entire village Thus it is said: “In that night I will pass with children after such a struggle. Indeed, and the mother” (Kiddu- to reach this birth. Under the circumstanc- through the land of Egypt, and I will smite they are grateful to all those who helped shin 30b). Couples who es, one might think that it is easy to forget every fi rst-born in the land of Egypt, from them along the way. But above all, they are able to conceive naturally with little or who the real third partner is. However, this man to beast, and I will carry out judgments are grateful to feel the closeness of God, no struggle often experience this sentiment. is not the case. against all the gods of Egypt, I the Lord.” because it is He who has blessed them They live and feel God’s hand blessing them When we open our Haggadot this Pe- “I will pass through the land of Egypt,” I with new, pure Neshama to care for. with a new healthy child. sach to celebrate our exodus from Egypt, and not an angel; Chag Kasher V’Sameach. For couples who unfortunately strug- we may notice what appears to be a glaring “And I will smite every fi rst-born in the Puah is an organization of experts in the gle with infertility, there is a very differ- omission—With the exception of a small, land of Egypt,” I and not a seraph; world of Jewish fertility, serving the Jewish ent experience. On the face of things, it incidental quote, Moshe Rabbeinu’s name “And I will carry out judgments against community for over 25 years, going above and seems like they have a whole team of part- is not mentioned once in the entire text! all the gods of Egypt,” I and not a messen- beyond to help every couple build a family. ners, not just the three listed in the Talmud. Wasn’t he our leader at this momentous ger; Puah is devoted to providing counseling, ad- There’s the OB/GYN, the reproductive endo- time? Why is he excluded? “I- the Lord,” it is I, and none other! vocacy, halachic & medical expertise, supervi- crinologist, the embryologist and the fer- As the Vilna Gaon and others explain, Moshe was the conduit through which sion, research and education worldwide. tility clinic medical and laboratory staff. Moshe is purposely left out because it is God’s plan fl owed into this world. Howev- Then there’s also the involvement of Puah imperative that we emphasize the centrali- er, praising him for our redemption would Rabbi Rappeport is the Director of Rabbinic Servic- members: the rabbinic counselor who pro- ty of God in the Exodus. The Haggadah ex- be utterly wrong, because it was not his ac- es and Outreach for Puah. He is also the Rabbi of Lido vided constant emotional support and presses this eloquently as follows: tions that brought about the event. Beach Synagogue in Long Island, NY. Have you checked out our Facebook page? We now have over 5,800 likes! Come and see what you are missing: www.facebook.com/JLinkNJ

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Don’t Sweat the Small Things strain us from being free and reaching our true spiritual potential. True free- By Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, dom when Pesach arrives? Perhaps, if we trospection and a time to remove those dom and spirituality is releasing our- NCSY Teaneck City Director delve deeper, we can see that preparing for spiritual crumbs from within. selves from the bondage of our own Pesach can be truly meaningful. Rav Shlomo Carlebach takes this idea mishaps and not allowing these minute Calling Pesach the Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook writes in a step further by honing in on the me- crumbs to impede us. holiday of freedom Orot Hakodesh that the removal of cha- ticulous task of removing every min- This is why we take time before Pe- seems to be very paradox- metz symbolizes the eradication of all ute crumb of chametz. He explains that sach involving ourselves with such stren- ical. We clean our houses, cars and offi ces nefariousness from within us. Rav Kook one must be meticulous in removing the uous labor. We physically search our in such onerous and arduous fashion, that is illustrating that the purpose of phys- mundane within us and allow for spirit- houses, cars and offi ces for crumbs in even the most meticulous cannot tolerate ically removing the chametz from our uality and greatness. How often do we every nook and cranny, in order to enable it. We do all of this so we can rid ourselves midst is to encourage us of to remove allow ourselves to become exasperated us to spiritually search within ourselves of every crumb of chametz in our midst. the spiritual chametz within us as well. over the smallest things? We may often through every nook and cranny. This year This is rather bizarre. Why is this how we We may or may not realize that we have argue with family and friends over trivi- may we merit the ability to remove all prepare to celebrate the Holiday of Free- negative spiritual traits that require fi x- al and petty matters without even realiz- the crumbs that are holding us back from dom? Is it truly necessary to act like slaves ing; yet cleaning for Pesach, hopefully, in- ing that they are just miniscule crumbs. achieving our true greatness. Chag Kash- for weeks so we can experience true free- spires us and provides us a time for in- Yet, we allow these tiny things to reer V’sameach! Why Is This Holiday Different From All Others? By Rabbi Samuel E. Klibanoff What can we do to build on the momen- How do we as “regulars” capitalize on sure to have English available. See to it that tum that we gain on the nights of Passover? this unique opportunity? To me the answer this person is given a “job” at the seder so he I have always been In my mind and in my experience in deal- is simple. Preparation! Just as we prepare our or she will feel connected. You may not have amazed by the “popular- ing with all different types of Jews, I think that homes to be “kasher l’Pesach” and we make another opportunity as golden as the seder ity” of the Pesach holi- every Jew desperately wants to fi nd meaning sure all the Passover delicacies are ready for night, so it is of paramount importance that day. People who may not and connection in their lives. No matter how the meal, we must also prepare for how the you capitalize. enter a synagogue more than three times a distant one makes oneself throughout the seder will run. It is sad when we limp to the My rebbe always taught me that every year will fi nd themselves at a Pesach seder. year, the “pintele yid” desires a comeback of fi nish line and barely make it into Pesach Jewish soul is precious and every Jew Jewish families engage in the greatest dis- sorts that manifests itself in attending a seder. because of all the tedious demands, while counts. On this Pesach, let us all do our best play of Hachnasat Orchim on this majes- When the soul hears those familiar tunes, it having nothing real to offer at the actual to connect as many people as possible to tic evening as they invite distant relatives, becomes reignited. When the Jewish person seder. It behooves us to invest some time in our rich and beautiful traditions. co-workers, friends and even strangers to smells the spiritual aroma of the wine and the days leading up to Pesach to study and Wishing you all a freilechin and kash- join them at their respective sedarim. charoset, an awakening takes place. When prepare material that will be fi tting for our er Pesach. The question is simple. Why? On this a person feels the uneven perfection of the seder crowd. There is a plethora of materi- night of questions it is fair for us to ask why matzah, he is transported back in time to al available to everyone regardless of back- Rabbi Samuel E. Klibanoff is the spiritual leader of Con- people go out of their way to attend a seder. when he was one with Hashem and our his- ground or education. If we know someone gregation Etz Chaim in Livingston, NJ. Why is this ritual different from all others? tory. Indeed, the seder night is magical. in attendance does not speak Hebrew, make

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By Rabbi Gil Student The Gemara (Pesachim 116a) instructs us tions. This tradition on how to act, this To- life (ve-to’in achar ha-hevel); their misguided to begin our Pesach seder with an embar- rah, was passed down to Terach and others search for truth led them to idolatry (ve-rod- The source of idol- rassing, insulting tale from the time of Ter- of his generation. fi n achar avodah zarah). atry, among the grav- ach, Avraham’s father. “Our ancestors were Terach and his predecessors took their The Rambam’s brief lesson in idolatry est offenses a religious initially idolators.” Rambam (Hilchos Cha- fi rst steps to idolatry by rejecting their tra- teaches us that the fi rst step toward reli- person can commit, lies metz U-Matzah 7:4) describes them as “Kof- dition. Without such a guide to religious be- gious tragedy is rejection of tradition. With- atop a slippery slope. rim ve-to’in achar ha-hevel ve-rodfi n achar havior, without their Torah tradition, they out the trusted guide of tradition, those It comes not from a avodah zarah,” “Deniers, mistakenly fol- had to invent their own guide. Their even- who attempt to face new situations, such search for multiple dei- lowing nonsense, and seekers of idolatory.” tual creation was inevitably wrong—a re- as a world with advanced science and mod- ties and not even from an abandonment of This triple language is unusual and instruc- ligion of nonsense, which Rambam terse- ern technology, risk the likelihood of cre- the one true God. Its origin lies in a deeper, tive. It explains the personal process by ly describes. And idolatry became a central ation a false ideology that leads them to more basic deviation that faces every seek- which an individual becomes an idolator. feature of this mistaken philosophy. This is idolatry in one form or another. It is the er of truth. Elsewhere, Rambam (Hilchos Teshuvah the fi rst lesson of the Maggid portion of the well-intentioned seekers, good people fol- Rambam (Mishneh Torah, Hilchos 3:7-8) divides non-believers into three cate- seder. Our ancestors were idolators. How lowing bad advice, who run this risk. Once Avodah Zarah 1:1) explains the historical gories—Minim (sectarians who deny God’s did they get that way? First they rejected the you step away from the path of the faithful origin of idolatry. If Adam and Eve inter- existence), Apikorsim (epicureans who Torah (they were kofrim); then they creat- generations of the past, the road to disaster acted with God, at what point and why deny prophecy) and Kofrim (heretics who ed their own nonsensical guide to religious is short and all but unavoidable. did their descendants spread their devo- deny the Torah). In describing the idolators tions to idols? Rambam states that at a we mention at the seder, Rambam invoked certain point, people decided to worship the third category—kofrim, heretics—from God’s celestial servants as a show of re- his three-fold list. He does not mention spect to God, and eventually worshipped minim and apikorsim. But this presents them exclusively and neglected God en- a puzzle: Kofrim are those who reject the tirely. This was the societal path away Torah; what Torah existed in Terach’s time from monotheism, a historical recreation for him to reject on his way to idolatry? It of humanity’s direction. However, the must be the prophetic tradition from Adam personal path may be much different. An and Noach. Both Adam and Noach spoke to individual’s journey to idolatry may take God and received instruction, command- another route. ments to transmit throughout the genera- Send us your news, events and photos! Send to [email protected]

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 43 CHINUCH Resilience and Fulfi llment Through Failure Matchilim B’Gnut U’mesaymim B’Shevach By Rabbi Avi Bernstein, of the Haggadah is so appealing and capti- with one form of failure or another, but it Throughout our history, we experienced Dean of Students, vating because it draws upon the quintes- is the reaction and response that will shape setbacks. Through the early stages of our RYNJ Middle School sential human nature to willingly endure their future. people’s infancy and in subsequent gener- struggle, diffi culty and even pain in order Thankfully, children are not alone. When ations, we were faced with daunting chal- Of the hundreds of to achieve sublime, yet often elusive suc- they teethed, they had a loving and compas- lenges, ruthless kings and dictators, forced thousands of seforim cess. Allegorically, people are prepared to sionate parent holding that rubber ring, at- to labor mercilessly, and overcame un- published over the years “hit the gym” where they have every inten- tempting to somehow rationalize with their speakable evil through unyielding pain and and those that continue tion to persist amid sweat, strain and im- infant child that biting on it would soothe superhuman sacrifi ce. Through it all, our Fa- to make their way to the neighborhood Ju- mense pressure to enhance their physique them. When they were placed wobbling on ther remained ever so close, observing, sup- daic stores in troves, there is no topic more and strengthen their muscle tone. As they the carpeted living room fl oor, they had a porting and yearning the day when we ac- popular than the Haggadah. Virtually every say, no pain, no gain. hopeful parent standing at a short, attain- complished the particular task at hand. He sage, both ancient and modern, has either Growing pains are not only part of life; able distance with arms stretched out to taught us over the centuries that through authored a commentary on the Haggadah they are integral to it. Infants must teeth catch them when they fi nally made their heartache and hope, resolve and resilience, or their insights have been gathered by oth- in order to reveal the teeth below the gum way without falling. When they awkward- we can and will succeed. We would and ers to form a singular volume on it. While surface. Toddlers must fall in order to learn ly swerved back on forth on their seeming- should only fear Him, not failure. the Haggadah is certainly a priceless source to walk. Children must crash into a shrub, ly insurmountable bicycle, they had a cau- This is the thrust of the Haggadah, and of the historical and monumental forma- garbage can or asphalt when mastering the tious, yet nervous parent sprinting behind this is the message of matchilim b’gnut tion of the Jewish people as well as serves bicycle. Our early years are replete with them, allowing them to fall repeatedly until u’mesaymim b’shevach. We MUST start with as a text teeming with invaluable lessons failures. Yet, we all produced a full set of they sped away with exuberance and exhil- the g’nai if we are to arrive at the shevach. in emunah, there must be more to uncov- teeth, grasped the skill of walking and con- aration. But they had to fall. They had to cry. So as we stay up deep into the night discuss- er. What message does the Haggadah relate quered the bicycle. We all overcame these Those fl eeting moments of our discomfort ing the miraculous epoch of yetziat Mitz- to us that makes it the essential work that temporary defeats due to the fact that we and helplessness were the necessary ingre- rayim, we must refl ect upon this concept causes us to passionately spend days be- simply had no choice. Resilience and the dients for the fi nal results without which of matchilim b’gnut u’mesaymim b’shevach, fore Pesach scrutinizing it and then remain deep-rooted need for advancement and we would have denied them a more prom- and realize that it is no wonder that we sit awake into the early hours of Pesach morn- personal growth made us determined to ising and fulfi lling future. in darkness at the seder table as we usher in ing discussing it? succeed. The goal, therefore, is not to fear failure, the dawn of day. It is no wonder that failure We are taught by Chazal that the style Failure is not limited to our physical de- rather to embrace it and learn from it. Even is a precursor to fulfi llment. And as we en- in which the Haggadah was structured fol- velopment. If it is such an essential prereq- to encourage it. Without failure there is no gage in joyous and insightful dialogue with lows the concept of matchilim b’gnut u’me- uisite for growth, then failure must be far growth. Without failure, we would not be our children who are sitting inspired beside saymim b’shevach, we begin with the dis- more pervasive. Education, for instance, is humbled by our mistakes, learn from the er- us, we can appreciate just how far they have honor and we fi nish with praise. It is this full of failure. The very structure of educa- rors and perfect ourselves each time. But if come. Through disappointment and dis- statement alone that seems to resolve many tion is predicated on the unavoidable like- we neglect to help develop, integrate and tress, frustration and failure, they are the cul- of the night’s questions. Why do we begin lihood that students will fail at one point reinforce resilience in our children, we will mination of years of our patience and com- speaking of the idolatrous origins of our or another, in one class or another and con- have stripped away the ability and power mitment to their success. We allowed them people prior to describing our glory? Why cerning one decision or another. Over the for such growth. If we cannot support our to fail, yet assisted them to stand once again. do we focus on the depravity and bitterness course of a child’s school career, he will children at times of failure or admit to fail- Stronger and more resilient than before. in the fi rst two questions of the Ma Nish- have experienced several such failures, but, ure ourselves, we will have not empowered May our children continue to fall and tana before transitioning to symbolisms of more importantly, a multitude of opportu- them or ourselves to reach our potential. If fail, yet may they then fi nd the power to rise freedom in the remaining two questions? nities to grow as a result of them. Assign- we would have coddled them before fall- through the resilience we nurtured within Matchilim b’gnut u’mesaymim ments may be left incomplete, assessments ing, they would never have walked at the them. While we are matchilim b’gnut, we b’shevach. may fall short of expectations, teacher re- appropriate age. If we stubbornly held tight are of mesaymim b’shevach. One is the ob- There is, however, a profound depth to ports may sound less than favorable (per- to the back of the bicycle, they would not jective and the other is the means to accom- this response. Not only does it answer these haps more to parents than students) and have felt the rush of feeling the breeze in plish it. We must not deprive our children individual questions and more, but it serves the occasional missed shot during recess or their hair as they rode through the summer such an infi nitely valuable achievement. as a core, fundamental framework for life a crucial basketball game may invoke scorn air. Lifting a 5-pound weight will not make This is the essence of the Haggadah. This is in general and several facets in particu- from peers and a fl ood of personal disap- a person stronger regardless of how we may the essence of education. lar, most notably, education. The narrative pointment. Inevitably, students will be met convince ourselves otherwise. This is the essence of life.

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44 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM CHINUCH It’s Not About Cutting Bread

By Esther Klavan And yet, every September when I intro- In a world where virtually everything we rah, the years in the desert, and so on and duce our vocational program to new teach- need is at our fi ngertips instantly, it is hard so forth. The common denominator is that This article is modi- ers and job coaches, I always am sure to say to focus on anything but the product. If we each experience was about process. It is fi ed from a speech intro- that phrase, “It’s not about cutting bread.” look into the Torah, we can fi nd many ex- about the lessons, the interacting, the teach- ducing the SINAI Shalem What I mean is that the goal of what we amples of events or experiences that could ing, the guiding, the mistakes made along boys’ performance of The call “Voc” is not only to learn how to do have been instantaneous...only they weren’t. the way...it is all part of the process, and all Wizard of Oz on April 12, the individual task at hand, but how to be Hashem could have created the entire world more valuable than if we were to take the 2016. The students began a worker. To learn the process, the skills, in one day, or even one minute. But He fast pass and jump to the front of the line. preparation for the show in September, and the intricacies. To learn how to wait, transi- chose to take six days. Noah took 120 years That’s why here at SINAI Shalem, when- spent months leading up to the single perfor- tion to other tasks, interrupt appropriately, to build the Ark. Surely it could have been ever someone gets too caught up in the mance for their friends and family. problem solve, remain focused end product, he or she is sure to hear that and so much more. These are phrase, “It’s not about cutting bread.” It re- One of our famous mantras here at SI- the skills you need for life, and ally isn’t about the end product—the small NAI Shalem High School is the phrase, “It’s for most any job. pieces of bread—but rather, about the pro- not about cutting bread.” These are 5 sim- In today’s world, we are all cess. The experience of working towards a ple, comprehensible words that mean so used to immediacy. We expect goal, and the journey packed with lessons much more. To us, they represent the phi- information to be at our fi n- and skill building along the way, by all ac- losophy by which we design every learning gertips. How often do we text counts outweighs the destination. The experience. It is about process, not product. someone a simple question, journey is what will teach our students to So where does this phrase come from? and then grow impatient during learn how to listen, to guide a friend, to The students at SINAI Shalem have intel- the 30-second wait for a reply? problem solve, to be fl exible, to overcome lectual or cognitive disabilities, and a major We can’t even wait 30 seconds! anxiety, to be patient. These are skills we component of our curriculum is “Voc,” or vo- We watch competing advertise- use every day. These are skills that we con- cational training, to give them skills they can ments for Verizon Fios, Cablevi- SINAI Shalem students performing The Wizard of Oz. tinue to perfect, and continue to shape, as use as they enter adult life. For many years, sion, Optimum, all boasting the fastest In- done faster. But in truth, we would never we become the people we are supposed to one of our beloved vocational sites, Yavneh ternet service—as though our world will be able to appreciate the magnifi cent prize be, no matter who we are. Academy’s cafeteria led by Terri Infi eld, has af- fall apart if we have to wait eight more we call Shabbos if we didn’t have to work all It is the process, not the product. forded some of our students the opportuni- seconds to get online...and yet it feels as week leading up to it. We wouldn’t need the ty to grow in vocational independence. The though it does. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 45 BOOK EXCERPT A Modern-Day Dayeinu Song

By Rabbi Doron Perez But we would have lost the War of In- dependence, Editor’s Note: The Modern-Day Daye- Dayeinu—it would have been enough. inu Song appears in The Krengel Fami- If Hashem had helped us be victorious ly Edition of The Koren Mahzor for Yom in the War of Independence, HaAtzma’ut and Yom Yerushalayim But we would not have succeeded in (https://korenpub.com/koren/intusd/tefil- building a viable country, la/mahzor-holiday-prayer-book/yom-haatz- Dayeinu—it would have been enough. maut-yom-yeruhalayim-mahzor), a histor- If Hashem had helped us build a viable ic publication both in content and concept. country, Rabbi Doron Perez, head of World Mizrahi, But not brought back hundreds of thou- writes: “The song Dayeinu that we sing on sands of Jews from Sephardic seder night… is a most powerful guide to the osophical lens, check out the Maidenbaum and Yemenite backgrounds, art of appreciation and specifi cally to the ap- & Rotenberg Essays in the Mahzor. This col- Dayeinu—it would have been enough. propriate attitude to the State of Israel in lection of essays explores the sociological, If Hashem had allowed us to win the general.” He therefore authored his very own historic and halachic ramifi cations of these Six-Day War, version of Dayeinu, bringing a more contem- days. But not given back to us the holy cities porary perspective to the traditional passage If Hashem had brought us back to the of Ĥevron, Beit El, Shilo, as well that we will sing on Passover. Land of Israel, as the Golan Heights, After Passover, we shift our focus to two But not given us a sovereign state, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. of the most powerful days in Israel: Yom Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had given us Ĥevron, Beit El, HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma’ut. For all If Hashem had given us a sovereign Shilo, and the Golan Heights, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. those who are interested in deepening their state and allowed us a taste of freedom and But not allowed us to liberate the Old If Hashem had allowed us to liberate understanding of these days through a phil- dignity for but a moment, City of Yerushalayim, the Old City of Yerushalayim, But not allowed us to rebuild her ruins, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had allowed us to rebuild His Old City, But not made Jerusalem into Israel’s largest city with a population of over 800,000 people, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had made Jerusalem Isra- el’s largest city with a population of over 800,000 people, But not allowed us to live with dignity in secure borders, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had allowed us to live in secure borders, But not created a strong and sustainable economy, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had built for us a strong and sustainable economy, But not ingathered the exiles from almost a hundred countries, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had ingathered the exiles from almost a hundred countries, But not allowed us to rebuild the Torah world in Israel with well over a hundred thousand men and women studying Torah full-time, perhaps the most in Jewish history, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had rebuilt the yeshiva and Torah world, But not produced so many outstanding Torah scholars and leaders, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had produced so many outstanding Torah scholars and leaders, But not opened the gates of freedom to the oppressed Russian and Ethiopian Jews, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. If Hashem had opened the gates of freedom to the oppressed Russian and Ethio- pian Jews, But not made Israel’s Jewish population soon-to-be larger than that of world Jewry for the fi rst time in 2,500 years, Dayeinu—it would have been enough. The Koren Mahzor for Yom HaAtzma’ut and Yom Yerushalayim now comes in standard and compact sizes. It is available online (https://korenpub.com/koren/intusd/tefil- la/mahzor-holiday-prayer-book/yom-haatz- maut-yom-yeruhalayim-mahzor) and at local Jewish bookstores everywhere.

46 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM NEW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Fat, Skinny, Very Skinny or Just So-So

By Rabbi Mordechai the fi rst question she was asked was what own and “give away” to fi nd that not so The funniest for us these days is that and Nina Glick size dress her daughter wore. When she many years later our rejects are now back walking through the stores, we see on dis- told her a size 10 she was immediately dis- in style? When we were married we are play—of all things—record players! What’s It sounds like we missed and told that “her boys” only want quite certain that skinny was in. Remem- that? Remember those vinyl discs? We are discussing the de- sizes 2-4. Then the lady continued, “But you ber the days when fat ties were the way moved, and, of course, needed to get rid of tails of a shidduch mentioned you had a son; tell me more to go? One day we met with all of our records. Even more possibility. Rarely do we hear the ques- about him.” We can all laugh and say that the disapproval of the male so, DVDs were passé, and the tion, “Is he or she intelligent? Do they have this is not normal. However, the scenario member of this couple when other day we heard on the a good relationship with their family? Do repeats itself time and time again. we made a garage sale in our news that DVD players are they have goals for the future that have a However, to be honest: In talking about driveway in Montreal. Embar- now coming back. purpose?” Unfortunately, frequently, in- skinny or not so skinny we had no inten- rassingly, an older man from The biggest panic would stead, the fi rst question asked is: “What tion of speaking about shidduchim. We our shul appeared and want- be the reincarnation of land- does he or she look like?” We remember were really talking about ties! One of our ed to buy one of our very “out- line telephones. How many being at a large wedding in many family traditions Pesach dated” fat ties. We didn’t want young people do we all know Montreal where the shidduch time is that Bubbie opens a “tie to make him feel uncomfort- that have only cell phones? was made by a well-known store.” Considering that we are able and sold it to him for 50 For what reason, they say, do shadchan from Toronto. Her top heavy with men in our fam- cents. Months later he came we need to have a landline? claim to fame was that she ily with 12 grandsons and now into shul wearing his pur- When asked why we frequent- only dealt with wealthy fami- an additional one by marriage, chase now very much in style. ly do not answer the phone, lies. We knew that she would every Erev Yom Tov we would He obviously knew something the logical explanation is that be attending the wedding. As head to the stores to buy an ar- that we did not. Do we throw out the fat- we are being called on our cell phone num- the noise level in the ballroom ray of ties, and two hours be- heeled shoes we have in our closets? Surely bers and no we do not carry them around where the reception was tak- fore the chag begins the dis- they will return into style in the next while. with us into every room of the house. Once ing place was breaking our ear- play with eager young men and Everything seems to be glitter right now. we get into the house they stay put. drums, we decided to take a sons-in-law lining up to make How long ago was it diffi cult to fi nd any- Please take a consensus around you on walk (with tons of others) in their ‘“purchases.” It defi nite- thing that was not black even for children? Pesach and let us know if it is primarily the halls of the hotel where ly was easier when they were Walking into the children’s factories in very skinny, skinny, slightly wider, paisley— the wedding was taking place. There stood younger and everything was great. Now Montreal to make purchases for our grand- which is what was requested of us several a long lineup of people waiting to acquaint with older men and boys their tastes are children, Nina couldn’t believe that every years ago—polka dot, stripe or solid. themselves with the famous shadchan. She defi nitely much more discretionary! We dress for even a 2-year-old was black. Now Whatever is your fancy, enjoy the chag stood at the front of the line speaking with laugh as we watch the styles appear and the same factory has nothing but bright with your family and be sure that next year people individually. As my good friend told disappear and then return several years lat- colors. Changes that when we mentioned at this time, the Glick tie store will be reo- me when she met with this lady to dis- er. We know that it is important to de-clut- them to some of our grandchildren they ve- pened probably with extra-fat and wild fab- cuss her daughter, a brilliant law student, ter, but, honestly, how many things did we hemently told us could never happen. ric ties. AMERICAN JEW: JERSEY EDITION Like Water on a Rock

By Akiva Covitz times you would see an outwardly Ortho- thought of me came to me over time, drip knish, there was something else at work dox Jew. When we would stop in Bergen by drip, and not like a lightning bolt. The here. Israel and Jews as a whole were sim- One of the key ques- County on the way to visit my parents and news sources I remember as a child were ply valued differently than others. Our lives tions for Modern Ortho- siblings who live in the Philadelphia area, primarily on the liberal side of the equa- meant less. Killing us was somehow justi- dox Jews to ask—and we would see dozens of heads covered, tion. I would hear the stories one after the fi ed in ways that killing others would never constantly re-ask—our- tzitzit fl ying and modest clothes. I took a other, and they all made sense. The Unit- be. This is the lesson that we learn as Jew- selves is how public we deep breath when I parked outside of Mo- ed States, for instance, was acting in some ish children. History teaches us that our are with our Judaism. cha Bleu or E.J.’s or any one of a dozen res- other part of the world to protect human lives are cheap and that, as we recall at the For Ultra Orthodox Jews, taurants here, and stepped into a world suf- rights. Sure, we likely had other interests seder, in each generation someone rises up the answer is simple. Who they are is ev- fused with Judaism (and with cheese). I there, but we were bringing food, medi- against us to destroy us. ident for all to see. Their names and their wanted my children to grow up in a place cal supplies and order to some part of the To counter such a reality, I and many appearances are as they would have been where they did not have to worry all the world that had very little by way of any of others have dedicated our careers to hundreds of years ago in Poland or Lithua- time about what part of their Judaism was those three things. strengthening Israel in the way that is most nia. For those from the Reform and Conserv- showing, what part of their identity they Then, every so often, the story would appropriate to Jewish history. Education ative movements, the answer is quite vari- had to “tuck in.” be about Israel. The headline was usually has always been the absolute core of our able. Some are outwardly Jewish and have As comfortable as it is to be Jewish in something like “Three Palestinians Killed existence. And, as we saw in movies like very Jewish-sounding names, and some these areas, post-modern life in the 21st cen- in West Bank.” The fi rst fi ve paragraphs of “Defi ance” and “Exodus,” we were only could be from any religious background, as tury has added a new wrinkle. We used to the story would be about the dead Palestin- able to survive because we also defended far as the general public is concerned. have to worry about this outward element ians. It would include interviews with ag- ourselves. You cannot get educated if your For those of us who are Modern Ortho- of our religion at work, on the street or on grieved family members, with indignant community has been wiped out. Modern dox, if absolutely required to make a living, a subway. Now this matter has become Palestinian offi cials who would blame the Orthodoxy allows and encourages us to we are permitted to keep the most evident multiplied by a thousand times as it re- “killings” on Israeli “aggression” and the “oc- live in the modern, secular world and also elements of our religion to ourselves. This lates to social media. Posting a pro-IDF vid- cupation,” and who would laud the dead stay connected to our traditional practices. holds true for some in terms of wearing a eo or even anything that portrays Israel in “activists” as martyrs.” The last paragraph “Torah” and “Avodah” are our guideposts. yarmulke, keeping tzitzit out, the dreaded a positive light at all will cost you hundreds would quickly add the detail that, accord- I am grateful beyond words that my par- affl iction known as “tefi llin head,” wear- of friends and countless hours scrubbing ing to (impliedly suspect) Israeli accounts, ents chose to mark me by my name and my ing sheitels or hats, long skirts, etc. When clean your feed from all the hate and vitri- the three Palestinians had walked into a upbringing as undeniably Jewish. This deci- we work in the secular world, we are pain- ol that immediately spring forth from the Jewish town, shooting into buildings, and sion set my path. I am also grateful to the fully aware of when wearing such things is darkest corners of the interwebs after such had wounded fi ve, including children. The communities here in New Jersey and around a true hindrance to our careers, and some- a posting. Israelis returned fi re and killed the Palestin- the world that have struggled so mightily to times those prejudices are more hidden. As I found myself in just such a position af- ians. But these Jews were not described in create an atmosphere that allows all of us to the modern variant of anti-Semitism has ter I took on my recent job for an Israeli or- the article as people, with interviews with pursue both our religion and our work with arisen in the form of anti-Israeli sentiment, ganization. Not only is it just Israeli; some aggrieved family members to humanize passion and with comfort. this has become even more of an issue. It of its schools are in the Golan, Yehuda and them, but instead were diminished as “ex- is not just our yarmulkes that give us away, Shomron. For many of my liberal friends, tremists” or “settlers.” Akiva J. Covitz, Ph.D., is executive vice president of Ye- but our Zionist politics. this is—absurdly and wrongly—tanta- I lived through hearing this scenario shivot and Ulpanot Bnei Akiva’s North American offi ce. This is part of what motivated my fam- mount to my supporting war criminals. time after time. It fi nally occurred to me He teaches at Yeshiva University, previously served at ily to move from the Boston area to Tean- Perhaps it is appropriate to my fi rst that while my heart still bled like a liber- Harvard Law School as associate dean and a member eck. When we would drive around Boston, name that the realization of how much al Democrat with possibly “New York val- of the faculty, and as vice president at the online learn- we would always remark on the very few impact my Zionism had on what people ues” who had a weak spot for a potato ing company edX.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 47 NEWS FROM ISRAEL Haredi Women in Hi-Tech—A Force to Be Reckoned With

By Aurora Cassirer uates, their husbands are rabbis who head According to Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Ilani, Head be considerate and will promote you as kollels or have their own congregations. of Lustig Campus, “One of the testaments they would anyone else.” I travel to Israel on Both Mrs. Eichenstein and Mrs. Rosenberg of the revolution in the Haredi sector is Despite the reported diffi culties, there business for my law are highly successful professionals and that where once an excelling Yeshiva stu- are still plenty of employers who purpose- fi rm a couple of times spoke enthusiastically of being able to jug- dent would want to settle down with a ly seek out Haredi employees. Tomer Nuss- a year. gle their religious obligations, their careers teacher, now he looks for someone who baum, Vice CEO of Unilink, states, “Their Last year, I arrived and their family responsibilities in a soci- can make a living, including in technolog- work ethic is extremely high. After three in Tel Aviv two days ety that has increasingly begun to accept ical fi elds.” months of maternity leave, before a graduation at Machon Lustig in and appreciate the ability of these wom- JCT’s Haredi gradu- they return immediately, Bnei Brak. Machon Lustig is the women’s en to work in high-paying professions yet ates comprise a signifi cant unlike those in the secu- division of Jerusalem College of Technolo- maintain their identities. number of female Haredi lar community who some- gy (JCT), and is geared towards educating To me, the scene was mind-boggling graduates and students in times extend the leave to Haredi women in business, computers and and, despite my familiarity with the school, the hi-tech fi eld. Eight hun- four to six months, espe- technology. I have been on the board of JCT upended all my preconceptions and cer- dred Haredi women com- cially with the fi rst child.” for a number of years but I tain prejudices about the pleted certifi cation and de- Maxine Fassberg, CEO had never visited the Bnei status of Haredi women in gree studies in hi-tech in of Intel Israel, stated during Brak campus. I was blown Israeli society. 2015, 23 percent are gradu- a FemTech seminar held by away. It is nothing short of a ates of JCT and 3,000 wom- Lustig Campus in Ramat That night, in the base- silent revolution. en are currently studying Gan: “We want the Hare- ment auditorium of a I do not believe it is an ex- towards certifi cation in hi- di sector in our company school in B’nei Brak, ap- aggeration to say that Hare- tech; close to 20 percent of Maxine Fassberg, CEO, Intel Israel and we want it in the work- proximately 20–25 wom- di women are leading the those are studying at JCT. The main differ- force. Without integrating all sectors of Is- en obtained graduate de- way out of a cycle of pover- ence between JCT graduates and the other raeli society, Israel has no chance to be an- grees in computer science. ty in their communities, and Haredi graduates mentioned is that where ything more than an unsuccessful country.” With few exceptions, their at the same time helping to many of the Haredi women studying par- My takeaway from speaking to our Israe- husbands, their parents and grow the startup nation. ticipate in certifi cation programs, all stu- li clients—with whom I discussed this grad- their children were there Malka Segev, Realcommerce. Over the past few years, dents who graduate from JCT do so with a uation at length—was that Israeli compa- beaming proudly, cheering CREDIT: LINKEDIN thousands of members full BSc degree in the fi eld. nies were eager to hire Haredi women (and these graduates on. On the dais with me, of the Haredi community have integrat- Malka Segev, a graduate of Lustig Cam- men). Haredi women, regardless of age, con- along with C-suite types from industry (Is- ed into the demanding hi-tech fi eld. Two- pus (JCT’s campus for Haredi women) stitute a goal-oriented, mature work force rael Aerospace, First International Bank thirds of Haredi employees in the fi eld are works for Realcommerce, where she man- that, despite some constraints relating to re- of Israel etc.), were also two women who women. “The Haredi women are responsi- ages the sales division. Ms. Segev, a mother ligious observance, is ready to produce and had graduated from Machon Lustig: Malkie ble for the impressive growth of manpower of three and married to an Avrech, is one of add real value to any company. Eichenstein, who is currently a partner in in hi-tech,” says Shaindy Babad, CEO of Te- two Haredi women employed by the com- PriceWaterhouse, and Hadassa Rosenberg, mech—the Haredi body that deals with the pany, which has 150 employees. She ad- Aurora Cassirer is a partner at the law fi rm of Troutman who is the CFO of Keren Hagshama, a mon- training and integration of Haredi women mits, “It’s hard to get hired, but once you’re Sanders, LLP and practices in its New York offi ce. ey management fi rm. Similar to the grad- within the workforce. there, they accept you as you are; they will

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By Renee Nussbaum which fi rst appears on their houses, then group departed, they named the victim of sponse when we face spiritual challenges. In on their clothing and fi nally on their skin. their abuse, his beloved son. Armed with the case of makat choshech, the miracle was On September 22, This sequence offers the perpetrator ample this knowledge, he could no longer con- not simply an absence of light; it was also 2010, Tyler Clements, an time to “clean up his mess,” by being vigi- tain his grief, shame and rage. He got off symbolic of the forces of spirituality and 18-year-old student at Rut- lant in avoiding this transgression. The To- the bus, heartbroken and in tears, and con- goodness that were absent in the environ- gers University, jumped rah then informs us of the lengthy diagnos- tinued his lonely journey home. ment. This created a vacuum that needed to to his death from the tic process by the kohen that could lead to The impression this story had on bring- be fi lled. And as we learn, Hakadosh Baruch George Washington a fi nal diagnosis of “tzara’at.” In addition, if ing “home” the lesson of the great sorrow Hu fi lled it with a dense, palpable darkness. Bridge. It was soon discovered that Tyler’s the examination leads to a positive diagno- experienced by HaKadosh Baruch Hu as I would like to suggest that this darkness roommates and hallmates used a webcam sis, a “quarantine-like” isolation is imposed He hears His children suffering the pangs represented their evil that was now turned on his computer to view and then publicly on the perpetrator and he is sent outside of lashon hara stays with me until this very against them. Indeed, this was a clear exam- broadcast the most private aspects of Tyler’s of the camp for a period of seven days. His day, and it is crystal clear as to “why” we ple of a punishment executed in the “midah life. Once the recordings were out there, his seclusion is meant to develop empathy for must work so hard at overcoming this mor- k’neged midah” fashion. own death was the only thing Tyler could the physical and emotional isolation expe- al and spiritual growth challenge. As we enter Pesach, and clear out our envision to ease his pain. The outrage gen- rienced by the victim. In the next article we will come to un- physical chametz, this is also a metaphor erated by this tragedy resulted in state- and Despite the longstanding history of the derstand why the challenge continues to for the spiritual chametz that contaminates nation-wide “anti-bullying” legislation and tragedies resulting from lashon hara, includ- be so diffi cult to address, despite its tragic our souls. One example of this is viewing anti-bullying programs at schools. These in- ing the dark galut that continues today, it is a repercussions. It is important, however, to the world through an ayin ra, a negative itiatives evidenced the commitment to pre- mystery why the prohibition is considered to know that we are never alone in this chal- lens that is the source of lashon hara. And vent further heartbreaking outcomes of be a mitzvah that has almost “died out.” Years lenge, and once we open the door, Hashem now, my friends, we know that by commit- these acts, particularly the devastating re- ago, when I committed myself to personally will surely come in and help us along the ting ourselves to eradicating lashon hara, sults of “cyberbullying.” Rabbi Jonathan addressing this challenge, I began to under- way. To begin with, as we clean out our we are left with an empty space. This then, Sacks, in his “Covenant and Conversations” stand the magnetic force of this temptation. “chametz” in preparation for Pesach, let is the perfect time to fi ll this space with the column, reminds us that “cyberbullying” re- Yet, before we tackle “why” lashon hara con- us rid ourselves of our “spiritual chametz,” creative and positive forces of looking at fl ects the tragic outcome of lashon hara, cir- tinues and “how” to combat the temptations starting with a commitment to eradicate the world through an ayin tov, an eye that ca 2016. Moreover, the extent to which infor- that draw us to it, I would like to retell a sto- lashon hara from our Yom Tov environ- sees pleasantness in all. Armed with this mation spreads when it goes viral through ry that reveals why it is so important to prior- ment; and it’s easier than we think. strategy, we can easily express our hakarat the avenues of social media is a modern-day itize bringing this mitzvah to life. Chazal tell us that Hashem’s Shechinah hatov, appreciation, to Hashem, for inter- version of the well-known “feathers in the A pious Yerushalmi once entered a bus resides only in an environment where joy vening in our world, and to those we love wind” metaphor used in the Torah to ex- at the end of his workday. He used the time and happiness are present, and, interesting- and care about, for all they do. This is truly plain the diffi culty in recouping the damag- to review his ly, current psychological theory and practice what Pesach is all about. Once focused on ing words of lashon hara. Gemara, but soon fell asleep; as he slept, evidences that “negativism” and “positivism” the positive force of appreciation, all pros- In the parshiot prior to the Yom Tov of a group of young boys entered the bus and cannot co-exist in the same place. Viewed pects of negativity will melt away. Pesach, the biblical response to lashon hara began a lively conversation. When he even- through this lens and delving into the deep- is presented in great detail; we learn of the tually woke up, he soon realized they were er meaning of makat choshech—the plague R enee Nussbaum is a practicing psychoanalyst, with strange “leprosy”-type malady that offers viciously maligning a classmate and fi gu- of darkness we will soon read about, helps special training in Imago Relational Therapy. She can warnings to perpetrators of lashon hara, ratively tearing him to pieces. Just as the us understand the intent of Hashem’s re- be reached at [email protected].

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By Rabbi Josh Sturm munities. When I fi rst started working for learning about the Renewal, I asked many of our kidney do- process and discuss- There are currently nors what motivated them to donate, and ing it with one’s over 100,000 people in to my surprise I received the same answer family and Rav. We the United States des- from almost all of them: “Someone was in have found that the perately in need of a need and I could help. How could I not?” It rabbanim who have lifesaving kidney trans- is this simple yet profound way of think- been consulted, plant. In fact, odds are ing that makes a kidney donor such a self- from yeshivish to you may know some- less person. Very often, I get asked if the do- Chassidish to Mod- one in that category. Unfortunately, around nors and recipients meet each other. The ern Orthodox, have Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, far right, with other kidney donors. 4,000–5,000 people die each year waiting answer is, most of the time they do, but it been tremendous- for a kidney. usually isn’t at the request of the donors. ly supportive of Renewal’s efforts and of pounds in two years in order to be able to Renewal is an organization that is ded- The donors, by and large, are not looking living kidney donation. Once a decision donate his kidney and save a life! icated to facilitating living kidney trans- for any honor or glory. They agree to meet to donate has been reached, the dedicat- Here is a recent exchange between a plants within the Jewish community. Re- at the request of the recipients, who want ed Renewal team is there to hold the hand kidney donor and their Renewal transplant newal is trying to save as many of those to say thank you. They are selfl ess individu- of a potential donor throughout the trans- coordinator: lives as we can. We do this by educating als who are simply looking to help. plant process. Kidney Donor: Do you want to know what the public about the concept of living kid- Renewal believes in a pressure-free I am in awe of the character of these spe- my biggest fear is about kidney donation? ney donation and what the process entails. process for becoming a donor. We believe cial heroes. A donor wanted to donate his Renewal Donor Coordinator: Yes. As the Director of Outreach at Renewal, that the decision to donate is a very per- kidney, but was told that he was overweight. What? (Expecting to hear about the pain, I speak at awareness events in various com- sonal one, one that is best reached after Not a problem. He proceeded to lose over 50 discomfort or other concerns a kidney do- nor might have.) Kidney Donor: My greatest fear is that during testing I will be disqualifi ed from donating my kidney. These donors are special but what I fi nd to be the most inspiring is that they are regular, everyday people. They are teachers, doctors, bus drivers, lawyers, rabbis, home- makers and more. Renewal has been involved in well over 300 lifesaving transplants since its inception. In fact, last year Renewal was responsible for 60–70 percent of all altruistic kidney transplants in New York State. As amazing a statistic as that is, unfortunately there are close to 300 people still on our waiting list. Children, mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, our list is not specif- ic to any one demographic or age bracket. One of the most amazing aspects of Re- newal is the idea of unity within the Jewish people. Often, the staff at Renewal is invited to simchas made by donors or recipients. Recently I was at a chassidish wedding of two altruistic kidney donors. (Yes, that is correct: Both the chosson and the kallah were altruistic kidney donors.) A modern Orthodox couple from Los Angeles was also attending the wedding. They might not have looked exactly like the majority of the people there, but they had a prominent place at the wedding—the husband was the recipient of the chosson’s kidney. In fact, in addition to all of the Rabbanim receiving a bracha under the chuppa, this recipient was honored with one as well. This is something we see on a regular basis. The recipient and donor become family, even though their lifestyles are quite different. We have seen Ashkenazim give to Sefardim, a Lakewood Kollel man give to a Bucharian Jew, religious to unaffi liated etc. It is a real testament to the Jewish people that when a fellow Jew is in need, it makes no difference how dissimilar they may be. When Klal Yisrael was commanded to shecht the Korban Pesach and smear the blood on the doorposts, the Torah tells us that they could not simply put a stick in the blood and wipe it on the doorpost. It had to be done by taking “agudas eizov” a bundle of the hyssop plant and use that as their paintbrush. Why does the Torah specify a bundle? Perhaps it is to teach us that in order to experience the real freedom that the Korban Pesach and Yetzias Mitzrayim represent we must be bundled together, united in purpose and belief.

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By Oren Oppenheim First off, a little something called Ad- ing, more so than some of the classes I’m tions vs. reality and about how real life can vanced Placement stands in my way. I taking right now. intrude on any sort of paradise. But I’d be Throughout my years was taking four AP classes and will be (I may be forgetting a club/obligation or remiss if I didn’t talk about the wonderful of high school there have taking three AP tests, which meant that seven in the above list, to be honest.) stuff that’s occurred this semester, much been plenty of tough mo- in the beginning of the semester I still I’ll admit it: Some days, I’ve wished that of which was able to happen because I did ments, particularly when had a lot of classes and still a decent bit I could drop all of it. I have caught a mild have some more spare time. I took driving I’ve been slammed with of work, even though teachers were no case of “senioritis,” and often I’ve felt like lessons and now am willing to brave the test after test and assign- longer assigning tests. Even though by I have no motivation to keep moving for- wild terrain of Route 4. I attended the AI- ment after assignment. Keeping up a de- now those classes have technically con- ward with the stuff I need to get done. PAC Policy Conference with my school for cent GPA while still fi nding time to do clubs cluded, I still have prep classes and work School’s going to be over soon anyway, I the fi rst time. I had fi ve (!!!) school friends and get a couple of hours of sleep has nev- to do to prepare for the tests. (Ramaz di- think—why keep on doing all of this stuff? over for a weekend where we schmoozed er been easy, to say the least. But through- vides the second semester of senior year and played basketball over Shabbos, and out it all, there has always been a light at the into fi ve “blocks” of time; the AP classes had a “grand old time.” So while things end of the tunnel: senior year. More specifi - continue for the fi rst two. Well, techni- have often been tough during second se- cally, second semester senior year. It sound- cally “honors” classes. I could talk more mester, there have been plenty of positive ed like paradise, from how my upperclass- about the schedule and how the classes moments. men friends would always describe it. No work and all that, but then I’d need the Now, as I write this column, I have only more work! No more college applications! rest of the paper.) two months left of high school—I graduate No more class! Just a ton of free time to sit Then, and more signifi cantly, I’ve found on June 16. It feels surreal that four long but back, relax and enjoy the last few months of myself drowned in extracurricular obliga- rewarding years of Ramaz are going to be school with your friends! tions more than ever before. It was only coming to a close. So while second semes- When second semester started in Feb- this semester that I truly realized I had tak- ter may still be busier than I’ve expected it ruary, it felt surreal to me. I had fi nally en on too many clubs, yet it was impossible to be, I want to savor this last bit of time reached this Mecca, gotten to this legend- for me to back up now. I had to help fi nish until I bid farewell to my friends and un- ary time only spoken of in fables and Face- the yearbook, which we totally submitted Why can’t I relax? I do my best to remind til we all go our separate ways. That may book posts. Now I’d have so much spare on time in March and didn’t actually sub- myself, then, that I chose to do all of this, be hard given the obligations I still need time to do everything I’d ever wanted to do, mit in the beginning of April (guys, back and that it’s meaningful. It’ll pay off in the to fulfi ll, but I’m going to do my best to from sleeping eight hours a night to learn- me up here… oh, who am I kidding). I also successful speakers and newspapers and get everything done while still breathing ing to drive to submitting my columns to had speeches and bulletin boards to help yearbooks that all my friends in school are a little bit more, as my high school career The Jewish Link on time! (To the editors: I arrange for the Human Rights committee, going to benefi t from, partly because I put reaches its conclusion. hope that made you laugh.) halachot to study for Mock Beit Din, and in the effort. But I have learned my lesson But the semester has ended up far dif- most signifi cantly, my obligations as one about taking on too much; in the future, Oren Oppenheim, 18, is a senior at Ramaz Upper School ferent than I ever expected. (Disclaimer: I’m of the editors-in-chief of the school news- I’m going to try to choose one or two extra- in Manhattan and lives in Fair Lawn, NJ. He spends his not speaking for every high school senior; paper. I love my job, but it is a job—getting curriculars that I can fully focus on, not 50 free time writing and reading, and hopes to become a many seniors do have relaxing second se- articles and laying out the paper and send- or so that I think I can juggle. published novelist and a journalist. You can email him mesters and I’m happy for them—but my ing it to the printer and holding meetings Overall, senior year’s second semester at [email protected] and see his photogra- experience has been different.) and et cetera... 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By Elie Klein ish identity and spirituality tend to home inspired to seek out additional Jew- develop most effectively on MEOR ish engagement opportunities and ways to On Sunday, May 8, an energetic leadership seminars in Israel and connect to Israel. squad will take the fi eld at MetLife heritage trips to Poland,” explains “In addition to fostering a love for Isra- Stadium focused on a single mis- Kodish. el, MEOR programming encourages a true sion: to inspire, educate and em- Nearly 400 students from uni- connection to the land and prepares stu- power future Jewish leaders at versities across the United States dent for Israel advocacy on campus,” said top universities across the coun- participate in MEOR’s Israel pro- Kodish. “MEOR students learn to effective- try. Hosted by MEOR (www.MEOR. grams each year, exploring their ly defend Israel on campus, and some have org), a non-profi t organization ded- heritage through classes with dy- joined the IDF, interned in Israel or made icated to supporting Jewish college namic teachers on topics such as aliyah.” students in the discovery of their Jewish leadership, relationships At the event, MEOR will honor Rabbi own heritage and identity, the an- and philosophy while exploring Is- Chaim and Mrs. Adina Harkavy, the back- nual “MEOR at MetLife” event will rael’s rich and varied historic, ge- bones of MEOR programming in Upstate celebrate Jewish continuity, honor excep- fi eld family activities. They will also have ographic, recreational and cultural land- New York. In addition to founding MEOR tional educators, highlight impressive stu- the opportunity to learn about how MEOR scape. These unique Israel experiences Binghamton, they also run programming dent leaders and spread the word about engages Jewish college students across the allow the students to build powerful con- at Cornell University, staff MEOR Israel the organization’s unparalleled Jewish ed- country who are hungry for community, nections to Israel as part of their burgeon- trips and Sinai Retreats in the Adirondacks ucation and leadership programming. It continuity and connectivity. ing Jewish identities. during the summer, and welcome stu- will also be the most extraordinary fami- For more than a decade, MEOR has bat- Students consistently comment that dents into their Binghamton and Scran- ly fun day event participants have ever ex- tled dispassion, detachment from Jewish the combination of classes with knowl- ton homes throughout the year, providing perienced. identity and the ever-rising forces of an- edgeable, talented Jewish educators com- a warm and fully immersive Jewish expe- “Year after year, we host this event to ti-Zionism and anti-Semitism to create a bined with touring experiences offers them rience. highlight the importance of the Jewish ed- masterwork of Jewish engagement that a deep experience more impactful than any “It brings us so much joy to help young ucation and Jewish family, and we pull now functions on 21 prominent college they previously experienced. They return people recognize how powerful they are out all the stops to make sure that all of campuses across the U.S. Having al- and how much they can contrib- the families in attendance make memo- ready impacted 18,000 students, the ute to the Jewish community and ries that they can carry with them forev- end goal remains the same: to help culture,” said Rabbi Harkavy, who er,” said Debra Kodish, MEOR’s executive these promising Jewish leaders con- spent his formative years in Man- vice president. nect with Judaism on their own hattan and Bergen County. “The Participants will have no problem mak- terms and in their own time. greatest gift we can give our Jew- ing lasting memories as they spend the af- “While the ‘heavy lifting’ takes ish youth is the support to fulfi ll ternoon playing football with NFL stars Zak place on campus, where students their own destinies.” DeOssie (New York Giants), Geoff Schwartz study Jewish topics that are relevant If you are interested in “taking (Detroit Lions), and Mitchell Schwartz and compelling to them while expe- the fi eld” to help MEOR give the (Kansas City Chiefs), feasting on a bountiful riencing Jewish life and community, gift of Jewish education, please vis- barbecue buffet, and enjoying a host of on- feelings of deep connection to Jew- it http://meor.org/eventres.

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56 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM KOLLEL CHATZOS Questions and Answers With Kollel Chatzos

By Shoshana Bernstein at about 8:30 p.m. for four hours and then wake up and head to Rabbi Nechemye Hoffman is the found- Kollel Chatzos for the night. It er and director of Kollel Chatzos. A young, is an intense way of life, but the married father of three, he started the fi rst kollel members who commit to kollel in 2011 with just 14 members and a it can’t imagine anything else. In dream. Four years later there are four lo- fact, there’s a huge waiting list in cations, and the power and zechus of sup- each city. What about the wives? porting limud haTorah, especially at chat- What type of person signs up The application actually requires the zos, is reverberating across the globe. for Kollel Chatzos? wife’s signature stating that she agrees and What is Kollel Chatzos? Yungerleit ages 25–30, deep- supports this decision, just like for Hatzolah Every night at a little past midnight, ly committed to learning Torah; members. Some wives even add that it is a close to 100 young talmidei chachomim They learn until daybreak and daven they must be learning during the day as zechus and an honor. During the year we in Brooklyn, Monsey, Monroe and Meron Shacharis at netz. There is something very well. When someone applies, we meet plan support groups for the women, and in- leave home to learn in Kollel throughout special about a davening that comes after with him and ask: “What is your plan for spirational speakers; before Pesach we give the night. an entire night of being immersed in To- learning and what is your plan for your out bonus coupons, and before Shavuos People are shocked when they see rah! Then the members head home to eat home life? When will you sleep?” They we give a bag fi lled with milchig items and the yungerleit running in to shul at that breakfast and help with the family and must be able to sleep for four hours be- a beautiful letter thanking the wives. time, with tallis and tefi llin in hand. It’s in- sleep for a couple of hours. By 10 a.m. they fore they come. When someone is accept- How did the Kollel get started? spiring to see such excitement for learn- are back in their regular day kollel. ed, he is committed for one zman. For When I was a bochur learning in the Mir ing when everyone else is going to sleep! So they learn day and night?! most kollel members, there is defi nite- I was zoche to get to know a tremendous Recently, a wealthy man happened to be Yes. They get home from day kollel, eat ly an adjustment period, but then it be- standing outside the shul when one of supper, help with the kids and go to sleep comes a way of life.  CONTINUED ON P. 62 the cars pulled up. He wondered out loud what they were doing and was so moved, he gave $50 to each kollel member right then and there. What differentiates Kollel Chatzos from other organizations of the same name? We are the only kollel in Eretz Yisroel with regular, young kollel members learning the standard range of Torah. Walk into any of our locations at 3 a.m. and you’ll think you stepped into a normal, vibrant day kollel. In America we are the only Kol- lel Chatzos and the only kollel learning throughout the night.

Describe a night in Kollel Chatzos. The members are picked up (since it is the middle of the night, we provide transportation) and Kollel begins promptly at 12:45 with Maariv. Then they settle in to learn. Some chazer what they learned during the day, some learn b’chavrusa. Others participate in Dirshu; Maggidei Shiur prepare and there is a Dayan who reviews shai- los and learns Shulchan Oruch. Many say ti- kun chatzos. Each member has a list of names specif- ic to their kollel to keep in mind while they learn. At some point he takes out the paper and recites the names, often with tears. We keep the lists relatively small and these exemplary talmidei chachomim develop a strong spiritual connection to the names they daven for; if a name is taken off the list, they notice.

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We went through the list, while I 650,000-square-foot estate that they Costco With the Elderly kept running to the car to make sure dad moved into while I wasn’t looking. Toilet was okay, and then we left. “We are nev- paper for the entire block, paper towels By Banji Latkin Ganchrow thinks that what their family does is the er, ever, ever going back there,” said the for every restaurant on Cedar Lane and right thing. But that is for another story. three of us and I proceeded to not listen tissues for well, you get the point. As I write this, I am Part of the Passover ritual is the experi- to Waze, make another wrong turn, and I love my parents. I really do. But it is deep in the throes of pro- ence of going to Costco. For those of you get lost again. Didn’t help the mood of really hard to watch them get older, as crastination. I mean, knee not familiar with Costco, it is a very large the car. some of you are experiencing as well. Af- deep, not moving, the store, the size of Bergenfi eld, fi lled with Fast forward to the phone call insist- ter a certain point, my dad just stops and lists that I have made of things-to-do are items that you probably need, but must ing that we need to go back. I had seen on needs to sit down. So mom has the carts, literally mocking me, and yet, still I stay. It buy in bulk because you feel you are sav- Facebook (my source of all news) that the I have to get dad to the car and then go is so pathetic that I have even watched an ing money. For the most part, you are just old Costco was still selling most of the back in to get the stuff. A comedy of er- episode of The View celebrating Candace buying in bulk, not actually saving money, bulk items that the new Costco was sell- rors. Still a good thing the place was emp- Cameron’s birthday. It is that bad. I hate but that’s not the point. The store moved ing. We decided to give it a try and check ty because everyone their was helping us. The View. And Candace looks really good, from Hackensack to a bigger location in Te- out the old place. Back in the minivan we We get the supplies for Armageddon in which isn’t helping my already too-low terboro. From Bergenfi eld to Brooklyn. go. Well, the one thing I can say defi nitive- the trunk and off we go to take mom and self-esteem. The fi rst time I took my rapidly aging ly about the old Costco is that it is empty. dad home. In theory, holidays are a time of cele- parents to the new store, it did not end very Not of items, but of people. Which made We open up the garage so I can unload bration. We survived another tyrant, we well. My dad was totally overwhelmed by our fi eld trip better than ever. “What’s the goods. And there they were, two more have told our tale through story and, of the size of the place and he needed to wait next on the list?” I innocently ask. “We packages of cups and two more packages of course, food. Passover is so steeped in train the car. My mom, on the other hand, need more cups,” says mom. “No, we have plates. My parents are now the proud own- dition. Customs passed down from fa- was all excited about the new goodies all cups,” says dad. “No, we need more cups. ers of 1200 cups and 800 plates. Apparent- ther to son. I still remember the fi rst sed- around her and she is always up for a shop- Banji, get two more things of cups.” Dad ly, they are having a party in their 650,000 er I had with husband #1 with my family ping challenge; she just can’t maneuver like shakes his head. “Plates, get two things of square foot home that I am not invited to. I at the Concord Hotel, of blessed memo- she used to because of her knees. So now, plates,” says mom. “We have plates,” says always knew I was the least favorite. ry. He started singing these tunes that I one Banji has one parent in the car (I rolled Dad. “No, we need two more things of Enjoy the holidays everyone and hang had never heard before. And before each the windows down and gave dad a bever- plates, some of the other plates at home on to the ones you love. cup of wine he sings some little ditty that age) and has one parent roaming free with might’ve touched chametz.” And 400 his father always sang at their seder. Well, a very large and empty shopping cart. For plates went in the cart. And then the two Banji Ganchrow received permission from her parents the fi rst year we were married, it was en- those of you who think one Banji is more rolls of 20,000-foot, industrial-strength to write this column. They are very proud of her. dearing. After that, not so much. Everyone than enough, you are incorrect. tinfoil to cover the counters of their

they want to get to the Mah Nishtana al- back the seder plate. Whereas if you’re in People to Lean On ready, because when a kid has a question, a group, with all the Totties having seder he can’t hold it in. plates, then at any given point, someone’s By Mordechai Schmutter not that late, but it feels a lot later because But little kids are going to say they’re matzos are covered, someone else’s are it’s six hours of trying to lean sideways in a bored either way. If you tell them you’re uncovered, one guy’s seder plate hasn’t In this week’s arti- chair with no arms. just going to have the seder at home this made it back in since the Mah Nishtana cle, we’re going to have And with big families, you get to par- year, they’re going to say it’s boring too. “It’s and he doesn’t notice it until he realiz- the big discussion that ticipate in large group discussions, such as just us? How is that different than a regu- es there’s nothing to point at in Rabban every couple has at some about how last year’s matzah was better. lar Shabbos?” Gamliel, and someone ends up drinking point—whether you So these sedarim take time. Especially “Whoa, whoa, hold on. Save that ques- from the wrong kos, or possibly the salt should make your own Pesach seder or since you have to wait for each kid, in turn, tion for the seder.” water. So all your bases are covered. have a big extended-family seder. to stand up on a chair and, in front of every- On the other hand, those same kids are Sure, there are other pros and cons. For Now obviously, this question doesn’t ap- one, refuse to say the Mah Nishtana. Which more likely to say the Mah Nishtana when one thing, Pesach is expensive, because you ply to everyone. I’m not talking about small takes longer than saying the Mah Nishtana. there aren’t 5,000 relatives staring at them. have to buy things that you normally as- families with no kids, such as, for exam- And then there’s the divrei Torah. All the Also, why do we call it “the Mah Nish- sume are free, like salt. When was the last ple, newlyweds, who don’t want to have to elementary-school rebbeim give out the tana”? We don’t say “the Avadim Hayinu,” time you bought salt? Every Pesach, right? clean their tiny apartment where there are same divrei Torah, despite there being lit- and we don’t daven “the Shacharis”! What are you using so much salt on that no little people who dance around when erally thousands of seforim on the Hagga- “Whoa, whoa, hold on. Save that ques- you have to buy a new one every single Pe- you give them cookies, and for whom an dah. And the kids don’t even realize they’re tion for the seder.” sach? How salty is your salt water? entire Pesach seder would cost about $6, saying the same divrei Torah, because they And that’s the other point with big fam- Also hand matzah is expensive, because including matzah. They don’t want a qui- weren’t listening to the previous kid—they ily sedarim: It gets crowded. Especially be- they make them by hand. et, awkward seder where the wife asks the were just waiting for their turn. tween all the seder plates and the fake ones But now we ﬁ nally make our own sed- husband the Mah Nishtana and the hus- And if they’re not coming home with the kids made in school and all the matzos er, ever since last year, when we discov- band sings Avadim Hayinu alone, off key. the same divrei Torah, it’s not much bet- that can’t be touching anything and all the ered that in order to be ready for Pesach a If you’re going to sing off key, you want to ter. Especially if there’s a huge age variable, salt water that can’t be anywhere near the couple of days earlier, all we had to do was do it in a group. like if, for example, one family has mostly matzos. start cleaning for Pesach a month before I’m talking about families that have little kids who want to answer questions But there are beneﬁ ts to everyone be- we used to. kids, and their parents and in-laws also and talk about all the pictures in the Hag- ing on top of each other. For example, Though I’m still singing Avadim Hayinu have kids, and some of their kids have gadah, and the other family has teenag- if you’re running your own Seder, then, alone, off key. kids, and none of the son-in-laws eats what ers who give 10-minute drashos about the you, on top of dealing with questions and they’re serving. Maybe you want a big fam- halacha of not touching wet vegetables pictures and fake seder plates, have to be Mordechai Schmutter is a freelance writer and a hu- ily seder where the recycling guy sees how with unwashed hands, which their moth- on top of what parts of the seder you’re mor columnist for Hamodia, The Jewish Press and many empty bottles of wine you’re put- er has been telling them for years without supposed to cover the matzos, uncover Aish.com, among others. He also has four books out ting out the next week and puts a watch on the halacha. And the Haggadah makes a the matzos, remove the seder plate, lean, and does stand-up comedy. You can contact him at your house, and where the seder goes until very big deal about dealing with each kid lift the salt water, cover the wine, or lean [email protected]. at least two in the morning, which is really on his or her level, and my kids’ level is on the matzos. Oops. We forgot to bring

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By Chaim Gold upon klal Yisrael the importance of learn- The nesius of the Daf HaYomi B’Hala- Chaim) shows that one must learn hala- ing daily halacha.” These were the words cha was established just over a year ago cha daily. Orach Chaim is unique in that it “There was so much kedusha in that of Dirshu’s senior hanhala member, Rab- in advance of the beginning of the second outlines the daily halachos that every Jew room, so much tahara! So many venerat- bi Avigdor Bernstein, when describing the machzor. There are two separate nesius, must know. This is the chelek that a per- ed senior gedolei Yisrael were there for unique maamad of kavod haTorah that one in Eretz Yisrael and the other in Amer- son must live with every day of his life. one reason only—to celebrate limud hala- marked the siyum of chelek aleph of the ica, comprised of gedolei Yisrael represent- Thus he must learn it every day of his life.” cha and to further encourage klal Yisrael to Mishnah Berurah in the second machzor ing the entire cross-section of Torah Jewry. Rav Shteinman concluded with the bracha, learn daily halacha. Without a doubt, how- of Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program. The nesius serves as the leading body and “Hashem Yisborach should help us, that in ever, the climax was the entrance of the The siyum, held in Rav Shteinman’s guide for Daf HaYomi B’Halacha, and Dir- the zechus of learning Torah every day, may venerated senior rosh yeshiva of our gener- apartment building, was attended by the shu looks to them for direction and inspi- we merit the coming of Moshiach Bimhei- ation, HaGaon HaRav Aharon Leib Shtein- nesius of the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. They ration on all matters related to the Daf HaY- ra B’yameinu!” man, shlita, who despite his age and weak- included HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edel- omi B’Halacha. In addition, at a previous Daf HaY- ness pushed himself to attend and even stein, shlita, rosh yeshiva at the Ponovezh When the revered Rosh Yeshiva Rav omi B’Halacha event several years earli- deliver divrei bracha in order to impress Yeshiva, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, HaGaon Shteinman entered the room accompa- er, Rav Shteinman almost prophetically HaRav Yisrael Hager, shlita, HaGaon HaR- nied by his grandson, Rabbi Dovid Shapira, said, “When Rav Meir Shapiro introduced av Shimon Baadani, shlita, Rosh Yeshivat all of the senior gedolim rose in deference. the concept of learning a ‘Daf Yomi,’ many Torah V’Chaim, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok There was a reverent hush in the room as skeptics predicted, “How will everyone be Scheiner, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Kamen- the chairman of the event, HaGaon HaR- able to learn the difﬁ cult masechtos cover- itz, the Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe, shlita, av Yehuda Aryeh Dunner, shlita, rav of Beis ing areas of Torah that are not relevant in HaGaon HaRav Boruch Dov Povarsky, shl- Medrash Divrei Shir in Bnei Brak, asked our times, such as seder Kodshim, learned ita, Rosh Yeshiva at the Ponovezh Yeshiva, Rav Shteinman to deliver words of bracha. in the past by only the greatest talmid- the Alexander Rebbe, shlita, HaGaon HaR- In his short but telling remarks that offered ei chachamim? Today, however, every- av Dovid Cohen, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Chev- insight into the great importance of Daf one knows how mistaken those skeptics ron, the Modzhitzer Rebbe, shlita, and the HaYomi B’Halacha in Rav Shteinman’s eyes, turned out to be! Today we realize that be- Seret-Vizhnitzer Rebbe, shlita. The Boyaner he said, “From Tzion the Torah comes forth cause of Daf Yomi, all Jews have the oppor- Rebbe, shlita, was unable to attend, but he and the word of Hashem from Yerushalay- tunity to become Shas Yidden.” Similarly, sent an emissary, the rosh yeshiva of Boy- im. Through the learning of halacha we with Daf HaYomi B’Halacha, all the naysay- an, HaGaon HaRav Tzvi Rabinowitz, shli- will all merit the geula shelaima, bimheira ers will be proven to be mistaken…” ta. The event was also attended by Dirshu’s b’yameinu!” The event was opened by Rav Dun- Nasi, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita. The Daf HaYomi B’Halacha was estab- ner who began, “We have gathered here lished by the gedolei Yisrael, among them today at the home of the Rosh Yeshiva in the posek hador, HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sha- honor of the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. Any- lom Elyashiv, zt”l, who encouraged Dirshu one with any familiarity of the situation to undertake establishing what would be- in our communities can see what a colos- come a new Daf HaYomi in klal Yisrael. sal, revolutionary transformation the learn- The Rosh Yeshiva Rav Aharon Leib ing of daily halacha has made in the minds Shteinman remarked at the founding of of yungeleit and bachurim the world over. the nesius about a year ago, “The founda- It has given them a newfound cheshek in tion of a Jew is to conduct himself in ac- learning halacha and a deep desire to know cordance with the four orders of Shulchan and understand halacha. All of klal Yisrael Aruch. Nevertheless, the very fact that the is indebted to Dirshu and its nasi both for Chofetz Chaim wrote the Sefer Mishnah creating a comprehensive program and for Berurah on the chelek of Orach Chaim (and publishing a Mishnah Berurah with biurim according to those who maintain that it and musaﬁ m from the great poskim of our was his intention to write on all four orders, time that enables every Jew to be able to the fact that he chose to start with Orach derive the practical halacha in the most user friendly of ways.” The Vizhnitzer Rebbe, shlita, was then asked to deliver short remarks. The Reb- be cited the Gemara at the end of Masech- es Niddah that, “‘Kol hashoneh halachos b’chol yom muvtach lo shehu ben Olam Ha- ba’a—He who learns halachos every day is assured a place in the World to Come.’ B’chol yom means every day and the simple meaning,” explained the Rebbe, “is that if he learns halacha every day he is guaranteed a place in Olam Haba’a.” The Rebbe added, “I think we can say that the words ‘b’chol yom’ can also mean ‘throughout the  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

60 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM DIRSHU Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Nesius Gathers in Bnei Brak to Mark Milestone  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE day.’ When a person learns halacha daily, his entire day, everything he does, wherev- er he walks, is one long manifestation of learning and fulfi lling halacha,” concluded the Rebbe. HaGaon HaRav Shimon Baadani, when called upon to speak, said, in his deep humility, that he was embarrassed to speak in front of the leading gedolim and ziknei hador. He then brought proof from pesukim that specifi cally when the world is in a terrible situation, when Jewish blood are His.” “How,” Rav Badani asked, “do the is being spilled and so many want to ruin words of ‘halichos olam lo’ come into this the Jewish nation, the solution to neutral- description of Hashem’s judgment?” He an- ize the midas hadin and invoke midas hara- swered, “Perhaps we can say that Chazal de- chamim is to learn halacha. Rav Badani cit- rived from this pasuk [that one who learns ed the well-known Gemara (Megillah 28), halacha daily is assured a place in Olam Ha- “We learned in the beis medrash of Eliya- ba’a] that even when we are plagued by hu that one who learns halacha every day great tzaros, great travail and suffering, the is assured a place in Olam Haba’a, as it says, antidote is to learn halacha every day.” ‘Halichos olam Lo [the ways of the world One of the most remarkable aspects of are His]’—do not read the word halichos, the maamad was the great honor and def- but rather halachos.” erence that the gedolim had for each other. Rav Badani explained that the pasuk, The elderly sages stood up for their coun- “Halichos olam Lo [the ways of the world terparts as each one entered, despite the are His]” is mentioned in Sefer Chabakuk, physical frailty of some of them. where the Navi discusses terrible punish- Rav Dovid Hofstedter, nasi of Dirshu, ments. The preceding words are, “Everlast- opened his remarks by saying, “The hakaras The chanukas haMishkan is a time when ing mountains were smashed, eternal hills hatov that Dirshu has to the gedolei hador the Shechina rests on klal Yisrael. The To- were laid low, for the ways of the world zt”l and yblc”h, shlita, who established Daf rah is teaching us that the Shechina cannot HaYomi B’Halacha is incalculable.” be present without the zekeinim. Similar- Rav Dovid continued this theme by ly, the Korban Pesach signifi ed the geirus of pointing out that in the pasuk about the Ko- klal Yisrael, the conversion of klal Yisrael to rban Pesach, the Torah tells us that Moshe the people of Hashem. They rose from the summoned the ziknei Yisrael and told 49th level of impurity to become the people them about the commandment to bring of Hashem! Such a transformation, such an a Korban Pesach. Why did Moshe specifi - undertaking can only be done with the ze- cally tell that to the zekeinim? In Parshas keinim.” Shemini where the Torah talks of the cha- Rav Dovid went on to explain how the nukas haMishkan, the Torah also says that Daf HaYomi B’Halacha is a combination of commandment was given to the zekeinim. the power of the individual who under- What is the signifi cance of the elders? takes to learn halacha daily, day in and day Rav Hofstedter answered, “The mid- out, and the collective tzibur who under- rash teaches us that Yisrael is analogized take learning in one program together. This attached to something greater than our- to a bird. Just like a bird cannot fl y with- combined power of individual and tzibur selves, to something that unifi es all of klal out wings, so too Bnei Yisrael cannot ele- guided by the ziknei hador is the ultimate Yisrael while engaging in individual accom- vate themselves without the zekeinim. antidote to free ourselves from the tumah plishment in order to reach those goals.” all around us and to bring Hashem and ke- Rav Shlomo Rozenstein, Dirshu’s direc- dusha into our lives! tor of public affairs, related, “The fact that “As Yidden seeking to improve in our the most senior gedolim, who are so over- service of Hashem,” Rav Dovid stressed, whelmed with obligations and often such “we must take this lesson learned from the minimal physical strength, took the time synthesis of community and individual to to come to the home of Rav Shteinman heart and apply it to our own lives. As ovdei to be mechazek the Yidden who are learn- Hashem, we must constantly seek to chal- ing Daf HaYomi B’Halacha and to encour- lenge ourselves, to incorporate more ruch- age every member of klal Yisrael who has niyus, more Torah learning, more mitzvos not yet joined to come aboard and bring and enhanced knowledge of halacha into Hashem into their lives every day—is the our lives. At the same time, the ultimate greatest testament to the importance that way to accomplish these goals is by attach- they attach to this newer, exceptionally vi- ing ourselves to the wider community or tal Daf Yomi.” to a worldwide movement or initiative. In Perhaps the words of Rav Shteinman this way we become energized from being that he wrote in a letter in advance of Dir- shu’s Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah in 2013, are most prescient at this time. He wrote, “It is therefore proper that every single person set aside time every day to learn halacha, and especially the halachos that are of practical relevance, every day and every Shabbos. This daily learning session of practical halacha should not be less than a half hour…. “A person must strengthen himself in learning halacha every day, because the yetzer hara comes every day. Countless times each day the yetzer hara tries to pull a person away from Hashem. The only antidote is to strengthen limud haTorah and limud halacha!”

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rah, the chametz with zmnaim, halacha and a Passover? There’s an App for That link to sell it to an organization.” Another featured App is iMah Nishtanah, By Phil Jacobs Arguably the most complete Passover The Jerusalem Post provides additional which teaches the meaning behind the He- App out there is the Chabad.org Passover As- information in an article entitled “Appaholic: brew through fun and interaction. If Moshe had an iP- sistant, which can be found through a search Top Five Passover Apps.” The Chicago Rabbinical Council or cRc hone or Android during engine, Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play One App is called Food Street Passo- certifi cation provides in its App a Passover the exodus from Mitz- Store for iOS and Android devices. It can be ver, which provides holiday recipes. Anoth- shopping list as a well as a list of kosher agen- raim, perhaps he would downloaded for free. er is the Sefi ros App, which emphasizes the cies and certifi cates worldwide. have used the Waze App This App provides a Passover meal plan- spiritual renewal and personal growth we At Ultimate Omer 2, “The Sefi ra app you and delivered the Jewish ner, shopping list, “Mah Nishtanah” trainer, should feel as we count the Omer. The ex- can count on,” users can fi nd the appropriate people to the Land of Milk and Honey a lit- seder preparation tips and even checklists to traordinary App is called No Chametz, which brachot as well as keep track of the 49 days tle sooner. keep track of one’s progress. helps you through the selling, searching and leading to Shavuos. It is for use on iPhone, Just in case you need help perfecting your Another useful App is Passover – The Ten destroying of all forbidden foods. It comes iPad and iPod Touch. seder, fi nding last-minute recipes, looking Plagues, a story for children with colorful illus- along with appropriate halachot, blessings The Orthodox Union or OU Kosher App something up in the Haggadah or keeping trations. The App requires iOS 4.3 or later and is that must be recited as well as the date and for Android includes newly certifi ed ko- better track of Sefi ras HaOmer, as the com- compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. deadlines by which all of these duties must sher-for-Passover products as well as top Pass- mercial once said, “there’s an App for that One can even fi nd, in the Apple Store, an be completed. over questions and answers. An example: (and that and pretty much everything Pe- app called Passover – The Ten Plagues Lite, “The App helps you search for chametz, “Can jarred horseradish be used as maror at sach).” which teaches the Hebrew names of the by giving you the halacha, brachas zmanim, a the seders?” Or, “Does bottled water need to The following is a short guide that any of plagues along with funny sounds effects. checklist builder and a fl ashlight. It also helps have a kosher-for-Passover certifi cation?” you, our readers, could fi nd via search engine There are even “read to me” or “read it myself” you destroy the chametz with the Bittul and The Star-K also offers a complete guide on or recommendations from friends. There are options to experience the story with or with- Bi’ur with halacha, brachot and zmanim for its App for kosher-for-Passover products rang- many others one could add to this list. out narration. that process. Finally, it helps you sell, Mechi- ing from medicines to canned foods. Challenging Traditions: The Yom Tov Experience By Beth S. Taubes standard, traditional menu, my grown-up chil- where everyone is going to be for the seder, to prepare for Yom Tov. Be thankful for the dren would feel extremely disappointed—it whether you are hosting or a guest. Young people you are with and think about the Pesach is the holiday just would not be Pesach. adults negotiate with their spouses about people you are missing. Enjoy the food, but on which we celebrate I am sure that every one of you have whose parents they will be going to for the try to eat “mindfully”; for instance, try not our freedom from slavery similar food memories of your own, and seder and whose for the last days of Yom Tov. to waste calories and sugar on soda—drink and our having become a that you have created new ones for your Who was where last year and which spouse water instead. If you love chocolate-cov- nation. Only a free person children and perhaps their children. I im- made the compromise last time to attend his ered macaroons, have one and savor it; don’t can invite others to par- agine that those memories do not include or her spouse’s parents’ seder usually plays a eat 10 of them out of the can while stand- take in a meal, and perhaps for that reason a plain Greek yogurt. role in the decision making. If one set of in- ing up. Sit down, put your favorite food on major part of the pre-Pesach activity and holi- Another Pesach phenomenon is that laws is willing to take the children to a ho- a plate, and really enjoy it and the memory day planning revolves around the preparation the idea of a good night’s sleep and the sed- tel or an exciting destination, that somehow it conjures up. But before you have that Pe- and serving of food. Many of us have happy er are in direct confl ict. It is not possible trumps the seder rotation. The seder hosts, sach treat, make sure to eat real food —food food memories from our own childhood that to have both. Believe it or not, my family usually middle-aged parents, need to make which properly nourishes your body. are associated with Pesach. When I was a child, seder as a child was usually over at 11. Em- deals and concessions based on the needs of On the long Yom Tov afternoons, go out we always had Bartons almond kisses in the barrassed to admit that, my brother and I their children, the in-laws and the grandchil- for a walk. On Chol HaMoed, try to increase house on Pesach. You know—the ones that would agree on a made-up time to tell our dren. Every year, parents try to answer the the amount of protein, fruits, and veggies come in a tin with pictures of men and wom- friends as to when our seder ended—usu- age-old question, “Is it better to have your en- you eat; save the “special” foods for Yom en all dressed up. We always had the choco- ally about 1-2 hours after is actually was tire family for the sedarim and then be alone Tov. Plan a family outing that is outdoors late lollipops on a stick (only fi ve or six in a over. My own children, however, do not for the last days, or to have some family the and includes some physical movement. Try fancy-looking package), marshmallows, and, have this problem. Our seder usually ends fi rst days and some the last days?” While the to get to bed at your usual time. of course, what would Pesach be like without somewhere close to 2 a.m. After we clear above scenarios may seem both familiar and Pesach lasts for one week. Relish the after-seder mints and candy fruit slices? My the table, I am usually washing dishes un- comical, they can lead to a great deal of emo- time off from work spent with family and mother always made matzah farfel kugel with til close to 3, while my husband recites Shir tional confl ict and stress. friends. But once Yom Tov is over, get back cottage cheese, sour cream and applesauce for HaShirim. This could be romantic, but due Poor food choices, lack of sleep and emo- on track. Get rid of all the unhealthy Pesach the “light” dairy meals. We looked forward to to the late hour and soapy dishes, it is not. tional stress. What is the health conscious foods in the house. That will be healthier eating these things all year, even though we Pesach is a wonderful experience, but in person supposed to do? Pesach comes once for you immediately and you will then have would never eat most of them again the mo- addition to wreaking havoc on our bodies a year and we should enjoy it. By the time something to look forward to next year! ment Pesach was over. I, too, have created my physically, it can also do so emotionally, es- you read this article, Pesach will be here. If own Pesach food memories for my children, pecially in advance of the holiday. What hap- you are the host, enjoy the guests who are Beth Taubes is the director of Wellness Motivations. She and they have nothing to do with broccoli or pens at the United Nations is nothing com- with you. If you are a guest, be grateful for can be reached at [email protected]. caulifl ower. If I deviate even slightly from my pared to the negotiations that go on about all of the work that your host went through

This Pesach, Discover Bergen County saurs, previously located in Secaucus, will open in its new location over Memorial By Rachel Jager the entrance to the nationally accredited area. For fans of the popular American Nin- Day weekend. “The only thing harder than Bergen County Zoological Park. The zoo ja Warrior competition television show, going out into a dig and fi nding 65-mil- After the cleaning is home to a variety of animals including High Exposure also has Ninja Warrior ob- lion-year-old dinosaur bones is fi nding a and shopping are done, mountain lions, alligators, anteaters, and stacles. High Exposure opened in North- really great site for a dinosaur park,” said the afi koman is eat- spider monkeys; an added bonus is that vale last year, and owner Stephanie Shultz Field Station: Dinosaurs President Guy en and the seder plate there is no admission fee through the end describes it as “one-stop shopping for en- Gsell. “We visited properties from Cape is put away, it feels like of April. For a small fee, you can also enjoy richment for the entire family.” May all the way up to the Ramapo Moun- you’ve fi nally crossed a train ride around the zoo, pony rides, or High Exposure, 266 tains, and this site was the most amazing, the fi nish line after a marathon of Pesach a ride on the park’s carousel. The park also Union Street, Northvale, remarkable site.” The park features over 30 preparations. But what to do the rest of features several playgrounds and the his- NJ • www.highexposure- life-size animatronic dinosaurs (including the week? Fortunately, there are plenty of toric Washington Spring Garden. climbing.com the massive Argentinosaurus, measuring great local activities from which to choose, Van Saun Park, 216 Forest Avenue, Para- Please note: All cloth- 90 feet from nose to tail), as well as inter- close enough to home to prevent kids of all mus, NJ • www.co.bergen.nj.us ing must be fi tted and active workshops and activities connect- ages from asking the fi fth question (“Are we Reach New Heights comfortable, no baggy ing the story of the dinosaurs to our world there yet?”). If it’s not picnic weather and your pants or skirts. today. Enjoy the Great Outdoors kids are starting to climb the walls, why Coming Soon Field Station: Dino- Pack a picnic lunch and head to Van not let them do it at High Exposure? This Even though it won’t be ready by next saurs, Overpeck County Saun County Park, conveniently located in 14,000-square-foot rock climbing and ex- week, something big is coming to Ber- Park, 40 Fort Lee Road, Paramus. The park has plenty of activities treme sporting facility features climbing gen County’s Overpeck Park, which covers Leonia, NJ • www.fi eld- for the whole family, spread out over 146 walls, parkour, an action adventure room, parts of Leonia, Teaneck, Ridgefi eld Park stationdinosaurs.com scenic acres. Picnic tables are located near a 40-foot climbing cube and a toddler play and Palisades Park. Field Station: Dino- (opens May 28).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS National Historic Landmark c. 1760 sandstone Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center house, remodeled in 1847 by noted architect 8 Yogi Berra Drive, Little Falls, NJ North Jersey ...... 66-67 William H. Ranlett. Tours are offered (973) 655-2378 Wed - Sun Manhattan ...... 67-72 Wednesday- Sunday. The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is a museum on the campus of Montclair State University. It serves to hon- Greater Monsey ...... 72-75 Liberty State Park or the career of Yogi Berra, who played for the New York Yan- Cherry Hill ...... 75-76 Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07302 kees of Major League Baseball and was inducted into the Na- Connecticut ...... 76-78 201-915-3403 tional Baseball Hall of Fame. The museum, which contains Pennsylvania ...... 78-79 Located only 2,000 feet from the Statue of artifacts from Berra’s career, is adjacent to Yogi Berra Stadium. Liberty, an enduring icon of America and freedom, this park pays homage to and offers information Meadowlands Museum { North Jersey } about the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island. 91 Crane Ave. Rutherford, NJ 201-935-1175 ATTRACTIONS Military Park Exhibits include antique toys, rocks and minerals, a pre-elec- Circle Line Statue of Liberty Ferry from Liberty Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07101, Between Rector tric kitchen and 19th-century artifacts. Closed on Fridays. State Park Street and Raymond Boulevard Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305. This park was fi rst designed as a training fi eld for PARKS This site offers visitor center, a playground, soldiers when the city was planned in 1667. Branch Brook Park liberty walk, lookout point, and Heller Pkwy, City Subway, Newark, NJ 07104 nature trail. Passaic County Historical Society-Lambert Castle 973-643-1611 Valley Rd. Paterson, NJ 07503 Designed by the Olmstead brothers, this park encompasses HISTORIC SITES & MONUMENTS 973-247-0085 360 acres and is about four miles long. Wandering paths, lake, Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal The Passaic County Historical Society was founded in 1926 and winding streams feature predominantly, but perhaps the Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 to “cultivate interest among individuals in the communi- crowning glory of Branch Brook Park is its cherry trees. Thou- This historical site gives a glimpse into the grand ty at large in the history of Passaic County.” In an effort sands fl ock to the park’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, past of the Central New Jersey Railroad and its to achieve this objective the PCHS, a private non-profi t or- held during peak bloom time in April. They also enjoy play- infl uences and effects on the region. ganization, maintains a library and museum housed in a grounds, ballfi elds, tennis, a roller rink, and horseshoes. unique castle in Garret Mountain Reservation, a county Fort Lee Historic Park & Museum park, overlooking Paterson, NJ. Military Park Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102 201-461-1776 Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey 973-733-9333 33 acres atop the Palisades. Includes a visitor center and mu- 400 Fred Wehran Dr, Teterboro, NJ 07608 This six-acre downtown park was originally a training seum, reconstructed 18th century soldier hut and campsite, 201-288-6344 Open Tues - Sun site for Newark’s militia in the 17th century. and reconstructed gun batteries. Open Wednesday- Sunday. Located at the Teterboro Airport, one of the busiest Dahnert’s Lake County Park facilities in the area. The museum is situated on the Midland Avenue, Garfi eld, NJ Hermitage east side of airport, next to the new control tower in Dahnert’s Lake County Park provides an oasis of recrea- 335 N. Franklin Tpke. Ho Ho Kus, NJ an independent facility where visitors can hear tional activities on 10 acres of land in a busy urban center. 201-445-0437 directions for incoming and outgoing aircraft. Please be advised that only street parking is available.

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Pascack Brook County Park Sony Wonder Technology Lab Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Emerson Road, Westwood, NJ 550 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 Located in the NY Harbor Uncrowded and off the beaten path, Pascack Brook 212-833-8100 212-883-1986 County Park offers a number of activities within its Visitors of all ages will enjoy these four fl oors of hands- Located just a few hundred yards north of the 79 acres. on, multimedia exhibits on communication technology. Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island stands as a constant Closed Sunday and Monday. Free admission! reminder of our nation’s immigrant heritage. See Riverside County Park the American Immigrant Wall of Honor, museum, Lyndhurst and North Arlington Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum displays, and fi lms when you take a tour. Riverside County Park stretches some 85 level acres Hudson River at West 46th St. and 12th Ave. Pier 86 along the Passaic River in the municipalities NY NY Morgan Library & Museum of Lyndhurst and North Arlington 877-957-SHIP 225 Madison Ave. at 36th St. NY NY 10016 This World War II aircraft carrier, now a National Histor- 212-685-0008 Saddle River County Park ic Landmark, depicts WWII history, the modern Navy, This library contains one of the world’s fi nest collections Saddle River Road, Saddle Brook, NJ outer space, deep-sea exploration and early aviation. Also of manuscripts, printed books, documents, The park is divided into several areas, with picnic open with guides are the submarine USS Growler, the de- historical documents, prints and drawings. areas, playing fi elds, bike path, fi shing. stroyer USS Edison, the lightship Nantucket, destroyer Es- cort Slater, and research vessel Elizabeth M. Fisher. Among NY Public Library South Mountain Reservation the more than 40 aircraft on display are the world’s fastest Fifth Ave. & 42nd St. NY NY South Mountain Reservation is on the west branch of plane, A-12 Blackbird, and a MIG-21 jet. 212-930-0730 the Rahway River Beautiful and majestic library offering hundreds of 2,047 acres with zoo, trails, fi shing, picnic areas. American Girl Place specialized services with 85 neighborhood branches 609 Fifth Ave. at 49th St. NY NY and four research libraries available. Van Saun Park Come spend a day you’ll never forget-at American Girl 216 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ Place. It is much more than a store. It’s a place for magical ex- Humanities and Social Sciences Multi-use pathway/Bicycle - Pedestrian Path: periences and memories you’ll cherish forever. Join for The Library Winding through Van Saun County Park, this 1.5-mile American Girls terrifi c special events, including the Moth- Fifth Ave. and 42nd St. NY NY 10018 trail takes you by the nationally accredited Bergen Coun- er-Daughter Book Club and the Doll Hair Salon Spectacular. 212-930-0830/869-8089 ty Zoological Park, historic Washington Spring Garden, Six-million-volume library with extensive rare the Millennium Carousel (fee), miniature train ride, and The Roosevelt Island Tramway book, manuscript, and archival collections. Walden Pond. 591 Main St. Roosevelt Island NY 10044 212-832-4543 Museum of Jewish Heritage -A SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Manhattan terminal at E 60th St. and 2d Ave. Living Memorial to the Holocaust Liberty Science Center The Roosevelt Island Tramway was opened in 1976 as a 36 Battery Place in Battery Park City, 251 Phillip Street, Jersey City, NJ 07305 means to shuttle residents to and from Manhattan. It was NY, NY 10004 201-200-1000 intended to reduce resident frustration with the New York 1-646-437-4200 City Transit Authority, who had made unsuccessful plans The 20th-century Jewish experience before, during, Bergen County Zoological Park to provide subway service from Roosevelt Island to Man- and after the Holocaust as described through 216 Forest Avenue Paramus, NJ 07652 hattan and Queens. The Tram has provided over 20 mil- personal accounts, artifacts, photos, and fi lm. Audio 201-262-3771 lion passengers with a breathtaking view of New York as tours, gift shop. Subway Services: 1, 9 to Rector St; This great zoo, located in Van Saun County Park, is they are quickly shuttled between Roosevelt Island and 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall Street. home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, Manhattan. It holds 125 persons and is the only commut- Bus Services: M9, M20 living in recreated habitats natural to each er cable car in North America. It travels a distance of 3,100 species. feet at an average speed of 16 mph in 4 1/2 minutes, at a The Jewish Museum maximum height of 250 feet and travels parallel and above 1109 Fifth Ave. NY NY 10128 Turtle Back Zoo and Education Center, Safari Mini Golf, Queensboro Bridge, linking Long Island City, Queens, and 212-423-3200 Pirate’s Playground and Treetop Adventure Ropes Course 59th Street in Manhattan. Devoted to Jewish art and culture, this museum shows 560 Northfi eld Ave. West Orange, NJ 07052 over 4,000 years of history through its ancient and mod- 973-731-5800 Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises ern exhibits and artifacts. Closed Weds. Turtle Back Zoo is quickly becoming the pride of Essex Pier 83, W. 42nd St. at 12th Ave. NY, NY County, earning a reputation as one of the recreation- 212-563-3200 Yeshiva University Museum al and educational jewels of the region as well as one It’s best known for its comprehensive three-hour 15 16th St. NY NY 10011 of New Jersey’s prime zoological resources. Combining tour that loops completely around Manhattan 212-294-8330 a park-like setting with amenities that cater to both vis- accompanied by lively narration. There is also a Dramatic exhibitions and thought-provoking itor and animal comfort, Turtle Back Zoo is a destina- two-hour Semi-Circle Cruise as well as an evening programs exploring all aspects of tion that can truly be enjoyed by all. While you’re visit- Harbor Lights Cruise. For something completely Jewish art, culture, and history are ing, enjoy miniature golf at the adjacent Safari Mini Golf different, grab a seat on the Beast, a 30-minute available. course, bring your children to the Pirate’s Playground, lo- speedboat ride. cated around the corner on Pleasant Valley Way or chal- American Museum of lenge your family at the Treetop Adventure Ropes Course. Conservatory Garden Natural History/Planetarium Central Park/Entrance at 105th St. & Central Park West at 79th St., Great Falls Fifth Ave., NY, NY NY, NY 10024 65 McBride Ave, Paterson, NJ 07501 212-360-2766 212-769-5100 973-279-9587 Six lush acres of New York City’s only formal One of the largest and most innovative natural history mu- Start your visit here with a stop at the Great Falls European-style garden, with the most varied collection seums in the world, this museum includes The Milstein Visitor Center, where you’ll learn more about the of fl oral in Manhattan. Hall of Ocean Life, Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, The falls, and the long industrial history of the region. Rose Center, and fascinating changing exhibits. Statue of Liberty { Manhatt an } 1-877-523-9849 Children’s Museum of The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States Manhattan-The Tisch ATTRACTIONS in honor of the friendship established during the Building New York Skyride French Revolution. The Statue of Liberty has 212 West 83rd St. between Broadway and 350 5th Avenue & 33rd St. NY NY 10118 become an American symbol of freedom and welcome Amsterdam Ave., NY, NY 10024 212-279-9777 to the immigrants who come to the USA looking 212-721-1234 A big-screen thrill ride of New York City located on the second for a better life. This is a fantastic “hands-on” museum with all sorts of ac- fl oor of the Empire State Building. You’ll travel over, under, This grand lady has welcomed millions of foreigners tivities, plus creative and well-designed exhibits. You also and even through some of New York’s most spectacular sights. coming to seek freedom and opportunity in will fi nd storytelling, workshops and other events going It’s the most exciting way to experience the “Real New York.” America. on during the day. Closed on Mondays.

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NY City Fire Museum The Museum of American Financial History the best place to view the convergence 278 Spring St. (between Varick and Hudson 48 Wall St. NY NY 10004 of the Hudson and East Rivers. Castle Sts.). NY NY 212-908-4519 Clinton, built as a fort in 1807, was later 212-691-1303 Founded in 1988 to bring alive America’s redesigned as the fi rst U.S. monument to This renovated 1904 fi rehouse is the fi nancial history to students, policy World War I veterans. The park is a home of the combined collection of the makers, the media, and the general public. great place for an outdoor picnic or Fire Department and the Home The Museum chronicles the role of walking tour. Insurance Company. It is one of the fi nance and the capital markets; and nation’s most comprehensive collections preserves, research, and collects fi nancial Bryant Park of fi refi ghting memorabilia. Closed on artifacts. Closed on Sunday and Bryant Park is situated behind the New Mondays. Monday. York Public Library in midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth Lower East Side International Center of Photography and Sixth Aves. NY, NY 10036 Tenement Museum 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street 212-768-4242 91 Orchard St. NY NY 10002 NY NY This is the largest illuminated park in 212-982-8420 Children under 6 not permitted 212-857-0000 the world and the site of the fi rst World’s The historic gateway to America, This museum focuses on photography as Fair (1853-54). Midtown workers have Manhattan’s Lower East Side is home to an aesthetic medium as well as how it found this park, with its gravel paths and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. has been used in relation to history and movable green iron chairs, to be a great In the 19th century, millions of its effects on the social environment. It lunch spot. The park draws thousands of European immigrants poured into New is the only museum in New York exclusively visitors daily during the warmer months. York Harbor. A tour of the Tenement at devoted to photography. Closed 97 Orchard Street illustrates the way of Mondays. Bowling Green life for many of these new arrivals. All Bowling Green is a small public park in tours begin at 90 Orchard Street. The Skyscraper Museum Lower Manhattan at the foot of 39 Battery Pl. NY NY Broadway next to the site of the original Museum of the City of New York 212-968-1961 Dutch fort. 1220 5th Ave. at 103rd St. NY NY 10029 The Skyscraper Museum is a non-profi t, It is the oldest existing public park in 212-534-1672 educational institution dedicated to the New York City. The Museum of the City of New York the study of high-rise buildings of the The park is a wedge-shaped plaza, (MCNY) was established in 1923 with past, present, and future. Focus is placed formed by the convergence of Whitehall the mission to collect, preserve and upon local New York City architecture Street and Broadway, of which the park present pieces related to the original and its historical aspects. Open forms the southern terminus. A portion culture and history of New York City. Wednesday- Sunday. of the park is a fenced-in grassy area with tables and chairs that are popular NYC Police Museum The American Numismatic Society lunchtime destinations for local workers 100 Old Slip & South St. NY NY 10005 75 Varick Street, 11th fl oor. NY NY 10013 in the nearby Financial District. 212-480-3100 212-571-4470 The New York Police Museum is housed The American Numismatic Society, Central Park in the historic building that contained founded in 1858, is a non-profi t international 59th St to 110th St. Central Park W and 5th NYPD’s 1st Precinct. center for the preservation and Ave. between Central Park N & Central study of coins, medals and paper money. Park S, NY NY 10022 New York Historical Society The ANS collection contains close to 212-360-3456 170 Central Park West NY NY 10024 one million objects and spans all periods This famed 843-acre rectangular park 212-873-3400 and geographic areas. These are combined offers a variety of beautiful recreational Library and museum of New York history with the world’s fi nest numismatic opportunities amid the bustle of featuring fi ne, decorative, and diverse library. Both the collection and the Gotham. Joggers, nature lovers and bikers art plus one of the oldest research library are open to the public with use the park daily. Kids young and libraries in the US. The museum also appointment. old enjoy riding the Friedsam Memorial features a landmark park-like auditorium. Carousel (near 65th Street), and the Closed on Mondays. Center For Jewish History Belvedere Castle (near 79th Street) 15 W. 16th St. NY NY 10011 affords great views of the city. South Street Seaport Museum 212-294-8301 The Central Park Wildlife Center (Zoo) 12 Fulton Street. NY NY Embodies the unique partnership of 5 at 5th Avenue and East 64th Street 1- 212-748-8786 major institutions of Jewish scholarship, 212-861-6030 is open daily year-round. This museum is actually an 11-squareblock history & art: American Jewish A ticket from CPWC gets you in free to historic district in the South Historical Society, American Sephardi the nearby Tisch Children’s Zoo. Race Street Seaport area of Lower Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva mini-yachts or rent a boat of your own at Manhattan. Aside from the 18th- and University Museum & YIVO Institute Conservatory Water (near 5th Avenue 19th-century buildings, visitors can for Jewish Research. Created as a central and 74th Street). explore old schooners, three galleries, repository for the cultural & historical Damrosch Park - Lincoln Center and a 19th-century style print shop. legacy of the Jewish people, the 62nd St. near Amsterdam Ave. NY NY Museum is open Open Tuesday- Center houses an enormous collection Damrosch Park is located at the southwest Sunday 10-6 of archival documents, objects of art & corner of the Lincoln Center Plaza, other materials. at 62nd Street near Amsterdam Avenue. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution PARKS & GARDENS DeWitt Clinton Park One Bowling Green NY NY Battery Park West 52nd-54th Sts. between 11th and 12th 212-514-3700 Battery Pl. to South St. / Broadway / Cross Aves. NY,NY Inside this beaux-arts building, which Sts. At State St. NY NY 10004 De Witt Clinton Park is a truly family friendly once served as the U.S. Custom House, 212-360-3456 park. Because of 1996 improvements is the largest collection of cultural artifacts Named for the battery of cannons that to its Erie Canal Playground, one in the world dedicated to North, once guarded New York, Battery Park can fi nd play equipment, safety surfacing, Central, and South American Indians. dominates the southern tip of painted games, swings, benches, Included in the displays are works relating Manhattan. The park is a good jumping on drinking fountains, concrete play mules to pottery, masks, jewelry, mosaics, point for tours of Ellis Island, Staten (named Sal, Pal and Gal) and a frog carvings, and textiles. Free admission! Island and the Statue of Liberty, and it is spray shower within the play area.

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Fort Tryon Park In 1951 when the City planned to demolish railroad tracks act as a transport hub for Riverside Dr to Hudson River NY, NY the lighthouse, popular support over 500,000 people daily, including commuters 10040 came to its rescue. The lighthouse was from CT and NJ. 212-408-0100 restored with City funds in 1982. MTA Metro-North Railroad, which operates Cross Streets Between W 192nd St and the Terminal, has teamed up with Dyckman Street / Fort Washington Ave, Riverbank State Park Orpheo USA, one of the world’s most at Margaret Corbin Cir, NY NY 10040 679 Riverside Drive NY NY 10031 experienced producers of audio tours, to The 60-plus acre park surrounding historic 212-694-3600 give tourists, travelers and locals alike a Fort Tryon, one of the last strongholds Two park entrance bridges span the history of the terminal fi lled with interesting to resist the British invasion of Henry Hudson Parkway from Riverside details and insights. New York in 1776, offers spectacular Dr. and lead to the rooftop park. At West views of the Hudson River and the 145th St., stairs or an elevator provide Statue of Liberty / Ellis George Washington Bridge. The park access to the park from the lower riverfront Island Immigration Museum itself is a beautiful landscape fi lled with level. This park provides a myriad NY Harbor, NY NY 10004 trees, lawns and rock gardens designed of activities and recreation in the heart 212-269-5755/-363-3200 by Frederick Law. of NYC. These two sights represent freedom for millions of people, and the Statue of Liberty, a 450,000-pound gift from Gramercy Park Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park the people of France, is a must-see for anyone visiting Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10003 Between Battery Pl and the Hudson River, the Big Apple. Access to the islands is via a Circle Lines Cross Streets Between 20th Street and NY NY 10280 ferry, and a (free) timed pass is required. Ranger-led 21st Street / Irving Pl. 212-267-9700 tours detail the history and technical aspects of the stat- A cast-iron fence completely surrounds Operated by the Battery Park City Parks ue. Inside the base of Lady Liberty you’ll fi nd a number the tranquil grounds of Gramercy Park, Conservancy, Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park of exhibits and concessions, and from the observation one of the only private parks still is part of the series of parks that stretches deck the city and harbor views are unbeatable. Circle remaining on Manhattan Island. The from Historic Battery Park to the Lines recommends that guests arrive at least two hours two-acre park dates from 1831 and is World Financial Center. This park also in advance of their scheduled departure time. fl anked by numerous grand homes. features the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Visitors can spend hours walking Empire State Building Gantry Plaza State Park along the beautifully manicured 350 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. NY NY 10118 49th Street and East River Drive NY NY lawns and gardens. 212-736-3100 10031 One of the world’s most famous skyscrapers is easily recog- 718-786-6385 Union Square Park nized by its strong, slender ascent into the NY sky. The build- This park comprises four restored piers Park Ave. at Broadway / 14th St to 17th St. ing opened in 1931 at a cost of $41 million after about a year of which afford visitors a good view of the NY NY 10003 construction, making it the fastest development of any ma- Manhattan skyline, including the Union Square is an important and historic jor skyscraper (4.5 stories per week). At 1,450 feet and current- Empire State Building and the United intersection in New York City. ly the ninth-tallest building in the world, this landmark soars Nations building. Basketball courts, Union Square was located where more than a quarter mile into the Manhattan atmosphere. playgrounds and a fi shing pier with Broadway and the Bowery Lane came Observation decks are on the 86th and 102nd fl oors. The low- cleaning table are all provided for visitor together in the early 19th century. Today er deck is probably the better spot for the best views. On clear enjoyment. it is bound by 14th St., Union Square days, there can be an amazing 80-mile visibility. The upper East, 17th St., and Union Square West. deck is good too, just smaller and glassed in. Also available is Carl Schurz Park / Gracie Mansion a virtual trip around the city on the NY Skyride, an exciting East 84 to East 90 St., East End Ave. to Washington Square Park thrill-ride simulated helicopter experience. East River, NY NY Cross Sts. Between MacDougal St. and 212-570-4751 University Place / Greenwich Village NY 47th Street - Diamond District NY This 1799-built home has served as the NY One of the central attractions in The Diamond District is the world’s largest shopping district offi cial residence for New York’s mayors Greenwich Village, Washington Square for all sizes and shapes of diamonds and fi ne jewelry at tre- since 1942. provides respite from the hustle of the mendous prices and value. The United States is the world’s day. Within the park, the Washington largest consumer market for diamonds. Over 90 percent of Hudson River Park Arch can be found. the diamonds that enter this country go through NYC and Gregory Farrell Hudson River to West Side most of them go through the Diamond District. More than Hwy. NY, NY 10011 SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES 2,600 independent businesses are located in the Diamond 212-533-7275 Staten Island Ferry District. Tours are every Wednesday morning. Duration: about Cross Streets Between Battery Park City Whitehall St. NY, NY 10004 1 hour. Tour starts at: 2 West 47th St. (outside the National Jew- and 59th St. / Battery Pl and Harrison St. 1-718-390-5253 elers Exchange). Reservation are required: Call 212-398-3087 Manhattan kids love to play in this park. Leaving Manhattan, you gaze at the most The park also houses playgrounds, enduring symbol of the city, the Statue of Brooklyn Bridge promenades and walkways. Downtown Liberty, ahead on the right, with the sleek Brooklyn Bridge Commentary residents frequent the park for great Verrazano-Narrows Bridge dominating It is Roebling’s 1840 patent for the insitu views of both the harbor and The Statue the left. The magnifi cence of the Brooklyn spinning of wire rope that has to of Liberty. There are also several handball Bridge soon completes the view behind be recognized as one of the decisive and basketball courts for a quick you on the right. Once at the terminal on breakthroughs in modern suspension pick-up game. the Staten Island side, just grab a departing bridge technology. Brooklyn Bridge, boat and enjoy the dramatic view in whose construction ran through two Little Red Lighthouse-Fort Washington Park reverse. The Ferry Terminal on Peter generations of Roeblings between 1869 178th St. at Hudson River NY NY 10034 Minuit Plaza is at the end of South and and its completion in 1883. 212-304-2365 / 800-201-7275 State Streets. Vehicles are no longer Along the Hudson River, under the base allowed on the ferry. Federal Reserve Bank of NY of the east tower of the George 33 Liberty Street. NY NY Washington Bridge, lies the little Little Grand Central Terminal 212-720-6130/5000 Red Lighthouse. 87 E 42nd St. at Park Ave. NY NY 10017 Public tours include an overview of the Built in 1880 in Sandy Hook, NJ, the 212-935-3960 Federal Reserve system, a video of the lighthouse was moved to its present site Said to be “Manhattan’s only remaining currency processing system and a tour in 1921. After the completion of the great gateway,” Grand Central Terminal of the vault which holds one-fourth of George Washington Bridge, the lighthouse (not “station” as it is so often mistakenly the world’s known monetary gold was no longer needed and it was called) is a magnifi cent example of art reserves. Reservations are required. decommissioned in 1932. meeting functionality. Sixty integrated Open Monday- Friday.

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City Hall Winter Garden PARK TOURS Broadway (Chambers St. / Park Pl.) and Next to Ground Zero, by Battery Park, Central Park Park Row (downtown) NY NY 10007 NY NY 212-360-2727 212-788-9600 It is an indoor garden with very tall City Hall Park at Broadway and Murray Street has been the palm trees (it’s 2 fl oors) Union Square Walking Tour seat of New York’s Municipal Government since 1811. The The ground fl oor of the World 212-460-1200 domed building is an outstanding example of Federal pe- Financial Center and portions of the riod architecture. second fl oor include a mall featuring Urban Park Rangers the Winter Garden as its center point. 1-866-692-4295 Supreme Court of NY 60 Centre St. NY NY VISITORS INFORMATION BIKE RENTALS 212-374-4780 Visitors Information Center Central Park Bike Rentals Learn about the legal system by participating Downtown City Hall Park Visitor Loeb Boathouse - Central Park mid-east & in a question and answer session Information Kiosk 74th St. NY NY and witnessing an actual trial in Southern tip of City Hall Park on the 212-861-4137 progress. Under the building’s dome, Broadway sidewalk at Park Row. the story of law is told via paintings 212-484-1222 Big Apple’s done by the Works Progress As the visitor gateway to Lower 2 Columbus Circle / Corner of West 59th Administration in the 1930s. Group Manhattan, the new City Hall Park St. and Broadway NY NY tours by appointment. Open Monday- Visitor Information. Kiosk will promote 212-541-8759 Friday. downtown tourism, with a multi-lingual staff distributing detailed visitor information Bike and Roll Roosevelt Island including directions, attraction Pier 84, Hudson River Park at 44th St. Borough of Manhattan, NYC SE NY in brochures, maps and more. 212-260-0400 East River opposite midtown Manhattan. Explore the city of New York and take Isl. is 1.75 mi long and only 800 ft. Midtown NY City’s Offi cial Visitor Information Center on the Hudson River Greenway to wide at its widest point; 147 acres in 810 Seventh Ave. between 52nd & 53rd Sts. explore sites like the Brooklyn Bridge, area. In 19th and 20th centuries, as NY NY Battery Park, and Riverside Park, or visit city property, it housed a poorhouse, a 212-484-1222 famous landmarks and locations like jail, and hospitals. In 1921, the prison NY City’s Offi cial Visitor Information Central Park, Chinatown, and the Ellis was moved to Rikers Island, and the Center is the city’s offi cial source for Island ferry. while avoiding the city traffi c name was changed from Blackwell’s information on everything there is to do with Bike and Roll New York City. Island to Welfare Isl. In 1971 the and see in NY City including hotels, With more than 25 miles of off-street State’s Urban Development Corp. sightseeing, attractions, tours, and trails in Manhattan, the opportunities decided to convert the island to a high density transportation. The Center features free for your pedal powered adventures are residential community; severe brochures, discount coupons to attractions, almost endless. fi scal and management problems multilingual visitor information caused only 2,138 housing units to be counselors, ATM, and MetroCard vending machine. HELICOPTER TOURS built. Yet, the result has been a pleasing, Helicopter Flight Services successful project accessible by TOURS Downtown Manhattan Heliport Pier 6 and subway, by car from Ravenswood, Apple Tours the East River, NY NY 10004 Queens, via the Roosevelt Isl. Bridge 800-876-9868/212-944-9200/-512-0555 212-355-0801/888-WE-FLY-NY (built 1955), and by an aerial tramway Flights depart from the Downtown from a terminal at E 60th St. and 2d Big Apple Greeters Manhattan Heliport on weekdays, and Ave. in Manhattan. 212-669-8159 from the West 30th Street Heliport on weekends. Federal Hall National Double Decker Bus Tours For those hoping to see the city with Monument 1040 Ave. of the Americas NY NY 10018 new eyes, Helicopter Flight Services has Wall St and Nassau St. NY NY 10005 212-944-9200 just the ticket. 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If you are looking for a Blauvelt State Park is 590 acres of forest- unique, unforgettable outing with Ferris Wheel / Carousel green space in Rockland County. clients, guests or friends, this is an ideal (Palisades Center) experience. 3rd Floor Food Court, Rte. 59, Palisades High Tor State Park Center Mall Bear Mountain NY NY Water Taxi West Nyack, NY 10994 High Tor State Park, a day-use facility 212-742-1969 845-348-1000 for picnicking, and hiking, affords spectacular Has a fl eet of bright yellow 75-passenger Ferris Wheel is famous for its handmade, views of the Hudson River. catamarans that have scheduled stops. deep relief carvings, enormously They’re a fun, convenient option for large animated animals and its historical Highland Lakes State Park traveling around the West Side, Lower rounding boards that carry 40 cherubs, Orange County, NY Manhattan, and Downtown Brooklyn 19 pheasants and 24 bunnies, burros and Highland Lakes State Park consists of waterfronts without ever having to stop dogs around and around. It has chariots more than 3,000 acres of undeveloped for a traffi c light. that have a nationwide reputation as woods and lakes in Orange County. being among the very best ever carved. Visitors use the park for fi shing, hiking, NY Waterway (Open mall hours.) horseback riding. Pier 78, W. 38th St. at 12th Ave. 800-533-3779 Minetto’s Stonehedge Farm Minnewaska State Park Preserve Offers everything from two-hour tours 220 Spook Rock Road New Paltz NY around Manhattan to full-day journeys Suffern, NY 10901 Minnewaska State Park is situated in to the Hudson Valley to visit Kykuit, the 845-357-8887 Ulster County on the dramatic Rockefeller estate. Indoor arena, riding lessons, boarding, Shawangunk Mountain Ridge that rises training, horse lessons. Closed Mondays. more than 2,000 feet above sea level. Classic Harbor Line Pier 62, Chelsea Piers, W. 23rd St. Children’s Park Rockland Lake State Park at 12th Ave. NY NY 11 Grotke Road Rockland Lake State Park’s lake is located 646-336-5270 Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 on a ridge of Hook Mountain above Has massive sails, a wooden hull, and a 845-357-6100 the west bank of the Hudson River. low-to-the-water design for an incredible Trails for walking and jogging, paddle perspective from which to view NYC ball and tennis courts, a little league ball Sterling Forest® State Park landmarks. fi eld, a basketball court, a play area for 116 Old Forge Road children, picnic tables. Covers an area Tuxedo NY Staten Island Ferry of 35 acres. Sterling Forest® State Park comprises 718-815-BOAT 17,953 acres of nearly pristine natural Travels from Whitehall Street in Lower Tallman Mountain State Park refuge amidst of one of the nation’s most Manhattan to St. George on Staten Route 9W NY densely populated areas. Island, leaving approximately every half 845-359-0544 hour. The 5.2-mile trip offers inspiring Tallman Mountain State Park comprises Storm King State Park view of the Statue of Liberty and the wooded country on the easterly slope of Bear Mountain NY Manhattan skyline. the Palisades uplands overlooking the Storm King State Park offers unsurpassed Hudson and Piermont Marsh, which lies views of the Catskills and the Green Brook Falls between the river and the slope. The Hudson Valley. Hikers and hunters Palisades Interstate Park, north of marsh is part of the Hudson River enjoy this undisturbed green space. Englewood Cliffs, NJ National Estuarine Research Reserve. Hard to view from the NJ side of the The park operates as a day-use area, Cherry Brook Park Hudson River - but too far away to view offering a running track, tennis courts, Madison Avenue, adequately from the NY side, Green playfi eld, cross country skiing, a walking Pearl River, NY 10965 Brook Falls cascades about 200 feet trail, hiking and picnic areas. 845-359-6503 down the Palisades, almost in secret. Cherry Brook Park is on Madison Avenue in Pearl River, ad- About 2.5 miles north of the Englewood Harriman State Park jacent to Franklin Avenue Elementary School. 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Clark Recreation Center Orangeburg, NY 10962 Kings Park Campbell Ave. & Cragmere Rd. 845-359-6503 Kings Highway Airmont, NY 10901 Playground and open playfi eld. Open dawn to dusk. Congers, NY 10920 845-357-6100 845-639-6200 Picnicking, gardens, nature trails, playground, Grotke Park Playground, 2 ponds, ball fi elds, basketball courts, basketball, shuffl eboard, and 11 Grotke Road exercise trail. Open dawn to dusk. tennis. Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 Lorna Lane Park Open dawn to dusk. 845-357-6100 Lorna Lane Basketball courts, tennis courts, pond, ball fi elds, Airmont, NY 10901 Dawn Lane Park playground, walking paths open until dusk. 845-357-6100 Dawn Lane Basketball court, children’s playground. Airmont, NY 10952 Haverstraw Bay Park Open dawn to dusk. 845-357-6100 21 Gagan Road Walking path, natural area, Haverstraw, NY 10927 Manny Welder Park small neighborhood 845-268-3020 Route 306 to Maple Ave. playground. Open dawn to Located on the Hudson Riverfront with an open-air pavil- Monsey, NY 10952 dusk. ion, covered and uncovered picnic tables, paved walking 845-357-6100 trails, 3 fi shing piers in fresh water pond, pedestrian foot- Several tennis and handball courts, Emeline Park bridge, double-wide trailed boat launch, large children’s ball fi elds, children’s End of Main St. playground, Rockland County’s September 11th Memorial playground, nature area, biking path. Haverstraw, NY 10927 and Patriot Garden. Covering an area of 27 acres, it is the Open dawn to dusk. 845-429-0300 county’s fi rst waterfront park. All facilities, including re- Waterfront access, paved walks, picnic strooms, are completely handicapped accessible. Nelson Memorial Park tables, track for walking or jogging, Foot of Jefferson fenced-in play area with dome climber, Independence Park Haverstraw, NY 10927 slide, space module, spring animals and sprinkler Independence Avenue 845-429-0300 during the Summer. Open dawn to dusk. Orangeburg, NY 10962 Small park for children and 845-359-6503 teens with basketball Greenbush Center Lighted tennis and basketball courts, playground and handball courts, swings, play area. Greenbush Road, and paths. Open dawn to dusk. Open dawn to dusk.

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Nyack Memorial Park Barclay Farmstead Museum the grounds are centered around a sixteen room Piermont & Depew Avenues 209 Barclay Ln. Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 farmhouse, the original section of which was constructed Nyack, NY 10960 856-795-6225 in 1753. The site is now home to the Cherry 845-358-0548 At this historic homestead that is listed on both the Hill Arts Center. On the shores of the Hudson and within New Jersey and National Registers of Historic walking distance from the downtown Places, a farm that dates to 1684, one may take Camden County Historical Society Nyack area, with children’s advantage of a chance to look through a “window to /Pomona Hall Park playground, gazebo, tennis courts, butterfl y the past” by taking a tour of the house, the blacksmith Park Blvd. & Euclid Ave., Camden, NJ 08103 garden, small watercraft launch. shop, the corn crib, and other interesting features 856-964-3333 on the site. Tours arranged by appointment. The Camden County Historical Society is comprised Orchard Hills Park of a research library for conducting genealogical Pilgrim Lane Adventure Aquarium and historical research, Pomona Hall, the 18th century Monsey, NY 10952 1 Aquarium Dr. Camden, NJ 08103 home of Camden County’s founding family, 845-357-6100 800-616-5297 the Cooper Family and the Camden County Tennis and handball courts, Adventure Aquarium has nearly 200,000 square Museum of History. ball fi eld, basketball feet of sea life and wildlife. Visitors can explore the Public tours of Pomona Hall are available Thurs. court, children’s playground. West African River Experience featuring hippopotamuses, and Sun. and group tours are available by advance Open dawn to dusk. crocodiles, porcupines and more than 20 reservation. Closed Monday and Tuesdays. species of African birds in a free-fl ight aviary, be { Cherry Hill, NJ } surrounded by sharks in a suspended Goodwin Holocaust Museum & 40-foot walkthrough tunnel. Education Center ATTRACTIONS Discover the wonders of the deep sea in the Jules 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Verne Gallery. 856-751-9500 Safari- Chol Hamoed Passover This education center features exhibits, and a variety Spectacular Historic Croft Farm of educational materials and programs to educate 1 Six Flags Boulevard 100 Borton Mill-Evans Mill Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 the public about the horrors of the Holocaust Jackson, NJ 08527 856-488-7868 in memoriam of those who lost their lives or loved Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday of Chol Hamoed This 80-acre site was once the site of a working ones in the event, as well as in the hope that through For more information please call 201-862-0250. NCSY farm and mill and a stop on the Underground learning from the horrifi c crimes and mistakes of exclusive park entrance on Monday and Tuesday. Railroad, and now functions as a vibrant arts center; the past that they will not be repeated.

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Garden State Discovery Museum of wood and was originally a blacksmith’s home. unusual historical buildings including Boothe home 2040 Springdale Rd.,Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 The house features some of the most unusual building and carriage house, Americana Museum, blacksmith 856-424-1233 materials, such as clay, animal hair and straw shop, architecturally eccentric, fl ower gardens, This museum present a variety of hands-on exhibits binding mixtures. Visits by appointment only. rose garden, picnicking, and playgrounds. and activities for children up to ten years of age that make learning exciting and fun, as well as hosting The Jewish Historical Society Of The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk special events, group visits, and more. Greater Stamford 10 North Water St. Norwalk, CT 06854 1035 Newfi eld Ave, Stamford, CT 203-852-0700 Camden Children’s Garden 1-203-322-5830 One of the few aquariums in the country to focus on 856-365-8733 The Jewish Historical Society one body of water — Long Island Sound — the 3 Riverside Dr. of Lower Fairfi eld County serves Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk offers a whole day’s Camden, NJ 08103 the communities of Stamford, fun and Different tanks represent successive levels The Camden Children’s Garden was Greenwich, New Canaan, Darien of life in Long Island Sound. built in 1989 and is designed for children and Pound Ridge. JHS serves as our and families.This 4.5-acre garden community’s resource for discovering, Cove Island Park features a variety of themed educational explaining, preserving, generating Stamford, Connecticut exhibits for children’s creative interest in and enjoying Jewish history, Cove Road and Weed Avenue. and imaginative play. There’s a Giant and works on preserving Facilities include: beach with pavilion and concessions, Picnic Garden, Storybook Gardens, the past and the present for the future. marina, tennis courts, softball fi elds, horseshoe Red Oak Run and Tree House, pits, playgrounds, picnic areas, and fi shing. Cityscapes Garden and more! Enjoy Stratford Historical Society great indoor attractions including the 967 Academy Hill, Stratford, CT 06615 Bartlett Arboretum Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons 1-203-378-0630 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford, CT Butterfl y House, Plaza de Aibonito, Located in the Judson House this museum exhibits 203-322-6971 our Puerto Rican tropical greenhouse local Indian artifacts, early town government, the Set on 63 acres. Visitors will fi nd woodland and exhibit and Benjamin Franklin’s Secret town’s participation in the French and Indian War. swamp environments, as well as a pond. There are Garden and Workshop. Enjoy the several ecology trails, a swamp walk, library and carousel, Arrow River Express Train Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum greenhouse. Ride and Spring Butterfl y Ride. The 295 West Ave. Norwalk, CT 06850 Garden is closed Monday-Wednesdays. 1-203-838 9799 John A. Minetto State Park This fabulous 19th century mansion is one of the Route 272, Torrington, CT {Bridgeport, CT / Fairfi eld,CT} most beautiful buildings in the world. Four stories Set on the site of the one of the fi rst homes built in high and featuring a magnifi cent octagonal rotunda the area, this park has fi shing, as well as sports Connecticut Audubon Center at Fairfi eld surrounded by fi fty beautifully decorated rooms, fi elds, picnic areas and trails for hiking and cross country 2325 Burr Street, Fairfi eld, CT 06824 the mansion surpasses any house of its era in size, skiing. 203-259-6305 scope, and craftsmanship.Tours are offered Natural history exhibits including compounds for Wednesdays through Sundays. Seth Low Pierrepont State Park non-releasable animals, reference library, and gift Route 116, Ridgefi eld, CT shop in the nature center. Stamford Museum & Nature Center 203-431-2577 39 Scofi eldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903 State park with picnic areas, fi shing, and hiking. Connecticut Yankee Balloons 1-203-322-1646 {Waterbury, CT} 120 Flax Road, Fairfi eld, CT 06430 This 118 acre complex offers an exciting array of 1203-255-1929 experiences for individuals, families, and groups in ATTRACTIONS Enjoy our Hot-air balloon fl ights over the Litchfi eld the fi elds of history, nature, and the arts. The Larkin State Bridle Trail Hills, central Connecticut and the Housatonic and grounds include the Heckscher Farm, an early New Rte. 63, Naugatuck/Waterbury Line, CT 06010 Naugatuck River valleys, weather permitting. England Farm with a restored 1750 barn and pastures. 1-203-729-8840 Six nature trails wind over wooded, rocky Trail begins at Hop Brook Lake Dam on Rte. Fairfi eld Historical Society Museum hillsides, past ponds and stream. 63,Waterbury/Naugatuck Line. It follows 636 Old Post Road, Fairfi eld, CT 06824 abandoned railroad line through Naugatuck, 1-203-259-1598 History Center of Stamford, Fairfi eld County Middlebury, Oxford and Southbury for 10.7 Collections spanning 350 years of Fairfi eld history 1508 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06903 miles. Horseback riding, mountain biking, featuring changing and permanent exhibitions. 1-203-329-1183 and hiking. Sites include the Governor Thomas Fitch Law Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Offi ce, Cemetery, Schoolhouse, and Town House HISTORIC HOMES & BUILDINGS 1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610 Museum. A donation is requested from visitors. Mountains Unlimited Adventures 1-203-394-6565 336 Lakewood Rd., Waterbury, CT 06010 Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo provides a wonderfully Stepping Stones Museum for Children 203-756-8218/1-888-240-6976 wild. Open year-round and exhibiting almost 300 303 West Ave. Norwalk, CT. 06850 Raft and infl atable kayak rentals on the animals – including several endangered species 1-203-899-0606 scenic Housatonic, Naugatuck & such as tigers and bears – the Zoo is a great place to Award-winning interactive museum for children Farmington Rivers. Guided Whitewater spend the day. ages 10 and under, with a variety of exhibits and Trips on Bulls Bridge Gorge and Upper activities that inspire learning and discovery. Farmington Rivers - Class IV-V rapids. 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Open by appt. 2395 Lincoln Highway East (U.S. Route 30), 83 South Main Street, Manheim, PA 17545 Lancaster, PA 17602 717-665-3661 White Memorial Conservation Center Museum 717-394-6185 Museum that holds two pieces of original 80 Whitehall Road, Litchfi eld, CT 06759 Sleighs, waterwheels, and old furnishings equipment, along with early fi re 860-567-0857 illustrate how Pennsylvania’s Amish company minutes and other memorabilia Come enjoy their self-guiding nature lived during the 1800s. A tour through such as helmets, parade uniforms and trail, special displays, nature and handson the Amish Farm and House takes about attire, and pictures. exhibits, and so much more. 90 minutes and includes an in-depth look at the life and culture of this group. 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Features include a planetarium, breathtaking caverns rich in history, entrepreneur who used his personal a fi ne-arts room, and interactive beauty, and excitement for the whole wealth to enrich the lives of others.From exhibits geared toward children. family enjoy. the interactive Museum Experience and its creative Apprentice Program to the Heritage Center Museum Adventure Sports Chocolate Lab and the Museum Shop, 13 West King Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 3010 Elizabethtown Road, the sweet results of Mr. Hershey are 717-299-6440 Hershey, PA 17033 guaranteed to inspire all who enter The Owns and operates two museums, the 717-533-7479 Hershey Story. Lancaster Cultural History Museum Family entertainment center featuring and the Lancaster Quilt and Textile go-karts, miniature golf, bumper boats, National Civil War Museum Museum. batting range, and driving range. 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Teaneck—Mocha Bleu is known in the community as a hopping, busy place for a date night, a wonderful choice to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, a family-friendly locale and even a fun restaurant to go out to with a group of friends to blow off some steam. It’s also a wise choice for a sophisticated business lunch or a corporate event. The wood-fi red oven pizza is expertly prepared and baked crisp, with imaginative toppings and complementary fl avor combinations. The sushi menu is so authentic that it wouldn’t be out of place in a Tokyo night- spot; the fresh fi sh with textural fl air is not to be missed. Comforting, generous bowls of pasta are the norm, and even Elaine from Seinfeld tions, in the kosher world, fl eishig res- would kvell at the “really big salads.” The taurants are seen as more serious, more French pastries are perfect and the Nes- expensive and, therefore, more upscale. presso brand coffee is their perfect accent. “When we started, people thought we Lingering in Mocha Bleu is easy to do, ei- were crazy,” said Mocha Bleu owner Naf- ther in the cool months or in the summer, tali Abenaim. “No one thought our con- when many enjoy eating al fresco. cept would succeed.” But succeed it has, What is unique and trailblazing about most likely because it possesses the quin- Mocha Bleu is that it’s one of the few dairy tessential touch of fi ne service, well-made, restaurants that have become a destination “date night” place. With few excep-  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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By Bracha Schwartz that she replaces often. Schapira uses dis- posables and an old shmata to get them in Victoria Dwek says she’s just a regular and out of the oven. Their heritage differs mom, taking care of a husband, kids and a as well: Dwek’s roots are Syrian and Schapi- house—who also happens to be a prolifi c ra’s are Hungarian. But it’s a marriage made author. in cooking heaven. The food editor of Ami Magazine, and co-author with Leah Schapira of “Secret Res- No-Bake Fudge Biscotti taurant Recipes” and “Passover Made Easy,” Yields 20 servings among others, demonstrated several dishes Dwek began with No-Bake Fudge Bis- to whip up for Pesach at Grand and Essex in cotti, a delicious concoction rolled and Bergenfi eld, and told entertaining anecdotes shaped like biscotti but mainly a combi- while cooking. This was her fi rst appearance nation of heavenly chocolate melted with in Bergen County and she was surprised at marshmallow and then mixed with nuts. the plethora of restaurants. She noted that Perfect for calming an “OMG I need anoth- usually it is the areas without kosher restau- er dessert quickly” panic attack: rants where women are the best cooks. Ingredients: Dwek said she virtually moves into • 3 tablespoons butter or oil Schapira’s house when they do a photo • 1 (8-ounce) bag of marshmallows shoot and have opposite tastes in cook- • 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, ing supplies: Dwek likes to use pyrex pans, chopped, or chocolate chips sturdy oven mitts and inexpensive knives • 1 ½ cups pecans, toasted about 5 minutes Directions: • Grease a piece of parchment paper Victoria Dwek garnishes Pesach fl atbread with pulled brisket. CREDIT: BRACHA SCHWARTZ with nonstick cook- • Pour mixture onto prepared parch- • Mix to combine. Add egg and almond ing spray. Have anoth- ment paper and shape into a biscotti-style milk and combine until ingredients come er piece of parchment log. Use a second piece of greased parch- together and have the texture of real piz- paper handy. ment paper or greased gloves (with spray or za dough. • Melt butter or oil) to help you, as the mixture will be hot. • Press dough into a circle (for pizza) heat oil in a nonstick • Let biscotti set at room temperature or or rectangle (for fl atbreads). You can also frying pan. Add marsh- in the freezer. When fi rm, cut into strips. shape it into mini doughs for an appetizer. mallows and cook un- • Par bake for 10 minutes. Add desired top- til marshmallows are Pesach Pizza Dough or Flatbread pings and bake for an additional 10 minutes. melted, watching care- Dwek’s Pesach pizza dough can be used Dwek holds a B.A. from New York Univer- fully and stirring so as the base for a variety of meat or dairy fi ll- sity and an M.F.A. in creative writing from they don’t burn. ings, and can be shaped into appetizer siz- Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Deal, • Add chocolate es, a large circle or rectangle. At the demo, New Jersey, with her husband and children. and stir until melt- she used it as a base for ed. Remove from heat pulled brisket. No-Bake Fudge Biscotti CREDIT: BRACHA SCHWARTZ and stir in pecans. 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tude in our own lives is by journaling. Sim- Psychology of the Seder: How Sipur Yetziat ply write down a few things we are grateful for. This can be once a week, every few days, Mitzrayim Can Keep You Happy All Year or every day. We can also express our gratitude for those things to God by mentioning By Dr. Bin Goldman gy, we can understand why they work. Pos- Gemara tells us that a people must see them- in our tefi lah. If that’s not your thing, then itive psychology is a fi eld that focuses on selves as if they are presently leaving Egypt. try paying more attention to things other The Pesach seder how ordinary people can become happier When we use all of the visual and gustatory people do that you take for granted and go has helped to sustain and more fulfi lled. Researchers in the fi eld aids, we are helping to make our commem- out of your way to acknowledge them. our faith and reinforce have identifi ed a number of things that hap- oration of that incredible event more vivid our identity through- pier people do that contribute to their being and more real, and consequently more pow- Sharing Positive Experiences out the ages. Much of happy. They found that if other people do erful and uplifting of an experience. In our When things are tough, it’s nice to be that has to do with the more of those things, they will also experi- own lives, we can practice this by making able to tell someone about it. But sharing deliberate way that Chazal, our sages, set ence a boost in positive emotions and well- time to remember positive events, focusing the good things that happen to us can give the seder up, being. As it turns out, our three uplifting fea- on as many details as possible, or using ob- us a boost of positive emotions. Dr. Nathan The three seder features we will look at tures of the seder each utilize one of those jects or pictures from the events. Going for- Lambert found that the more a person all serve the same basic purpose: to enhance happiness-boosting techniques. ward, we can try to make positive events talks about the good things that are hap- the sipur, the telling of the story of yetziat more memorable by being mindful as they pening to the people they are close with, Mitzrayim, the exodus. We can understand Reminiscing are happening (i.e., not experiencing them the happier they feel and the more satis- what that storytelling entails by contrast- Studies found that reminiscing about through a camera lens and a phone screen). fi ed they are with life. Even within one paring it with the everyday mitzvah to simply past events in one’s life helps people in a ticular day the more someone shares their remember the exodus (zechira). All a person number of ways. It helps people to savor Gratitude happiness with someone else, the happi- has to do to fulfi ll that mitzvah of zechira is positive moments, increase self-esteem and Gratitude and happiness are closely con- er and more satisfi ed they will be on that think for a moment about yetziat Mitzray- overcome struggles in the present. Remi- nected. Dr. Robert Emmons demonstrat- day. In addition, when people shared posi- im. However, the storytelling (sipur) we are niscing also helps people to create a cohe- ed that performing even small acts of grat- tive things with someone else, and the oth- commanded to do at the seder is an entire- sive sense of identity. Unlike remembering, itude can have signifi cant impact on the er person listened with interest or excite- ly different matter. Chazal built a few things reminiscing is active, and it is often done person’s emotional and physical well-be- ment, that also improved the relationship into the seder to make it a story fi tting of the together with other people. When college ing. Gratitude makes people more optimis- between those people. night of Pesach. At the seder, we relive the students, for example, takes pictures and tic and happier, and improves our ability to If we can see ourselves leaving Egypt on exodus. We imagine ourselves leaving Egypt other items with them to put in their dorm connect with others. Gratitude also makes the seder night, as we are meant to, and the and tell our families about it. We make it viv- rooms, those things help them to adjust us more altruistic and it decreases material- story we tell is our own story, then the en- id with props like matzah and marror, and to the new environment by helping them ism and envy. tire seder can give us that same boost and we express our thanks to Hashem for all reminisce more clearly about their positive At the seder, the climax of sipur yetzi- make the seder even more uplifting. In our that he’s done for us. memories from home. at mitzrayim is the hallel before and after own lives, this is simple to do. You don’t If you’ve been to a Seder before, you Reminiscing is most effective when shulchan orech. There, after describing all have to brag or be insensitive, but don’t keep know that each one of those features helps it’s done vividly, by focusing deeply on the the good Hashem did for us, we turn to your joy to yourself. This doesn’t have to be make the seder uplifting. With the help of events, or by using props like mementos. Him directly and express our gratitude to research from the fi eld of positive psycholo- This is exactly what we do at the seder. The him. One way to increase the level of grati-  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 83 THE FAMILY LINK It Ain’t Necessarily So By Sariva Sklar, CFC by. There were many activities for families names were Kathleen, Mary, Maggie and repair job to an apartment on the block of to enjoy, such as volleyball, kickball, shuf- Stacy. The entire family was blonde with Yeshiva University. He was quite delighted There are times we fl eboard, an indoor swimming pool and sparkling blue eyes. My daughter was to share that he noticed the “bachurim” at can all think of when miniature golf. The arcade, facilities and ac- making small talk with the mother, who the yeshiva were “frum” guys, and that he we misjudged a per- tivity schedule kept our widely age-ranged leaned in and asked, “Your skirt is Kosher always thought that the boys who attend- son, a group of people, family entertained from morning until bed- Casual, right?” Needless to say, my daugh- ed YU were not religious at all. He said he or gave an inaccurate time. Our family took top prize in a riotous ter was a bit surprised, but told the wom- really didn’t know why he had that im- assessment related to a preconceived no- game of “Minute to Win It” led by the activ- an that she knew that Kosher Casual had pression, and admitted that he never re- tion. And then there are times, few and far ities director, who had some diffi culty with a similar skirt, but it was in fact made by ally gave YU any thought. He was so hap- between, when we are happy to have been the name we gave our team —“Ibbergeblib- another manufacturer. The woman then py to see the beautiful sight of young men wrong. These mistakes may have been be- bin”—the Yiddish word for leftovers, and complimented my daughter’s long-sleeved learning Torah, and was hoping to spend nign or dramatic. There may have been simply called us “The Leftovers,” which was T-shirt and inquired about where it was time with some of the guys he met who times when you misjudged your spouse, almost as funny as when he tried to say Ib- made and purchased. My daughter shared had invited him to come and visit in the child or friend, but keeping an open mind, bergeblibbin (maybe you had to be there to the information with the woman, and future. and learning from our own mistakes or appreciate it). then asked, “How do you know about Ko- “Ayin tov” literally means a “good eye.” misconceptions, can be growing experi- It was mostly cold and rainy, but the in- sher Casual? I didn’t know it was so well- Practically speaking, having an ayin tov ences. The following very positive exam- clement weather did nothing to dampen known outside the Jewish community.” means seeing the world with an upbeat ples illustrate these ideas, and may help our spirits because we were so busy hav- The woman said, “We are religious Catho- outlook and having positive impressions of you see life in a slightly different and ing fun all day. One of the activities was an lics and we always wear modest skirts and people, places and things. These outlooks more positive light: indoor kickball competition, in which my tops. Since the weather was so cold and and impressions become our mirror to the During Chol Hamoed Sukkot, we took grandson was excited to participate. While nasty, my husband said it would be alright world around us, and let people know that our kids and grandkids to a family resort in waiting for all the athletes to assemble, a if we wore baggy sweats. I’m really excited we are thinking good thoughts and have a the Poconos—nothing fancy, but we were family of six entered to gym. All the girls to have met you because I love fi nding out generous heart. Drawing people closer to us together. My brother’s family joined us, in this family were wearing baggy sweat- about clothing that covers the knees, el- using our ayin tov with open-mindedness and brought along a sukkah—“Have suk- pants and sweatshirts. We overheard the bows and collar bone.” Then she turned to can transform and enrich relationships. kah, will travel” is a family motto we live mother speaking to her children, whose her kids and said, “Kiki Riki, girls —don’t It also makes us feel younger, bringing us forget Kiki Riki. We‘ll buy some of those back to a time when we saw the world in a things is something that, according to tops as soon as we get home.” simpler, more pure light. Being invigorated Psychology of the Seder: How psychology researchers, can improve our A few years ago, I had an appliance in this way puts the spring back in our step, Sipur Yetziat Mitzrayim Can emotional well-being and life satisfaction. that was still within warranty which was and infuses our environment with positiv- Keep You Happy All Year If we are mindful and engaged in the sed- in need of repair. GE sent over a repair- ity. May we all see each other with an ayin  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE er, then those things will help make it an man who a Chasid from Rockland County. tov and an open heart. uplifting and meaningful experience that He told me that his appliance repair busi- about huge things. Finding the little things we can carry with us throughout the year. ness was an authorized GE repair compa- Sariva Sklar is a certifi ed family coach in Teaneck, to share can be part of the exercise. ny which was contracted to fi x my fridge. New Jersey. Sariva helps parents, children, couples The sipur yetziat Mitzrayim that we do Dr. Bin Goldman is a clinical psychologist with offi c- The man was well-spoken, neatly dressed and individuals reach their personal goals in a re- at the seder is an observance that includes es in Teaneck and on the Upper West Side. He is also in his black and white “levush,” shaven laxed setting, and provides social skills training for reminiscence, gratitude and sharing pos- Visiting Scholar and Clinical Psychology Supervisor at head and long payos, and got right down both children and adults. Sariva may be reached in itive experience. Each of those three Teachers College at Columbia University. to work on the fridge soon after he arrived. her offi ce (201-836-4227). He told me that recently he was sent on a

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BPT—Soft sand warms the soles of Rule 3: Opt for a city with variety. Rule 4: Be involved but Rule 5: Make gifts optional. your feet and the smell of sweet fl ow- Some people adore spending days on don’t micromanage. Guests spend more money to attend a ers fi ll the air. The salty mist of the ocean the beach or hours golfi ng while others Provide guests with important infor- destination wedding than a hometown af- kisses your cheeks while the laughter of crave visits to landmarks and amusement mation about the location, such as popu- fair. Be a gracious host and make gifts op- friends and family brings joy to the heart. parks. Consider what a location has to offer lar attractions, transportation specifi cs and tional. By allowing their presence to be This isn’t just an amazing vacation for beyond the ceremony. You’re giving guests amenity details. It is custom for the couple your wedding gift you’re showing good et- your loved ones, it’s your wedding day. a reason to splurge on a mini-vacation, so a to pay for one or more events in addition iquette and understanding. This thought- Images like this are inspiring more place like Myrtle Beach with more than 100 to the wedding celebration, so let guests ful gesture opens more funds to enjoy their brides than ever before to forego tradition- golf courses, plentiful shopping, 60 miles of know what you’ve planned. However, keep vacation to the fullest, which is what you al weddings made popular by their parents’ pristine coastline and lots of attractions for it to no more than one activity per day to wanted when selecting a group destination generation in exchange for dreamy, relax- kids means there’s something for everyone. allow time to explore as they please. wedding in the fi rst place. ing destination celebrations. It’s the ultimate way to customize a wedding, and often it’s more affordable than going the traditional route. “Once intimate affairs, destination weddings are no longer just for small groups,” said Cheryl Cox of Grand Strand Bridal As- sociation. “The most intriguing and prominent wedding trend of 2016 is couples ex- panding the guest list for their destination weddings to include people beyond immediate family.” The reason this trend is growing so A PREMIER VENUE & CATERING FOR ALL OCCASIONS rapidly is that it provides guests more than just the opportunity to see a loved one tie the knot. It really gives them a mi- Ambience • Elegance • French Service • Valet Parking Available ni-vacation that they’ll never forget. It’s a vacation with a purpose, and plenty of time for fun and activities are built into the experience. However, brides and grooms who want to embrace this growing trend have a few unique considerations. To ensure everyone has a great time, follow the fi ve golden rules of planning a destination wedding for big groups: Rule 1: Select an accessible location. You’ll get more RSVPs if you select a destination that is easy and affordable LARGE DANCE FLOOR for everyone to access. Consider air travel and drive times from guests’ locations. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a great example that is a four to eight hour drive from many Midwest cities, plus has an international airport, with plenty of nonstop fl ights from major cities. Further- more, a domestic locale like this means guests don’t have to worry about pass- ports and complicated travel logistics out of the country. Learn more at http:// www.visitmyrtlebeach.com/. Many local kosher caterers are also now equipped and available to cater wedding nationwide. Rule 2: Look for a myriad of lodging options. Getting a block of hotel rooms is a common practice, but go a step further to provide guests with a variety of lodging op- Fund Raisers • Weddings • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Corporate Events tions so they can pick what best suits their tastes and budget. Traditional hotel rooms, B&B style accommodations at historic plan- tations and even vacation home rental options let guests choose what makes them 401 W. Route 59, Monsey, NY 10952 most comfortable. Be sure to mention ac- Call 845-356-0000 or email [email protected] commodation info on your wedding web- www.atriumgrandballroom.com site and/or invitation.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 87 88 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SIMCHA LINK Shua Kessin Is the Life and Soul of Harmonics By JLNJ Staff his acoustic band. The band is managed by Moshe Antelis, a world-class renowned gui- He lives in Lakewood, but the stage is his tarist and bassist in his own right, who also second home. He’s been performing for al- joins Shua on guitar. most 15 years, touring the world, lighting up “Harmonics is the only one of its kind; concerts, playing and sing- a Jewish contemporary ing his heart out to the tune acoustic band,” Kessin ex- of cheering fans. You know plained. The band’s sound him as a performer extraor- is classic and heartfelt, a dinaire. To his patients in the mixture of kumzitz and OR, he’s that nice, empathet- soul. All members of the ic RN who hums as he works. band sing backup vocals And to his bandmates, as well, adding a beautiful, he’s Shua, the life and soul of Shua Kessin harmonious sound to the Harmonics. CREDIT: SHMULIPHOTO.WORDPRESS.COM performances. It’s been quite a journey for the young fa- Kessin himself plays several instruments, ther of four. He started off as the “kid who the harmonica being only one of them. The sings well,” jumping onto stage at the be- other band members play guitar, violin, bass hest of professional singers, pumping up and percussion/drums. family semachot, singing for ill children and The most noteworthy attribute the band other “just because” performing. Then the possesses, aside from their unbridled talent, gigs started pouring in, and he traveled the is their ability to read a room and connect world, performed at semachot, davened for with it. They know when to play softly on the Yamim Nora’im and still lit up the dark the side, when to pump up the music and world of sick children with his singing. when to get a crowd on its feet. Their music is versatile and fl uid, appealing to anyone and everyone. This is un- doubtedly attributed to Shua’s natural cha- risma, his ability to connect with a room of people, to make lifelong friends within minutes, and to leave everyone feeling uplifted and inspired through song. “Kind of like a modern-day Shlomo Carlebach,” a fan joked. And like Carlebach, the band uses music Shua Kessin and the Harmonics more for passion than profi t. Each one has a CREDIT: YOUTUBE.COM profession, a day job, but at night—or when- He toured Europe alongside Rav Pay- ever they’re jamming—they meld into their sach Krohn, lending a moving musical inter- own little Harmonics family. lude to the emotional trips. He performed They don’t only play Kessin originals; at Shabbat celebrations, Yom Tov and Chol they love to take an old classic or a new hit Hamoed events and concerts, sang for multi- and put a little extra oomph into the sound. ple organizations for cholim, and performed Their viral music video, “Shir Lamaalot,” was for special and ill children. originally composed by the talented Yosef Shua performed with many big names Karduner. But Shua had fun putting his own including Avraham Fried, MBD and oth- touches on the song, turning something al- ers. When Avraham Fried canceled a perfor- ready wonderful into his own creation. mance at Camp HASC, Shua ably fi lled in, The group travels together, singing, per- putting on an inspiring performance. forming and fi lling hearts with the sound The composer of hundreds of songs, of music. The band also gears their sound to Shua has continued his musical exploits by match any need; whether for a Litvishe bar embarking on a project to produce his fi rst mitzvah, a Chassidishe sheva brachos, or a Se- debut solo album titled “Lo Lihityaeish.” The phardic bat mitzvah—you order, they deliver. album was a smashing hit and sold thou- If you want to make your next event un- sands worldwide. His songs have received forgettable, call the Harmonics and prepare high praise from some of the best-known to be uplifted, inspired and changed. Jewish music composers and arrangers, in- The band can be reached at www.harmon- cluding Yossi Green and Yisroel Lamm. icsband.com or [email protected]. To Today, he’s decided to channel his tal- reach Kessin directly, visit www.shuakessin. ents and passion for song and music into com or call 347.865.7700.

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The children of The Lauren Elise Bier Nursery School at Congregation AABJ&D are getting an in- All of the Buds and kindergarten students enjoyed learning about matzah baking and teractive experience while preparing for Pesach. made their very own matzah this week. They smelled, touched and tasted many of the unique items found on the Seder Plate. Upperclassmen Join Moriah LPS Students Explore the Ten Makkot K for Pesach Activities

The Moriah School kindergarten and fi fth grade buddies partner up for a monthly get Lubavitch on the Palisades Preschool stu- (fruit punch), jumping like frogs, dancing in together focusing on a Pesach. dents went on a fun-fi lled adventure to Egypt the dark with glow sticks and eating “wild” where they experienced the ten Makkot in a animal crackers. After reenacting the ten hands-on way. Some of the activities the chil- Makkot, the “water” parted for them and they RYNJ Preschool Students dren enjoyed included drinking red water followed Moshe on their way to freedom. Craft Pesach Projects TABC Readies Talmidim for Pesach The Gemara in Pesachim instructs us to be shoalin b’hilchot Pesach kodem haPesach. TABC engaged in several venues of learning in order to prepare its talmidim for Pesach. The fi rst was a night of parent-son learning. After enjoying dinner together, students and their parents moved on to the Beit Midrash, where they prepared meko- rot and heard a shiur by Rabbi Nosson Rich. Matzah Factory Comes to LPS Next, once a talmid, always a talmid. Throughout the week leading up to Pesach, TABC students learn with their fathers in Lubavitch on the Palisades Pre- there were daily shiurim for alumni given preparation for Pesach. school children prepared for Pesach by the TABC rebbeim on Pesach topics. kumzitz. Halacha dictates that one should by baking their very own matzahs. Finally, the last day of classes is sched- have the taste of the afi koman as the fi - They took kernels off of stalks of uled to conclude with late night learning. nal taste of the seder night. The students wheat and ground the kernels into Throughout the night, both current talmi- of TABC will surely have the sweet taste of fl our. They added water and with dim and alumni, will hear shiurim from the the Torah they learned remaining in their only 18 minutes until baking time, TABC rebbeim, culminating in a communal mouths throughout the Chag. they kneaded and rolled the dough into round, fl at circles, poked holes and baked the matzahs. The delicious smell of matzah permeated Boys at Yeshiva RSR the entire school. Hirsch (Breuers) Learn About Korban Pesach Teaneck Chabad Preschool is Abuzz With Pre-Pesach Activities

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Students with staff ers of New York Congressman Steve Israel. Seniors take a group photo outside Capitol Hill. half of Israel when they met with congres- our seniors as they take an active role in ad- for Israel with politicians,” said Talya Ko- Frisch Seniors Visit Capitol Hill for sional aides and other political staffers. vocating for the Jewish state.” rnbluth ’16, who knows a little something Annual Israel Advocacy Mission “What makes the Frisch mission to Students rehearsed their presentations about politics as the daughter of Ora Ko-  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 Washington unique is how central the stu- with faculty members before the mission, rnbluth, a councilwoman from Bergen- Rabbi Sher prepares students for weeks pri- dents’ involvement is to its success,” ex- and refi ned their conversations and tactics fi eld, New Jersey. “I met with Georgia Sen- or to the trip by delivering daily lessons to ed- plained Rabbi Sher. “The students are the based on the feedback. ator Isakson’s aide, Ally White and Utah ucate them on specifi c issues for which they ones who schedule the appointments with The group left early on Tuesday morn- Congressman Chris Stewart’s aide, Gordon will be advocating. These issues included urg- the staffers [of] Congress members, and, af- ing, spent the day on Capitol Hill, enjoyed Larsen, who were both very receptive to ing Congress to approve foreign assistance ter learning about the issues, they undergo a barbecue dinner at the University of Mar- hearing what I had to say on the Iran deal. for Israel; passing the Combating BDS Act of their own research and craft their own spe- yland’s Hillel house—where some Frisch This trip was a great springboard for the 2016; and ensuring Iran keeps to its end of the cifi c talking points. In groups of 10-12 stu- alumni stopped by to say hello—and re- kind of advocacy many of my peers will recent U.S.-Iran deal. dents, they visit the congressional offi ces turned late that night. have to do on behalf of Israel on college Students arrived in Washington ready to present these issues without a faculty “It was really wonderful for me and my campuses. I’m grateful to Frisch for pre- to speak powerfully and eloquently on be- chaperone. This is an empowering trip for friends to take ownership of advocating paring all of us in this critical way.” MTA Juniors and Parents RYNJ Middle School Attend College Night Boys Spread Song and By Ari Englander The program was held in Furst Hall and featured opening remarks by Rabbi Taubes, Smiles Before Pesach Last week, Yeshiva University High an introduction about the MTA College School for Boys (MTA) juniors and their par- Guidance Department by Rabbi Brownstein ents had the opportunity to attend MTA’s and an introduction to the college applica- annual College Night, at which representation process by Mr. Sragow. Next, Mr. Jona- tives of several colleges were present to dis- than Schwab, Associate Director of Universi- cuss their respective schools with the stu- ty Housing and Residence Life at YU, former dents and answer their questions. Admissions Counselor and founder of The College Edge, gave a very informative presentation entitled, “Why and How to Write a Killer Essay.” For the next hour, students In preparation for Pesach, RYNJ Mid- sang Pesach songs, played bingo, explained and parents were able to peruse the various dle School boys are on a chesed tour in or- some of the elements of the Pesach Sed- booths of represented colleges, asking ques- der to bring smiles and song to several as- er and they even played fl oor hockey with tions and learning information about each sisted living facilities in the area. This past their hosts at the JCC. There were stops at one. The colleges that were represented in- week, RYNJ students visited the JCC on the Daughters of Miriam and the Hebrew clude University of Chicago, Columbia Uni- the Palisades and brought warmth to The Home in Riverdale, bringing RYNJ energy versity, John Jay, Kingsborough, Maryland, Jewish Home at Rockleigh. RYNJ students and Pesach spirit along the way. Princeton, Queens College, University of Tel Aviv, YU and YU Honors. Mr. Sragow and Rabbi Brownstein put Pesach Preparations Are in in time and effort to organized the event. Full Swing at Yeshivat He’Atid Ben Porat Yosef Students Perform ‘Willy Wonka Kids’ On Sunday, April 3, the Ben Porat Yosef drama club, under the direction of Rebecca Lopkin of Envision Theater, gave two stunning and spirited performances of the musical, “Willy Wonka Kids,” to a packed house.

All of the students at Yeshivat He’Atid have tana and the order of the Seder, along with been hard at work preparing for Pesach. Pre-K what each segment is about. Kitah Gimmel was busy creating pillowcases and other fab- students each selected a part of the Seder and ulous Pesach projects for the Seder. Kinder- prepared divrei torah on the topic to share garten students put the ﬁ nishing touches on with each other. Kitah Dalet learned the dif- their handmade Haggadot. Kitah Aleph pre- ferent types of kiddush recited this year at sented a Pesach puppet show, entirely b’Ivrit. the Seder. The students identiﬁ ed parts of the Kitah Bet succeeded in memorizing Ma Nish- kiddush that speak about Pesach.

94 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SCHOOLS Frisch Evening of the Arts TABC’s Matmidim Program Showcases Students’ Talents Ends the Year Strong TABC’s Matmidim program, a volun- tary daily shiur and chavrusa time for seniors, gives talmidim an additional opportunity to learn gemara on a high level. The program, led by Rav Sariel Malitzky, is intended to further prepare the talmidim for the highest caliber yeshivot in Israel. The 18 members of Matmidim are made up of students from different levels of learning com- Frisch’s annual Evening of the Arts was dents’ innovative artwork across a varie- ing together to grow in their learning and a beautiful display of the students’ creativ- ty of mediums including sculpture, paint- connection to Hashem. ity, talent and unity as they performed mu- ing, 3D design, textile design, fashion and While every day in the shiur is special, sic and exhibited their artwork to parents, photography. There was even an augment- the year ended with two unique events, faculty, classmates and members of the ed reality feature which invited onlookers both of which were intended to expand greater Frisch community. to scan a picture of the artwork in order to the student’s Torah horizons. The fi rst was The evening kicked off with a perfor- view time-lapse videos of art projects from a day of visiting local Torah institutions, mance ensemble paying tribute to the mu- start to fi nish. beginning with Yeshiva University. There The second end-of-year program was sic of the ’70s, followed by the Frisch choir Frisch students regularly tap into their they learned in the beit midrash, heard a the Matmidim shabbaton at Rabbi Malitz- singing Hebrew songs directed by Mr. Josh inner artists, fi nd their passions and create shmooze from SBMP Mashgiach Ruchani ky’s home in Passaic. The talmidim went to Ehrlich and the jazz ensemble directed by magical things. Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bill, Mrs. Rav Ciment and a shiur from Rav Rosens- different shuls in the area for each of the Mr. Steve Bill. Next, Mrs. Ahuva Mantell, Mantell and Mira Levy offer inspiration- weig, one of YU’s preeminent Roshei tefi lot and gained insight into the diversity Frisch’s Director of Visual Arts, invited the al teaching and guidance to the Frisch stu- HaYeshiva. of the community. Over the course of Shab- audience to a gallery walk showcasing students throughout the year. The group then visited the Telshe ye- bos the boys heard from various speakers, shiva in Riverdale and heard from Rav Aus- including Rav Pesach Skulnick of Heichal band, the Rosh HaYeshiva. Hatorah and TABC’s own Rabbi Scott Freid- Noam Fourth Grade Boys Finally, they heard a shiur from SAR man. It was a Shabbat full of learning and high school’s principal (and TABC parent) very lively zemirot, a perfect culmination Use Ivrit to ‘Spot It’ Rav Harczstark. of another year of inspiring talmud Torah. Rabbi Yaakov Nadler and Rabbi Yehonatan Shatz, Yavneh Academy Students fourth grade rebbeim at Ye- shivat Noam, custom de- Recreate Beit HaMikdash signed the game “Spot It” for the fourth grade boys. The Using 3D Printing students were speaking in Ivrit; once they “spotted it,” This year, something incredible is cad. Only then could they they earned tickets for writ- taking place in the technology lab of submit their 3D designs to ing a sentence in Hebrew Yavneh Academy. It all began last year the teachers, who would using the word. The class- when the tech department opened a print them. It started with room was full of students MakerSpace lab. A MakerSpace lab is a just a few students, but as fulling engaged in conversa- place where students can create, exper- word spread, the tech lab tional Hebrew while having iment, tinker and explore. While one was inundated with stu- a fabulous time. of the goals of the MakerSpace is to en- dents anxious to learn. hance classroom learning, it very quick- They were soon printing ly became a popular recess destination creations such as tools, Bruriah Annual Historia Trip for students, so much so, in fact, that toys and action fi gures. the room was often fi lled to capacity with Mrs. Hirschhorn then had another idea. Leaves Strong Impression exuberant middle school students. Mrs. Li- Many of the sixth graders were learning chtiger, Director of Educational Technology, about the Beit HaMikdash in Judaic stud- The Bruriah High School division of the Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Flatbush, New and Mrs. Hirschhorn, Technology Integrator, ies. How cool would it be to recreate dif- Jewish Educational Center is renowned for Square and Midtown Manhattan to hear ferent aspects of the Beit HaMikdash in a plethora of annual activities and events. from representatives of these communities. 3D? The students had to research an item Among the most popular and board-reach- This year, the girls met representatives of the Beit HaMikdash, design it, and sub- ing are the annual Mother-Daughter musical from Satmar, Skver, Stern College, Touro mit a “caption” that explained what the ob- performance, chesed and other grade-level and the Syrian community among others, ject was and what it was used for in the trips and Team Appreciation Night. One of and learned what unites us as Jews even Beit HaMikdash. These students were com- though in practice some of us might look ing to the tech lab during their free time or act a differently. to work on this project. Mrs. Lichtiger and One student summed up her experi- Mrs. Hirschhorn expect most of the fi x- ence this way, “What really spoke to me and tures, kaylim and other aspects of the Beit something that I wasn’t aware of before this Hamikdash to be completed and on display trip was the fact that no matter what path were delighted by the energy these students in the tech lab by Pesach. you are on in Judaism, we all have the same displayed, but felt that they could use a fo- goal which is to be the best eved Hashem cus. That’s when the idea light bulb went off. we can be, and there are so many different Thanks to a generous donor, Yavneh paths one can choose to go on in order to Academy was the recipient of a Makerbot achieve that goal. We can learn from the Mini 3D printer. Mrs. Lichtiger and Mrs. tremendous acts of chesed and kindness Hirschhorn asked the students if they were Bruriah students visit the Children’s Museum that go on in the chassidish communities. willing to teach themselves how to print in Crown Heights. This trip has not only opened my eyes and in 3D. To use the printer, students fi rst had the highlights, if not the highlight, of junior my mind to look at other Jews in a more to be taught CADD, Computer Aided De- year for every Bruriah student is the Jewish positive light and make me have more re- sign and Drafting. There are many CADD History trip, a two-day overnight experience spect, but it also made me feel tremendous programs and websites available, but af- that exposes Bruriah’s juniors to life on the pride and comfort in being a Jew.” ter much research Mrs. Lichtiger and Mrs. Nothing is more moving to a teacher spectrum of Jewish Orthodoxy. The experience culminated with a spe- Hirschhorn decided to use Tinkercad. They than to have students who are enthusias- On the trip, students gain insights into cial visit with the renowned Rabbi Paysach then challenged the students who chose to tic about learning. To have students give up the Chassidish, Torah Umadda, Yeshivish, Krohn, who gave a powerful lecture on spend recess in the lab to use online tutori- their recess and free periods to devote to Modern and Sephardic worlds by visiting “Choosing the Right Derech for You.” als to teach themselves how to use Tinker- this project was extraordinary.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 95 SCHOOLS Centennial Course Interviews New Digital Initiative Prominent MTA Alumni Introduced at Yeshivat He’Atid By Mendel Weintraub After months of preparations we were Yeshivat He’Atid fourth lows teachers to assign text honored to fi nally meet, interview and graders are now signed up sets on specifi c topics that As Yeshiva University High School for fi lm some of our esteemed alumni includ- for NEWSELA, a digital li- relate to the science and so- Boys (MTA) nears the school’s historic 100th ing Professor Leo Taubes ‘51, father of our brary of news articles that cial studies topics covered year, seven MTA seniors—Eli Kahn, Yosef very own Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Michael updates every day. NEWSE- in class. Students also take Kurlantzick, Shanan Miller, Avi Rothwachs, Taubes ‘76; Bernard Rothwachs BTA ‘54, LA is a leading partner in short multiple choice quiz- David Schmidt, Shimmy So- many blended learning zes after reading each article col and Mendel Weintraub— schools for fourth grade and can complete custom- are documenting the history of and above. The program is izable writing assignments. YUHSB as part of the elective common core aligned and The teacher can review and course “TA 100-Covering a Cen- provides students with ar- assess each student’s indi- tury at MTA: 100 Years of Mem- ticles at fi ve different Lexile levels in cat- vidual reading level, performance on quiz- ories.” egories such as social studies, science and zes and mastery of specifi c common core TA 100 is a unique course technology. The Pro Edition being used al- standards in language arts. that combines sessions on American and New York Jew- ish history as background infor- Moriah Eighth Grade mation, learning documentary fi lmmaking tools to prepare for conduct- grandfather of our own Avi Rothwachs ‘16; Girls Transform Rashi ing interviews with MTA alumni and com- and Professor Alan Dershowitz BTA ‘55. We piling an oral history documentary fi lm to asked questions about their life in our high be presented for the 100th anniversary of school, about their education, about their for Younger Students our yeshiva. pranks, about their activism in the Jewish As part of our preparation, we had the world, about their message to us and last- privilege of meeting with Sarah Ben Tzvi, ly about their wishes for MTA as it embarks the editor of the Israeli magazine Segula, Is- on the next 100 years. rael’s equivalent to the National Geograph- The mission has yet to be complet- ic Jewish History Magazine. ed, though. We have two more interviews The fi lmmaking component of the scheduled, and then comes the task of ed- course was taught by documentary fi lm- iting and producing the documentary. The maker Michael Puro, and included mock project will continue through next year interviews and sessions on videography— with more interviews and will culminate At Moriah, the eighth grade girls learned an important Rashi and were given an assign- sound, camera, lighting and fi lm editing— with the compilation of a book of alumni ment to identify the core message of Rashi and then write a children’s book giving over using professional fi lm editing programs. refl ections. that message through a story. With their newly authored books, the students visited two of the fi rst grade classes to read their books to the younger students. Noam General Studies Teachers Yavneh Students Win Work With Educational Math Tournament Consultant Cathy Bailey On Thursday, April 14, Yavneh Acade- my participated in a Math Masters Tourna- ment of Jewish day schools at Joseph Kush- ner Hebrew Academy in Livingston. The tournaments consisted of both individual and team questions. Yavneh placed fi rst overall in the competition of all schools. Yavneh students also placed fi rst, second and third in the individual competition. Ephraim Helfgot was fi rst place winner, David Kapelyan won second place and Ezra Bleiberg took third.

General Studies teachers from fi rst through fi fth grade are working closely with Cathy Bailey, a highly acclaimed educational consultant who specializes in developing writing Yavneh Learns Israeli Sports curricula. Through Google hangouts and in-person workshops, teachers have been working with Ms. Bailey to refl ect, improve and implement guidelines to meet the common from The Sports Rabbi core standards. Yavneh Academy Middle School stu- and Hapoel sports organizations, the rea- dents had the privilege of hearing from son for the change of Maccabi’s colors TABC College Bowl The Sports Rabbi, Josh Halickman. With from blue and white to blue and yellow, him, the students took a trip through important dates in Israeli sports history, Teams Succeed Israeli history via sports. They learned as well as becoming familiar with Israeli about the establishment of the Maccabi sports superstars.

TABC’s Junior Varsity College Bowl team won ﬁ rst place in a college bowl competition, and TABC’s Varsity College Bowl team won second place, after a tough loss in overtime.

96 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SCHOOLS A Smell of Matzah Is JEC Early Childhood in the Air at JEC Practices for Seder

JEC Yeshiva Early Childhood students excitedly gathered for their model seder this week. They were able to practice all the steps and songs of the Pesach Seder from Kadesh through Nirtza. The children are ready to participate this Pesach. The scent of Pesach was in the air as the hallways were permeated with the aroma of freshly baked matzahs last week. The JEC’s Yeshiva of Elizabeth students were treated to a special visit from the The Living Torah’s model matzah bakery. Students RPRY Students Participate learned about the careful process of making kosher matzah and had an opportunity to bake their own. in Model Seder RPRY Girls Bring the Pesach Story to Life Grade 5 girls at RPRY presented a dramatic reenactment of the story of the Jewish enslavement and redemption from ancient Egypt. The production included dramatic moments, RTMA Class song and dance. Morah Michal Falk directed, and of 2006 each girl played multi- th ple parts as actors, stage Holds 10 hands, prop coordinators and set designers. This Reunion entertaining review of the Pesach story helped An RTMA Class of 2006 reunion was held on April 17 at The Doghouse in Teaneck. Over get the audience into the 20 RTMA alumni were in attendance with their spouses and enjoyed reminiscing about pre-Pesach mode. their years at RTMA. SPORTS Ma’ayanot Soccer Plays Hard By Jen Sanders then 2-2. Freshman Danit Forman thankful- fi rst period within two minutes of the SAR scored, Ma’ayanot answered back. Try ly snuck in a goal with 13 seconds left. The start, from sophomore Dafna Levine. Daf- to stay with me in this sequence of goals Ma’ayanot Junior Varsity Soccer played Rapids went into half-time 3-2. na was assisted in goals by rookie Esther scored: SAR scored two in 2 minutes, Lev- their second game of the season against SAR The second half was just equally sus- Avidan, while she scored 3 goals in the fi rst ine scored at the 10:07; SAR scores at 9:14, on Thursday, April 14. The last game at SAR penseful. SAR tied the score with a goal at half of the game. Junior, Aleeza Berkowitz Levine scores at 9:05; Berkowitz scores at they lost in overtime, so they were excited 10 minutes. Sophomore, Co-Captain, Kate scored from the defense with her power 8:36, Levine scores at 7:04. The score is 11-9 to fi nish the job. Weinberg had some clutch saves keeping it and precision. Rapids. The game was extremely tense. Coming tied through the rest of the 3rd and 4th peri- SAR did not lie down and take a loss. SAR scores at 3:47 making the fi nal score off of several injuries, the Rapids started out ods. They fought back with a new strategy. In the 11-10. the fi rst period with a direct kick from Peni- In overtime, these fairly matched teams second period, SAR scored 4 goals, coming The SAR goalie saved many attempted na Krischer from half court. SAR answered could not push past a tie score and the game back and balancing the score 6-4 at the half. goals from the Rapids aggressive offense. back in the same period with two goals in ended 3-3. Both teams fought hard in the second There was excellent defensive play from under 5 minutes. Now coming from behind, The varsity game proved just as excit- half. SAR knocked in two more goals along Michal Mizrahi, Chana Waintraub and So- the Rapids had to push themselves. Defend- ing. Starting out, the Rapids came out in with another from Avidan at the 5 minute phie Dubitsky. er and Co-Captain Krischer knocked in a full force with a 6-0 lead in the fi rst two mark. By the last period, the Rapids could The Rapids are grateful for the key save goal at the 5-minute mark. The score was periods. The initial two goals went in the not let up, they had come too far. Whatever from goalie Denny Tammam. RKYHS Hires Golf Coach, ««Mother’sMother’s DDayay Fields First-Ever Golf Team iiss rrapidlyapidly aapproaching.pproaching. Henry Gebel has been hired as RKYHS’ fi rst-ever golf coach. For the fi rst time, the school will have a boy’s golf team which will compete against several local yeshivas during the season. PPleaselease ssubmitubmit iideasdeas Gebel grew up in Morris Plains, New Jersey and recently retired after spending the last 30 years operating the Carson and Gebel Ribbon Compa- fforor tthehe JJLNJLNJ MMother’sother’s DDayay ny. He hopes to pass on his love for the game of golf to the next generation. “I’m very excited to be working with such a great group of students, and we’re off to a great start after our fi rst practice,” commented Gebel SSportstarportstar ooff tthehe WWeek.»eek.» after practice was held last week.

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In the fi rst half the Nina Eizikovitz–Links Residential team had 4 points from David MGBL Minute Elishis (6 for the game), 3 each from Koby Wolk (5 for game) and Eytan Kirschenbaum and Nets Capture MGBL 2 from Binyamin Wenger. The third quarter was back Grade 3/4 Title, Edging Nina and forth with Eytan Kirschen- baum scoring 12 of his game Eizikovitz–Links Residential high 21 points for Nina Eizik- ovitz–Links Residential team, The Nets defeated Nina Eizikovitz– 12 team high points). In the second peri- forcing the “big three” of Grun- Links Residential 40-36 in an exciting od, the Nets extended their lead to 9 points stein, Jutkowitz and Markovitz end to the Grade 3/4 season. The Nets at the break with scoring from fi ve differ- from the Nets to counter each led from start to fi nish but had to hold ent players. Josh Markovitz added 4 in the of his baskets. Jutkowitz and Markovitz that secured on after a furious comeback by the Nina second quarter (also having a team high 12 In the fourth period the Nina Eiziko- the Nets victory. David Grunstein was Eizikovitz–Links Residential team that points); David Grunstein added 4 points (10 vitz–Links Residential team made their named game MVP for his overall play came up just short. for the game) in the half, along with strong push, led again by Kirschenbaum with on both ends of the court. The coach- The Nets started strong jumping to a defense and great leadership at point guard help from Elishis, Wolk and Adam Lev- es, sponsors, parents/families and of 12-7 lead after the fi rst period thanks to a position; and Ethan Mauskopf and Zacha- ine. But they came up just short with course the boys made it a fulfi lling sea- quick start from Gilad Jutkowitz (6 of his ry Benson (4 for game) added 2. key 4th quarter baskets from Benson, son and an exciting fi nal game. Achdut Shines Through Superior (Paintball) Fire Power JLNJ Staff for some seriously fun paintball action at is much greater when the players feel they On Tuesday April 26 the games are for High Velocity Paintball, located in Coram, are working a solid game plan. Even if they men only ages 13 and up, while Wednesday Paintball... the thought conjures up Long Island. lose a game, at least they lose to a worthy April 27 will also be limited to ages 13 and images of face-masked weekend war- Eilon Even-Esh is a prior service Captain adversary. The better I coach, the more fun up but will be co-ed. riors leaping over obstacles and laying in the United States Marine Corps as well as the players have and the more friendships Even-Esh says, “There’s opportunity for down gelatinous cover fi re. It’s fun, ex- a veteran of the IDF, where he saw action in are made. I love it!” achdut between Jewish communities but hilarating and believe it or not, a tool for Southern Lebanon. Before and in between there’s also opportunity for achdut achdut. the games, the Captain will coach players on within the family. In our last paint- This Chol HaMoed Pesach on Tues- tactics and strategies from his very unique ball event that we ran during Chol day the 26 and Wednesday the 27, Cap- perspective. He says, “The event runs from HaMoed Sukkot, there were a few tain Even-Esh of Shomer360 is bringing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. so I don’t want the players father/son teams who came to play. together Jews from communities as var- to waste their time and paintballs by hiding Now with the co-ed day on Wednes- ied as Borough Park and Teaneck together and pretending to snipe. The camaraderie day there is a wonderful opportunity for fathers and daughters as well as mothers and sons to bond.” Tickets as well as transportation to and from the game from Teaneck can be bought at www. shomer360.com/store. Basketball Star Zack Rosen Brings Talents to New Jersey Runs Summer Basketball Camp For Middle School and High School Players The Zack Rosen Basketball Camp is back for its second year at Yeshivat Noam (70 West Century Road, Para- mus, New Jersey). The program is open COST: $699 COST: $599 to boys Entering Grades 5 through 12. There will be two sessions this summer, 8/23-8/26 and 8/29-9/1, the all star staff will include Rabbi Gary Beitler and Rabbi Jonathan Kessel. Zack Rosen is a New Jersey native, who had a standout career at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania where he fi n- ished as the storied program’s all-time leader in assists, third in scoring, and fi rst ever 3-time captain. In his senior season, he was Ivy League and Big 5 Player of the Year as well as an AP hon- orable-mention All-American. After college, Zack was invited to work out for a handful of NBA teams and landed with Six- he has learned playing on the court to his ers for the 2012 NBA Summer League.When life off the court. He fi rmly believes that a NBA was not a good fi t, he took his efforts person can attain tangible growth through overseas where he played in Ligat-Al, the the sport of basketball, and his mission, Israeli Super League, for three seasons. In through ZRBC, is to bring that growth to Israel, Zack won the 3-point contest two the campers. He wants young players to ac- years in a row. cess themselves, to discover who they are Zack has always seen the bigger pic- as people, and to take that self-discovery ture. He tries to apply all of the lessons that with them into all that they do.

98 April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SPORTS Gotham Burger Sportstar of the Week Zachary Greenberg

The Jewish Link of New Jersey and give up on becoming an ath- about it, but during the Je- What do you like to do when not playing Gotham Burger would like to recognize lete just because I was short. rusalem Marathon as I was sports? 17-year-old Zachary Greenberg as this week’s What is your pre-race rou- crossing the fi nish line, I I love playing Chess during my free time Sportstar of the Week. The TABC senior is a tine? heard on the loudspeak- and I try to play at least one game every day. member of the wrestling, track and chess I like to practice my er an Israeli announcer What is the best thing about being a teams. Last month Greenberg took his tal- breathing and jog in place saying Captain Zack Spar- Sportstar? ents to the Middle East and fi nished in fi rst so I can start to get into the row—my teammates and I Every shabbos I read the Gotham place for his age group in the Jerusalem mar- groove before the race be- started laughing hysterically Sports Star of the week article and I am athon. gins, and I like to give my- because we couldn’t believe amazed at the incredible talent that the Zack Yasher Koach on a great race! We’d self a pep talk to never stop they would actually say my people in our community possess and I like to ask you some questions about you and running because I know that name like that. It was defi - am honored to be recognized as part of your sports career. every minute faster could be nitely a great way to end off that great legacy since I never could have Who is your role model? the difference from winning and losing. such a diffi cult race. imagined that I would get the chance to My Gemara Rabbi, Rabbi Raphi Mandel- What is your earliest sport memory? What is your favorite sports memory? be a Sportstar, but hard work and persis- stam, because he encompasses two aspects In Camp Regesh there was a 50-yard dash When I was a sophomore, I got ran- tence always pays off and it’s an amazing which I strive to be like as both a great ben and I came in fi rst place and got my fi rst domly selected to take a half-court shot in feeling knowing that people appreciate Torah and also as a marathon runner. medal and ever since then I have been hun- front of the entire TABC during the open- the effort I have put in. Who is your favorite athlete? gry for more. ing night of the New Gym basketball game, The Gotham Burger Sportstar of the Mike Bibby because he was my favorite What is your funniest sports memory? and I swished the shot and the entire place Week will receive a $10 gift certifi cate to player on the Knicks and even though he I signed up for the Jerusalem Marathon went berserk and I won Nets tickets. I was Gotham Burger. Please send nominees for was a short basketball player, he was still re- for Yachad under the name Captain Zack in such disbelief that I couldn’t fall asleep next week’s Gotham Burger Sportstar of the ally good and he gave me inspiration to not Sparrow Greenberg, not thinking much until 4 a.m. …. Week to [email protected].

the event showed a great achdus The games were attended by hundreds all contributed to making this year’s MVP amongst all those who attended; of spectators including family, friends, All Star Day its best one yet. they were able to share experienc- and teammates. The experience was bas- This event is the kickoff for MVP Girls es both on and off the court. The ketball in a competitive, yet friendly and Basketball Camp 2016. Now entering its sense of team chemistry was also warm atmosphere. Several attendees even eighth successful year, MVP Girls Basket- apparent as evidenced by the high expressed the sentiment that it was so en- ball Camp is an Orthodox Jewish basket- level of play and unselﬁ sh team- joyable that they are already looking for- ball camp held in the magniﬁ cent setting work all day. ward to next year’s MVP All Star Day. MVP of Camp Seneca Lake. The session runs SAR High School was the perfect appreciates the generosity of SA, and their August 28 through August 31. For more in- venue for MVP All Star Day as it is Athletic Director Marty Berlin. Parents, formation visit www.senecalake.com and conveniently located near Carlos families, friends, players, refs and coaches click on the MVP link. and Gabby’s, Kosher Pizza Store and a Kosher Dunkin Donuts, as well as a Kosher supermarket, all right across the street. At halftime of each game, the MVP 3-Point Shootout (and sixth Sixth Grade Foul Shooting Champion, Kira Solomon, grade foul shooting) commenced. It Moriah. featured specialists, as selected by their respective coaches. Each Champi- What: Zack Rosen Basketball Camp MVP 2016 8th Annual Girls on received an MVP Trophy. Some of the All Star Day Who: contests came down to the very last shot. Boys Entering Grades 5–12 CONTINUED FROM P. 1  This is one of the most exciting competi- When: tions that take place in MVP Basketball August 23rd – August 26th (Session 1) colors of the defending NBA Champions, Camp. In addition, two MVPs from each August 29th – September 1st (Session 2) the Golden State Warriors. The teams were All Star Game (one from each team) were Where: comprised of players from the following awarded MVP trophies as well. Yeshivat Noam, 70 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ yeshivas: Yeshiva Har Torah, HALB, Magen 3-Point/Foul Shooting Champions: Staff includes: David, HAFTR, HANC, North Shore, Yeshi- 6th Grade: Kira Solomon, Moriah Rabbi Gary Beitler, Rabbi Jonathan Kessel Cost: va of Flatbush, Silverstein, Barkai, RYNJ, 7th/8th Grade: Emily Siri, HAFTR $399 / Session (includes lunch and ZRBC gear) ASHAR, Moriah, Ramaz, RPRY, Yavneh, Hes- High School Junior Varsity: Julia Mor- chel, Frisch, Kushner, SAR, Ma’ayanot, Bru- reale, Kushner riah, Westchester High School, Central and High School Varsity: Julia Reichel, Hillel. Coached by coaches from all the ye- Frisch shiva leagues, the games were extremely MVPS of Each of the All Star Games: competitive. 6th Grade: Yonina Felson, Yavneh; Sasha The blend of colors from the player’s re- Horowitz, NSHA spective school uniforms was a lively sight. 7th/ 8th Grade: Lillian Leventhal, Silver- The camaraderie and interaction stein; Sarah Oppenheim, HANC amongst players, family and friends was High School Junior Varsity: Sarah Lieb- memorable. Bringing together All Star erman, Frisch; Leora Itzkowitz, Central players from the “East” and the “West,” High School Varsity: Adina Rosenberg, Ma’ayanot; Sarah Horowitz, Yeshiva Of Flatbush ZRBC Coaches of the MVP All Star Teams: 6th Grade: Sandy Wass- Attitude on 3… er, North Shore; Jen Sanders, Yavneh My name is Zack Rosen and I’m excited to announce that coming off of a dynamic, uplifting, all-around unbelievable inaugural 7th, 8th Grade: Neil Weiner, experience last summer, ZRBC is back for two sessions this summer. Each session will be jam-packed with games, contests, HAFTR; Sandy Wasser, North EJ@ERE@Q=HEVA@OGEHHSKNGKQPO łHIOAOOEKJO REP=IEJO LNKIKRAO LNEVAO =J@IQ?DIKNA2OEJC>=OGAP>=HH=OPDAIA@EQI Shore we will internalize how to translate what we learn from playing the game on the court, to playing the real game, the game High School Junior Varsi- of life, off the court. Encouraging a teammate, sharing the ball, playing to your strengths, dealing with adversity, being coachable- it’s all there within the lines. The guys who join me at the end of the summer will improve in ways that they never ty: Rebecca Furer, Frisch; Jon thought possible and they will walk out of their ZRBC experience better players, and more importantly, better people. I’m Gabriel, Yeshiva Of Flatbush ecstatic for camp. I’m excited to coach. And I’m eager to help guys realize their potential. See you on the court! High School Varsity: Atara Pinsky, Ma’ayanot; Ilona Dia- To contact Zack, email [email protected] MVP Girls All Star Day. mond, Shalhevet To register, visit www.zackrosenbasketballcamp.com

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM April 21, 2016 • 13 Nissan, 5776 99 Yeshiva Middle School SPORTS STANDINGS Sports Association Boys 6th Grade Basketball Playoffs Girls Soccer Standings Boys JV Soccer Standings Boys V Softball Standings Playoffs Round 1 Team Wins Loss OTL Ties Winning Percentage West West Date Time Home Away Result SAR 7 0 0 0 1.000 Goal Goal Team Wins Loss Ties Winning Percentage Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties 04/13/2016 7:00 PM NOAM WDS NOAM (1) - WDS (0) KUSHNER 5 1 0 0 .833 Allowed Diff erential FRISCH 5 0 0 1.000 04/18/2016 7:00 PM MORIAH HILLEL NOAM 3 1 0 1 .750 TABC 12 6 0 0 0 10 40 TABC 2 1 0 .667 05/03/2016 6:45 PM SAR YAVNEH BPY 3 3 0 0 .500 SAR 8 4 2 0 0 33 3 HILLEL 2 2 0 .500 05/04/2016 5:45 PM RYNJ BPY YAVNEH 1 4 0 0 .200 FRISCH 5 2 4 0 1 36 -12 JEC 1 1 0 .500 MORIAH 0 2 0 1 .000 KUSHNER 3 130132-15 SAR 1 4 0 .200 Girls 6th Grade Basketball Playoffs RAMAZ 0 3 0 0 .000 MTA 0 3 0 .000 Playoffs Round 1 HILLEL 0 5 0 0 .000 Girls Varsity Soccer Standings Date Time Home Away West Boys JV Softball Standings 04/18/2016 7:00 PM YAVNEH HILLEL Metropolitan Yeshiva High Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties Goal Goal West 05/03/2016 6:00 PM MORIAH SAR Allowed Diff erential Team Wins Loss Ties Winning Percentage School Athletic League MA’AYANOT 1261002835 HILLEL 4 0 0 1.000 Girls Hockey Standings SAR 10 5 1 0 0 34 25 MTA 3 2 0 .600 Girls Hockey HILLEL 8 4 4 0 0 47 -15 Team Wins Loss OTL Ties Points FRISCH 2 2 0 .500 West FRISCH 5 2 2 0 1 28 -10 MAOR 1 1 0 .500 RAMAZ 5 1 0 0 15 KUSHNER 2 130034-13 YAVNEH 5 1 0 0 15 Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties TABC 2 3 0 .400 HESCHEL 12 6 0 0 0 BRURIAH 2 040231-12 JEC 1 2 0 .333 KUSHNER 4 0 0 0 12 ILAN 1 0 3 0 1 24 -10 MORIAH 3 4 0 0 9 KUSHNER 10 5 0 0 0 SAR 0 3 0 .000 SAR 2 3 0 0 6 MA’AYANOT 4 2 2 0 0 RPRY 2 4 0 0 6 FRISCH 3 1 2 1 0 Girls JV Soccer Standings Rabbi I Poleyeff Girls RAMAZ 2 1 5 0 0 WDS 1 4 1 0 4 West Softball Standings NOAM 0 4 0 0 0 WESTCHESTER 2 1 5 0 0 Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties Goal Goal West Allowed Diff erential Team Wins Loss Ties Winning Percentage Boys Soccer Standings Boys Varsity Soccer Standings SAR 11 5 1 0 1 14 21 SAR 3 0 0 1.000 CENTRAL 9 4 2 1 0 23 1 Division 1 West MA’AYANOT 2 0 0 1.000 FLATBUSH 8 4300231 FRISCH 2 1 0 .667 Team Wins Loss OTL Ties Winning Percentage Goal Goal FRISCH 6 3 3 0 0 14 2 Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties Allowed Diff erential HILLEL 3 2 0 .600 YAVNEH 6 0 0 0 1.000 MA’AYANOT 6 2111172 KUSHNER 10 5 1 0 0 16 27 BRURIAH 1 1 0 .500 NOAM 4 1 0 0 .800 KUSHNER 1 051036-27 KUSHNER 4 2 0 0 .667 TABC 8 4 2 0 0 21 20 HESCHEL 0 3 0 .000 MORIAH 3 2 0 0 .600 FRISCH 7 3 2 0 1 29 2 KUSHNER 0 4 0 .000 HILLEL 1 4 0 0 .200 JEC 5 2 2 0 1 33 -11 Boys Volleyball Standings JEC 0 4 0 0 .000 HILLEL 0 0 7 0 0 54 -38 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage THE BPY 0 5 0 0 .000 Central RAMAZ 5 0 1.000 JEWISH Goal Goal SAR 4 0 1.000 Please send LINK Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties Division 2 Allowed Diff erential DRS 5 1 .833 Team Wins Loss OTL Ties Winning Percentage SAR 14 7 0 0 0 26 43 FRISCH 3 2 .600 sports stories, photos RAMAZ 6 1 0 0 .857 MTA 12 6 1 0 0 24 35 KUSHNER 2 2 .500 SAR 5 0 0 0 1.000 RAMAZ 10 5 3 0 0 39 10 HAFTR 2 2 .500 and Sportstar ideas to WDS 2 5 0 0 .286 FLATBUSH 6 3 5 0 0 56 -11 FLATBUSH 2 5 .286 KINNERET 1 4 0 0 .200 YDE 5 2 5 1 0 61 -21 NORTH SHORE 2 5 .286 [email protected] PEDS 0 4 0 0 .000 MAGEN DAVID 0 0 8 0 0 69 -56 SSLI 0 8 .000 SPORTS SCENES

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Eric Wein Nina Eikovitz Real Estate Agent at Russo Real Estate Real Estate Agent at Links Residential 201-837-8800 • [email protected] 201-992-3600 • [email protected] Open Houses can be an excellent tool to help sellers gain more exposure. Some- Open Houses do allow buyers to tour a house with no pressure or times the only visitors you get are neighbors or curious people that just happen to commitment. Th ey don’t need an appointment and therefore gives be passing by but aren’t really in the market to make a purchase. Even if none of them the fl exibility to go at any point during the open house in a the visitors from the open house make the purchase, they may very well spread the more relaxed atmosphere. It also allows those who are “window word to a friend or family member that is looking for a home in the area. Th is can shopping” in the area to drive through a neighborhood and pop in ultimately lead to fi nding the right buyer to make a deal. if they are in the mood.

Steven Beman Catherine Olsen Real Estate Agent at Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood Real Estate Agent at Friedberg Properties & Associates 201-445-9400 • [email protected] 201-871-0800 • [email protected] Is there still a need for Open Houses? ... Th ere is still something to be said about An Open House is a tool, not to be overused, but a great way to bring human interaction that supersedes the computer age of split second information, in buyers or other realestated agents who didn’t see the house but their reading from a smart phone ... considering majority of communication is non buyer asks about the house. Remarks by visitors can have an additional verbal, identifying a clients needs with a nose to nose and toes to toes conversation imput be it price, problems, etc. Even if it is just neighbors they may is just as, if not more revealing, than a phone discussion or simply reading an know somebody or just make casual reference to the house and a buyer email or text message. is born.

Shmuel Shayowitz - President, Approved Funding - 201-833-0123 • [email protected] My special thanks to Eric Wein, Nina Eikovitz, Steven Beman and Catherine Olsen for their insights and perspectives. An open house with an open mind can be quite valuable for all sellers. Th e debate about Open Houses will remain, but what’s certain is that only with the help of a skilled real estate agent will buyers and sellers be given all the resources available to them to fully expose and explore a home,and to negotiate the best price possible.

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