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By Eytan Kobre By Shmuel Sackett War Veterans By Caroline Schumsky By Rabbi Dovid Hoffman By Cynthia Zalisky here is no shidduch cri- wo weeks ago I wrote ho cannot use a n the old cemetery in Kra- sis. an article in this news- mood booster, now kow, Poland, sits an un- T There, I said it. Tpaper that “a volcano t is a very tragic thing Wthat autumn winds Imarked grave with the fol- Now, calm down. It’s only was about to erupt,” and I that those brave men are blowing and nights are lowing words: “Here is buried partially true. Well, sort of. Let explained all about the ter- Iand women who have creeping up at, err..5 o’clock? the remains of an unknown me explain. ror that is growing daily in fought for our country in the Many of us hit a post-holiday man – Yagid alav rei’o (Let his Of course, there are many Jerusalem. I am sorry to state military do not get enough slump and need ways to sub- neighbor tell about him).” Ap-

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CONTINUED FROM P. 1 deaf and mute (Avos d’Rebbi Nosson 26; Kiddushin 70a). One should not look stellar young men and women who, re- for beauty, fi nancial gain, power, or in- grettably, have a dickens of a time fi nd- fl uence because such things easily can ing their life’s partner. I don’t question dissipate, or, as Rabbeinu Bachaye put not dependent upon a [transient] thing, mand. Again, values crisis. that this trend has reached crisis pro- it, “grow wings and fl y heavenward like will never cease” (Avos 5:19). Those with Most people do not hide their quest portions, nor do I downplay the plight an eagle” (Rabbeinu Bachaye, Bereishis even a smidgeon of life experience for superfi ciality; those who do are of the young men and women (and 24:3; see also Meiri, Mishlei 14:1). Indeed, know how true that last statement is. painfully transparent. Even such high- their heartsore parents) so affected. “Any love that is dependent upon on We know that superfi cial, transient minded attributes as “intelligence” and So why do I say there is no shidduch a [transient] thing vanishes with the attributes are not the ones to pursue, crisis? passing of that thing; any love that is yet they are in higher-than-ever de- CONTINUED ON P. 49 Because there is no shidduch crisis. It is a values crisis. What changed in the last generation or two to create the so-called shidduch crisis? Are more females being born? Is it because people are getting married too early or too late? Is the age gap between eligible boys and girls any wider than it was before? Of course not. It’s just that our values have changed—and not for the better. Eliezer’s search for a wife for Yitzchak teaches us to seek a spouse based on substance. Avraham sent Eliezer to wicked people to fi nd a wife for Yitzchak—but those wicked people possessed good character traits (Bereishis 24:3 and Kli Yakar and Rabbeinu Bachaye ad loc.). At every turn of his mission, Eliezer was focused on fi nding a woman who exhibited kindness, compassion, and character. In Rivka, of course, he found all these traits in ample supply. When Rivka fi nally met Yitzchak, “Yitzchak brought her into the tent of Sara, his mother”—that is, “he saw that her deeds were as righteous as those of Sara, his mother” (Bereishis 24:67 and Targum Onkelos ad loc.). Only then would he marry her. It is little wonder that some are ac- customed to read this Torah portion to a groom prior to his wedding (see e.g. Rabbeinu Bachya, Bereishis 24:1; Ritva, Yoma 70a; Abudraham, “Weddings”). For it reminds the groom of all the reasons—hopefully the right ones—he chose this woman to be his wife. These days, however, too many people are focused on all the wrong things. Money. Power. Appearances. Social standing. Those lacking these “qualities” seem to be the ones affected most acutely by the shidduch crisis. Coinci- dence? I think not. “One who marries for monetary benefi t will have children who do not act properly” (Kiddushin 70a), and one who marries a woman who is not proper for him transgresses fi ve prohibitions and is deemed to have made the world

Eytan Kobre is a lecturer, writer, and attorney, residing in Kew Gardens Hills with his wife and children. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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R’ David Algaze be found guilty of a crime is at literal translation of the Hebrew twenty years. Therefore, that at “ba bayamim,” which could be the age of 100 she was as at 20 translated as “advanced in age.” means that she was as guiltless However, the expression “coming at 100 as she had been at 20. The in days” helps us understand an- reckoning of her 20-year-old stage other dimension of life. Living is The Time Of Our Lives being as when she was seven not just letting time pass by, but means that her physical beauty rather it means to live each day “And the life of Sarah was one the age of a woman is recorded. years are not the period at the end was constant throughout her fully and to carry on the lessons hundred years and twenty years Apart from his explanation for this of her life but rather they represent life. This was evident from the of each day into the next and and seven years: the years of Sar- anomaly, we can see that a wom- the fi rst seven years from her birth story of her being kidnapped by into the next and so on till the ah’s life.” an’s vanity may not be something date. Similarly, the twenty years Abimelech on account of her rav- end of our time. He accumulat- (Beresheet 23:1) new after all. In this verse, the age represent not the years after 100 ishing looks. ed the achievements of each day “And Abraham was old and com- of Sarah is described in a strange but rather the fi rst 20 years of her This teaches us that each peri- until he reached his old age. The ing in days…” form. Instead of saying one hun- life. Rashi, quoting the Midrash od of a person’s life has its own righteous transform each day of (id. 24:1) dred twenty-seven years, as the (Beresheet Rabba 58:1) explains meaning, and each must be cher- their material lives into spiritual Torah normally puts it, in this case that each segment of her life was ished for the opportunities it accomplishments. n this parasha we encounter her age is split into the hundreds, for the fi rst time the concept the tens, and the single numbers, Iof old age and the death of namely one hundred years, and In this brief conversation I understood all the lessons of my life two righteous people who had twenty years, and seven years. lived full and meaningful lives. This peculiar style surely calls for Abraham and Sarah had both been an explanation. reckoned on its own. Sarah at presents. Our generation tends Nothing is more precious prolifi c in their service to G-d, and The recurrence of the word 100 years of age was as a twenty- to appreciate youth above all, than life and yet we allow it to the description of their lives con- “years” (shanah) after each num- year-old in respect to her sins, and and it discards old age as a sad be squandered and slip away. tains very valuable lessons on life, ber comes to emphasize that each at twenty she was as beautiful as burden to carry. The Torah’s view In fact, sometimes we even let old age, and the uses of time. segment is a different period in when she was seven. What is the is not so. On the contrary, we are time pass into nothing as when As Rav Hirsch points out, this her life. In other words, as Rav Eli- meaning of this division? told to honor the hoary head we say, “to kill time.” There is a is the only place in the Bible that yahu Mizrachi explains, the seven The age at which a person can and to give it respect. The hero story of a man who came into in the Jewish perspective is the a town, and as he passed by a zaken, the “elder,” and there is no cemetery he noticed that all the search for the fountain of eternal headstones showed that the ages youth as in other peoples’ myths. of the people buried there were Nevertheless, each period of life all very young. Shocked by this, must be appraised on its own. he inquired what illness had at- The opportunities afforded to tacked this town. The people of us in our youth usually do not the community explained that come later in life. The wisdom the people of the town lived as achieved in old age is the prod- long as anywhere else but that uct of experience and long life they had a custom of recording that cannot be reached by the only the time they spent serving young and the callow. Some Hashem, the prayer times, the To- people worship childhood and rah study, and all other mitzvot as youth for its blissful ignorance years of life. These are the years and long to return to that period truly lived. The Vilna Gaon kept in their lives. The Torah, on the a minute-by-minute record of any other hand, wants us to move al- time wasted away from studying ways forward, to give each age its Torah and wept bitterly over time due and to appreciate the devel- lost. opment of each time. Abraham and Sarah lived full That is the meaning of the lives, each day fi lled with mean- phrase at the end of this verse, ing and achievement. They did “the years of Sarah’s life.” Sarah not bemoan the loss of youth but lived every day; she lived in each rather experienced each stage in and every one of them and did life to its fullest capacity and took not waste her time. The poet with them to the next stage all Rudyard Kipling put this well in the wisdom and all the joy they his poem “If”: “If you can fi ll the had accumulated in the previous unforgiving minute with sixty stage. My grandson, always ea- seconds’ worth of distance run, ger to have a play partner, asked yours is the Earth and everything me once, “What would you rath- that’s in it.” Each moment is pre- er be, a child or a grandfather?” cious and each has its value if we I answered I preferred to be a only learn to give the time its due grandfather because otherwise I and worth. No day is unimport- would not have a grandson like ant, no time is valueless. Each him. In this brief conversation I day has its own challenges and understood all the lessons of my it gives us a new opportunity to life and the privilege that I had if I ascend spiritually. About Abra- would only learn from them and ham, the Torah tells us, “He was be able to carry them with me to old and coming in days.” The ex- the next stage until the last day of pression “coming in days” is the my life and beyond.

Rabbi David Algaze is the founder and Rav of Havurat Yisrael, Forest Hills. He is a noted public speaker and author and is the President of the international Committee for the Land of Israel.

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liezer, the faithful servant of Avra- she will answer, “Please drink, and I will ter into the house of Avraham. A woman to drink, and as the S’forno explains, ham, was charged with fi nding a give your camels to drink as well” – she who was so giving that she would go out he was astounded by her reaction. The Ewife for his son Yitzchak. Know- will be the one that You have proven to be of her way to help a complete stranger, speed with which she moved, the energy ing full well the gravity of his mission, he the wife for Yitzchak. even by offering to care for his camels, with which she ran to fi ll the jug of water also recognized its diffi culty. The wom- – it was amazing. A camel walking in the an he would choose was to be a partner desert can drink enough in one sitting to in creating the genetic transmission to Therefore, every situation in life is a test – a test to see last several days. Eliezer watched, mouth shape a nation; she was to be the mother agape, as Rivkah ran back and forth, refi ll- of the Jewish People. The issue was: how which part comes to the fore, which part gains control over me ing her jug time after time, until he and to fi nd her? Of the untold number of eli- his ten camels were sated. He knew that gible women, how would he determine he had found the right girl. So without which was the right one? Not a sign, but a test was the one to be the wife of Yitzchak. even asking her name, without inquiring The Torah tells us Eliezer’s system: Rashi explains that Eliezer wasn’t us- And that in fact is what happened. No into her family, he betrothed her to his And it will be that the maiden to whom ing an arbitrary sign; this was the deter- sooner did Eliezer get to the well than he master, to Yitzchak. I will say, “Please give me to drink,” and minant of the woman best suited to en- met Rivkah. He asked her for something Midos are but one part of the package The diffi culty with this Rashi is that Eliezer used one limited criterion to fi nd the perfect match for Yitzchak. Let’s grant that this woman had perfect midos and was truly a baalas chesed – that is but one part of the person. Eliezer didn’t ask her a word about her religious beliefs. Perhaps she was an idol worshiper like her father and her brother. She might well have been a “stargazer,” as were many people living at that time. It seems that Eliezer picked one limited focus to the exclusion of everything else, and in doing so, he took a great risk. The answer to this question lies in understanding the centrality of midos in our avodas Hashem. When Hashem created the human, He made us of two distinct parts. There is a part of me that is prepro- grammed to do everything that is good, right, and proper. There is a full half of me that only wants to be generous, magnanimous, and giving. This is my n’shamah, born of the highest elements in the cosmos. It yearns for a loving relationship with my Creator. And then there is another part of me: the nefesh ha’bahami. This part is the same living substance that occupies every animal in the world. It is made up of pure drives and instincts. It has no wisdom; it oper- ates out of passions, appetites, and hungers. And it cares about nothing other than fi lling those hungers. And so, the human is comprised of

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Born and bred in Kew Gardens Hills, R’ Benzion Shafier joined the Choftez Chaim Yeshiva after high school. Short- ly thereafter he got married and moved with his new family to Rochester, where he remained in for 12 years. R’ Shaﬁ er then moved to Monsey, NY, where he was a Rebbe in the new Chofetz Chaim branch there for three years. Upon the Rosh Yeshiva’s request, he stopped teaching to devote his time to running Tiferes Bnei Torah. R” Shaﬁ er, a happily married father of six children, currently resides in Monsey.

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As a result, he had to have his damaged way music to the next level. He arranged Deceased left amygdala, which helps to process a live music experiment with 11 subway emotions such as fear, anger, and pleas- performers at nine subway stations. Rus- State Legislator ure, and determine what memories are sian composer Lev Zhurbin, who also stored, removed. goes by the name Ljova, wrote a piece Headed For Re-Election When the patient recovered from sur- called “Signal Strength” for the musi- n incumbent Democratic state gery, he found that his previous intense cians to perform simultaneously thanks representative in Washington fear of spiders had completely disap- to the wonderful, free Wi-Fi at the se- Awas headed for a decisive re-elec- peared, and instead he started to fi nd lected stops. As seen in a YouTube video, tion victory last them “fascinating.” they fall ill to tick paralysis. Wednesday even But the patient developed a temporary The care for the winged babies is though he died aversion to music, which disappeared very similar to that of human babies. last week, results with time, according to research. They drink milk from a bottle, love to be indicate. Roger Dr. Medford said he believes the pho- swaddled in a blanket, and are bathed in Freeman, a fi rst- bia could have been cured while leav- a sink. After a bath, baby bats also have term representa- ing normal response fear intact because their fur combed. tive from Fed- humans have two different types of fear In addition to caring for babies, Tolga eral Way, a city response. also rehabilitates injured adults. Some between Seattle He said: “It’s like when you see a snake bats even come here to retire after a long and Tacoma, had and you jump back in alarm, but when career at a zoo. Here’s a travel tip: If you 53 percent of the you look back you realize it’s just a stick. fi nd yourself in Far North Queensland, the two-hour setup itself was impressive, vote, compared “That’s your quick panic response: it you can actually visit the little guys. as various musicians set up their instru- to 46.9 percent for his Republican chal- isn’t very accurate but it’s necessary for The hospital, which offers tours, ments along with a computer and head- lenger, Jack Dovey. Freeman, 48, died last basic survival. charges $18 for adults and $10 for kids. phones provided by the director. week after a battle with cancer. His death “Then there’s the more nuanced fear- Then Ljova conducted the 11 different came after ballots were mailed to Wash- appraisal which takes longer to process musicians remotely from New York City’s ington voters, where all voting is done by but is more accurate.” NYC Subway Performers Bryant Park using multiple laptops and mail. “This is extremely rare,” said Brian After removing the left amygdala, Dr. Skype. It took eight takes to get it right Zylstra, a spokesman for the secretary of Medford suggested that some of the neu- Collaborate To Form thanks to a few technical hiccups with state’s offi ce. “But there are protocols in ral pathways specifi c to this quick panic the Internet connections. place.” Once all ballots are fi nalized in response may have been eliminated. First ‘Wi-Fi Orchestra’ Folks on YouTube are blown away by coming weeks, if Freeman wins the vote, In turn, the parts of the amygdala re- iving in the Big Apple, you know the underground symphony, and one Democrats still will hold on to his seat sponsible for generalized fear could have that it’s not unusual to see great person dubbed it “NYC’s fi rst Wi-Fi or- in the state House of Representatives, remained intact. Lunderground performances in the chestra.” The full song has been posted Zylstra said. Democrats in Freeman’s dis- city’s subways stations. But director Chris to a Sound Cloud page for your listening trict, which spans two counties, will se- Shimojima wanted to take the art of sub- pleasure. lect three names for a temporary replace- Adorable ment and the King and Pierce County councils will vote to appoint one of Baby Bat Hospital Will those candidates to the seat for one year, according to state election rules. The seat Change the Way You would be on the ballot in 2015 to fi ll out Think About Bats the remainder of the two-year term, the rules say. Should the Republican candidate win, he will take the seat in Olympia at the start of the next legislative session. Brain Surgery Cures Man Of Arachnophobia - But Gives Him Temporary Hatred Of Music brain surgery patient was cured of arachnophobia following an oper- Aation but developed a temporary aversion to music. Dr. Nick Medford and medical student ver the years, bats have gotten Sophie Binks made the discovery in a a pretty bad rep. Halloween patient who had started having seizures Odoesn’t really help the cause ei- and was found to have swollen tissue in ther. Bats don’t conjure up cuddly images part of his brain. in your mind the way kittens and pup- pies always do — until now. The Tolga Bat Hospital in Australia is showing the tiny creatures in an adorable new light. The hospital rescues and releases hundreds of baby fruit bats each year, thanks in part to the volunteers who travel hundreds of miles to the nonprofi t center. About 300 bat pups are orphaned in the area annually, usually when their mother becomes too sick to feed them or

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media, with his opponents seeing it as into a trooper station in Tarrytown. Spanish Shepherds evidence of an increasingly authoritarian When troopers printed out the results A Mere 2 Million Rats nature. Smoking indoors is banned in of Desormes’ breathalyzer results, which Guide 2,000 Sheep public places in Turkey. “There is a penal- showed a blood alcohol level of 0.13 per- Make New York City Home ty for this!” Erdogan shouted, pointing to- cent - above the New York state legal limit Across Madrid wards the second fl oor of the cafe. “That of 0.08 percent - he grabbed the paper rude man, look at him. The President is printout and attempted to eat it, police telling him (not to smoke) but he is still said. Desormes was charged with driving continuing,” Erdogan told his aides as he while intoxicated, obstructing govern- continued a stroll through the neighbor- mental administration and criminal tam- hood of Esenler after a ceremony for gov- pering, all misdemeanor offenses. ernment buildings last Sunday. Smoking is far more widespread in Istanbul than here may be 8 million stories in in many European cities. The ruling AK Bargain Florida Home the Big Apple, but one of them - Party has taken a raft of steps to try to Tthat New York City is home to hepherds guided a fl ock of 2,000 Comes Complete 8 million rats, or one for every human sheep through Madrid’s streets With Corpse resident - is probably a tall tale, accord- Son recently in defense of ancient ing to research by a Columbia Univer- grazing, droving and migration rights illiam Wilson thought it suspi- sity statistician. In truth, the city’s rat increasingly threatened by urban sprawl cious that the doors of a long- population is probably closer to 2 mil- and modern agricultural practices. Tour- Wvacant home he bought at auc- lion, said Jonathan Auerbach, a doctoral ists and city-dwellers were surprised to tion recently in southwest Florida were student. The urban lore that there are as see the capital’s traffi c cut to permit the chained from the inside. Kids next door many rats as citizens dates back at least bleating, bell-clanking parade to pass the told him not to be surprised if he found a century, Auerbach says. It may have en- city’s most emblematic locations. Shep- a dead body because they never saw the dured in part because reliably estimating herds halted at the old town hall so the owner leave. Still, Wilson said it came the city’s rat population is diffi cult even chief herdsman could hand authorities as a shock to discover a nearly mummi- though the creatures are hardly invisible, 25 maravedies — copper coins fi rst mint- fi ed body lying on the fl oor of the master as most New Yorkers who see them skit- ed in the 11th century — as payment for bedroom next to the bed. “It wasn’t ex- tering about the subway tracks or hear the crossing. They then continued past pected, that’s for sure,” Wilson said. Cape them rustling through trash piles will at- Puerta del Sol — Madrid’s equivalent of Coral police wrapped yellow crime scene test. “Animals are terrible survey respond- New York’s Times Square — and past the tape around the weathered pink house’s ents,” he wrote in the article. Auerbach Bank of Spain headquarters on their way overgrown yard. Sergeant Dana Coston did not let the diffi culties deter him, ar- to Retiro Park. said there are no obvious signs of foul guing that more precise estimates would Children shrieked with joy as the play but an investigation is pending. Wil- be useful given that the rodents spread sheep went from a trot to a gallop past son said he bought the house for $96,000 disease, start fi res by chewing on electric a hamburger restaurant and luxury jew- after it went to auction because of the cables and occasionally bite people. His elry store in the city’s toniest downtown owner’s failure to pay property taxes for initial plan was to use a method that quarter. Since medieval times, shepherds three years. Old droppings from a pet involves capturing a random sample of have had the right to use droving paths curb it, from the indoor ban to blurring rats, marking them, releasing them, and crisscrossing a landscape that was once out images of cigarettes on TV and im- then capturing another random sample a checkerboard of woodland and grazing posing high taxes. “The President saw it. of rats. But the city’s health department, space. Some herding routes have been The TVs recorded it,” Local government which is responsible for dealing with used annually for over 800 years and offi cial Yuksel Unal was quoted saying. rats, was not enthralled with the idea. In- Madrid sprawls across one dating back “Our authority to fi ne is between 1,200 stead, he used complaints from the pub- to 1372. Madrid became an important ur- lira and 6,000 lira and we used our rights lic about rat sightings, which the city ban center when King Philip II chose it as here ... by imposing a fi ne from the upper tracks and publishes online. Combining the capital of his vast empire in 1561. The end of the band.” the data with a number of assumptions, herd was accompanied by musicians and he was able to extrapolate the num- dancers dressed in regional costumes ber of rat-occupied lots to about 40,500 that have been worn by rural workers for Connecticut Man across the city, or less than 5 percent of centuries. Spaniards are proud of their the total. If each inhabited lot is home sheep-rearing traditions and hold native Charged With Trying to a typical colony of 50 rats, that would livestock in high esteem. The Merino bird suggest it drank out of the toilet mean there are about 2 million rats in breed has gone on to form the backbone To Eat His DWI Results before the water supply was turned off, the city. In a statement, the health de- of important wool industries in places Wilson said, but he did not fi nd any sign partment called Auerbach’s “interesting,” such as Australia and South America. of the bird. He said it appeared the owner but added that there was simply no valid had been in the process of packing her method for counting any large city’s rat belongings. Wilson said he has learned population, nor would it be particularly Istanbul Cafe that two elderly sisters from Venezuela useful if there were. “The precise number who spoke little English lived in the of rats would not infl uence how the city Handed Hefty Fine home and that one died in 2005. He said and property owners should respond to the neighborhood kids told him police signs of rats,” the department said. After Erdogan had been called twice to check on the Scolds Smoker Connecticut man accused of owner but never did. Coston said police snatching his DWI test results had no record of a call for a well-being Indian Plane Hits Stray n Istanbul cafe was fi ned 6,000 Aand attempting to eat them was check on the woman. Wilson said he lira ($2,680) after President Tayyip charged with obstruction and crimi- bought the house for his sister-in-law and Buffalo During Take-Off AErdogan scolded one of its clients nal tampering. New York State Police her family, who moved recently from n Indian airliner crashed into from the street below for smoking and stopped 40-year-old Kenneth Desormes Cuba. “She doesn’t want it now. She’s ... a stray buffalo during take-off demanded the establishment be pun- on suspicion of speeding on Interstate kind of superstitious,” he said. Wilson Afrom the western city of Surat al- ished. The sight of Erdogan wagging his 95, not far from the Connecticut state said he will clean up the house and try though no passengers or crew were hurt, fi nger at the smoker as crowds of curi- line, early on Sunday morning, police to resell it. “The sad thing was she was the plane’s operator said recently. The air- ous onlookers took pictures with their said in a statement. Desormes, who ap- there for three years and no family ever phones triggered a backlash on social peared drunk, was arrested and taken showed up to ask what happened.” CONTINUED ON P. 22

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CONTINUED FROM P. 21 torment the snake. “I am about to be the about the show. No one at the Discov- shriek. Workers at the mall display for fi rst person that is going to be eaten alive ery Channel was available to comment the Freeport, Maine-based outdoors out- by an anaconda,” Rosalie says in the trail- about the show, but a spokesman said fi tter separated the birds. The birds are er as his team is shown catching a snake. the snake is alive and healthy. Rosolie, from Talons! A Bird of Prey Experience. “I don’t expect anyone to believe us un- whose suit was slathered in pig’s blood Master falconer Lorrie Schumacher says til we show it.” Although PETA said the to help entice the snake to eat him, and the birds had known each other for six premise of the show sounds far-fetched, to also make the snake regurgitate after- years and had never gone after each oth- if the description is accurate the snake ward, said he would “never hurt a living er before. She says they’re always in close line was forced to ground the Boeing 737 thing.” Fully grown Anacondas can grow proximity and workers make sure their which suffered “substantial damages,” it to more than 29 feet in length, weigh leashes aren’t too close. But she adds they said. SpiceJet said the buffalo, which was over 550 pounds and measure more than are predators. killed in the accident last Thursday even- one foot in diameter. ing, was “essentially invisible” against a dark background. Passengers on the Del- 81-Year-Old Charged hi-bound aircraft were transferred on to Owl Attacks Hawk another plane, SpiceJet said. “Stray ani- With Looting mals are a growing menace in some air- At Vermont ports,” SpiceJet said in a statement. “This Tangerine Grove incident has affected our regular opera- LL Bean Store Display eputies in Florida say an 81-year- tions and hence SpiceJet fl ights from Su- old man picked thousands of rat will now be suspended after this inci- Dtangerines – 11 truckloads worth dent.” Poorly maintained fences at some will be tormented. It added that whether – and then sold the Indian airports mean animals can stray it is a hoax or note, it has asked the net- stolen bounty at a onto runways. work to pull the show. “Anacondas go nearby market. Her- days without eating and expend the en- man Southall was ergy needed to do so selectively. Making charged with 11 PETA Criticizes this snake use up energy by swallowing counts of transport- this fool and then possibly regurgitating he grand opening of an L.L. Bean ing citrus without ‘Eaten Alive’ TV Show him would have left the poor animal ex- store in Vermont has ruffl ed some a certifi cate, grand For Animal Cruelty hausted and deprived of the energy that Tfeathers, with an owl attacking a theft of more than he or she needs,” PETA said in a state- hawk in a shopping mall display. Offi - 2,000 pieces of citrus and trespassing. nimal rights group PETA has ment. Apart from the trailer, which also cials say a European eagle owl attacked He is being held at the Polk County Jail slammed the Discovery Channel’s shows the search and capturing of an an- a Harris’s hawk last Friday in Burling- on an $8,500 bond. Southall and another A‘Eaten Alive’ show, which claims aconda, the world’s largest snake species ton’s Town Center Mall. Witnesses said man were found by deputies the other it will show a man being eaten alive by in a South American rainforest, the net- the owl squeezed the hawk in its claws an anaconda, as a publicity stunt that will work has not released any information for several minutes, causing the hawk to CONTINUED ON P. 23

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CONTINUED FROM P. 22 livestock without proof of ownership or tion, Fran and Michael Perceval were hap- identifying information. py to see a top bid of $2,060,000 Austral- day picking fruit in a Dundee grove af- ian, which is the equivalent of nearly $1.8 ter a Sheriff’s Offi ce helicopter pilot saw million U.S. When broker Glen Coutinho them. Deputies say the two had picked Man’s Love Of began negotiations with the bidders, they more than four rows of Sunburst tange- made an unusual request: They offered rines. The report said they were prepar- Contests Leads Him to raise their bid by nearly $140,000 Aus- ing to load the fruit into Southall’s truck. tralian ($100,000 U.S.) to $1.9 million U.S. To Olive Garden only if they could keep Tiffany. It turns 100 Times In 7 Weeks out the buyers’ child had taken a liking to Woman Finds Intruder the cubs will be displayed to visitors for 4-year-old Tiffany during tours of the fi ve- t seems Alan Martin, of North Caroli- limited times. The cubs are also taking bedroom home. Earlier, “we jokingly said Snacking na, has no problem with the concept turns living with their mother for fi ve- that all the people coming through are On Cookie Dough Iof carb-loading. He was one of the day cycles. “It is imperative to help the 1,000 people who purchased Olive Gar- triplets form a good relationship with den’s “Never Ending Pasta Pass” back in their mother and keep them in close con- September, and he has certainly taken ad- tact. We hope that they can live together vantage of the deal. When the pass went if the cubs grow healthily,” Dong said. Ac- on sale for $100, it was popular enough cording to the park, four births of panda to sell out in 45 minutes. But Alan Mar- triplets have been recorded, but in each tin made it his goal to get the most bang of the previous instances, at least one for his buck. Accordingly, he has been died due to physical defects or being un- eating at Olive Garden twice a day, every derweight. The cubs haven’t been named, 28-year-old man has been arrested day, for the six weeks since he purchased but the park is seeking suggestions from loving her,” Fran Perceval recalled. “I said on suspicion of burglary after a the pass. In early November, Martin ate the public. to the agent, ‘She goes with the house, ha- AWichita woman found him eat- his 100th meal at his local Burlington, ha.’ Not expecting at all to actually have ing cookie dough from her freezer in the N.C., Olive Garden. He will continue to a clause written into the contract saying early-morning hours. The woman came eat there, twice a day, until the pass ex- Store Clerk that includes with cat.” Coutinho said he out of her bedroom shortly before 3:30 pires. Martin, who has saved all of his re- thought he had seen it all in his career: a.m. last Thursday and found the stranger ceipts, says he has received a whopping Tells Bandit To Bug Off “I’ve had plenty of people say they would in her kitchen. A Wichita police spokes- throw in their partners, but not pets, no. man says the man told police he thought With Spray Can It’s the fi rst time.” The buyers’ 19-year-old he was at his aunt’s house and was hun- western Pennsylvania conveni- son, who had picked out Tiffany in a pet gry. Police say the man entered the home ence store clerk told a would-be shop, isn’t taking the news so well. But through an unlocked back door. The Abandit to bug off by spraying the his mom said, “We’re thinking we’ll put 52-year-old woman who lives there was suspect with a can of insecticide. State $20,000 in a pile next to the cat and say not hurt. The intruder, who hasn’t been police say a masked woman entered the to Sam, ‘You choose’” (he’s planning to formally charged, was arrested on suspi- Mini Market last Sunday night. That’s travel overseas next year). This might be cion of aggravated burglary. when store clerk Annabelle Miller says the fi rst cat clause in real estate history. she took matters — and the can of bug $1,510 worth of food so far. His reason Man Arrested for the personal challenge seems simple: Ohio Firefighters “I would love to be the person that ate After Calf Found the most of the 1,000 people. That would Rescue Dog be a good contest to win.... Because that In Back Seat Of Car means I got the most value out of the Stuck On Roof 3 Days card of anyone in the United States,” he irefi ghters in northern Ohio came said. The pasta pass is valid for all the to the rescue of a dog that neigh- pasta, salad, bread, and Coca-Cola drinks Fbors say had been stuck on a roof a person can consume during the seven- spray — into her own hands. Miller says for three days. week period. Olive Garden says that the she refused to give the woman money Dozens watched as Youngstown fi re- pass is intended to make their guests feel and waited for her to leave. When she fi ghters and police offi cers brought the like VIPs. Seeing a waitress that much in began to retreat, Miller sprayed the Rottweiler to safety last Saturday. six weeks probably earns you that status, woman in the face as the suspect left the It took them about an hour to rescue as well. store. The whole thing was caught on the the dog that had escaped from a hole in store’s surveillance system. Miller says the attic of the three-story house. olice in Southern California have she’s glad she confronted the would-be A man who lives across the street said arrested a suspected calf rustler 100-Day-Old Panda bandit saying, “I just got mad. I’ve got bet- that he had called authorities about the Pafter the animal was found in ter things to do with my night than that.” dog a couple of times. the back seat of his car. Riverside Ani- Cubs Each 11 Pounds The dog’s owner showed up during mal Services spokesman John Welsh With 2 Teeth the rescue. He told authorities that he’d says an offi cer approached Cesar Zamora Home Sells For been staying with a friend the past week Santana when the man was spotted loi- he world’s only surviving giant and didn’t know the dog had gotten out. tering outside an auto shop. When the panda triplets were doing well $100,000 More offi cer looked inside Santana’s vehicle, Tas they turned 100 days old last Because Buyers Get he saw the calf lying in the back seat. Wednesday. Each weighs more than 11 Santana told police that he bought the pounds, up from just over 100 grams at To Keep The Sellers’ animal for $200 at a gas station. Animal birth. They started teething at around control offi cers found that the bovine’s 80 days old and have two small teeth Family Cat ear identifi cation tag had been forcibly each. The cubs were born in July within cat in Australia is responsible for removed. Welsh says the 150-pound fe- four hours, the female cub fi rst and then not only sealing the deal on the male calf was turned over to a farmer to her brothers. Physical exams show the Asale of her owners’ home but up- be fostered while authorities try to fi nd cubs’ health to be ideal, said Dong Guix- ping the sale price, too. Tiffany the cat be- its owner. The 31-year-old Santana was in, general manager of Chimelong Safari longed to the Perceval family in a suburb arrested on suspicion of transporting Park in Guangzhou. Starting Wednesday, of Melbourne. During a recent home auc-

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CONTINUED FROM P. 1 veggies just happen to be awesome Laughter Therapy for Thee sources of vitamin C, fi ber, and beta- Want to rack up and roll up those mit to the changing, chillier, but ever carotene. Think tomatoes, too. endorphins, the feel-good brain so stunning fall season. Welcome to Grab some green and crunch into chemicals that make us happy, happy, messy, mellow, leaf-kicking fall. Days an apple or pear, which are super rich happy? Sure ya do! are shorter and darker. Where did my in fl avonoids, one of the most potent So what makes you laugh? Oh, beautiful sun go? antioxidants around, and are equally yea? Now, go do it. Is it a funny book Here are some of my handy-dandy rich in soluble fi ber, which helps or a favorite sitcom or movie where tips to prevent the “gloomies” or blue boost digestion and lowers cholester- you just laugh out loud? Can you funk of fall. ol to boot. Apple pie with whipped book tickets for a nice stand-up co- cream doesn’t count. Sorry. median or invite friends for comedy- ‘Tis all About Getting Out Not sweet enough for ya? I’m sure themed board game evening? Alan a walk in a crowded, busy city can Did y’all know that no matter how you can conjure up some delight- Alda once said, “When people are sometimes increase depression. Have cloudy you think it is outdoors, it is ful and delish dish with blueberries, laughing, they’re generally not killing you seen the striking and spectacular nearly 1,000 times brighter than any raspberries, or strawberries. When each other.” autumn colors yet? No need to take a light you may have indoors (That’s you do, please send me the recipe, And remember, a good time to long journey or to fi nd a forest. Even G-d for you!)? Sooo…walk toward the heh? laugh is just about any time you can. a local park will do. light. Get up a tad earlier, if need be, It’s been said that vegetables are a Hang out with funny folk, who don’t And, hey, while you’re walking and and grab some glint, glow, and gleam. must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, always take themselves quite so seri- taking pictures of the exquisite foli- It’s okay to snap up your latte with zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ously. It’ll do ya good. I promise. age, the workout will boost your en- you. ergy levels for the rest of the day and Put yer Heart and Soul Make a Date to Meditate give you an endorphin high for up to Binge on Orange into a new Goal Try my easy breezy method: Find seven hours. Can’t beat that, can ya? Less exposure to sunshine reduces With those long, warm summer your favorite scented candle, place Life, my friends, is a series of your body’s production of serotonin – days behind us, it’s challenging to it in a safe place, light it up, and sim- change after change. Don’t resist you know: that ole “happy hormone” feel inspired or motivated. Set your ply gaze at the fl ickering fl ame for them, please. Life will fl ow with or that enhances your moods. So what sights on a task, even a small one, and ten minutes. Give leave to all your without you. Might as well let it fl ow does that make us do? Hmmm. It bring it about. Sure, it’s tempting to thoughts (especially the depressing through you. Never know where it makes us crave serotonin-boosting slip into fl annel jammies, and stay ones). Allow your mind to coast and may take you. carbs. Guess what those are? Yummy indoors; so please do, but make your cruise. Let it just drift off and empty Till next time, feel free to let me pizza with all the “fi xins,” a hot bowl feat to complete the book you start- itself of any thoughts. know how far you’ve come or how far of cheesy pasta (yum), potatoes and ed, or to fi nally clean out that boiler you still need to go. rice – which are all scrumptious but room. Fun, fun. Explore - Don’t Ignore the Outdoors And speaking of the “fall,” some- can pile on the pounds overnight (and Set yourself some bigger goals as A walk surrounded by nature has times good things fall apart so better that doesn’t even include the Shabbos you go along. The fi nish line always proven to lift spirits while, at times, things can fall together. kugel). feels oh so good. Don’t lose momen- Eat orange instead. Make some de- tum or you’ll end up goin’ downhill. Caroline is a licensed psychotherapist, crisis counselor, writer, and dance instructor. lectable, delightful, mouth-watering It was once said: The only thing wrong She has worked extensively with Jewish outreach and is an individual psychothera- sweet potato dishes, butternut squash with doing nothing is that you never pist. She can be reached at 917-717-1775 or at [email protected] or at or a pumpkin pudding. Bright orange know when you’re fi nished. www.facebook.com/pages/Safe-Haven-Healing.

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24 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 As I See It Cynthia Zalisky G-d Bless The American War Veterans CONTINUED FROM P. 1 face severe bureaucratic hurdles in order to receive the benefi ts they respect. As a child of the Vietnam rightfully deserve. Shockingly, many War, I saw fi rsthand how the Ameri- dozens have died after being forced can public mistreated our vets who to wait months to see a doctor. The returned from that G-d-forsaken Department of Veterans Affairs is place because it was an unpopular failing to adequately connect for- confl ict in the eyes of many – espe- mer military service members with cially the young, who saw no legiti- the healthcare they need, including mate reason for us to be there in the for mental illness. There are even fi rst place. It didn’t help that many reports that some vets have commit- returned addicted to drugs or suffer- ted suicide while they were stuck in ing the ravages of Agent Orange. But quicksand waiting for care. our reaction to those military veter- Taking care of our veterans is not ans was wrong. We didn’t appreci- a political issue, but rather a nation- ate their sacrifi ce and shunned and al and moral obligation. We owe abandoned them when they came them that much. home. Although those who have Our freedoms should never be fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are taken for granted. We must be welcomed more suitably than those thankful to all of those who fought from Vietnam, the negative feelings and died to give us those rights. G-d still exist. It’s a shanda. The men and bless America, and G-d bless those women of our Armed Forces should who fought to secure our liberty. be celebrated for their bravery, patri- otism, allegiance to our country, and observed the soldiers marching by. Cynthia Zalisky is the Executive Director of the Queens Jewish Community. She can commitment to the common good. He was indebted to them his entire be contacted at [email protected] Throughout the years, many sol- life for the gift of freedom that they diers have paid the ultimate price, gave him. but not all of those lucky enough We especially need to pay tribute to come home alive came back un- to the American Jewish War Veter- scathed. Many are wounded war- ans. It wasn’t easy to be in the mil- riors with lost limbs and suffer itary as a Jew, particularly in World post-traumatic stress disorder – all War II. Anti-Semitism was rampant for no fault of their own. They were during the 1930s and in the war it- brave enough to fi ght our battles for self. Many American isolationists us, and the least we can do is treat accused “infl uential” Jews of hood- them with dignity and do everything winking the country towards war. as a country to help them rehabili- There was even a movement by tate and reorient themselves back to certain members of Congress who civilian life in the States. felt compelled to investigate Hol-

Taking care of our veterans is not a political issue, but rather a national and moral obligation

As we celebrate Veterans Day, let’s lywood to make sure the “Jewish” take a minute and recognize the im- ﬁ lm industry was not attempting measurable contributions and sacri- to prejudice people’s minds against ﬁ ces our military men and women Germany. David S. Wyman noted, have made to keep America free. The in The Abandonment of the Jews whole world is a mess. The United (published in 1984), that surveys tak- States is one of the only countries en between 1938 and 1941 estimat- that guarantee freedoms for all its ed that 33%-50% of the American citizens. It is still a blessed country, public felt that Jews had “too much in no small measure due to our vet- power in the United States.” (Some erans who were willing to risk their things never change.) lives to keep it that way. It is a very sad state of affairs as Because my father was liberated to what is happening to US veterans from Buchenwald by the American today. Many are dying because of Army, he instilled in his children a delays in diagnosis and treatment tremendous appreciation and ad- in VA hospitals. Simple colonosco- miration for GIs. He always took py and endoscopy procedures have us to view the military parades on been put on the backburners, which Veterans and Memorial Days. I can have placed these men and women still see the light in his eyes as we at risk. Far too many former soldiers

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CONTINUED FROM P. 1 such mayhem end so quickly? Many police don’t need me lecturing them people. And if Jerusalem does not be- factors were obviously involved but on what needs to be done. So here’s long to us, then the riots are justifi ed that every word I wrote in that article in short, 9,800 soldiers were brought my question: Why is this not being since it is really just a way of expres- is, unfortunately, coming true. I wish in to restore order and over 12,000 done? Why do riots end in Crown sion for the poor, oppressed people I had been wrong, but it looks like people were arrested. Heights in three days and in LA in fi ve to state their case. This is why the I hit it right on the head; Jerusalem In both these cases, wild, violent, days, but they continue in Jerusalem violence has gotten worse year af- is boiling over and this needs to be hate-fi lled riots were brought under for years? ter year and why the existing Israeli stopped now. leadership cannot end it. Bringing Remember the Crown Heights ri- in 9,800 soldiers – like they did in ots back in August 1991? They were The existing leadership in Israel does not believe Los Angeles – will only make things not pretty and it resulted in the death worse because why are you bringing of Yankel Rosenbaum, plus the injury that all of Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people in soldiers to fi ght for an area you of 43 civilians and 152 police offi cers. don’t even believe is yours?? However, as crazy as those riots were, The way to change this is by get- they lasted for just three days. Yes, control and peace was restored be- The answer may shock you, but ting new leaders who truly believe these were three very crazy, hectic, cause the authorities chose to act here is the non-politically-correct in the miracles of the Six-Day War. and highly stressful days, but it end- swiftly and with an iron fi st. The truth: The existing leadership in Is- This leadership will not need to bring ed after three days. same can happen in Jerusalem, if rael does not believe that all of Jeru- in 9,800 soldiers – but will do so if Now try to remember the Rodney the existing leadership makes a deci- salem belongs to the Jewish people necessary. They will look straight King riots in Los Angeles in April 1992. sion to hit the rioters hard and not and, therefore, why fi ght for what is into the CNN camera and tell them, These were far worse than Crown be afraid of how this force appears not yours? and the entire world, that “Zo Artze- Heights, and by the time it was over, on Wolf Blitzer’s show on CNN. The Let’s put aside slogans such as “The inu–This Is Our Land” – and Jews will 50 people were dead and over 2,000 problem with this logic is that ev- Undivided City of Jerusalem” and settle, build, and thrive on every inch were wounded. How long did these erybody knows this. “Riot Control “Har HaBayit B’Yadeinu” (the famous of it. No room to build in Jerusalem? riots last? Five days, that’s it. How did 101” is nothing new, and the Israeli line said by General Motta Gur as he Nonsense! There will be hundreds of led his paratroopers in the liberation thousands of new apartments built of the Old City and Temple Mount all across the city and if the lame during the Six-Day War). Let’s look duck in Washington doesn’t like it, he at the facts and understand that ever can call his buddy Kerry to cry over it. since Hashem returned us to all of While writing this article, the Taz- Jerusalem, our leadership has reject- pit News Agency e-mailed me a ques- ed 75% of that gift. Yes, we plowed tion that I would like to use to close the area in front of the Kosel and this article. What perfect timing this made it a beautiful plaza, but that was. was like keeping the gift-wrapping The question: “Do you have a com- while returning the actual, priceless ment regarding the role of the King of gift called Har HaBayis. Yes, we kept Jordan in the status quo and the cur- a small area in the Old City called rent situation, especially since Bibi the Jewish Quarter, but we refused spoke with him to reassure him about Jews access to the Moslem, Christian, it, and these new rules follow that?” and Armenian Quarters. Who does Here was my answer to him: that? Who keeps just 25% of a gift “We do not recognize the role of and throws back the overwhelming the King of Jordan – in any way – re- majority of it? Yes, we built in Ra- garding the issue of Har HaBayis. Our mat Eshkol and Talpiot but we ran Father in Heaven returned that price- away from Abu Tor and Silwan, the less property to His children in 1967, places where King David lived and and only the Jewish leadership in the thrived for many years! Today, just a State of Israel will determine and de- few brave families live in these areas cide what happens there. The days of and they literally risk their lives every Jews asking foreign kings in Israel for single day, but the masses that would permission to pray and build are over – have loved to come to Jerusalem – to forever!” settle, to build, to open yeshivos, and This is the message we need to to truly reclaim the city – were all for- send – as quickly as possible – or the bidden to do so. situation will go from bad to worse. By implementing this policy, the With Hashem’s help, this new leader- Israeli government stated with their ship of Moshe Feiglin, me, and oth- actions (which are far stronger than ers, is on the way. Pray for our suc- words) that about half of Jerusalem cess. The peace for Jerusalem and all simply does not belong to the Jewish of Israel depends on it.

Shmuel Sackett is a 100% product of Queens. He was born in Middle Village and moved to KGH shortly before his bar-mitzvah. He graduated from YCQ (1975) and YHSQ (1979). He was Havurat Yisrael’s ﬁ rst Youth Director (4 years) and started the ﬁ rst 2 NCSY chapters in Queens. Shmuel made aliyah in 1990 and co-founded Manhi- gut Yehudit, together with Moshe Feiglin. His website is www.JewishIsrael.org Sackett is married with 6 children and 4 grandchildren. He lives in Herziliya Pituach.

26 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Middle Of The Road Rabbi Yehuda L. Oppenheimer

In the article published in last week’s edition of the Queens Jewish Link, we presented some important background material that would be helpful in understanding the basics of the laws of Sh’mitah, the amazing yir’as shamayim that is displayed by those who keep it strictly, and the reports of the miracles that have been experienced by those who do. At the same time, we noted that, given the reality that most of the country does not (yet) keep Sh’mitah strictly, there are three approaches that are used within the observant community to attempt to live within the halachah regarding Sh’mitah. In this article we will describe what they are, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. (The article in its entirety can be found on my blog at www.libibamizrach.blogspot.com.) 1. Heter M’chirah (HM) – Sale of the Land of Israel great deal has been written about ate of Israel indeed sells all of the Land non-Jews. Obviously, the g’dolim who de- against HM, from my perspective, is that HM, as it is one of the great hala- of Israel belonging to the State (which is vised the HM found a loophole around it has no chance of being anything oth- Achic controversies of the past virtually all of the land, as most people this, but it is an undesirable loophole. er than a complete legal fi ction. I recall century. Conceived by Rav Yitzchak El- in Israel do not actually own real estate C. If HM was kept with the restric- an incisive Dry Bones cartoon from the chanan Spektor zt”l and Rav Avraham but rather have a 99-year renewable and tions as noted above, then perhaps there Jerusalem Post many years ago, which Yitzchak HaKohen Kook zt”l around transferable lease on “their property”) to would be an argument for it. As it is, was written in response to a prohibition the turn of the previous century, in re- a non-Jew, and much of the Israeli econo- however, it is just a piece of paper that is of cigarette smoking that had been pub- sponse to the very real possibility of my functions under this rubric. typically not taken seriously, and most in lished by the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv. In mass starvation and irreparable damage There are arguments for and against the industry engage in business as usual. that cartoon the author mused that the to the nascent agricultural efforts of the relying on HM. D. The entire HM relies on the assump- Orthodox reaction to the prohibition Yishuv that were implemented with so Arguments for HM include: tion that we only have a Rabbinic level of might be for them to “sell their lungs to a much blood, sweat and tears, and given A. There is no other realistic way for Sh’mitah today. Although there is a tre- non-Jew, thus…” that only a limited amount of land was the Israeli economy to continue its oper- mendous amount of discussion of this I cite this cartoon often when I act as owned by Jews in those years, and given ations, and one should not rely on mir- point amongst the Poskim, one very inter- an agent for the sale of chametz, urging that the whole institution of Sh’mitah acles. esting point is worthy of noting here. A people to take the sale seriously, i.e., if is only mi’d’Rabanan (of Rabbinic level) B. The threat of PN is just as severe major reason that Sh’mitah is considered the non-Jew will be willing to pay you in our time, those great Sages came up today, if not more so, now that there mi’d’Rabanan is that we do not presently fair market value for your chametz, then with an idea similar to the sale of cha- are over six million Jews who depend have the Jubilee year (Yovel). The reason you are irrevocably agreeing to sell it to metz with which we are all familiar. If a on Israeli agriculture, as opposed to the that we do not have Yovel is that a ma- him; it is only if he reneges on the sale non-Jew owns the land, than the produce (perhaps) one hundred thousand at the jority of the Jewish people does not live that we can buy it back. that grows on it does not have k’dushas time of Rav Kook’s heter – how will they in EY. However, that assumption is get- Imagine if the Arabs would know that Sh’viis and is free of many of the Sh’mitah survive? ting more and more tenuous as, baruch virtually the entire State of Israel is for restrictions. C. Many of those who do not rely Hashem, we have arrived at a point that sale. They have untold billions of dollars; However, this heter was given with on HM advocate buying produce from almost 50% of the known Jewish world would they not buy it? And more impor- the following conditions: Arabs. Do we want to support our ene- population is currently living in EY. We tantly, would we really be willing to sell A. Only non-Jews may do activities mies? Has it not been proven in previous are probably not quite there yet, but by it? If we would not, is the sale then any that are Torah-level prohibitions; if Jew- years that much of the Arab produce is the time the year 5782 arrives seven years more than a sham legal fi ction? This is a ish labor must be used, in must be done grown with tainted water and is in fact hence, we will almost certainly pass that very strong question – in my view. indirectly (g’rama). dangerously unhealthy? Is it not true, 50% mark, which (according to many Bottom Line: While the original rab- B. Part of the fi eld must be left com- in any case, that much of the “Arab pro- Poskim) will mean that Sh’mitah will no banim who instituted HM were g’dolim pletely fallow as per Sh’mitah require- duce” is simply Jewish produce that was longer be mi’d’Rabanan, but in fact a To- of the highest stature, it is quite question- ments. bought by the Arabs and then marked up rah level halachah, which would make able whether, or to what extent, one may C. Only the minimum of work neces- to sell back to Jews? the HM completely untenable. rely on it today. sary for this year may be done. Arguments against HM include: E. Perhaps the most serious argument ... To be continued D. Most importantly, HM was given A. The Israeli economy could survive as a one-time heter, subject to being re- based on other areas such as hi-tech, Rabbi Yehuda L. Oppenheimer is the Rav of the Young Israel of Forest Hills. (The newed, based on the threat of mass star- tourism, and other exports; Israel is an opinions expressed are solely his and do not necessarily refl ect the opinion or posi- vation – Pikuach Nefesh (PN) – and severe economic powerhouse today and the PN tion of the YIFH). He also practices law and mediation. Before coming to Queens he damage to the economy at that time. argument doesn’t wash. was active in Jewish outreach, particularly as the Rav of a growing community in Since that time, HM has been renewed B. Generally speaking, it is forbidden Portland, OR, for ten years, and lived extensively in Israel as well. His writings can be every seven years, and the Chief Rabbin- to sell any part of Eretz Yisrael (EY) to found at libibamizrach.blogspot.com

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 27 Rabbi’s Musings & Amusings Rabbi Dani Staum “One Size Does Not Fit All” ’ll bet you never heard of “shmatte rived, I took one bite and nearly spit it food that “it’s disgusting!” If someone almost exclusively decided by Ashkena- pizza”! out. “Ugh, it tastes like the shmattes in doesn’t like something, the proper re- zic authorities. Rav Ovadiah valiantly I It was the summer of 1988. My Bubby’s house!” All efforts to get me to sponse is, “It’s not to my taste.” Everyone asserted his infl uence to create aware- Aunt Miriam was traveling to Eretz Yis- eat it fell on deaf ears. By now Aunt Mir- is entitled to his own opinion, and just ness and pride of Sephardic opinion. He rael for the unveiling of my zeidy’s ke- iam was ready to put me in an envelope because one person doesn’t enjoy some- held that the Beis Yosef (author of the ver in Yerushalayim, and she offered to and drop me in a mailbox marked “Air- thing, doesn’t give him the right to decide Shulchan Aruch) was the fi nal ruling of take one of my mother’s children along. mail: Return to sender.” To prove to me if it’s good or not. halacha in Eretz Yisrael, and his halachic Because my older brother was away in rulings refl ect that. camp, I was privileged to go. Rav Ovadiah was not afraid to speak It was a long and restless trip for an Rav Ovadiah was not afraid to speak his mind, his mind, and his quest for truth is awe- eight year old, but somehow I managed. inspiring. He wrote thousands of pages I still remember that when my bubby, and his quest for truth is awe-inspiring of halachic responsa, and is quoted who was already there along with my un- alongside the greatest halachic authori- cle and cousin, met us in the airport she ties of the previous generation. was so excited that she lifted me off the that I was being foolish, my cousin Yehu- The funeral of Rav Ovadiah Yosef zt”l, Rav Ovadiah’s legacy includes that ground. da sampled the pizza. Then he burst out just over a year ago, was attended by un- there is not only one opinion. Ashkena- By the time we arrived in Yerushalay- laughing and announced that I was right; precedented multitudes. The eulogies zim must adhere to the rulings of their im, I was cranky and hungry. The clos- the fancy Italian cheese really did taste recounted his incredible accomplish- leaders, but they must also know that est eatery was a real Italian restaurant, like shmattes. Aunt Miriam sampled the ments, sagacity, devotion, love, and faith. there are other opinions as well. One per- so that’s where we went. I looked at the pizza and was amusingly forced to agree. Among his greatest accomplishments son must do one thing, while his neigh- menu and my head began to swim. I just I don’t remember what I ended up eat- was that he “restored the crown” to Se- bor is obligated to do something else. wanted some macaroni and cheese. I ing, but I do remember that when we got phardic Jewry. Halacha is not one size fi ts all, and had no idea what the fancy Italian dishes up to leave the pizza was gone, save for During the early years of Israel’s state- a differing opinion is not necessarily a were, and being the fl exible, happy-go- a few crumbs. All eyes turned to Bubby, hood, the halachic laws of the land were “shmatte opinion”! lucky kid that I was, I adamantly refused who was swallowing the last bite. She to sample anything I couldn’t pronounce. looked at us and shrugged, “I don’t know Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the Rabbi of Kehillat New Hempstead, as well as guid- Finally, Aunt Miriam convinced me to what you’re talking about. It’s delicious!” ance counselor and fi fth-grade rebbe in ASHAR, and Principal at Mesivta Ohr Naftoli order something that the waiter assured In our home we try to be particular of New Windsor. He can be reached at [email protected]. His website is www. us was pizza. When the food fi nally ar- that our children don’t say about any stamtorah.info.

28 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 29 30 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Community Corner • Recent Happenings Avigayil Straus Of KGH Runs New York City Marathon By Susie Garber race they slow you down. I was running fi ve miles a day, four or fi ve times a week, the two weeks prior to he cool thing about the New York City the marathon. The long run gives you power endurance Marathon is that it affects every sense you and the other runs keep you fl exible. “Thave. You see all these crazy colors in a moving mass in front of you. There are bands playing QJL: How did you stay focused and motivated during and people cheering. People are holding up inspiring the training? signs along the way. You smell autumn leaves, fresh Avigayil: I think of the marathon as running a cer- cold air, and sweat. Throngs of people came out for it: tain amount of times around Central Park. I love going It’s a New York cultural phenomenon; it’s really part of there on a Sunday. There is so much action. It’s amaz- the pulse of New York. You run through different neigh- ing seeing all the different types of people running, and borhoods: Irish, Chasidic, etc. – so many, it’s like a trip this helped me stay focused. around the world.” Mrs. Avigayil Straus, owner of The HomeStretch Per- QJL: What was the best part for you? sonal Fitness in Kew Gardens Hills, and Jewish wife and Avigayil: Well, besides fi nishing, I felt I had a goal in mother, decided in March that she wanted to run the mind. I set out to do something and I did it. It’s a won- New York City Marathon. She ran on behalf of Ohel derful feeling of accomplishment. Really the most dif- and raised $2,500. She recalls running 5K and 10K races fi cult part was training. Many days my body would say, in her teens but she never ran more than 10K. Avigayil “Stay in bed.” But I would force myself out, because I stopped running when she married and opened her per- knew that if I didn’t prepare I wouldn’t succeed. I guess sonal training business. really the best part was the challenge.

Queens Jewish Link: What made you decide to take QJL: What was it like while you were running? What up running again? messages were you telling yourself? Avigayil Straus: It was something I used to love to Avigayil: “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” I will do. My children are older now. I have time to enjoy the tell you something that happened while I was running. outlets I always loved. Last spring I did a hiking tour A runner was bent over by the 59th Street [Queensboro] in Romania. We climbed 8,000 feet. I even started wa- clothing as they ran. Forty tons of clothing was collect- Bridge. I stopped with another runner to help her. She ter skiing again, and last March I also went to a surfi ng ed and donated. I was wearing a yellow sweatjacket actually had a seizure while we were with her. It was camp for a week in Costa Rico. Yes, you can surf in a that I gave away to one of the onlookers at the 5-mile really scary. We stayed with her, screaming for a doctor skirt! mark in Brooklyn, since I was warmed up. I kept my until help came. other jacket tied around my waste. It was challenging QJL: How did you prepare for the marathon? running against the wind and in the cold. QJL: What did you eat the night before? Avigayil: So the fi rst day back in March, I ran around Avigayil: First of all you have to begin hydrating a Flushing Meadow Park and clocked up to six miles. QJL: Did you notice any other frum participants? week prior. On the night before, we had a pasta party. I After that I was so exhausted, I thought I would die. Avigayil: I didn’t notice any other frum ladies; howev- learned that your body burns 2,000 calories of glycogen Then, every couple of days I ran six miles and then I er, I did see some men with kippot. for every mile, so by the end of 20-miles your glycogen is would bump it up. I started running the six-mile loop in depleted. You could “hit the wall.” This means you can’t Central Park. I ran three to four times a week. I tracked QJL: Did anyone help you or give you pointers? go on. So runners have to eat along the way. I carried a my times every time I ran. Some days I ran on the tread- Avigayil: Yes, Mr. Ya’acov Granek ran the New York pouch with pretzels and Gu Energy Gel, which is some- mill. I was able to run 22 miles in under ten minutes a City Marathon three times so he had some valuable ad- thing you can eat on the run. There are Gatorade and mile but I knew that the marathon was tougher and I vice. He said to cut back in the summer. I was running water stations at every mile. had to meet that time. 25 miles in July. He said if you keep that up you will burn out or get injured. He suggested I sign up for the QJL: How did you feel physically after the marathon? QJL: How did you handle the cold temperatures and Road Runners Club. So I took a 12-week training with Avigayil: My legs were really tired and achy. By Tues- wind on the day of the marathon? them. They taught us to do different types of runs and day I felt totally fi ne. Avigayil: We left the house at 5 a.m. The race didn’t only one long run every other week. So I ran interval begin until 9:45. When we got to the starting point it runs and “as you feel runs” as well as others. Some days QJL: Would you do it again? was so cold. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Ev- I ran fi ve miles and some days ten miles. They bump Avigayil: Yes, I want to do it again and I want to try to eryone there was wrapped in layers and they dropped up the longer run and build you up. Right before the get a better time. Borough President Katz Lauds Agudath Israel Of America Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recently laud- ed Agudath Israel of America for its powerful voice in advocating for the needs of the many different Jewish communities across America and for its standing up against anti-Semitism

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 31 Community Corner • Recent Happenings Branded For Life: Holocaust Lecturer Mrs. Helen Hoffman Speaks For Chazaq Women’s Division By Susie Garber death camps. It is not true that we did not fi ght back. e must never forget what Her mother had a recurring dream happened to our people during this time. Her mother’s beloved “Wjust 70 years ago. We are grandmother came to her in the dream Jews fi rst, not Americans fi rst. We cannot and showed her hundreds of men in tal- feel insulated.” On Motza’ei Shabbos Par- isos, davening in a beautiful shul. Her shas VaYeira, Mrs. Helen Hoffman, Holo- grandmother told her that they were all caust lecturer with Torah Umesorah, elo- davening for her to survive. Her mother quently shared her mother’s experience saw this as a clear sign from Hashem that living through the Holocaust. she would live. Also, during her time in The program took place at Congre- Auschwitz, a young man from her home- gation Nachlas Yitzchok (Rabbi Noach town who saved many Jewish lives by se- Isaac Oelbaum’s shul) and was spon- cretly smuggling extra food to them from sored by Chazaq Women’s Division. his position, in charge of the Germans’ She pointed out how anti-Semitism is food commissary, recognized her. He on the rise again in our time. She re- Hashem is always there with us, no mat- People hid t’fi lin and put it on at the risk sent her food and a note that said, “You minded the audience that no European ter what. She imparted that every survi- of their lives. Her mother traded her pre- will survive and we will be together.” She nation would take in Jews during the vor’s story is miraculous, and how vital cious meager portion of bread for a po- told her daughter that it was the fact that Holocaust. She spoke about Novem- it is now that young people hear these tato during Pesach. There are so many someone cared about her that gave her ber 9, 1938, Kristallnacht, which many stories and experiences as the number of stories of Jewish people risking their strength to continue. Later, this same say was the catalyst for the Holocaust. survivors diminishes. lives to perform a mitzvah – to connect young man bribed a German offi cial In Germany and Austria, soldiers and Her mother spoke to her children and to Hashem. with a pack of cigarettes, which saved police arrested 30,000 Jewish men and grandchildren every day about her expe- She related how her mother was 15 her mother from being sent to the crema- murdered 90. They took out Torah riences and the stories that happened years old as an inmate in a work camp torium. Again, this was clearly Hashem’s scrolls and s’farim and burned and de- to her. Her mother’s life as a carefree and was forced to carry a heavy axe to hashgachah. stroyed them. They broke all the win- child in Poland was suddenly stripped break ice during the coldest fi ve months Mrs. Hoffman offered a passionate dows of shuls and Jewish businesses. away. Her mother suffered the horrors in Poland. Her mother would hide under plea. Mrs. Hoffman quoted Mr. Ben Brafman, of Auschwitz, losing her whole family in the dead bodies lying outside in order She concluded on a hopeful note. who wrote about his grandfather. He the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and then to keep herself warm. She shared how She remarked on the miracle of her own was quoted as saying, “You must be re- experiencing the famous Death March. her mother witnessed the hanging of a family. Her mother survived to produce minded of my murder at Auschwitz, not Throughout these horrors, Hashem sent group of righteous young girls between a beautiful family of children, grandchil- my death. The world heard our screams her signs that she would survive and that the ages of 16 and 18 who bravely hid tiny dren, and great-grandchildren steeped in but did not care.” He was there with her. pieces of gunpowder that enabled the Torah and mitzvos and love of Hashem. Mrs. Hoffman’s message entered ev- Mrs. Hoffman shared the unspeakable Underground to blow up a crematori- “I know Mashiach is coming. I know he’s eryone’s heart. Her mother’s story, she suffering of the Jewish people during um at Auschwitz. Our people did not go on the way. We should all merit to see said, was really the story of the Jewish that time period, and she stressed how meekly to the slaughter. There were un- him.” people. Hashem was there in her moth- the Jewish people longed for a connec- derground organizations of Jews fi ghting Mrs. Hoffman can be reached at hhhre- er’s life, even in the midst of such horror. tion with Hashem even in this dark time. back as best they could at many of the [email protected]. Rabbi Avrohom Ehrman Delivers Lecture On Torah-Based Chinuch For All Children

By Susie Garber he experience the sweetness of Torah: vate tutor if necessary, but the tutor net and how our two potent weapons are “Chinuch only comes when a person should not pull the student out during ahavas Torah and yir’as Shamayim. He n Monday evening, Novem- feels love.” Rabbi Ehrman noted that a Gemara time. He sees nothing wrong pointed out that really all the problems ber 3, Rabbi Avrohom Ehrman, child can be attending the ﬁ nest school, with using prizes or candy for younger in our community stem from the lack of Ofounder and principal of Mechi- but if he is unhappy, if he does not feel students. a proper chinuch; “chinuch is everything.” na L’Yeshiva Nachalat Shimon, spoke at liked, then he is not receiving a Yiddishe He made one statement that caused The obligation of the community is to Congregation Bais Dovid. He stressed chinuch. many in the audience to applaud: “Chil- provide schools that meet each child’s the importance of motivating students Rabbi Ehrman went on to state that dren need to play.” He explained that the needs. He stated, “Every community to love learning Torah by explaining that a child must experience success, as this more a child plays in elementary school, needs a school like mine.” a child needs to know the Gemara with builds a child. The whole goal is to give the less he has to play in yeshivah g’dolah. The lecture was sponsored by Chazaq absolute clarity, because only then will ahavas Torah. He advocates using a pri- He touched on the dangers of the Inter- and can be viewed on TorahAnytime.com.

32 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Community Corner • Recent Happenings QJCC’s Cynthia Zalisky Touro College School of Health Sciences Cited By Queens Tribune Doctor of Physical Therapy Program ynthia Zalisky, boroughs. QJCC has tak- Executive Di- en that issue very much Crector of the to heart. “We have a Holds White Coat Ceremonies Queens Jewish Commu- very big mission now to ouro College School of nity Council (QJCC) and service that population,” Health Sciences (SHS) a frequent contributor Zalisky said. “We have TDoctor of Physical to Queens Jewish Link, to roll up our sleeves Therapy program held annual was cited by the Queens and make sure that they White Coat ceremonies in Tribune as one of the have job training oppor- October at both its Manhat- nine individuals in Queens that tunities.” tan and Bay Shore campuses. “Make a Difference” and particu- As a child of Holocaust survi- The ceremonies marked the larly in contributing to “fi ghting vors, Cynthia has devoted her en- transition for the DPT Class for community betterment on all tire adult life to fi ghting prejudice of 2016 from the classroom fronts.” The article reiterates Mrs. and anti-Semitism. When she to the clinic, as students were Zalisky’s tireless efforts to combat was asked to defi ne her role as a about to embark on their hunger through QJCC’s kosher community activist, Zalisky said, fi rst clinical experiences after food pantry and meals-on-wheels “I think it’s serving the people and spending three semesters in program, empowering the work- helping them navigate the sys- the classroom. their commitment to ethical This is a responsibility that ing poor, entitlement assistance, tem. I do not want anyone to feel The white coat is a symbol and honorable behavior and you need to take seriously. immigrant services, and support- that he or she has fallen through of the students’ commitment willingness to assume such Even if you work in a place ing senior health and healthcare. the cracks.” Mrs. Zalisky also add- to professionalism and hu- obligations. where physical therapists do She commented, “We’re here in ed that “preserving the Jewish manistic values. During the Department Chair Dr. Jill not wear white coats, you the trenches. We see it. We see presence in Queens is a particular ceremonies, 34 students from Horbacewicz told the stu- will still be wearing the coat the need every day.” priority.” the Manhattan campus and 35 dents assembled, “As Doctors of professionalism and excel- The 2011 UJA-Federation Pov- Cynthia Zalisky can be contact- students from the Bay Shore of Physical Therapy, you will lence when you are treating erty Study indicated that Central ed at the QJCC, 119-45 Union Turn- campus recited the pledge of have the ability to touch the your patients, restoring their Queens has the highest number pike, Forest Hills, NY 11375, or by Physical Therapy as a public lives of those around you – function, and improving their of Jewish near-poor of the fi ve e-mail at [email protected]. acknowledgement affi rming both literally and fi guratively. quality of life.”

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 33 34 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Community Snapshots Photo Credits: Aharon Katz Cong. Ahavas Yisroel Motza’ei Shabbos Learning Program/Pizza - Nov. 8, Kew Gardens Hills

Wednesday night Shiur given by Rabbi Daniel Glatstein at Cong. Toras Emes - Nov. 5, Kew Gardens Hills

Aharon Katz is a Queens-based photographer who currently works for the Queens Jewish Link and is a photographer at Yaakov Katz Studios.

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 35 Community Corner • Recent Happenings Cold Temps And Gusty Winds No Match For Runners At Our Place Annual 5K ver 250 men, women, of all ages took to the blacktop at two teams ﬁ elded by Our Place and children turned out Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn youth, with separate races for Oto Run the Runway for to raise money and show their men and women. Several hun- the fourth annual Our Place 5K support for Our Place. dred spectators braved the cold Run/Walk. Despite brutal winds The yearly race featured run- and enjoyed pizza, cotton candy, and brisk temperatures, runners ners from 22 teams, including fresh popcorn, a bounce house,

(From Left to Right:) Director of Crisis Intervention R’ Zvi Gluck, Our Place Board Members Chaskel Bennett & Yossie Yurowitz, and Executive Direc- tor Rabbi Aryeh Young take a minute to pose for the camera.

and music from Jewish DJ Jon and Tova Max (25:39:5). Zar, while they cheered on their “While the wind was blustery favorites and expressed their and the air freezing cold, the solidarity with Our Place, which hearts and smiles on the faces has been providing teens with a of the runners and the activists safe haven, as well as counseling, was heartwarming,” said Our guidance, and rehabilitation ser- Place board member Chaskel vices, since 1998. Bennett. “Taking time out to “The crowd came out in run/walk for the kids of “Our droves and we had a wonder- Place” has become an annual ful turnout in spite of the cold event, and I am proud to show weather and 25-mile-per-hour my support to this incredible winds,” said Our Place board organization that refuses to give member Yossi Yurowitz. “It was up on any child.” great to see both young and old Our Place serves over 1000 showing their solidarity with teens annually with two drop- Our Place.” in centers and The Living Room, As in previous years, the race a special program for young

Eli Rowe & Mark Glicksman crossing the finish line

covered a magnifi cent three-mile adults who are clean and sober. course with scenic views, as well A gathering place for the at-risk as Jaguar chip-timing and pro- community, Our Place serves fessional race photography. The nightly dinners and offers recre- top two runners in the men’s di- ational programming with on- vision were both members of the site therapists available at their Our Place Running Team, Yaakov drop-in centers. Our Place has Bressler and Moshe Bressler, who volunteers ready to answer calls fi nished in 19:07:0 and 19:14:6 re- 24/7, offering support in cases of spectively, with the third place abuse, legal crisis, and other ma- fi nish going to Moshe Blau with jor issues. a time of 20:57:1. The top three To fi nd out more about Our women runners were Leiba Rim- Place, visit them online at www. ler (23:27:0), Baila Miller (25:19:2), OurPlaceNY.org.

36 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Community Corner • What’s New In School

mal polling were reassuring in that Bnos found my answer. There were a number Malka seemed to be a good school, consis- of things that impressed me about the A Year Of Surprises tent with the standards of the communi- school. At fi rst I didn’t think they had ty, hashkafi cally and academically. Unfor- much to do with my quest, but upon fur- By Michael Salzbank liciting on behalf of the school? I needed tunately, for me, in my role, it left me with ther refl ection they had everything to do to know what, if anything, makes Bnos little ammo as a fundraiser. I had hoped with explaining the unique qualities at ongratulations on your one- Malka special and unique? What niche is to learn that the school was answering a Bnos Malka. year anniversary at Bnos it fi lling? Are parents happy with the end pressing need in the community, some- I was quite impressed with Rabbi We- “CMalka Academy.” This has product? What factors govern parents’ thing that would resonate well beyond ichselbaum and the assistant principals, been a very frequent message in my e-mail decisions to send their daughters to Bnos the Bnos Malka family. Ideally, I wanted Mrs. Rivky Babad and Mrs. Shuly Zucker- inbox from my connections on LinkedIn. Malka as opposed to another school? The a unique hook, not just asking others to man, as consummate professionals. What I guess it is nice that people are acknowl- answer to why parents choose Bnos Mal- support Torah and build the future of klal became more and more apparent as I saw edging this milestone, but more so, it has ka very often is the opening salvo when I Yisrael. Those reasons should be suffi - them work day in and day out was that given me cause to refl ect on my fi rst year approach potential donors. cient, but in our community, with limited they each are lifelong learners. They are at the school as the Executive Director. When I began asking friends about the funds, they aren’t all that compelling. So constantly working on their craft and de- I must admit that despite living in Kew differences in the schools, I had expected as I started the job, I was still in search of spite their success they are still humble Gardens Hills for over 30 years, I knew to hear about the differences in demo- what I call “The Case for Bnos Malka.” and eager to hear new ideas. Initially, I very little about the local girls’ yeshivos in graphics and in hashkafah. I was sur- I was surprised to fi nd out how quickly viewed this only as it pertained to me. It general and Bnos Malka in particular. To prised to learn that there were few, if any, the answers would come. Before I even afforded me the opportunity to work in be fair, as a father of two boys, I had lit- such differences. The Bnos Malka parent had a chance to get comfortable behind an environment where there was a free tle reason or opportunity to learn about body is refl ective of the overall communi- my desk, there was a school issue and I exchange of ideas. these outstanding institutions. Yet, I was ty and includes some of the most presti- was expecting to have to fi eld a fl ood of It later dawned on me that these qual- embarrassingly ignorant of the schools in gious rabbanim in the community, educa- complaints from our parents, yet there ities have permeated the entire school. my own backyard. In the past year, what I tors, and kollel families. were none. But that pleasant surprise Their enthusiasm to learn is contagious have learned may surprise you. It certain- What I kept hearing, time and time was nothing compared to how I was and their receptive attitude is welcoming. ly surprised me. again, was about the warm and caring overwhelmed at the Parent Appreciation The teachers feel empowered to use their Before accepting the position, I did my environment in Bnos Malka. I admit, yet Melaveh Malkah. In one of the most mis- talents and creativity within the admin- due diligence. With my Wall Street back- again, that I had interpreted “warm” and erable nights of bitter cold and snow, 400 istration’s framework. There is constant ground, I wanted to get a good idea of the “caring” to mean that the school was de- parents and staff ventured out to show role modeling for the students of a thirst fi nancial condition, which included look- signed for girls who needed a bit more support for Rabbi Weichselbaum and the to learn and grow. When an administra- ing at the budget, the donor base, the an- attention. I was once again surprised to school. As fi rst impressions go, it was a tion is blessed with humility and a genu- nual campaigns, etc. Truthfully, I wasn’t learn that the school’s students fi ll out the remarkable display. I immediately was inely receptive ear, students feel safe and expecting too many surprises. Most ye- normative bell curve refl ective of many struck with the feeling that the school parents feel they have a voice. shivos face similar issues and funding exceptional students as well. I learned must be doing something right. But what Yes, it has been a year fi lled with sur- is a perpetual challenge. So for me, the that sometimes “warm” and “caring” was it? What was creating this type of at- prises, but in the end, I am not surprised real question was, given the need to raise means just that: warm and caring. mosphere? at all with what has made Bnos Malka money, how comfortable will I be in so- On one hand, the results of my infor- I was once again surprised at where I Academy the school that it is.

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his past week, the eighth grade students of the Yeshiva of Central TQueens visited Ellis Island and the 9/11 Memorial. The students sailed past the Statue of Liberty on a beautiful ferry ride, took a tour of the Ellis Island Museum, and learned about the history of the island, the gateway for many of their ancestors to America. They then headed to the 9/11 Memo- rial where the students took parchment paper and etched the names of particular victims that they had spent time researching, ending the day with a tour of lower Manhattan. Another big event this week was Elec- tion Day. The YCQ Library displayed its own voting box with selections placed by Kindergarten through Grade Four on Favorite Book Characters, Book Series, and Fiction Book Genres. The results of our exciting book-friendly election will be determined next week and displayed on the bulletin board for all to see. The Junior High School students also had a taste of the political process during campaigning, speeches, and actual elections for student government. The students each stood in their private booths to vote for their YCQ student government. Mazal tov to Presidents David Salvit and Talia Wein, Vice Presidents Josh Nektalov and Julie Malakov, Seventh Grade representatives Jack Ruben and Sarah Rafael, and Sixth Grade representatives Jona- than Sherman and Shira Schwartz.

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really had with their chasidic hosts. One girl noted after Shabbos, that besides all Shabbos Project At Ezra Academy the lessons she learned about Shabbos itself, the true message she took out was s the worldwide excitement of that you don’t need fancy cars or fancy The Shabbos Project starts to fade houses or the most high-tech computers Aaway, one special “Project” will to be happy. Family and friends override never be forgotten. Although not ofﬁ cial- bank accounts, and true simchah comes ly on the “Shabbaton calendar,” as Parshas when all of klal Yisrael joins together. Noach crept closer and closer the buzz in The Havdalah concert was an amazing the teachers’ room was unanimous. How way to end Shabbos, as sounds of “Am can a school geared solely towards kiruv Yisrael Chai” shook the walls of Yeshiva not be involved in this historical event? Ohr Somayach. And with that, along with last-minute One could sum up our Shabbos Proj- phone calls and late night e-mails, Ezra ect experience, with a quote from Dean Academy was able to round up approxi- Rabbi Eli Freilich, as he addressed the mately 50 students and many dedicated crowd Friday night. “When one speaks staff members to make their way to the of the coming of Mashiach, the descrip- Belzer k’hilah of Monsey, New York. them in their homes for a unique Shab- highlight of the night was a different mo- tion details all sects of the Jewish people That’s correct: The Belzer chasidim bos experience. ment, when one young man publicly pro- gathered together. Here in front of our took in our school with open arms and Friday night featured a joyous dav- claimed that he would now try to keep eyes do we not have such a group? From unmatched hospitability. The back- ening with the chasidim, followed by a Shabbos every week. Sephardic teenagers with gold chains, to ground behind this story is quite sim- special visit from the Nikolsburg Rebbe. We spent Shabbos day with our hosts, Modern Orthodox, all the way to Belzer ple. Ezra Academy has developed a very The Rebbe promised us that the same as we learned that physical differences chasidim, we have all united together for strong bond with the famed Traveling way we trust our mothers when they do not change the achdus between dif- this Shabbos of Unity. Now that we have Chassidim of Monsey, and on this Shab- tell us to taste something good, so too ferent segments of klal Yisrael. Many of fulﬁ lled our parts, we can only wait for bos was not only invited to share in their if we trust Hashem to taste Shabbos we our students were utterly shocked when the speedy redemption of our people.” singing and dancing, but also to join will only want more. However, the true they realized how many similarities they Mi K’amcha Yisrael!

at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine this past summer, Central High School Girls Science Institute members Tzip- pora Chwat (‘16) and Elizabeth Kikov (‘16) conducted nephrol- Who Can Code Program ogy research. Their resultant his past week at Cen- paper, “Predictors of Persistent tral (Yeshiva University Disease Activity in Childhood THigh School for Girls), Minimal-Change Nephrotic Syn- the computer lab was overfl ow- drome,” is now available in the ing with girls ready to begin a Austin Journal of Nephrology yearlong STEM (Science, Tech- and Hypertension. Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion 8th grade boys learn with Yeshiva Shaar nology, Engineering, and Math) Congratulations also to our Hatorah boys at a weekly Tuesday night Mishmar experience as part of Central’s three students who have been newly formed Girls Who Code invited to take part in the Je- Club. With the guidance of Mrs. rusalem Science Contest: Talia Marci Karoll and Rivka Apfel Edelman (‘15), Stacey Bayer (‘16), (‘11), students will learn comput- and Sarah Yazdi (‘16). In hon- er programming using a new or of Sh’mitah, this year’s area model for computer science of focus is agricultural science education. Club members will and its relevance in specifi c ar- benefi t from the mentorship of works of art using Scratch, a eas of halachah. Students will female engineers and entrepre- coding language created at the study and take exams on top- neurs as they explore robotics, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- ics throughout the school year, Web design, and mobile app de- nology (MIT). Mrs. Russi Fried competing for a broad range velopment. proudly shared other recent stu- of prizes, including a four-year New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo met with Chazaq Op- This week, participants at- dent achievements in the STEM scholarship to the Jerusalem In- erations Manager and Activist Yaniv Meirov to discuss helping tempted to model original fi elds. As part of their research stitute of Technology. build a stronger future for the community. Bais Yaakov Fifth Graders Research Courageous People rs. Rochelle Grabie created a unit of study for the fi fth grade at the Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens that combines literature, research, Mand technology. After reading literature on courage and courageous people, the girls began researching one of six people. Mrs. Grabie, Mrs. Moe- ller, and Mrs. Ziskind taught the girls how to take notes on the articles and books they read and how to organize their thoughts on note cards in prepara- tion for an essay. Moving the unit of study into the computer lab, Mrs. Adina Shapiro will guide them in learning how to make a PowerPoint presentation. Each of the students in the grade will make and present her PowerPoint presentation on her class’ Smartboard in the coming weeks.

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 39 Community Corner • What’s New In School Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s Seventh Grade Father-Son Breakfast t’s always special when parents bi Mendel Zlotnick, one of the seventh and their children are able to bond grade fathers. Iwithin the framework of a yeshiva Since seventh grade is the year when setting. Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s seventh boys begin celebrating their Bar Mitz- graders and their fathers were afforded vahs—Mazel Tov to Shmuel Barg on just such an opportunity on Sunday kicking off the season with his recent morning, October 26, with an action- Bar Mitzvah—the Yeshiva invited The packed father-son breakfast. Schnitzel Guys and Yossi Newman to The morning began with a special teach dance techniques to the boys. The Shacharis minyan for the seventh grad- boys (and some fathers!) followed The ers and their fathers, after which every- Schnitzel Guys’ lead and honed their alone enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast to- reviewing what they had learned in class the seventh grade Rabbeim. The learning ready-impressive dancing skills. gether. Then, fathers and sons engaged the previous week, and fathers and sons portion of the program was capped off An enjoyable and meaningful time in a 45-minute seder limud, with the boys were able to discuss the material with with a short d’var Torah delivered by Rab- was had by all. Bnot Yaakov’s “Tevat Noah Scouts” Zoo Trip not Yaakov went to the Queens tion. The girls had to fi nd out about each Zoo with a special mission in animal’s habitat and food. Students ea- Bmind: They were “Tevat Noah gerly asked zoo guides all their animal Scouts”! All students went to the zoo “questions” and took special interest in with the purpose of fi nding out about the elk in particular as they learned all the animals they saw so they could “re- about their antlers and the real wood port” back to Noah and let him know how to best care for the animals in ques- CONTINUED ON P. 47 Shalhevet Students, A Former Muslim Extremist, And The Israel Campaign n Monday afternoon, Novem- and followed his father in becoming an Mr. Hafeez was pleasantly surprised London, he had the toughest decision to ber 3, Shalhevet students were extremist. When he started college, he that even during the eight hours that se- make: stand up and expose the truth and Oprivileged to hear from Kasim was strolling through a bookstore and curity held him up, they still treated him risk losing his family or keep quiet and Hafeez, a former Muslim extremist and fell upon the book “A Case for Israel,” by with proper respect and “Jewish-moth- go along with the masses. Ultimately, founder of The Israel Campaign. Born in noted attorney Alan Dershowitz. As he ered him” (as he calls it) by constantly of- he chose to stand up for what he knew Nottingham, England, in a small commu- read through the book, he discovered fering him a drink. When he fi nally made was true and tried to put an end to the nity of Pakistani immigrants, Mr. Hafeez that his education was misleading. Mr. it through security, he was expecting to lies that were being taught. He began was educated to hate Israel and Judaism Hafeez did not come to deny Islam right see a state of oppression and violence. The Israel Campaign to educate students at a young age. Mr. Hafeez recalled being away, but decided to explore the truth. He was stunned when he spoke with Is- around the UK about the truths concern- shown pictures and videos from teachers He opted to travel to Israel to see fi rst- raelis, Jewish and not, who revealed how ing Israel. and professors depicting Jews in a nega- hand what Israeli life is all about. Upon amazing Israel is and loved living in such His family ended up disowning him tive and demoralizing light. No explana- his arrival, he was stopped by Israeli air- a wonderful country. He was amazed and he faced criticism from his commu- tions were given about why they were to port security since he had a blank pass- at the rights afforded to minorities, and nity. Mr. Hafeez stood strong in his be- hate, but that the more they displayed port. He told security that the reason for noted that in Israel, Muslims are afforded liefs and did not conform to his society’s their hatred towards Israel, the better off his visit was because he used to be anti- more rights than they are in most Arab standards. He currently resides in Winni- they would be. He took Islam seriously Israel but was now exploring the truth. countries. When Mr. Hafeez returned to peg as a proud Zionist Muslim. Yeshiva Ketana Chess Club

eshiva Ketana’s extracurricular programs are up and running. During the last two weeks, Mr. Avi Heimowitz has presided over a near sellout crowd of 35 Yyoungsters who enjoyed playing chess tremendously until 6:15 p.m. last Thurs- day. It was really encouraging to parents and educators who watched the boys con- centrate with their sole nourishment of two sandwich cookies.

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Friday 21 and 718-776-3500, the Kupferberg Center Box At 9:30 a.m., the Kew NOVEMBER Shabbos 22 Ofﬁce at 718-793-8080, or the Center for Gardens Hills Civic The Young Isra- Jewish Studies at Queens College at 718- Association (KGH- At 8:00 p.m., there el of Kew Gardens 997-5730. CA) will hold its An- Friday Friday 21 th Sunday 7 will be an event for Hills (70 Road and nual Community Bayit L’Pleitot / 150th Street, Kew The Rabbinical Seminary of America Legislative Break- Girls Town, in mem- Gardens Hills) will hold a Shabbos with will hold its 81st Annual Dinner and Chag fast at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens 12 th ory of Shiffy Glik- Nachum Segal, Host of JM in the AM. On HaSemichah at Terrace on the Park, high- Hills (70-11 150 Street) honoring Rabbi Wednesday Wednesday man, featuring an Friday evening, he will speak at an oneg lighting six kiruv organizations and na- Yoel Schonfeld, The Young Israel of Kew inspiring talk by renowned educator Mrs. at 7:30 p.m. On Shabbos afternoon, he tional ambassadors of kiruv. For more Gardens Hills, Assemblyman Michael Si- Estee Hebel. At 72-23 139th Street (side en- will speak at a S’udah Sh’lishis following information, please call 718-268-4700 or e- manowitz, and a Special Business Appreci- trance), Kew Gardens Hills. Minchah at 4:00 p.m. mail [email protected]. To make your ation Award. Couvert $25 or $36 (includes reservations and place your ad, please visit discounted one-year membership dues to At 12:30 p.m., the Or- At 7:45 p.m., Yeshiva www.rsadinner.com. the KGHCA). To make reservations, please thodox Union, in Kesser Torah will call Cynthia Zalisky at 718-575-1699 or con- collaboration with hold its Gala Jour- At 7:00 p.m., Yeshiva tact [email protected]. STAJE, OHEL, and nal Melaveh Mal- Madreigas HaAdam Tuesday Tuesday 18 Shabbos 22 th the Margaret Tietz kah at the Young Is- will hold its 15 An- From 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Women’s Nursing & Rehabili- rael of Kew Gardens nual Dinner at the League of the Young Israel of Kew Gar-

th Tuesday 25 tation Center, will hold the last program in Hills (70-11 150 Street, Kew Gardens Hills). Electchester Electri- dens Hills will hold a Chanukah boutique. the SPIRIT Initiative (Stimulating Pro- Guests of Honor will be Mr. & Mrs. Fara- cal Union Building In the Simcha Room of the YIKGH, 70th gram Initiative for Retirees that Inspires marz Liviem. Chesed Awardee will be Mr. (Jewel Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, Kew Road and 150th Street, Kew Gardens Hills. Thought). Dr. Hanni Dorn, PhD, and Rab- Avraham Davidov. Admission by contribu- Gardens Hills). Couvert: $500 per couple. bi Dr. Richard Weiss, MD, will speak. tion of $100 per person. For more informa- To make reservations, please visit www. At 5:00 p.m., the American Friends of Lunch will be served. At the Congregation tion, please call 718-793-2890 or e-mail Ye- ymhad.org or call 718-705-8803. Bet El will hold its 32nd Annual Dinner Toras Emes of Flushing, 78-15 Parsons Bou- [email protected]. at the Marriott Marquis (Broadway at 46th levard, Kew Gardens Hills. $10 per session Queens Hatzolah Street, New York City). Guest speaker Gov- (advance registration). $12 per session at From 12:30 to 6:00 will hold its annual ernor Mike Huckabee. For more informa- the door. Register online at www.OUCom- p.m., there will be a fundraising Shab- tion, please call 718-482-4134 or 718-268-8291, munity.org, or call 212-613-8300. Shidduch and Shad- bos Hatzolah. Do- fax 718-482-2750, or contact beteldinner.org.

Shabbos 29 chan event at Con- nate instantly at Sunday Sunday 23 At 3:15 p.m., Jennifer Martin and gregation Sha’arei QueensHatzolah.org. The Jewish Heritage Schwartz Bros.-Jeffer Memorial Chapel Tikvah, 80-24 Lef- Center of Queens (114-03 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills) will ferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens. Separate and Long Island will hold a seminar, “Your Life, Your Legacy,” groups for ages 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s and DECEMBER hold its annual Chi-

Shabbos 13 featuring talks by Juliet Gavriel, Esq., and up. Featuring food prepared by profes- nese Auction. De- Robert Sommese, Advance Planning Man- sionally-trained chefs and background en- The Hebrew Free tails to follow. ager. Register by November 14 by calling tertainment. $36 online price, $48 at the Loan Society is start- Robert Sommese at 718-263-7600 (x-140). event. Register online at www.EventBrite. ing a 12-week course, The Seventh Annual com/r/Shidduch or by calling 845-397-7271. 3 “Encore Entrepre- Community-Wide At 6:00 p.m., the neurs: Basic Busi- Asarah B’Teves Pro- Wednesday Wednesday American Friends At 7:00 p.m., there will be a community ness Training for 31 gram will take of Sderot will hold a concert in tribute to Israel at the Queens Baby Boomers.” At the UJA-Federation of place. Details to fol- Wednesday Wednesday 19 dinner at the Hilton College LeFrak Concert Hall. Featuring New York, 130 East 59th Street (between Lex- low. Meadowlands (2 Cantor Sol Zim, Cantor Raphael Frieder, ington and Park Avenues) in Manhattan. Wednesday Wednesday Meadowlands Pla- and Cantor Netanel Hershtik, with the Cost is $200. Applications are accepted on a za, East Rutherford, NJ). Couvert $300. For New York Symphony Orchestra conduct- rolling basis. Space is limited. For more in- more information, please call 718-673-4945, ed by Dr. Mordecai Sobol. For tickets and formation or to apply, please visit hﬂs.org/ fax 718-336-8843, or e-mail [email protected]. information, please call Joan Waxgiser at encoreentrepreneurs or call 212 687 0188. School Open Houses

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 At 10:00 a.m. for eighth grade students and their parents • Mesivta Chofetz Chaim (76-01 147th Street, Kew Gar- • HANC (Hebrew Academy of Nassau County) High dens Hills) School • Lander College for Men (75-31 150th Street, Kew Gar- At 8:15 p.m. – for 6th grade boys and their parents. (215 Oak Street, Uniondale) dens Hills) At 1:00 p.m. For alternative dates or further in- For further information or to request an application, 9:00 a.m. until noon formation, please call 718-820-4884 or e-mail Rabbi Barry please call 718-263-1445 For more information, please call Mrs. Miriam Steiner, Nathan at [email protected]. or e-mail [email protected]. Director of Admissions, at 516-538-8161 (ext. 30). Pre-register at www.HANC.org. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • Bnos Malka Academy (71-02 113th St., Forest Hills) At 10:00 a.m. • Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens • Mesivta Yam HaTorah For more information or to schedule an interview, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (2716 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway) please call 718-268-2667. For more information, At 10:00 a.m. • Shevach High School (75-09 Main Street, Kew Gar- please contact Mrs. Yocheved Granek For more information, please call 718- 471-7471 dens Hills) at 718-847-5352. or e-mail [email protected].

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 41 Community Corner • Upcoming Events Hebrew Free Loan Society Offers A Basic Business Course For Baby Boomers Looking To Start Their Own Businesses he recession impacted thousands “This highly-interactive 12-week course Senior Human Resources Consultant, at “The camaraderie, support, and honest of working professionals in New is designed to provide guidance and sup- a large fi nancial institution. feedback within the class were added TYork and today the economy isn’t port in a group-oriented environment,” The two met at an outplacement benefi ts.” much better, with thousands of profes- said Shana Novick, Executive Director, service. Liz told Steve about an entre- Initially intending to each start his/her sionals still unemployed or underem- HFLS. “The course helps professionals preneur course run by the Hebrew Free own consulting fi rms, what they learned ployed. learn to develop and complete business Loan Society, offering “baby boomers” during the course made them realize that Knowing how many New Yorkers concepts, helps them determine the vi- the skills and hands-on knowledge need- if they aligned professionally, they might were affected, the Hebrew Free Loan ability of the business ideas, and even ed to start a new business. be even more successful. Today, they run Society, with the support of UJA-Federa- helps them overcome the loss of their “Encore Entrepreneurs” taught them a growing consulting fi rm, providing pre- tion of New York, is offering the Encore previous positions.” each valuable new business skills, rang- sentation coaching to mid- and high-level Entrepreneurs: Basic Business Training for The program, which has been offered ing from identifying sources of funding executives in the US and Europe. Baby Boomers course, starting December three times, has proven successful. for a new business to setting realistic This year’s course begins December 3, 2014. The course positions people for In 2008, Steve was laid off from his po- fi nancial goals, and it even provided 3. For more information, e-mail Tiffany success by helping them hone the skills sition as Managing Director at a real es- social media and e-commerce market- Goldberg, HFLS Director of Entrepre- needed to create, manage, and grow their tate consulting fi rm. In 2012, Liz was laid ing ideas. In addition to learning those neurship Education, at businesstrain- own businesses. off from her role as Vice President and concrete business skills, Steve added, ing@hfl s.org or call 917-842-0396. RSA To Celebrate 81st Annual Dinner Highlighting Kiruv Organizations, Ambassadors, Honorees, And New Musmachim riends and alumni of the Rabbini- ored: Rabbi & Mrs. Gershon Brafman of cal Seminary of America/Yeshiva Kew Gardens Hills will receive the Alum- Chofetz Chaim are eagerly await- nus of the Year Award, Dr. & Dr. Sheldon F st ing the Yeshiva’s 81 Annual Dinner and Greenberg of Hillcrest will receive the Chag HaSemichah, to be held on Sunday, Parents of the Year Award, and Rabbi & November 23, at Terrace on the Park in Mrs. Yoni Schwartz of Cedarhurst will re- Queens. The event is the major fundrais- ceive the Young Leadership Award. er that supports the intense Torah study The Dinner will also pay special trib- of the nearly 400 talmidim in the Yeshi- ute to Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt zt”l, the va’s Beis Midrash and Kollel, and enables esteemed Rav of Queens Jewish Center the Yeshiva to continue expanding the for four decades, and late father of one Chofetz Chaim Torah Network through of the Roshei HaYeshiva, HaRav Akiva the establishment of Chofetz Chaim af- Grunblatt. In addition to being a brilliant fi liates across the nation. talmid chacham and a much-sought-after The Dinner will celebrate 81 magnif- orator, Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt impacted icent years of transmitting Torah to the thousands throughout his life, from long- Yeshiva’s talmidim, which has produced time congregants to the occasional Shab- inspired and passionate graduates who Rabbi Gershon Brafman, Rabbi Yoni Schwartz, bos visitor. His loss leaves a vacuum not have impacted and transformed dozens Alumnus of the Year Youg Leadership Award only in the Queens Jewish Community, of communities across the length and but also in klal Yisrael at large. breadth of North America. The Yeshiva’s Seventeen talmidim will be honored affi liate yeshivos, day schools, shuls, and for earning the Yeshiva’s semichah, Yoreh learning centers continue to bring the Yoreh Yadin Yadin. The Yeshiva will recog- teachings of our Torah to ever increasing nize this milestone accomplishment and numbers of our Jewish brethren. celebrate with them as they begin a new The Dinner will highlight one com- chapter in their lives, ready to share their ponent of the Chofetz Chaim Torah Net- Torah with klal Yisrael. work by recognizing six successful kiruv Rabbi Aryeh Zev Ginzberg is the Din- organizations, providing a glimpse into ner Chairman. He is joined by National the impressive scope of the kiruv be- Honorary Chairman Mr. Don Gherme- ing done by alumni of Yeshiva Chofetz zian, Midwest Honorary Chairman Mr. Chaim. It will also recognize six Nation- Charlie Deutsch, and Canadian Honorary al Ambassadors of Kiruv, key individuals Chairman Mr. Arnold Silber. whose involvement has enabled these Investing in Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim organizations to impact the growth of supports the limud haTorah of the near- Torah in a major way in each of their ly 400 talmidim in the Beis Midrash and communities. Kollel. Additionally, it enables the Yeshi- The outreach organizations being va to continue to produce well-rounded featured are Emet Outreach in Kew Gar- talmidei chachamim, whose life’s goal is dens Hills, NY; JEC South Florida in Boca The Roshei Yeshiva, Harav Dovid Harris and Harav Akiva Grunblatt to be marbitz Torah across North Amer- Raton, FL; JEP of Westchester in West- ica. Over 600 alumni of the Yeshiva are chester, NY; JET Ottawa in Ottawa, ON, Mr. Roman Aminov, Esq., Dr. Eli Feen, Mr. recognized as National Ambassadors of currently fi lling positions in harbatzas Canada; SAJE in Buffalo Grove, IL; and Richard Goldstein, Mr. Dan Greenberg, Kiruv. Torah and communal administration in Southwest Torah Institute in Tucson, AZ. Mr. Marvin Hilf, and Mr. Ron Sirt will be Three wonderful couples will be hon- over 110 communities.

42 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 For What It’s Worth Warren S. Hecht Talking Turkey

ast week I wrote a positive article However, the fact that frum Jews usually are below the lower poverty line. that he would rather lose his job instead about my riding on Thanksgiving have higher expenses does not establish In this country there are groups who of violating the Shabbos, that was a time Lto raise funds for Project Chaim, that they are more deserving of support. tend to try to justify conduct because of loneliness for frum Jews. Back then, no Queens Jewish Community Council’s pre- All it proves is that the “poverty line” for of victimization. The frum community one would even dare to wear a yarmul- pared Kosher Meals on Wheels program, ka at work. Today we do not have these and my article was put in its usual spot problems. People are more accepting of with my page buddy Martin Levy, the People condemn those criticizing others, frum Jews. Therefore, one should not use Allstate insurance broker. The only reac- yet that is what interests them - while a positive story is ignored a claim of loneliness to excuse comments tion I received was one person asking me made by frum Jews against other Jews. what the difference is between QJCC’s It is important to “talk turkey” and program and Tomchei Shabbos. My an- frum Jews is a higher amount than for should not follow this approach. Being discuss issues in a mature, calm manner swer was that we provide prepared food non-frum Jews. It does not prove that frum today is much easier than it was even on the merits without mudslinging or for homebound seniors while Tomchei frum Jews who are below the higher pov- 50 years ago. We are not lonely. When name-calling. I thank Rabbi Schonfeld for Shabbos provides uncooked food. A few erty line have a greater right to be given my grandfather, during the Depression, being an example of a person who acts in weeks ago, I wrote an article criticizing an charity than their non-frum brethren who decided that Shabbos was so important such a manner. ad by another charity. That article landed on the front page and I received plenty of feedback, most of which was positive. The response to my article, written by Rabbi Schonfeld, also made the front page. This reminded me of the comment that people complain of negative ads in a political campaign, yet these ads are ef- fective because people consider them. On the other hand, positive ads have little in- ﬂ uence. We see the same reaction here. People condemn those criticizing others, yet that is what interests them - while a positive story is ignored. I have to thank Rabbi Schonfeld for not censoring my article. A lesser person would have found a way to stop publication of an article they did not agree with. I also want to thank Rabbi Schonfeld for the nice comments he said about me, and his admissions to the validity of certain arguments I raised. I do not think the other organization could have had a better advocate for their position. When I wrote my article about the other organization, I deliberately did not mention the name because it was more important to address the ideas that were expressed in the ad and not who was making the statement. Those who signed the letter are not alone in their belief. There- fore, I wanted to discuss the broader issue instead of making it a referendum on any particular organization. I was also wary of mentioning the organization because then it would be looked at as a ﬁ ght between that organization and the QJCC. Unfortunately, there are individuals who will see it that way. QJCC has been co-sponsors with that organization and Chazaq for various events – including one on the Sunday after my article was written – and plans to continue to do so. Rabbi Schonfeld is correct that generally, frum Jews have greater expenses than their non-frum brethren. Yeshivah tuition is high and is a burden for many people. The tuition crisis needs to be addressed.

Warren S. Hecht is President of the Queens Jewish Community Council and a local attorney. He can be reached at [email protected].

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 43 Home Health Care Corner Tania Hammer at Caring Professionals Burnout: Inner Kill To Inner Will

ver Shabbat lunch, we were dis- and wisdom is as wide and varied as cussing a guest’s job prospects we are. The choices we make as young Oafter he was fi red from a job he adults going to college, choosing a de- hated. He was at once relieved to be let gree or vocation will probably not be go because the burnout was so obvious what we retire from. So burnout from a in his everyday life, and he complained job is a very different subject than burn- loudly about the sheer monotony of this out from a personal situation. This 2-part particular vocation, yet his worry about series will go over a few different things the future was foremost on his mind. Be- and hopefully the conclusion will be the ing that he was young and very employ- same. able, I had no such worry, but indeed, How many of us, at any stage of life, with this job market his concerns were go through mediocrity of survival doing justifi ed. Another guest, who is in col- the same routine day after day? Usual- lege, quoted the eminent psychologist ly, most of us fi nd something interest- Eric Erikson’s 8th stage of psychological ing that sparks excitement to keep the development, which addressed ‘burn- momentum going, but it could be that out’ philosophy: “If we see our lives as work becomes humdrum, or suppers unproductive, feel guilt about our past, become too regular, or family members or feel that we did not accomplish our aren’t as exciting as they used to be. life goals, we become dissatisfi ed with Perhaps you are hurrying in ten differ- life and develop despair, often leading ent directions texting three different to depression and hopelessness. How- the various sub categories relating to The avenue we choose to go from ever, success in this stage will lead to these topics is not addressed much, so burnout-boring job to accomplishment CONTINUED ON P. 50 the virtue of wisdom. Wisdom enables a this week and next week I will attempt person to look back on life with a sense to clarify how we can go from burnout Tania Hammer is a community activist and a social networker for Caring Profession- of closure and completeness.” Well that to productivity so Erik Erikson’s theory als, a home care agency in Brooklyn and Queens. For more information on any home- certainly turned the conversation in an- can be overturned, leaving us with a care-related topic, please call Shabsi at 718-897-2273 (ext. 171). Tania can be reached at other direction! Burnout, monotony and grand sense of accomplishment. [email protected].

44 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Financially Forward Gerald Harris Is There A Silver Lining In The Sharp Drop In Silver?

n early November the price of silver settled in cash at the COMEX, the majority traded at just over $15/ounce, the low- of contracts on the SHFE are settled with Iest price in nearly fi ve years. This delivery of the metal. And this has led to price is well below the average cost of a huge drain of silver inventories. Accord- producing an ounce of silver. ing to Clark, if this trend continues “the Silver is in a near free fall. Why is the SHFE will experience a serious supply price dropping so much? How much low- crunch in the not-too-distant future.” er can it go? Has silver become so out of favor that it is now oversold? Sterling Choices A closer look at some of thae charac- Investors interested in owning silver teristics of silver may help answer these have several options available to them. questions. One is to purchase coins, ingots, or bars Although many investors associate sil- at reputable dealers or shops. Another is ver with gold there are major differences buying ETFs which have relatively low ex- between the two. Gold is a precious met- penses and which closely track the price al, widely used in jewelry. Gold coins are of silver. prized by collectors and the yellow met- They can also buy silver mining stocks. al is considered a hedge against infl ation Many of these are highly regarded compa- and an easy way to store wealth in every Silver is in a near free fall. Why is the price dropping so much? nies, have been in business for decades, country. How much lower can it go? and are now trading at or near their low- On the other hand, silver is a semi-pre- est prices in years. cious metal. Many people hoard silver in Also, there are numerous junior and the event of fi nancial upheaval and it, too, economy was beginning to recover, that of base metals such as copper, nickel, lead, penny silver stocks listed on US and Ca- is used in jewelry; however, it is primarily infl ation was not out of control, and that and zinc. But demand for those metals nadian exchanges. Since they are trading an industrial metal. Silver is used in pho- the dollar was maintaining its value, the has fallen because of weaknesses in many at very low prices, even a small bump in tography, medicine, household items, cell prices of both gold and silver fell sharply. economies, prompting mining companies the share price would be a signifi cant per- phones, iPads, computers, and cameras However, gold retained some of its glitter, to cut output of those metals. This sug- centage gain. However, these are general- among other items; a newer and poten- particularly in China and in countries be- gests that going forward, supplies of silver ly high risk. Moreover, a relatively small tially large application is in solar panels. set by economic problems. But silver no will be lower, potentially boosting prices. drop in price would be a signifi cant per- The amount of silver used in these items longer had the same appeal, and percent- *The inventory of silver is estimated at centage loss. is tiny and sometimes microscopic. As a agewise it has fallen much more. just 241 million ounces, only 25 percent Bear in mind that picking the exact result, it is ultimately discarded when the of one year’s supply. By comparison, in low in any asset dropping in value is very product is. Hi-Ho Silver? 1990 it was eight times higher. If demand tricky and even if one does that doesn’t Does all of this mean that silver is fi n- would suddenly increase, prices would mean the price will go higher any time Calming Fears ished as an investment? Hardly, and even move higher. soon. In 2011, many investors were concerned a glance at a long-term chart shows that *By historical valuations silver is cheap. Silver is starting to show some of the that the markets were heading for another the price is clearly cyclical. For example, The current price is just 30 percent of characteristics of assets that are oversold fi nancial crisis. The US economy was still in 2005 the price was just $5/ounce. But the all-time high reached in early 1980. A and the price may indeed go higher over reeling from the effects of the mortgage by 2008 it had risen to $20/ounce. And in chart of seven widely used metals shows the long term. The real question is not “if” crisis and the collapse of Lehman Broth- 2011 it was nearly $50/ounce. that percentagewise, only nickel is further but “when?” ers. Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Depression-like conditions in Europe away from its all-time high. Sources: bullionvault.com; Ireland were experiencing severe debt and a still-weak US economy are certainly *The Shanghai Futures Exchange caseyresearch.com; fi nancialsense.com; problems. And at home, defi cits were lowering industrial demand for silver and (SHFE) has overtaken the COMEX as the goldsilverbullion.com; very high and rising quickly, leading some hence its price. However, silver remains world’s largest futures silver exchange. Mark Dow: behavioralmacrotumblr.com; to speculate that they were spinning out popular with the public and sales of Silver While most silver (and gold) contracts are zerohedge.com of control and that hyperinfl ation would Eagle coins at the US Mint just reached a follow. 21-month high. Bullion dealers also report Gerald Harris is a fi nancial and feature writer. Gerald can be reached at geraldhrs@ Hefty government stimulus programs that there is huge demand for Canadian yahoo.com added to those fears and there were nu- Maple Leaf silver coins; those are very merous reports that the dollar would hard to obtain now and premiums on crash and that a bubble forming in bonds them may increase. would soon burst. Some fi nancial gurus According to Reuters, the sharp drop in “Let His Neighbor Attest To Him” urged investors to purchase both silver silver prices “has created a global scramble and gold because the sky was about to fall. by consumers to purchase silver coins and CONTINUED FROM P. 6 dead man would not give in. In retrospect, it’s easy to understand bars.” Finally, the Bach had an idea. “If your why gold shattered its former highs. Sil- Jeff Clark, of precious metals fi rm Ca- moved there. soul is really so great,” he said, “then ver followed in step, doubling in just six sey Research, says big-picture forces could “You are unknown to us,” said the move yourself to the plot you want!” months and coming within a few cents of impact silver over the next several years. Bach. “Begin by telling us: What is your The next day when the members of an all-time high. “The most signifi cant of those is govern- name?” the chevrah kadisha entered the ceme- “The irony of the precious-metals bub- ments’ abuse of fi nances (defi cit spending, “I am forbidden to tell you,” said the tery, they found the young man’s grave ble is that it was the guys warning of increasing debt), which will eventually dead man. No amount of persuasion empty, and next to the M’galeh Amu- ‘bubbles’ in bonds, stocks, and credit who lead to a currency crisis in many countries could get him to disclose his identity. kos they found a new grave that they sought refuge in the only asset class that around the world, pushing silver and gold “If so,” said the Bach, fi nally, “How do had not dug. They decided to erect a was truly in a bubble, precious metals. In to record levels.” we know that you are worthy to be bur- stone over the grave, but since they did other words, the fear of bubbles created And Clark believes there are addition- ied next to the great tzadik? Therefore, not know the young man’s name, they its own bubble and trapped the bubblers,” al reasons silver could go higher over the if you cannot tell us your true identity, wrote only the words: “Yagid alav rei’o – says analyst Mark Dow. long term. Among those: we cannot fulfi ll your request.” But the Let his neighbor attest to him.” Once it started becoming clear that the *Most silver is produced as a by-product

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 45 Frontlines Joseph M. Frager Super-Mandate 2014

he Republican tsunami that took same spin-doctors at work who never saw place on Election Day, November reality from the get-go. Vice President Joe T4, is not just a mandate against Biden and Senator Chuck Schumer both the policies of President Obama (The declared that the Senate would remain president himself said that the election in the hands of the Democrats. The New would be a referendum on his policies) York Times declared on its front page that but a super-mandate against the presi- the majority of the Senate would be de- dent himself and the way he conducts cided by two run-off elections – one in business. Louisiana and one in Georgia. They were The maltreatment and lack of respect for Prime Minister The spin by the president, his allies in right about a run-off election in Louisi- Netanyahu by President Obama upset the electorate the media, and his supporters is that the ana but wrong about the whole election election was not a mandate against the and the tsunami that was coming. As president or his policies but against grid- apologists for the president, they had no ger, and the frustration that the American One could call it a pendulum swing, lock in Washington. These are the very idea of the degree of resentment, the an- people were manifesting. but in reality it was the American people speaking loud and clear. The American people have lost trust in the president. His obfuscations, his hiding facts, his dictatorial style all brought the Ameri- can people to the polls against him. His mishandling of the Ebola crisis was the straw that broke the camel’s back. His foreign policy blunders, including his miscalculations of the ISIS threat, added fuel to the fi re. His rush and push to make a bad deal with Iran, even though “conveniently” postponed till after the election, is causing a great deal of fear and trepidation among the Amer- ican people. North Korea’s advance to the point of fi tting a nuclear bomb on an ICBM, which can reach the United States, is also worrying the public. With the security of America being threatened more than ever, the president’s downsiz- ing of America’s Armed Forces has also made the American people more afraid than ever. It did not help that the president continued to treat America’s only reliable, consistent, and friendly ally in the Mid- dle East, the State of Israel, with disdain, with insults, and with foul language. The maltreatment and lack of respect for Prime Minister Netanyahu by President Obama upset the electorate. Israel as an election issue never assumed the importance that it did in this election. Israel became one of the top fi ve issues that mobilized the American people. The other four included Ebola, ISIS, terrorism, and the economy. Israel became central to this election and will no doubt remain so going into the election of 2016. Al- though some Democrats have been very supportive of Israel, the president has treated Israel worse than any other president in American history. This was not lost on the American people. If the President does not want to read the mandate of 2014 this way, then he will cause a mutiny in his own party and guarantee that the next president will be a Republican.

Joseph M. Frager is a physician and lifelong activist.

46 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Socially Savvy Esti Berkowitz Sold-Out 4th Annual KosherFeast Honors Kosher Pioneers

his year’s KosherFeast represent- The Modern Kosher Kitchen, by Ronnie ed 85 blogs, websites, and brands Fein Tfrom all over the U.S. and Canada. And wow: The annual dinner has once A Marley Coffee gift basket again broken attendance records. It was The evening would not be complete a sellout with a waiting list. This event without remembering our good friends continues to grow, as does the kosher from last year’s KosherFeast. One of last world! year’s Kosher Pioneers, Gil Marks, was James Beard said, “Food is a common not able to join us this year due to some ground, a universal experience.” Well, health issues, and we continue to have kosher food even more so. him in mind for a refuah shleimah. His In fact, the newest statistic we can re- Hebrew name is Yitzchak Simcha Ben port is that 25 percent of Jewish millen- Bayla. Another Kosher Pioneer from nials, those born in the ‘80s, now keep last year, Norene Gilletz, has introduced kosher! a new product to the kosher scene, This year we recognized fi ve Kosher Koogletz! Pioneers who have spent their careers, in kosher world. We thank our sponsor, Four tickets to a tour of the Museum Now, off to a full day of more kosher both the mainstream and Jewish world, WUSTHOF, for sharing the classic cut- at Eldridge Place food fun at Kosherfest! I will share de- making kosher cool. Through the work ting-edge chef’s knives that we presented Four Tickets to Soul Doctor tails of my food adventure in next week’s of these luminaries, the perception, se- to these movers and shakers. Secret Restaurant Recipes, by Leah article. If you are on Instagram, follow lection, availability, quantity, and quality The 2014 Cutting Edge awards went Schapira and Victoria Dwek along using the hashtag #kfeast14. of kosher food has risen to new heights. to: Joey Allaham, Prime Hospitality Each pioneer received an engraved Group; Brent Delman, The Cheese Guy; Esti Berkowitz is a freelance writer who shares her reviews of food, travel, products, kitchen tool, a tool which was actually Joe Hurliman, winemaker, Herzog Wine and family fun on her blog, primetimeparenting.com. Esti also provides social media invented by King Louis the XIV of France, Cellars; Allison Josephs, Jew in the City; marketing and brand strategy consulting for companies looking to increase their on- but has a history in our dear bubbie’s and Shifra and Shlomo Klein, founders of line presence. kitchen as well. Thanks to our sponsor Bitayavon/Joy of Kosher Magazine. Rösle, each honoree received a soup ladle This spectacular evening was planned engraved with their names, in addition together with the incredible Roberta to a copy of the new Artscroll cookbook Scher of the very popular website, koshe- by Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek: Se- reye.com. cret Restaurant Recipes. It was so gratifying to see everybody The Kosher Pioneers honored were networking and, of course, schmoozing. (listed alphabetically): Estee Kafra of While dessert was served, Josh Nelson, Kosher Scoop; David Mintz, founder of star of the soon-to-open Off-Broadway Tofutti; Chef Jeffrey Nathan, owner of musical Soul Doctor, performed two songs Abigael’s; In Memory of Dr. Peter Praeger, for us. Josh Nelson will be playing Rabbi founder of Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods; Shlomo Carlebach in the Off-Broadway and the Streit family, of Streit’s. return of Soul Doctor, which begins Nov. We also recognized several individuals 26 at the Actors Temple Theatre. for their vision, entrepreneurial skills, Before the close of the evening, we raf- and success in paving new paths in the fl ed off some great prizes, including: Bnot Yaakov’s “Tevat Noah Scouts” Zoo Trip CONTINUED FROM P. 40 ies teachers did writing activities with them based on their Tevat Noah scout- branches that were a part of their diet. ing investigation. Mrs. Alon’s 5th Graders Our “Scouts” kept track of their fi nd- wrote fi rst-person narrative animal sto- ings on charts that they took with them ries that explained to Noah all of their throughout the zoo as they viewed the “housing and habitat requests” from the animal exhibits. “I loved watching the animal’s point of view. Mrs. Kashi’s 4th sea lions eat their fi sh!” exclaimed Sip- Graders worked on their informational porah Kahen, 1st Grader. When asked to writing skills and Mrs. Jaffe’s 3rd Graders tell about the sea lion’s habitat, students wrote poems. explained that it wasn’t just a water Although Bnot Yaakov could have habitat – but a cold water habitat. opted to have the students visit the zoo Everyone enjoyed a snack of animal simply as “students,” having the girls go crackers and apple juice. The Tevat as “scouts” made their journey so much Noah Scouts ended their investigation more purposeful. Their “investigative” with a stop at the Petting Zoo where angle integrated Limudei Kodesh with the girls got a chance to interact, pet, science, as well as providing lots of and feed the animals themselves. Upon great “animal” writing material upon their arrival back at school, general stud- students’ return to the classroom.

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 47 House & Home Rabbi Gedaliah and Sarah Newcomb Co-Op Purchase Applications For Board Of Directors’ Approval he process of submitting an appli- have trouble with is when a co-op board letters, letters from a current landlord, take from a few weeks to a few months. cation for board approval when holds on to archaic rules which do not re- accountant letter for self-employed per- I was pleasantly surprised (more like Tattempting to purchase a coop- fl ect current realities. Many times those sons, and other forms of proof of verifi ca- shocked), when I received a call yester- erative apartment can be confusing to say board members simply do not understand tion for whatever is written on the actual day, two days after I submitted an ap- the least. the current banking rules, requirements, application itself. proval package for someone, saying the We have worked with many of the lo- and trends. They also do not understand The board of directors does not own interview would be today. Never in all cal cooperatives successfully and each de- the current buyer’s market and competi- any more than anyone else in a co- my years did I have such an experience. velopment has its own system. Some are tion. And so, they remain locked in pat- op. Some may own a few more or less My most recent co-op deals in another very diffi cult. S ome are very easy. Oth- terns from many years ago, and because shares, but they are all equally owned. popular development took so much lon- ers are in-between. While I am grateful they personally remain unaffected by the This differs from a condominium or pri- ger that I routinely forewarn buyers and to have maintained a good working rela- outcome of a sale, they simply look away vate home ownership. In a cooperative, sellers about how lengthy of a process it tionship with each of them, I will admit and do not care about how the stringent each shareholder owns each unit and all can be. This co-op’s management, with that it can be very frustrating. rules affect their fellow shareholders. common areas of the cooperative, more the two-day turnover, must be extremely Some of them truly look out for what Most board application packages re- or less equally. The board of directors is effi cient or extremely fl exible. Whatever is best for the entire cooperative, both in quest a whole slew of support documen- supposed to look out for and represent the reason, it was refreshing. Actually, the short term and in the long run. Even tation which may or may not include the good of the whole. Many times that handing in the application was also sim- those who have stricter requirements the following: verifying income through means updating the rules and require- ple. No personal appointment to go over than others, I can respect when they truly the job directly, pay stubs, tax returns, ments according to the times. anything. Just handed it in, it was accept- consider the good of the whole. What I bank statements, credit reports, reference Typically, a board approval process can ed, and two days later came that wonderful call to schedule the interview. If only they were all like that… The rule that co-op boards do not have to disclose a reason for refusing an applicant is another example of an out- dated loophole which the realtor boards have been lobbying and trying to have changed for years. One day we will get it accomplished. It is simply unfair that until now boards have been protected by, and sometimes misused, their right to refusal, based on inappropriate reasoning or worse – such as discrimination. The day will come when there is change; pray- ing it comes sooner rather than later. In the meantime, be sure to carefully fi ll out all application packages, include all requested support documentation, have a licensed and experienced professional realtor go over it with you, and pray for the best. Hatzlacha. Special thanks, once again, to all of our fans and readers, who take the time to email, call or stop me personally and tell me how much they are enjoying our articles. We are grateful for your support and thank you as well for your feedback. We can all learn from each other! Happy reading.

Rabbi Gedaliah and Sarah Newcomb are NY State licensed realtors for over 13 years. While specializing in Kew Gardens Hills, where they are long-time community members, they serve all areas in the ﬁ ve boroughs and Long Island. They hold several specialty certiﬁ cations and are members of the Long Island Board of Realtors and the Multiple Listing Service of Queens and Long Island. Rabbi Newcomb is a beloved rebbe at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe. Sa- rah Newcomb has won multiple awards from RE/MAX NY and RE/MAX Interna- tional. They make their home in and are proud members of the Kew Gardens Hills community, along with their family. Con- tact information: Direct cell: 917-459-7549 • E-mail: SarahNewcomb@topproducer. com • Website: QueensRealtorTeam.com

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R’ Shmuel continued. “Will you propriate, it will be published. that an eatery appears in our My wife and I were once talking to a daughter respect him despite his lack Additionally, the views expressed in any paper as a kosher endorse- young woman about what she sought of manners and social skills just be- political article appearing in this publication ment of their product. If you in a prospective husband. “My hus- cause he knows every K’tzos in Bava are those of the author and do not necessari- feel that a particular establish- band must be brilliant,” she said. But Basra?” ly reflect the position or policy of the Queens ment is under questionable when asked, she could not articulate The values crisis creates an atmos- Jewish Link. The Queens Jewish Link does not supervision, please consult why her husband had to be brilliant. In phere where throngs of terrifi c young support or endorse any political candidate. your rabbi for his advice. Thank You. Thank You. the end, the young lady conceded that men and women are nixed as prospec- QJL Staff QJL Staff her husband “must” be brilliant so that tive mates for the most trifl ing of rea- those in her social circles would know sons: “her sister married someone who that she married someone “brilliant.” works”; “they daven in the wrong shul”; This was nothing more than superfi ci- “he went to the wrong yeshiva”; “she ality cloaked by a (very) thin veneer of has a brother who is sick”; “he is too substance. popular”; “she’s not popular enough”; A father once asked R’ Shmuel Ro- “the grandparents don’t have enough zovsky about a boy in the Ponovezh money” (I’ve actually heard this!). The Yeshiva for his daughter who reached list is endless. marriageable age. “Is he the smartest Yes, folks. We’ve reached the ze- boy in his shiur? Is he highly-regarded nith—actually, the nadir—of self-ab- by the other boys?” sorption and superfi ciality. R’ Shmuel responded favorably, So what do we expect? Of course but added, “Wouldn’t you also like to there’s a shidduch crisis. It’s just rooted know if he is a mentch? How often in the grotesque inequity of a far more does he brush his teeth? How does troubling values crisis. he behave in the dining room? What The Sanzer Rebbe (Divrei Chaim) does he do when the pitcher is empty on the table—does he wait for some- CONTINUED ON P. 50

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 49 Centrality Of Midos Burnout: Inner Kill To Inner Will CONTINUED FROM P. 16 What Rivkah was demonstrating CONTINUED FROM P. 44 the most highly committed to their What Eliezer witnessed at the well career or cause. You can only burnout two distinct, competing parts. These was a human being who reached such people about fi ve different subjects, if you have been “ignited” in the fi rst two elements manifest themselves in a high level of perfection that he was you come home late and don’t have place. everything that we do. One or the oth- awestruck. For a woman to run out, time to make healthful suppers so you An awareness of the lifestyles of other is constantly gaining primacy over time after time, fi lling jug after jug of order in. Are you always going some- er people can be instructive for how the person. The more that I allow my water for someone she didn’t know where and never be anywhere? Or you lead your own life. For example, pure n’shamah to come to the fore, the was a complete act of selfl essness. It conversely, is your day-to-day life just you might see Mrs. Jones next door do- stronger its urges and desires for great- demonstrated that she had reached a plain boring, with nothing happening 3 different jobs, she’s never home ness become. The more that I give in fabulously high level of self-perfection. ing? For some of us, this could be a for her kids and they have to get their to my animal instinct, the stronger that She clearly had conquered her nature. sign of early onset depression, for oth- own food. And when she does come it becomes. The human is in constant Her physical side was diminished, and ers it could be a sign of burnout. How home, she’s always on the phone with battle, with one or the other gaining her n’shamah was shining brightly. She can we avoid a burnout, and if we are some project or other. Or, you observe primacy. may not have had all of the knowledge in a burnout, how can we cure it? Mrs. Smith across the street who nev- These two parts manifest themselves of serving Hashem, but once introduced This subject is especially relevant to er has anyone over and never comes in everything that we do. to it, she would cling to Hashem with the aging and infi rm and people with out. Do these people have burnout? When I see another person suffering, a powerful bond. For this woman to disabilities who often rely on others Am I paying attention to what’s going there is actually a battle going on inside come to perfect avodas Hashem was to keep them going. Shut-ins are very on around me? Would Mrs. Jones like of me. Part of me cries out with that merely a matter of adding water to in- isolated and need stimulation, espe- some help with her kids when they get person. “Oy, a Jew in pain! What can I stant soup. cially in the cold winter months, when home? Would Mrs. Smith value a visit? do to lighten his load? How can I help?” This concept has great relevance to even thinking about getting outside is Could she benefi t from a home health And part of me just couldn’t care less. us in that it helps us understand why almost impossible. Staving off burnout aide a few times a week? There is a part of me that just isn’t in- chesed is so central in to everything that for this population takes creativity and terested in him or anything else for that we do. Hashem is the ultimate Giver. thought, and we must be ever consci- Some signs matter. All it cares about is fulfi lling its He created this world and runs it to give entious about our relatives and friends that you might have burnout: needs and desires. of His good to man. However that good who don’t get to socialize. General sluggishness and irritabil- Therefore, every situation in life is a has to be earned. To allow for this, put ity, joylessness, perennial colds and test – a test to see which part comes to us in the perfect laboratory of growth Is it time to “push the pause button” sniffl es and anxiety could be a sign the fore, which part gains control over called life. We were put into a body that and take a look at your life? that you are burning out. This sounds me. only desires and knows its own needs, According to the Mayo Clinic, burn- similar to depression; however, burn- When I do engage in an act of kind- and our Nishomah is given the chal- out is the result of stress resulting in a out could be a temporary thing, where- ness, the battle becomes even more lenge of overcoming those natural in- state of complete exhaustion. as depression is usually long-term. pitched. Part of me screams out inside, stincts and learning to care for others so Burnout creeps up unexpectedly. Very often, this is symptomatic of the “What are you doing? You need that that it can reach spiritual heights. When You may be so busy taking care of ev- elderly and infi rm, many of them are money! Why are you giving it to some- man conquers his gives in to his inner erything and everyone else that you closet alcoholics. Perhaps you have one else? Who cares about him? Take nature to do the same,he emulates fail to notice (or pretend not to notice) your own signs that a burnout is on care of your needs!” And part of me Hashem, making himself more like his your own needs. the way. feels a deep sense of inner peace and Creator. By perfecting himself this way, Anyone can become exhausted. Next week we will discuss burn- accomplishment, knowing that I am he lives up to the reason he was put on What’s so noticeable about burnout is out versus “inner kill” and some ideas fulfi lling my purpose in cCreation. the planet. that it can often strike people who are about how to get back to yourself.

of Jerusalem” conveyed to potential We’ve chosen, consciously or oth- suitors on the happiest of days—the erwise, to characterize the crisis as a What Shidduch Crisis? Fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur—when “shidduch crisis” because it is easier to CONTINUED FROM P. 49 physical fl aw.” they dressed in borrowed white cloth- blame a collective predicament beyond “What was that?” she asked. ing and danced in the vineyards, de- our control—an unbridgeable age gap, was a brilliant Torah scholar and patri- “You had a noticeable limp. I was claring, “Young man, consider who for example—than it is to own up to arch of great chassidic dynasties. The devastated that you would have to live you choose (to be your wife)” (Ta’anis the very real values crisis we’ve created most esteemed families sought to have with this impediment, so I beseeched 4:8). They donned borrowed clothing and are transmitting to our children. one of their own marry him. But he the Heavens to let me be affl icted with to, so to speak, shed their shrouds of Ultimately, the qualities we seek in a possessed a physical fl aw that prospec- this physical imperfection instead of superfi ciality. And they told prospec- spouse speak volumes about ourselves: tive wives did not dismiss as cavalierly you. I have a limp today, so that you tive suitors to give some thought to the “a person is paired up according to his as did their fathers: one of his legs was would not.” real, important qualities of a potential deeds” (Sota 2a; see also Kiddushin 2b). shorter than the other, resulting in a The young woman left the room spouse (but see Ta’anis 31a). Who we choose to marry, then, is a re- pronounced limp. abruptly and changed her mind a short R’ Moshe Laib Sassover is reputed fl ection of who we are. One day, his parents told him of yet while later—she now wanted to marry to have married a girl who was poor, Nothing I write here will solve the another young lady who had declined a him. And the rest—including the illus- lacked intelligence, and was ugly. “If I shidduch crisis or any portion of it. But match with him because of his physical trious Sanzer dynasty—is history. don’t marry her,” he explained, “who until we identify and face the real prob- condition. But the young man destined So what should a person look for in a will?” lem—until we are prepared to con- to become the Sanzer Rebbe seemed potential spouse? Don’t get me wrong: I don’t preach front some harsh realities about what particularly interested in this shid- A refi ned character is of paramount (or practice) the notion that one should we value, who we are, and what we’ve duch, and he arranged to meet the girl. importance (see e.g. Meiri, Yevamos marry an unintelligent, unattractive become—I fear not much will change. The Sanzer Rebbe described to the 63a; III Menoras HaMaor 2:6:3). Indeed, person. On the contrary, one is not young lady how “forty days before the the Tchebiner Rov advised young men permitted to marry someone without ______(Endnotes) ______creation of a child, a Heavenly voice to seek three things in a prospective seeing and, presumably, approving of 1 Yichus as commonly used and as goes forth and declares, ‘the daughter match: “Middos, Middos, Middos.” them (Kiddushin 41a). But superfi cial at- used here refers more to familial social standing than anything else. Of course, one should prefer of so-and-so will marry so-and-so’” (Sota The exact blend of desirable traits tributes should not be the only or even a spouse from an upstanding family—not be- 2a; Mo’ed Katan 18b). is a matter of personal preference best the most important considerations. cause it will impress friends and neighbors, but “Before I was born,” he explained, left to those involved directly. But, at And even when present, such features because character traits are heritable and are “my soul asked to see my future wife. the very least, seek qualities that have are of value only when accompanied most often developed and reinforced by family Seeing you, my soul was overjoyed be- real meaning and import. by meaningful ones (see e.g. Mishlei 31). (see e.g. Tosfos Yom Tov, Ta’anis 4:8; Bava Basra cause you were perfect. But there was a This is precisely what the “daughters * * * * 110a; Pesachim 49a-b; Meiri, Kiddushin 70a).

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Myth: For a job interview, a suit is the best way to go. Truth: A suit is not the only way to go and may not always be best.

You also want to look like someone who is a he above myth is yet another You can also start by considering the good fit for the company and can just get up idea that wasn’t a myth not so general industry’s corporate culture. For from the interview chair Tlong ago. There was a time when example, law, banking, and politics are and go right to work, women had to wear suits to job inter- considered formal, so a suit would be and a suit may not views and to work so that they would appropriate and even necessary. Educa- be the best way be taken seriously in a man’s world. And tion and the health professions are what to accomplish that. back then, not only did you have to wear I would call semi-formal, which means a suit, but it had to be a skirt suit. Not bad that a jacket and skirt are perfect even if for tzniut, but women were still stuck in a they aren’t pre-coordinated. Media and “uniform.” But things have changed, and publishing are considered creative, so a While most people are fully now, being dressed too formally can even pre-coordinated suit would come off too aware of the dangers of being be a disadvantage. formal. Technology is generally consid- underdressed for an interview, they are not aware of the From me, you get the truth. ered informal, so a suit would look wrong. dangers of being noticeably There is still one rule that applies to The general industry’s corporate cul- overdressed. the “what to wear for job interviews” is- ture is a start, but you still need to do sue. And that is that it’s better to be slight- your research on the specifi c place. Even Meira E. Schneider-Atik is a wardrobe organizer and personal shopper. She helps ly overdressed than underdressed. That is within one industry, there may be differ- women weed out their wardrobes, shop smartly, put together outfi ts, and save time, ef- where the myth about suits still holds. A ent cultures. For example, education is fort, and money, all within tz’nius. Her writing on fashion and style within tz’nius has suit can make you look dressed up, and semi-formal. But if you’re applying for been published both in print and online. She is also a jewelry designer and co-founder that can work in certain interviews. But a job as a teacher in preschool, that’s ca- of RenaMei Jewelry – Designed Just for You. Her pieces can be seen on www.etsy.com it doesn’t necessarily work in others. sual – you’re dealing with little ones and (just look up RenaMei). She can be reached at 718-644-6135 or at [email protected]. Note that while it’s better to be slightly you’re on the fl oor a lot. If you’re applying overdressed than underdressed, the key for a teaching job in elementary school, word is slightly. Yes, you want to look like it’s slightly less casual, so you need to you made an effort because you take the look a little more polished. If you’re ap- job and the interview seriously, but you plying for a teaching job in high school, also want to look like someone who is a it’s semi-formal to formal, so many of the good fi t for the company and can just get casual pieces that would’ve worked in el- up from the interview chair and go right ementary school would not work here. to work. And a suit may not be the best And in private school, especially those way to accomplish that. that have the students wearing uniforms, Okay, I need to brag a little here. When it’s formal, so a suit would work and may I was in college, my roommate had an even be necessary. interview, but she didn’t know what to While most people are fully aware of wear. I put together a jacket and skirt the dangers of being underdressed for an with a shell, tied a scarf around her neck, interview, they are not aware of the dan- and put makeup on her. She got an offer. gers of being noticeably overdressed. If So how do you fi gure out what to you wear a suit for an interview with a wear? company that’s more casual and/or cre- Every career counselor that I’ve ever ative, it comes off as if you did not do heard has said that before you go on an your research and don’t know enough interview, you need to do your research about the company to be a good fi t. on the company. You need to know who If you have an interview in which a they are, where they are, and where they suit is necessary, be aware that it does not want to go, and you need to fi gure out have to be pre-coordinated if that doesn’t how you can help get them there. Doing work for you. If you fi nd that a jacket and your research will also generate questions coordinating skirt or dress fi t you and fl at- for you to ask during the interview, and it ter you better than a pre-coordinated ver- shows serious interest, which is a plus. sion, then that’s what you should wear. That is where it starts. While doing Your interview outfi t must fi t you and your research on the company, take a fl atter you no matter how formal or in- good look at the corporate culture. Look formal it is. at the photos of the people there and see There is a lot more to be said about what they’re wearing and how they look job interviews, but right now, just keep in overall. Make sure you look at everyone, mind that a suit might work, but it also but pay close attention to the people on might not, and you need to wear an out- the level of the job for which you’re ap- fi t that will portray you as a professional plying. Then, take what they’re wearing who can do this job right now. and take it up a notch or two for the interview. To be continued...

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20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 55 ‘The Death Of Klinghoffer’:

Organizers of the protest rally against the “Klinghoffer” opera at the Met, including Dr. Paul Brody (holding placard) and Jeffrey Wiesenfeld (at mic), arranged for major political figures and community and rabbinic leaders to address the crowd. These included (L-R) former Attorney Gen. Michael Mukasey, Queens assemblyman David Weprin, Ronald Lauder, Pres. of WJC, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, Rabbi Joseph Potasnick, and Cong. Peter King A scene from the controversial opera, “The Death of Klinghoffer”

By Shira Diamond means. In 1990, the PLO was sued for this opera didn’t create, but it certainly based on their comments, clearly did not their role in the murder and found guilty, contributed to, a romanticized version of support the rally,” said Celia. hat started out as a celebratory and the foundation is funded from this the Palestinian cause and a romanticized The Anti-Defamation League has been cruise celebrating their 36th undisclosed settlement. This suit was version of terrorism.” He went on to call fi ghting the performance of this opera Wwedding anniversary, ended actually a springboard for the passage the opera “factually inaccurate and an ex- for some time now, as well. The ADL, with the worst possible heartache for the of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1990, which traordinarily damaging piece.” along with all its supporters, has met family of Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer, makes it easier for victims of terror to sue There were many in the crowds who with some success, as the Met decided almost 30 years ago. terrorists and countries that fund them, voiced their concern over how the perfor- to cancel its global simulcast, which was On October 7, 1985, four terrorists from and collect damages. mance portrays Jews in a negative light. to air in 67 countries worldwide. The the Palestinian Liberation Front hijacked There has certainly been no lack of Many Queens residents were involved in Met’s general manager, Peter Gelb, in a the cruise ship Achille Lauro off the coast movies made portraying the events of protesting the performance, and those public statement, acknowledged that the of Egypt. Demanding that the captain that day, but none has created as much who came out saw many of their friends simulcast was not the best idea for the sail to Tartus, Syria, they held the ship controversy as the opera, “The Death and neighbors. Celia Brown, a long-time times: “I’m convinced the opera is not hostage as they commanded that Israel of Klinghoffer.” The play was actually Queens resident, attended two protests anti-Semitic, but I’ve also become con- release fi fty Palestinians who were being written not long after the incident took at the Met. Celia said she attended the vinced that there is genuine concern in held in Israeli prisons. The Syrian gov- place, and premiered a few years after, rallies because she felt that “in this age the international Jewish community that ernment, however, refused to dock the in 1991. Since then it has been performed of increasing worldwide anti-Semitism, it the live transmission of “The Death of ship and they were turned away. The ter- around the world, in several different is very important to protest against this Klinghoffer” would be inappropriate at rorists decided to single out a 69-year-old countries. Almost thirty years after this very one-sided propaganda. The terror- this time of rising anti-Semitism, partic- disabled Jewish passenger, Leon Kling- tragedy took place, the play has come ists are portrayed very sympathetically, ularly in Europe.” The opera also includ- hoffer, murdering him by shooting him to the world-renowned Metropolitan and as ‘men of ideals.’ One example of ed a statement in their playbill from the in the head and chest, while he sat in his Opera in New York City. But it has not the offensive anti-Semitic lyrics is, ‘Wher- Klinghoffer sisters on their father’s death wheelchair. Workers were told to throw been accepted with open arms by every- ever poor men are gathered, you can fi nd and the opera performance. his body overboard into the sea. The The opera’s composer, John Adams, cruise ship then headed back to Port Said however, vehemently disagrees with all in Egypt, where after two days of nego- “They have the right the accusations of anti-Semitism and tiating, the terrorists agreed to abandon to display and perform any type of art they want; misguided sympathy. He has contin- the ship in return for their safety. The uously stated that his opera gives fair PLO initially denied killing Klinghoffer, that is freedom of speech.” portrayal of the horrifi c death of Leon with PLO foreign secretary Farouq Qad- Klinghoffer as well as the hopes of the dumi even going so far as to claim that Palestinian people. In an interview Marilyn Klinghoffer killed her husband one, to say the least. Many feel the play Jews getting fat.’ There are many false- with the LA Times, Adams said, “My op- to get insurance money. Later, howev- is anti-Semitic and sympathetic toward hoods and omissions, all with the goal era accords great dignity to the memory er, they took full responsibility for the terrorists. According to the play’s detrac- of defending terror. And I believe terror of Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer, and it murder. Klinghoffer’s body was found by tors, it romanticizes the Palestinian cause should never be justifi ed.” roundly condemns his brutal murder. It the Syrians, and returned to the United and portrays many Jewish characters in a People react in all different ways when acknowledges the dreams and the griev- States on October 20. His funeral attract- negative light. they see protests, and this one was no ances of not only the Israeli but also the ed a large crowd; many wanted to come At the premiere for the show, hundreds different. Celia said onlooker opinions Palestinian people, and in no form con- pay their last respects to a man who was came out to protest, including many big ran the gamut of support to neutrality dones or promotes violence, terrorism, killed simply because he was a Jew. political names. Perhaps most notewor- to opposition. “I found the atmosphere or anti-Semitism. The cancellation of the Four months after this nightmare, the thy was former mayor Rudy Giuliani, at the rally very positive, and the many international telecast is a deeply regretta- Klinghoffer family suffered another trag- who spoke in front of the crowd. Former speakers were well received. It was great ble decision and goes far beyond issues of edy: Leon’s wife, Marilyn, died of colon governor George Pataki was there, as well to feel that such prominent New Yorkers, ‘artistic freedom,’ and ends in promoting cancer. Klinghoffer’s daughters set up the as two U.S. congressmen, Eliot Engel and such as Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki, the same kind of intolerance that the op- Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Peter King. Assemblyman David Weprin supported the rally. Onlooker reactions era’s detractors claim to be preventing.” Foundation with the Anti-Defamation and former US District Attorney Michael varied from curiosity about what the ral- As expected, there are different view- League, which serves to fi ght terrorism Mukasey were there as well. Giuliani told ly was all about, passing cars ‘honking’ through legal, educational, and political the crowd, “The truth should be told that support, and unfortunately, some who, CONTINUED ON P. 57

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CONTINUED FROM P. 56 this world today, particularly in Western sympathy for the daughters of Leon and tics had profound motivations, and the Europe, which worries me greatly. That’s Marilyn Klinghoffer, who have suffered murderers of our son, Daniel Pearl, had points when it comes to this controver- where my focus is. I don’t think an opera an unimaginable loss as a result of their very compelling ‘grievances.’” He goes sial issue. Although most in our com- is what the focal point should be right father’s murder. We agreed without hes- on to say that even Hamas and ISIS have munity may be against the performance, now,” he said. itation to their request that we include grievances, but in civilized society we there are those who believe the show We reached out to the Met by email to their own statement in the Met’s playbill learn to fi lter out legitimate grievances has a right to go on, and demanding its hear from them how they view the opera for all performances of “Klinghoffer” and from those that are sick and twisted, and cancellation goes against the freedom of and the controversy surrounding it. Silja on our website at www.metopera.org.” from those who use evil to revenge their speech our country is built on. Tobin, a press representative at the Met, As mentioned earlier, in order to at- grievances. He ends his beautifully writ- Mrs. A., also a resident of Queens responded with the following: tempt to persuade the Met to stop the ten piece with, “We might someday be who requested her name not be printed, “John Adams’s “The Death of Klinghof- performances, or at least help educate able to forgive the Met for decimalizing agreed that while the content may be offer” deals with a diffi cult subject: the hor- the public on the misinformation they brutality, but we will never forgive it for fensive to some, the Met still has a right rifi c murder of an innocent man during receive from the opera, there have been poisoning our music, for turning our best to go on with the performance. “They an act of terrorism in 1985. However, the numerous protests outside the Met. violins and our iconic concert halls into have the right to display and perform any fact that “Klinghoffer” grapples with the There was also a silent protest, where megaphones for excusing evil.” There is type of art they want; that is freedom of complexities of an unconscionable re- 100 wheelchairs were lined up at Lincoln also a section in the “playbill” called “the speech. Of course anyone who feels it’s al-life act of violence does not mean it Center. Dr. Paul Brody is one of the key real cast of characters,” in which those offensive is free to protest as well.” Mrs. should not be performed. The rumors organizers of the Coalition to Stop the involved in the tragedy are named and A. did point out that this does not include and inaccuracies about the opera and its Terror Opera at the Met, a grassroots co- described, along with real facts about the real hate speech and rhetoric, for which presentation at the Met are part of a cam- alition that has been instrumental in or- events of that day and who the murder- there should be no tolerance. Mrs. A. paign to have it suppressed. “Klinghoffer” ganizing the protests. Jeffery Weisenfeld, ers and victims really were. may not have many who share her view is neither anti-Semitic nor does it glorify another key organizer, was the masterful There are differing viewpoints when in the frum world (although there are cer- terrorism. The Met will not bow to this emcee at both rallies. Others instrumen- it comes to most sensitive topics in life, tainly a minority who do) but there are pressure. As a cultural institution, we un- tal in the coalition are Richard Allen of and “The Death of Klinghoffer” is cer- others who would be quick to agree. waveringly support the freedom of artists JCCwatch.org, Marvin Belsky, Sarri Sing- tainly no exception. Emotions are raw Mayor Bill de Blasio is one of them. He to create responsible work that addresses er, Liz Berney of ZOA and many others. for Jews who just experienced a wave criticized Giuliani’s involvement and for diffi cult contemporary topics. We fi rmly It’s also interesting to note that Leonard of anti-Semitism in Europe and the having “a history of challenging cultural believe that artistic explorations of polit- Weiss, a long-standing supporter of the murder of their brethren in Eretz Yisrael institutions when he disagreed with their ically charged subjects should be present- Met, withdrew his annual $50,000 dona- this past summer. They are worried and content. I don’t think that’s the American ed to the public without fear of censor- tion, and contributed a large sum to the saddened by this opera, which seems to way. The American way is to respect free- ship. We stand behind the opera on its coalition for operating costs. lend a sympathetic ear to the Palestinian dom of speech. Simple as that.” De Blasio artistic merits. John Adams is one of our Aside from the public protests, protes- cause, which uses so much violence and also defended the Met’s decision to con- country’s greatest composers, and “Kling- tors will be handing out “playbills” on brutality, while expressing their hatred tinue with the performance of the show. hoffer” has been hailed by critics and au- nights the opera is performing. These of Jews so openly. Others feel that free- “I really think we have to be very careful diences around the world as one of his pamphlets look like authentic playbills, dom of speech must be protected at all in a free society to respect that cultural towering achievements. It is frequently but give information to people on why costs, as freedom is what this country institutions will portray works of art, put staged and has played to critical and pub- the opera is being protested and what is is founded on. They feel it is a slippery on operas, plays, that there will be art lic acclaim at numerous major arts insti- false and offensive about it. Judea Pearl, slope when performances are censored exhibits in museums. And in a free so- tutions in America and around the world father of murdered journalist Daniel because one fi nds it offensive. But per- ciety we respect that. We don’t have to in the 23 years since its premiere. The Pearl, wrote a statement that was print- haps all can agree on one point, which agree with what’s in the exhibit but we Met has presented Adams’s two other op- ed in the brochure, as well as read aloud the Klinghoffer sisters so beautifully said agree with the right of the artist and the eras, Nixon in China and Doctor Atomic, by Dr. Brody at the rally. The statement in their statement now in the Met’s play- cultural institution to put that forward as part of our commitment to present- is at once very truthful and very moving. bill: “Terrorism cannot be rationalized, it to the public.” De Blasio has said he ing the most important contemporary At one point he writes, “We are told that cannot be understood. It can never be has not seen the opera but made it clear works. “Klinghoffer” was planned fi ve the composer tried to understand the tolerated as a vehicle for political expres- he feels the focus should not be on the years ago and is a co-production with hijackers, their motivations, and their sion or grievance.” That is a truth that opera, but rather on the problem of an- the English National Opera, where it was grievances. I submit that there has never rings true to us all: The murder of an in- ti-Semitism rampant all over the world. presented without incident two seasons been a crime in human history lacking nocent is always wrong, and never, ever “There’s an anti-Semitism problem in ago. We have the utmost respect and motivation and grievances. The 9/11 luna- justifi ed.

Protesters line up 100 wheelchairs as symbolic gesture during protest against “The Death Of Klinghoffer” opera Photo credit: WBCS880

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20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 59 60 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 American Friends Of Bet El Dinner Promises To Be Unforgettable Evening any refer to former Governor Mike Huckabee as the biggest Msupporter and ally of Israel in American politics today. And they would probably be right. “It’s time for all in the United States to join together and support Israel. I have been to the Promised Land nearly 30 times over the past 41 years and have never seen the nation under such threat. Israel is our closest ally and friend and they are suffering due to weak, evil people and countries throughout the world. Special guest speaker Mike Huckabee Army prep We as a country must do more to protect Israel and relish in its survival. G-d has and dramatic wrestling match with an acter before young adults enter the Israeli On December 7, at the Marriot Mar- protected this very small, beautiful, and angel – the site where the name “Israel” Army. There are hundreds of students quis Ballroom in Manhattan, American increasingly meaningful country, but was coined. who changed their lives for the better Friends of Bet El will honor the residents it’s time for the United States to do the Today, Beth El has transformed from a at Bet El and go on to serve Israel, fi lled and supporters of the northern Samar- same,” he adds. tiny community of eight families in 1977 with spiritual strength and their desire to ian town who have toiled selfl essly for His belief in Israel and specifi cally to a vibrant Jewish center that now hous- serve in elite units and as offi cers. the survival and growth of their com- the settlements are set in stone, like the es an ethnically diverse Jewish popula- So you see, Bet El isn’t just a settlement. munity and the State of Israel. Now in stone he touches when he prays at the tion of over 15,000. Bet El is home to the It is a microcosm of the very essence of Is- its 32nd year, the American Friends of Bet Western Wall. If you have ever seen his world-renowned Bet El Yeshiva Center, rael and all we love. El dinner has become one of New York show, which airs every Sunday night on which provides a comprehensive educa- How was this spiritual oasis created? City’s largest and most prestigious Jewish the FOX News Channel, you know how tion to students from pre-school through What makes it thrive? We have to go events, with last year’s dinner attracting compelling and captivating his words are. post-college. Their graduates have be- back over thirty years ago when Yom an astounding 1500 attendees. They come from the heart and it’s always come the leading teachers in yeshivos Kippur War hero Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, In addition to hearing Guest Speaker the truth. So if you can come to the 32nd and high schools across Israel, bringing along with a few families and yeshivah Governor Mike Huckabee, The American Annual Dinner of the American Friends the spirit of Torah to all. students, had a vision of what Bet El Friends of Bet EL will honor these well- of Bet El at the Marriott Marquis on De- The Raaya Girls High School Academy is could be. With three decades of tireless deserving supporters: cember 7, you will be renewed that there celebrated as one of the premier learning help from Jean and Eugen Gluck and the The Shomer Yisrael Honorees are Aki- are politicians in this great country who centers in all of Israel and can’t accom- American Friends of Bet El, the town is va & Chanita Teitz believe wholeheartedly in our cause. modate all the girls who want to attend. now a vibrant center of Jewish life that The Keter Torah Awardees are Barry & The National Media Network, called nurtures all of Israel in a way that no oth- Suri Weiss The Bet El Story, Arutz Sheva, with parallel websites in He- er center of learning matches, because The Guest of Honor is Rabbi Allen A Modern Day Miracle brew, English, and Russian, brings a mes- Bet El is not just a learning center, it is a Schwartz With all the news being dominated sage of optimism and hope to supporters way of life. The event will begin with a 5:00 p.m. by Arab propaganda about “Israeli occu- of Israel worldwide. It is a major force in The story of Bet El is the story of the smorgasbord, leading into dinner at 6:00 pation” and “settlements” impeding the the media today, combating the de-legit- heart of Israel. It is where Abraham fi rst p.m. Tickets are $500 per couple. To so-called “peace process,” here is the true imatization of the State of Israel, which proclaimed the Oneness of G-d, and it is make your reservation, contact Baruch story of what is taking place in Biblical Ju- is so terribly important to our way of life where Abraham’s children now nurture Gordon at 917-595-0435. dah and Samaria. Spearheaded by vision- and in fact our existence. the passion of Israeli life. When you look Bet El today is living up to its legacy aries like Jean and Eugen Gluck, there BeSheva Newspaper: The third largest at the people of Bet El today, you see the established thousands of years ago: a are Jewish communities who are doing circulation newspaper in all of Israel with people of four thousand years ago in Divine home, where G-dly lives are be- nothing but bringing light and warmth engaging articles and focus on accom- spirit, and all the generations in between ing built and fl ourishing. Beth El today to the world, promoting social justice plishments of outstanding individuals with the glow of G-d around them. You serves as a reminder of Jewish pride and and compassionate values that we can all and institutions throughout Israel. It en- see people smiling with knowledge of perseverance – prevailing over all of our learn from. A person like Governor Mike courages all Israelis to be better citizens the meaning of existence: to help one an- current enemies. Huckabee is proud to walk arm in arm and live their lives the way we all should. other, to further the teachings of Torah, Israel will survive, prosper, and grow, with such people. The people of Bet El are also blazing to help Israel live and be the foundation because of the brave souls that inhabit Bet El’s extraordinary story began a trail for the military struggle for the of Jewish life in the entire world. The es- it and its friends and supporters all over 4,000 years ago, when the patriarch Abra- defense of the land and people of Israel. tablishment and fl ourishing of this com- the world that will never turn their ham established it as camp along his di- The Israeli Defense Forces Gluck Prepara- munity is a tremendous accomplishment backs on it. Come join building Bet El vinely inspired trek through the land of tory Academy did what many thought for the entire Jewish people. All who sup- today, and continue the tradition estab- Canaan. Two generations later, Bet El was impossible. Their mission is to port Israel should support the heart of lished by Abraham and Jacob over 35 became the site of Jacob’s famous dream strengthen the adolescent spirit and char- Israel – Bet El. centuries ago.

Akiva and Chanita Teitz Mr. and Mrs. Gluck Barry and Suri Weiss Rabbi Allen Schwartz

20 Cheshvan 5775 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] 61 62 QueensJewishLink.com • 917.549.6145 • [email protected] November 13, 2014 Reb Shlomo Carlebach’s 20th Yahrzeit Tribute Concert Held In Manhattan

Rabbi Moshe Shur and son Sruli Williger, Carlebach minyan in Brooklyn Dancing with Rabbi Naftali Citron, M’ara D’asra of Carlebach Shul By Jennifer Jaffe program to its fruition. Mr. Miller realized that at the time, the musicians were really abbi Naftali Citron, Rabbi of Con- nice talented guys, playing wedding songs gregation Kehilath Jacob, the Carle- with little connection to Reb Shlomo. He Rbach Shul in Manhattan, retold the knew that musically what was being deliv- tragedy of Kayin and Hevel (Cain and Abel), ered did not warrant a $35 ticket or give the as sung by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach in Van- proper kavod to Reb Shlomo. So the fol- couver almost 40 years ago. When Cain, lowing year he gave an entire overhaul to in anger, struck his brother Abel, and Abel the program, bringing in the best musicians fell to the ground, Cain prayed for Abel to and bands he knew – those who had a con- awaken. Cain lay down next to his brother, nection to Reb Shlomo. He invited Eitan Chaim Kiss singing Dr. Eli Kranzler Yehuda Green, and for three days and three nights he cried Katz, Elli Kranzler, and Soul Farm amongst havdalah Chazan of Carlebach Shul and prayed and asked for forgiveness. Cain others, who would keep the music smooth did not understand the idea of death, and ducer of Shlomo Carlebach’s last 13 of 14 The lineup was nothing short of some of and real and honest. when he realized the gravity of his sin, he albums, Zale Newman, a prominent fi gure the most talented musicians. Sruli Williger, When Mr. Miller fi rst got involved, he pleaded for mercy from Hashem (B’reishis and Jewish activist in the Toronto Jewish who runs a Carlebach Minyan in Brooklyn, came on stage and played Orech Yamim and 4:13). community, shared his fi rst encounter with began singing, and other than the vibra- the crowd went wild. They were thirsty for This is what Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Reb Shlomo. “Reb Shlomo came to my shul tions and rhythmic tapping of feet hitting “what was real,” music the way Carlebach zt”l was all about; he wanted brothers to in Toronto and sang with such passion. My the fl oor, no sound could be heard over his intended it to be. By upping the musical share in their love of Hashem, their love father had one of those big old recording words and music. Dr. Elli Kranzler, friend, quality, the format became so popular that of Torah and their love of each other. He devices and recorded the event. After lis- supporter, and student of Reb Shlomo, took they soon needed to locate a new venue. It found a way to reach every Jew through tening, from that moment on I became a the stage with his gentle demeanor and began at the Carlebach Shul, moved to the song, acceptance, and love. The world con- student of Reb Shlomo.” He reminded ev- impassioned words, accompanied by his Lincoln Square Synagogue, and fi nally, to tinues to celebrate and honor Reb Shlomo’s eryone that “Reb Shlomo’s thoughts on the guitar, and continued to set the ambiance handle the crowds, the concert now takes life by carrying on his legacy through con- reason we have shuls is to be a family with- for this night of harmony amongst broth- place at the West Side Institutional Syn- certs and Shabbatonim. His supporters do in a family,” and this is the exact feeling ers and sisters. According to Dr. Kranzler, agogue. Mr. Miller noted Shlomo Carle- not mourn his death – rather they celebrate passed on by Rabbi Citron at the Carlebach “Anyone writing and playing Jewish music bach’s unique universal appeal: “The best his life by continuing to reach out and Shul, a feeling of family, welcome, and ac- today is because Reb Shlomo opened the part about Reb Shlomo is that he reached bring Jews closer to one another and to G-d. ceptance. gates for us. He brought everyone together Jews from all backgrounds, all hashkafi c On 16 Cheshvan (this past Motza’ei Shab- Reb Shlomo’s start came about in the and gave us all a voice.” levels, and all affi liations. And this is what bos), the twentieth yahrzeit of Reb Shlo- late 1950s, when the last Jew left the DP Mr. Newman told a story that anytime I looked for in musicians, to give him the mo’s passing, a full house gathered at the (Displaced Persons) camps. A whole genera- Reb Shlomo would come to Toronto, he kavod he deserves. This year, it was a great West Side Institutional Synagogue in Man- tion was silent, sad, and lonely. Our people would thank his hosts, telling them, “You honor for me to have Rabbi Shur perform. hattan for a tribute concert to a leader, sing- were spread throughout the four corners are the best hosts ever.” One time he spent He is my rabbi and inspired me to connect er, and the very epitome of inspiration. The of the world and we were without a voice a Shabbos at two different homes and be- to Yiddishkeit on a real level. During this audience was composed of Yidden in den- – we lost our ability to speak, and to sing fore he left each, he told his hosts, “You tribute, though our physical location was im jeans and skirts, suits, black hats, base- certainly seemed impossible. Into this en- are the best ever.” Mr. Newman took him at a shul on West 76th Street, really we were ball caps, satin and velvet yarmulkes, and vironment came Reb Shlomo. He gave peo- aside and asked how he could say that to on 79th (location of the Carlebach Shul).” shtreimels – all joining together in unity as ple song, he gave them back a voice, and he two different hosts? He thought he was Queens resident Chaim Kurz said he Rabbi Chaim Kiss opened the event with a gave them hope. It didn’t matter their back- all about truth, honesty – how can both be attends many Carlebach Tribute Concerts; musical Havdalah. “It was an honor to lead ground or where they came from. Today, the very best? Reb Shlomo replied, “You however, “this was one of the best, with this Havdalah in memory of Reb Shlomo, a not a Jewish wedding takes place that does are looking at it from this world, where boundless energy and unity.” Yehuda and personal role model and friend,” said Rabbi not play at least one of Reb Shlomo’s songs. there is only one best basketball team, Yocheved Schmidt, a couple from Kew Gar- Kiss. “When I was fi rst getting started in Around 1962, a young man from Colum- one Olympic gold winner. I, however, am dens Hills, also enjoy attending Reb Shlo- the world of music, I saw Reb Shlomo at an bia University and a “holy hippileh,” during looking at it from Hashem’s point of view, mo Tribute Concerts, but noted how Satur- Israel Day Concert. When I heard him sing a search for love and spirituality, met Shlo- how it is in shamayim, where we are all day night’s stood out amongst the others. and how he was reaching so many through mo Carlebach and eventually joined the the very best.” “This one was full of such energy it brought his music, I knew at that moment that this Diaspora Band. Now, as Director of the The last musical talent of the event, Rab- together and inspired Jews from an entire is what I wanted to do, and he helped me Queens College Hillel, Professor of Juda- bi Yehuda Green, chazan at the Carlebach spectrum of hashkafos.” believe I can do it.” ic Studies, and the “Rockin’ Rabbi,” Rabbi Shul, brought anyone still seated to his or Maybe we can contribute the power, After the conclusion of Havdalah, the Moshe Shur has recorded ten albums with her feet with his all-encompassing energy. energy, and unity at this year’s concert to lead singer of the Krohn Bros. Band began the Moshe Shur Band and continues to fol- Well past midnight, young, old, and every- the newly formed support that Jews in the evening of music, dancing, and unity. low in the Carlebach tradition of welcom- one in between danced together as one the four corners of the world have found He told the audience that “Reb Shlomo was ing all and helping those searching fi nd people. through the recent tragedies in Eretz Yis- a man who had a vision, a man who impart- spirituality and connection to their Jewish This event was brought together under rael and in our own homes. We need to ed to each of us something deeper than any roots and to G-d. Rabbi Shur’s music at the the leadership and organization of Mr. Yaa- remember, in the words of Sruli Williger: song alone can do. It was the tools to bring tribute concert was empowering, as people kov Dov Miller. He took over production of “Though it is sad that Israel has few friends all of klal Yisrael closer to Hashem.” began to rise from their seats and sway, arm the Carlebach events about nine years ago, in the world, we do have one sure friend – As emcee of the evening and record pro- in arm, to every musical note. when the organizer was unable to see the we have Hashem.”

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“Daredevil Nik Wallenda broke “Republicans also took control in eight years. I guess when it was “Take a look at this: gas un- a record when he walked blind- of the Senate after gaining an- all said and done, the Republicans der $3 a gallon – under $3 a gal- folded between two Chicago sky- other seven seats. I haven’t seen just had the better lawn signs.” lon. Unemployment under 6%, scrapers. Wallenda said he didn’t the GOP get this many seats since –Jimmy Kimmel whoever thought? Stock market do it to set a record. He did it be- Chris Christie made an airline breaking records every day. No cause that’s the safest way these reservation.” “During a speech on Sunday, wonder the guy is so unpopu- days to walk through Chicago.” –Jimmy Fallon President Obama said to the lar.” –Conan O’Brien crowd, ‘We’ve got to vote. Vote. –David Letterman “Yesterday was Election Day. If “On Tuesday, Utah Candidate we have any Democrats in the au- “What a day. Mia Love became the fi rst black dience, I’m sorry but you’re going Republican woman elected to to have to give up your seats.” It’s 53 and gloomy — like President Obama.” Congress. She’s also a Mormon. –David Letterman Yeah, a black female Republican –David Letterman Mormon. Even unicorns are saying, ‘Not buyin’ it.’” –Jimmy Fallon “In the midterm elections, a 102-year-old woman voted “Tomorrow is Election Day. “Discovery has a special on De- That’s the day we Americans cember 7 called ‘Eaten Alive’ that for the first time in a U.S. election. wake up, consider our options, will feature a man being eaten and then remember we didn’t reg- alive by an anaconda. So, if you Unfortunately, ister to vote.” were disappointed by the fact –Conan O’Brien that Nik Wallenda didn’t fall off she voted for Woodrow Wilson.” that tightrope, this is your show.” “Tomorrow is Election Day. It’s –Jimmy Kimmel –Conan O’Brien what they call the midterm elections, and you can cut the indif- “Yesterday ference with a knife. It’s the day Americans leave work early and was the New York City Marathon. pretend to vote.” The marathon was won in record time Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote.’ This went –David Letterman on for an hour until someone fi - “Today is the midterm elec- by a Democratic candidate nally fi xed his teleprompter.” –Jimmy Fallon tions. The Washington Post is running away from President Obama.” predicting that there’s a 98 per- –Conan O’Brien cent chance of the Republicans “Tomorrow is National Healthy taking the Senate and The New Eating Day. But tomorrow is also York Times says there’s a 75 per- National Doughnut Day, which cent chance. And CNN said, ‘Wait, “It’s been announced that a “Was the election a drubbing seems like bad planning.” that’s today?’” –Jimmy Fallon Union soldier who fought at the or was it a shellacking? That’s my –Jimmy Kimmel Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil only question. It’s embarrassing. War will be awarded the Medal of Even the Washington Redskins Solutions to last issue’s puzzles Honor by President Obama over are demanding that the Demo- 151 years after his death. Even bet- crats change their name.” ter, he fi nally got an appointment –David Letterman at the VA hospital.” - Seth Myers “You know what happened today? When is this going to stop? “Verizon and AT&T are facing There was another fence jumper criticism after it was revealed at the White House. This time it that they use ‘supercookies’ on was Obama trying to get out.” smartphones to track users’ Inter- –David Letterman net activity. Americans said, ‘That is a total violation of our — wait, “Republicans now have a ma- did you say supercookie?’” jority in the Senate and House of –Jimmy Fallon Representatives for the fi rst time

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