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8 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM NEWS IDF Investigating How Secret Material Got Online Senior offi cers furious over major security leak. Highly classifi ed video documenting intelligence debriefi ng ends up on internet. By Gal Cohen/www.jerusalemonline.com This is an operational investigation of terrorists managed to get into Israel, whose It may also be a cyber attack that was able the incident in which a group of terrorists fi ndings were presented in a presentation to remove the media from the IDF system. The Information Security Department from Hamas entered Israel through the sea that is now permitted by the military for Another possibility is that a soldier acciden- of the IDF is investigating a serious inci- and came toward Zikkim in order to carry publication in Israeli media reports. The In- tally uploaded the content to a civilian net- dent in which a secret presentation on ter- out an attack. An IDF lookout offi cer, a sol- formation Security department is trying to work and from there it arrived at the Arab rorist infi ltration research was leaked onto dier in her compulsory army service, locat- fi gure out how it was leaked. sites. the internet and published on Arab sites. ed the terrorists, and soldiers opened fi re However, the IDF is looking into all the The IDF spokesman said: “This is an in- The army launched an extensive investi- and killed the terrorists. possibilities. It may be the negligence of a ternal investigation of leaking serious in- gation into how the fi le got out from the Despite the successful assassination, the soldier who forgot that the media was clas- formation and will be investigated and ranks of the army and came to the internet. IDF launched an investigation on how the sifi ed and then came into the wrong hands. treated accordingly.” France: U.S. Administration Too Eager for Iran Deal TIP–Behind the scenes of the P5+1 nego- tiations with Iran, France is emerging as a skeptic of the American approach to the ne- gotiations. Specifi cally, France is “concerned the Obama administration … despite its as- sertions to the contrary, wants an Iran deal at almost any price,” according to a report yesterday by Agence France-Presse. One of France’s main concerns is the in- complete Arak heavy water reactor, which when it eventually comes online could be used to make plutonium for an atomic bomb. Paris is said to have pushed for strin- gent inspections of Iran’s nuclear program, and a broad dismantling of facil- ities and centrifuges. Reports prior to the extension agreed to last month in Vienna indicated that the was con- sidering a deal that would allow Iran to un- plug, not dismantle, its centrifuges, a step that would be reversible within days. A potential deal with Iran was scrubbed last year after Fabius termed it a “sucker’s deal.” At the time the main French con- cern was the heavy water production facili- ty and reactor at Arak, which could provide Iran a path to a plutonium-based nuclear bomb. Recent reports of American charges that Iran had been cheating on last year’s Joint Plan of Action concerned its unreport- ed acquisition of materials necessary for the construction of the Arak facility. NEWSBRIEFS Russian Markets Hit TA Stocks The Stock Exchange (TASE) fell on Tuesday amid market volatility caused by Russia's fi nancial problems. The crisis also affected the markets in and the US. However fi nancial experts predict the Moscow stock exchange plunge will not swirl into a world crisis and will bring down oil prices which will bring to reduc- tions in airfare among other things. Yishai Security Tightened After Attack MK Eli Yishai, who offi cially announced on Monday night he was leaving Shas to form a new party, received tighter security on Tuesday. The decision was taken follow- ing the violence at his press conference. Shas supporters disrupted the proceedings, and tried to attack him calling him a trai- tor. Police had to be called to restore order.

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Moody’s: Election Puts drawn. Livni’s comments on “State of the Na- her unfunny remarks on ‘Matzav Ha’uma.’” Israel’s Rating at Risk HaTenuah chairwoman tion” angered Likud’s Transportation Min- In related news, Former Likud minis-  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 was slammed for surprisingly offensive re- ister Yisrael Katz and MK Miri Regev. ter Moshe Kahlon, head of the new Kulanu marks she made Friday against Netanyahu “Is Livni on drugs?” Katz wrote in a Face- party, has refused an offer by Yesh Atid par- Moody’s estimates that the defense on an Israeli satirical program. book post. “Yesterday on ‘Matzav Ha’uma’ ty chief Yair Lapid to merge the two par- budget will grow in the coming year and Discussing her agreement with Labor’s we saw some trippy fi gure hurling unprec- ties in a joint ticket, daily report- concludes that “Israel will need more con- head Isaac Herzog to run on a joint list and edented insults at the prime minister, ‘Buji ed Tuesday. Recent polls have given Yesh sistent fi scal planning to keep its debt met- to rotate the premiership if Labor forms and I will take out the garbage,’ ‘Two poten- Atid around 10 seats in the next , rics on a declining path.” the next government, Livni said on TV: “I tial prime ministers are better than an im- down from 19 in the current one. Kahlon’s Last month credit ratings agency Fitch thought that rotation, or two potential potent prime minister.’ What language and new party Kulanu is polling at around 10- lowered its outlook for Israel’s credit rating prime ministers, was better than one impo- what a level!” 13 seats. from “positive” to “stable.” tent prime minister. Regev’s Facebook post said: “Here’s a According to a recent poll conducted “Buji [Isaac Herzog] and I have a stable joke: Tzipi Livni, who we already know is by Yesh Atid, a union with Kulanu would The swords are drawn relationship,” she said. “We decided in ad- a demolition contractor, is having a hard garner between 24 and 28 mandates, Chan- Meanwhile, just a week after Israel’s vance that we wouldn’t fi ght, you know, time fi nding a site that will accept the gar- nel 10 TV reported Friday. According to the Prime Minister de- about who would wash the dishes and bage (waste) that she left behind in previ- Haaretz, however, Kahlon – this election’s clared the country should prepare for elec- who would do the laundry–we’ll both take ous . This is what I’m saying, in the rising star – wants to run independently, tion in March, and the swords are already out the garbage together.” name of satirical freedom, in response to hoping perhaps for the success Lapid him- self had in the last election when he burst into the political life, spreading promises of a new era, an era of new politics, clean of corruption and dealings and more social- ly-oriented. Alan Gross Freed in US-Cuban Prisoner Swap (JNS.org) Jewish-American aid worker Alan Gross was released from Cuban pris- on after fi ve years, major media outlets re- ported Wednesday morning. The United States secured Gross’s freedom in exchange for the release of three Cubans imprisoned in America. In exchange there will be re- newed relations with Cuba and diplomat- ic and economic relations will be restored.

Gross, a subcontractor for the U.S. Agen- cy for International Development who went to Cuba to help the Jewish commu- nity there access the Internet, received a 15-year prison sentence for what the Cu- ban government called “crimes against the state.” He marked his fi fth year of incarcer- ation on Dec. 3, and his health had deteri- orated drastically, according to his family. The Cuban prisoners exchanged for Gross are reportedly members of the so- called “Cuban Five,” a group of men sent by former Cuban president Fidel Castro to spy on the U.S. in south Florida. In 2001, they were convicted of conspiracy and failure to register as foreign agents.

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i24news–Israeli Prime Minister Benja- min Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed what he called “European hypocrisy” re- garding the European Union’s decisions to remove Hamas from a terror blacklist as well as its vote in favor of recognizing Pal- estine. “In Luxembourg the European court removed Hamas from the list of terrorist organizations,” Netanyahu’s offi ce quot- ed him as saying. “It seems that too many in Europe, on whose soil six million were slaughtered, have learned nothing.” The European Parliament overwhelm- ingly adopted a compromise resolution Wednesday supporting Palestinian state- hood in principle. Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman, were The motion that was carried by a vote aware of the process. of 498 against 88, with 111 abstentions, stat- Netanyahu said the EU should “imme- ed: “The European Parliament supports in diately reinstate Hamas to the terror list,” principle recognition of Palestinian state- adding that “Israel is not satisfi ed with the hood and the two-state solution, and be- explanations regarding a ‘technicality is- lieves these should go hand in hand with sue. The burden of proof is on the EU.” the development of peace talks, which Netanyahu also said “Hamas is a mur- should be advanced.” derous terrorist organization which states Social Democrat, left-wing and Green in its charter that its goal is to destroy Is- members of the European Parliament had rael.” initially sought a symbolic vote calling on The World Jewish Congress also the EU’s 28 members to recognize Pales- slammed the EU’s decision regarding Ha- tine, now without conditions. mas, saying it sends a “terrible signal” and Also on Wednesday, the EU said it still “gives Hamas a huge moral victory and will considers Hamas to be a “terrorist” group strengthen it vis-?-vis moderate forces in even though a European court ruled that the Palestinian territories.” it should be removed from the bloc’s ter- A senior Hamas offi cial, Izzat al-Rishq, rorism blacklist.”The EU continues to con- tweeted that the court decision is “a legal sider Hamas a terrorist organization,” Eu- victory for Palestinian rights.” According ropean Commission spokeswoman Maja to the Twitter post, the decision rights an Kocijancic said, adding that the EU would injustice done to the Hamas movement, consider its response to the court’s ruling, “which is a national liberation movement.” including the possibility of an appeal. The European Court of Justice ruled UK vows to ensure Hamas that Hamas would be removed from the EU listing remains terror blacklist, accepting an appeal fi led by Following the EU court’s decision, the Hamas. However the court also ruled that British government issued a statement, measures against the group would remain vowing that it would ensure the “Hamas in force for three months to allow an ap- listing at the EU is maintained.” peal of the decision or the group’s reinstate- “Today’s EU General Court judgment is ment. procedural and does not mean the EU and The court accepted the appeal on the UK have changed their position on Hamas,” grounds that the process to declare Hamas a statement from the Foreign & Common- as a terror organization did not include wealth Offi ce (FCO) read. “The effects of the suffi cient legal evidence to brand Hamas EU Hamas listing, including asset freezes, Are you ready to Get Healthy a terror organization. But it stressed that remain in place.” Wednesday’s decision to remove Hamas “Hamas’ military wing has been pro- and Choose Happy? was based on technical grounds and does scribed in the UK since 2001 under separate “not imply any substantive assessment of UK legislation. It is not affected by today’s the question of the classifi cation of Hamas EU General Court judgment,” the state- as a terrorist group.” ment read. Some European countries have The 2001 listing of Hamas was based already begun collecting intelligence infor- not on sound legal judgments but on “fac- mation that could be useful in building a tual imputations derived from the press strong case against the group, according to and the Internet,” the General Court of the the Ynetwebsite. European Union said in a statement. A senior Hamas offi cial meanwhile re- According to Israel’s Channel 10 news, vealed that the Islamist group has patched EU regulations stipulate material used to up ties with Iran, according to a Reuters re- designate a terror group must be provid- port. “I believe that bilateral relations be- ed from within the EU, whereas the origi- tween us and the Islamic Republic of Iran nal listing was made on the basis of infor- are back on track,” Palestinian senior Hamas mation provided by the US. Due to this, the member Moussa Abu Marzouk was quot- EU removed the group from its list tempo- ed as saying. Abu Marzouk added that the rarily until the necessary paperwork is pro- group was not looking to reignite another cessed. Channel 10 stated that Israeli of- war with Israel and was focusing its fi cials, including Netanyahu and Foreign instead on rebuilding the Gaza Strip.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 11 NEWS Is a “Turkish Spring” Coming? Turkey Arrests Editor of Top Newspaper & 30+ Opposition Voices

TheTower.org–In a crackdown against spring.” Protests are increasing against the domestic opposition, the Islamist govern- rule of Erdogan, especially in light of new ment of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er- corruption scandals. dogan arrested over 30 people this week, Tens of thousands of people demon- including the editor of the country’s most strated over the last few days against low popular newspaper, as well as other “police wages and rising prices, while the pres- offi cers, journalists and media workers.” ident is defending living in a deluxe new reported that palace amid widespread public opposi- “eight other people were on a list of sus- tion. In addition, thousands of Turks pro- pects accused of ‘using pressure, intimida- tested against the policies of the Ministry tion, threats,’ a ‘smear campaign’ and ‘fab- of , which recently sharpened rication of evidence’ to claim the power the religious character of the school curric- of state as members of an illegal organiza- ulum. Opposition offi cials and education tion, the semioffi cial press agency Anadolu experts blamed the Turkish government’s reported. Mr. Erdogan has said that the or- Erdogan's Palace perceived attempt to Islamize the country’s ganization’s members are part of a parallel granted itself sweeping powers, including probe by judicial and police offi cials linked education system and produce extreme structure within the state that is intended greater control over the judiciary. to the cleric targeted top fi gures in the Is- generations that will be fertile ground for by the cleric, Fethullah Gulen [who lives in Mahir Zeynalov, a journalist who was lamist party, including Erdogan and mem- terrorist organizations. Saylorsburg, PA], to oust him from power. deported from Turkey earlier this year for bers of his family. In the past year, pushback Arab analysts do not believe Erdo- Some members of the news media were tweeting criticisms of the government, has against Gulenists has involved, among oth- gan will address the protests against him. also charged with “fabricating charges and been covering the crackdown on Twitter. er things, the purge of literally thousands of According to them, the Arab Spring will evidence’ in their productions to support a EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogher- judges, police offi cers, and others deemed spread into Turkey in the shape of a “Turk- 2009 investigation, eventually dropped by ini and Enlargement Commissioner Jo- by the AKP to be opponents. Freedom ish spring” against Erdogan’s policies, prosecutors, that accused a group of people hannes Hahn released a joint statement call- House, an NGO that monitors press and oth- which have already deepened the country’s of being radical Islamists,” the report said. ing the mass arrests “incompatible with the er freedoms around the world, in 2014 as- social and economic crises and left it isolat- This is just the latest assault on a free freedom of media, which is a core principle signed Turkey a “not free” rating, slamming ed. “We do not exclude the possibility of an press by Erdogan’s government. Earlier of democracy,” to which Erdogan respond- Ankara for imprisoning more journalists approaching Turkish spring,” said one Ara- this year, Turkey was rated “not free” by ed that “[the] EU should mind its own busi- than any other country in the world for the bic commentator. Freedom House on account of its previ- ness.” Turkish authorities accused the arrest- second year in a row. The Freedom House The Turkish media is increasingly us- ous crackdowns on the media. The gov- ed reporters, which included top journalists, report noted that Turkish government offi - ing the word “Sultan” to describe Erdogan, ernment has fi red or re-assigned hun- media executives, and television scriptwrit- cials “used the fi nancial and other leverage it following construction of his new palace dreds of police offi cers who were deemed ers, of backing Gulen, whose supporters holds over media owners to infl uence press in Ankara. Opposition offi cials believe it is to be linked to Gulen. Last year, the Erdo- have been locked in open political warfare coverage of politically sensitive issues.” not a just a waste of public money, but also gan government asserted fuller control of with Erdogan’s Justice and Development Arab analysts believe Turkey is on its a sign that the country is heading towards the military. In October, the government (AKP) Party since a December 2013 graft way to a popular revolution and a “Turkish dictatorship.

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12 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM NEWS Palestinians Flee Hamas, “Healthy“Healthy PeoplePeople Ask Israel to Imprison Them Palestinian youths prefer to spend time in Israeli prison SeekSeek Help”Help” than to live in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip

By Khaled Abu Toameh/www.gatestoneinstitute.org Gaza Strip. Last September, scores of Pales- Today,TTdd our generationti facesf tinian migrants attempting to fl ee the Gaza mounting pressures from everyday Over the past two months, more than 20 Strip died after their boat capsized in the Palestinians have been arrested while trying Mediterranean Sea off the coast of north- life challenges and stresses. to cross from the Gaza Strip into Israel, ac- ern Egypt. Fortunately, there are excellent cording to Palestinian sources. A number of But the closure of the Rafah border Palestinians have also been killed or wound- crossing and strict Egyptian security meas- solutions and taking the initiative ed during their infi ltration attempts. ures in Sinai, following a spate of terror at- is the smartest thing you can do. The increase in the number of Palestin- tacks on Egyptian soldiers, have forced ians who try to infi ltrate Israel comes as some Palestinians to seek work and a bet- CHARLIE HARARY You owe it to yourself Egypt continues to keep the Rafah border ter life in Israel. Thousands of Palestinians Scholar-in-Residence and well known speaker and community leader and your family. crossing closed. It also comes as the power remain stranded on both sides of the Rafah struggle between Hamas and Fatah intensi- border crossing despite repeated appeals to fi es, hampering international efforts to re- the Egyptian authorities to prevent a hu- At the th OHEL Northern N th New N Jersey J Regional Family Center, build the Gaza Strip and improve Palestin- manitarian catastrophe. OHEL’s therapists are outstanding in their diverse fields of expertise. ians’ living conditions in the aftermath of An Egyptian military source announced last summer’s military confrontation with this week that the Egyptian Army has de- They are trained and supervised in therapeutic and counseling Israel. The situation has become so miser- stroyed more than 60 smuggling tunnels services by OHEL’s renowned clinicians, and provide cutting-edge able in Gaza that some Palestinian youths along the border with the Gaza Strip since mental health services to the community. are prepared to endanger their lives by ap- October 28. This move has also aggravat- proaching the border with Israel. ed the situation in the Gaza Strip, especial- Ziporah Torbiner, PsyD Palestinian sources note that 12 Palestin- ly given the fact that the tunnels were also Clinical Coordinator and Lead Therapist, Passaic, NJ ians recently managed to cross the border being used to smuggle food and other basic Ziporah Torbiner was the coordinator of OHEL’s from the Gaza Strip into Israel. The Pales- needs, and not only weapons. Mobile Crisis Team, the clinical coordinator of tinian news website, Al-Watan Voice, inter- Hamas claims that there is no phenom- OHEL’s Project Hope in Brooklyn and will be bringing her expertise in mental health viewed two of the youths who embarked enon of Palestinians fl eeing to Israel. A services and programs to the OHEL NJ office. on the dangerous adventure. The two young spokesman for the Hamas-controlled Interi- NEW JERSEY men said they prefer the “comfort” of Israeli or Ministry said that security forces in the prisons to life in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Gaza Strip were working to prevent Pales- THE OHEL NORTHERN NEW JERSEY REGIONAL FAMILY CENTER Strip. tinians from crossing into Israel. But what 696 Palisade Avenue • Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 • 201-692-3972 Ahmed al-Rai, 19, never made it into Is- Hamas is not prepared to admit is that it is [email protected] • www.ohelfamily.org rael. As he approached the security buffer responsible for the misery of the Palestin- zone along the border between Israel and ians living under its rule in the Gaza Strip. the Gaza Strip, he was shot and moderately More than three months after the military wounded by IDF troops. Al-Rai has lost a leg confrontation with Israel, Hamas has failed and is now lying in bed at the Nasser Hospi- to offer the Palestinians any hope. tal in the Gaza Strip. “I wanted to escape to “Hamas has destroyed the dreams of Israel so that I would be imprisoned there,” young Palestinians,” remarked a veteran Pal- he recounted. “It would have been a relief estinian journalist in the Gaza Strip. “Hamas for me and better than the problems in the has destroyed the future of young people Gaza Strip. I thought it would be easy to in- here.” fi ltrate the border, but now my life has be- Not only is Hamas unwilling to accept come even more miserable.” any kind of responsibility, but it continues The second youth, who was identifi ed as to hold everyone else but itself responsible 16-year-old Rabi, was more fortunate. After for the tragic situation in the Gaza Strip. Ha- he managed to cross the border into Israel, mas continues to hold Israel, the Palestinian he was held in detention for three months Authority, and UNRWA responsible for the before being sent back home. grievances of the Palestinians. Our New East Brunswick “I’m sad that I’m back in the Gaza Strip,” Instead of working to improve the liv- Office is Now Open! Rabi said. “I went through happy times [in ing conditions of its people, Hamas is con- Israeli detention], where I had food, calm, tinuing to prepare its next war against Israel. and good work, although I did not receive a In recent weeks, Hamas increased its rocket salary. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 13 NEWS Helmsley Trust Announces $11m+ in Grants to Israel Related Groups

www.ejewishphilanthropy.org–The has committed over $140 million to a wide encers to inform these young leaders about Foundation for the Defense of Democ- Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charita- range of charitable organizations in Israel. Israel’s story and counter anti-Israel move- racies (FDD): Educational trip to Israel for ble Trust has announced more than $11.3 In addition to providing various grants ments within the Evangelical Christian 20 rising national security professionals million in grants to support Israel. These to the medical/scientifi c/research commu- community. with a focus on understanding Israel’s cut- grants are in addition to the $9.6 million nities, over $1.3 million was allocated to 8 or- The David Project: Thirty-nine stu- ting edge approach to security and protect- granted to Israeli institutions in October, ganizations for educational trips to Israel: dents to participate in the David Project’s ing against terrorism. 2014, and are part of a continuing effort to Academic Exchange: Trip for more than Israel Uncovered: Campus Leaders Mission, Israel & Co: Trip for 25 faculty members strategically invest in Israel’s leading insti- 20 international law faculty members from which advances understanding of Israel by from the world’s leading business schools tutions and critical initiatives toward the elite schools throughout the world, who forging connections between Jewish and to educate professors about Israel who can goal of strengthening Israel as a successful will gain fi rsthand insight into the legal non-Jewish student leaders who will im- then implement case studies from that coun- and secure nation. and security aspects of life in Israel. pact the current campus conversation on try into their classrooms, and to build faculty Since the Helmsley Charitable Trust be- Christians United for Israel (CUFI): Trip Israel and infl uence the future of American support that will encourage additional stu- gan awarding grants to Israel in 2009, it to Israel for 35 millennial Evangelical infl u- discussions on Israel. dent trips to Israel from their campuses. Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA): Funding for the JCPA’s Partners for Peace program to bring approximately 60 U.S. Christian clergy leaders to Israel to meet with their Jewish peers. Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA): Fact-fi nding visit for retired Generals and Admirals dedicated to learn- ing about Israel’s military Operation Protec- tive Edge in the summer of 2014. Vibe Israel: Three trips for infl uential international bloggers concentrating on women’s entrepreneurship, physical and mental disabilities issues and architecture. Survivors to Mark 70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation in Poland More than 100 Auschwitz survivors from at least 17 countries will travel to Po- land to participate in the observance of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and exter- mination camp Auschwitz on January 27, 2015, on the occasion of International Holo- caust Remembrance Day. The offi cial event will be organized by the Auschwitz-Birk- enau State Museum and the International Auschwitz Council. The World Jewish Con- gress and the USC Shoah Foundation–The Institute for Visual History and Education will be among the organizations support- ing this commemorative event. The main commemoration will take place in front of the infamous Death Gate at Birkenau. The ceremony will be under the high patronage of Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski and begin at 15:30 local time. Countries from around the world will be sending offi cial delegations, some of which will include Auschwitz survivors. “We have to say it clearly: It is the last big anniversary that we can commemo- rate with a signifi cant group of survivors,” said Dr. Piotr M.A. Cywi?ski, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. “Until now, it has been them who taught us how to look at the tragedy of the victims of the Third Reich and the total destruction of the world of European Jews. Their voices be- came the most important warning against the human capacity for extreme humilia- tion, contempt, and genocide.” Ronald Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, praised the efforts to pre- serve the site where at least 1.1 million peo-  CONTINUED ON P. 87

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Jewish Center of Teaneck accepts ing the entire Jewish community of Teaneck Center of Teaneck leadership believe that “We are excited to embark on this partner- Heichal HaTorah’s Proposal and Bergen County,” said Simon. the combination of shul and school will ship with the JCoT,” he told JLNJ.  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 “The proposal comes with peo- revitalize the JCoT building and, with new Currently, the yeshiva holds a Junior ple and with a vision,” said Mlotek. “What and innovative programming, will serve the High night seder program where over 50 he and the JCoT board mutually agreed that Chabad offers is building a state of the art needs of the overall Teaneck Jewish commu- boys from the community attend. Next the congregation could no longer afford his nursery school, and this brings families. It is nity, including the Orthodox community,” week they will be hosting a Chanukah party salary. In order to maintain the building, also committed to becoming a true Jewish said Student. on Monday, December 22nd, for boys in 5th the JCoT has been renting out its facilities center of Teaneck.” Rabbi Aryeh Stechler, rosh yeshiva of through 12th grade and their parents. to other institutions, including the high Mlotek felt that the only reason the oth- Heichal Torah, believes that this negotiation According to Student, negotiations are school, Heichal HaTorah, which is dedicat- er board members voted in favor of Heichal will benefi t both Heichal HaTorah and the projected to last a couple of months. They ed to providing a classic yeshiva education HaTorah’s proposal is because Heichal of- larger Bergen County Jewish community, must culminate with the ratifi cation by with a strong general studies program.” fered more money than Chabad and would but did not specify how the yeshiva’s owner- 2/3 of the JCoT’s members. If the sale is ap- Heichal HaTorah has rented space in the be able to put $1 million dollars down at ship of the JCoT building would benefi t the proved, JCoT board members will join the JCoT since the fall of 2013. With 33 students closing. community. members of Heichal’s building oversight in the 9th and 10th grades, the school cur- However, Isaac Student, president of the Heichal Hatorah board president Yehu- committee to supervise JCoT programming. rently rents four classrooms, as well as the board, who cast the deciding vote in Heichal da Jacoby noted that their proposal to JCoT The JCoT congregation will remain an inde- swimming pool, a lunchroom, the fi tness HaTorah’s favor, did not cite this as a reason. board included 13 different programming in- pendent unit within the JCoT building, con- center and the beis medresh. “Both Heichal HaTorah and the Jewish itiatives geared at strengthening the JCoT. trolled by the current JCoT board. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 15 LOCAL NEWS 500+ Attend Project Ezrah Gala

Teaneck–Project Ezrah celebrated 13 was a theme of the evening. Schachter wel- years of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors in comed and introduced Project Ezrah’s new Need” at a gala dinner reception this past Executive Director, Robert Hoenig. Hoenig motzoei Shabbos. Over 500 guests enjoyed thanked the board and staff of Project Ez- a lovely buffet dinner before gathering in rah for guiding the organization through Congregation Keter Torah’s sanctuary for a the last months. He also placed great em- short program, MC’d by Bennett Schachter, phasis on the HaKarat HaTov Project Ezrah whose remarks focused on the essential owes to our community’s rabbis, many of need that Project Ezrah serves. There was whom were present. His words were posi- also a special mention of “Helping Hands,” tive and reassuring: Project Ezrah, its work community members who were recog- Donna Hoenig congratulates her husband Project Ezrah Executive Director Robert and its goals were stronger now than ever. nized by their peers for “extending their Project Ezrah Executive Director Robert Hoenig with Rabbi Michael Taubes, Rabbi While enjoying a lavish dessert buffet, hands in help” through chesed and oth- Hoenig Larry Rothwachs and Rabbi Uri Goldstein guests lingered to chat with and congrat- er acts of kindness; each was given a cita- Rabbi Shalom Baum, Keter Torah’s Morah utive director and concluded his heart-felt ulate Hoenig, confi rming their continued tion from the greater community Project D’Asra, made the keynote speech of the words by reading a poignant letter from support while looking forward to seeing Ezrah serves through its work, as well as evening: a tribute to Rabbi Yossie Stern, Rabbi Stern’s widow, Rivka Stern. Celebrat- Project Ezrah’s new areas of growth and recognition of the Township of Teaneck. z”l, Project Ezrah’s founder and fi rst exec- ing the past and looking toward the future development. OHEL New Jersey Hosts Teaneck Training for The Yeshiva Counseling Network Group Teaneck–The OHEL Northern New Jer- va High School, Magen David Yeshiva, MTA, matic scenarios that a student may face sey Regional Family Center recently hosted RYNJ, SAR, TABC, Yavneh Academy, Yeshiva throughout their lifetime, and how schools, the Yeshiva Counseling Network, a network Ketana of Passaic, Yeshivat and pro- at elementary and high school levels, can of school psychologists from around the ject S.A.F.E were all in attendance. best assist their students in dealing with tri-state area for a workshop with OHEL’s The Yeshiva Counseling Network is or- each crisis. The training provided a way director of Trauma and Bereavement, Dr. ganized by Dr. Aliza Frohlich, the school for the various school psychologists, each Norman Blumenthal, held in Ohel offi ces psychologist of the Yavneh Academy in Par- with their own developed support staff, to in Teaneck. amus and the event was organized by Dr. draw from the expertise and experience of School psychologists and mental health Frohlich and Rabbi Jeremy Donath, OHEL’s Dr. Blumenthal in an effort for continued support staff from Ben Porat Yosef, Bruriah, community coordinator of Northern NJ. education in this diffi cult area. To fi nd out Frisch, Kushner (RKYHS), Ma’ayanot Yeshi- Dr. Blumenthal presented various trau- more call 201-692-3972. EMUNAH Dinner Fetes Teaneck Residents On Saturday night, November 15th, the el. All three women serve as Co-Presidents of The event celebrated EMU- EMUNAH Circle of Life Benefi t Dinner, the local Libby Kolb Chapter of EMUNAH. NAH’s accomplishments in Isra- which was held at the Sheraton New York The dinner also provided an opportuni- el, as the organization continues Hotel, presented the Presidential Leader- ty to pay tribute to Shari and David Shap- to be a leader in providing out- ship Award to Teaneck residents Shaindy iro from Lawrence, NY, and honored the standing social welfare, educa- and Daniel Brothman, Amy and Daniel Gib- memory of a beloved past National Presi- tional, cultural and humanitari- ber, and Felicia and Steven Hoenig. They dent, Gladys Baruch, a’’h. Lisa and David an services to every segment of were recognized for their efforts on behalf Zaslowsky from Cedarhurst served as the Israeli society, spanning the en- (l-r) Steven & Felicia Hoenig, Shaindy & Daniel Brothman, of EMUNAH’s children and families in Isra- Dinner Chairmen. tire circle of life. Amy & Daniel Gibber. The Kaplen JCC Hosts Sensational “Big Night Out”

Three hundred people gathered at the and toasted current JCC achievements. The is to her to be part of the JCC family that Danielle and Doug Kaplan were intro- Kaplen JCC on the Palisades on Saturday, apex of the evening was the award ceremo- does so much for so many, strengthening duced by their 10-year-old son, Jack, who December 6, to celebrate Big Night Out, ny for the honorees and video presenta- the Jewish community. spoke with pride about his parents as car- where three extraordinary couples–Mer- tions featuring testimonials from people Amy and Mark Shirvan, both Tenafl y ing community leaders. Danielle and Doug le and Fred Fish, Amy and Mark Shirvan whose lives have been signifi cantly impact- natives who unfailing support the JCC mis- come from a strong heritage of Jewish phi- ed through their association sion, were introduced by their daughters, lanthropy. When Doug addressed the gath- with the JCC. Proceeds from Leigh and Randi, who spoke of the JCC as ering, he credited his parents, JCC founding the event support programs a second home for their entire family. In members, for teaching him to think of oth- and services at the Kaplen ers and credited Danielle JCC on the Palisades. for instilling the same val- “This event gives us ues in their three children. the opportunity to recog- Danielle, in turn, spoke of nize people, like our hon- the JCC as the place where orees, who give their time, she, Doug and their chil- leadership and dedication dren have made some of to make our Center the dy- their closest friends, and namic, welcoming home it how their involvement is for our community,” says at the Center has shaped JCC Chief Executive Offi cer many of their most mem- Avi A. Lewinson. orable family traditions. Evening Honorees: Mary and Amy Shirvan; Fred and Merle Merle and Fred Fish, The evening ended Fish; Danielle and Doug Kaplan generous second-genera- with dancing and des- and Danielle and Doug Kaplan–were hon- tion leaders of the JCC, have roots ex- sert, where guests cele- ored for their instrumental roles in mak- tending back to Fred’s father, who was brated the JCC as a pin- Violin students from the JCC Thurnauer School of Music ing the JCC a centerpiece of the local one of the Center’s founders. They were nacle for Jewish life and performing for guests community. introduced by JFNNJ CEO Jason Shames, culture. For more informa- Guests were greeted by gifted young who spoke of the couple’s allegiance to recognizing their award, Mark credited his tion on how to support the JCC and its pro- violinists from the JCC Thurnauer School the JCC and other organizations that em- parents, who were JCC founding members gramming, please call JCC Chief Develop- of Music, then attended an elegant cock- brace Jewish life and tradition. In her re- with a passion for their community, and ment Offi cer Jeff Nadler at 201.408.1412 or tail reception, where they dined, socialized marks, Merle spoke of how meaningful it how he aspired to live by their example. [email protected].

16 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM LOCAL NEWS Public Service is Key to Cities: Englewood’s Michael Wildes Meets YU Dems By Rivka Hia ernment. I worked on Capitol Hill for Gary is what it takes, we will do it to preserve ilege. I took a part time job that paid $5000 Ackerman. Pervasive in my studies were all life,” he added. a year and I raised a million to get it,” he Washington Heights–Former mayor of these opportunities. I had walked the beat, Work life balance also had a poignant shared. “Most people are trying to get the Englewood, Michael Wildes joined the Ye- the local experience was in my veins.” impact on Wildes’ career. “The reason why job, what do they do with it though? How University College Democrats this Not everything came easily to Wildes, I got out of politics is because my daughter will I be remembered? I pulled the reins past week for an intimate round-table dis- however. “When I got out of law school I said ‘Daddy, take your shoes off.’ I had got- back before I missed valuable time with my cussion about local government. had a mixed brand.” He added, “I wanted ten enough of a dose of [public offi ce] in kids,” he added. Michael J. Wildes, managing partner of “Tip O’Neill said ‘all politics are local.’ Wildes & Weinberg P.C. immigration fi rm, You must watch your base. You must al- is a former federal prosecutor with the ways refer to those whom you represent. I United States Attorney’s Offi ce in Brook- knew how my community wanted me to lyn, testifi ed on Capitol Hill about anti-ter- vote. When I became mayor, the fi rst thing rorism legislation and is internationally re- I did was help out the schools, if $50 mil- spected for his successful representation lion is what it takes to protect kids walk- of several defectors who provided impor- ing to school and getting a better education tant national security information. He is that’s what we’re going to do. I had to ex- frequently a legal commentator/analyst for plain myself,” he said. network television, most recently in con- Wildes’ bemoaned the current state nection with the terrorist threats facing the of local offi cials. “It’s a shame more peo- United States. He is an adjunct professor of ple don’t want in. I became a better law- law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of yer because of the public experience. I be- Law in New York, where he teaches immi- Michael Wildes with YU students came more expert on international politics gration law. From 2004 through 2010, Mr. MICHAEL WILDES because of my local efforts. Energy and Wildes was also the mayor of Englewood– people to vote. I went door to door, and my system. When Muammar Gaddafi want- all stem from local efforts. where he lives with his family. registered voters. Before I ran for offi ce, I ed to sleep in property he owns in Engle- My sense of social responsibility is mas- Wildes’ fi rst exposure to local govern- was a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn. One wood, I said no way. I’m an American and sive. We don’t have infi nite resources. The ment was his urban studies class at Queens of the main cases I worked on was Mario I’m a Jew. I will never forget what this man Democratic Party is looking like the par- College. “I was fascinated by local experi- Biaggi’s, a big friend of Israel involved in a did. We took him to court. I called Don- ty of everything instead of a focused par- ence in government,” he said. “I was always big scandal. It gave me a taste of public ser- ald Trump, and we stopped him. He had to ty. We’ve abandoned the narrative of ter- interested in public service. I was an 18-year vice at its worst–what kind of trail a public sleep in the U.N. facility. I had a body guard, rorism to republicans. Republicans took old kid afraid to get on the subway, afraid servant could leave. I got investigated, my I was threatened. There was [this] trajecto- homeland security and ran with it to the I would get mugged. Then I recognized opponent didn’t believe it. They sent out ry where local politics had an internation- extreme. Extremes forces people to the there are lots of other people with fears, so a fl eet of 20 investigators to check out my al fl avor. When we travelled international- middle,” he argued. I planned to take it in stride and go for pub- campaign practices. I won before the elec- ly, I was asked to host several dignitaries. It lic service.” tion started.” wasn’t just a good thing to do, it was a priv-  CONTINUED ON P. 69 Wildes spoke about being observant This proved to be a confl ict in his com- and in offi ce, “I took great pride in being an munal life. “Some people thought I was observant Jew, but I didn’t know if that pre- sanctifying being a religious Jew and oth- cluded me from doing other things. When ers thought the opposite.” I was 18, I wore a uniform and was a po- Wildes also discussed his role in public lice offi cer for 10 years. But save the grace of and communal affairs. “I had the privilege local government there was nowhere else of marrying people, giving them the keys people could turn to. People relied on the to the city. I was at more events for the city police for medical, psychological, and legal than my own family. I was a lawyer during [care]. I had a sense of propriety from my the day and an elected offi cial at night. In ORLANDO FLORIDA observant community for those who wer- 2004 when I was elected mayor, I thought en’t affl uent and what to do about it. I had there was a shelf life for young mayors. I cre- a yarmulke that said ‘Offi cer Mike.’ I want- ated a public trust. You have to walk those ed people to see that you could be an ob- streets, knock on those doors,” he said. servant Jew and give back to the communi- Recent events also sparked Wildes’ pub- ty we live in. lic speeches. “They asked me to be in an “I was appointed to Community Board Eric Garner debate. You have to be careful, Six. When I was in law school, I’d have my what goes on YouTube stays on YouTube. badge up and fully immersed myself in law I debated a former FBI agent. This isn’t studies. I took classes with Harrison Gol- throwing the police under the bus, this is din, former NY comptroller. Working was a former police offi cer saying there’s a bet- the only way to get experience in local gov- ter way to improve ourselves. 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New York–Thanks to a generous dona- the actual design of the building as well as learn together often inadvertently disturb tion from David S. Gottesman, former chair- technological considerations. Visits were others, and for people who want to study man of the YU Board of Trustees, and his made to other university libraries and con- alone, the existing footprint with open bal- wife, Ruth, The Mendel Gottesman Library, sultations were held with Aaron Cohen As- conies makes the spaces noisy, providing research center and student hub at Yeshiva sociates, who are library experts, as well as an impediment to serious learning.” University’s Wilf campus library will get a with leading designers and architects to The architectural fi rm ROART devel- complete overhaul that will revamp the fa- evaluate different models. These efforts oped the designs in coordination with Rob- cility from ground level through the fourth culminated in June 2012 with a summary ert Salpeter, the University’s director of fl oor. David Gottesman, is a grandson of report and master plan that proposed ma- planning, design, and construction. The de- Mendel Gottesman, and he participated in jor changes in the look, feel, and orienta- signs were then vetted by the library pro- the planning and design of the library. tion of the library. The report also found fessionals and university leadership. In Oc- “Times have changed, but the facility that there wasn’t adequate space for group tober, R&S Construction fi rm was chosen has essentially remained the same,” said Months of preparation and research study and that the overall atmosphere to complete the project. Vice President for Administrative Servic- went into the planning of the renovation. could be enhanced. The renovations are scheduled to be- es Jeffrey Rosengarten, who is spearhead- Focus groups of students, faculty, and staff “This library was built in a different era gin in January and are expected to take up ing the project. “We knew that as a leading were charged with the task of making rec- where buildings were very fortress-like, so to two years. Although signifi cant changes academic research institution, we needed ommendations for changes that would there isn’t enough natural light and the lay- will be made, the building and most of its to focus on updating the library to meet meet the evolving needs of the library’s out can be hard to navigate,” said Rosen- facilities will remain accessible during this 21st-century demands.” users, both from a physical perspective in garten. “Students who want to study and period. NORPAC Co-Chairs Event for Mark Kirk (R-IL) On December 7, NORPAC, along with the Senate in 2010. He is the ranking Re- Kirk discussed plans other pro-Israel groups, co-sponsored a publican member on the Appropriations to reintroduce a similar Manhattan meet-and-greet with Senator Subcommittee for Military Construction bill in the Senate to fur- Mark Kirk (R-IL). At the event, which was and Veterans Affairs. ther sanctions against hosted by Seth Siegel and Yana Lukeman, “I have dedicated my life to making sure Iran, with a focus on Kirk shared his perspective on current is- Israel survives in the 21st century,” said Kirk garnering the neces- sues that affect the United States and Is- during the event. Senator Kirk, alongside sary number of votes to rael, and took questions from some of the Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), co-au- make it veto-proof. “Is- more than 120 guests in attendance at the thored the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act rael is the United States’ Excelsior Hotel. of 2013 (S. 1881), a bi-partisan bill designed greatest ally in the Mid- Mark Kirk was fi rst elected to the to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions. It is the dle East,” stated Senator House of Representatives in 2000 and strongest such sanctions bill proposed yet Kirk toward the close of served fi ve terms until being elected to by Congress. (l-r) Seth Siegel and Sen. Mark Kirk his presentation. You choose the theme, we make it happen! Event Planning • DJs • Live Bands • Entertainment

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18 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM LOCAL NEWS Drisha’s Winter Week to Explore Light, Dreams, and a Proper Container: Chanukah and Chassidut

By Wendy Amsellem gressive. Sessions will be taught by Rute Yair which raises questions of intentionality Nussbaum (a teacher of Chassidut in Matan, and sight. What and how do we choose to New York–Chanukah, a relatively mi- Midreshet , Maale, the Jewish fi lm see? We will explore Chanukah as a cele- nor holiday in rabbinic literature, is a cen- school), Samuel Lebens (a post-doctoral fel- bration of potential not yet actualized and tral holiday in Chassidut. From Tuesday, low at Rutgers University in the philoso- dreams not yet made real and we will chal- December 23 to Thursday, December 25, phy of religion), and Eliyahu Stern (Associ- lenge some of the normative notions of Drisha will host its annual Winter Week of ate Professor of Modern Jewish Intellectual “home.” Learning on the theme of “Light, Dreams, and Cultural History at Yale University). As 3. In order for our contact with light to and a Proper Container: Chanukah and part of the program there will be a special be sustainable, the light must be held in Chassidut.” In the mornings, participants collegiate track. We are looking forward to a proper container, or home. We will ex- will study key Chassidic texts about Cha- discussing the themes and questions below: plore the relationship between light and nukah and delve into themes of bounda- 1. Chanukah is the only holiday that vessels for light, and by extension the is- ries and balance, reality and fantasy, what must be observed at home. What makes sue of checks and balances. We will study is hidden and what is revealed. The classes a space into a home? We will explore 2. As Chanukah is a rabbinic holiday, it biblical and midrashic sources that de- will be given at the Drisha Institute’s facili- how the halachic defi nitions of home (is becomes in Chassidut a metaphor for the scribe the catastrophic consequences of ties in midtown Manhattan. it where you sleep? where you pay rent?) power and potential of oral law. By light- exposure to light that one is ill-equipped In the afternoons, they will examine open into a discussion in Chassidut of ing Chanukah candles, we become ex- to hold and the redemptive possibilities Chassidut more broadly. The philosophi- what it means to be at home. We will posed not only to the unrevealed part of when one fi nds a fi tting container. cal questions underlying central Chassidic learn, based on kabbalistic and Chassidic Torah but to unrevealed realms in our own For more information or to register works will be analyzed as well as why Chas- sources, how these defi nitions shed a light lives and surroundings. The Chanukah please email [email protected] or call 212- sidut was at fi rst perceived as radically trans- into the essence of Chanukah. lights are intended to be viewed, not used, 595-0307. Holy Name Hospice Receives Jewish Re-Accreditation Teaneck–Villa Marie Claire, Holy Name nual Accreditation and Training participat- tance from the NIJH, which was founded Holy Name Hospice serves terminally Medical Center’s residential hospice in Sad- ed in sessions focusing on “Jewish Medical by Rabbi Maurice Lamm, noted authority ill patients of all faiths as well as their fam- dle River, recently received re-accreditation Ethics: End-of-Life Care”; Understanding the on Jewish observances related to dying and ilies through home hospice care, in-hospi- by the National Institute for Jewish Hos- Jewish Home”; “Getting the Most Out of Jew- bereavement, in 1985 to help alleviate suf- tal consultative support, and in-nursing- pice (NIJH), the national accrediting organ- ish Hospice–Caregivers, Families, Patients”; fering in serious and terminal illness. A 24- home consultative support as well as at ization for hospice programs that care for and “Giving Dignity Until the Soul Reaches hour NIJH toll-free number (1-800-446-4448) Villa Marie Claire, Holy Name’s family-cen- the Jewish terminally ill. Heaven,” as well as workshops related to ob- offers counseling to families, patients, and tered residential hospice facility located Villa Marie Claire staff members who servances of Jewish life, customs, and laws. caregivers, and provides locations of hos- on 26 acres in Saddle River. For informa- joined representatives from hospice pro- Accreditation provides Villa Marie pices, hospitals, health professionals, and tion about Villa Marie Claire, call 201-783- grams across the country at the NIJH An- Claire with materials, support, and assis- clergy of all faiths. 8870 or fax 201-327-1325.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 19 LOCAL NEWS The Fabric of Life: Art Show at Kaplen JCC Jewish Home Residents Salvage Tenafl y–The Fabric of Life members tell their own sto- exhibition will be on display ries in their own voices. This Medical Supplies at the Waltuch Gallery of the exhibit exemplifi es Israel’s Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, allegiance to the fi eld of Out- at Rockleigh, Gallen January 5–28, with a special sider Art as an important re- Adult Day Health Care Center and the Jew- opening reception on Tues- minder to all of us that peo- ish Home Assisted Living all participated in day, January 6 at 7:30 p.m. ple with special needs also a program centering on sorting usable but These unique and color- have special abilities. no longer needed medical supplies collect- ful wall hangings are hand- Gallery hours are Mon- ed from hospitals, nursing homes, and cor- made by the members of Kishorit, a kib- ers on visceral emotions that the artists day–Thursday, 9 a.m.– 10 p.m.; Friday and porations and shipping them to countries butz in Israel’s Galilee for 160 adults with wanted to depict graphically, and still oth- Sunday, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.; closed Saturday that need them. debilitating mental illnesses or develop- ers are artistic explorations of color and and . Admission is free and mental disabilities. Each piece is unique line. All of the pieces are made with a great open to the community. For more informa- and tells its own story. Some are based on deal of patience and love. The creative pro- tion contact Jessica Spiegel, 201-408-1426 or scenes from the artists’ personal lives, oth- cess is used as a therapeutic tool as Kishorit visit the JCC website at www.jccotp.org.

Frisch students Nitay Eshed and Itai Afriat helped Jewish Home at Rockleigh resident Evelyn Laub with sorting and packing medical supplies on December 2, as part of Giving Tuesday.

Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls invites you to join us for our

Annual Day of Study (From left) Carol Aferiat from Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Jewish Home Assisted Living residents Mildred Halpern, Rosette Moskowitz, and Aaron Eldridge got together to work on the Thursday, December 25, 2014 I 3 Tevet 5775 same project for Giving Tuesday. 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Live: Sid the 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck Science Kid at

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20 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM NEWS Young Israel Youth Initiative Takes Hold

As it continues working to enhance guide that is sent to youth directors and lay of Assistant Director of Synagogue Servic- still in our youth the unique sense that syn- youth programming in synagogues across leaders in Young Israel synagogues through- es Ari Matityahu and Youth Services Co- agogues play a central role in every Jewish the United States, the National Council of out the United States, and that is fi lled with ordinator Sammy Schaechter, has placed community and impart to them that a shul Young Israel (NCYI) recently unveiled an in- parsha questions, stories, riddles, games, a renewed focus on serving the needs of is a place not just to daven, but to learn and novative initiative aimed at training chil- discussion questions, and more. In a sign the younger members of Young Israel syn- grow as well.” dren to someday become leaders in their that Jewish communities around the world agogues. Matityahu said that Young Israel’s goal synagogues and communities. “Parsha Na- are seeking more structure and guidance, “The children of today are the leaders of is to infuse passion, creativity, and a love tion” provides youth directors nationwide specifi cally in the area of youth program- tomorrow, and we have a responsibility to of Judaism into Shabbat morning groups. with substantive materials and information ming, synagogues in Israel, England, Ger- ensure that they have the wherewithal to For more information about Parsha Nation, intended to engage children from kindergar- many, and France now receive Parsha Na- one day assume that mantle of leadership,” contact Young Israel’s Assistant Director of ten all the way up to the teen minyan. tion guides as well. said NCYI President Farley Weiss. “While Synagogue Services Ari Matityahu at 212- The broad array of programmatic ma- The resurgence of Young Israel’s Youth our schools do an exceptional job educat- 929-1525 x103 or via email at amatityahu@ terials is disseminated in a weekly email Services Department, under the auspices ing our children, it is our shuls that can in- youngisrael.org. YU Deal With Montefi ore Over Raphael M. Rosenblatt Einstein Stalled: (Member, New York and New Jersey Bars) Moody’s Gives YU Negative Rating formerly with (The Commentator) - According to a Moody’s report: “the termination of a Mem- McCarter & English LLP orandum of Understanding with Monte- fi ore Medical Center for the operation of the university’s medical school highlights Hellring Lindeman Goldstein & Siegal LLP that the university’s operating challenges will be extended, despite recently imple- Office of the District Attorney mented effi ciency initiatives.” Without a Memorandum of Under- Nassau County, NY standing on the proposed deal, Yeshi- va must now contend with the fi nancial strain that is Einstein, which has operated is pleased to announce the opening of the law firm at a defi cit and contributed to two-thirds of Yeshiva’s overall defi cit. Expenses continue to mount at the medical school. Yeshiva’s liquidity is seriously in ques- tion, with unrestricted cash and invest- ments covering 90 days of expenses. To compensate, the university has refi nanced operating lines with a $175M ten-year pri- vate placement. According to Moody’s, “given the severity of defi cits and limit- ed liquidity, the university may exhaust li- quidity before completing a restructuring of the organization.” On a good note, positive signs of the re- structuring have begun to show, with con- Practice focused on: tinued philanthropic support, an endow- ment still totaling close to $1B, and “greatly Commercial Litigation improved fi nancial monitoring and report- ing, through investments in infrastructure and personnel, providing heightened trans- Criminal Defense parency to key stakeholders to inform stra- tegic decisions.” Professional Liability Source: Moody’s (http://bit.ly/1qwPHDZ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Market your and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance business to the Jewish Community! 21 Main Street | Court Plaza South | Suite 305 Advertise in the Hackensack, NJ 07601 551.444.8100 | fax: 551.497.4665 [email protected] Call www.rosenblattlegal.com 201-371-3212 565 Fifth Avenue | 7th Floor New York, NY 10017 or email [email protected] Please call or visit our website for a consultation

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22 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM GG WAO 10Wx14H Ad 5775 #4.indd 1 11/11/14 1:20 PM LOCAL NEWS Moriah Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The Moriah School (Englewood, NJ), Moriah’s technological capabili- ue to bridge Moriah’s past with its future one of the nation’s premier Jewish Day ties. MAP looks forward to con- through the minds and hearts of Moriah’s Schools educating more than 800 students tinuing its mission of enhancing children each day: Rabbi Avi Bernstein (’91), across Bergen County, will be hosting its the educational, social and Jew- Zeva Epstein (’06), Mindy Getzler (’04), Ala- 50th Annual Dinner on Saturday, Febru- ish experiences of Moriah’s stu- na Green (’93), Jennifer Kollender (’02), Jes- ary 28th. The dinner will take place at the dents and families. sica Levner (’03), Chana Meyers (’88), Lauren Hilton Meadowland’s Hotel in East Ruther- Moriah is incredibly fortu- Pruzansky (’03), Rebecca Rauch (’03), Rache- ford, NJ at 8:30 p.m. This year’s honorees nate to have a leading world- li Schwartz (’05), Roberta Waldman (’80), Lea are Michelle & Evan Sohn (Guest of Honor), class team of administrators, Wohlfarth (’04) and Aliza Zeffren (’03). 50 years of MAP (MAP Award) and celebrat- teachers and staff, and this year For more information on Moriah or the ing alumni faculty and staff (Rabbi J. Shel- will bestow the Rabbi J. Shelley Annual Dinner, please contact Nila Lazarus ley Applbaum Award). Applbaum Service Award on 13 (Director of Development) 201-567-0208 ext. Evan has served on Moriah’s Board since Moriah graduates who have “re- 373 or [email protected]. To reg- 2005, chaired the Development Committee turn”ed to serve at Moriah. These ister for the dinner, go to www.themoriah- through several terms and joined the Exec- are the individuals who contin- dinner.org. utive Committee in 2008. Having graduat- ed from Moriah in 1981, Evan is Moriah’s sit- ting and fi rst Alumni President, currently in his 3rd and fi nal year at Moriah’s helm. Un- der his dynamic and steadfast leadership and unlimited commitment to the institu- tion, Evan has driven a vision for the school and community with a focus on the needs of Moriah’s next generation of students, ed- ucators and families. He has reimagined and transformed Moriah, unearthing its vast po- tential in preparation for the next 50 years. Michelle is an active volunteer in Mori- ah and in the local community. Michelle’s career in product development at OXO In- ternational has woven its way into Mori- ah through her annual presentation to the 4thgrade Invention Convention, a highlight for both Michelle and the 4th graders. Mi- chelle and Evan have dedicated their heart and soul to Moriah. They are relentless in their endless pursuits to raise the standards of our community through word, deed, and meaning by giving themselves purely CHAIRS:ʏi˜ÊEÊ >ÀL>À>Ê««L>ՓÊUÊ>ˆÊ ˆˆ}ÊUÊ, œ˜`>Ê EÊ ˆV >iÊÀˆLiÌâÊUÊ,i>Êi`“>˜ÊEÊ ÕÀ̈ÃÃÊ*ՏˆÌâiÀÊÊ for the benefi t of others. Michelle and Evan EVENT CO-CHAIRS: *i˜˜ÞÊEÊ >ۈ`Ê,>Lˆ˜œÜˆÌâÊUÊ iLÀ>Ê were honored by Kehillat Kesher in 2010 Stern Blumenthal EVENT COMMITTEE: ->ÞÊ,ÕLˆ˜ÊEÊ ÀÌ ÕÀÊ««L>ՓÊUÊÀ>˜ViÃÊEÊiœÀ}iÊ>Àœ˜ÊUÊ >ÀViiÊ Ê9"1Ê, Ê 6/ Ê/" for their role in the foundation and leader- EÊ->ՏÊ}ÕÃÊUÊi˜˜ˆviÀÊEÊ,œ˜>`ʼn{ÊÀ>˜œvvÊUÊ i>ÌÀˆViÊ iÀ}iÀÊUÊ,œV iiÊEÊ `Ê iÀ}iÀÊUÊ* ޏˆÃÊEÊ7>ÌiÀÊ iÀŽœÜˆÌâÊ ship of that synagogue and community. iÌ Ê¼ÇxÊEÊ->“ÕiÊ iÀ˜ÃÌiˆ˜ÊUÊ,œ˜ˆÊ¼n{ÊEÊ9i Õ`>Ê ˆ˜`iÀÊ This year, as we mark Moriah’s 50th Anni- >˜˜>‡i>˜ÊEÊ ÀÕViÊ À>v“>˜ÊUÊ>Ài˜ÊEÊœiÊ Õ`ˆ˜ -Õâ>˜˜iʼnÎÊEÊ>VœLÊ œvÌÊUÊ/ >ˆ>ÊEÊ >˜˜ÞÊ JOIN US versary, we also celebrate, honor and remem- i`iÀLÕà ÊUÊ >À}ˆÌÊ>Õv“>˜ÊEÊiۈiÊiˆÌʼnÇÊUÊ ˆÀ>ÊEÊ ber all who played leadership roles through ˆV >iÊ¼nÇÊi`“>˜ÊUÊ >˜>Ê-i«Ìˆ“ÕÃÊEÊœÃi« ʼ™ÈÊ i`“>˜ÊUÊ ˆV >Ê¼nnÊEÊ >̈iÊœÝÊUÊ ˆ“ˆÊ¼ÇÈÊEÊ ˆœÌÊՏ`Ê vœÀÊÌ iÊ,>LLˆÊ°Ê- iiÞÊ««L>ՓʈLÀ>ÀÞÊ i`ˆV>̈œ˜Ê “50 Years of MAP”. Over the past 50 years, ->˜`ÞÊEÊۈ`ʼnÎÊi“>˜ MAP has been an integral part of the student ,iLiVV>ʼnÎÊEÊÃ>>Vʏ>Ó>˜ÊUÊ,ˆ˜>ÊEÊ/â>V ˆÊœ`LiÀ} >˜`Ê œÀˆ> Êi>`iÀà ˆ«Ê,i՘ˆœ˜ ÞÃÃ>ʼn ÎÊEÊ>ÞÊœ`LiÀ}ÊUÊœÞÊEÊ ˆV >iÊœ`ÓˆÌ ÊUʘ˜Ê and parent experience at Moriah. Through EÊiÀÀÞÊœ˜ÌœÜ˜ˆŽÊUÊ“ÞÊEÊ >ۈ`ÊÀ>ÕiÀÊUÊ-ÕÃ>˜ÊEÊ innovative programming and events for stu- i˜˜ÞÊÀiˆvÊUÊ >Àˆ˜ÊEÊ ÀˆVʼnÇÊÀˆLiÌâÊUÊ"ÀˆÌÊEÊ-iÌ Ê¼n™Ê ÀˆLiÌâÊUÊ->ÀˆÌÊEÊœ˜>Ì >˜Ê¼™{ÊÀˆLiÌâÊUÊ œvˆÌÊEÊÀÌ ÕÀʼÇÇÊ SATURDAY EVENING, dents, helpful services for families, and its ÀœÃÃÊUÊ,ˆvŽiÊEÊÀÌ ÕÀÊivÌÊUÊ iLLˆiʘ`ގÊUʏ>˜Ê>VœLÃÊ JANUARY 10, 2015 dedication to working with faculty and ad- œÀˆÊEÊ >ۈ`ʼ™£Ê>Õv Ì >ÊUʈ˜`>ÊEʏ>˜Ê>Õv Ì >ÊUÊiÃÈV>Ê ÀœÃÃʼǙÊEÊ>ÀÀÞʏiˆ˜ÊUÊ- >Àœ˜Ê¼nnÊEÊۈʘœÊUÊ ˆ˜`ÞÊ 19 TEVET 5775 ministrators, MAP has pursued a mission EÊœ˜>Ì >˜Êœ>ÌV ÊUÊ- >Àœ˜Ê¼ÇxÊEÊœÃi« Êœ«ˆÌ˜ˆŽœvvÊ to foster a sense of camaraderie and school Àii˜L>ՓÊUÊ ÃÌ iÀÊEÊ*>ՏÊiÀiÀÊUÊ- >ÀˆÊEÊ >Ì >˜Ê 8 PM ˆ˜`i˜L>ՓÊUÊ,>Þʼn ÎÊEÊ >Ì Ì iÜʈ˜`i˜L>ՓÊUÊ >˜>ʼnÈÊ spirit throughout the Moriah community. EÊ œ>âʈÃÃ>ÕiÀÊUʈÃ>ʼnäÊEÊ >Ì >˜ÊœÜÊUÊ iÊEÊ->À> Ê MAP is comprised entirely of parent volun- ⽏ÊÕLˆ˜ÊUÊiÀ˜ÊEÊ ˆV >iÊ >Ž>ÊUÊ iLÀ>ÊEÊ->“ÕiÊ œi`Ê THE MORIAH SCHOOL ˆ˜>ÊEÊœ ˜Ê >˜>ÈÊUÊ >˜VÞÊEÊ œÀÀˆÃÊ ˆÃȓÊUʏˆViÊ teers who have devoted their time and ener- "««i˜ iˆ“iÀÊUÊ“>˜`>ʼnxÊEʈiÊ*>À˜iÃÃÊUÊ,i}i˜iÊEÊ ENGLEWOOD, NJ gy with the goal of making Moriah not just i˜˜iÌ Ê*À>}iÀÊUÊ ÀœÀˆÌEÊ ˆV >iÊ,>ÌâŽiÀÊUÊ>Ài˜Ê¼ÇxÊEÊ i˜˜iÌ Ê,iˆ˜iÀÊUÊÀ>˜ÊEÊÀ˜ˆiÊ,œV Ü>À}iÀÊUÊ >ÀˆÞ˜Ê a school, but a second home for all its chil- ,œÃi˜ÊUÊÞiiÌÊEÊ Àˆ>˜Ê¼™ÎÊ,œÃi˜ÊUÊ->À>ʼÇÈÊEÊ,ˆV >À`Ê -Ê ",Ê  ,/ -Ê/-ÊxäTHÊ9 ,]Ê7 Ê""Ê dren. MAP has succeeded in accomplishing -V ÕÃÃiÊUʈÃ>Ê,œÌ“ˆÊ¼n£ÊEʏiÝÊ-V “iâiÀÊUÊ- iÞÊEÊ >˜Ê-V œÀÀÊUÊ iLÀ>ÊEÊœÜ>À`Ê-V ÕLÊUÊÀ>˜ÊEÊ >À̈˜Ê /"Ê" ",Ê Ê, " < ÊÊ"Ê/ Ê*-/Ê this goal by organizing various social events -V ÕLÊUÊ,iLiVV>Ê-V ÕLÊUÊ >ÈiÊEÊiÀi“ÞʼnÎÊ-V Ü>LiÊ that engage Moriah’s students, celebrate hol- ˆÊEÊ>“iÃʼn£Ê-V Ü>LiÊUÊ ˆV iiÊEÊ œÛÊ-V Ü>ÀÌâ *, - /-Ê Ê  ,-Ê"Ê ",° ˆV iiʜݓ>˜Ê¼nÎÊEÊ >˜ˆiÊ-“>ÊUÊ ˆV iiÊEÊ Û>˜Ê idays in a communal manner, and welcome ¼n£Ê-œ ˜ÊUÊœˆÃÊ Õ“i˜vi`ÊEÊ œÀ“>˜Ê-œ ˜ÊUʈÊ¼nÓÊEʏ>˜Ê new families thereby ensuring they are com- -œ˜˜i˜Ž>ÀÊUÊÕ`ÞÊEÊiÀLiÀÌÊ-«iˆÃiÀÊUÊ,ÕÌ ÊEÊ ˆiâiÀÊ -Ì>ÛÎÞÊUÊ ˆ˜`ÞÊEÊLiÊ-Ìiˆ˜LiÀ}iÀÊUÊ<> >Û>ÊEÊ œÃ >iÊ ",Ê1,/ ,Ê ", /" ]Ê* - Ê Ê fortable in their new environment. MAP has -ÌÀ>ÕÃÊUÊœÞViÊEÊ >˜ˆiÊ-ÌÀ>ÕÃÊUÊ >ˆ>ʼn™ÊEÊ ÀˆVÊ-ÕÃÓ>˜Ê Ê<,1-Ê/ÊÓ䣇xÈLJäÓänÊ 8/°ÊÎÇÎÊ strived to assist busy parents by spearhead- i˜Ê"««i˜ iˆ“iÀʼÇ{ÊEÊi˜˜iÌ Ê/>ÕLiÀÊUÊ >˜ˆÊEÊ>Ü˜Ê ¼n{Ê/iˆ}“>˜ÊUÊ >ÀL>À>ÊEÊ,Õ`ÞÊ/ÀiˆÌiÊUÊœÜ>À`Ê/Ài««Ê¼n£Ê ",Ê <,1-J ",- ""°",Ê ing various initiatives, such as gift collection iÀޏÊEÊ-Ì>˜iÞÊ/ÕÀˆÌâÊUÊ-ˆÛÞ>ÊEÊ > ՓÊ/ÜiÀÎÞÊUʏˆÃ>Ê programs, school supply purchases and trib- EÊ ÀÕViÊ7iˆ˜ÀˆLÊUÊ ˆ˜>ÊEÊ >ۈ`ʼnäÊ7iˆ˜ÃÌiˆ˜ÊUÊ >Àˆœ˜Ê ",Ê6-/Ê777° ",  ,-* 6 /°", EÊ7ˆˆ>“Ê7iˆÃÃÊUÊ- >˜˜>ʼn£ÊEÊ >ۈ`ʼn£Ê7œvÊUÊ ˆ>˜iÊ ute and holiday cards. MAP has teamed with 7œvÊUʈ˜`>ÊEÊÀ˜ˆiÊ9>}œ`>ÊUÊޘ˜iʼ™{ÊEÊ>Àœ˜Ê9՘ˆÃ faculty to institute chesed programs and si- multaneously has shown appreciation for teachers and administration by hosting a year-end luncheon and providing holiday gifts. While MAP has grown and assumed new roles over the past 50 years, it has main- tained its commitment to donate the ma- The Moriah School jority of funds raised from events, programs 53 South Woodland Street | Englewood, New Jersey 07631 | 201-567-0208 and dues toward the improvement and ex- pansion of one of the school library. MAP is www.moriahschool.org proud to have contributed to the upgrading of the library, and in particular, to enhancing

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 23 LOCAL NEWS Millions for Holocaust Survivor Home Care: NJ Agencies Get $6.5M, a 127% Increase

By Helen Weiss Pincus daily living, such as dressing and hygiene. year, is earmarked to homecare. According of his way to tell the country that their ob- According to a survey by the American to a press release from the Claims Confer- ligations are not yet over.” Bergen County–As the victims of Nazi Association of Retired People, most Amer- ence, theirs “is the only organization assist- Julius Berman also notes that the allo- brutality age, their numbers decrease, but ican seniors want to live out their lives in ing Holocaust survivors worldwide by sup- cations extend care beyond those who suf- the costs of care go up. A major increase in their homes. porting homecare and other vital services fered in concentration camps. “Initially the Claims Conference allocations 2015–more German-born Hela Tannenbaum, 86, a specifi cally for Nazi victims.” primary focus was on people in concentra- than double–will help ensure coverage for client of the Jewish Family Service here, is In a telephone conversation, Claims tion camps, the German records made it those costs. a homebound physically frail but vibrant Conference President Julius Berman, says easy to identify those victims.” “We are blessed with a signifi cant num- woman, whose displaced childhood was that the “highlight of this decision by the Now more victims have been identifi ed. ber of Holocaust survivors in this area,” spent hiding, running and working as a German government refl ects an under- We are able to help people “who were in said Susan Greenbaum, Executive Director, slave laborer during WWII. She is able to standing and acceptance of the increasing ghettos and those who escaped behind the Jewish Family Service of Bergen and North get around her home with the aid of a walk- need for homecare. This has been diffi cult Iron Curtain. As Germans were getting clos- Hudson. She deems the new allocations er. From Monday through Friday, thanks to to comprehend. But the fact is that fewer er and closer some Jews were able to run “Fantastic. The money will be well spent.” the Jewish Family Service, an aide comes to people require more care.” away from their homes and then come back She noted that the agency has been sus- her home for 3 hours in the late afternoon. Another factor, he mentions, is their but their homes were already taken. We are taining a suffi cient defi cient because until Hela is unable to leave her house alone and awareness that an elderly fragile person able to help individuals from many areas es- now Claims Conference allocations did not getting out with the aide is diffi cult. “In the who went through the victimization of the pecially in the FSU which also includes the meet the increasing needs of the decreas- afternoon, especially late afternoon, I do Holocaust is not in same physical or emo- Baltic States. Some people were never in a ing number of survivors. Homecare is vital not have strength,” she says. “If it was in tional condition as a person of the same ghetto or camp but suffered greatly.” to allow ‘aging in place.’ The term refers to the morning I would have a better chance age who had a more blessed life. The increased allocations are a product living where you have lived for many years, to go out.” “Empathy fatigue,” can also be a prob- of intensive negotiations with Germany. in a home and community that is familiar. Hela has lived in Teaneck for about 35 lem, he says. “People get tired. Doctors or Support for homecare has been an urgent When senior citizens experience an abrupt years, she says. She no longer knows many nurses and other professions who deal priority for more than a decade. According to change of location a certain amount of con- of her neighbors but she is very happy to be with death on a daily basis can become the Claims Conference press release, “In 2013, trol evaporates and with it comes a loss of able live in her own home and hopes that overwhelmed or inured. That has been our the Claims Conference brought this message dignity, quality of life and independence. she will not have to move. “I may in any fear with the German government and the to its annual negotiations with the German Aging in place necessitates being able event have to do that,” she says with sto- German population in general. The Ger- government. The resulting agreement yield- to receive services they might require as ic sadness, “but I will deal with that when man people with whom we are now deal- ed a landmark $1 billion sum to be allocat- needs change. Homecare needs of elderly it comes.” ing are 2 or even 3 generations removed ed by the Claims Conference through 2017.” people vary but include light housekeeping The majority of 2015 Claims Conference from . I am pleasantly sur- and cooking, while more infi rm individu- allocations to 12 New Jersey social service prised that the current Federal Minister of Helen Weiss Pincus is a freelance writer, senior fi tness als may require help with basic activities of agencies, a 127 percent increase from last Finance Wolfgang Schauble has gone out consultant, and Bubby.

24 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM NEWS Young Israel of Fort Lee Pres. George W. Bush Adult Education Institute Accepts Honorary Presents Degree at YU’s 90th Critical Controversies in Jewish History Chanukah Convocation Featuring 3BCCJ;FW(PMECFSH New York–Former President George W. Rabbi, Young Israel of Fort Lee Bush was the special guest and keynote speaker at Yeshiva University’s 90th An- 3BCCJ+BDPC3FJOFS nual Chanukah Convocation and Dinner Prof. Emeritus of Jewish History at YU & Rabbi Emeritus at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City of Congregation Ohab Zedek, Belle Harbor, N.Y. on December 14. More than 750 people came to show their support for the Uni- versity and to witness YU President Rich- SCHEDULE OF LECTURE SERIES ard M. Joel confer an honorary doctorate upon the 43rd U.S. president. The convoca- Monday, December 15th - 11:00am tion and dinner, the University’s main an- Rabbi Jacob Reiner nual fundraising event, raised more than President Bush with YU’s Richard Joel. $4.2 million. “Chassidim vs. Mitnagdim: The Battle for the Soul of Judaism” In his keynote address, President Bush Morry, have supported a large number of th said, “Yeshiva University is a prestigious Yeshiva University programs and initia- Monday, December 22 - 11:00 a.m. university and I am proud to accept this tives, including the establishment of the Rabbi Zev Goldberg degree.” He added, “Students leave Yeshiva Stone Sapirstein Center for Jewish Educa- “The Great Debate over the Great Sanhedrin” with, not only a fantastic education, but as tion. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 25 LOCAL NEWS YU Trains Rabbis to be ‘Supermen’ Against Child Abuse New Yeshiva University course will give rabbis the tools to erase child abuse from their communities

By Staff vent and address issues of child abuse, come up,” added Rabbi Lavenda. Vieth. “Just accepting the likelihood that and they are often on the front lines of The rabbi explained that Victor Vieth, most communities have survivors and Yeshiva University (YU) is offering a new guiding families through these extraordi- founder and senior director of Gunderson, people who prey on children is hard. Par- online course for rabbis to prepare them in narily diffi cult circumstances and coun- will be guiding many of the sessions. “He ticipants will leave this course with state- dealing with a topic that many say does not seling them through the complexities of has a background in working with faith- of-the-art knowledge about what kinds receive enough attention in the religious the situation.” based institutions, clergy, and chaplains,” of protection policies should be in place, world–child abuse. Expanding on that point, Rabbi Naph- Rabbi Lavenda said of Vieth. “But we also how to respond to child abuse, and how The 12-week course on preventing child tali Lavenda, director of online rabbin- have our own community experts that to work with criminal justice professionals abuse is a joint offering by YU’s Center for ic programming at CJF, said “the rabbi is provide real, relatable experiences about and mental health professionals, as well as the Jewish Future (CJF), YU-affi liated Rabbi in a unique position. The rabbi has to be what’s really going on in our shuls, our a deeper appreciation of the spiritual ques- Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RI- this Superman: he’s the fi rst responder for schools, and our communities.” tions survivors have.” ETS), and Gundersen National Child Pro- all crises in the community and bears the Vieth’s sessions are to focus on the dy- Vieth added “there are studies show- tection Training Center. weight of every person’s pain, suffering, namics of child abuse and the role the ing that undergraduate institutions and “Rabbis engage the issues relating and troubles.” community can have to help the victims, universities don’t know much about child to child abuse on multiple levels,” ex- “This course seeks to provide rabbis as well as how rabbis can guard their own abuse. I think this YU course is historic and plained Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Dean of the with the skills, resources, and relationships mental and emotional health while dealing could be a model for other faith-based com- CJF. “They play a crucial role in educat- with presenters so that they have a full with diffi cult cases. munities as well.” ing the community regarding awareness toolkit to draw on, both in terms of knowl- “We tend to assume that folks inside Upon completion of the course, partic- and prevention, they contribute to set- edge and being able to connect to peo- faith communities are moral, upstand- ipants will receive a certifi cate in recogni- ting policies in local institutions to pre- ple and consult with them as these issues ing, and would never violate a child,” said tion of the signifi cant time and resources they have dedicated to developing exper- tise in the area. “The role of continuing rabbinic edu- cation is something that Yeshiva Universi- ty takes very seriously,” said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, YU vice president for university and community life. “It enables us to con- vene our academic and spiritual resources assuring the rabbinic couple and their com- munity that Yeshiva’s engagement is a life- long experience.” Ariella Steinreich Joins Steinreich Communications Fort Lee–Steinreich Communications Group, Inc., an international public rela- tions agency headquartered in New Jer- sey, has announced that Ariella Steinreich joined the fi rm as media relations director. 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26 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM DVAR TORAH Yosef’s Enduring Chanukah Message

By Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler less from Yosef, and assumed that he would ting the honor of God above our own. on the backburner, even at this most entic- respond in the affi rmative, accepting this Living in a secular society, we often get ing juncture. He didn’t ask God to wait; he Just last week I fl attering introduction. Instead, Yosef sur- caught up with the “business of life” and made Him his number one priority. The brought my car in for prises Pharaoh by using the word biladay, let our relationship with Hashem take a relationship between Hashem and Yosef an oil change. I asked translated as “that is beyond me.” Yosef in- seat in our own waiting rooms. We expect ran like a well-oiled machine indeed. the gentleman help- sists that it is not he, but rather Hashem, our spiritual engines to be oiled up and The message of Chanukah is the victo- ing me how long it that will bring peace of mind to Pharaoh working at maximum effi ciency at the ry of Torah, of spirituality, over a society en- would take for my in interpreting his dreams. Rashi trenched in the mud of hedon- car to be serviced. He explains that Yosef was telling ism and materialism. The most told me that I should Pharaoh that it wasn’t his own notable miracle of Chanukah is be on my way in an talent that gave him the insights arguably that of the fl ask of oil; hour, and directed me to the waiting room. into dreams; rather, it was the a mere remnant that stood out I walked into a room at full capacity but, Divine Infl uence that emanated among the others which had be- slowly, each chair emptied as names were from his mouth. Yosef saw him- come defi led. It remained stead- called. As time passed I waited for my own self as a vehicle through which fast and strong as it burned on name to be called. Finally, after two and a the message of Hashem could well past its natural expectancy. half hours, I was reunited with my car and be brought into this world. On As Orthodox Jews in contempo- could be on my way. Sitting in that wait- a personal level, Yosef had much rary society we too must stand ing room, as the minutes ticked by, I began more to gain by saying that it out as the pure oil in the face of to feel endlessly frustrated. Refl ecting on was, in fact, his own power that much grime and emptiness that my altered day I thought to myself, “Wow, caused him to interpret dreams. surrounds us. It is time for an oil what an exercise in patience that was!” Yet sanctifying Hashem’s name change. Let us not test His pa- We live in an on-demand society. Wait- was the priority in Yosef’s mind. tience as He waits for us to call ing patiently is not something we particu- Furthermore, after Pharaoh un- His name. As we watch our can- larly excel at. We expect results in nearly burdens himself and describes dles burn brightly this Chanu- every area of life–instantaneously. To wait, his dreams in great detail, Yosef kah, let us take Hashem out of in the world we live in, is tantamount to responds by telling him that it our waiting rooms and reintro- torture. is Hashem who is revealing His duce spirituality into our daily This week’s parsha, Parshat Miketz, al- plan to Pharaoh. Once again, Yo- lives. By recommitting ourselves ways falls out on Shabbat Chanukah– sef does not take the credit for himself, but very instant that challenges arise; when to Torah, Mitzvot, and personal growth, which begs us to understand the link be- instead introduces Hashem into the con- people we care about are sick, when we we too can burn brightly in the eyes of tween the message of Chanukah and the versation. fi nd ourselves stressed fi nancially, or even Hashem and the world around us. life of Yosef in Egypt. When Pharaoh fi rst What a dramatic lesson for us in our when we are simply just struggling emo- meets Yosef, Pharaoh informs him that he lives: The importance of looking at our- tionally. Yosef Hatzadik took his person- Eliezer Zwickler is Rabbi of Congregation AABJ&D in has built quite a fantastic reputation for selves as vehicles through which we might al relationship with Hashem everywhere West Orange, New Jersey. Rabbi Zwickler is also an in- himself. Often in life most people look for transmit Hashem’s message, and becom- he went. His spirituality and his relation- dividual and marital psychotherapist licensed as an opportunities to sing their own praises and ing a symbol of light unto the nations as ship with Hashem was the essence of his LCSW by the State of New Jersey. Rabbi Zwickler can be build up their r?sum?s. Pharaoh expects no Hashem had charged Avraham, and put- growth throughout life, and was not put reached at [email protected] “...But By My Spirit...”

By Rabbi Tzvi middle of December, and we were walk- Characteristically, Zechariah asks the the power of the ubiquitous symbols and Hersh Weinreb ing around one of the malls in suburban angel who talked with him, “What do these of the songs loudly sung. But for ourselves, Executive Vice Washington, D.C. He remarked, “Don’t you things mean, my lord?” The angel, like a we prefer the softer sounds of the spirit and President, Emeritus of and other Jews feel a bit outnumbered and good psychotherapist, asks him what he the quiet environment of our own homes. the Orthodox Union overwhelmed at this time of year? It seems thinks the dream means. But the prophet The mitzvah is ish u’beito, every man and his to me that your Chanukah candles make confesses that he has no clue. house, each person with his family. It is a common little impression in contrast to the lights on The angel fi nally responds, “This is the The lesson of the power of the single scene in the United our trees and the jingle of our bells.” I told word of the Lord: ‘Not by might, and not little candle is especially important in this States at this time of him that I appreciated his candor, and that by power, but by My spirit, says the Lord day and age. We are bombarded by the im- year. The shopping malls, television com- he gave me cause for refl ection. of Hosts.’” ages and sounds of cyberspace, and their mercials, and all public venues are trans- At the time, I did not think that it would This is the lesson of Chanukah. The message is often pernicious and malicious. formed visually. As December 25 approach- be tactful for me to tell him the truth; mighty are subdued by the weak, and the The negative effects of most of what we es, we see the evidence that we do indeed namely, that I had long ago refl ected upon many by the few. As a public demonstra- hear and see on the internet and via oth- live in a predominantly Christian country. this phenomenon. And I had long ago con- tion of our holiday and its miracle, we es- er media are typically devastating to our Images of Santa Claus and his reindeers, cluded that the relatively modest manner chew lavish displays and extravagant cel- hearts and souls, if not to our minds. evergreen trees with dazzling decorations, in which Judaism celebrates Chanukah is ebrations. Instead, we kindle humble How do we counteract the immense in- crucifi xes illuminated by bright lights, and nothing less than the essence of our reli- chanukiyot in the windows of our homes. fl uence of such overwhelming forces? We depictions of the Nativity are everywhere gion. It is true that the mitzvah requires pir- can only do so if each of us is committed to and are inescapable. The sounds of the This week is Shabbat Chanukah, and sum haness, a public ceremony, and that use the power of modern technology to as- songs of the season fi ll the air. the weekly portion is Miketz, which we the candles be lit for all passersby to be- sert tolerance, kindness, morality, and ethi- True, in recent times, and especially in supplement with verses from the book of hold. To that extent, our celebration is not cal behavior. Our voices may be soft, but they cities where Jewish people are a signifi cant Numbers that relate to the Chanukah, or in- totally modest and discrete. will be heard. The positive images that we presence, consideration is given to Chanu- auguration, of the Tabernacle. But for me, However, as the tells us, when present may be dim, but they will be seen. kah. Symbols of our holiday and its music are the highlight of the scriptural readings for the outside world is especially hostile, we The year after my encounter with my also in evidence. We are thankful for that. this Shabbat has always been the words of are permitted to take the menorah “and gentile friend, we met again and wan- It is also true that many of our Chris- the prophet Zechariah which constitute place it on our table, indoors, and that is dered through the same shopping mall in tian friends, including the gentleman I am the this week. suffi cient.” For many centuries, Jews did the middle of December. This time I de- about to introduce to you, fi nd all this pub- Zechariah was a man who saw many just that, so that their celebrations of Cha- cided to put my inhibitions aside. I open- lic fanfare objectionable. They think of it as mysterious visions. He would typically ask nukah were painfully private. ly shared my refl ections about the discrep- garish, commercially motivated, and incon- either the angel to whom he had access, or But even today, when most of us can ancy between the commercially motivated sistent with the spiritual message of their he would inquire of the Almighty Himself, practice our religion publicly, a few modest displays of the symbols of his faith and the faith. to tell him what these visions meant. And candles suffi ce. We wish to make the point, softer, smaller, and gentler displays of our But the reaction of many to this situa- so we fi nd, near the end of the passage we to ourselves if not for the rest of the world, tradition’s symbols. He heard me, although tion is similar to the one that my gentile read this week, the following vision: that “a little light can drive away much I cannot say that he fully agreed with me. friend Paul, with whom I worked close- “I see a lamp stand full of gold, with a darkness.” He did agree with me about one thing, ly during the years I was employed by bowl above it. The lamps are seven in num- We are content to let other religions cele- though. “A little light can dispel much dark- the public school system, expressed to ber; each has seven pipes above it, and by it brate their holidays as they wish; colorfully, ness.” me some time ago. It was on a day in the are two olive trees...” dramatically, and publicly. We understand Happy Chanukah, the Festival of Lights.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 29 POLITICAL PONDERINGS The GOP Presidential Wannabes

By N. Aaron ly competitive contest, we ought to take the expansion of his private equity enter- ly lead to his political demise is the Bridge- Troodler, Esq. a closer look at some of the Republican prise and news that he has a new offshore gate scandal. The controversy continues to names being bantered about as possible private equity fund that is backed by for- percolate in the news despite Christie’s ad- To a certain ex- presidential hopefuls. eign investors, Jeb Bush is highly suscep- amant denials that he had no knowledge tent, running for Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is con- tible to attacks pertaining to his fi nancial of the George Washington Bridge lane clo- President of the sidering entering the race, tested the wa- dealings. In addition, it remains to be seen sures. Taxpayers have had to bear the bur- United States is a ters in the 2012 primaries for the Republi- if the nation is ready for yet another Bush den of nearly $10 million in costs relating glorifi ed popular- can nomination but his run was short-lived to occupy the Oval Offi ce. to the investigations that ensued in the ity contest. As we and fi lled with gaffes. No one will easily for- There are defi nitely some intriguing aftermath of Bridge-gate, including more know, it is not always the best and the get that embarrassing debate performance GOP stars who may throw their hats into than $7 million by the Governor’s offi ce brightest who seek to secure the highest when Perry emphatically declared that he the ring. Senator Rand Paul looks increas- and over $1 million by the legislative com- political offi ce in the nation. While there would eliminate three governmental agen- ingly likely to launch a presidential bid. mittee investigating the lane closures. The are certainly some truly brilliant individu- cies after he took offi ce, yet was only able Senator Marco Rubio, who has solidifi ed shadow of Bridge-gate continues to cast an als who excel in the areas of public policy, to name two of those agencies. his spot as an expert on foreign relations ominous pall over Chris Christie and his international affairs, and the inner work- Mitt Romney’s name is being fl oated and national security, is reportedly contem- presidential prospects. ings of the governmental process, intelli- as a possible GOP candidate. After falling plating a run, as is Louisiana Governor Bob- The New York Times recently reported gence alone will not propel you to the ul- short in his bid to be the GOP nominee in by Jindal and Wisconsin Governor Scott that Paul Fishman, the United States At- timate political prize. 2008, Romney was the Republican nom- Walker. torney for New Jersey who is investigat- In order to become President there are inee in 2012, when he lost to Barack Oba- Yet, perhaps the most fascinating po- ing Bridge-gate, is considering invoking a a variety of character traits that are unoffi - ma in the general election. Would Rom- tential GOP candidate hails from our very somewhat obscure fraud statute in connec- cial prerequisites. Charisma and charm are ney really want to endure the stress and own backyard. Governor Chris Christie tion with this case. Under this theory, fed- on the list. Good looks and good health are scrutiny of yet another presidential cam- has spent the past several years method- eral charges could be fi led against members up there. An incredibly thick skin that can paign? Does he want to run the risk of be- ically laying the groundwork for a presi- of a government agency that receives in ex- withstand even the most brutal of criticism ing a three-time loser in presidential poli- dential campaign. His tenure as chairman cess of $10,000 annually in federal funds, is essential. An unassailable track record tics? My guess is no. of the Republican Governors Association such as the State of New Jersey or the Port certainly helps. And the ability to raise un- Senator Ted Cruz is working his way was incredibly successful and raised his Authority, if it is determined that the bridge godly amounts of money could very well into the conversation. Yet, with his Tea Part profi le exponentially. His trips to Isra- was utilized for something other than what be the determining factor. label and ultra-conservative makeup, will el, Mexico, and Canada were intended to it was intended to be used for. With those somewhat superfi cial crite- the darling of the Republican right be con- buttress his foreign affairs r?sum?, which This latest revelation is a stark remind- ria, it is diffi cult to weed out the presiden- sidered a viable candidate? Not if moderate is relatively thin at this point. Christie’s er that the Bridge-gate chapter in the tale tial wannabes who may not actually be up Republicans have anything to say about it. no-nonsense approach may endear him to of Chris Christie’s political career is not yet to the monumental task of running this After watching his father and brother some, but his periodic tirades directed at over. How it ultimately ends remains to be country. The reality is, however, that this bask in the glow of the presidency, is it pos- members of the public and his “my way seen, but it unquestionably has the abili- nation desperately needs a superstar, not a sible that Jeb Bush is looking to score the or the highway” approach have led to him ty to singlehandedly quash Christie’s pres- second-stringer. presidential hat trick for his family? The being labeled a bully. idential plans. As we gear up for the 2016 presidential word is that he is indeed contemplating a But for all of the issues that pull at Chris campaign and brace ourselves for a high- run for the . However, with Christie, the one thing that could potential-  CONTINUED ON P. 31 Sierra Painting A Reason to Smile 201-776-3195 A HAPPY FAMILY HAS HEALTHY TEETH [email protected]

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By Steven Windmueller, Israel. Operating outside of this acceptable tunity to inquire and to question religious ests. A divided constituency and a dysfunc- Ph.D./e-jewishphilanthropy.org frame, liberal groups and their supporters ideas and socio-political policies. tional polity can paralyze its effectiveness are labeled as being “disloyal” to the Jew- Yet interestingly, the history of Jewish on the political stage. The luxury of a “divid- At times over the past number of years ish enterprise. religious debate has incorporated the no- ed house” does not represent a prescription a McCarthy-like atmosphere has existed The left has contended that Israel is the tion of posting the “majority” viewpoint for Jewish security. Yet a thoughtful and es- within the Jewish world. An environment living expression of the Jewish body poli- while also including the “minority” posi- sential conversation on Israel is needed, so of distrust and anger has defi ned the Jew- tic, and as such, Jews collectively have a tion, and in the process acknowledges the that both the supporters and opponents of ish landscape involving discussions on Is- stake in its policies and decisions whether merits of both arguments. Indeed, while the contemporary political condition can rael and its policies. On a number of oc- they reside within the state or not. As car- Judaism imposed “cherem” (excommuni- be invited to participate. One fi nds in var- casions, name-calling, labeling, and the ing citizens of the world with a particular cation) where a Jew, because of his/her ac- ious American Jewish communities civility marginalizing of groups has replaced a allegiance to the welfare of the Jewish peo- tions or ideas, may be placed outside of the codes and other forms of constructive ac- focus on policy discussions concerning ple and its national aspirations, they be- boundaries of the community, such a de- tion being introduced as a way to promote Israel and its future. Yet, the events cov- lieve that they are entitled to speak to such vice was generally employed only over the- a productive public discourse. The politics ering the past several weeks involving matters impacting the character and con- ological and religious questions. of consensus represents an operative mod- the Government of Israel’s proposal to al- tent of the state. Engaging in a dialogue constructed el, replacing a condition of political discord ter the national defi nition of the Jewish The Jewish left, in turn, has been ac- around competing ideas symbolizes the and distrust. State provides an opportunity to create a cused by its opponents as being moral- political maturity of a community. Those Israel itself must constantly contend new framework for a Diaspora-Israel con- ly righteous in its stance, viewing its posi- who have studied the elements of argu- with its own political “machloket” (disa- versation. tions as beyond reproach. “Name calling” mentation have suggested that before de- greements or controversies). In the past Who defi nes the attributes of being a and “labeling” are charges not limited to meaning one’s opponents, it is essential to Israel has creatively brought opposing “friend and partner of the ”? the right, as some in the peace camp have “enter into their place” in order to under- factions together, at times in coalition gov- The Jewish political right within the Unit- been accused of minimizing their oppo- stand their motivations, arguments, histo- ernments and on other occasions, by creat- ed States has questioned in the past the nents, by dismissing their credentials or af- ry, and fears. Passion is commendable, but ing opportunities across the country for a legitimacy of its counterpoint, the politi- fi liation, thereby creating guilt by associ- when one demonizes his/her opponent, “big tent” conversation to occur, where ide- cal left, arguing that the activist efforts of ation. Some on the Jewish right view the there is often no room for constructive dis- ological opponents are invited to sit with those who seek to press Israel to pursue ne- “intellectual snobbery” of those within the course or compromise. “Triumphalism” in one another to explore their differences gotiations with Palestinians, to cease settle- left as being dismissive, ruling out of hand Jewish history, where one group adopts a and to examine areas of commonality. On ment construction, or to defi ne the Jewish their opponents’ perspectives. position of supremacy over an opponent’s other occasions, Israel’s court system has or Zionist character of the State are operat- This past May the vote conducted by argument, has been particularly problemat- opened new venues of access and public ing outside of the boundaries of acceptable the Conference of Presidents regarding the ic and often destructive. expression. and responsible discourse. Do individuals admission of J Street to its ranks would fur- In comparison to other groups and na- Today there are threats to the quality and groups, operating outside of the Jewish ther accelerate this debate concerning the tionalities, Jews can be seen as new to the and depth of civil discourse within Israel state, have the right to defi ne its political quality and the status of Jewish conversa- political power game, despite the fact that itself, as some are seeking to deny the op- and security agenda or question its policy tions being held by Jews around the ques- as a people our community has always had portunity and rights of groups to dissent or options? The Jewish political right would tion of Israel as well as the broader issue of a fascination and investment with politics oppose the political positions of the gov- contend that such policy matters ought to “who speaks for American Jewry?” and power. Achieving any degree of politi- ernment. In this current setting, Israel’s po- be left to the government and citizens of It is not uncommon to identify such cal power would be at best a 19th-century litical elites must encourage and create an the State of Israel. controversies within groups, especially phenomenon as part of the Jewish encoun- environment of political access, dialogue, The Jewish left has charged that the ac- when they are embroiled in matters essen- ter with the Enlightenment, yet only in the and debate. tions and statements of its opponents on tial to the welfare of a community. Con- 20th century would their political status be A shared discussion, especially around the right are designed to limit, or worse, tentious debate seems to be a theme em- enhanced with the creation of a national the defi nition and character of the State of drive out political dissent. They describe bedded as well within Jewish tradition Jewish State. Israel, is essential to our community and the current environment as one where and practice. Over the centuries historic Small political constituencies, in par- for the general welfare of the Jewish peo- only “politically correct responses” are en- models of Jewish “stiffneckedness” have ticular, have limited access to centers of ple, just as it demonstrates the democratic tertained. A “loyalty-test” they would argue contributed to tensions among Jews, who power, and more directly, often have fewer credentials of Israel and its Diaspora com- currently defi nes the conversation around in some measure have relished the oppor- opportunities to articulate their core inter- munities. The GOP Presidential Wannabes 5 Ways to Make Jewish Life Less CONTINUED FROM P. 30  ‘Clichéd’ from an Actual Millennial As the GOP presidential aspirants jock- ey for position, there are indications that By Amram Altzman /http://newvoices.org how we should treat the injustices we see clusive yeshivot or amongst those who had the person they worry about most is not a in the world. We get to see, through pho- the energy and fi nancial resources are now Republican, but a Democrat. A recent story I am a Millennial. I say this proudly. I tographs, blog posts, and tweets, a world taking place in Facebook groups amongst in The New York Times noted how the pro- dance around Jewish tradition, moderni- that is far more complex than you told us those who are not necessarily going into spective Republican candidates are each ty, and practice in a way that Millennials it would be, and we need to digest that. the clergy or dedicating their lives to Jew- strategizing how they are going to attack do. I whole-heartedly enjoy my status as Sometimes we come out with answers that ish learning or academics. Our social struc- the one Democratic candidate who they all a Generation Y’er. At the same time, how- you don’t like. We don’t want to take things tures include social media intrinsically–we believe will present them with the biggest ever, I really don’t like how much of the at face value because in a world where grew up with them. We don’t see them as challenge: Hillary Clinton. conversation about how to engage my everything can–and should–be thoroughly negative. We can’t live without them, and As the 2016 presidential campaign be- peers is fundamentally had by people who researched and fact-checked, we can’t just we don’t see this as a problem. The collab- gins to get underway, let us hope that the don’t seem to understand how our system accept what you tell us as reality and move orations and projects that I’ve worked on GOP candidates will spend more time tell- works. And, as a self-confessed Millennial, on. Our narratives about everything–histo- would never have been possible without ing us who they are instead of focusing on I would like to share, in response to Rabbi ry, Israel, identity–have all changed drasti- the Internet. telling us who they are not. With no clear Daniel Korobkin’s “Clichéd Judaism,” based cally because of the fact that we don’t want Stop saying “Judaism” when you real- GOP headliner, the Republican candidates on an article about how Christian Millenni- to take things for what they are. ly mean “:” Not all of need to distinguish themselves from one als are also facing problems engaging with Our social structures aren’t crumbling: our Judaism is clichéd, and this is not a another and tell us why they are best per- religious institutions, fi ve ways the estab- they’re just radically different from yours. problem unique to the Orthodox commu- son for the job. This cannot merely be a lishment generations can make our Juda- You spend so much time talking and won- nity. We aren’t choosing to disengage–we popularity contest or an anti-Hillary skir- ism less clichéd: dering about how Facebook is causing our want to fi nd engagement elsewhere. We mish. With real issues facing this nation, Understand that the world we live in is society to crumble, and wax poetic (some- want to make sure that our ([Modern] Or- we need a real candidate to rise above the infi nitely more connected than it was be- times literally) about how social media is thodox) Judaism is as keen on racial and fray and pursue the mantle of leadership fore: Our world is connected by the tech- causing the degeneration of our lives and economic justice as it is about ritual ob- for all of the right reasons. nology we grew up around, and that we social selves. servance. We want to make sure that our have fully integrated into our lives. It con- The effect could not be more the op- liberal values aren’t checked at the doors N. Aaron Troodler is an attorney and principal of Paul Revere nects us to people thousands of miles away, posite. True, our online friends can never of our synagogues. We are not growing up Public Relations, a public relations and political consulting which we cherish. Our connectedness replace real-life interactions, friendships, in the secluded Jewish bubble that you, fi rm. Visit him on the Web at TroodlersTake.blogspot.com, also means that we are more aware of the and relationships, the types of conversa- the generation that came before us, thinks www.PaulReverePR.com, or www.JewishWorldPR.com. changing world around us, and are scram- tions about Jewish law, Jewish philosophy, You can also follow him on Twitter:@troodler bling to fi nd answers to questions about and Jewish life that once took place in ex-  CONTINUED ON P. 55

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By Jill Kirsch They, and their four children, daughters in another 10, 20, or 30 families, wanting members send their children to the Joseph Klilah, Emunah, and Aderet, and son Uriel, to build on what has been accomplished Kushner Hebrew Academy and Rae Kush- Livingston–Rab- have become prominent members of the thus far. He fi nds the fl uid spiritual move- ner Yeshiva High School, conveniently lo- bi Elie Mischel has Livingston Jewish community, the Joseph ment in the shul stimulating and exciting, cated in Livingston, while a minority send warmth, an engaging Kushner Hebrew Academy family, and the and hopes to bring together different types their children to either the Golda Och Acad- smile, and an inviting entire Metrowest Jewish community. of people, whether yeshivishe families or emy in West Orange, or the Livingston pub- manner. He is young, The rabbi came to the shul aware of its Modern Orthodox–people who are looking lic schools. Many of the newer shul mem- energetic, and wel- heterogeneous hashkafah and immediately for a spiritual home that suits them, with bers have come to the synagogue by way coming and, right off assured everyone that the synagogue would the common goal of growth. The outcome of its nursery school, the Iris Berman Early the bat, it’s easy to see how he captured the continue to be an environment where she of that growth is the ultimate goal, not the Childhood Center, which has an excellent hearts, minds, and neshamas of the congre- or he could fi nd his or her place. The com- growth itself. reputation. gation of the Synagogue of the Suburban munity continues to grow, albeit slowly, “Average” Livingston parents are those The shul is viewed as somewhat of an Torah Center. and his goal is to help congregants and pro- who want to learn more about Judaism, outreach shul, much more so than other Rabbi Mischel, and his wife, Dr. Rebecca spective members reach the next level of while providing yeshiva to their Modern Orthodox synagogues in the area Mischel, joined the shul in August of 2013. spiritual growth. He would love to bring children. The majority of Suburban Torah and less than a full Chabad-type experience. It provides a joyous atmosphere of love, and is a place people are not afraid to enter. As a yeshiva bochur, Rabbi Mischel stud- Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary invites the community to a ied in Israel for two years. He received a BS in Business and Management from the Sy Syms School of Business; his MA in Modern Jewish History from Bernard Ravel Graduate School, and simultaneously attended Benja- min N. Cardozo School of Law and RIETS, receiving his JD and smicha in 2007. Rabbi Mischel fi rst practiced as a cor- PO*OZBOFJ&SFU[:JTSBFMBUUIJT$SVDJBM.PNFOUJO)JTUPSZ porate attorney at Day Pitney in Florham Park, NJ. Feeling somewhat unfulfi lled, and realizing that his particular skill set 4IFNJĨBIBOE)BS)B#BZJU $POĚJDUBOE$PNNVOJUZ could be best applied elsewhere, he went to work at YU’s Center for the Jewish Fu- ture. This allowed him to reach out to Jew- ish youth and help them grow and learn in #SFBLPVU4FTTJPOTCZ various ways in the States and abroad. After Thursday, December 25 close to four years at YU, Rabbi Mischel felt RIETS Roshei Yeshiva drawn toward the pulpit. 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By Rabbi Haim Jachter Facet #6: Unifying fi rst generation of immi- pharadim who hail from a Rav of Congregation Sephardic Practice grants to Israel and else- wide variety of countries. Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Yet another major contribution would where was able to maintain For example, at Congrega- Congregation of Teaneck have been suffi cient for us to consider Ha- their specifi c Minhagim tion Shaarei Orah in Tea- cham Ovadia as the most accomplished Rav since immigrants tend to neck (the Kehillah I have This week we of the past half century. Sephardic Jews hail cluster and reside among the privilege of serving as complete our honor- from a wide variety of countries and main- those who emigrated from its Rav) includes Sephard- ing the memory of tain a dizzying array of customs. Yemenite the same region. Howev- ic families who come from Hacham Ovadia Yosef Jews (properly described as Eidot HaMiz- er, in subsequent gener- 13 countries (Algeria, Azer- on the occasion of his rah), for example, maintain practices that ations people no longer baijan, Egypt, Greece, Iran, fi rst Azkarah. We con- differ signifi cantly from Sephardic Jews. live in such groups. Thus, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Mo- clude by presenting three more facets of Moreover, there are three major sub it is not uncommon to rocco, Syria, Tunisia, Tur- his greatness. groups Baladi, Shami and Dor Daim. The fi nd in one community Se- key and Yemen). In such communities, which Sephard- ic customs should be followed? How can a compromise be forged between the myr- Exceptional Kosher Vacations & In-depth Jewish History Tours iad of Sephardic customs? Hacham Ova- dia came to the rescue with a halachic ap- With A Personal Touch proach presenting, in Yalkut Yosef and in siddurim published under his auspices, uni- fi ed customs suitable for all Sephardic Jews that accentuate Minhag Yerushalayim and the rulings of Rav Yosef Karo, the author of the Shulchan Aruch. Rav Yosef often writes that Rav Yosef is the Mara D’atra, the Hala- chic authority for Eretz Yisrael and ultimate- ly for all Sephardic Jewry. Hundreds of Ke- hillot in Israel and outside of Israel, such as This Pesach - Congregation Shaarei Orah in Teaneck, rally The Green, Pristine Galil is around Yalkut Yosef and Rav Yosef endorsed Waiting for You. siddurim to create a coherent and unifi ed Sephardic custom suitable and appropriate for all Sephardic and Eidot HaMizrah Jews. Join Zvi Lapian for Pesach 2015 at the Kfar Giladi Hotel Facet #7: Educating Jewish Galil Elyon Children: Rav Yosef’s Political Activities Scholar in Residence Rabbi Moshe Taragin What is undoubtedly the most contro- versial aspect of Hacham’s Ovadia’s accom- Zvi Lapian - Exceptional Kosher plishments are his political activities. Many Rabbanim would argue that Rabbanim Vacations with a Personal Touch should stay far removed from politics since Tel. 02-6240855 almost by defi nition politics is divisive and US Toll-Free: 1-800-376-1803 controversial. It is important, though, to [email protected] understand why Hacham Ovadia in the last 30 years of his life was a leading Rav, Poseik www.zvilapian.com photo by David Shankbone and Dayan and reigned as one of the major political leaders in Israel. Rav Shlomo Aviner in his eulogy for Ha- cham Ovadia presented a poignant quote Join us this summer from Rav Ovadia which succinctly explains his choice to enter politics in 1984 after com- pleting his ten-year tenure as Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. He cited Hacham Ovadia saying that he cannot sleep at night worry- ing about how 10,000 more Jewish children will be reading Keriat Sh’ma. Hacham Ova- dia was a great man who had great ambitions Poland Capitals of the Baltics and plans for the Jewish people, especially Sephardic Jewry. Hacham Ovadia understood June 22 - June 30 July 06 - July 16 that the only manner in which he would be Guided by Professor Shnayer Leiman Guided by Professor Shnayer Leiman able to make a profound and lasting impact on the education of Jewish children in Israel is by becoming a powerful part of the Israe- li government. Rav Yosef understood that the Israeli government has more infl uence over Jewish children than any other organizations combined. He realized that if he became an infl uential part of the Israeli government his impact could be extraordinary. Cities of the Danube Hacham Ovadia also recognized that he August 3 - August 13 Scandinavia lived in a time of extraordinary spiritual cri- sis and opportunity. The transition into the Guided by Professor Shnayer Leiman August 17 - August 27 modern era was a diffi cult one for many Jews in both the Ashkenazi and Sephardi [email protected] Tel. +972-2-624-0855 (office) Fax: +972-2-624-8818 communities. Tragically, many were lost to Torah observance and ultimately lost their Toll free UK: 0800-098-8428 US: 1-800-376-1803 • www.zvilapian.com  CONTINUED ON P. 36

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Hacham Ovadia Yosef zt”l vide quality meals to the children during ity and Torah fi delity of its leaders and said is unparalleled in scope and reach. Thus, I The Most Accomplished Rav of longer school hours, making the schools “I have 17 members of Knesset at your ser- fi rmly believe that when judged objectively Recent Generations (Part III) even more attractive to traditional Sephard- vice to help further your programs.” We see we can say had Hacham Ovadia only served  CONTINUED FROM P. 34 ic Jews, especially to those who are poor. that Hacham Ovadia saw his political in- as the political leader of Shas he would We must emphasize that this teach- volvement as focused on furthering Torah considered a great man. entirely in the course of a ing of Kriat Sh’ma and providing food observance even by organizations whose few generations. However, in most cases, to tens of thousands of Jewish children, style and character differed signifi cantly Facet #8: Students those Sephardic Jews who stopped observ- could have been accomplished only by from Shas schools and programs. Fortunately, Hacham Ovadia did not ing Torah completely nonetheless remained the Israeli government and only by those Moreover, in his writings Hacham Ova- leave us without great leaders to follow “traditional.” They would, for example, hon- who have major clout in the Israeli gov- dia refers to Religious Zionist Posekim in his path. Among his most outstanding or the holidays, light candles and recite Kid- ernment. Hacham Ovadia’s involvement such as Rav Kook and Rav Herzog as HaRav Talmidim are his son Hacham Yitzhak (the dush every Friday night and observe Kashrut in politics facilitated teaching Torah and HaGaon. Hacham Ovadia regularly visited current Sephardic chief rabbi of the State of at least at home. Moreover, they would re- feeding tens of thousands of poor Jews. Yeshivot and Yeshivot to Israel), his son Hacham David, Rav Pinhas tain belief in the fundamentals of Torah be- For this alone Hacham Ovadia deserves deliver shiurim. He visited Yeshiva Universi- Zabihi, Rav Shmuel Pinhasi and Rav Shlomo lief and respect for Rabbis and Torah. to be regarded as a man of extraordinary ty a number of times and showed deep re- Amar. Although no one can completely fi ll It is relatively easy to shepherd tradi- accomplishments. spect for my teachers Rav Yosef Dov Solovei- Hacham Ovadia’s shoes, he trained enough tional and believing Sepharadim to Torah It is important to remember that poli- tchik and Rav Hershel Schachter. Rav Ovadia great scholars and leaders who will guide us belief due to this residual observance and tics anywhere is a very rough and tumble Yosef endorsed in writing the Rabbinical to follow in Hacham Ovadia’s path. belief. Hacham Ovadia knew very well, sort of enterprise and in Israel it is even Council of America’s prenuptial agreement though, that traditional Judaism has a “lim- more so (as anyone who has watched the and endorsed in writing a permission to re- Conclusion ited shelf life.” Such residual practices and Knesset in action has observed). Thus, the marry issued by the Beth Din of America to The breadth of Hacham Ovadia’s wide beliefs are diffi cult to transmit to succeed- words of an Israeli politician will often be an agunah from the World Trade Center ter- ranging Torah accomplishments are unpar- ing generations and the allegiance to Torah expressed sharply and will not be well-re- rorist attack (Teshuvot Yabia Omer 10: Even alleled and unequaled by any other great becomes diluted as the generations pass. ceived by many. Accordingly, even if we do HaEzer 18). Hacham Ovadia consented to rabbi of the past fi fty years. While many Thus, Hacham Ovadia knew he had a lim- not agree with everything Hacham Ovadia have this Teshuvah translated into English of the Gedolim share some of Hacham ited window of opportunity to reach out uttered in his role as the leader of a politi- and included in a publication of the Beth Ovadia’s accomplishments and may ex- to the masses of traditional Sephardic Jews cal party, we must understand that Rav Yo- Din of America. On a personal note, Ha- ceed him in certain specifi c areas, no one and Lehahzir Atarah L’yoshenah, restore sef did so in the pursuit to insure that as cham Ovadia’s 1993 endorsement of my cre- can compare to his multi-faceted and wide their full observance and allegiance to a To- many Jewish children as possible be ade- dentials as a Mesader Gittin (Jewish Divorce ranging areas of outstanding accomplish- rah way of life. If he did not act when he quately fed and taught to read the Shema. Administrator) is a signature, to paraphrase ments. The giant of Torah has fallen, but we did tens of thousands of families would I am certain that however we evaluate Rav Aviner, worth a billion dollars to both are left an unparalleled legacy of greatness most likely lose any semblance of Jewish his political activity, Hacham Ovadia’s in- me and the people I have serviced. which will inspire our and future genera- observance for eternity. tentions were directed purely and entire- Similarly, Rav Yosef (see, for example, tions to devote ourselves to excellence in Hacham Ovadia’s political success per- ly to Hashem. I am certain of this because Teshuvot Yabia Omer 10: Even Haezer 14) re- , activity and living. We thank mitted him to lead to the building of the El of two facts. My Talmid Rav Ezra Frazer re- fers to Rav Eliashiv as Yedideinu, our friend, Hashem for having sent Hacham Ovadia at HaMa’ayan Sephardic school system. The ports that when the Orthodox Union de- even though the styles of these two emi- the perfect time–a time of extraordinary school day was made extra longer to pro- cided to open Israeli branches of its NCSY nent Torah scholars differed signifi cantly. spiritual challenge and crisis–and for giv- vide parents, especially poor parents, cov- youth outreach program, its leaders met I am convinced that Rav Yosef’s politi- ing him the extraordinary talents that facil- erage for their children while they were at with Hacham Ovadia. Hacham Ovadia, the cal involvement was intended purely to ad- itated his rescue of the spiritual life of hun- work. El HaMaayan schools would also pro- leaders report, was convinced of the sincer- vance the cause of Torah in a manner that dreds of thousands of Jews worldwide.

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By Wallace Greene Every day school teaches more or less honor a universal system for measure- to act on the learnings. Involving stake- identical material, but it is not unifi ed, co- ment. These fundamental tools enable us holders early builds a sense of shared pur- We are justly ordinated with other schools, or systema- to describe what we observe, compare like poses, develops trust, and ensures broad proud of the educa- tized. The end result is that most schools items, and draw conclusions from these investment in the process itself. tion that our chil- spend large amounts of time prepping for comparisons. Like any collaborative effort, the de- dren receive in the the exam in the early part of the eighth In the fi eld of Jewish education, estab- velopment of shared metrics requires a many day schools in grade with special texts composed of old lishing universal measures to assess learn- readiness to commit to a multiphase, it- Northern New Jersey. BJE exams, much like SAT prep. Valuable ing outcomes is particularly challeng- erative process. It also demands that par- In fact, New Jersey learning time is lost in this review. Com- ing. Within the Jewish community, there ticipants be prepared to compromise ranks second in the paring scores from school to school is are differing and often evolving opinions their individual interests for the sake of nation for its high inaccurate since one school may spend about the goals of Jewish education and the group. A project to develop and imple- percentage of eligi- more time than another on a certain Navi the desired outcomes. ment shared measurement tools requires ble students enrolled in day schools. We or focus on different skills in the study of Developing and using shared measure- unique expertise–knowledge of the fi eld, take the quality of this education in gen- Chumash or Mishna or . ment tools is essential to ensuring that advanced project-management skills, da- eral and Jewish studies as axiomatic. By The same is true for the general studies outcomes can be compared and analyz- tabase development, survey design, etc. what standards is this conjecture made? part of the exam. Each school chooses its ed together. We need to initiate a process There are consultants who specialize in What metrics are used to determine and own textbooks and is free to shape sylla- that will incorporate guidance and input these areas who can bring important val- validate this assumption of excellence? bi on its own. from a very broad group of stakeholders: ue to the work. If parents are satisfi ed by the yardstick of Standardized testing is also chacun a researchers, academics, leaders of major If we were to ask parents, teachers, and Ivy League acceptances or entry into elite son go?t. Each school chooses which test Jewish organizations, rabbis, educators, administrators what they think an eighth high schools, that may be suffi cient, but it to administer and which norms to utilize funders, and parents. We need to take into grader ought to know upon graduation, I is hardly precise, nor systematic. for comparison. Comparing Jewish day account new thinking about how to meas- suspect that their answers would be with- In the 1970s, two fi ne educators, Dr. school student scores to national norms ure Jewish identity, and Jewish knowl- in a certain agreed-upon range of similari- Alvin Schiff and Dr. Joseph Preil, devel- that include public schools from many edge, while also building from previous ty. If the goals are similar then it shouldn’t oped what became known as the BJE low-performing states and cities will natu- tools used by others inside and outside be so hard to agree on how to attain those (Board of Jewish Education) high school rally show our students above grade level. the Jewish world. goals together. We need to be sure that we exam. The goal was two-fold: replace each Comparing them only to scores from the Increased interest in collective impact have the most effective and effi cient Jew- school’s individual entrance exam with better private schools may yield a better initiatives and lower barriers for collabo- ish education and engagement strategies one universal exam, and begin to devise analysis of strengths and weaknesses. ration have set the stage for what we see for our children. an agreed-upon curriculum for the NY-NJ Within Jewish tradition, an apprecia- as an unprecedented willingness among day schools. If every school followed an tion for the importance of shared meas- funders, practitioners, and communi- Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene has had a distinguished ca- agreed-upon curriculum, comparisons, urement tools dates back to Deuterono- ty leaders to embark on shared measure- reer as a Jewish educator. He is currently a consultant to evaluations, and data gathering would my 25:15: “a perfect and honest measure ment work. Shared measurement tools schools, non-profi t organizations, and The Internation- form the genesis of a measurement tool. shall you have, so that your days shall be are most useful when designed with in- al March of The Living. He can be reached at wmg14c@ The fi rst goal was achieved, the second lengthened on the land…” There are many put from representatives of the target au- gmail.com. not so much. reasons why it is valuable to have and to dience and with those who are positioned

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By Gail Hochman spoons of liquid fabric softener and 2 table- work in, knitting supplies, old clothes, just Use an upside down muffi n tin as a spoons of isopropyl alcohol. It is usually 1 about anything. cooling rack for some of your baked goods. When cleaning out tablespoon of each with 16 oz. of water. Just Take an old cassette case and store your Have an old earring that you lost the your freezer, it’s a great shake and spray. headphones in it for your next trip. That’s if mate to? Don’t throw it out. Use it as a idea to keep a freezer If you are making cake pops and need to you still have any cassette cases left!!! pushpin on a bulletin board. It will dress inventory sheet on the fi nd a place to dry them, just turn over an Put a couple of marshmallows into it up and you’ll feel good putting it to an- front door of the freez- egg carton and stick the lollypop sticks right your brown sugar bag to keep the sugar other use. er. That way you can write down what the into each compartment; works like a charm. from getting hard Have an old eye glass case? Use it for a contents are and it will keep you super or- An alternative to this would be to stand the Trying to organize your man’s Yarmaka convenient storage area for nail fi les, clip- ganized. You can write the dates you placed sticks into an upside down colander. bobby pin in one place? Use an old mag- pers or other manicure things you need to your item in the freezer so you can assure It’s easy to clean your Legos; simply put netic paper clip holder. keep safe. You can also use a padded eyeglass it doesn’t stay there longer than it should. them in a mesh laundry bag and stick in Did you know you can use aluminum case to store a small ipod. I took a hard eye- When cleaning out your freezer, it’s a good the bathtub. foil in place of a dryer sheet? glass case that I bought at Target; I hot glued idea to spray the inside with Pam; it helps Did you know if you add 1/2 tsp baking Don’t throw away old sweaters that pill some really nice decorations and am now keep the frost away should you not have a soda to the water when hard boiling eggs, out. A pumice stone can be used to remove using this as a quickie wedding purse. I get self-defrosting freezer. the shell will come right off when you pills from your sweaters. You can also use so many compliments and it was so easy!!! I like to use a wrinkle releaser …. Some- peel... yes, it really does work… a disposable woman’s shaver. They both Equal parts coconut oil and baking soda times I put my Shabbos tablecloths on the Use car wax as a stovetop polish by ap- work very well. makes an effective, non-toxic replacement table and they need a little pick me up. I plying a thin layer of the wax, then wipe it You can use a clean comb to decorate a for Goo Gone. make my own using water, liquid fabric off. Future spills will lift off easily. frosted cake. softener, isopropyl alcohol and a spray bot- A great thing to reuse is the large bags Take pages from unused favorite sto- Gail Hochman has been a resident of Bergen County for tle. Fill the spray bottle up with bottled that come with a new comforter or mat- rybooks, laminate them and use as kiddie over 30 years and has been blessed with many grand- water. Leave room at the top for 2 table- tress cover. These bags are great to store art- placemats. children. NEW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Singing Along

By Rabbi Mordechai the songs were uplifting and part of our peat even if we could understand what they bells are ringing–jingle bells are chiming and & Nina Glick everyday lives. We all cooed over Maria in were. The venue of rap and reggae and rock chestnuts are roasting over an open fi re. We West Side Story as she sang about how pret- are from a world that most cannot relate to love this nostalgic reminiscence of the past. There was a time ty she felt – we imagined the hay growing at all. Suddenly sadly, we think, our children How is it possible to not join in and feel hap- long ago when we as high as an elephant’s eye in Oklahoma no longer are learning the fun songs of the py? Some of the songs being broadcast over all loved to listen and we felt wonderful over the Enchanted past–maybe “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” loud speakers do refer to a holiday that we to the radio and sing along with whatever Evening that those participating in South is still an ok tune, but Jewish tunes are now do not celebrate. Most are reminders of a songs were being played. We would drive Pacifi c were able to relate to. Professor Hig- the accepted form of music that our children festive season and we are fi rm believers of in the car and in order to make the time go gins taught us about enunciation when he are being exposed to. The great composers anything that can make us feel happy and by more quickly the radio would be on and slowly fell in love with Eliza Doolittle while of the past are nowhere to be found in our grateful for being alive and well. as soon as our parents listened to the news putting up with her cockney brogue. There children’s vernacular and even names such Frequently we fi nd ourselves walking which really did not interest us kids at the was no concern about the fact that these as Gershwin and Bernstein would not be out of a mall humming along and feeling time we would start humming along with songs were not part of our culture. They known. Everyone is rushing to listen to the good. the “top ten.” Even more so there were out- were actually not a part of anyone’s culture. Yeshiva Boys Choir and other such groups. Let’s not get hung up on their music or standing Broadway show tunes that every- They were charming and uplifting to us all. At this time of year it is hard to escape our music–let’s enjoy the happiness of the one knew and loved. It had nothing to do Today the songs being played on the radio the music that is being played over and over moment. When someone says have a hap- with the content or the concept of Kol Esha have words that none of us would wish to re- again each time we walk into a mall. Sleigh py holiday just smile and say to you as well. Congressman Blue Skies Car Service Bill Pascrell Jr. “Your Local Car Service With Personality" wishes all a Servicing •Cruise Ship Terminals Bergen County, •Hospitals Affordable Rates •Family Occasions NYC, •Doctor Appts. Fully Insured and all •Theatres Area Airports •Concerts CALL (201) 835-2352 [email protected] Les Weiss Teaneck/Englewood/ Fair Lawn Area 7 PassengerPassenger HHondaonda OOdysseydyssey VVanan

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By Larry Bernstein cial workers, neighbors, building superin- Understandably, things can get gloomy. tendents, clergy, public administrators, the Koplow says the job can be very hard on Chesed Shel city morgue, or the police department. staff members when some aspect of a case Emet, a true act of One might think that once that call hits home. To keep staff motivated, Ms. Ko- kindness, is what comes in, it’s pretty straightforward. But it’s plow says, “We try to keep a sense of hu- the Hebrew Free not. Koplow says, “We need to get authori- mor, though it’s always respectful. Also peo- Burial Association zation from a blood relative to bury some- ple have days off and vacations, which they (HFBA) specializ- one. If none are found, then we need to get are encouraged to use.” Receiving letters of es in. HFBA has had the permission of a government offi cial thanks and appreciation also goes a long the same mission since its formation by who has determined there is no one else.” way to keeping the staff positive. Koplow nine men on the Lower East Side in 1888: Koplow notes that many staff hours are de- says her staff is excellent and they know to provide a free, low-cost, dignifi ed, and voted to doing detective-like work. Some- “they are doing something good, and they traditional burial for indigent Jews and for times it can take days to verify details of a go above and beyond to fulfi ll the mission.” board member of HFBA since 2012. Men- those without family/friends. case. “We do extensive research in order to Teaneck resident Bryan Alter, a lawyer deles serves as the board’s recording secre- Amy Koplow, Executive Director at determine if they are eligible for our servic- at Barclays, served on HFBA’s board for over tary and strives to come up with creative HFBA, notes that there is no typical cli- es, if they have family (who might have a 10 years. One aspect of Alter’s service to the ways to solicit money for the association ent. However, around one-third of the cli- plot already purchased for the deceased).” HFBA’s board was to serve as an unoffi cial and goes over fi duciary issues. “The work ents are from the Russian Jewish emigre in-house council. He told JLNJ, “It’s a won- that HFBA does is unbelievable. They fi rm- community. She added, “Many of the peo- derful association that is small and under ly believe that every Jew deserves a place to ple we help are American born, or Holo- the radar, yet they do amazing and incred- be buried.” caust survivors, or residents of nursing ible work.” HFBA’s recent Chayei Sara campaign homes.” What most of them had in com- As with most non-profi ts, the biggest was held to raise awareness as well as mon was that they lived on the fringes of challenge that HFBA faces is resources. It funds. The association asked people to un- the community. can cost $3600 to perform a burial. That in- derwrite the burial costs for 10 funerals. HFBA is unique in what it does in that cludes funeral arrangements, tahara, cof- The need at HFBA is near an all-time recent it arranges burials and owns its own ceme- fi n, grave, monument, and perpetual care high. Ms. Koplow notes, “We have done 335 tery. Silver Lake Cemetery, located on Stat- in the cemetery. burials this year alone and our numbers en Island, was purchased by HFBA in 1892. In addition to organizing and handling have gone up 25% since 2008.” She attrib- The six-acre lot was fi lled in 1909 and is in- burials, HFBA maintains its cemeteries and utes this to the economy and the fact that active today. During that same year, HFBA that means caring for the buildings and people are living longer and therefore have purchased the land for Mount Richmond The research is also conducted to de- grounds. Some schools in Bergen County fewer assets when they pass. Cemetery. The 25-acre cemetery, still active termine a person’s lineage, to make sure volunteer for HFBA. Students from Frisch, So if you are considering making a do- today, is also on Staten Island. The phone they are Jewish, if there are any available TABC, Ma’ayanot, Yavneh, and YNJ have all nation to a tzedaka, try writing a check for lines at HFBA are open 24/7 and each resources. “We were organized as Jewish helped clear debris in Silver Lake Cemetery HFBA. You’ll be performing the ultimate death-related call is answered by a human, cemetery. With rampant assimilation, we as part of school chesed projects. Chesed Shel Emet. For more information not a machine. The calls come from many need to make sure we are doing what we Robert Mendeles, a mortgage offi cer check out HFBA’s website at: http://www. different sources–including chaplains, so- promised,” says Ms. Koplow. and also a Teaneck resident, has been a hebrewfreeburial.org/.

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By Rabbi Elie Mischel absorb that which we enjoy–a word most io: the yeshiva student who, force-fed but is the Torah he will absorb (Rav Avraham of us would not use to describe the ma- ill-suited for the standard curriculum of Yitzchak Kook, Orot HaTorah, 9:6). With lofty ambi- jority of subjects we had no choice but Talmud and commentaries, comes to the As adults, we are no longer the passive tion and high-mind- to take. And so reading books as a task, as tragically mistaken conclusion that Torah recipients of our Jewish education. Each ed intentions, I if we were still in school–no matter how is not for him. “If only he would fi nd his of us has the opportunity to develop our erect small librar- intrinsically valuable the book may be– particular purpose, to immerse himself own personal “university”–a course of To- ies of books upon is detrimental to true education. In the in the aspect of Torah that is appropri- rah study that matches our unique per- my night table, ea- words of Thomas Carlyle, “What we be- ate for his soul… he would remain faithful sonal inclinations and interests. To ab- gerly anticipating come depends on what we read after all to the holiness of the Torah, and accom- sorb the Torah and make it part of who the vacation I’ve planned for months. Fi- of the professors have fi nished with us.” plish great things in the aspect of Torah we are, we have to leave some books on nally, fi nally! There will be time to work What is true of reading literature is which is relevant to him.” Not every stu- the night table–guilt free. through the collection of edifying, “nu- true of Torah study as well–only with dent is drawn to the study of Talmud and tritious” books that I’ve assembled over far more signifi cant consequences. In Jewish law–and that’s okay! Each student Rabbi Elie Mischel is the rabbi of the Synagogue of the the course of the year based on glowing his Orot HaTorah, Rav Avraham Yitzchak must be encouraged to discover the part Suburban Torah Center in Livingston, NJ. His weekly book reviews and recommendations from Kook laments an all too common scenar- of Torah that speaks to his soul, for that blog post is available at www.suburbantorah.org friends. But inevitably, I fi nd myself sitting on a lounge chair, struggling through chapter 2 of Thinking Fast and Slow (which, as Jor- dan Ellenberg quipped, is more slow than fast), wondering what the fuss is all about. It’s a dreadful conundrum: continuing with the book is a painful proposition, but putting it away is an admission of de- feat. And so, unwilling to give up with- out a fi ght, I chip away at chapters 3 and 4 and slowly wade into the endless abyss of chapter 5, fi nally slipping into a well-de- served nap. But that’s as far as I get; back from vacation–and still in the middle of chapter 5–I guiltily return the book to my night table, where it will slowly be buried by next year’s collection of unread books. I’m not the fi rst person, I suspect, to force myself to continue a book that I’ve     started, believing, somehow, that it is “good for me”–like green peppers and raw carrots. But Samuel Johnson, the great       18th-century author, would disapprove: “Idleness is a disease which must be com- bated; but I would not advise a rigid adher- ence to a particular plan of study. I myself have never persisted in any plan for two days together. A man ought to read just as     inclination leads him; for what he reads   as a task will do him little good” (Samuel Johnson, Boswell’s Life of Johnson).      Johnson’s insight is a powerful one,  & $! #         and one that explains our distressing in- ability to remember almost anything we learned in school. Our minds are wired to ,%    !+%& ' ! !% +"&  !  !  Young Child %!,  .")!  % ")(  Parenting ")%  )% !% Classes at !,%$ *0 /%&# &!  $ Shomrei Emunah   ! ! !  in Englewood $+""%$   -) ! !    !+& Want to know if your child is meet-    ) )&)  ing developmental benchmarks? Con- cerned about sleeping issues? Don’t ,&+ '%  )&) # know how to say no? These are some #)"##) of the topics Presenter Hava Finkel will discuss in a series of three par- enting classes on January 5, 12, and 26,    !  from 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Congre- gation Shomrei Emunah, Englewood,    NJ. Suggested donation for all three classes is $36.00. Currently in private practice in Englewood Cliffs, Ms. Fin- kel has been an educator at the Jewish    Community Center in Palo Alto, Cal- ifornia and at Lubavitch on the Pali-           sades in Tenafl y, NJ. RSVP to chanie@ shomreiemunahnj.org.         

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In my mind there were world and did not want others penetrat- lief that that stage of my life is over, that In the throes of higher chances that I would draw atten- ing this wall. the shadow of a person I once was has my eating disorder I ceased to care about tion to myself if I actually took a few There was one green sweater that had developed into a visible entity who has how I presented myself. This in and of it- minutes to make myself presentable. Ad- long ago belonged to my mother that I developed and is now able to thrive. My self was somewhat of an enigma to those ditionally, I had diffi culty looking at my adopted as an outer layer. It was warm mother often notes that while I thought around me; they knew that my mind was body, which made showering somewhat and cozy but more pajamas than any- I was blending in and going unnoticed as constantly preoccupied with thinking painful. I was constantly cold and could thing else. 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42 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM HEALTH AND FITNESS The Perfect Smile: Implants, Crowns and Veneers

Having the perfect smile requires three el- standing the patient is also critical,” says Dr. it was intended: stabilize it with dental im- ements: teeth that are in alignment, teeth that Michael Weiner of Universal, who has de- plants. Whereas a traditional removable are white in color and bright, and teeth that grees from both Johns Hopkins and Colum- denture rests directly on the gums and is are of appropriate size and regularly shaped, bia universities. secured by an adhesive, the overdenture is according to experts at Universal Dental. Then there is the matter of dentures. a dental implant that gives support and sta- Whitening is all about color and bright- Millions of people around the world are bility to the denture thus offering the pa- ness–your smile lighting up the room. Im- missing enough teeth to require the use of tient a more natural use of his teeth as well plants, crowns, veneers and bridges deal with a denture. Many of them struggle to keep as an ability to maintain his preferred diet. the shape and size of the teeth. Sometimes, their dentures secure, particularly in the There are many options to fi x your the tooth itself needs fi xing or the tooth lower jaw. If you have this problem, you al- teeth and many factors determine the best is just not there. This is where implants, ready know about the embarrassment of and most economical solution for you. The certifi ed specialists on staff. They offer all crowns, veneers and bridges come into play. slipping dentures, not being able to eat the right dentist, like those at Universal Dental, aspects of dentistry. They have a full labo- An implant is step one of two to get- foods that you love and the ineffectiveness has the experience and expertise to help ratory on premises which improves turna- ting a new tooth. An implant is a fake tooth of denture adhesives. Fortunately, there is you toward that perfect smile. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 43 HEALTH AND FITNESS 21st Century Dentistry: Dental Emergencies

By Dr. Herbert Schneider & Dr. Rachel Jacobs It’s a bright sunny day and you decide to termine if treatment is required. If you are et without touching the root. If that is not go for a bike ride. Pedaling along, your bike in pain, an over the counter pain reliever possible, keep it moist by placing it be- hits a bump in the road and you lurch for- can be taken. If you have a broken tooth or tween your cheek and gum or place it is a ward, chipping your tooth against the han- a toothache, rinse the mouth gently with glass of milk and get to your dentists’ of- dlebar. Your lip is bleeding and you are in warm water to clean the area and apply a fi ce right away. The best chance at keeping pain. Or it is Shabbat afternoon and you are cold compress to keep the swelling down. the tooth depends on getting it back in the at a friend’s house for lunch. The kids are The same applies if you bite your lip or mouth within 30 minutes. 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44 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM HEALTH AND MEDICINE A New Way to Track Parkinson’s Disease

Israel21c–Intel’s advanced analytics use Intel know-how to signifi - wearable technology will open a wide new team in Israel has built the heart of a new cantly enhance their research ca- window into the workings of Parkinson’s device to collect, analyze, and transmit a pabilities. disease and its symptoms. wealth of symptom data from patients to Although this neurodegen- “Until now, many aspects of the disease reveal new insights into Parkinson’s Dis- erative brain disease is second were virtually unknown because of the ease. only to Alzheimer’s in world- need for in-depth monitoring of patients,” The new wearable technology that con- wide prevalence, the way its ef- Cohen said. “Now, researchers will be able stantly detects mobility patterns in peo- fects and progression are meas- to get a much clearer picture of how the ple with Parkinson’s disease, analyzes that ured has not changed in nearly disease is affecting patients.” data, and transmits it to the cloud, is set to 200 years. Those using the technology also bene- fuel a worldwide breakthrough for Parkin- Yogev was happy to assign fi t, says Yogev. son’s researchers and physicians, as well as Analyzing data transmitted from patients. members of his team to work “Parkinson’s patients want to really for wearers of the device. IMAGE COURTESY OF INTEL. on the project. “This is a rare op- know how they are doing, so we provide The technology has so far been tested Research, which is sponsoring the project portunity for us to do something that has the ability to understand the objective by a few dozen patients for usability and in collaboration with the Intel Corpora- the promise to really make a difference in a measurements of their tremors and activi- accuracy at leading hospitals in Massachu- tion. way you can’t imagine,” he tells ISRAEL21c. ties, and on an even more sophisticated lev- setts, New York City, and Tel Aviv. In 2015, Rather than continuing to rely on pa- “The fact that Intel is putting such an effort el, help them with insights gleaned from hundreds of Parkinson’s patients in the tient diaries and verbal reports to doctors into it says something about the company.” the data.” will participate in a larger clin- during visits every few months, researchers The Israelis developed a big-data ana- The platform comes with user-friendly ical trial, and possibly another 1,000 in the could analyze hundreds of readings per sec- lytics platform that can handle an estimat- perks such as an alarm to remind the wear- United States. ond from thousands of patients. The users ed 300 observations per second from each er when to take medication, and a mobile The ability to unobtrusively collect and of the technology could better monitor the participant. The technology can be used app to report medication intake and its im- analyze a large amount of data on measur- course of their disease and see how daily in conjunction with “smart” wearables al- pact on symptoms. This would furnish ad- able features of Parkinson’s–such as slow- habits may affect their functioning. ready on the market, such as smart watch- ditional clues for researchers studying the ness of movement, tremor, and sleep qual- es synched to a smartphone. effects of medication on motor symptoms. ity–could give researchers new insight into Israeli team made the “The beauty of this is we can support dif- “Being able to not just collect data but the clinical progression of the disease, and infrastructure ferent models,” says Yogev. “The most impor- also to analyze it, and understand for the help them detect patterns and perhaps Intel’s advanced analytics department tant thing is to be able to build a data repos- fi rst time how Parkinson’s patients are do- make new discoveries. of 100 employees is based in Israel, under itory with thousands of patients connected ing, is what makes this project unique and “Data science and wearable computing the direction of Itay Yogev. 24/7 over a long time in a continuous man- very promising,” says Yogev. hold the potential to transform our abili- In the summer of 2013, word came from ner, with a good user experience so people The system is not yet available commer- ty to capture and objectively measure pa- Intel corporate headquarters in will want to use it for many years.” cially. tients’ actual experience of disease, with that retired Intel CEO Andrew Grove, who “We are working in a controlled way unprecedented implications for Parkin- has Parkinson’s disease, had approached A clearer picture with the research community to ensure son’s drug development, diagnosis, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation to see how At a recent artifi cial-intelligence confer- that we meet quality standards in leverag- treatment,” said Todd Sherer, CEO of the the foundation–the largest private funder ence held in Israel’s Ariel University, Intel ing the wisdom of dozens of years of re- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s of Parkinson’s research in the world–could data scientist Shahar Cohen predicted this search in the fi eld,” Yogev explains.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 45 HEALTH AND FITNESS Cogito Ergo Sentio

By Shoval Gur- The truth, however, is that events do not nario, you’ve never seen him before, but son with great disregard for you, you felt Aryeh, Ph.D. cause our emotions. What we think about somehow, just somehow, you know he’s angry at him. When you thought he simply events causes our emotions. Much of my a good person. He pays his taxes on time, was oblivious to having bumped into you, There is much work with clients is focused on helping he helps elderly people cross the street, you felt more forgiving. emotional suffering them to understand that the key to bet- and he likes to rescue little animals from The point of this exercise, of course, in the world (such as ter emotional health is changing the way pet shelters. The thing is, he’s a very dis- is to illustrate that what we think about depression and anxi- they think. (Of course, brain chemistry tractible person. He has a tendency to the world around us infl uences how we ety) and, as a clinical psychologist, I help sometimes plays a role in emotional prob- daydream and to not be aware of his sur- feel about it. Certainly, we don’t have ab- people fi nd their way out of their suffer- lems and for some, psychotropic medica- roundings. When he bumped into you, he solute, immediate control over our feel- ing. Emotional healing is a multi-step pro- tion is also important factor in improving was so lost in his own thoughts that he ings. We’re human, after all. We can’t just cess and it begins with understanding the their mental health.) tell ourselves not to be angry (or anxious, of one’s diffi culty. This includes the I often give the following exam- or depressed, etc.) and expect it to happen all-important step of identifying the caus- ple to illustrate the connection be- instantaneously. But, and here’s the all-im- es of one’s emotional distress. So, a very tween our thoughts and our feel- portant but, as we work on improving our basic question that needs answering is, ings: Imagine you’re standing in thoughts so they’re healthier, our emo- “What causes emotional distress?” It is line at a movie theater, waiting to tions will follow. Over time, we’ll experi- natural to attribute one’s emotional pain purchase a ticket, minding your ence a very noticeable shift in how we re- to an external source, such as “I’m anxious own business. Out of the blue, a spond emotionally to events, which will because I lost my job” and “I feel angry and man you’ve never seen before walks in turn result in improvement in our gen- hurt because you insulted me.” But is it past you and bumps into you, jos- eral mood. Our depression, anxiety, anger true our feelings are caused by events and tling you. He doesn’t apologize. He will lessen and we’ll be happier, better-ad- other people? doesn’t even acknowledge you ex- justed people. In the fi eld of psychothera- The French philosopher Rene Des- ist. He simply keeps walking. What py, this change in how we think is often cartes is famous for having deduced “Cog- do you think about him? Most people sug- didn’t realize what he had done. Had he referred to as a “cognitive shift,” because it ito ergo sum,” which is Latin for “I think, gest he’s thoughtless, rude, and obnoxious been aware, he would have stopped and refers to shifting our thinking from a neg- therefore I am.” I wonder, were he a psy- because he knocked into them and didn’t apologized profusely. ative focus to a more positive focus. How chologist living in modern times, if he have the courtesy to apologize. Now, how Now how do you feel? Most people exactly we accomplish this shift in our might have instead deduced “Cogito ergo do you feel? Most people respond that say they’re not angry, not nearly as irritat- thinking is “easier said than done,” and I sentio” (“I think, therefore I feel”). they feel irritated, annoyed, angry, even ed as in the fi rst scenario. The difference, will address that in my next column. If I ask you, “Do you have any control resentful. (My antisocial clients typically of course, is the impression you had of the over the emotions you feel?” you might suggest more colorful emotions that will man who bumped into you. In other words, Dr. Gur-Aryeh is a clinical psychologist with a private say, “Not much.” This is because it seems go unnamed here.) your thoughts about him (either rude and practice in Saddle Brook, NJ. He works with a wide va- our emotions are automatic responses Now, take the same scenario in which obnoxious or nice and absent-minded) led riety of clients seeking mental health treatment, and to events and, therefore, out of our con- you’re standing in line and the man you to interpret his behavior in a particu- specializes in mood disorders and addiction in particu- trol. In other words, “I am angry because bumps you and keeps walking. The dif- lar manner and your feelings toward his lar. If you would like to contact him, you can do so at you denied me a promotion” or, put an- ference now is that you somehow know bumping into you followed suit. When [email protected] or at 201-406-9710. other way, “you caused me to be angry.” the man is a nice guy. 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46 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM A TEEN’S PERSPECTIVE Writing for an Audience

By Oren Oppenheim Lastly, I’m starting a blog with a friend you’re writing will captivate them or not, it can make people think and make them of mine about New York City culture, and or on the fl ip side, if it will offend them or strive to improve the world. That’s one of There’s been we’re hoping it’ll reach a wide audience. (It not. Obviously what you do with that re- the reasons I love writing and journalism some controversy in might just reach our Facebook friends and alization is up to you; is your goal to rile so much. our community late- not too far beyond, but we can dream…) people up or just to share your thoughts? Once again, I don’t want to directly ly surrounding some So we’re writing with a welcoming, gener- If you don’t mean to cause a massive con- wade into the debate surrounding what infl ammatory writ- al voice, revealing some but not too many troversy, it’s worth fi nding a moderate way happened online recently. The issues there ings that were put details about ourselves, as if complete to share your thoughts, and to be careful are more complicated and I don’t want to online and then re- strangers from Uzbekistan could be read- where you share them as well. disrespect anyone involved. However, this moved. That’s as far ing it. In other words, it’s all about the au- On the other hand, even within the is how I feel about the right way to share as I’m going to go when it comes to talking dience. boundaries of Jewish law and moral ethics, writing, and I’m hoping I can keep using it about what happened specifi cally; it’s not a And I think giving a thought to your au- it’s not a good idea to completely censor as long as I keep pursuing my passion for topic that I want to talk too much about be- dience is important when it comes to shar- what you want to say. If we push ourselves the written word. cause I don’t want to render any judgments ing both writing and thoughts in general. back too much from saying something be- on what happened. But it did get me think- I’m not saying people should outright cen- cause we’re nervous about the reaction, Oren Oppenheim, age 17, is a junior at Ramaz Upper ing about the power of our written words, sor their writing. But writing shared pub- we’ll never be able to change. Writing has School in Manhattan and lives in Fair Lawn, New Jer- particularly because they can spread so lically does need to be moderated. Think- tremendous power; it can infl uence oth- sey. He spends his free time writing and reading, and quickly nowadays on the Internet–and I ing about the audience that will be reading ers and change people’s opinions, as a force hopes to become a published novelist. You can email happen to use social media and the Inter- your writing allows you to realize if what for better or for worse. Used the right way, him at [email protected]. net pretty heavily, so it’s a topic that strikes a chord with me. Let’s start at square one: freedom of speech. The First Amendment is so fa- mous that I probably knew of it before I even knew what an amendment was! Basi- cally, we have the legal power to say what we want to, to write our heart’s desire, and speak our minds. So let’s say I don’t like one of my teachers, God forbid. I can write out a whole essay and publish it in a book, right? After all, I can say what I’d like! Well, disre- garding possible laws against libel and the like, for us as Jews there’s also a religious Create dimension. We’re commanded in the To- rah not to speak Loshon Hara, to not speak badly of others. And we’re given many oth- er laws moderating our speech and behav- The Smile ior in different ways; we’re held to a high- er standard, expected to conduct ourselves in a way that doesn’t run the risk of infring- ing on others. You’ve Always When I write, I always try to be con- scious of my audience. My Facebook friend list, for instance, consists mostly of teen- agers around my age and particularly from Wanted Ramaz, so photos of me on trips and fun- ny jokes often strike a chord. (I also occa- sionally share the columns I write as well.) Meanwhile, the audience for the column Providing a comfortable and caring environment in a state of the art facility. and articles that I write for this paper reach Mention this ad a mainly adult Bergen County audience– Complimentary cosmetic and implant consultations. not to say that teenagers and kids don’t and receive read the Link as well. 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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 47 FEATURE: FICTION Snow Job

By Estelle Glass but we’re all here. So As she gripped the steering wheel with come on in.” her sweaty hands she began to get in- Esther positively adored snow days. Esther sighed as she creasingly angry. “Why am I always such a Whenever bad weather was predicted, dressed warmly in her wimp? I should have turned around. I can’t she’d sleep fi tfully, stumbling every few parka, boots and hat. see a thing and I’m going to get killed. Then minutes to her daughter’s bedroom win- Then she placed her bulg- they’ll fi nd those stupid tests in my trunk dow that faced the street lamp outside. ing tote fi lled with grad- and they’ll write on my tombstone, SHE AL- There she would check the progress of the ed papers all ready to be WAYS RETURNED HER EXAMS ON TIME”!! storm all through the night. Her husband, returned into the trunk After what seemed like an eternity, Es- Len, disturbed by her meandering would and proceeded to warm ther fi nally saw it. The school building, shush her, muttering all the while. up the car and scrape off dressed in winter white, miraculously “You know, I just don’t get it. You’re its snow-fi lled windows. loomed ahead like a welcoming mirage. As worse than the kids. Why are you so ex- As she headed towards she drove into the almost empty parking cited to miss a day of school? You LOVE the Turnpike, the drive lot, Esther took a deep breath and thanked school and you love teaching.” seemed routine at fi rst, God for delivering her safely. She would “I know, but I just can’t help myself.” but after the car skid- deal with the broken windshield wipers She’d admit. “It’s just that a day off in the ded several times she be- later. Now, she was running late. Taking a JEANETTE FRIEDMAN middle of the week when I’m supposed gan to panic. When she deep breath, she strode into the building to be at work is like a gift. Since I can’t go reached the highway, the snow started to ing at the bottom of the window. Slowly, trying not to seem too unnerved. She didn’t anywhere, I can do anything I want. I can come down in earnest and soon it was get- cautiously, she steered her way towards want her students to see what a wreck she stay in pajamas…clean out a closet…read a ting more and more diffi cult to see. Then, school. People were beeping her now was. It was at just that moment that she book…anything.” to make matters even worse, the car’s wip- and passing her on both sides but no one heard the announcement. The loudspeak- But Len had already tuned her out and ers suddenly froze at a weird angle on the seemed to realize that she needed help. er echoed through the hallway. was snoring gently, oblivious to her mus- glass and refused to budge. Esther banged It was only the brake lights of the cars in “Good afternoon girls. Because of the in- ings and to the much anticipated call that on the window in an effort to dislodge front of her that enabled her to follow clement weather we are commencing ear- fi nally did arrive at 5 a.m. “No school to- them but there they stayed, useless to her. some sort of path. ly dismissal right now. Please gather your day,” said a jubilant Zysie. “Thanks so She looked around her but there was no It took Esther over two hours to make belongings and head to your buses. Have a much,” whispered Esther. And she proceed- place for to even pull over to see what was the 30 minute drive that morning. And all safe trip home.” Cheers erupted from every ed to wake up Joel, the next person on the wrong; and in front of her, for what looked the while she continued to speak to herself classroom. list of teachers. like miles, was an endless line of slow mov- in an effort to remain calm. Poor Esther, she had always, absolutely, This morning, however, was a differ- ing cars. “It will be o.k. It’s good that I’m going positively, adored snow days. Now, howev- ent story. The snow that had been sup- “O.K. Stay calm,” she reasoned. “I’ll just in to work. Maybe the teachers who drive er, she knew for certain that she would be posed to begin at dawn was fi rst mak- open my window and wipe off a part of from Lakewood can’t make it and they re- quite happy if she never saw a snowfl ake ing an appearance at 9 a.m. When she the windshield with my hand,” but as ally need me today. And the girls will be so again. called the school to check about her class much as she tried, she couldn’t reach out happy to get their tests back so quickly.” at one; Molly, the school secretary, urged far enough. She barely managed to drive, But even she didn’t really believe one word Estelle Glass, a Teaneck resident, is a retired educator her to leave early. “It’s slippery out there, all the while peering through a tiny open- of what she was saying. who is now happily writing her own essays.

48 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Chanukah Link OF NEW JERSEY Chanukah: Late-Night Candles By Larry Stiefel and struck a match to light his shamash. He would catch a quick dinner as the can- The shuttle from Reagan International dles burned downward. Maybe he would Airport to LaGuardia was packed, and Jon- even eat by the light of the candles in a athan Birnbaum wondered how many oth- darkened room. When he was a kid, he er passengers on board his 737 were think- used to love doing that, even though his ing about Chanukah candles. He hadn’t older brother always warned him that it missed lighting with his family in a long wasn’t the best way to fulfi ll the mitzvah. time, but he had to attend a 2 p.m. meet- He whispered the brachot, the blessings, ing with a client in Washington. Missing it quietly so as not to wake anyone up, re- was not an option. And trying to explain cited Hanerot Halalu to himself, and sang that the merger should be postponed for “Maoz Tsur” in an undertone. After he fi n- 24 hours because he had to light candles ished, he started to hum a Chanukah tune with his wife and children was not going his grandfather had taught him when he to go over well. was a child. He closed his eyes and con- The car service dropped Jonathan off centrated on the song. at 11:30, and not a creature was stirring in his house. He quickly set up his candles Dancing Menorah by Boris Kramer.  CONTINUED ON P. 50 Green Chanukah: Oil-Conservation Teanecker Builds Miracle Inspires Chanukiah for BPY

By Robert Gluck/JNS.org asked its members to consider ecological concerns alongside the role of enjoyment and aesthetics. The miracle of Chanukah is an epic story of con- “We had a light-bulb campaign to get folks to servation, as one day’s worth of oil lasts for eight change their bulbs to CFLs (compact fl uorescent days in the Beit Hamikdash. Now, in some circles, light),” Jared Feldman, COEJL’s vice president and energy conservation and energy independence are Washington, DC director, tells JNS.org. “We came up increasing hallmarks of modern-day Chanukah. with the idea of Chanukah as both a holiday of lib- eration, but also a holiday of resource scarcity. We built off the idea of the limited amount of oil for eight days and how conservation plays in.” Moving forward, COEJL is working on more ac- tively engaging Jewish community relations coun- cils (JCRCs) around the country on these issues, ac- cording to Feldman. “We’re thinking about how to use some of the Jewish holidays as a platform to also discuss environmental issues,” he says. “This has happened before and it is included in our long- term plans.” This Chanukah, Feldman suggests buying more fuel-effi cient cars like hybrids or electric vehicles, buying Energy Star-compliant appliances for homes, Solar power pioneer Yosef Abramowitz (left) is pictured and thinking about energy usage at Jewish commu- here with his children Ashira and Zamir as the family nal facilities. uses its bicycle-shaped Chanukah menorah. “Make sure your communal facilities are built in My name is Yair Katz. I built a Chanukiah for my class at Ben Po- COURTESY YOSEF ABRAMOWITZ. a way that is energy effi cient, because that not only rat Yosef. I have been building with K’nex for 10 years (since I was 2) One of the fi rst organizations to emphasize this reduces the amount of energy but lowers the ener- and I have been creating these menorot for BPY for four years. The concept was the Coalition on the Environment and gy bill,” Feldman says. “We’d all rather put the mon- design I have come up with for Chanukah 2014 was based on the ar- Jewish Life (COEJL), a leading American Jewish envi- ey into Jewish community education or JCCs or hav- chaeological carvings of the menorah found in Rome. This is my fa- ronmental group and a program of the Jewish Coun- vorite design of all four I have built. cil for Public Affairs. For Chanukah in 2003, COEJL  CONTINUED ON P. 54 How Made Chanukah the Holiday of Religious Freedom

By Noam /JNS.org did in the 19th century and early 20th cen- Reform and Conservative Jews led the tury. If social pressure and a desire to be way in this Americanization of Chanukah, In the 21st century, Chanukah is cele- like everyone else and make sure children not only by inventing the custom of giving brated by more Jews than any holiday oth- are not left out were the only reasons, then eight gifts, one per night, and using colored er than Passover. Both are performed at least one need not enhance a separate Jewish candles, unknown beyond its shores, but one night a year by almost 90% of American holiday that highlights the very difference also by reshaping the message of the me- Jews, more than the number who observed that makes many American Jews uncom- norah’s light to fi t the American Jewish pre- Chanukah in the 1930s. The sociological rea- fortable. There was also counter-pressure dicament. son is surely related to the competition with to assert one’s ethnic and religious identi- The Reform reinvention was striking, a commercialized, publicly observed Christ- ty against the majority. Thus, whatever the because there are elements in Chanukah mas and holiday season. social reasons for Chanukah, Jewish educa- that could be diffi cult for classical Reform US Navy personnel light Chanukah candles Yet Jews could have also adopted a sec- tors developed an ideological rationale that on Dec. 28, 2008, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. CONTINUED ON P. 58 ularized Christmas, as many German Jews U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS RICHARD M. WOLFF. became very popular. 

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 49 CHANUKAH HUMOR The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

By Banji Latkin Ganchrow I watch the TV commercials that have because I get to set up the perfectly groomed mom loading her the card table with the The holiday of trunk with impeccably wrapped gifts and snazzy menorah table- lights and miracles is I wonder what the heck are in all of those cloth– bought on sale upon us. Oil that was boxes? I used to get my kids eight gifts. at Bed, Bath and Be- supposed to burn for Please, don’t think they are spoiled, one yond–and put all of the one night burned year they each got their favorite cereal as a kids’ beautiful meno- for eight nights; the gift (winner). I have gotten them cozy fl eece rahs on it (I apologize Maccabeats (oops, I meant Maccabees) de- sweatshirts (loser, at the time, but winner to those of you who feated the evil (a) Greek, (b) Persian or (c) when they actually fi t them months later). bought my boys those Egyptian enemy. Our children come home Baseball cards (loser), calendars (winner, menorahs and still ha- with creative handmade menorahs that, surprisingly, but then they usually never ven’t received a thank even though they are made out of wood get past January 2), bubble wrap (pathetic, you note). I get to put (wish I was kidding), somehow don’t burn but worked when they were little)…you get in those annoying lit- the house down. They sing songs about the point. There is always one present they tle oil things, that, with- dreidels (well, the one song anyway). So each ask for and sometimes, it is a miracle out fail, are never the tell me how did this turn into the holiday if I surprise them with it. My gift is their right size, and I always that I spend tasting jelly donuts at every reaction when they like what they get, in the refrigerator. Though, if I did put a put in left to right instead of right to left (or kosher supermarket in Bergen County? and husband #1’s present is paying for all new hockey stick in the refrigerator, I am is it the other way around?). I am blessed How did this become the holiday that I of the nonsense and wrapping paper that ashamed to say, I don’t think they would that I get to see the boys light their meno- lose a layer of skin hand-grating potatoes is left on the fl oor. That is how this fami- notice that either unless it got in the way rahs and I watch how the fl ames illuminate for latkes about which my kids say, “Yuck, ly rolls, and that is okay because they have of the jug of fruit punch they drink (gasp, and warm up the entire room (because the these don’t taste like the ones from the no choice. my children don’t only drink water, that is lights and heat are always off in my house). box!” If your answer is “the oil in the food Then there are the presents for extend- why other kids like to come to my house– And even with all of that sarcasm, I am tru- is supposed to symbolize the oil in the ed family and the family Chanukah parties. don’t tell anyone). I can also say, with 100% ly grateful for the miracle of my family. menorah,” then you are correct. But tell If you have those, treasure them, because certainty, that even if I hid the entire Min- Wishing all of you a wonderful Chanu- me how this became the holiday of eight not every family has that. Maybe that is all nesota Vikings football team in my laun- kah and may all of your presents be win- nights of gifts? Is it because it would be part of the miracle of this holiday. dry room, no one in my house would ners! a miracle if you get eight gifts that your When I was younger, my mom would know they were there unless, of course, kids like? A miracle if buying husband #1 hide the Chanukah gifts in plain sight. That they came upstairs to partake in previous- Banji Ganchrow is a self-proclaimed writer who will a power drill from Home Depot would is how my brother and I learned how to un- ly mentioned fruit punch. be thinking of son #1 lighting his menorah in the land make him happy and not put him in the wrap gifts without it going noticed. In my But even though this holiday has be- where Chanukah came to be. His gift, this year, will be hospital? A miracle if I got any gifts at all? house, I can hide things anywhere that isn’t come the “Jewish Christmas” in terms of seeing his mom on FaceTime. Is that the connection? in the room where the boys watch TV or its commercialism, I still love it. I love it

a gold-colored Bulova watch with a shiny Ufartsu chomot, chomot migdaloai ve- she was asleep. Chanukah: Late-Night Candles expansion band. It was a self-winder, and timu kol hashmonim, they breached the Beney vinah, yemey shmona, kavu shir  CONTINUED FROM P. 49 he had always loved that watch. His father walls of my towers, and they defi led all the oorenanim, men of insight–eight days es- was a jeweler, and he always took pride in oils… tablished for song and jubilation… The words to the song were from “Maoz presents such as this. (The tune required an oy oy oy here, and Everyone joined in Jonathan’s dancing. Tsur,” specifi cally the verse that spoke of Jonathan thought of his wife being very Jonathan supplied it with verve.) They formed a circle and kicked their legs the Chanukah miracle. The tune was some- makpid, very strict about the tradition that Jonathan was up on his feet and danc- with abandon. Even the 15-year-old was thing between a chassidish niggun and an no woman should do work of any sort ing with his hands up, like his grandfather dancing, shrugging off his teenage resist- early Israeli pioneer song, kind of like “Shir while the candles were still burning. He and his father before him. By now he was ance. Everyone was laughing. Hapalmach.” Jonathan had always sung it wasn’t sure of the origins of the minhag, singing at the top of his lungs. The song repeated the last line. in his parents’ house, and he had taught it but he valued his life and honored the tra- Uminotar kanakanim na’asa neis leshos- Beney vinah, yemey shmona, kavu shir to his own children as well. dition with rigor every year. hanim, and from one remnant of the fl asks, oorenanim. As he started to hum it to himself in As he sang his tune and let the memo- a miracle was wrought for the roses… Jonathan looked around at his crew in the semi-darkness, he had all kinds of Cha- ries fl ow, he started to sing louder, eyes still By now he was making a lot of noise. their pajamas. “What are you all doing up?” nukah fl ashbacks. He saw his grandfather closed. Heads began to appear around the corner he growled. “Go back to bed! Tomorrow is dancing around the room with his hands Yevanim, yevanim nikbetsu alay, azay bi- of the living room. First his 15-year-old son, a school day.” up in the air and everyone laughing. The ymei chashmanim, Greeks gathered around the lightest sleeper in the group, then the They all turned to leave, shaking their man was a serious misnaged, but he would me then in Hasmonean days… 6-year-old daughter. Next came the 9-year- heads in disbelief. have made a great chassid. The tune was really starting to build, old son, and fi nally the wife, who normally “But fi rst,” Jonathan added, “one more He thought of a Chanukah gift his par- and before he knew it, Jonathan was clap- required something on the magnitude of a time!” ents had given him when he was 9. It was ping his hands. small earthquake to get her out of bed once This time, everyone sang together. Not My Holiday Season By Sarah Rudolph (Note: I tried unsuccessfully to fi nd the The chart is cute, and catchy, and at fi rst There is a break in society when people original source of this graphic; the link pro- glance it’s easy to think it refl ects the val- can’t accept, when it doesn’t even occur to In recent weeks, this image has appeared vided goes to just one of the pages on which ues of our modern world and all its respect them, that maybe Christmas is not my hol- in my Facebook newsfeed several times: I have seen it.) for diversity. But when I look past the de- iday and December is not my holiday sea- sign and the confi dence of its tone, I fi nd son. There is a break in society whenever a message that is the exact opposite of re- people make assumptions about others, spect for diversity. without the simple courtesy of asking for I like to think I have a greater capacity information. for complexity and nuance than the aver- If anyone bothered to ask, I would tell age meme. So unlike the above graphic, I them that no, I don’t celebrate Christmas; am able to do two things at once: I can si- and Chanukah, while a lovely and mean- multaneously appreciate the good intent ingful holiday, does not make this my “hol- behind any of these good wishes, and feel iday season.” it is important to counter the assumptions Really, though, no one needs to ask. I behind it. don’t expect, or want, a full interview from I think those assumptions refl ect a every cashier or stranger on the street who break in society that runs deeper than any would like to say something nice to me. particular brokenness I would presume to We’re all busy; it’s really fi ne. ascribe to any individual well-wisher, or to myself.  CONTINUED ON P. 57

50 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM CHANUKAH HISTORY Why Did Antiochus Issue Decrees Against the Jews?

By Mitchell First hoyariv, had settled with his fi ve sons af- 43: Many Israelites, too, accepted his re- of II Maccabees concludes: “[w]hen the ter fl eeing Jerusalem. In Modiin, Mattathi- ligion and sacrifi ced to idols… king received news of the events, he con- One of the ma- as slew a Jew who had publicly sacrifi ced The fi rst approach is also supported by cluded that Judaea was in revolt.” jor questions that upon a pagan altar. He also slew the king’s language in a letter from Antiochus V re- The author of II Maccabees continues historians con- offi cial who had ordered the sacrifi ce. voking his father’s decrees. In this letter, (5:11-16): front is under- Mattathias then fl ed with his sons to the quoted at II Macc. 11:23-26, Antiochus V is “[H]e broke camp and set out from standing what mo- mountains. Other Jews joined them, so that recorded to have written: Egypt. With the fury of a wild beast, he tivated Antiochus they too could avoid the persecution and We have heard that the Jews do not ac- took the city, treating it as enemy territo- (Antiochus IV) to observe the commandments. cept our father’s decree for a changeover to ry captured in war. He ordered the soldiers issue his decrees Eventually, the Jewish fi ghters gained Greek ways… to slay mercilessly whomever they met and against the Jews in 167 BCE. There are three in numbers and began to strike back at the But a weakness with the fi rst approach to butcher those who withdrew into their main approaches that historians have tak- royal government and the apostate Jews. is that we have very little evidence of at- houses…[F]orty thousand fell by the sword en. One approach views the decrees as mo- They demolished some of the pagan altars tempts by Antiochus to interfere with the and an equal number were sold as slaves. tivated primarily by a desire of Antiochus that had been erected. Mattathias died ear- religious practices of other peoples in his Unsatisfi ed with these atrocities, Antio- to spread Hellenism or to culturally unify ly in the revolt, but the revolt and the effort kingdom. One scholar has observed: chus had the audacity to enter the holiest what was perhaps a crumbling empire. An- to liberate territories continued, led by his “Nor have we any information that oth- temple in the whole world…With pollut- other approach views the leading Hellenis- son Judah. Eventually, the Temple area was er oriental cults were forbidden or in any ed hands he seized the sacred vessels and tic Jews as the main force behind the issu- liberated, and on the 25th of Kislev in 164 way restricted…Neither Antiochus’ work as swept up the gifts deposited by many oth- ance of the decrees. A third approach views BCE the Temple was rededicated and the a founder of new settlements nor his reli- er kings…” the decrees as primarily a response by An- sacrifi cial service restored. gious policy entitle us to conclude that the The author of II Maccabees clearly im- tiochus to what he perceived as a revolt by The fi ght for independence continued king was an ardent protagonist of Hellenis- plies that Antiochus misunderstood the situ- the Jews. The purpose of this article is to after the liberation of the Temple, as parts tic culture who concentrated all his efforts ation before him. In this view, there was no evaluate these various approaches. Before of Jerusalem and most of the country were on the attempt to provide his kingdom Jewish revolt in Jerusalem against Seleucid we do this, we will briefl y summarize the still under Syrian control. Judah died in with a common cultural basis…” rule at this time, just a misunderstanding by events of the Chanukah story. battle in 160 BCE. But in 142 BCE Judea fi - Accordingly, many scholars believe that Antiochus. But several scholars have taken a The Temple was rebuilt in the late 6th nally achieved independence. In 140 BCE the scenario described in I Macc. 1:41-42 is further step and speculated that Antiochus century BCE, but the Jews of Judea did not the Jews offi cially accepted Simon as their just an invention by the author. (I Macc. was correct and that there was a Jewish re- enjoy independence. They lived under the leader. He was the only son of Mattathias was probably composed around 100 BCE.) volt in Jerusalem against Seleucid rule at this rule of the Persians for about 200 years, until still surviving. In our second approach, Menelaus and time. The fi rst to take such an approach was the Persian Empire fell to Alexander in 332 his Hellenistic followers are the main force scholar Victor Tcherikover. Whether or not BCE. Alexander died shortly thereafter, and behind the enactment of the decrees. There Antiochus was correct in his understanding, for over a century Judea came under the rule is a support for such an approach in a state- it is clear that Antiochus now regarded Jeru- of the Ptolemaic Greek dynasty centered in ment by Josephus. At Antiquities XII, 384- salem as a hostile city and behaved toward it Egypt. Around 198 BCE, Antiochus III of the 85, Josephus writes: accordingly. Tcherikover theorized that Anti- Syrian Seleucid dynasty wrested Judea away “For Lysias had advised the king [Antio- ochus viewed the scribes and the interpret- from Ptolemy V. Antiochus III was succeed- chus V] to slay Menelaus, if he wished the ers of Jewish Law as leaders in the revolt and ed by his son Seleucus in 187 BCE. The latter Jews to remain quiet and not give him any its aftermath, and as the ones who had the ruled until his assassination and the acces- trouble; it was this man, he said, who had support of the masses. This Jewish Law had sion of his younger brother Antiochus (Anti- been the cause of the mischief by persuading to be extirpated, Antiochus reasoned, if the ochus IV) in 175 BCE. the king’s father to compel the Jews to aban- city was to be controlled. In the beginning of the reign of Anti- don their fathers’ religion. Accordingly, the Interestingly, a story has come down to ochus IV, a priest named Jason purchased king sent Menelaus to Beroea in Syria, and us in various ancient sources about the hu- the high priesthood with a bribe, usurping there had him put to death; he had served miliating manner in which Antiochus’ at- the position from his brother Onias. At Ja- as high priest for ten years, and had been a tempt to invade Egypt was rebuffed in 168 son’s initiative, many Jews in Jerusalem be- wicked and impious man, who in order to BCE. When Antiochus was with his forces gan to follow a Hellenistic way of life. Ac- have sole authority for himself had com- in Egypt at this time, Roman forces caught cording to II Maccabees 4:14, priests were pelled his nation to violate their own laws…” up with him in the suburb of Eleusis and no longer eager to perform their duties at But where Josephus would have ob- ordered him to withdraw. When Antiochus the altar and preferred the activities in the tained this information about Menelaus said he needed time to consult with his ad- gymnasium. A few years later, Menelaus persuading Antiochus IV is unknown. Very visers, the leader of the Roman forces took usurped the high priesthood from Jason Antiochus Epiphanes likely, it was merely his own speculation. out a stick that he was carrying, drew a cir- with his own bribe to Antiochus IV. There are three main approaches that None of the other narrative sources con- cle in the sand around Antiochus, and insist- In 167 BCE, Antiochus IV issued his de- historians have taken to explain the de- nect the decrees with Menelaus or his fol- ed that he make his decision before he took crees against the Jews. I Macc. 1:44-50 de- crees of Antiochus IV: lowers. Moreover, the decrees of Antiochus another step. Humiliated, Antiochus yielded scribes the decrees as follows: One approach views the decrees as mo- were not limited to particular rituals that and agreed to withdraw his army from Egypt. The king sent letters by messengers to tivated primarily by the desire of Antiochus Hellenistic Jews might have viewed as bar- This event occurred about 18 months before Jerusalem and the towns of Judah contain- to spread Hellenism or to culturally uni- baric. The decrees essentially compelled the persecution of Judea was launched in ing orders to follow customs foreign to fy what was perhaps a crumbling empire. the Jews to reject their entire religion. It late 167 BCE. It has been suggested that this the land, to put a stop to burnt offerings In this approach, Antiochus presumably seems unlikely that this was the vision of humiliation infl uenced him and led him to and meal offering and libation in the tem- would have desired to interfere with other Menelaus and his followers, even assuming overcompensate in the manner in which he ple, to violate Sabbaths and festivals, to de- religions in his empire as well. that Menelaus was an ardently Hellenistic responded to the rebellion he perceived in fi le temple and holy things, to build illic- Another approach views Menelaus and Jew. Finally, it seems from II Macc. 4:16 that Judea. As one scholar has written: it altars and illicit temples and idolatrous his Hellenistic followers as the main force the Jews who followed a Hellenistic way of “The explanation has both psychological shrines, to sacrifi ce swine and ritually unfi t behind the enactment of the decrees. In this life were punished just like everyone else. and political plausibility…The rage of Antio- animals, to leave their sons uncircumcised approach, it is thought that Antiochus him- The third approach seems to be clos- chus IV is readily intelligible. It could not, of and to draw abomination upon themselves self was indifferent about whether the Jews est to the truth. It relies in large part on course, be vented against Rome. But the up- by means of all kinds of uncleanness and observed the Sabbath and holidays, the rite the fi fth chapter of II Maccabees, which heaval in Judea came at a convenient time profanation, so as to forget the Torah and of circumcision, and the dietary laws. But describes the events of 168 BCE. The chap- and offered a suitable target. The introduc- violate all the commandments. in the minds of the Hellenistic Jews who ter begins with mention of Antiochus’ sec- tion of a garrison and the intimidation of Whoever disobeyed the word of the found these rituals barbaric, it was impor- ond incursion into Egypt. According to the the populace by state terrorism had a larg- king was to be put to death. Antiochus tant to to eliminate them. author of II Maccabees, the deposed high er design than simply to punish the Jews. It also ordered the burning of Torah scrolls A third approach views the decrees as priest Jason heard a false report that Antio- would announce Antiochus Epiphanes’ re- and the death of anyone found with such primarily a response by Antiochus to what chus had passed away while in Egypt. Jason sumption of control to the diverse peoples scrolls in his possession. He also ordered he perceived as a revolt by the Jews. then took 1,000 men and mounted a sur- and nations nominally under the Seleucid the temple converted into one dedicated Language that supports the fi rst ap- prise attack on Jerusalem (presumably to regime…Antiochus would answer any po- to Zeus Olympios. proach is found at I Macc. 1: 41-43: recapture his offi ce from Menelaus). Some tential questions about his withdrawal from Some Jews chose death as martyrs, but 41: The king wrote to all his kingdom, sketchy details about the fi ghting are pro- Egypt by taking the offensive in .” many complied with the king’s orders, will- for all to become one people and for each vided and it is also mentioned that Mene- The issue of precisely which Jewish com- ingly or out of fear of punishment. to abandon his own customs. laus had to take refuge in the citadel. This is munities were subjected to the decrees of The persecution reached Modiin, where 42: All the gentiles agreed to the terms followed by a digression about Jason’s trag- Mattathias, a priest from the order of Ye- of the king’s proclamation. ic fate. Eventually, at verse 5:11, the author  CONTINUED ON P. 54

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 51 CHANUKAH MUSIC NJ Maccabeats Are All About That Neis

By Elizabeth Kratz Jay, through his work with the to Judaism for the fi rst time or just that we Maccabeats, has been able to brightened their day, there’s no better feel- It’s that special time of the year when fi nd an outlet for a particular- ing than that,” Jay said. the Maccabeats release their new song! ly unique talent. “I do a pret- “I have so much fun with the group, For the fourth year running, the Yeshiva ty good elephant impression we are basically a family,” said Lewis. “We University all-male a cappella group, the which, believe it or not, we’re have been through so much together. It Maccabeats, have built upon the success able to work into a concert gets hard to be away from my family, but of their original breakout Chanukah hit, every once in a while,” he said. I made deal with myself that I wouldn’t “Candlelight,” by releasing this year’s hot- Shapiro and his wife, Jorda- stop if I was still having fun. My wife is ly awaited track, “All About that Neis.” The na, live on the Lower East Side. very understanding and supportive of me, song is a parody of this past summer’s bub- Jay lives in the Bronx close to I couldn’t do this without her,” he said. blegum pop hit “All About That Bass,” by Einstein. Both agreed that bal- Meghan Trainor. “Our song’s chorus carries ancing school with being a a double meaning. “All About That Neis, No Maccabeat is quite diffi cult, Oil,” refl ects the miracle of insuffi cient oil but both the challenge reward- lasting for eight nights, but it also speaks ing. “The Maccabeats practice Maccabeat Ari Lewis with his wife Shira Sragow Lewis to the core of the holiday–how it’s about once a week. It can be diffi cult the story and message of the neis (mira- Joshua Jay is a baritone from Paramus to make it every week with all of my school cle) much more than it’s about eating oily and Meir Shapiro, a vocal percussionist– obligations, but I do my best,” said Jay. “I foods,” the group said on its website. the beat boxer, who occasionally sings bar- usually manage to perform with the group itone or lead vocals, is from Pas- at least once a month. The group performs saic. Jay went to Paramus public quite a bit more than that, but balancing schools for elementary school, school and performing usually means that followed by the Frisch School, I can’t make it to every concert,” he said. and then studied pre-med at YU Shapiro added that he loves spend- before starting medical school ing weekends with Jewish communities at the Albert Einstein School of around the country and around the world, Medicine. Shapiro went to YBH and seeing how much communities have in Passaic and Mesivta of North in common with one another. “I always Jersey in Newark, before attend- enjoy meeting new people and seeing new ing YU and majoring in music things wherever we go. Hearing people all Maccabeat Meir Shapiro of Passaic with a minor in architecture. over the world singing our music is really MACCABEATS Shapiro is in grad school at NJIT inspiring,” he said. As a student of architec- So they can shep naches from their mu- in his fi nal year of a masters’ pro- ture, he has had a chance to sing in many sical sons’ achievements, Shapiro’s parents gram in architecture. Ari Lewis, a cities and countries that he would never are Ellen and David Shapiro, who lived in tenor, married a Teaneck native, have visited otherwise. “I’ve gotten expo- Passaic for 27 years until they made the former Shira Sragow, and sure to architecture, cities, and buildings two years ago to Bet Shemesh. Jay’s par- Maccabeat Joshua Jay of Paramus now lives in Fair Lawn with his around the world that I would have only ents, Ellen and Alan Jay, live in Paramus MACCABEATS wife and their young daughter. A otherwise read about,” Shapiro said. and daven at Congregation Beth Tefi llah. In honor of the Maccabeats’ favorite YU alum, he works as marketing director Jay added that being in the Maccabeats Lewis’ machatamin are Murray and Linda holiday, the JLNJ spoke to three New Jer- of the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights has really been the experience of a life- Sragow of Teaneck. sey-grown Maccabeats, to fi nd out who and Inwood. time. “To me, the most exciting aspect of it To listen to “All About That Neis,” vis- they are, where they’re from, and what As an undergraduate, Shapiro also all is how many people we can reach with it the Maccabeats on the web, here: http:// on earth they do when they’re not singing co-founded and ran the YU Chesed Club, our music. When we get messages from www.maccabeats.com/all-about-that-neis- Chanukah songs. which organized fundraisers and drives. fans saying that we helped them connect -2014/. A New Spin on “Dreidel”

By Lisa Matkowsky porate the soul and passion of his musical youth into his Jewish faith. Nearly 10 years Teaneck–David Ross, founder and lead- later, his fi rst solo album, entitled “The er of Jewish wedding band and a cappel- Power to Be,” realized that goal. Originally la group Shir Soul, likes to take music that featured on the all-star compilation album sounds familiar and spin it in creative ways Voices for Israel, benefi ting victims of ter- that haven’t been heard before. That’s what ror, “The Power to Be” has since appeared he’s done with his new single, “Dreidel,” on radio, in concert and on DVD. that most famous of Chanukah songs that With his eclectic mix of rock, pop & pretty much everyone knows. “This song is soul, Ross has shaped a new musical gen- fun, happy and relatable,” said Ross, who re–Jewish R&B. A fusion of driving back- lives in Teaneck. “I enjoy taking accessible beats and rhythms, his sound captivates songs and doing them with a twist.” His lat- and energizes audiences. Ross has inspired est twist is quickly fi nding a large, enthusi- audiences all over the world, from across astic audience. the US in cities like New York, Miami, De- The popular a cappella single (https:// troit, LA and Chicago, to international ven- www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlLHwk9_ ues in London, Melbourne and Jerusalem. Rw) features four singers (Ross along with He is also a record producer, composer, Jeremy Schonzeit, Jesse Shore and David conductor, arranger and educator with in- Droz) switching vocal parts as they pass the ternational credits and music degrees from dreidel, which creates a fun, almost inter- Binghamton University and Columbia Uni- active experience. This version is a mashup versity. His musical infl uences include Ste- The singers of Shir Soul “Dreidel” with classic Chanukah songs “Mi vie Wonder, Eric Clapton and John Legend. Yimalel,” and “Ma’oz Tzur.” Each singer Tube, the video was viewed about 6-7,000 musical talents at an early age. As a student Ross founded Shir Soul (www.shirsoul. takes a turn at each of the four parts: Mel- times, and has been viewed 246,000 times at Ardsley High School, David was the lead com) in 2006, performing a comprehensive ody, harmony, bass and beat box, and each in combination with other postings of the singer and guitarist in the Saw Mill River range of musical styles and genres from el- part is identifi ed onscreen to highlight the video. Band, a rock group he formed with three egant cocktail music to sophisticated chup- unique arrangement. “I really enjoyed creating this,” said childhood friends. The band went on to re- pah music, from lively Jewish simcha danc- “It’s different and cool,” said Ross. Ross. “It’s gratifying that the response has cord an album, David’s fi rst, and he was for- ing to a rocking American set. An album is “That’s the experience I’m trying to create, been so overwhelming.” ever hooked on music. on the horizon for Shir Soul. This single is and it seems to have struck a chord!” With- Growing up in in Ardsley, NY, in West- Having reconnected with his Jewish available on CDbaby and will also be availa- in a couple of days of being posted on You- chester County, Ross began to cultivate his roots as a teenager, David sought to incor- ble on iTunes and Amazon this week.

52 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM CHANUKAH Chanukiot Shed Light on Past, Present, and Future

By Fineblum Schabb/JNS.org In an effort to stem the confusion, in el Rabinowitz, the rabbi in charge of the the late 1800s Eliezer ben Yehuda, the fa- Western Wall and other Israeli holy sites. As winter arrives and the days grow ther of the modern Hebrew language, Every year, after lighting the offi cial Cha- shorter, outdoor lighting is needed more coined the term “Chanukiah,” which is nukiah at the Kotel, Rabinowitz returns during the Chanukah season than at any how today’s Israelis tend to refer to Cha- home to light the small silver one his in- other time of year. This need is taken par- nukah menorahs. laws gave him for his wedding 25 years ticularly seriously in Israel, where outdoor Not all Chanukiot are outdoor affairs. ago. “A little bit of light takes away all the menorahs make a nocturnal stroll through Many of the 70+ Chanukiot in the home darkness,” the rabbi says through a trans- city streets a treat for the eyes–and for the of Tel Aviv collector Bill Gross and his wife lator. “And this year, more than ever, we spirit. Lisa are just too gorgeous–and too valua- need the light. As a people we need to be The outdoor Chanukah menorah was ble–to expose to the elements. united and together, with no fi ghting or one Israeli tradition that painters Israel Gross, however, is intent on “see- disagreement. We Jews need to connect Hershberg and Yael Scalia Hershberg em- ing them returned to their original use,” through this light to the spirit of Chanu- braced when they made aliyah from Bal- which is why he uses a different one each ago, remain only in the memory of those kah and to each other.” timore more than three decades ago. Each year. The rotation includes the 1950 Israe- touched by their light. Back in 1980, Sha- Rabinowitz adds, “At a time of so much year, they place nine shot glasses fi lled li specimen he used growing up in Minne- ransky was one of a group of political pris- darkness, we need to also connect to the with olive oil (and each topped with a apolis. “I believe that as soon as you look oners and the only Jew. “But when I told power of our Jewish tradition. The light wick) in a simple box fashioned of brass at them as art objects, it rips them up by them Chanukah was coming, everyone has the power to bring us back to it and and tin. The box has glass windows and their roots. These are objects made for per- was very enthusiastic,” he says. to unify us.” little chimneys. forming a mitzvah and it’s only right to let One friend who worked in the wood The menorah at the home of Rab- “It’s something of a Yerushalmi (Jeru- them do that,” he says. shop fashioned a crude menorah of bi Yehoshua Fass, co-founder and exec- salemite) artifact since it seems they don’t Old Chanukiot also serve as a remind- pressed wood from a box for Sharansky. utive director of Nefesh B’Nefesh, came make them anymore,” Yael says of the box, er of those years when the act of lighting He lit it in the barracks on the fi rst night with his wife Batsheva’s grandfather which was purchased from a craftsman in them was a risky undertaking. One, dat- of Chanukah and on several subsequent all the way to America from Germany, the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shea- ing back to pre-World War II times, is on nights, until a KGB collaborator turned where he purchased it after the war. “He rim. “It’s very old world, and in its authen- display in the Holocaust History Museum him in and the menorah was confi scated. had lost everything but gathered whatev- ticity and its simplicity it has real charm.” at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem, where visitors “The head of the camp called me in and er he could to buy a semblance of Juda- can fi nd it in the section dealing with the told me, ‘This is not a synagogue; you were Nazi rise to power. Every year, members brought here for punishment, not for of the family who donated it–the Mans- praying,’” recalls Sharansky, who prompt- bachs–take it home to to light it for ly embarked on a hunger strike. the holiday. The hunger strike made the camp lead- “The thousands of personal items in ers nervous because a commission from Yad Vashem’s collections help us connect Moscow was expected to arrive shortly. with the experience of Jewish men, wom- On the last night of Chanukah, Sharan- en, and children during the Shoah,” says sky told the head of the camp, “You want Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev. me to stop the hunger strike? You give Member of Knesset Rabbi Dov Lip- me back my menorah and bring me nine man (Yesh Atid) and his family also use candles. I’ll say the prayers and you say, a Chanukiah that reminds them of this ‘.’” dark time in Jewish history–a replica of Which is exactly what happened. “I one constructed of nails in a concentra- prayed the day would come when we will ism, which for him was a sign of rebuild- The term menorah itself can be cause tion camp. “It was a gift for my bar mitz- celebrate our freedom in Jerusalem and ing and hope,” says Fass. “And now that it for confusion, even in Israel. The one used vah,” says Lipman, a native who that all our enemies will hear our prayer has been passed down to the fourth gener- thousands of years ago in the Beit Ha- now lives in . “As a people, and say, ‘Amen,’” says Sharansky. Since ation in our family, it reminds us that Jew- mikdash, which was adopted as a sym- we have always used any means at our dis- the prayer was in Hebrew, the head of the ish history is still being written and Israel bol of the nascent state of Israel, has sev- posal to survive and to stay strong, and camp didn’t understand a word but just is the homeland for tomorrow’s genera- en branches. But the Chanukah menorah every year when we light this Chanukiah, kept saying “Amen.” The next day, after tions of our people.” has nine branches–one for each day the we and our children are reminded of that.” the commission had come and gone, Sha- Said Fass, “Each night when we add a scarce oil burned in the reclaimed tem- But not all menorahs have survived ransky was sent back to the camp’s prison. candle and the light grows steadily strong- ple more than 2,000 years ago, as well as tough times. Many, like the one Jewish The light from all the menorahs er, we realize once again the importance a “shamash” to light the rest of the candles Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky used throughout time continues to shine down of being here in Israel, the only place in and stand guard over them as they burn. in a Soviet internment camp 34 years through Jewish history, says Rabbi Shmu- the world that is truly ours.” Church-State Debate Still Rages, But Public Chanukah Menorahs Gain Wider Acceptance

By Sean Savage/JNS.Org largely due to the efforts of the Chabad- According to Chabad, the fi rst public Lubavitch movement, whose giant meno- menorah lighting occurred in With the arrival of the winter holiday rahs and even car-rooftop menorahs signal in 1974 near the Liberty Bell, and the tradi- season, many municipalities throughout that the holiday season has arrived in any tion spread when the Hasidic group’s sev- the United States are gearing up for the fes- given community. (Chabad has a perma- enth leader or “,” Rabbi Menachem tive time of the year by decorating public ar- nent presence in 49 of 50 U.S. states, with M. Schneerson, issued a directive encour- eas with Christmas trees, snowfl akes, and only South Dakota left out.) aging menorah lightings in public places. even Chanukah menorahs. But the holiday “Chabad is out there in the world to In line with the movement’s famous zeal displays are sometimes accompanied by make sure that every Jew is not forgot- and initiatives, Chabad eventu- not-so-festive controversies over the appear- ten. Every Jew is remembered and thought ally launched a global menorah campaign, ance of religious symbols in public places. about, and that every Jew maintains a con- and today thousands of Chabad-led meno- The debate over public displays of reli- nection to his heritage, so there is an assur- rah lightings take place in municipalities gion has been a longstanding one, despite ance for the continuity of Judaism,” said across America. numerous legal rulings in favor of the dis- Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld, a Pittsburgh-based “Obviously there are always those who plays. But for Jews, the increasing inclusion Chabad emissary who has extensive expe- come up and have [taken] issue with it,” of the Chanukah menorah as well as other rience on this issue due to his involvement Rosenfeld told JNS.org. “The perspective Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, right, in front of Jewish symbols in the pantheon of Ameri- in County of Allegheny v. American Civil the Rebbe gave us was that Jews should Independence Hall in Philadelphia at the can civic and religious discourse highlights Liberties Union (ACLU), the 1989 Supreme have a positive feeling about their mitzvot lighting of the fi rst-ever in their mainstream acceptance in society. Court case on a publicly displayed nativi- and their Judaism. So he encouraged us to 1974. With him were yeshivah students who Today, publicly displayed menorahs ty scene and 18-foot-tall menorah in Pitts- helped build the menorah from scratch. CONTINUED ON P. 58 have become commonplace in the U.S., burgh.  LUBAVITCHER CENTER/CHABAD.ORG.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 53 CHANUKAH Defying ‘They’

By Rabbi Dani to reason with him always proved futile: ulated to the alluring Greek culture that We, as Torah Jews, are different, and we Staum, LMSW “Abba, you closed the bottom button on abounded. must embrace those differences. At times your vest.” The “Greek exile” marked the fi rst time we become somewhat apologetic for our Although the “Of course I did.” in our history that Jews were not slated for external and internal differences. We cow- style has mostly “But nobody closes that button.” death, but rather for conversion. The ene- er from accusations of bigotry and chauvin- shifted, it wasn’t too “Why not? If they put the button there my welcomed Jews to join their games and ism. The holiday of Chanukah reminds us long ago that three- it must be for a reason.” customs, and be swept up in the glamour that we must be proud of who we are, and piece suits were in “I don’t know why; but they say you of their lifestyles. In a sense we can say that carry our banner aloft with dignity. “They” vogue for men. Some don’t close the bottom button.” the ancient Greeks were the fi rst “they.” The have their culture and we have ours, and vests had four but- “They?? Who is ‘they’? I would like to Greeks created a culture wherein everyone we must be confi dent in our mission and tons, some fi ve, and some even six, but no have a word with ‘they.’ What gives ‘they’ was expected to pay homage to their styles, what we stand for. Nevertheless, if you hap- matter how many buttons there were, the the right to dictate how I wear my cloth- trends, and fashions. pen to see my father wearing a vest, maybe common practice was to leave the bottom ing?” When the obdurate few Jews refused to you can convince him to leave his bottom button open. That was the style, and just Eventually we would give up. My father follow the lead of the Greeks, it infuriated button open. about every man I knew who wore a vest was adamant that if the button was there them. But ultimately the righteous minori- adhered to that unwritten rule. it was meant to be closed, what “they” say ty overcame the masses of Greeks and Jew- Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the Rabbi of Kehillat Everybody, with one notable excep- notwithstanding. ish Hellenists. The force of “they” was oust- New Hempstead, as well as Guidance Counselor and tion–my beloved father! My father insisted One of the under-appreciated tragedies ed from Eretz Yisroel, and we once again fi fth grade Rebbe in ASHAR, and Principal at Mesiv- that the bottom button should be closed of the Chanukah debacle was that the Mac- became a nation of “we” and “ours,” living ta Ohr Naftoli of New Windsor. His email address is: along with the rest of the vest’s buttons. cabees were not merely fi ghting an ene- and espousing a life of Torah service to God. [email protected]. His website is www.stam- No amount of cajoling or reasoning could my force. Their battle was also a civil war Chanukah celebrates our ability to torah.info. convince him otherwise, and our attempts against myriad Hellenized Jews who capit- counter the trends of culture and society. CHANUKAH CHESED Let’s Light the 6th Chanukah Candle Together! On Sunday, December 21, 2014 (29 Kis- projects in Israel. The goal of the 6th Cha- it organizations in Israel and around the of resource development, marketing, and lev, 5775), many Jews around the US will nukah Candle is to reach 2,500 new part- world. international public relations. Chanan, a all join together in their homes and at ners. All donations are tax deductible in Jewish Projects will fund, monitor, and former IDF military infantry fi ghter and their local JCCs, synagogues, or schools the US (501(c)3) and UK. administrate social investments to achieve a major in reserve duty, is a graduate of to participate in an international and Jewish Projects–a bridge to Tikun measurable results and meet the goals and Netiv Meir Yeshiva and completed BA unique event, to light the 6th candle of Olam challenges–specializes in resource objectives of both funders and recipients. studies in Geography and Internation- Chanukah on Facebook and Twitter. development to promote critical social Chanan Ziderman, founder and CEO, al Relations at the Hebrew University, Je- This project is part of the Jewish Pro- Jewish projects using the Internet, social brings to Jewish Projects remarkable pas- rusalem. Please visit the Jewish Projects jects initiative, which supports various networks, and campaigns to attract part- sion for social challenges and extensive website for additional projects and more social, welfare, educational, and religious ners, friends, and support for nonprof- experience of over 25 years in the fi elds information.

air, clean water, and clean land. We need Krantz recommends additional meas- fers accredited academic programs on Green Chanukah: Oil-Conservation freedom from fossil fuels. Learning about ures that he calls “low-hanging fruit”: un- cross-border environmental issues for Miracle Inspires Environmentalism the environmental lessons of Chanukah plug appliances and chargers when they undergraduate and graduate students–  CONTINUED FROM P. 49 can help light the way.” aren’t in use; turn off lights when you says the “timeless message” of Chanu- In what specifi c ways can Jews cele- leave the room; use fans instead of air kah’s oil-miracle story is not to give up ing Shabbat dinners with our friends than brate a green Chanukah? Krantz suggests conditioning when possible; walk or take hope, even when things seem hopeless. huge energy bills. A lot of synagogues and taking on a new environmental commit- public transit instead of driving when pos- “Certainly when we look at the state of Jewish communal institutions have set up ment for each day of the holiday: On the sible; and use timers rather than leaving the world’s environment, that can be the environmental and sustainability com- fi rst day, change incandescent light bulbs lights on for the duration of Shabbat and case,” he tells JNS.org. “But we can’t give up mittees to look at their facilities. They are to compact fl uorescent or better yet, LED, Yom Tov. hope. The miracle lies in our hands.” now installing green roofs and solar pow- bulbs; on the second day, commit to wear- Solar power pioneer Yosef Abramow- The average Jew can prioritize con- er. This makes a big difference.” ing sweaters in the winter instead of turn- itz, co-founder of the Arava Power Com- servation not only during Chanukah but According to David Krantz–president ing up the heat; on the third day, plan a pany and CEO of Energiya Global Capi- year-round, according to Cohen, who sug- and chairperson of : Ecological Ju- garden for the spring; on the fourth day, tal, uses a Chanukah menorah shaped like gested turning off the lights in the room daism, which runs the Green Zionist Alli- make a donation to an environmental or- a bicycle each year. It was a gift from Ni- where the Chanukah menorah is lit and ance; Jewcology.org; and Shomrei Breishit: ganization; on the fi fth day, disinvest your gel Savage, head of the environmental- performing an energy audit of one’s home. Rabbis and Cantors for the Earth projects– stock portfolio from fossil-fuel stocks and ly focused Jewish non-profi t Hazon, after “Make changes so less energy is need- Chanukah is the original holiday of ener- invest in renewable energy instead; on the Abramowitz’s wife and daughter rode in ed,” he says. “Buy a better fuel-effi cient car gy conservation. “Think about it. One day’s sixth day, contact your collegiate alma ma- Hazon’s annual bike-a-thon. “This year the and fi nd the best heating system that is worth of oil lasted for eight days. Imagine ter, your synagogue, your local Jewish fed- festival of lights is about trying to make Is- better for the environment. Compost. Use if we conserved energy like we did dur- eration, and other institutions to ask them rael a renewable light unto the nations, es- low-energy light bulbs, don’t idle your car. ing the fi rst Chanukah and only used one to follow your example of disinvestment pecially as we get solar energy into under- Reduce consumption. Chanukah means eighth as much energy as we do today,” and reinvestment; on the seventh day, privileged parts of the world,” Abramowitz to dedicate. The holiday is a good time to Krantz tells JNS.org. commit to eating less meat, which is the tells JNS.org. step back and take stock, and dedicate the “Like Passover, Chanukah reminds us largest contributor of greenhouse gases; Rabbi Michael Cohen–a founding fac- decisions we make in our lives to affi rm to rise up, to challenge the status quo,” on the eighth day, call your local member ulty member of the Arava Institute for the health of our shared planet.” adds Krantz. “Today, we need to fi ght for of Congress to advocate for climate-smart Environmental Studies, an Israel-based –With reporting by Deborah Fineblum what our ancestors took for granted: clean policies. research and education institute that of- Schabb

ordered his decrees on the Jews of the Dias- Greek ways, this may have been only the haps Antiochus was correct and that there Why Did Antiochus Issue pora. The source that would be the strong- external form in which Antiochus IV for- was a Jewish revolt in Jerusalem against Se- Decrees Against the Jews? est support for this proposition, I Macc. 1:51 mulated his actions. The underlying moti- leucid rule prior to the enactment of the  CONTINUED FROM P. 51 (“letters to the same effect he wrote to all his vation may still have been punishment of a decrees. Although fascinating and provoca- kingdom”), does not have to be interpreted rebellious city. The author of II Maccabees tive, this still remains only speculation. Antiochus IV is also a matter that needs to this way. Even if it is, the passage is found in sets forth clearly that “the king…concluded The above is an abridged version of a de- be addressed. If we could determine precise- a section that does not sound credible. that Judaea was in revolt (5:11).” tailed article published in Ḥakirah, vol. 16 ly which Jewish communities were original- The most reasonable reading of all the The author of II Maccabees clearly im- (2013), available online at www.hakirah.org. ly targeted, this would help shed light on the material points to punishment of a rebel- plies that Antiochus misunderstood the sit- The author is a personal injury attorney who motivation behind the persecution. If we ex- lious city as being the primary motivation uation before him and that there was no has published many articles on Jewish histo- amine all the sources (which I cannot do in for the decrees. Although some of the doc- Jewish revolt in Jerusalem against Seleucid ry and . His book collecting these arti- this brief article), the result is that there is no uments include language about an attempt rule prior to the enactment of the decrees. cles will be published shortly by Kodesh Press. clear source documenting that Antiochus IV by Antiochus IV to convert the Jews to But some scholars have argued that per- He can be reached at [email protected].

54 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM CHANUKAH HUMOR You Scratch My Back

By Mordechai Schmutter it around the bimah, and in general, peo- And if you want to get them a kitchen ple like me are standing there for the en- gadget, you can always get the Mini Meas- Chanukah is here, and it’s about time tire aliyah, somehow holding the corners ure (Harold Import, $5). This is a measuring you gave some serious thought to buying of four separate talleisim together over my glass the size of a schnapps cup, in case you gifts for people, because even if you per- head while everyone else takes their sweet want to know exactly how much you’re sonally don’t believe in giving Chanukah time going “nigh nigh nanigh nigh nigh” af- drinking. presents, the people around you believe ter every single day of the week, and if I put “I’ll have 1 ½ teaspoons of schnapps, in getting them. So we might as well talk my arm down, the Amaleikim win. So this please.” about this. way, you get over 130 square feet of tallis I think that’s a wonderful idea. I’m But even if you’re buying people pre- that you will never ever be able to fold back thinking of having all my kids drink out sents for other reasons, this whole thing re- into a tallis bag. of measuring cups in general, so they stop ally stresses you out, because ideally, you’d I also think it would be a great gag gift fi ghting about who got more. About 50% like to get them something they don’t have, for a kallah to get her chosson, so that right of every evening’s dinner conversation is except that: (a) You don’t necessarily know before the chuppah, he unwittingly puts it about who got more juice. what they don’t have. You’ve seen some of on and ends up dragging the entire thing It’s also dishwasher safe, in case you’re what they have, but you have no idea what down the aisle behind him. It’s about time too busy measuring schnapps to wash a they don’t, unless they specifi cally told we brought back trains. small glass. But it’s defi nitely a great thing you. And (b) If there’s something they want Or we can keep it with the shul tallei- to have if, until now, you’ve been drinking that they don’t have, chances are they can sim for unsuspecting chazzanim to take. out of those cups that come with your kids’ just go out and buy it. Unless it costs more The possibilities are endless! “Shaifeleh comes here; I want to brush medication. money than you want to spend on them And then, years from now, archeolo- your hair.” Another kitchen appliance you can get anyway. gists are going to dig up these talleisim, and “No!” is The Dipr (The Cookie Spoon LLC, $3). So the key is to buy them things that they’re going to think we were that big. It’s “Never mind; I got it.” You know how it is: You’ve just come in they would never buy themselves in a mil- bad enough they’re going to look at those You can also get them a Nubrella from sharing an umbrella in the rain, and lion years–either because they don’t know Shabbos raincoats that go over our hats and (Awakers, Inc., $60), which is a new kind everything is soaking wet except your left it exists, or because it’s ridiculous–and in think we all had big Charlie Brown heads. of umbrella for people who don’t like hold- cheek and half of your yarmulke, and you one fell swoop, you can also make sure that And if you like getting people cloth- ing them. Personally, I never use umbrel- just want some cookies and hot cocoa, so they’ll never want you to get them presents ing, you can also get them a Back-Scratch las. The last thing I want to do in a thun- you take a cookie, and dip it in your cocoa, anymore. Shirt (Cafe Press, $26). This is a shirt that derstorm is hold a big metal stick over my and you hold it there for a minute, letting it But where do you fi nd these ideas? Sure, you put on if you want other people to head. With the wind constantly grabbing it soak in, and then you lift it out and, “Hey! you can check that magazine they have on scratch your back. See, the issue with hav- and turning it inside out. I get wetter fi ght- Where’s the rest of the cookie?” And then airplanes, where you look through it and ing people scratch your back, in general, ing with my umbrella than I would if I just it’s a race to fi sh it out with a spoon before go, “Yeah! I do need bookends that look like is that they spend fi ve minutes scratching went outside in my bathing suit. it becomes one with your cocoa? Of course books!” if for some reason you’ve recently the parts that don’t itch, all the while with So the nubrella is a hands-free clear this happens to you. But it surprises you fl own to Israel for not so much money. But you directing them and slowly coming to plastic umbrella that you strap under your every time. otherwise, chances are you’re going to get the realization that at least one of you does shoulders, completely engulfi ng you down Enter the dipr. The dipr is a handle with them something that is also a pen. not know his right from his left, and then to your chest, so that it takes you twen- a hook at the end that you loop around On the one hand, combination gifts are when you tell them they found the spot, ty-fi ve minutes to get something from your the cookie–this only works with sandwich great, because even if they have each thing, they give it one swipe and walk away. car. It’s also great to wear on roller coasters, cookies, although since it’s a hook, I as- they might not have something that is both. So the back-scratching shirt, which is a so you don’t lose your yarmulke. sume you can also use it on donuts, or to Like you can get them an FM Radio Toast- huge sholom bayis saver, is a shirt that has The only drawback of the nubrella that spear herring and dip it in your schnapps. er (Hammacher Schlemmer, $60). This is in a grid on the back, like in battleship, and it I can see, other than that it makes you But this way, instead of dipping your cook- case they want a radio in the kitchen, but comes with a card for the wearer to hold. look like an astronaut, is that it’s awkward ie in the cocoa, you can just go to your they also want a toaster, and it’s a small You look at your card, and you say, “I have to share. But it’s always been awkward to kitchen’s spare parts drawer, fi nd the dipr, kitchen, so they only have room for one or an itch at A4.” And the guy scratches A4. share umbrellas anyway. Unless your um- hook the cookie, dip it in the milk, pull it the other. So this way, they just have the (But not well, because you’re wearing an ex- brella is the size of a kol haneorim tallis, out, and then… Well, I don’t know what one device, and now they just need to fi nd tra layer of shirt.) And then you go, “Okay, whenever two people share an umbrella, then. The press materials don’t say. Do you a place for a second radio that plays AM. now A3, A5, and B4 are itchy.” they both end up walking and leaning side- have to take the cookie off the hook, and But there are other ideas. For instance, Maybe you should just get a back ways, cheek to cheek, with both of them almost certainly break it or drop it and get there’s something called a Kol Haneorim scratcher. Or a hair brush with an extra getting soaking wet and pretending not to your hands wet? Or do you just put the Tallis (Judaica Savings, $300), which is a long handle. Because they make those too. mind. Usually, if I do have an umbrella and hook directly into your mouth, like a fi sh? huge tallis that is made for Simchas Torah, It’s for brushing other people’s hair from someone asks if we can share, I just let him It also might be great for scratching when the entire shul gathers underneath across the room. have it. (“Here, you fi ght the wind.”) your back.

cause they were responding to a different gious” because we grew up in a world where of our pride for being Jewish. We are tired 5 Ways to Make Jewish Life Less time and to a different group of people that the term has a much broader defi nition of conversations that center solely around ‘Clichéd’ from an Actual Millennial with different needs. We have our needs; than we thought as children, and made the how to combat and be on the defensive, of  CONTINUED FROM P. 31 help us address them. changes in our life necessary. We also aren’t narratives of persecution. Instead, want to Don’t simplify: We don’t want stopgap afraid to change our traditions and develop build and support. We are proud of who we are. We are aware of our surroundings, measures that create things in word but a new language to discuss and how they re- we are, and want to contribute to the con- and we want to make sure that our Juda- not in practice. We want to make sure that late to our (post-) modern world. versation about our Jewish future. We are ism is able to respond to those adequate- our institutions, not just their practices, are We don’t want to be left out of the con- tired of looking back: we want to look for- ly. We aren’t forgetting our Judaism or our committed to the same things we are. We versation: We just don’t have the same re- ward. Let us. history, we are making sure that they meet need ways to structurally make our Jewish sources that you do, and we feel shunned Please. the reality that faces us every day. This, to communities reconcilable with the world because we don’t feel that we are taken se- us, is more authentic. We cannot just en- around us. We aren’t looking for black-and- riously. We don’t let the anti-Semitism of Amram Altzman is a student at List College. ter the same institutions that you did, be- white defi nitions of who is and is not “reli- our past (or our present) stand in the way

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 55 CHANUKAH DELIGHTS Scrumptious Latkes to Light Up Your Palate

By Steve Walz peared from view, emerging once again in ing cheddar, mozzarella, and muenster the 10th century. According to the late Gil cheeses, available in cheese sticks, chunk, From sizzling potato latkes with ched- Marks, the respected chef and author of and sliced varieties. The premium chees- dar cheese to tangy mozzarella cheese piz- The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, “When es–cheddar, mozzarella and muenster–are zas and delectable Muenster cheese toasts, people started to eat dairy dishes on Cha- “Cholov Yisroel,” strictly supervised from the festive Chanukah holiday traditionally nukah in the Middle Ages, it was the Se- the farm to the fi nal packaging by the New kindles a range of culinary activities in the phardic Jews who fi rst introduced cheese Square Rabbinical Kashrus Council, the kitchen. into holiday dishes. Over the centuries, Orthodox Union, and the united Mehad- The inspiration to whip up a dairy del- the tradition spread to Ashkenazic Jews in rin Hechsherim under the Va’ad Mehadrin icacy on Chanukah has a variety of root Europe.” Council. sources, the oldest of which is derived Ironically, it was the Spaniards who in- In order to celebrate the holiday in true from one of the post-Biblical books that troduced the potato into the European culinary fashion, we offer readers an exclu- were written during the Second Temple diet in the 16th century, after they had con- sive Chanukah recipe prepared by Ulises era, when the Maccabees, who hailed from quered huge portions of Peru and Bolivia, Gold, sous-chef at the luxurious Sheraton the Modiin region of Central Israel, began where the potato plant was discovered and Tel Aviv Hotel. their rebellion against the Assyrian Greek cultivated by the Inca Indians. Thus, pota- regime in Judea. to latkes, which became popular amongst Potato & Cheddar Cheese Latkes According to the Book of Judith, when Ashkenazic Jews, were actually brought to Ingredients: a renowned Assyrian warrior named Europe by Spanish gentiles! • 2 grated potatoes Preparation: Holofernes was on the verge of conquer- As new and different cheeses became • 1 grated medium onion 1. In a bowl, combine the potato mix- ing the town of Bethulia, a Jewish widow popular amongst both Ashkenazic and Se- • 3.5 oz. Tnuva grated cheddar cheese ture, onion, cheese, and chopped green on- named Judith came to the Assyrian mili- phardic Jews during the Middle Ages to • 2 green onions ion, salt and pepper to taste. tary camp. She fi lled Holofornes with salty the modern era, amateur and profession- • Salt 2. Heat 1 inch of oil in a frying pan. Drop cheese and an abundance of wine. When al cooks alike were inspired to create new • Pepper about 1 tablespoon of mixture for each lat- he became drunk and defenseless, Judith Chanukah dishes. • Olive oil ke into the skillet and fry, turning once. chopped off his head and the Assyrian gar- Today, with so many dairy cheese For the sauce: When golden and crisp on both sides, place rison fl ed from the area. Thus, the widow’s products to choose from, all one needs • 100 grams cream cheese on paper towels to drain. victorious dairy delicacy became a holiday are lip-smacking menus, premium ingre- • 1 oz. anchovy (optional) 3. For the sauce, mix the ingredients to staple amongst the local Jewish popula- dients, and a hunger to whip up some- • 1 spoon chopped parsley get a creamy texture. Serve either on the tion. thing festive and tasty. Tnuva, the Israeli • 1.5 oz. sweet cream side of the latkes or drizzle above the latkes After the Jews were exiled from the dairy producers and cheesemakers, recent- For garnish: and decorate with chopped olives. Chag Holy Land, Chanukah cheese dishes disap- ly introduced their newest items, includ- • Chopped green olives Sameyach! A SPECIAL CHANUKAH PARTY Kids of Courage Celebrate Chanukah Brooklyn–This year’s annual Kids of On Chanukah we celebrate our victo- agers, their families, and K.O.C. staff all Courage: showing the world that a per- Courage Chanukah Extravaganza was a ry over the ancient Greeks, a people who on one dance fl oor as one homogene- son is just that–a person, no matter how lively event, as K.O.C. events are known to put much importance on physical prow- ous group. How can one possibly publi- they walk or don’t, what medications be. The food was plentiful and delicious, ess and appearance. What better way to cize the miracle of Chanukah more than they take, and what challenges they face. the DJ kept the tunes going all night long, prepare for this Chag than to have Cour- by doing what is always done at Kids Of Where others may see disability, K.O.C. and the Courager family was partying it up. sees opportunity–opportunity to do nor- Throughout the non-stop dancing–which mal things like have a rocking Chanu- included wheelchair wheelies by famous kah party with children and young adults and infamous Courager, Moshe, little Aryeh who are normal despite what the Ancient swinging his crutches in the air to the beat, Greeks would have said. and Boruch zooming around and literally As the music faded away, the Couragers doing the “Electric Slide”–there were count- left with Chanukah gifts courtesy of gen- less hugs between friends-turned-fami- erous sponsor Junee/Junee Jr. K.O.C. ener- ly demonstrating the warmth that is Kids gy is always there and, like the oil of the of Courage; the spirits were running sky Menorah, never runs out. Not by routine high. The Kids of Courage Chanukah event hospital visits, not by anything. Kids Of is unique compared to the other events in Courage Chanukah Extravaganza 2014 was that the Couragers’ parents and siblings are just another example of why these special invited to participate as well, really put- children are the world’s bright lights. ting meaning to the name of the hall: “Mer- For more information or to make a do- kaz HaSimcha.” Simcha was in the air and nation, visit kidsoc.org or follow them on it was palpable–even Leiby didn’t need his your favorite social media site at @KidsOf- ventilator to take it in. Courage.

56 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM CHANUKAH DELIGHTS How to Eat Chanukah Sufganiyot Without Guilt

By Jamie Geller/JNS.org For the Glaze With paddle go- • ½ teaspoon cinnamon • ¼ cup fresh cranberries ing, add fl our and • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt The average Chanukah sufganiya (jelly • 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed orange juice salt. • 1 cup all-purpose fl our donut) has between 300 and 400 calories of • ¼ teaspoon vanilla Add margarine • 4 large eggs nearly pure oil and fat. In honor of the mir- • ¾ cup powdered sugar one piece at a time. • 1 granny smith apple (about 1 cup), acle God bestowed on the Maccabees, mak- Directions: Dough should be peeled and diced ing oil meant for just a day last eight days, Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a non- sticky but elastic. • Vegetable oil for frying the delicious donut and other traditional- stick mini donut pan with cooking spray Baked sufganiyot. Turn out dough • ½ cup confectioner’s sugar ly oily Chanukah foods become annual kill- and set aside. JOY OF KOSHER WITH JAMIE GELLER. onto fl oured sur- • ½ cup seedless raspberry jam ers for your diet. For those who are health In a large bowl, whisk the fl our, corn- face. Knead once or twice. Shape into ball. • 1 tablespoon orange juice conscious but do not want to be deprived meal, orange zest, sugar, baking powder, Place in an oiled bowl, cover, and place in Directions: of the annual treat, here are three health- and salt together. a warm area for at least an hour or until In a medium saucepan, heat butter, wa- ier recipes selected from Joyofkosher.com. In a small bowl whisk the coconut oil, dough is doubled. ter, sugar, cinnamon, and salt, and bring to Consider substituting or reducing ingredi- the coconut milk mixture, egg white, and Lightly grease two baking sheets. a boil. Remove from the heat and add fl our. ents further as needed for your diet. vanilla together. Add the wet and dry ingre- Divide dough in half. With lightly oiled Return to low heat and stir with a wooden dients and fold in until just mixed, and add hands, take approximately 2 tablespoons of spoon until the dough comes together and Baked Whole-Wheat chopped cranberries. Stir until just mixed. dough and roll into ball. Place on greased forms a ball. Continue to cook for 1 minute. Cranberry Orange Donuts Spoon into donut pan. baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough Transfer dough to the bowl of a stand Contributed by: Tamar Genger MA, RD Bake for 12–14 minutes. placing balls 2 inches apart (about 12 balls per mixer. Beat on low speed with a paddle on Joyofkosher.com Make glaze. While donuts cool, in a baking sheet). Cover with a kitchen or tea attachment for 1 minute or until cooled These baked donuts taste more like small saucepan heat the cranberries and towel and let rise 30 minutes. Preheat oven slightly. Add eggs one at a time. Add apple cake since they are not fried, but they are orange juice until they burst, about 5 min- to 375°F. Bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes or and mix until just combined. still very tasty. In addition, they use the utes. Remove from heat, mash berries with until golden. Remove from oven and let cool. In a heavy me- healthier option of whole-wheat fl our. fork, add powdered sugar and vanilla, stir Place jam in a pastry bag fi tted with a me- dium-sized pan, well. Dip donut into glaze and serve. dium pastry tip or use a small ziplock type of heat oil to 350°F bag fi tted with a medium pastry tip. Pastry on a candy or deep- Baked “Sufganiyot” Jelly Donuts tips are available at most craft stores. Press tip fry thermometer. Another recipe that forgoes frying in oil. into donut and squeeze at least 1 teaspoon of Using a 1-teaspoon Prep Time: approximately 2 hours jam into donut, or more if desired. scoop, carefully Cook Time: 10–12 minutes Dust with confectioners’ sugar and drop batter into Ready Time: approximately 2–3 hours serve. Apple zeppole with hot oil and fry un- Servings: 24 doughnuts Tips: jelly dipping sauce. til golden brown, Ingredients: If you don’t have a standing mixer, use JOY OF KOSHER WITH JAMIE GELLER. about 5 minutes. • 1 (¼-ounce) package rapid rise dry yeast a hand mixer for Step 2 and beat the egg Remove with a slotted spoon and drain Baked whole-wheat cranberry orange donuts. • 1 tablespoon sugar yolk, egg, yeast mixture, sugar, and milk for on paper towels. Repeat with remaining JOY OF KOSHER WITH JAMIE GELLER. • ¼ cup warm water about 1 minute. Knead the rest of the in- dough and dust with powdered sugar. Prep Time: 15 minutes • 1 egg yolk gredients together by hand: fi rst the fl our, In a small bowl, whisk together jam and Cook Time: 15 minutes • 1 egg then the salt and margarine, one piece at a orange juice and serve with zeppole. Ready Time: 30 minutes • ¼ cup sugar time, then proceed with Step 5. Servings: 12 mini donuts • 1 cup 1% milk, warmed Jamie Geller is the only bestselling cookbook au- Ingredients: • 3½ cups all-purpose fl our Apple Zeppole with Jelly thor who wants to get you out of the kitchen–not • 1 cup white whole-wheat fl our • Pinch of salt Dipping Sauce because she doesn’t love food, but because she has • 3 tablespoons corn meal • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter, cut Try these apple zeppole as a changeover tons to do. As “The Bride Who Knew Nothing,” Jamie • 1 teaspoon orange zest into 9 pieces for doughnuts. The recipe itself is not low- found her niche specializing in fast, fresh, family • ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons sugar • Cooking spray fat, but the portions are bite-sized. recipes. Now hailed as the “Queen of Kosher” (CBS) • 1 teaspoon baking powder • ¾-1 cup strawberry jam Prep Time: 8 minutes and the “Jewish Rachael Ray” (New York Times), • ½ teaspoon salt • Confectioners’ sugar for dusting Cook Time: 20 minutes she’s the creative force behind Joyofkosher.com and • 3 tablespoons liquid coconut oil Directions: Ready Time: 28 minutes Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller magazine. Jamie • 6 tablespoons coconut milk mixed with Dissolve the yeast with the 1 tablespoon Servings: 12 and her hubby live in Israel with their fi ve busy 1 teaspoon lemon or vinegar of the sugar in ¼ cup warm water. Ingredients: kids who give her plenty of reasons to get out of • 1 egg white In a standing mixer with a paddle, beat • ½ cup unsalted butter the kitchen–quickly. 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ful thing: He’s Jewish, she’s Christian, but schooling and years of life experience, ap- And I won’t ever wish you a happy Not My Holiday Season they were able to engage over a shared parently can’t conceive of the possibility Christwanzakkah, any more than I’ll call  CONTINUED FROM P. 50 text. Apparently, their conversations that someone of another religion might you a letatopepumber. Because that’s not were meaningful enough that she want- not fi nd a symbol of her faith personal- who I am, or who you are, and it risks di- And because we’re all busy, there are ed to give him a Christmas gift that re- ly meaningful? minishing us both. Unless, of course, I’ve times that I’m wished a “Merry Christ- fl ected their connection – and she chose (Perhaps, on some level, she thinks of asked and learned that your unique identi- mas” or whichever, and I do respond a small, ornamental crucifi x. Judaism as some sort of Christian sect? ty IS a combination of all of those, and that “Thank you! You too!” – because it’s eas- Really? A crucifi x? Did she miss the Like a co-worker of my mother’s who it’s something YOU do wish to celebrate. ier. But “easy” is not the same as “right.” part where he told her he was Jewish? once asked the bewildering question, Being a “good human” does not mean I think what I should say is something Did she not see that thing on his head, “I know Jews don’t celebrate Christmas, blurring distinctions in how we view oth- more like “Actually, I’m Jewish, but thank broadcasting his Jewish faith for all to but when DO you celebrate the birth of ers or in how we allow ourselves to be you for the thought and I hope you enjoy see? Christ?”) viewed. It means learning to recognize your special time!” Contrary to the implications of the In our day and age, people should that people might have different perspec- I think it is important to correct un- Facebook graphic, my husband and I at least be aware of the simple fact that tives, and behaving with some degree of founded assumptions, with an eye to- found that we were capable of a whole other religions exist, and should think sensitivity to those differences. wards building a society in which we all range of reactions to this gift. Such a nice before assuming that another individ- So instead of telling each other to plu- question our assumptions about each thought, and it’s the thought that counts. ual must necessarily share one’s own re- ralistically play along with other people’s other. And yes, it can be really hard to step out- ligious views or symbols. assumptions about us, let’s decide togeth- Which is, of course, really hard to ac- side oneself and imagine how someone We should be past the “melting pot” er to pluralistically ask each other what complish. I get that. We all make assump- else might possibly be different. metaphor; I’d rather have a salad. You can we’re all about, and relate to our differ- tions: who we are is so ingrained that it But. be a tomato, and I’ll be a cucumber, and ences with genuine respect. can be really tough to imagine the ways A crucifi x?! We were baffl ed. we’ll live in the bowl with the lettuce and At the same time, of course, we would in which other people might be different. What kind of pluralistic 21st century all the colorful peppers, and I’ll do my do well to remember that there is plenty My husband received a gift last year society is this, that we boast about our best to notice who you are before mind- to unite us. Is it so hard, after all, even in from a patient with whom he had dis- progressive attitudes and our acceptance lessly wishing you a “happy green peel December, to simply smile and say “Have cussed some Bible texts. It’s a wonder- of others – yet a grown woman, with day.” a nice day?”

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Church-State Debate Still Rages, “Those who raise these issues today But Public Chanukah Menorahs are by and large senior citizens like me,” Gain Wider Acceptance he joked.  CONTINUED FROM P. 53 Indeed, many of today’s younger Jews grew up in a country where public Jew- do whatever we can to display those me- ish symbols are commonplace–particu- norahs.” larly menorahs during the winter holiday The public display of religious sym- season. This includes the famous “Nation- bols is anchored in the First Amendment al Menorah” on the Ellipse, just across the of the Constitution in the so-called “Re- street from the White House. The annual ligious Clauses” of the Establishment lighting of what is called the “world’s larg- and Free Exercise Clause. The Constitu- est menorah,” launched by Chabad in 1979, tion states that “Congress shall make no is attended by thousands of people and is law respecting an establishment of reli- broadcast to millions of viewers across the gion” in a portion known as the Estab- world. This year, Vice President Joe Biden lishment Clause, but proceeds to also ban is slated to attend the menorah lighting. “prohibiting the free exercise” of religion Despite the episode in Milwaukee, in a portion known as the Free Exercise most national Jewish organizations today Clause. The discourse surrounding these do not take issue with the display of Jew- clauses has become one of the most con- First Lady Michelle Obama, President , and Vice President Joe Biden look on ish symbols in public. They consider the during the Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony at the White House in December 2010. troversial debates in America, yielding WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY. legal debate to be settled because the Su- numerous legal battles being waged over preme Court has allowed religious sym- the display of religious symbols in pub- the Pittsburgh decision–overruled an ap- tion of church and state. “The challenge bols to be publicly displayed as long as lic areas. peals court order and allowed Chabad to of our public high schools is to fi nd the they don’t stand alone. Most of these issues stem from a con- display a menorah in Cincinnati’s Foun- balance between those two principles,” “Most organized American Jewish or- cept known as separation of church and tain Square. Stevens said that due to the said Elana Kahn-Oren, director of the Mil- ganizations, including the American Jew- state, which was attributed to founding square’s “historic character as a public fo- waukee Jewish Federation’s Jewish Com- ish Committee, have historically opposed father Thomas Jefferson in a letter he rum,” the city could not limit access to the munity Relations Council, placing menorah in public spaces. But the wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association area during the holiday season. The Cin- reported. “Schools must give students the case law has now developed to the point in 1802, and has been used as an argument cinnati case helped clarify what cities can ability to practice their religion without where that position is no longer viable,” against the use of religion in public plac- and cannot do concerning access to pub- having school-sanctioned religious obser- Marc Stern, general counsel for the Amer- es, despite the church-state concept not lic places. “By now it has been established vance,” Kahn-Oren said. “We know that ican Jewish Committee, told JNS.org. being explicitly spelled out in the Consti- that there is a constitutional right to put the presence of a sukkah on school prop- Similarly, the Anti-Defamation League tution. menorahs in public places,” Lewin told erty may herald the presence of other re- (ADL) said that while it views the meno- Noted civil rights attorney Nathan JNS.org. ligious symbols. We must ask ourselves: rah as a religious symbol, the Supreme Lewin, who argued the Allegheny v. ACLU Nevertheless, the public display of re- How would we feel if there was a nativity Court “has ruled that it can be publicly case and many other cases involving pub- ligious symbols continues to be contest- scene at school? How would we feel if our displayed alongside secular symbols like lic menorahs over the years, explained ed in some local communities, with new children’s friends invited them to a warm Christmas trees. Therefore, we believe that the Supreme Court agreed in Alle- cases emerging every year–though most meal and religious teaching during lunch- that the primary concern for government gheny v. ACLU that a public menorah dis- don’t end up going to litigation. For in- time at the cr?che?” offi cials should be to respect our nation’s play does not violate the Establishment stance, the University of Maine this week Lewin told JNS.org that Kahn-Oren’s religious diversity by ensuring that what- Clause. ignited a controversy by banning Christ- stance has been a common one taken by ever displays they authorize do not con- “The ACLU argued that having a me- mas trees, wreaths, and menorahs in pub- Jewish organizations and leaders, tracing vey a preference for a particular faith or norah on public property seemed like the lic areas. The school said in a statement back to a time when Jews faced greater in- holiday,” ADL said. city of Pittsburgh was endorsing the Jew- that it “makes every effort to ensure that tolerance in America than they do now. Chabad’s Rosenfeld said it is a matter ish religion and encouraging people to all members–students, employees, alum- “They are simply following the tra- of pride that a Jewish American can now follow the religion,” Lewin told JNS.org. ni and the public–feel included and wel- ditional view that Jewish organizations walk down the street and see the meno- “[But] the Supreme Court was clear in come on campus,” and that banning deco- took years ago, that any display of reli- rah displayed alongside other popular this case that a total display with a Christ- rations of particular religions would help gion on public property ends up prose- symbols. mas tree and a menorah does not do that promote diversity. lytizing people,” he said. “Since they do “I can walk down the street know- and shows the diversity of religion in the In October, a group of Jewish high not want to see nativity scenes or crosses, ing that I am proud to be a Jew,” he said. U.S.” school students in suburban Milwau- they thought that in fairness they should “And in fact the government does whatev- Following the case in Pittsburgh, nu- kee were barred from erecting a suk- not have menorahs or other Jewish sym- er they can to help us and encourages us merous legal battles were fought over this kah on school property for the holiday bols either.” to practice our faith. [We have] freedom issue in cities like Grand Rapids and At- of Sukkot. It was actually Jewish par- But according to Lewin, “this is an out- of religion, meaning freedom to practice lanta. In 2002, Supreme Court Justice ents and local Jewish offi cials who advo- dated view by Jewish institutions that has whatever religion we want, and freedom John Paul Stevens–who had dissented on cated the sukkah ban, citing the separa- been rejected by the courts repeatedly.” to do that and be proud of it.”

bies when their parents wanted to be more ues. A 1971 Reform curriculum for children . And so nowadays, Chanukah can How American Jews Made Hellenized or were simply afraid of repris- written by Harry Gersh said Chanukah was also represent for them, as it does for Is- Chanukah the Holiday of als by the Greek Syrians. In contrast, free- “the fi rst for the right of a people within raelis, a war of independence and a mod- Religious Freedom dom of conscience, faith in God, loyalty to a country to believe as they wish–so long el for the virtue of military courage in a just  CONTINUED FROM P. 49 the state, and an ethics of peace and reason as they followed the king’s law in worldly war. Still, some liberal Reform Jews, espe- have been central Reform values. matters. For thousands of years, Jews have cially during the protests against the War Jews to adopt. For the Maccabees, Chanu- Thus, it should not be surprising that lived under kings, princes, dukes, caliphs, in Vietnam, have felt ambivalent about mil- kah is celebrated as the rededication of the Isaac M. Wise, who introduced Reform governors, presidents. And they have al- itant nationalism. But I think it is still true altar desecrated by the Greek Syrians who Judaism in the United States, suggested ways been loyal to these rulers–so long as to say that liberal American Jews hold that sacrifi ced pigs on that altar to Zeus, but Re- in 1865 the elimination of the Chanukah they were permitted to practice their own Chanukah candles represent a value that form Jews do not pray to return to sacrifi c- lights. But six years later, the Augsburg Syn- religion. This idea of religious freedom is they are proud to propagate in the public es and to rebuild the . od, with delegates mostly from German followed in all free nations today. It was sphere: the banner of religious freedom for The Maccabees fought to achieve polit- Reform congregations, introduced a reso- fi rst given to the world by the Jews.” every individual. ical independence for a separate Jewish na- lution urging the appropriate commemora- The battle of the Maccabees against This is the central value for American tion in the Jewish homeland by trying to tion of Chanukah, which had been neglect- the religious and political coercion of An- liberal Jews and for liberal Americans, and expel Western culture (Hellenism) by acts ed in many Reform Jewish congregations tiochus was a battle for collective religious, that bridges the tension between Jewish of military heroism. But classical Reform and schools. The rationale for this resolu- hence national political, freedom, but not and American identity, so the Jews need Judaism was non-nationalist, anti-Zionist, tion was to counteract the celebration of for individual freedom of conscience as not feel so uncomfortable with being dif- and pacifi st in orientation, and committed Christmas by many Jewish families “in di- such. Yet the Reform interpretation is cer- ferent. This rationale is as important as the to integration within Western civilization rect opposition to Jewish consciousness.” tainly as valid as any rabbinic reading of eight presents. in their own lands. One hundred and fi fty years later, Amer- the past, and it makes Chanukah central to Mattathias killed a Jew who publicly ican Jews continue to give great signifi - the American Jewish concern for maintain- Noam Zion is a Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute worshipped Zeus when Antiochus’s men cance to Chanukah as a counterweight to ing its difference within a democratic land. and author of A Diff erent Light: The Chanukah Book of came to enlist supporters, and Judah the Christmas. But they have also made Chanu- Reform Jews have become, at least Celebration. Maccabee forcibly circumcised Jewish ba- kah a major symbol of America Jewish val- since the Holocaust, strong supporters of

58 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM ISRAELI CHINUCH Haredim And : A Tale Of Two Communities Transformed By Vocational Education By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org The Israel Sci-Tech Schools Network seeks to nicipality, which is comprised of seven villages with a total of 45,000 residents– Low enlistment rates in the Israel De- give haredim and Bedouin a brighter future in the two-thirds of whom are younger than fense Forces (IDF). High rates of pover- Jewish state and help them buck their respective 18. “It’s incumbent on us as a municipal- ty. Communal resistance to traditional ity to help the young population get em- schooling. Diffi culty fi nding employment stereotypical reputations as yeshiva dwellers ployment,” said Itzik Tomer, the mayor of or a lack of motivation to be employed. and desert nomads–starting with the vocational El-Kasum. These conditions are shared by two sec- Along those lines, the municipali- tors of the Israeli population that the training they need to enter the workforce. ty and the Sci-Tech network are develop- casual observer likely wouldn’t group to- ing a plan for all high school graduates gether: haredi Jews and Bedouin. to continue to a 13th grade in the same Through its operation of schools for school. Different tracks for the addition- each population, however, the Israel Sci- al year will include preparation for uni- Tech Schools Network seeks to give hare- versity studies, practical engineering, and dim and Bedouin a brighter future in the vocational training (such as air condition- Jewish state and help them buck their re- ing, computer technician training, and a spective stereotypical reputations as ye- to-be-determined discipline for Bedouin shiva dwellers and desert nomads–start- girls, whose families do not allow them ing with the vocational training they to work outside of their home village). need to enter the workforce. Educating Bedouin youths in their home From Dec. 1-3, board members of communities after high school–and then Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools, the getting them jobs in those same commu- U.S.-based group of supporters of Israel’s nities–is a priority because 1,300 Um Batin largest education network, took their fi rst graduates have left the area to study in the mission to Israel to witness the schools in Palestinian city of Hebron, where they be- action. come estranged from Israeli society. The Sci-Tech network operates 206 in- Mays Abukaf, 18, faced this post-high stitutions that serve more than 100,000 school predicament when she recently students across the Jewish state. Ten per- graduated from Um Batin. “I didn’t have cent of Israeli high school students attend anything to do,” she said, which prompted a Sci-Tech school, and more than 60% of her to take a psychometric exam in order students across the network study in sci- to facilitate her entry into the workforce. ence and technology tracks. A hallmark of Um Batin High School, Haredi society prioritizes Torah study which was founded in 2009, is a slate of over general education, but for those who Board members of Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools with students at the the Kfar Zeitim volunteer projects and extra-curricular don’t fi t the traditional yeshiva mold, the Vocational Yeshiva near Tiberias. Kfar Zeitim is part of Israel Sci-Tech Schools, the largest activities that rivals that of any Western Kfar Zeitim Vocational Yeshiva–one of educational network in the Jewish state. high school. Amir Abukaf, a 16-year-old the stops on the itinerary of the Decem- JACOB KAMARAS. electronics student, has participated in ber mission–offers the unique fusion of Nineteen-year-old Yossi Schaecter of intermarriage with Palestinian women the school’s community clean-up days. a “yeshiva vocational village.” This high Antwerp, Belgium, is studying to be an from Gaza–leading to a society that is in- “I want to educate the pupils about school track, in which all students live in electrician at Kfar Zeitim and speaks six creasingly defi ned by Islamic religious ob- the importance of keeping our village on-site dormitories, is a way forward for languages. He plans to join the IDF–a servance and less connected to the state clean,” he said. yeshiva dropouts who “see themselves as path taken by 80% of the school’s gradu- of Israel, explained Dr. Shai Lewinsohn, The U.S. State Department-funded Ac- a total failure,” said school principal Rab- ates, despite the haredi community’s tra- director of resource development and ex- cess program provides Um Batin students bi David Bloch. ditional resistance to military service. In ternal affairs for the Sci-Tech network. with three extra hours of English-lan- At the 126-student school near the fact, the IDF wants Kfar Zeitim students Adding to that disconnectedness is the guage enrichment per week, in addition northern Israeli city of Tiberias, students “very much” due to the technical skills fact that southern Bedouin in the to multicultural education. “I’m a girl follow their morning Torah studies with they gain in high school as well as their desert, unlike Bedouin living in northern who loves history, and in Access we learn core curriculum subjects (Hebrew, Eng- sense of discipline and knowing how to Israel, reside in villages that are not rec- about people who change the world,” said lish, math, and civics) and vocational fi t into a system, said Itamar Pozan, a pub- ognized by the Israeli government. But 16-year-old Hanin Abukaf. studies (electrician training, computers, lic relations representative for the school. the Sci-Tech network, Lewinsohn said, is Music in Common, a Massachu- carpentry). The unwritten requirement to That being said, the school does not spe- “trying two connect the Bedouin back to setts-based nonprofi t, introduces Um Ba- join the high school, as Bloch referenced cifi cally encourage its graduates to serve the state, through education” and by giv- tin students to youths of different back- and other school offi cials echoed, is not a in the army. ing them a future in the form of a profes- grounds for the purpose of collaborating traditional metric. “You have to fail, fi rst This past March, the Knesset’s passage sion–much like the haredim. on songwriting and multimedia projects. of all,” said David Atmor, head of the Sci- of the Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill “You fi rst educate the children, so that “It just brings the kids together with- Tech network’s northern region. “If not, mandated an increased number of hare- the children have a future,” said Lewin- in moments,” said Lauren Ornstein, Israel then you can’t be here.” dim either enlisting in the IDF or carry- sohn. programming director for Music in Com- As a result of the fact that they did not ing out national service starting in 2017. In the Arab, Druze, and Bedouin sec- mon. Eman Alasad, an English teacher make it through the traditional yeshiva According to the law, yeshivas can decide tors of Israeli society, Sci-Tech operates 23 at Um Batin High School, said Music in system, the students at Kfar Zeitim and which of their students go to the military, schools that cater to more than 11,900 stu- Common is “like a language that brings similar haredi vocational schools in the but will face sanctions if they do not meet dents. The December mission visited two [students] together and helps them forget Sci-Tech network can have self-esteem is- the draft quotas. The bill also allows any Bedouin schools: Al-Saeid Technological about their identity.” sues. “We have to convince [our students] serving Israeli defense minister to defer School and Um Batin High School. Other activities at the high school in- that they can achieve great achievements military enrollment from age 18 until 21, At Al-Saeid, most students come from clude sports, theater, martial arts, guitar in their life,” said Bloch. “We are dealing and to grant exemptions. weak socio-economic backgrounds, and a classes, Bridges of Peace (which arranges with the neshamot (souls). Every face is a Before the requirements imposed by large number of the pupils have learning meetings between Arab and Jewish stu- story,” he added. Israel’s current government, Bloch ex- disabilities as a result of intra-family mar- dents), and more. For this purpose, a psychologist works plained that the haredi community was riages. Boys study the vocation of elec- Whether it be haredim, Bedouin, or at Kfar Zeitim to help students make the not specifi cally opposed to the drafting of tricity–which is ironic, given that their any other sector within Israeli society–in connection between dormitory life and non-yeshiva students but only sought to school runs on a generator because the the mainstream or on the periphery–the school and to re-establish their belief in prevent students from being taken out of surrounding village, not recognized by Is- Sci-Tech network has the same strategic themselves. That has been the case for stu- yeshiva. Then, if haredim do join the mil- rael, is not connected to the national elec- goal, according its Research Development dent Aviel Halevi, 18, who studies comput- itary, the community’s preference is for trical power grid–and girls study to be & External Affairs Division: “To ensure er networks and plans to attend college. them to join haredi-specifi c units. kindergarten teachers. Enrollment in Al- that all students receive a strong val- “Before I came here I was lost,” said In contrast to the haredi communi- Saeid has grown from 46 students in 2011 ue-based education including learning Halevi, who explained that prior to at- ty’s increased IDF enrollment, the ser- to 131 in 2014. about their own traditions, heritage, and tending Kfar Zeitim his dilemma was “not vice rate of Israeli Bedouin has decreased Both the Al-Saeid and Um Batin culture, and the importance of volunteer- knowing where I’m going to go next.” over time as a result of southern Bedouin schools are situated in the El-Kasum mu- ing and giving back to the community.”

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By Mark Staum, LCSW good grades. Let’s sit down, make a sched- coming more argumentative and avoids lar challenges. Sharing this information ule, and everything will be okay! doing his homework. His assignments pile with your child helps him feel that you are So is your family a No one would argue with how Mrs. up leading to more “morning meltdowns.” more connected to his experience. It is not “Feelings Family”? In Jones responded to her son. She validated (Has anyone had any of those?) Is there an- just your words, but it is now your life ex- order to understand her son’s feelings, provided warmth and ything else that Sam’s mother can do? perience that you are sharing with your this term, let’s consider understanding and helped him to plan Research shows that there is another child. the following example: out his night so Sam could accomplish his important component for helping our chil- So our children can benefi t greatly Mrs. Jones: Sam, work. Mrs. Jones joined with Sam so that dren deal with stressful situations. This re- from parents sharing their feelings relat- how was your day today? Sam would not feel alone in his struggles. lates to how willing parents are to share ed to stressful situations and other diffi - Sam: It was good, but I have a ton of However, let’s say that this same is- their own experiences with their children. cult challenges. As parents, we need to look homework. I am also really having a hard sue continues over a period of two weeks, While the particular issue needs to be ap- for specifi c moments where we can share time managing all of this work. I really where Sam continuously comes home propriate for a particular age, in our issue things related to our childhood, our adoles- don’t want to do any of it! from school with the same problem and cited above, it can be very helpful for Sam cence, our college experiences, and things Mrs. Jones: I know that you don’t want Mrs. Jones provided similar ideas for how to know about his mother’s Middle School beyond. Sharing the particular events can to do it, but you have to, to keep up your to help him. The problem is that Sam is be- experience and how she dealt with particu- also be accompanied by the feelings asso- ciated with the event, who we spoke to for advice and guidance, and how we were able to work through the challenge. All of these components are important to devel- op a “Feelings Family.” And if this is some- thing new for you, give it a shot! Try shar- ing with your child about something in your day that was particularly challenging, stressful, or diffi cult. Be honest about your feelings and some of the uncertainty that you may have felt! The long-term benefi ts can be extremely signifi cant!

Mark Staum, LCSW, is the school therapist for the PTACH program @ MTA and maintains a local pri- vate practice in Teaneck, NJ. He specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families. For questions about this article or to speak directly with Mark, please contact him at [email protected]. PARENTING The Worst Snack Sender By Sarah Abenaim

There was a time when my kids tried to convince me that they had no friends at camp because I wasn’t sending them Gato- rade in their lunch- boxes. Forget bullying, social skills, athlet- ic ranking. It was plain and simple. Nobody would like them if they didn’t have the “poison drink” (it is lovingly termed this in our home because it consists of many poi- sonous substances). “What’s wrong with water?” I asked. Ap- parently it wasn’t cool enough. “Well, if people don’t want to be your friend because they don’t like your drink, then they’re doing you a favor. You wouldn’t want to be friends with that kind of person anyway.” My advice fell on deaf ears. The kids still wanted to be friends with people who supposedly judged others on the con- tents of a lunchbox. And they still wanted Gatorade. For an upcoming trip day, I splurged and bought mini-Snapple bottles. Feeling extra generous, I also threw in a small bag of gummy candies, leftovers from an old- er Shabbat treat, and also going against my usual “snacks for camp/school should be fi ll- ing, semi-nutritious, and not detrimental to your health” guidelines. As the kids rifl ed through their lunch bags in the morning be- fore the trip, their eyes lit up at the goodies.  CONTINUED ON P. 62

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By Joseph Rotenberg avoid getting drenched by her quick reac- Our family name is Lothringen-Habsburg. I an Internet search. His iPad came in very tions. Jack rose to wipe off the spill, aided am his second wife.” useful for this purpose. Rapidly, he found In his 62 years by a towel that was provided him; he apol- Jack was a student of history and he Roderic Lothringen among the heirs to the Jack had trave- ogized to the woman twice for his clumsi- knew much about the former empire that Austro-Hungarian throne, but he was also led rather widely: ness and in a moment or two everything had collapsed after World War I. He had the ousted heir of the Kingdom of Lom- sight-seeing trips to was under control. The incident allowed also studied at university the detailed hon- bardy in northwest Italy, as well as the heir, Europe, adventur- Jack to introduce himself to his neighbor, or codes of that empire and the duty to de- through his mother, to the throne of the ous treks through strike up a conversation (during which he fend one’s honor by dueling if challenged. Kingdom of Romania. “Quite a celebrity!” the Yukon, the Alps, apologized a third time for nearly spilling All he could think of as the princess spoke Jack thought. One particular item, howev- and the Rhone Valley, family expeditions water on the woman) and to inquire about to him was that he had nearly spilled a cup er, caught Jack’s eye. Bran Castle, that fam- across the US Continental Divide and sun- the object of her trip to Israel. of water on a royal Habsburg princess in ily property overlooking Brasov that had ny drives down the Pacifi c Coast Highway. “I was born in Israel; I’m going to visit circumstances that would have required been returned to Roderic and his princess He’d seen strange places and even stranger my mother in Holon. My sister lives near him to fi ght a duel had any Austro-Hungar- bride in 2006, had a famous previous own- people in his time. But nothing really com- my mother; I try to visit her every year… ian soldier witnessed the event. er, none other than Count Dracula of Tran- pared to the unusual encounter that took My mother is nearly 90 years old and has The princess continued: sylvania. Apparently, Bran Castle was one Jack by surprise two years ago on an out- slowed down a bit…I’ve lived in America for “There are many heirs to the imperial of three castles ruled by Dracula while he bound fl ight to Israel. On that startling oc- many years.” throne last held by Franz Joseph. My hus- ran roughshod over the population in me- casion Jack came face to face with a fellow dieval times. Jack soon found online pic- passenger who happened to be both an tures of the Archduke and his wife–Jack’s honest-to-goodness Jewish-American prin- neighbor–at the 2006 ceremony at the cas- cess (Archduchess to be exact) and an heir- tle. Jack concluded that the occupant of ess of the infamous Romanian, Vlad the Im- seat 6E was indeed a princess, as she had paler (that’s Dracula to you). claimed, a Jewish princess! As outlandish and unbelievable as this Jack drifted off to sleep without shut- may seem, everything that happened to ting off his ipad. Soon he began to dream Jack in this story is true; he swears to it and misty dreams of a verdant countryside, a val- I never question Jack. ley fi lled with glistening vines, wooly sheep, On this particular occasion, Jack board- and friendly, smiling farmers. Looming dark- ed a United Airlines direct fl ight from New- ly above the valley stood a castle, sandstone ark to Tel Aviv by himself. He was traveling in color with red-roofed eaves atop its tur- solo because his dearly beloved had to stay rets and towers. Jack found himself moving home to prepare for their son’s wedding inexorably toward the castle and suddenly later in the month. He had lost the debate found himself inside a somewhat narrow, and, so, if he wanted to go it would be by dimly lit corridor decorated with ancient himself or not at all! He had picked a seat wall paintings. He heard the shuffl ing of on the right side of the center seating area feet and before him appeared a caped fi gure, in the business fi rst-class cabin. He was face shrouded in darkness. Jack ran away quite prepared for the 10-hour-long fl ight, from the fi gure who followed quickly be- the noisy humming of the engines, and, hind him. Jack ran faster still, but the caped quite particularly, the comfortable bed his The woman also told Jack that her hus- band is actually 40th in line to the throne. fi gure continued to gain on him. Around cushioned, convertible chair would trans- band was an architect and her daughter a Also, since I am a commoner, our children one last turn, Jack found himself at a large, form itself into. Upon boarding the aircraft, young lawyer who worked in the enter- don’t count in the succession and my titles oaken door. There was no escape. The fi gure he had located his seat, 6D, easily, lifted tainment industry. Jack recounted his “life won’t be inherited by the children.” edged towards him, bent forward, and Jack his hand luggage into the open bin above story,” a rehearsed tale that took several The princess spoke for another ten min- let out a shriek and all was dark. his head and quickly sat down on his pil- minutes to complete. The woman seemed utes, describing in detail what life was like Jack awoke to the gentle shaking of the low and blanket to permit later arrivals to interested in what Jack was saying, but he when the “royal family” got together on steward. attend to their needs. There was only one felt she was holding something back. annual occasions. She then spoke of her “Are you all right sir? You let out a thing he still needed to do and so he po- After another moment or two, Jack and mother-in-law for the fi rst time: scream so I ran over to see if you were all litely asked the nearest cabin attendant to the woman turned from their conversation “Roderic’s mother was a royal princess right. You were probably having a night- bring him some water so he could take an toward their own affairs: Jack arranging his of Romania, actually heiress to the throne mare.” overdue dose of medicine. The requested dinner tray and the woman turning off her of that kingdom. When the Communists “I think I’m okay,” Jack offered. He water arrived in a moment and was placed electronic devices. took the country over in 1947 they confi s- sighed. “Wow, everything was so real.” on the raised armrests between Jack’s seat A half hour passed as a light dinner was cated all the royal property and the fami- Jack looked around the cabin and no- and the adjoining seat. served. Jack ate his kosher meal while the ly went into exile. In 2006, the new Roma- ticed that the crew had been offering light At the same moment, a tall woman with woman ordered from the regular menu. Af- nian government welcomed my husband beverages to the passengers. He must have very pale skin and dark, straight hair that ter the attendants deftly cleared away the and me back to the country and restored been sleeping for a while since they had framed her face stopped at seat 6E to claim last dishes, utensils, and packaging materi- most of our holdings.” already passed his seat. Something made her place on the fl ight. She caught Jack’s at- als in which his meal had been wrapped, At this point, Jack felt somewhat hon- Jack glance to his left. He turned to see the tention by her effi cient movements, her Jack raised his serving tray and sat back to ored that the princess was comfortable in princess sipping what he believed to be to- rapid actions in preparing for takeoff, ar- relax. The woman suddenly addressed him. telling him her story in such detail, but his mato juice. Jack turned away hurriedly. He ranging her hand luggage overhead and be- “You know I am a princess,” she said. eyes were getting heavy and the time had couldn’t even glance at the princess for the low in record time. Just as she prepared to Jack was taken aback for a moment. come to get some rest. rest of the trip. At the end of the fl ight Jack sit down, however, Jack moved his left arm “Really? That’s very interesting. Exactly “All of this is fascinating,” he fi nally said and the princess exchanged the briefest of to reach for the cup of water and knocked what do you mean?” he countered. to end their conversation. farewells, after which Jack rushed off the it over. The contents spilled out in the di- “My husband, Roderic, is an heir to the Before he could fall asleep, Jack decid- aircraft without looking back. rection of the woman who was able to throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ed to confi rm the princess’s story through © 2014 Redmont Tales

I will likely never buy Gushers. “Why can’t we ist. Clearly I am not alone in this endeavor. “Thank you for keeping me so healthy by The Worst Snack Sender just be like everyone else?” The irony is, I have For the record, I should state that I send two sending me water instead of Gatorade,” but  CONTINUED FROM P. 60 spent my whole life trying to be different, to non-fruit/vegetable snacks for school (in ad- my healthy snack choices did cause a very be unique, to defi ne myself as something dis- dition to produce), so it’s not like I am the contented moment. “I was so happy that I “You’re the best mom!” they cried, hugging tinct from others, and so, to me, it feels like a evil mom who sends raw zucchini ribbons didn’t have to share my snack with Matt on me, wrapping their arms around my torso. compliment and less of a criticism. I wouldn’t with a splash of sesame oil for morning re- the bus today. Every day he makes me to And then one kid came over to me and help- want to be “like everyone else.” I tell them cess. I think Veggie straws, pretzels, or gra- give him my food, but he doesn’t like pret- fully advised me that most kids would get this, but they are too young to appreciate my ham crackers are a fair compromise. zels, so I didn’t have to share.” a bag “puffed” with candy, but she was still specialness. They just want the junk. Recently, we started a “Happiness Wall” Not quite what I was hoping for, but I’ll very happy with what she had. And I don’t view “everyone else” as where every day we write on different take what I can get…. “Why do you always have to be differ- Laffy-Taffy senders. I actually think that most colored post-its things that made us hap- ent?” they admonish, when I pack them mul- moms try to send nutritious food, judging by py, and our color collage grows with our Sarah Abenaim is a freelance writer living in Teaneck. ti-grain tortilla chips for school, and tell them the plethora of healthy food blogs that ex- positive thoughts. Nobody actually wrote, She can be reached at [email protected].

62 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 63 FEATURES A Chandelier to Think About By David Weinstein he looked around and realized off, or the electricity we har- that everything that God made, ness to power it that gave me During an intermission of servic- which we take so for granted, is the answer to that question; it es, our rabbi told a story of a little boy a miracle. He then understood was the way that it just hung talking to an angel, who complained that God’s miracles were all there from the ceiling, abso- that in our days God doesn’t make mira- around us and beyond and they lutely perfectly still. We (this cles like He did in biblical days–the part- were so endless that they could earth) are moving in an orbit ing of the Red Sea and so forth. The an- never be counted. at a tremendous speed, which gel brought the boy back in time to the I remember thinking about is over 65,000 miles per hour, Exodus from Egypt, to the middle of the the existence of God’s miracles and also spinning at several parted Red Sea when the Jews were fl ee- while looking up at our many- hundred mph and all of this in ing from Pharaoh’s armies (angels can do bulb chandelier hanging from perfect synchronization with that you know). One woman was scream- the ceiling in our dining room. the rest of the universe, which ing, “We are all going to die! Where are It was then a thought entered we know is so endless, and yet, God’s miracles now?” At that point the my mind...I can see the fi ne de- that chandelier on the ceiling boy screamed at her, “Don’t you see the tail and the symmetry and the remains perfectly...still. walls of water on both sides of you?” She shine of the brass, curved arms Yes! We have a word for it, couldn’t hear him or see him, because he holding everything together. I gravity, and they have an un- was there just as an observer. know it’s just a chandelier and derstanding of how it all works. At the blink of an eye the angel there are more complex things But after all their research, sci- brought him back to a fi eld near his in this world, but that simple entists say that further study home, and there was his little sister look- chandelier somehow did it for still needs to be done. ing down at a fl ower. “Look how beauti- me. You see, it wasn’t the beau- Try touching a chandelier ful the colors are,” she said. That’s when ty of it, or the light that it gave and see if it doesn’t move! “Why” Is a Crooked Letter By Bradley turned to the student and a copy was kept their level, and are giving us a reasonable posure. The next day I calmly asked him Karasik, Ph.D. on fi le? Something had to be done before directive. As a loyal employee you need what he meant by “I don’t do why’s.” This it was too late! Luckily, I spotted a sen- to follow the directive and own your fol- wise sage (whom I consider my mentor to- If your child- ior staff member and brought the matter low-through. You can learn from both pos- day) asked me how much energy I expend- hood was any- to her attention immediately. Why were itive and negative results. ed trying to fi gure out why this decision thing like mine black pens provided to the students? Why was made. I sheepishly admitted that it you had a natural didn’t anyone think to buy blue pens? I “Because life is not fair.” had been consuming me since I left his of- curiosity to under- was instantly defl ated when the senior I may never have been paid to be a pro- fi ce. He then presented me with the follow- stand why things staff member told me that this was an ir- fessional musician, but an experience in ing challenge: “When you leave my offi ce happen. Before relevant detail to the overall process. She my elementary school band felt like my take the next 24 hours to focus on how we Wikipedia, we went to grown-ups for an- told me to stop wasting time on this mi- fi rst professional setback. Jimmy got cho- can best deal with the decision presented swers and received a variety of perplexing nutia and spend my time overseeing the sen to play drums at a performance while to us in order to move forward in a positive responses. The three responses I remem- volunteers and helping the students. That I got stuck playing the xylophone. It was fashion.” This challenge was more complex ber most were: “because Y is a crooked let- was her professional way of answering me not fair that I got stuck with the job be- than it seemed. ter,” “because I said so,” and “because life is with “because Y is a crooked letter.” Next cause I was the only percussion player In order to meet the challenge of mov- not fair.” Although we are now older, and time you ask a question take a moment who could read music and play the xylo- ing forward I needed to change my out- presumably wiser, we still ask questions to refl ect if it is the right time to bring it phone. I couldn’t accept the answer the look from a refl ective “why” to a proactive from the “grown-ups” around us and get up or does the question greatly impact the band director gave me of “life is not al- “how.” As an analytical person I needed similar responses. Ask a question of your larger picture? ways fair.” Looking back, I realize that to quiet my need for a “why” to be able supervisor at work, colleague, professor, band needed me on the xylophone and to hear the “how” in the situation. I need- spouse, or friend and see if these types of “Because I said so.” that was the best role for me. I admit now ed to accept the decision that I viewed responses still apply. One would hope that I asked my son when the last time was that Jimmy was a better drummer than I as fl awed and use it as a foundation to our adult selves are able to deal with these I responded to one of his questions with was and perhaps the band director chose build on. When I let go of the “whys,” the responses in a more sophisticated manner the answer “because I said so.” His last rec- a song with a xylophone solo so I would “hows” took center stage. I felt empow- than the tantrums we threw as a child ollection was the time he asked why he have an opportunity to shine. ered. I was presented with a clean slate needs a bedtime. The In the workplace we to draw a future plan. My creative juices “Because Y is a crooked letter.” reason he needs a bed- have all felt that some- were fl owing and I couldn’t wait for my I always found this answer to be an time is so he gets the one else is being favored meeting the next day. With a clear head odd response to a simple question. It was proper rest to perform over us, we were wrong- and organized mind my supervisor and I most used when the question had very better in school, to allow fully passed over for a pro- mapped out some viable options to move little relevance to the overall situation at his body to recharge, and motion we deserve, or some- the department forward based on a deci- hand. When given a response of this type to allow me a few hours of one else kept their job while sion that was beyond our control. you are being told that the matter you are peace before I go to bed. If he our position got eliminated. Life As we go through our lives we will be raising is not worth validation at the pres- gets less than ideal sleep he will is not fair. Things happen that faced with many situations that are be- ent time. Why is the sky blue? There has be a mess the next day. Why didn’t are beyond our control. Could we yond our control. When these challeng- to be a scientifi c answer to that question. I just give him the full answer in- have done something different that es/opportunities present themselves we I am sure it is not because “Y is a crook- stead of “because I said so”? The rea- would have changed things? Perhaps. need to focus on how to make the best ed letter.” When the sky-color question is son my son got a short answer is that We cannot go back in time and see all of our situation and avoid falling into the asked while the family is packing up the his input was not relevant to the de- the factors that went into a decision. trap of needing to know why. Just like we car to leave on a trip you will most likely cision. His job is to follow the direc- All we can do is accept that life is not avoid crooked people in our lives, we need get the response above. tion of those in charge. His bedtime fair and grow from our experiences. to begin to avoid the crooked letter “why.” In one of my fi rst jobs, I guided a team is a matter that I gave a lot of thought Stop wasting our time question- of student volunteers charged with help- to and consulted with the other senior ing why things happen and focus on mov- Bradley Karasik, Ph.D. is a resident of Bergenfi eld and ing college students fi ll out their advis- stakeholder in this matter (my wife), and ing forward? Easier said than done! In one currently the Director of Recruitment, Admissions, and ing/registration forms. Immediately I no- the directive was given to him to follow of my jobs I was livid about why a decision Enrollment Management at the Touro Graduate School ticed that the duplicate layered form was through on. Sometimes in life we need to was made and was pressing my supervisor of Social Work. entirely white and the school provided accept that we are not always part of the to explain why it happened. After listening He also served as the Associate Dean of Students at Ye- black pens to fi ll them out. Institutional decision-making process. Unless some- to me rant for 15 minutes about why the sit- shiva University and as Director of Youth Services and practice was to retain the top layer in the thing is unethical or illegal, we are bound uation made no sense, why it was bad for Programs at the National Council of Young Israel. He student fi le and give the duplicate to the to follow top-down instructions. We need the institution, and why it was not fair to received his MA degree in Higher Education Adminis- student. By using a black pen the original to assume, rightly or wrongly, that those me, he gently responded, “I don’t do why’s.” tration from and his PhD in Social and duplicate would be indistinguishable. above our pay grade gave some thought At fi rst that statement infuriated me and I Welfare from Wurzweiler School of Social Work. What would happen if an original was re- to the decision, consulted with others at had to leave his offi ce before I lost my com-

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By Elozor M. Preil better fi nancial footing. Having clear ob- with a $30,000 limit, and another lender fective manner. Keep your payment fi xed. jectives and guidelines can make this hap- offers a card with a $20,000 limit to trans- If you don’t expect to pay the balance Stamped in pen, but remember: the credit-card compa- fer a $10,000 balance (remember, they in full by the time the 0% interest period big bold letters on ny’s objective in offering the 0% balance want you to spend more with the new expires, have a Plan B. As mentioned earli- the envelope, the transfer is to acquire another customer card), your potential debt limit has risen by er, the standard interest rate after the teas- phrase “ZERO IN- who “racks up interest-bearing charges on $10,000, which may trigger an alert from er expires may be higher than what is cur- TEREST” or “PAY new purchases.” the credit-reporting agencies. Conversely, rently being paid on existing accounts. 0%” catches your at- Here are some issues and strategies closing old accounts with strong payment Paying 20% interest in years two and three tention. You have commonly considered in conjunction histories as a way to lower total credit lim- after 0% interest in year one may be more just received a “teas- with a 0% balance transfer: its may also have a short-term negative im- costly than continuing to pay off a current er” from a credit-card company, an offer to Understand the transaction costs. Most pact on your credit score until the new ac- account at 12%. Some consumers might an- transfer an existing card balance to a new credit-card institutions impose a trans- counts “age” well. ticipate making another 0% interest bal- lender, and have zero interest applied to action fee on balance transfers, typical- Make timely payments. Many 0% inter- ance transfer when the fi rst expires, but that balance for a specifi ed period. ly 3% of the amount transferred. If in re- est offers are invalidated by late payments; future offers are not guaranteed. You may be receiving a lot of these of- turn you receive 12 months of interest-free if this happens, interest begins accruing at fers in the near future. Hungry to attract payments, the net cost of the transaction the card’s regular rate on the next billing The Key Ingredient new customers in a time when many Amer- is 3%. This rate is probably lower than the cycle–a rate that may be higher than the Beyond the fi nancial considerations ican households are reducing their discre- monthly interest applied to an existing card from which you transferred the bal- involved in deciding to accept a 0% bal- tionary borrowing, an August 27, 2013 Wall card account, but remember, a 0% balance ance. ance transfer, there is a critical psycho- Street Journal article reports “Financial transfer is not “free.” Do not use the new card. Treat the new logical component: You must have the companies that issue plastic are fl ooding Examine several offers, including those account as an unsecured loan for a specif- discipline to use the offer to your advan- mailboxes and email accounts with offers from existing accounts. As mentioned in ic amount, and do not commingle the bal- tage in accelerating debt reduction. It is that allow new customers to transfer their the WSJ article, 0% balance transfer offers ance with any transactions that will in- easy for spendthrift consumers to see no existing credit-card balances from other in- may vary signifi cantly as to the length of cur interest charges. Commingling current interest charges and lower payments as a stitutions without paying interest for as the interest-free period, the rates for new transactions with old debt makes it hard way to increase their spending (which is long as two years.” These offers, known as purchases, and how unpaid balances are to segregate payments. In addition, keep- precisely what the credit card company 0% balance transfers, are used “to reel in treated at the end of the period. Further, ing the new account dormant is psycho- intends). Instead of accelerating payoffs, new customers with the lure of not paying if you ask, your current card company may logical reinforcement that the purpose of they end up with even more debt–often interest on current balances, and then get offer new, more favorable terms to keep the transfer is debt reduction, not spend- at higher rates. them to rack up interest-bearing charges the account in their portfolio. ing at a lower cost. Credit card companies make 0% bal- on new purchases.” Applying for an additional credit-card Establish a regular payment sched- ance transfers an easy do-it-yourself pro- Depending on your fi nancial circum- account may affect your credit report. Po- ule. As the balance decreases, the month- ject. But because of the details involved, stances and habits, a 0% balance transfer tential lenders are concerned not only ly statement will refl ect a lower minimum many consumers would benefi t from a may represent a great opportunity to re- about your current debt, but how much monthly payment. But the goal is not low- second opinion from a fi nancial profes- duce the costs of previous borrowing de- unsecured debt you have the authoriza- ering monthly debt service payment, it is sional familiar with their unique circum- cisions, and speed up your transition to tion to accumulate. If you have one card clearing old, unproductive debt in a cost-ef- stances.

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By Shneur Garb talented programmer and IT, Shabbat Col- NY to Hong Kong and LA to Singapore, be- gether the 10-piece Shabbat Away Travel Set. lection went from the home offi ce/ kitchen fore settling down in Jerusalem. As some- As women and moms in business IT, Two weeks ago, I to the Internet. Have you ever been away at one who kept Shabbat, the concept of The Smartphones, Skype and web access gave wrote about building a hotel and had to pack a Kiddush cup, can- Shabbat Collection was born out of the them the ability to grow their business. websites. Years ago, dles, matches, and the like to cele- need and desire to celebrate Shabbat away “There is no doubt that 10 years ago we having an idea and brate Shabbat? from home with all the familiar and essen- would not have been able to get off the concept took consid- The kits comes with Shabbat candle tial components. ground with building and launching a new erable investment, holders, Kiddush wine fl ask, Kiddush cup, Back in 2005 I contacted an ex-col- business. With tools like Skype, Dropbox, staff and resources. mini Birkon, , challah cover, mi- league, Cristiana Camisotti–who had been Shopify, general web access and in particu- Today, having an idea out of your kitchen ni-salt shaker, B’Samim (spices), our in-house graphic designer–and asked lar, our mobile phones, we have been able or home offi ce can become a reality. Havdalah candle, a matchbook.and a Tefi lat her to produce designs for a new modern- to work from our homes or on the way to That’s the case of theshabbatcollection. Haderech/Traveler’s Prayer card. ized Shabbat Travel Set. In 2012 the idea was picking up kids from nursery school or food com, Rachel Rubin and her partner, Cristi- How did they come up with the con- revisited and Cristiana began work on all shopping. Most notably, our Hong Kong- ana Camisotti are based out of Israel. With cept? Rachel tells JLNJ, “For many years I branding and product design work. By the based partner, Anjali Mahtani, who oversees the assistance of a great website, Skype, a lived and worked across the globe, from end of the following year we launched to- all our manufacturing in China, has been able to mastermind all aspects of manufac- turing via Skype, Dropbox and so forth, en- abling us to stay put with our families and not have to travel to and from China. “Facebook has also given us the most far reaching and inexpensive method of exposure reaching out to a global audi- ence. Since IT allows us to run our business wherever we are, we are able to keep our overhead down, which for a start-up business is essential. “It is a huge adjustment to move from the corporate offi ce to a kitchen, but the number of entrepreneurs worldwide–and especially in Israel, the start-up nation– who are working from their kitchens is growing at an enormous pace. The kitchen counter IS the new offi ce.” The toughest issue to manage, says Ra- chel, is time. “With a young family, time to oneself to move a business forward is price- less and the frustrations of bad or lost Wi- Fi and Internet connections take up too much time out of the limited working day. Israel has pretty solid Wi-Fi access across the country but it isn’t always reliable.” Meetings are conducted via the net. “Though we have used Google Hangout from time to time, the majority of our meetings are through Skype and I’ve even overseen a photo shoot for our products in London from my kitchen in Jerusalem!” What advice would they offer to those who want to develop a home business? “The best advice we can give anyone who wants to develop an idea is to try to fi nd a like-minded partner or an entrepre- neur support group, tap into any local re- sources available for start-ups and DO NOT rush the building stage as you only get one chance to build a solid foundation. Perhaps most important, is to know when to switch off and focus on family time.” The Shabbat Collection kit can be pur- chased from Theshabbatcollection.com. Mention UnGarbled-Tech for free shipping on your kit.

Shneur Garb is the owner of The Garb IT Consulting Group in Teaneck, NJ. For Question or comments.

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By Chaim Davidson The resort is a great place to learn to ski or snowboard. The brand-new rental shack Tired of schlepping tuna fi sh sandwich- provides skis, boots and poles, or a snow- es on day trips? Do you love skiing or snow- board, and group lessons run every two boarding in the fresh mountain air–or wish hours divided by skill level. you could learn? Looking for healthy, out- A specially-designed ski-school for chil- door winter fun close to home? dren 6-12 offers an extensive two-hour les- If you answered yes to any of these– son, featuring instructors that are pre- then “Kosher Ski Day” at Montage Moun- screened and PSIA certifi ed (Professional tain Ski Resort is what you’ve been wait- Ski Instructors of America). Like a regular ing for! school, children begin on level I learning Located less than two hours drive from the basics; how to put on their skis, how the George Washington Bridge in beautiful to get on and off the ski lift, and eventual- northeast Pennsylvania, the family-friendly ly will graduate the program upon conclud- ski resort offers 26 professionally groomed ing level VI, gaining confi dence and life- trails, from the “Bunny Hill” for beginners long skills that will allow them to navigate to “White-Lightening” for the most ad- the most diffi cult trails. vanced, touted as the 2nd steepest black di- Montage Mountain also has the longest amond in the Northeast with a 32° angle! and fastest tubing trails in the region. The snow-tubing park is fun for all ages, and fea- Organized by Chabad of Northeast- Public Service and Local about it. Wildes’ responded, “The most tures 10 trails of downhill excitement that ern Pennsylvania, the Kosher Ski Day will Government Are Keys to a effi cient thing to do? Form a relation- are each 800 feet long. The hill is serviced kick-off on Sunday and Monday Decem- City: Englewood’s Michael ship so that if there’s God forbid another by the Magic Carpet lift which gives tubers ber 21-22, and will run on Sunday, Decem- Wildes Meets YU Democrats challenge, the trust is already developed. I a swift return to the top of the snow-tubing ber 28, and on most Sundays during the  CONTINUED FROM P. 17 don’t want it to be a token kind of experi- park. Snow-tubing is set to open in January. season. ence. It should be meaningful. Meet with After hours of clean, healthy fun on the Kosher Ski Day offers tickets that are When asked what students can do, Wil- leaders, support families, help raise funds. slopes, relax and enjoy a delicious glatt-ko- 50% off the window rates: Full-day lift: des suggested “Volunteer! Volunteer! Vol- Dialogue is key. Every time there is a sher dinner in the lodge overlooking the $30, with ski or board rental $45, with a unteer! Do what you’re passionate about. white face supporting the issue, the mes- main ski area. An extensive buffet featuring group lesson $55. Ski school for children Whatever career you embark on, pay it for- sage must be ‘we respect you and stand hearty soups, fresh salads and hot meat/ 6-12 is $60 and includes lift ticket, rentals ward. Give back wherever you go. Look for in solidarity with our African-American chicken dishes (with special menu for kids) and two-hour lesson. Dinner buffet: $18 for old people for advice. The people impor- brothers.’ That would be tremendous.” will rejuvenate and recharge skiers – pre- adults, $10 for children 6-12, 5 and under no tant in your life will do the same.” paring them to go back out on the moun- charge. Group rates are available. One student raised the issue of vio- Rivka Hia is an intern at JLNJ. She is a junior at Stern tain for night skiing. All trails are equipped Tickets must be purchased in advance lence against the African American com- College majoring in journalism. Find out more at: with LED lighting and the mountain is online at www.JewishNEPA.com/ski. munity and what YU students can do about.me/Rivka. open to 9:00pm on weekdays, 10:00pm on For more information, questions or weekends and holidays. comments e-mail [email protected].

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70 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM AN APPRECIATION Gil Marks and the Holy Stomach

By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik In Temple times, the central cultic ritu- ing to the book of Exodus, two substances reprinted with permission from Mosaic Magazine al was the assembly of the entire people were forbidden to the Israelites in remem- three times a year in Jerusalem, where, brance of their liberation from Egypt: cha- Gil Marks, famed Jewish food writer, the Bible constantly exhorts, “Ye shall eat metz, or leavened bread, and se’or, which author of several acclaimed cookbooks there before the Lord your God.” Rabbi Jo- is commonly translated as yeast. To Marks, and of the magisterial Encyclopedia of seph Soloveitchik noted just how shock- the translation is a mistranslation, and a lu- Jewish Food (2010), and an Orthodox ing this idea must have been to the an- dicrous one; after all, another central ritual rabbi, was laid to rest near his home in cient Greeks. To the Greek mind, he wrote, at the seder is the drinking of wine, which Alon Shvut, Israel. Marks has been wide- “an animal eats, while man thinks and rec- itself is created by the action of yeast. Se’or, ly and justly lauded for his sterling con- ognizes the spiritual.” But Judaism, then he states fl atly, is “one of the most mis- tributions to the fi eld of culinary history. and now, insists on the sacred value of translated words in the entire Bible.” Yet he requires appreciation not only as a dining before the divine: In fact, se’or refers to a basic element of chef and a food writer but as an interpret- Eating sacrifi ces, eating the paschal baking known to all before the modern age: er of Torah. lamb, eating the second tithe…, eating starter dough. First invented in Egypt, this To read The Encyclopedia of Jewish matzah, eating the offerings of joy on the carefully nurtured mixture of fl our and wa- Food is to encounter a smorgasbord of ex- three festivals–all of these are biblical com- ter contained a natural culture of yeast and Gil Marks traordinary insights, culinary and other- mandments… whereas prayer [by contrast] bacteria: an imperishable leavening agent. wise. Marks informs us, for example, that is counted among the commandments For most of the history of the West, starter joyously exclaimed, “So this is the holy dough was one of a household’s most treas- stomach on which so much Torah has been ured possessions; to this day, European chefs written!” (“Ah, dos iz di heylige kurkevan!”) utilize starters that are several centuries old. Judaism, contra Plato, denies that this To ask the Israelites to rid themselves of is a world of material shadow that the en- se’or–one of ancient Egypt’s breakthrough lightened must escape. Similarly, to be a re- innovations–and to command that their ligious Jew is to reject the Christian asser- descendants replicate the deed throughout tion that “My kingdom is not of this earth.” the generations, was to ask an extraordinary On the contrary: Jews insist that in sanc- yearly sacrifi ce in token of their faith. tifying the physical, they enable the pres- But the Jewish approach to food–and ence of God to reside in this world. As Rab- to the material world in general–may be bi Soloveitchik put it: “The universal homo best captured in examples not of depriva- religiosus proclaims: the lower yearns for tion but of affi rmation. I’m particularly en- the higher. But halakhic man, with his amored of an anecdote about Rabbi Baruch unique mode of understanding, declares: Ber Leibowitz (1870-1939), a devoted stu- the higher longs and pines for the lower.” dent of Rabbi Hayyim of Brisk and later the Gefi lte fi sh, matzah, cholent, and so leader of a yeshiva in Slobodka, Lithuania. many other culinary concoctions–lowly Once a townsman brought Rabbi Leibow- substances, all–are, in their own way, foods itz a chicken’s stomach in which a needle of faith, and eating them, with the proper not until the 15th century did Ashkenazi only according to . The mitz- had been found. Because a hole in the stom- perspective, allows our tables to be dwell- Jews in Germany and Austria begin to apply vah of rejoicing on the festivals in the Tem- ach–the kurkevan, in the parlance of the Tal- ing-places of the divine. This is what Gil the term challah–which in the Bible desig- ple is focused on eating sacrifi cial meat, mud–renders a chicken unkosher, this is a Marks showed, over and over again, and nates only the bit of dough offered to the and in our time on eating regular meat and problem discussed at length in Jewish law. it is for this that he will be sorely missed– priest as a tithe–to their Sabbath loaves. It drinking wine, and this is considered the Having spent his entire life in such study, even as his impact on my eating, and on seems that, in those lands, Christians still rejoicing of man before his Creator. the revered rabbi knew a great deal about that of countless others, will endure for perpetuated certain pre-Christian prac- In his essays and his books, Gil Marks a chicken’s stomach but–unlike any shtetl many courses to come. tices, one of which had been to prepare, reminded us that to misunderstand food is housewife of his day–had never actually This article originally appeared in Mosa- around the time of the winter solstice, an to misunderstand faith. Take Passover and seen one. According to the tale, he grabbed ic Magazine. For more, visit here: http://mo- attractively braided loaf to appease the pa- its laws, which are all about bread. Accord- the bloody, pulpy mass, held it close, and saicmagazine.com gan goddess Holle, an “ugly Teutonic crone with long matted hair.” In time, having re- placed the pagan referent with a sacred one, Jews all over the globe, Ashkenazim and Sephardim alike, would be inaugurat- ing their Sabbath meal with a blessing over two artfully braided loaves of “hallah.” Marks has similarly fascinating stories to tell about other Sabbath foods. His En- cyclopedia even features a cholent map, charting the historical spread and evolution of this Sabbath stew from the hamin cited in the Mishnah, to the adafi na of Spain, to the slow-cooked, potato- and barley-based casserole of Ashkenaz that is relished by so many today. And his discussion of the holi- days is no less enlightening. In this Chanu- kah season, anyone who, like me, mourns the plummet of the potato latke from its former prominence, will be amused and ed- ifi ed by Marks’s reconstruction of how that once-universal dish gave way, in Israel, to jel- ly doughnuts, known as sufganiyot. (Hint: it was all the result of a socialist plot.) But Gil Marks’s achievement goes be- yond his historical and cultural research- es, his amazing expertise in the kitchen, and the many indispensable recipes he provided along the way. As he well recog- nized, Judaism itself is, in the phrase of CATERING/BAR & BAT MITVAHS/BRIS/ the theologian Michael Wyschogrod, “a re- ligion of the body,” and its vision of holi- SHIVAS/CORPORATE EVENTS/SHEVA BROCHOS/ MOCHABLEU ness is very much linked to the physical, PRIVATE PARTY ROOM/PARTY PLANNER/ and especially to food. RCBC KOSHER www.MOCHABLEU.com T. 201/837/2538 Patisserie. Bistro & Cafe

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 71 SPECIAL NEEDS ‘Lights and Laughter’ Celebrates LifeTown’s Creation

By Faygie Levy Tonight Show and was a regular on the TV se- as the venue for life-skills Meredith Friedman of ries Bones. He told the JLNJ he met some of training. Livingston, who knows a Livingston–The room resembled an up- the Friendship Circle’s teen volunteers ear- “[LifeTown] is going to number of Friendship Cir- scale comedy club, but it wasn’t a Manhat- lier in the day, and said, “I don’t know who be a place for my child and cle participants, praised tan hangout. It was the Friendship Circle’s I am more impressed with–the amazing, me, where the whole com- the Young Leadership Cel- home in Livingston which was trans- sweet volunteers or the special needs chil- munity gets together and ebration and its goals. formed for its third-annual Young Leader- dren the volunteers are working with.” gets involved.” said Dor- “When LifeTown is com- ship Celebration. Community support and The event showcased LifeTown, a on Barness of Short Hills, pleted it will be a great fa- community building were key elements of 45,000-square-foot facility that will offer the evening’s emcee. Her cility that will attract fami- this year’s “Lights & Laughter” Young Lead- social, educational, therapeutic, and recre- son participates in Friend- lies,” she said. “And, it will ership Celebration. ational facilities for individuals with spe- ship Circle programming. do so much for children Three hundred people turned out for the cial needs that is slated for construction “Be part of something mag- with special needs. It is so Dec. 4, pre-Chanukah event, which included this spring. The centerpiece is Life Village, ical,” Barness told the audi- nice to have it in our com- a stand-up performance by comedian Elon a functioning town square complete with ence. “Be part of LifeTown. munity, and I’m glad so Gold, who has made 10 appearances on The streets, stores, and more that will serve Be part of greatness.” many people have come The message resonat- Elon Gold out to support it.” ed with many in the audience who under- Steven Simon of Livingston says he stood how critical LifeTown will be for in- and his family get good feelings from vol- dividuals with special needs. They could unteering with the Friendship Circle and visualize the opportunities it will present encouraged others to do the same. “Every to everyone in the community. time we come here, [we] just want to do Pointing to the photos of Friendship more and help more,” he said. “This is a Circle children hanging on the walls, Jay special place that makes you feel so special Murnick of Short Hills asked the audi- for helping.” ence to appreciate what they were seeing: To learn more about the Friendship “Look at these [pictures], that’s why. Look Circle log on to www.FCNJ.com, and for at what they are physically building with more about LifeTown visit www.Life- LifeTown. That’s why.” Town.com. Ashira to Open HS for Mainstream Girls in Monsey Monsey–In response to a growing com- gram. “A vital part of chinuch is helping al education environment. fered at Ateres Bais Yaakov. munal need, Ashira is establishing an inte- each child recognize and use her strengths With its highly trained staff, and by us- Ateres’s dean, Rabbi Aaron Fink, is en- grated girls’ high school program to provide to promote her growth,” says Cohen. “It is ing contemporary, research-based meth- thusiastic about Ashira. “Ateres proudly individualized instruction geared specifi cally our goal to guide every girl to achieve her ods, Ashira will provide a comprehensive welcomes the Ashira program as it launch- toward the needs of each student. The Ashira true potential.” The small class size will high school education to their students es its pioneer year of specialized educa- mission is to provide every Jewish girl, regard- provide a venue for each girl to progress ac- with a focus on basic skill instruction and tion to service high school students from less of her academic level, with the ability to ademically and absorb hashkafa through- post-secondary transition. Ashira will be the Monsey, Passaic, and Bergen County develop into a self-confi dent young woman out her high school years, while enjoying a hosted by Ateres Bais Yaakov in Monsey, communities. This kind of program is long who is a productive, contributing member typical high school experience.” NY, where students in the Ashira program overdue. We look forward to seeing Ateres of the Jewish community. They plan to open Ashira emphasizes the integration and will benefi t from the beautiful campus, girls and Ashira students grow in their Yiras Ashira’s doors in September 2015. inclusion of diverse learners within the warm atmosphere, and professional leader- Shamayim, sense of achdus, and apprecia- Ms. Sarah Levy and Mrs. Bracha Cohen, greater framework of an established school. ship at Ateres Bais Yaakov. Ashira students tion for one another as Hashem’s children, qualifi ed and experienced special educa- Students whose primary areas of challenge will be mainstreamed when appropriate with potential to be tapped and refi ned as tion teachers, will co-direct the Ashira pro- are in the academic domain, with social and be included in non-academic, social ac- they give to one another.” gram. The successful transitional program and emotional levels of development com- tivities, giving them an equal opportunity Contact: Sarah Levy and Bracha Cohen at the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey parable to their peers, will have an opportu- to shine with their peers. Girls will partici- via [email protected] or call 845- is the educational model for the Ashira pro- nity to seamlessly integrate into the gener- pate in myriad extracurricular activities of- 541-5250. Yachad Helps Employees Shine By Elizabeth Kratz noon, the participants get together to so- cialize and have group discussion before Teaneck–Avi Tsadok, 31, works for the going to their jobs with their coaches. The Jewish Link of New Jersey (JLNJ) every morning and afternoon groups are led by Tuesday, identifying potential metropol- a social worker, and they talk about social itan area advertisers for our newspaper’s skills in the workplace, problem solving, sales team. His work is important to the interview preparation, and resume writ- growth of our company, and his colleagues ing. The afternoons also include group ses- are proud to welcome him as the Jewish sions, but with some fun additions. Every Link’s fi rst Yachad intern. Monday afternoon, for example, Matt Yachad is an agency of the Orthodox Okin, of Black Box Studios in Teaneck, runs Union–the National Jewish Council for Dis- an improv workshop. “We ask Matt to pres- abilities–a global organization dedicated to ent different scenes that we would like to addressing the needs of all Jewish individ- work on, and it’s presented in a fun way,” uals with disabilities and ensuring their in- said Herrmann. “It’s a creative way to play clusion in every aspect of Jewish life. NJ out social situations,” she added. Yachad is a division of that organization. Participants also have lunch together Chani Herrmann, director of NJ Yachad, every Wednesday, sometimes at a restau- told JLNJ that the organization is partially rant and sometimes they make their own funded through the state’s DDD (Division lunches at the Yachad offi ce on Queen for Developmental Disabilities), depending Anne Road, to learn about healthy food on how many qualifi ed participants are be- preparation like salad-making. When they ing served. go to a restaurant, the participants think The program’s inclusive design ensures Avi Tsadok, right, with Jewish Link publisher Moshe Kinderleher and Naomi Haberman, about budgets. “They have to decide what that persons with diverse abilities can fi nd Tsadok’s job coach. they should order based on how much their rightful place within the Jewish com- outreach, to promote positive attitudes to- gram,” most participants work at different they have to spend,” Herrmann explained. munity, and advocates to the Jewish world ward the disabled. jobs four days a week. Participants are all for greater understanding, acceptance, As part of NJ Yachad’s “Vocational Pro- over the age of 21. Every morning and after-  CONTINUED ON P. 87

72 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SCHOOLS Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Hosts Open House and Family Fun Day By Erica Rosenfeld lief Agency (JRA), student Chanukah vocal School, the way in which the school informational for prospective par- performances, and an interactive music pro- imbues Torah values throughout ents, and an enjoyable event for Livingston–The Joseph Kushner He- gram with Musical IQ’s Drum Tales. Parents its curriculum, as well as informa- the whole family and our school brew Academy, New Jersey’s only Modern were able to attend sessions with their chil- tion on new programs for com- community,” said Sandra Blank, Orthodox Jewish day school accredited by dren that explored hands-on Chanukah re- munity growth incentives and af- Director of Admissions of JKHA. the New Jersey Association of Independ- lated science experiments, multisensory He- fordability. “It was a great opportunity for ent School (NJAIS), hosted an Open House brew games, and aleph bet yoga and other The day culminated with prospective families to explore and Family Fun Day for prospective and activities in the school’s movement room. lunch, which featured a Commu- what our school has to offer and current JKHA families on Sunday, Decem- Children also exerted their energy participat- nity Fair with representation from area learn about the surrounding com- ber 14. Close to 500 people attended the ing in “Judah and the Maccabbes Training” shuls, and resources and information for munities, as well as a chance for our school fi rst-of-its kind event that featured a fun- in the gym, and explored their creative sides families looking to relocate to the area. Raf- families to come together for a day of en- fi lled Chanukah-themed morning, along while making Chanukah-themed crafts. fl e prizes were also awarded to current and riching family fun and entertainment.” with opportunities to explore the fi rst-rate Parents were able to attend sessions prospective families, and one lucky pro- For more information about the Joseph Judaic and general studies education the with the school’s faculty that included spective family went home with a $5,000 Kushner Hebrew Academy or to schedule a school provides. more in-depth learning about the Lower credit towards tuition. tour, please contact Sandra Blank, Director The morning kicked off with food pack- School general studies curriculum from ear- “This Chanukah, JKHA wanted to do of Admissions at [email protected] or 862- aging for those in need with the Jewish Re- ly childhood to transitioning to the Middle something different and make open house 437-8050 or visit www.jkha.org Preschoolers at Chabad of Fort Lee Learn Fire Safety 1...2...3...Blastoff RYNJ students of K2 complete their unit on Space with a trip to the moon in their hand-painted space shuttle.

With the holiday of Chanukah, fi re safe- Smoke alarms warn about fi res. RACHELLE ZOMICK ty is an important topic to discuss. Many Practice stop, drop and roll. Memorize their full names, address and families will be celebrating by lighting Cha- Get low and go under the smoke. telephone number. nukah menorahs in their homes. The chil- Get out of a burning building and stay We have a great opportunity to empow- dren at the Preschool at Chabad of Fort Lee out. er children with the skills and confi dence enjoyed a visit from Firefi ghters Mary and Call 911. that they can use to help keep themselves John from the Fort Lee Fire Department for Don’t be afraid of fi refi ghters; fi refi ght- and others safe. a fi re safety lesson. Here are some of the ers rescue people. We thank Firefi ghters Mary and John things they discussed: Hot things burn. from the Fort Lee Fire Department for com- Plan and practice home escape plan and Don’t play with fi re. ing to school for their annual fi re safety les- school fi re alarm safety drills. Designate a meeting place outside. son. Chumash Play at Moriah Katz Grant Enables Noam Students Moriah 2nd graders, having received their fi rst Chumashim, performed a play which Thanks to the Katz Educational Tech- achim” (Kings). In addition to all the inde- highlighted signifi cant events in the history of the Jewish People. nology Grant, Yeshivat Noam is able to pendent work, the students participated enrich the curriculum throughout differ- using ipads in this online course with their ent subjects and grades. Currently, 14 8th teacher, Mrs. Susan Yammer in Jerusalem, graders, who have been selected for par- and other students who are also participat- ticipation, are enrolled in the Lookstein ing in the Lookstein Institute class from all Insistute’s in-depth analysis of “Sefer Mel- over the country.

MTA Visits ESPN Last week, students from the MTA the operations behind putting together Sports Management club traveled each episode. The students were then to midtown for a private tour of ES- treated to behind-the-scenes looks at PN’s New York studio, where they fi lm the studio itself and the various control the shows Olbermann and Around the rooms. Horn. After brief introductions to vari- “Learning about the various details ous members of the ESPN team, Dan that go into putting on a live broadcast Remin, Senior Editorial Graphics Pro- was incredible,” said Azriel Markowitz, ducer for the Olbermann show and host a senior member of the club who hails of the tour, spoke to the students about from Teaneck, NJ.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 73 SCHOOLS Breuers to Host Preschool Open House By Rochel Alpert Rabbi Zvi and Efrat Sobolofsky not- comparable, with a love of Yiddishkeit bar ed that their children who have graduated none,” and “nothing less than spectacular.” In order to attract new families from Te- YRSRH still cherish the connections they One parent described the preschool and its aneck and other areas to its school, Yeshi- forged with their rebbeim, and the Breuers staff as “exceptionally loving; warm and va Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (YRSRH) values. In fact, Mrs. Sobolofsky said that nurturing.” Another parent of current mid- in Washington Heights will host two pre- her oldest daughter, currently a BJJ semi- dle-school students and several graduates school open school days on December 24th nary student, recently emailed her former said that the Tznius and refi nement of the and 25th from 10-11:45 a.m. Free parking will 3rd-grade Morah, a Breuers teacher who Morahs is something particularly meaning- be available at the public school across the just happens to have the youngest Sobolof- ful to her. street at 186th Street and Broadway. sky as a current student. Rabbi Ciment concluded that the best Although there is no lack of local op- Rivka Finkof Teaneck, who describes a parent can offer a child is the arsenal of tions for day schools, an increasing num- herself as a “very happy parent in the tools that he or she will need in order to ber of Teaneck parents choose to send school,” is a mother of three current YRSRH be a committed, Torah true member of their children over the bridge to YRSRH, students and three graduates. She also Klal Yisroel in today’s world. The Ciments more commonly referred to as Breuers. treasures the close relationships her chil- feel that, as parents, they have found the In fact, the individuals honored the past dren have developed with their teachers, answer to be a YRSRH education for their two years as Breuers’ Parents of the Year bonds which often continue long past children. are well-known Teaneck families, Dr. Mark graduation. Breuers is a school steeped in Mesora. and Hennie Eisen and Rabbi Dr. Daniel and Rabbi Aharon and Rachel Ciment, Founded on these shores in 1944 by Rav Jo- Naomi Eisen of Teaneck, a Breuer’s Chana Hakimi. whose oldest daughter is a 7th-grader in the seph Breuer, zt”l, who viewed education as kindergarten student. When Teaneck parents were asked why middle school, said one of the reasons they the fi rst priority of the nascent Kehilla he they chose Breuers, they mentioned an are delighted with Breuers is because of the was building, Breuers is actually the con- da Moller, menahel of the boys’ and girls’ abundance of reasons, including the Me- extraordinary amount of knowledge their tinuation of the yeshiva which Rav Sam- elementary departments; Hena Gottes- sora and Daas Torah with which Breuers daughter has learned and internalized. The son Raphael Hirsch (Rav Breuer’s grandfa- man, principal of the Bais Yaakov middle is guided, the outstanding yeshiva educa- Ciments noted, however, that it is not just ther) established almost a century prior in school; Rabbi Shraga Soloveitchik, rosh tion conveyed in a caring environment, the the more academic subjects with which Frankfurt, Germany, under the banner of mesivta of the Mesivta junior and senior superlative teaching staff, and the values they are so impressed. They value the fact Torah Im Derech Eretz. From its inception high school; and Dianne Lanzkron and with which the students–and graduates– that a Breuers education includes such in Washington Heights, however, Breuers Susan Koss, the Yeshiva’s General Studies of YRSRH stand prepared to face today’s classes as Biur Tefi lla and Yahadus, and a has attracted a much broader student body principals. world as Torah-true Jews. A number of Te- continual focus on Midos Tovos, character than only the members of the local com- RSVP for Breuers’ preschool open aneck parents also attended Breuers them- development and refi nement. munity. school days, at offi [email protected] or selves and want that same type of educa- The Rebbeim and Morahs of YRSRH Today, Breuers is led by Shani Plotzk- for more information, call 212-568-6200, tion for their children. are, to quote various Teaneck parents, “in- er, early childhood director; Rabbi Yehu- ext. 127. RKYHS Hosts 5th Annual Rikudiah A Lesson on By Sharon Weinstein and Frisch participating. At the beginning be choosing the tzedakah the proceeds of at Moriah of the school year, the participating teams the event will go to. They will also be in- The fi fth annual Rikudiah, the inter-ye- were offered the option to be paired vited to perform their dance at the annu- Saba Moshe and Shoshana, aka the shiva high school girls’ dance competi- with one of the Rikudiah mentors, a reli- al Stern College dance show in the spring. Moriah B’nai Akiva shlichot, taught stu- tion and tzedakah fundraiser, took place gious Jewish woman with extensive back- This year we also had the opportunity dents about shmita by playing games, this past Motzei Shabbat, December 13th. ground in dance. The mentors ran a dance to watch a group from the Brooklyn Jew- making a video and learning about the ish Dance Institute perform farming process. a dance based on the Bibli- cal story of Rut. This perfor- mance was intended to en- courage all the girls to think about new ways in which they might be able to merge their interest in dance with their Jewish identity. One of the highlights of the event is the conclusion Participants in the 5th annual Rikudiah, an inter-yeshiva HS girls dance competition SHARON WEINSTEIN of the program, where the The Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School was workshop at Kushner for all team captains girls from all the dance teams, as well as thrilled to host the competition which and provided individual guidance to the the spectators, dance together. It is a beau- gives those students interested in dance teams over the past few months of prac- tiful scene to watch over 200 yeshiva high the opportunity to become leaders in their tices. school girls from different schools dance area of interest by producing something While all the teams performed fantas- and sing together to contemporary Jewish of their own while also developing their tically well, four professional Jewish danc- music. talents in a meaningful setting. ers judged the competition to determine We invite women and girls to be a part This was the largest competition yet, the winners. Hillel came in fi rst place, Ye- of the excitement next year at the sixth an- with dance teams from Kushner, Hillel, shiva of Flatbush in second, Magen David nual Rikudiah! For more information, con- Flatbush, YUHSG, Shulamith, HANC, in third and Ramaz received an honorable tact Sharon Weinstein, the Rikudiah coor- Ma’ayanot, Ramaz, Magen David, Ilan, SAR, mention. As fi rst place winner, Hillel will dinator, at [email protected]. Preschool at Chabad of Fort Lee Focuses on Safety

By Rachelle Zomick such as 911. Tell your children that it is okay for full and can’t get to the phone. Instead of saying “never talk to them to approach an adult if they are in Let your children know that they can Teaching our children to be safe may strangers,” say instead “While most people need of help, but it is not okay for an un- come to you if anything or anyone, includ- be the most important skill they learn, but are good, some people choose to do bad known adult to approach them. Let your ing relatives and friends, makes them feel it also may be the most diffi cult. As par- things.” If your child is ever lost or threat- child know that politeness doesn’t apply if scared or uncomfortable. Reassure them ents and teachers we need to prepare our ened, you want him or her to seek for they are approached by a stranger to help that you will work with them on whatev- children to face dangers, but how do we help from an adult. Instruct your child to fi nd a pet, eat some candy, or get in a car. er the problem is. do it without overly scaring them? Here look fi rst for a uniformed offi cer or secu- He or she should scream, run, and get help. Point out the homes of trusted neigh- are a few tips: rity guard, a store clerk, or a mother with Instruct your children never to tell any- bors to which your kids can go in an emer- Educate your children how and when children–all adults who are likely to be safe one that they are home alone. Tell them to gency if you are away. to use emergency telephone numbers and helpful. say you are in the shower or your hands are Help your children.

74 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SCHOOLS Moriah to Hold Alumni Reunion and Dedication The Moriah School (Englewood, NJ), one for the past 34 years and a founding mem- ey and time to undertake a building cam- of the nation’s premier Jewish Day Schools, ber of MAP. A Special Service Recognition paign, Rabbi Swift moved his offi ce into educating more than 800 students across Award will be presented to Emily Trepp, his home in order to create a needed class- Bergen County, will be hosting the Moriah who has been a part of the fabric of Mori- room. In September, 1964, Ahavath Torah Leadership and Alumni Reunion in celebra- ah since inception. She was very active in opened its doors to 12 children in the fi rst tion and in dedication of the new Rabbi J. Moriah’s formation, involved in MAP lead- kindergarten class of “The Moriah School.” Shelley Applbaum Library and Technology ership, and for the past 11 years has served Fifty years later, Moriah continues to be Center. The reunion will take place on Sat- as Morah Emily by volunteering in early one of the preeminent Jewish Day Schools urday, January 10th, at the Moriah Campus childhood classes. Moriah will also present in the country. With a campus spanning in Englewood, NJ at 8 p.m. an award to its former librarian, Shelly Feit, over 10 acres, leading-edge support services Awards will be presented to the prior who was at Moriah 30 years and dedicated programs, 21st century technology program- presidents and board chairs of Moriah, in- her service to the students. ming and nearly 3,600 graduates, Moriah cluding Max Grobow, z”l, Ralph Warburg, In January of 1964, the Jewish Stand- owes an incredible gratitude to those indi- tinues to draw support from today. He was Norman Oppenheimer, z”l, Seymour Bern- ard ran an advertisement announcing the viduals whose passion, commitment and not alone in his passion and commitment stein, Gerald Wolf, z”l, Debbie Indyk, Dr. opening of the “Moriah School of Engle- dedication created and sustained its exist- and was joined by a legacy of incredible lay Kenneth Prager, Melvin Lubin, Stanley Tu- wood, a Jewish Day School serving Ber- ence. Through the years, these individuals leaders, many of whom remain as pillars of ritz, Victor Weinman, David Lew, z”l, Na- gen County,” offering kindergarten and 1st gave of themselves to ensure that Moriah the community and school today. After fi ve hum Twersky, Marvin I. Benkler, z”l, Her- grade classes. The school had taken root remained a leading, viable, and vibrant Jew- decades, Moriah stands strong in its dedica- bert Speiser, Ilan Kaufthal, Alan Jacobs, several years earlier in the mind of Rab- ish Day School. tion to the Jewish Community. Rella Feldman, Dov Schwartz, Daniel bi Isaac Swift, the Rabbi of Ahavath Torah, Rabbi J. Shelley Applbaum, z”l, served as For more information on The Moriah Straus, Morris Bienenfeld, Moshael Straus, and Englewood’s only Orthodox synagogue principal from 1977 to 1996. During that pe- School or the Moriah Leadership Alumni Jeffrey Parker, Nathan Lindenbaum, Sam at the time. With the nearest yeshivot in riod, Rabbi Applbaum led Moriah through Reunion in celebration and in dedication Moed, Michael Goldsmith and Jeremy Jersey City and Paterson, Rabbi Swift was its greatest period of growth and develop- of the new Rabbi J. Shelley Applbaum Li- Schwalbe. A special tribute to these leaders adamant that a young, growing Orthodox ment. He enhanced the campus through brary and Technology Center, please con- will also take place at the annual dinner on community should not be without its own numerous additions, improved the quality tact Nila Lazarus (Director of Development) February 28th. local yeshiva. Rabbi Swift rallied a small of the education, surrounded himself with 201-567-0208 ext. 373 or nlazarus@moriah- Special awards will also be presented group of dedicated founders and planned the very best educators and created the school.org. To register for the reunion, go to to Diane Wolf, the Moriah School librarian to launch the yeshiva. With little mon- “Moriah Community” that the school con- http://www.moriahleadershipevent.org/. Yavneh Academy Participates in Hour of Code When students at Yavneh Academy were Academy was given the opportunity to ex- ment got to direct “Fuzzies” as they rolled students themselves began to code. asked why they liked participating in the perience coding. around the screen using the Kodable app. Once the older children experienced Hour of Code, the answer was almost al- The coding programs used by the chil- The most frequently asked question: “Can I their own Hour of Code, they were then ways the same. “It’s fun!” When asked to dren were chosen based on the students’ do this at home?” given the opportunity to share their newly elaborate, 5th grader Shoshana Iskowitz said grade levels. The lower school students pro- There was great anticipation throughout acquired skills with Yavneh’s littlest learn- she “liked fi guring out how to get to the goal grammed monsters to gather and eat can- the school as Computer Science Education ers. Middle school classes were paired with in a certain amount of moves. Even though dy on Tynker.com. Middle school students Week and the Hour of Code approached. our pre-k, kindergarten, and 1st grade class- you could get to the goal in more moves, I programmed dragons in a fantasy world to Everyone in the school felt the buzz as s/ es, who used an app/site called Kodable that liked that you had to try to use less moves. It fl y and battle evil knights. Angry birds were he prepared to code. Posters of celebrities teaches coding to pre- and early readers. This entertained me.” directed to their pig nemeses, and zombies promoting the Hour of Code were hung was a win-win for everyone. The oldest chil- Adira Schreiber said, “I really loved it be- were fed fl owers on Code.org. Our young- throughout the building. Every class viewed dren felt empowered as they helped the cause you have to think.” est children in the Early Childhood Depart- a video about the Hour of Code before the younger children; the younger children got Ari Sher added, “I feel like I’m really creat- to experience coding while working with ing something.” the “cool big kids”. Amichai Shushan said, “I like the chal- Mati Sanders, a 1st grader, said, “I loved lenge.” the code game and I made a new friend.” Eytan Abramowitz agreed with him. Sixth grader Benny Rivkin commented, “Now I plan to make my own app.” “I love the language of computer science, Rachel Rubenstein enjoyed the chal- and now I get to teach it to little kids.” lenge so much that she went home and While coding with a 6th grader, 1st grad- tried it with her 4-year-old sister. “We did er Rafi Newman jumped out of his seat and Tynker together. I read the instructions to proudly proclaimed, “I did it all on my own!” her, but I let her fi gure it out by herself. She A 1st grade teacher said it was so won- really liked it.” derful to see the kindness the older children Yaffa Lofstock said coding is “Addicting. I showed the younger. didn’t want to stop.” The excitement did not end in school, While all of us know that it’s important but was carried home with the children. for students to learn how to navigate today’s Sixth grader Sam Magid said, “I was never in- tech-saturated world, many teachers aren’t terested in coding before but I did it at home experienced in computer science and don’t last night.” know where to start. The Hour of Code is a One parent reported that her kids came chance for everyone to see what comput- home and announced, “Today I learned how er science is all about. Why is coding so im- to code!” Her children spent the rest of the portant for today’s learners? Computer pro- evening discussing coding with each other. gramming jobs are growing at twice the Another parent said that when she sat down national average. It is estimated that by the at her computer at the end of the evening, year 2020 there will be 1 million more com- every tab was open to a coding program. puter programming jobs than students of The Hour of Code website was displayed computer science. on whiteboards throughout the week. Stu- This year, the Hour of Code has become dents and staff watched as the numbers the largest learning event in history, en- of participants continued to grow until it dorsed by stars, athletes, corporate CEOs passed 70 million. Additionally, an interac- and even world leaders. The Educational tive world map allowed Yavneh students to Technology Department of Yavneh Acade- view schools in other locations such as Isra- my, led by Mrs. Chani Lichtiger, director, and el that were joining Yavneh in this global in- Mrs. Claire Hirschhorn and Mrs. Tova Bura- itiative. ck, technology integrators, eagerly enrolled To enjoy what the students at Yavneh Yavneh to be a part of this global initiative. Academy, along with an estimated 100 mil- Every Yavneh student, pre-K through 8th lion students worldwide experienced, go to grade, and every faculty member at Yavneh http://hourofcode.com.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 75 CELEBRATING CHANUKAH Chanukah at Lubavitch on the Palisades School By Sonya Solomon

Children at Lubavitch on the Palisades School celebrated Chanukah with parties, performances and trips around town to bring Chanukah to the Tenafl y community.

LPS preschool children created menorahs, LPS preschool students performed the story of Chanukah through song LPS elementary school children delivered menorahs and candles to drip-mats and cards for Chanukah. LPS and dance. LPS Jewish owned stores in Tenafl y. LPS Chanukah at He’Atid

Some of the chanukiot from the Yeshivat He'Atid student Chanukiah museum Yeshivat He'Atid PreK getting into the Chanukah spirit by working together and building chanukiot Happy Chanukah from RYNJ! BPY’s Chanukah Olive Oil Press Ben Porat Yosef Early Childhood students had ives, to acting out the Chanukah story and lighting a great time learning how to make olive oil during the Chanukiah, they became real Chanukah “ex- a visit from the Living Legacy Chanukah Olive Oil perts”. Thank you to Rabbi Grossbaum for sharing Factory on December 8th. From squeezing the ol- his expertise.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 77 SPORTS Moriah 7b Takes First Place By Zach Horowitz from all over the court. Horowitz led Moriah with 14 points and 13 rebounds, followed by On December 14th, the (4-0) Noam 7th Katz with 10 points and 16 rebounds. In addi- grade boys’ basketball team traveled to (3- tion, Ethan Schechter contributed 6 points 0) Moriah in a battle for fi rst place, which with clutch shooting from mid-range. is what most fans believe will be a preview Throughout the entire 2nd half, Mann of the YMSSA 7th grade boys’ championship played phenomenal basketball, especial- basketball game. ly on the transition game. His defense and The excitement began from the tip-off, aggression sparked the rest of the Noam taken by skyscrapers, Moriah’s Gaby Katz squad, setting up Sam Bendheim for many and Noam’s Billy Krause. Moriah immediate- made free throws. Mann went on to lead ly got into action as Isaac Horowitz scored Noam with 14 points and 7 rebounds. the fi rst 2 points on a nice fast break layup. Minutes before the fi nal buzzer rang To keep Noam in the game, Yoni Mann retal- Moriah looked like it was going to give up iated with a couple of his own fast breaks, its lead. But thanks to Rafi Lewis and his fi nishing the quarter with 3 of them. As the ridiculously fast legs, he was able to drain horn sounded, Moriah had the lead, 11-9. a decent portion of the clock, having the Noam’s Reuben Melzer opened up the Noam players literally chase him as if they 2nd quarter by draining a long 2-ball from the were playing a game of tag. When the horn corner. Horowitz responded with aggressive fi nally sounded, Moriah had taken 1st place defense, and offensively nailing jumpers with the score 43-34. Moriah’s Isaac Horowitz attacking the hole enroute to the Moriah victory.

MGBL Team Freed Oil 4th/ Ma’ayanot JV Basketball 5th Grade Girls Champs By Esti Knapp the quarter, another 2 points was scored by freshman Sari Alexander and 2 points On Thursday night, December 11, the by Leora Adler. Ma’ayanot Rapids were victorious once During the 3rd quarter, Ma’ayanot again. scored another 6 points, but towards the In the 1st quarter freshman Jessie end of the period Ramaz had found the Orgel scored 10 points for the Rapids rim and was quickly closing. which included 2-pointers, foul shots, and During the 4th quarter the Rapids fell a 3-pointer. Along with those 10 points, behind, but with the help of sophomore sophomore Alyssa Felder scored another Tamar Segal and freshman Rebecca Ma- 4 points. The 1st quarter ended with the lech, they were able to turn it around and Rapids leading by14 points. get back in the lead. The 2nd quarter started slowly with The score was close, but in the end the 4 points shot by Jessie Orgel. Not far into Rapids came away with a 33-32 victory.

SAR Varsity Wrestling report Sting Sports Update On December 14th, in an exciting rival Burstein by pin, and Xander Haberman by CREDIT: ALIZA FRIEDLANDER match against TABC, SAR wrestling won pin. In exhibitions, wins came from Aaro- In the fi rst of two exciting MGBL girls’ boards for Freed Oil Co. and Arianna 50-28! noff twice, both by pin, Askowitz by pin, championship games, Freed Oil Co. de- Chesner manned the point. In the 4th Wins came from Ori Feinberg in a 15-14 Jon “Psycho J” Wiener by pin, Leo Weiner feated StateStreetSmiles.com 24-17 in OT and 5th periods the teams traded bas- decision, Max Berger by pin, Jeremy Berg- by pin and Danny Alexander by pin. in the 4th/5th grade division. kets and the game remained close. With er by a technical fall, Jonathan Wiener by In a huge match, SAR came to win, only The game began as a defensive battle approximately 1:30 left in the game Lee- pin, Cfi r Feinberg by pin, Leo Weiner by losing two varsity matches out of 14, and with the score 4-2 at the half and 9-4 af- bee Bendheim scored on a short jump- pin, Aidan Smolar by pin, Kenny “Bear” forfeiting three of them due to injuries. ter three periods with StateStreetSmiles. er to bring Feed Oil within one point, com in the lead. StateStreetSmiles.com but it was Chesner’s consistent play that was led early by Lea Jackson (4 points) helped force OT. Once the OT began, and Ayelet Motechin (7 points) on both however, it was all Chesner, scoring eight Lions Score Massive the offensive and defensive side while of her game-high 22 points, earning her Leah Weinberger helped control the the game MVP. Victory over Cougars By Jeremy Borgen Seventh Grade Knights This past Wednesday the MTA Varsi- ty Lions Hockey team took on the Frisch Keep on Rolling Cougars in the Lion’s Den. The game was a battle of two of the top teams in the di- The Noam Knights defeated Yavneh The Knights defense was strong through vision, both with talent to win the cham- 41-37 in a game that was a lot closer than the second half giving up only 4 points un- pionship. many had expected. til there were about 3 minutes left. With MTA took the momentum from its 7-0 Playing without one of their top the Knights leading by 9 late in the game, win against HANC and continued it into players, Yavneh was led by the inside Yavneh continued to fi ght and made one the 1st period, with Ezra “Quaptain” Quint play of Ami Citron (18) and the sweet last run cutting the Noam lead to 4. But scoring two goals. MTA continued on fi re shooting of Eitan Dukas (13) and was Noam was able to hold off the rally due into the 2nd period with help of goalie able to build a 6-point lead early in the to the incredible defensive efforts of Sam Shuki Weinstein (two shutout periods) 2nd quarter. The Knights responded to Bendheim and Billy Krause, each blocking and went to the locker room up 3-0 with a the challenge extremely well led by ter- many Yavneh shots in the frantic last min- goal from Ami Rosenfeld. rifi c defense from Yoni Mann and Ye- ute and grabbing every big rebound. Ami scored one more in the 3rd on a hudah Mirwis and were able to take the Bendheim (14) and Krause (9) were the power play, and with the help of a strong MTA’s next game will be on December lead going into the half. leading scorers for Yeshivat Noam stonewall defense MTA won 4-2. 27, Motzei Shabbos at TABC.

78 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SPORTS

MGBL 6/7/8 Girls Columbia Gotham Burger Sportstar Cardiology League Champs  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 of the Week: Josh Levy

the week leading up to the semi- The Jewish Link of New Jersey and New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lund- fi nal game, Columbia Cardiology Gotham Burger would like to recognize quist. learned that Noa Berkowitz, their 8-year-old Josh Levy as this week’s “Sport- Do you have a special pregame meal? star center, would be unable to play star of the Week.” Josh not only has hock- Nothing beats a chicken sandwich, be- in the semifi nal game due to an in- ey in his blood, he has hockey coming fore games. jured wrist. Shorthanded, Colum- out of all pores. He is currently a stand- What is your favorite sports memory? bia jumped out to an early lead and out goalie in the Floyd Hall Ice Hock- When the Rangers made it to the fi nals. held off a late game push by Sun- ey League; this past summer he was the What are some qualities of a Sportstar? spire Health to advance to the fi - goalie for Camp Monroe’s team, and last A sportstar always plays hard and fair to nals. In the championship game Co- year he played in the sports universe players on both teams. lumbia Cardiology was matched up street hockey league. When not protect- The Gotham Burger Sportstar of the against Chosen Healthcare. Led by ing his team’s net from a barrage of shots Week will receive a $10 gift certifi cate to the inspirational return of Berkow- on goal, Josh enjoys playing Xbox, basket- Gotham Burger. Please send nominees for itz and the on court leadership of ball and football. next week’s Gotham Burger Sportstar of Gabrielle Green, Columbia Cardiol- Josh, who is one of your role models? the Week to [email protected] ogy was able to edge out a victory in a 25-24 nail biter. The game was close through- MYHSAL as of 12/15/14 out with each period ending in ei- ther a tie or two-point difference un- Boys Varsity Hockey Standings. Western Conference Boys JV Hockey Standings. Western Conference til the fi nal buzzer. Early on, Chosen was led by Kayla Forman (11 points) Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties and Allison Orlinsky (3 points) while RAMAZ Rams 16 8 4 0 0 SAR Sting 12 6 0 0 0 Columbia Cardiology was led by SAR Sting 14 7 2 0 0 FRISCH Cougars 10 5 1 0 0 Berkowitz (5 points). As the teams KUSHNER Cobras 13 6 2 1 0 JEC Thunder 84200 warmed up, however, other players TABC Storm 12 6 0 0 0 MTA Lions 84400 got on the score sheet. Gabriella For- MTA Lions 12 6 2 0 0 RAMAZ Rams 73310 man (6 points) and Avigayil Halpert (4 points) contributed for Chosen FRISCH Cougars 72221 TABC Storm 63200 while Rebecca Adler (4 points) and JEC Thunder 63700 HILLEL Heat 42700 Batsheva Ohayon (2 points) contrib- HESCHEL 00900 WESTCHESTER Wolverines 00700 uted for Columbia. Also noteworthy was the play of Ariella Vogel who Boys Varsity Basketball Standings. Western Division Boys JV Basketball Standings. Western Division contributed 14 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 6 steals. The defensive intensity Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage of Molly Antosofski, Orah Hochberg, FRISCH Cougars 8 0 1.000 SAR Sting 5 1 .833 Ahuva Abraham, Avigail Zupnik, and TABC Storm 6 2 .750 MTA Lions 4 1 .800 Rachel Zakai was a tremendous con- HILLEL Heat 6 3 .667 RAMAZ Rams 5 2 .714 tributor to Columbia Cardiology’s HESCHEL Heat 5 3 .625 FRISCH Cougars 4 2 .667 success. Green, who scored in each RAMAZ Rams 6 4 .600 TABC Storm 4 2 .667 period, had a game-high 14 points; in- JEC Thunder 5 5 .500 HESCHEL Heat 3 3 .500 cluding a decisive foul shot, earning SAR Sting 3 6 .333 JEC Thunder 3 5 .375 her the game MVP as she willed her team to victory. MTA Lions 3 7 .300 KUSHNER Cobras 2 7 .222 Following the game, the effort KUSHNER Cobras 0 10 .000 HILLEL Heat 0 7 .000 of both teams was recognized with a trophy presentation. Girls Varsity A Basketball Standings. Western Division Girls Varsity B Basketball Standings Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage BRURIAH Lightning 7 2 .778 SKA Sonics 7 0 1.000 MTA JV Lions SAR Sting 6 2 .750 BRURIAH Lightning 7 1 .875 FRISCH Cougars 5 3 .625 ILAN 4 2 .667 Win Again, MAGEN DAVID Warriors 4 3 .571 MAAYANOT Rapids 4 4 .500 SHALHEVET 4 4 .500 Improve HILLEL Hurricanes 3 3 .500 SHAARE T. Stars 0 8 .000 Record to 4-0 KUSHNER Cobras 3 5 .375 SHULAMITH Cyclones 0 8 .000 By Daniel Libesman Girls JV Basketball Standings. Western Division Girls Varsity A Volleyball Standings. Western Conference

The MTA Lions JV basketball Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage team tipped off against the Heschel MAAYANOT Rapids 7 1 .875 FRISCH Cougars 8 0 1.000 Heat on Thursday night and once SAR Sting 6 1 .857 RAMAZ Rams 4 2 .667 again walked away victorious. The SAR Sting 3 2 .600 Lions improve their record to 4-0, FRISCH Cougars 4 4 .500 KUSHNER Cobras 2 3 .400 staying undefeated in regular sea- KUSHNER Cobras 3 7 .300 MAAYANOT Rapids 3 5 .375 son play. The fi nal score was 48-36. WESTCHESTER Wolverines 0 8 .000 BRURIAH Lightning 0 8 .000 Yehuda Colton paced the Lions with 14 points, while the Buchbind- ers once again contributed to the Girls Varsity B Volleyball Standings Girls JV Volleyball Standings. Western Conference team tremendously. Aryeh Braun Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage was a spark off the bench as he made Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage three 3’s. The team limited its turno- SHULAMITH Dynamites 8 0 1.000 SAR Sting 4 1 .800 vers and played terrifi c defense. MAGEN DAVID Warriors 6 2 .750 FRISCH Cougars 6 2 .750 MAAYANOT Rapids 4 2 .667 MTA is up for what could be its MAAYANOT 6 4 .600 greatest challenge this coming Sat- RAMAZ Rams 2 2 .500 urday night against the Frisch Cou- BRURIAH Lightning 1 8 .111 BRURIAH Lightning 1 5 .167 gars. SKA Sonics 1 8 .111 KUSHNER Cobras 0 5 .000

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 79 SPORTS SCENES

MGBL 4th and 5th grade girls Izzy Muss runs the off ense for Frisch. Benni Tuchman looks for an open teammate. Noah Schechter with the rejection. playoff tip. AMANDA LEIFER. AMANDA LEIFER. AMANDA LEIFER. SHALOM MEHLER.

Tamar Furer taking the ball coast to coast. MGBL team Confei pregame smiles. Coach Vogel and daughter Ariella after the LISA APPELBAUM. MAYER SABO. big win.

MGBL team Stephanie Diamond Photography post-season party. MGBL team Suss moves on. STEPHANIE DIAMOND PHOTOGRAPHY. ALIZA FRIEDLANDER. MGBL team CMEK.

A Kodak moment Avigayil Levy and her MGBL Team 5 Star Caterers before the playoff game. Noah Horwitz, Danny Fried, Jacob Nussbaum, and Joey Seth Lieberman drops back to pass. dad after the MGBL championship game. SHALOM MEHLER. Katz - team Men In Black AFI Flag Football League. AMANDA LEIFER. 80 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 81 REAL ESTATE

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 83 REAL ESTATE How Can I Prepare For A Good Inspection? By Martha (Malkie) Aaron need one on every level of your house. time and that it has outlived its life ex- Change the fi lters in your gas heating You need a carbon monoxide detector on pectancy. system and/or central air system so that Once you’ve every level that has bedrooms. It is also If you fi nd any mildew in your base- the inspector will not write this up as completed the At- required for the town certifi cate of occu- ment clean it up and paint the area with an issue. If any of your appliances don’t torney Review of pancy to have a mounted fi re extinguish- some anti-fungal paint. Mold is an issue work, apprise the buyers up front so that your contract, your er in the kitchen that is rated ABC. that inspectors will write up about. Try there are no surprises. If your oven is prospective pur- Make sure that your utility room is and fi nd out the source of the moisture self-cleaning, clean it. If it isn’t self-clean- chasers will set up free of any clutter around the boiler and that created it and correct it. You may ing, clean it yourself. an appointment for hot water heater. These are fi re hazards. consider buying a de-humidifi er that These suggestions seem like a lot of a physical inspec- If your hot water heater is over 10 years drains into a basement slop sink so that work for you and your family, however, tion of your proper- old and rusted on the bottom, get an es- you can leave it on unattended, they will minimize the negative report by ty. The State of New timate for a new one, and give a credit If any of your faucets are dripping, the inspectors. Since most inspectors will Jersey requires all property inspectors to to the buyer if it becomes an issue. Most change the washers. give you a worst case scenario to protect be licensed. Whether your house is old, inspectors scare buyers by telling them If some rooms are dark replace the themselves, don’t provide a clear path for new, or recently renovated, I have yet to that the heater could spring a leak at any bulbs or add a lamp to lighten it up. them to do so. see an inspector write up a report with- out some negative features that require attention. You can minimize the pain of these issues with some suggestions that will not empty your wallets. If you notice infestation during the spring and summer you may want to call in an exterminator who will in- spect your property for termites, carpen- ter ants, and/or other pests. If he doesn’t fi nd any of these you will be issued an infestation report stating that the prop- erty was inspected and found to be clean of any wood destroying pests. If the ex- terminator does fi nd any infestation you should treat the property. Sellers are usu- ally asked to repair any of these issues. In your basement, if you still have heating pipes wrapped in asbestos, you can minimize this issue by wrapping the pipes in foil tapes you can buy in any of the home improvement stores. These en- 240 Grand Ave Englewood, NJ vironmental issues are usually treated by 201 568 3300 Woodland/Palisade, Englewood Land for Sale 2.3 Acres the sellers. If you have any leak from a roof or a gutter, repair it or patch it. If your gutters and leaders are clogged with leaves, clean them. The inspector will write it up as SOLD poor maintenance and that this could be a source of leaks during rainstorms and may cause ice dams during a snowstorm which could lead to water dripping into the house when the ice melts. If you need a new roof and want to re- place it, don’t. A new roof is only warrant- ed to the person that pays for it. If it be- comes an issue, get an estimate and offer the buyers a credit for a new roof. Try and make sure that all of your win- dows open and close easily. You can chip away old paint that prevents the win- dows from moving easily. You can also 275 Arch Road, Englewood 400 Gloucester Street, Englewood spray on some silicone that will make it easier to maneuver them. When buyers make an offer on your house, they see with the naked eye that your windows may be old. You are not required to ren- ovate for them. If you have any cracked windows replace the glass. This will also minimize a poor inspection. If your electric circuit breakers are Federal Pacifi c, this will become an is- sue with the inspectors. That company went out of business because its equip- ment failed to cut the circuit when over- loaded, which caused many fi res. Think about changing it for your family or for prospective buyers. Your attorney should guide you in this situation. If you have any electric outlets that 479 Adele Court, Englewood 181 Madison Avenue, Englewood are missing plate covers you can buy them for under a dollar. These are serious fi re hazard issues. If you are using exten- sion cords, get rid of them. The inspec- tor will write it up as a fi re hazard. You should also check your smoke detectors to make sure that they are working. You

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By Thomas E. Patterson mation is on the rise. Whatever else one Lippmann was the skeptic, Dewey the Bradlee Professor of Government and might conclude about self-government, optimist. Strengthen public education and the Press at Harvard University it’s at risk when citizens don’t know some- tilt journalists toward citizens’ everyday knowledge on the subject in question. But thing but think they know it. They’ll have concerns and the public will meet its dem- it’s also a function of whether that knowl- This article is part of a series marking the opinions, but the opinions will be ground- ocratic responsibilities. That was Dewey’s edge is readily accessible. launch of The Conversation in the US. Our ed in something more fanciful than real. view. Lippmann thought there were in- The Conversation helps unlock what foundation essays are longer than our usu- We don’t have to search far for reasons herent limits on the citizens’ willingness we reliably know. As one examines the in- al comment and analysis articles and take why citizens are losing touch with reality. to engage with public affairs, which led formation available through The Conver- a wider look at key issues affecting society. Our information system has been corrupt- him to a more elitist view. As Lippmann sation, one is struck by the fact that much The Conversation alone won’t save us ed by talk show hosts who tell tall tales, saw, journalists needed to harness knowl- of it is contextual. Not, for instance, the from ourselves but it’s hard to imagine a politicians who concoct self-serving half- edge so that their reporting is as precise as news-borne details of today’s events, but time when it was needed more. truths, journalists who orchestrate pho- possible. instead the underlying causes and conse- We’re losing touch ny debates, public re- Although Dewey and quences of these events. with the facts. Take lations specialists who Lippmann never held a Such information has global warming. An spin nearly everything public debate, scholars never been daily journal- overwhelming major- imaginable. Sadly, some have since acted as if they ism’s strong suit. In 1947, ity of scientists agree of them have been at did and have claimed the Hutchins Commis- that climate change is it for so long that even that journalists need to sion on Freedom of the happening and that it they can no longer tell make a choice: Dewey’s Press concluded that re- is manmade. But 26% fact from fi ction. model or Lippmann’s. Yet porters routinely fail to of Americans say there Ideally, the media the need to choose disap- provide “a comprehen- is no solid evidence is a source of informa- pears when one focuses sive and intelligent ac- that the earth is get- tion that is not only ac- on their main concerns. count of the day’s events ting warmer and an ad- curate but also relevant. Lippmann’s objection to in a context that gives ditional 18% attribute On this second dimen- the practice of journal- some meaning.” it primarily to natural sion, too, we’re being ism was its lack of disci- The news media is causes rather than hu- shortchanged. Media pline–the result being in- arguably better on that man activity. Here is an- outlets put out a torrent accurate and misleading score today but there’s other example: 20% of of news about celebri- reporting. Dewey’s ob- still a long way to go. A Americans believe doc- ty misdeeds and weird jection was journalism’s study of economic news tors and the govern- John Dewey events. A few years lack of relevance–the re- Walter Lippmann Pirie MacDonald coverage by Ted Smith ment want to give chil- ago, the antics of Lind- sult being a focus on the via Wikimedia Commons and Robert Lichter, for dren vaccines despite knowing that they say Lohan–a B-list actress by any stand- powerful at the expense example, found journal- cause autism–which they don’t. ard–received a level of news coverage that of the interests of ordinary citizens. ists’ contextual explanations to be “episod- Toss in such truly wacky ideas as death would be the envy of a cabinet secretary. So The fact is, democratic societies need ic, shallow and formulaic, focusing on the panels being part of the new health care would the name recognition she acquired. information that is both trustworthy and most obvious short-term effects … [like] system and you have a public mired in mis- A poll revealed that Lohan was more wide- relevant. Today’s media system is defi cient ‘the dropping dollar got a lift today, and information. ly known than all of the then-cabinet mem- in each respect. that pushed up stocks on Wall Street.’” Ever since the fi rst scientifi c polls re- bers except Hillary Clinton. That’s not to say that all involved in Public information that is at once trust- vealed that most Americans are marginal- Nearly a century ago, Walter Lippmann, public communication contribute to the worthy and relevant is a scarce commodi- ly informed about politics, analysts have one of America’s best-known journalists, problem. Many journalists and public serv- ty. That’s why The Conversation’s arrival in asked whether citizens are equipped to and John Dewey, one of its best-known ants strive to keep the public informed and America is worthy of celebration. play the role that democracy assigns them. philosophers, criticized the quality of pub- engaged. But there aren’t enough of them Thomas Patterson is a member of The Cause for optimism occurred after World lic information, saying it was more likely and too many of them lack the knowledge Conversation’s editorial board. The Con- War II when, as Markus Prior showed in to distract than inform. and the resources to do it well on a regu- versation is funded by Howard Hughes Post-Broadcast Democracy, increased edu- In the years that followed, their agree- lar basis. Few examples illustrate the point Medical Institute, Robert Wood Johnson cation levels and the emergence of televi- ment on that point was largely forgotten more clearly, to my mind, than the blithe Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, sion news as an almost inevitable part of a because of a point on which they disa- reporting that portrayed the Arab Spring as and William and Flora Hewlett Founda- family’s evening viewing contributed to a greed: the public’s capacity for informed a fl owering of Middle Eastern democracy. tion. Our global publishing platform is better-informed public. judgment and the type of journalism that Lippmann argued that the accuracy of funded by Commonwealth Bank of Aus- That trend has reversed itself. Misinfor- could fortify it. public reporting is an index of the state of tralia. How Do You Frighten Political Strongmen? Teach Journalism By Thomas Fiedler Or, perhaps more to the point, it was how return, “This wasn’t about our workshop. Dean and Professor of Journalism at University to employ the techniques of investigative This was about sending a message to the reporting. Bergantino and Covington, in ad- United States and also sending a message an existential threat to dictators, auto- A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine dition to being university faculty members, to journalists in Russia.” crats, criminal cartels–indeed, any enter- stood talking before an attentive group in are veteran journalists who are often invit- I don’t tell this story in an attempt to prise that can use its power to abuse oth- a hotel conference room when the doors ed to conduct training workshops for jour- generate sympathy for Bergantino and ers. Those of us in universities who are burst open and six stern-faced government nalists around the globe. Bergantino heads Covington, who certainly don’t seek it. Far now engaged in educating journalists are agents strode in and demanded he halt the the New England Center for Investigative more horrible fates have befallen other effectively arming them with the tools proceeding. Reporting, which resides at Boston Uni- journalists around the world who have run and the habits of mind to challenge those Tensions quickly escalated. My col- versity. Covington directs his university’s afoul of repressive authorities who have ill in authority. league from , Joe Bergan- Newsplex program, which trains students regard for independent news media. Nor In most cases this means that our gradu- tino, and the workshop’s co-presenter, Ran- and professionals. do I write this to stir further anger against ates are prepared to be pebbles in the shoes dy Covington from the University of South On that day the two were in St. Pe- the Russian government’s heavy-handed- of those who wield power. We teach them Carolina, were led from the hotel to a van tersburg, Russia–perhaps coincidentally ness toward western journalists, although how to comfort the affl icted and affl ict the and driven to a drab building where they Vladimir Putin’s hometown–attempting this case certainly warranted outrage. comfortable, in the iconic words of the late underwent further questioning in a win- to give the workshop for about two dozen humorist and writer Finley Peter Dunne. dowless room. The agents demanded they Russian journalists when the agents barged Foraging for facts is a But in a few cases–and not so few in write confessions and sign them, which in and shut it down. Bergantino and Cov- dangerous business other parts of the world–people who do they refused to do. They were taken before ington were ordered to leave the country Rather I think this story merits repeat- what journalism educators do are regard- a judge and held guilty and ordered away. after being “convicted” of entering Russia ing because, in a modest way, it’s a re- ed as serious disruptors, maybe even revo- Their crime? under false pretenses, specifi cally, accord- minder of something that has been too- lutionaries arming their charges with ideas Let me pause here to fi ll in some details. ing to the warrant, that their tourist visas long overlooked in the United States and instead of weapons. The subject of the workshop would seem didn’t allow them to conduct a reporting in most of the free world. It’s this: jour- innocuous enough: journalism education. workshop. But as Covington said on his nalism education is dangerous. It poses  CONTINUED ON P. 87

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Yachad’s vocational program sends par- them maneuver. “During the summertime, Yachad Helps Employees Shine ticipants to the Teaneck General Store, Gar- they all attend various Yachad summer  CONTINUED FROM P. 72 den State Jewelers, Lillian Lee Salon, Eli’s programs, which have a vocational pro- Auto, Bayit Interiors, Privet, Shalom Yela- gram too,” said Eve Yudelson, director of Tsadok, who works fi ve days a week, has dim, Gan Rina, The Cheer Program, Bergen NJ Yachad’s Vocational Program. “Some of a different coach each day, as do all the par- County Equestrian Center, Carlyz Craze, the camps they attend are Camp Mesorah, ticipants. And he’s certainly a busy guy: On Yeshivat Noam, and Ben Porat Yosef. NJ Camp Lavi, Camp Morasha, and Camp Mos- Mondays he works for the Kosher Experi- Yachad is always looking for more employ- hava Ba’ir. We have participants from dif- ence, helping administer the lunch program ers to volunteer to help its participants get ferent areas of NJ, including Teaneck, Fort at the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey; on job experience. Lee, Closter, Passaic, Elizabeth, and High- Tuesdays, after his JLNJ time, he spends the “The goal is to make our young adults land Park,” she said. afternoon working for Liba’s Challah, a small as independent as possible, and make them Herrmann said Tsadok has worked for challah company owned by Teaneck resi- feel good about what they’re doing,” said a number of summers at the waterfront dent Lisa Mintz. On Wednesday and Friday, Herrmann. “Working increases their self-es- at Camp Mesorah, and has been given in- Tsadok works at his father’s fi ne tableware teem, and it’s important for everyone to creased responsibility each summer he’s business, China Royale, in Englewood. On fi nd something they like, that they are good been there. This summer, Tsadok also en- Thursdays, he works in the library at Yeshi- at. The long-term goal is for them to fi nd a joyed a new and different role: helping in va University in Manhattan. As though that place that will be permanent,” she said. the canteen. schedule isn’t exhausting enough, Tsadok The vocational program follows the “He was so loved at the canteen. He did is also an active member of Congregation school year, because their vocational train- an amazing job,” said Herrmann. Ahavath Torah in Englewood, and often fa- ing in the summer usually involves a camp- Avi Tsadok at Camp Mesorah with Azi Fine, a Tsadok says he knows exactly why he vors attending the Netz minyan on Shabbos, ing experience; those who go to camp are TABC student. was so popular. “I gave junk food to the which starts before daylight begins. accompanied by a Yachad coach to help NJ YACHAD kids.”

in its history reached more readers every activities under the name @lauredogirl). How Do You Frighten Political Is this the death of journalism or day than it does today, despite the fact The point here is that the hunger for Strongmen? Teach Journalism the start of a new golden age? that the circulation of its print edition– journalism–for information that is fact-  CONTINUED FROM P. 86 Which brings me back to my starting the artifact edition–continues to fall. A based, accurate, uncompromised and fairly point. Much of journalism begins in uni- better example is The Guardian newspa- presented–is stronger than ever and, busi- Although I can’t know the mind of the versity classrooms where young minds per, born as the Manchester Guardian al- ness models aside, journalists are fi nding Russian authorities who shut down the in- learn the techniques necessary to hold most 200 years ago, which claims a daily ways to function. As writer Mark Kramer vestigative-reporting workshop and boot- power to account and–more important– print circulation of just 189,000. But every puts it metaphorically, what’s important is ed Bergantino and Covington out of the where they catch the fever that causes day it reaches 9 million readers across the the quality of the soup, not the bowl it’s de- country, it isn’t a stretch to conclude that it them to pursue a profession that, done globe through all other means of deliv- livered in. was the Putin regime’s way of warning this well, may put them at great risk. There is ery, making it the third largest news pro- I am confi dent that the hunger for that cadre of Russian journalists that they were a widespread perception that journalism ducer on the web. soup will result in plenty of jobs for jour- entering dangerous waters. It’s also not a is a dying profession, which has spawned And consider the digital journalism pro- nalism school graduates. Those of us in stretch to think that Bergantino and Cov- a kind of gallows humor among its prac- duced by brands that didn’t exist a dec- journalism education are already adapting ington aren’t likely to get visas to return to titioners. New York Times columnist (and ade ago, such as ProPublica, , The to this change. We no longer require stu- Russia soon even if they wanted them. Boston University professor) David Carr HuffPost, The Daily Beast, Buzzfeed, Muck- dents to know how to design a newspa- Weighed on the scale of threats, this was asked during a panel discussion re- rock, the Global Post, The Intercept, Medi- per’s front page, or how to write a two-col- might hit the mark as little more than cently what advice he would give to a pro- um, Vice, ESPN.com, TMZ.com, and dozens umn, 36-point headline over a story while bullying. We have been witness to many, spective student who indicated an inter- more. In fact, newsrooms barely the size of the editor in “the slot” screams that dead- more terrible acts against journalists in re- est in studying journalism. With tongue country weeklies–thanks to the power of line is minutes away. Rather they do need cent weeks. Images of the fi nal minutes of in cheek, he said he would advise the stu- social media–now can impact public dis- to know the myriad and ever-changing James Foley and Steven Sotloff are night- dent to pursue something more relevant, course in ways that would have been un- ways by which they can connect that sto- marishly fresh. Washington Post reporter “like blacksmithing.” imaginable even in the days of the Clinton ry with different audiences who consume Jason Rezaian has been held in an Iranian We can’t deny that the business model White House. it on different “platforms”–in print, in vid- prison for well over three months without supporting quality journalism for so many And journalism is emerging in plac- eo and audio, at their desks or on their charges. The Committee to Protect Journal- decades is in its death throes. Jobs in so- es where traditional journalism isn’t able phones. ists, which attempts to keep track of such called legacy newsrooms are disappearing, to tread. Examples can be found in Mexi- But most important, we demand that cases, reports 41 journalists killed so far this now measuring at about the same num- co where commercial news organizations our students still learn that the essence of year; another 211 were imprisoned last year, ber as in the 1970s. Enrollments in universi- have been terrorized into silence by mur- journalism hasn’t changed since the na- and 456 have been exiled from their coun- ty journalism programs are fl at at best, and derous drug cartels. Yet journalism has tion’s forefathers penned the First Amend- tries in the past six years. most are dropping, because of concerns– found its voice on social networks through ment. They must learn to speak truth to Nevertheless, while there is certainly a typically from the tuition-paying parents– pseudonymous Twitter accounts and web power. They must learn to live dangerously. long distance between shutting down an that jobs won’t be there to help pay off the sites (although this hasn’t protected the investigative reporting workshop and mur- accumulated college debt. journalists from reprisals; the Committee Thomas Fiedler is affi liated with the New England dering reporters in horrible ways, the un- But to conclude from this that jour- to Protect Journalists reports that six so- Center for Investigative Reporting as a member of the derlying motivation remains the same, and nalism itself is dying and that journalism cial-media reporters have been murdered executive board. it is this: wherever the powerful perceive education is an escalator to nowhere is this year, including Maria Elizabeth Macias BU Provides funding as a Hosting Partner of The Con- threats from the free fl ow of information, to embrace a false syllogism. Counterin- Castro, who was beheaded after drug traf- versation. bu.edu/ there will be efforts to crush journalism. tuitively, The New York Times has never fi ckers discovered she tweeted about their

raised $40 million from 19 countries to en- Child survivors are invited to at- Survivors to Mark 70th Anniversary sure that what remained in Auschwitz-Birk- tend. With the help of archivists from the of Auschwitz Liberation in Poland enau forever be preserved and bear witness Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, USC  CONTINUED FROM P. 14 for future generations. Lauder also fi nanced Shoah Foundation has identifi ed the chil- the creation of the conservation laboratory dren from an historic photo taken by Red ple, most of them Jews, were murdered at the Auschwitz Memorial, which preserves Army photographer Alexander Vorontsov within less than fi ve years. “Twenty-fi ve every shoe, every document, and every who in 1945 documented the liberation of If you want to years ago, when I saw the stunning truth of building that remained at the site. the death camp. The surviving children are Auschwitz for the fi rst time, every part of The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation now between the ages of 81 and 86 and have write about the former camp was disintegrating. Now, was created in 2009 to collect $151 million been also invited to participate in the offi - after a monumental effort, it has been pre- for the Perpetual Capital, which will fi nance cial commemoration. local politics, served for future generations, and that is conservation work and preservation of all “Faced as we are with the loss of living important in an age of Holocaust deniers.” authentic remains of the former Auschwitz witnesses,” said Stephen Smith, USC Shoah interesting people Twenty years ago, Ronald Lauder, along camp. To date, 32 countries have contribut- Foundation executive director, “it is imper- with Kalman Sultanik of the Conference of ed over $128 million. The Foundation has ative we honor them and take their stories and things to Material Claims Against Germany and Er- started the “18 Pillars of Memory” campaign with us into the future so those who come nest W. Michel, an Auschwitz survivor who to raise the remaining money and it hopes after us will have no excuse to let such atroc- do, contact became Vice President Emeritus of UJA/ to be able to announce the completion of ities happen again. Survivors speak not only FEDNY and was one of the driving forces be- the project on the day of the 70th anniversa- for themselves, but for the millions whose [email protected] hind the World Gathering in Israel in 1981, ry of liberation. voices were violently silenced.”

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By Yuriy Gorodnichenko imize revenue by fl ying full planes and to Associate Professor of Economics at sell as many full-fare seats as possible. This University of California, Berkeley a process known in the industry as yield or is the time when business travelers start revenue management. booking. While price drops are still possi- Volodymyr Bilotkach ble, a chance of a price increase is much Senior Lecturer in Economics at Newcastle University Airlines and their bucket lists higher if you wait to book within this time Here is how yield management works. period. This is also the time when one can How airlines price tickets is a source of For each fl ight or route (if we are talking fi nd signifi cant differences between price many myths and urban legends. These in- about multi-segment itineraries), the air- quotes, depending on where one looks and clude tips about the best day of the week to line has a set of available price levels–from what contract they have with the airlines. buy a ticket, last-minute discounts offered the most expensive fully refundable fare looks. We are not entirely sure what pre- Thus, if we book a trip earlier than three by the airlines, and the conspiracy theories to the cheapest deeply discounted non-re- cipitates this phenomenon–likely expla- weeks before the fl ight date, we tend not suggesting that the carriers use cookies to fundable price. The industry jargon for nations include differences in contracts to delay the purchase. At the same time, we increase prices for their passengers. None these prices is “buckets.” Then, seats can between the airlines and the distribution check quotes from multiple travel agents, of these three statements is entirely true. be interpreted as balls that are allocated systems/travel agents, implying that differ- or go directly to a site that allows for a Studies have suggested that prices can among these buckets. ent travel agents may not have access to the quick comparison of prices (such as kay- be higher or lower on a given day of the Initial allocation of seats between the airline’s entire inventory of available prices. ak.com or skyscanner.net). Or check the air- week–yet, there is no clear consensus on price buckets is determined by historical line itself. which day that is. Offered prices can in fact data indicating how well a certain fl ight When to book As for answering the original question drop at any time before the fl ight, yet they sells. For example, fewer deeply discounted The airlines’ yield managers start look- we posed, here are some simple tips. First, are much more likely to increase than de- seats will be offered on a fl ight on Thanks- ing at fl ight bookings about two months be- if you have to travel during a peak period, crease over the last several weeks before giving week than on the same fl ight during fore the departure date. This implies that it such as Thanksgiving week, it is generally the fl ight’s departure. Further, the airlines the third week of February. As the seats on generally does not pay to book more than best not to delay buying that ticket. Other- prefer to wait for the last-minute busi- a fl ight sell, yield managers monitor and ad- two months in advance: studies show that wise, it might pay to monitor the offered ness traveler who’s likely to pay full fare just the seat allocation. If, for instance, the initially the airlines leave the cheapest price prices for some time before committing. rather than sell the seat prematurely to a sales are slower than expected, some of the buckets empty, and yield managers may The best strategy for booking within the price-conscious traveler. And no, the air- seats might be moved to lower-priced buck- move some seats into those buckets if a cou- last couple of weeks before the fl ight, how- lines do not use cookies to manipulate fare ets–this shows up as a price drop. As not- ple of months before the departure date the ever, is not to delay the purchase, but to try quotes–adjusting their inventory for spe- ed above, such price drops can occur at any fl ight is emptier than expected. Between getting quotes from several agents, which cifi c customers appears to be beyond their time before the fl ight. However, the gener- two months and about two to three weeks is easy to do in the internet age. technical capabilities. al trend of price quotes is upward starting before the fl ight date, the fare quotes re- What is true about pricing in the airline from about two to three weeks before the main mostly fl at, with a slight upward trend. The authors do not work for, consult to, own shares industry is that carriers use complex and fl ight departure date. However, and perhaps paradoxically, there in, or receive funding from any company or organi- sophisticated pricing systems. The airline’s Of course, an average traveler wants to is a good chance of a price drop during this zation that would benefi t from this article. They also per-passenger cost is the lowest when the know when he or she should buy the tick- period. We tend to monitor prices for sev- have no relevant affi liations. The Conversation is fl ight is full, so carriers have incentive to ets for the next trip. Another important eral days–sometimes up to a week–hoping funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert sell as many seats as possible. This is a race question is where to buy this ticket. Air- for a potentially lower quote. It does not al- Wood Johnson Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Founda- against time for an airline and, of course, lines distribute their inventory on their ways pay off, but sometimes we do manage tion, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Our no company wants to discount its product own websites and on several computer dis- to save a considerable amount of money. global publishing platform is funded by Common- more than it has to. Hence, the airlines face tribution systems, meaning that prices can Two to three weeks before the fl ight wealth Bank of Australia. two somewhat contradictory goals: to max- sometimes differ depending on where one date, the price quotes start increasing. This

88 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM TECHNOLOGY Israeli-Developed TalkITT Gives New Voice to People With Speech Impairments

By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org disabilities to become more of a part of the broader community,” says Renee Dain, A little boy with autism says “I love you”– co-founder of the Baltimore Jewish Abilities and you understand it. Your grandfather is Alliance, which promotes the communal able to say “congratulations” when you grad- inclusion of people with disabilities, upon uate–despite the recent stroke he suffered learning of VoiceITT. “Ultimately, these will that impaired his speech. That future is al- change people’s lives.” most the present thanks to new Israeli-de- Once Weissberg perfects TalkITT in its veloped technology that can extract spo- current version, he hopes to perfect the solu- ken words from the sounds of people with tion for other, similar users. For example, he speech disabilities. envisions that the next version of the soft- Danny Weissberg in 2012 co-founded ware will be able to learn new words auto- VoiceITT, maker of the TalkITT software, matically–the user would have speech pat- shortly after his grandmother had a stroke. terns that TalkITT picks up on, after which He describes her as “the center of our fam- point the software would suggest words ily” and says it was “painful” to know she (“did you mean X or Y?”) and remember wanted to talk, but was being prevented those words for future conversations. The Israeli-developed TalkITT software helps a boy with speech impairment communicate “I from communicating. Weissberg also believes that people diag- love you.” VOICEITT. Weissberg, who has degrees in civil engi- nosed with degenerative speech disabilities, neering and computer science and has been meaning and know what he or she wants “The phone makes it so we can do things such as those associated with Parkinson’s working in the hi-tech industry for more when no one else can do so. easily and distribute them to the popula- disease or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis than 15 years, began consulting with speech “Like the mother that makes that asso- tion rather quickly,” says Arnheiter, noting (ALS), could begin using the software upon therapists and other related experts. Quick- ciation, so too will the software. Once the that today is “a better time than yesterday” diagnosis. This way, as speech deteriorates, ly, he realized the need for TalkITT–given software learns, then he is now not limit- for struggling with a disability. Arnheiter says TalkITT would be part of the solution at an that as many as 1.5% of the world’s popula- ed to talking only with his mother. He can that with the increased focus on understand- early stage. “The software could learn and tion has a speech disability or impairment– speak to friends at school because the soft- ing the brain, the drive to reduce the stigma then speak in the speaker’s unique, real and decided that with enough innovation, a ware can translate what he says for anyone,” of some of these challenges, and the dedica- voice,” Weissberg says. solution could be created. says Weissberg. tion to creating new solutions to meet the For now, Weissberg is traveling with his “The solutions that exist today, none Due to its functionality, the software needs of people with disabilities, “we’ll fi g- team around the U.S. to build new partner- of them actually use personal or normal would work for people who speak any lan- ure out better ways of bridging the gap.” ships and increase funding. The company re- speech,” Weissberg, who serves as CEO of guage–English, Hebrew, or even the speech Since launching, TalkITT has won many cently made a presentation in Maryland at -based VoiceITT in Israel’s Tel pattern of an autistic child who has invent- prestigious awards, helping it gain exposure the Israel-Adventist mHealth Innovation Fo- Aviv District, tells JNS.org. “They all bypass ed his own language (as long as it is consist- and the funding needed to keep the project rum, and Weissberg says he or his colleagues speech. Some even monitor head and eye ent). The software app can currently run on going. Most recently, the company, which has are willing to attend similar events to share movements. But none of them allow people tablets and smartphones. offi ces in Boston, won the Philips Innova- their work. Weissberg adds that he has to communicate in the most natural way: Matthew Arnheiter, vice president of in- tion Fellows Competition. TalkITT is current- many people working or volunteering for their voice.” novations, research, and development for ly in the alpha testing phase, partnering with him who understand the need for TalkITT The TalkITT software works by creating Netsmart, the country’s longest-standing hospitals and other medical associations to due to a personal connection to the issue a dictionary of sounds and associating them healthcare information technology compa- get access to voice recordings of people with the technology is addressing. “It is a great with meaning or words. The user makes a ny, says mobile healthcare technologies like speech disabilities and to test them through feeling to be a part of something that can re- sound and associates it with a word on the TalkITT have burst onto the scene since the the system. Next, the technology will enter ally change the lives of so many,” he says. software. The app recalls the translation for iPhone came out in 2007. Before then, many the beta testing phase, when it will give the future conversations. Weissberg equates the new technologies were catered to niche mar- software back to these hospitals and associa- Maayan Jaff e is an Overland Park, Kansas-based free- process to how a mother of a child with a kets, were expensive, or were purpose-built tions and make it available for clinical trials. lance writer. Reach her at maayanjaff [email protected] or speech disability will learn to understand technologies that were diffi cult to purchase “We applaud innovative technologies follow her on Twitter, @MaayanJaff e. her child, associate his or her sounds with and equally as challenging to implement. that open the door for individuals with scan2ship Revolutionizes “The ability to have a static image con- people don’t buy because there are simply “Our concept is that our sales force is en- Online Shopping vert to digital on your device is a way for too many choices. “What people really want tirely based in the community, and as we ex-  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 consumers to interact with and purchase is a cold case of Diet Coke, or whatever they pand, it’s important to us that we continue to products in a way they have never experi- normally drink, in their fridge,” he said. use a sales force that understands the unique tomate this, and to have everything deliv- enced before,” said Andy Agus, who, in ad- Korman told JLNJ that the company’s needs of their communities,” he said. In ad- ered? And by the way, those cases of water dition to being a co-founder of scan2ship, is start-up research and development has been dition, as a community organization, a por- and soda are very heavy! a student at the Parsons School of Design. primarily funded by friends and family, and tion of sales each month will go to a different Ari Korman, with his brothers Brian and The poster provides a selection of wide- that the company has spoken to a variety of charitable cause each month, Korman added. Andy Agus, recently founded a company ly popular beverage items, with their corre- different potential customers, logistical part- Korman said he is confi dent in the called scan2ship, one that aims to bring a sponding QR codes. Consumers can scan ners and stakeholders from all walks of life. product’s success, because of how consum- convenient, fun and simple shopping ex- the QR code and order items without fuss, As the concept has taken hold, the group er buying habits have changed and contin- perience into the home, by providing easy for the most competitive price around. has been taking meetings with an even larg- ue to change over time. For example, with delivery of products people need each day. Starting initially with water, carbonated er variety of future partners, and plans to Zappos, people buy shoes online and bring The company makes use of QR Codes, and non-carbonated beverages and oth- seek venture capital funding to expand on a them into their homes, but then go through which are the coded squares present on er essentials, SodaScan is available in Eng- greater scale next year. a number of items before they settle on the most consumer products, to make it a snap lewood, Teaneck and the surrounding are- For now, the company plans to use Eng- one they like, because of their free return to order items and have them delivered, all as immediately and then will be available lewood, Teaneck and the rest of Northern policy,” he said. Much more of the shopping within 24 hours. in other Northern New Jersey towns by the New Jersey as a testing ground for further ex- experience will automate, because shop- scan2ship’s fi rst product offering is So- fi rst quarter of next year. The poster itself pansion, and that’s why all transport, ware- ping from home can’t be beat. “We think we daScan, a mobile app and OR code poster also has a whiff of the high tech about it: housing and logistics will be handled by a are really on to something,” he said. which enables consumers to purchase the “We use a unique static cling material so hyperlocal salesforce. “We want to get our Agus is quick to agree: “The shopping exact items they want from the comfort of they can be put up anywhere without leav- product up and running and build our cus- market is defi nitely trending towards new their own home. “Our company combines ing a mark,” said Korman. tomer base before we pursue venture capi- waves of interaction, merchandising and the technology of the smartphone app with The technology behind scan2ship pow- tal,” he said. As such, the business also aims purchasing. scan2ship is at the forefront of the selling of physical material,” said Korman. ers consumers’ ability to order things with- to exist as a service provider to the commu- this market and through innovation is com- Korman, whose business background in- out having to go through a number of steps, nity, seeking to give the best possible price mitted to continuing to enhance the con- cludes working with his father in private eq- such as the ones available currently with with the most convenient and free shipping sumer shopping experience,” he said. uity, grew up in Englewood, attended the many online shopping experiences. Ama- service available. “In terms of price, SodaS- The company’s third co-founder is Bri- Moriah School, Ramaz and NYU. He recent- zon provides hundreds of different options can will be much cheaper than Fresh Direct an Angus, a senior at the Ramaz School. All ly moved back from Israel where he worked for how to buy something, which results in or Amazon Shopping, which isn’t even avail- three live in Englewood. at the Bet Elazraki Children’s Home for chil- the well-known economic concept of the able here yet, and competitive with Costco, To learn more, go to http://www.SodaS- dren at risk in . paradox of choice, said Korman, in which but without all the shlepping,” Korman said. can.com.

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Paramus--Yavneh Academy ushered in the fi rst night of Chanukah with a musi- cal performance at The Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Rabbi Jonathan Knapp, Prin- cipal, opened the event with a D’var To- rah on the meaning of Chanukah. Sammy Greenberg, a Yavneh student who became a bar mitzvah in September, lit the six foot tall menorah and sang the bracha. The Yavneh concert choir and junior choir per- formed a medley of Chanukah music to a throng of admiring families and shop- pers taking a break to watch and listen. They were accompanied by Director Mar- Director Marsha Motzen conducts the Yavneh choir Chanuka sha Greenberg Motzen, and Steve Cohen, The Yavneh choir performs Chanukah music at the Garden State Plaza concert at The Garden State Plaza who has done many arrangements for the BRACHA SCHWARTZ BRACHA SCHWARTZ choir. After the performance, Yavneh stu- In an earlier phone interview, Rabbi kah. We’re always looking for opportuni- in September. At the fi rst rehearsal, I gave dents handed out donuts to the apprecia- Knapp said, “This is a chance to share our ties for our concert choir and junior choir out Chanukah music.” tive singers and their fans. excitement about the miracle of Chanu- to perform. We take pride in their accom- Mrs. Motzen said the choirs are plishments and Mrs. very busy during the year. “The Yavneh Motzen is very talent- choirs are often called upon to perform ed.” He said the choir at community and even non-communi- has been performing ty events. We’ve sung at the Beit Orot (a Chanukah music at hesder yeshiva in Jerusalem) dinner and the mall for 10 years, last year we were the fi rst school choir and began at the be- in 20 years to be invited to participate hest of Rabbi Moshe in the Teaneck Yom HaShoah commem- Grossbaum, Director of oration at Teaneck High School.” She is Chabad in Paramus. excited about the choir performing in Planning for the the March 22 spring festival in New York performance began City sponsored by the World Zionist Or- in August, said Mrs. ganization, commemorating the 10th Motzen, when she yahrtzeit of Naomi Shemer, an Israe- started thinking about li musician and songwriter, who wrote Yavneh choir performs Chanukah music at Garden State Relaxing with a donut after the Yavneh choir Chanukah how the concert would “Yerushalayim Shel Zahav” (“Jerusalem Plaza performance take shape. “We started of Gold”) in 1967.

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SHEARIT HAPLATE The program will begin with a keynote provides information on services available OF BERGEN COUNT address by Dr. Julie Goldstein, Chair of to members of the Jewish community MONOGRAMS/EMBROIDERY The kosher food rescue organization Ma’ayanot’s Jewish History Department, of Bergen County at local hospitals. that collects prepared food leftovers on the topic Isaac’s Ashes: The Startling Information also is provided on medical GALLERY MONOGRAMS: from local caterers and restaurants Representation of Children in Jewish Culture. equipment gemachs and other services. *EMBROIDERED WEDDING, BAR & BAT MITZVAH GIFTS and then repackages and distributes The keynote address will be followed by This comprehensive and user-friendly site *CORPORATE & PROFESSIONAL LOGOS it to those that can benefi t in a sessions on advanced topics in the liberal should make it easier for those in need *BED, BATH & TABLE LINENS *BABY BASINETTE BLANKETS & BIBS respectful way that helps ensure the arts and sciences taught by members of to navigate the options and the available B. GOLDBERG, (201)-569-0189, TEANECK recipient’s privacy and self-esteem the Ma’ayanot faculty, including:Mrs. Enid resources. To Become a Recipient: If you or someone Goldberg (English) & Mrs. Leah Herzog you know would like to be Tanakh) Fathers, Daughters, and the Issue CARE ONE notifi ed when food is available, please of Kingship in King Lear and the Book of Care One at Teaneck is seeking Shabbos TREE SERVICE respond to this email. The information SamuelMs. Sarah Gordon (Talmud)Pro- host families to provide hospitality will be kept confi dential within the Slavery Rabbis? Rabbinic Debates from the for patients’ relatives. When illness or post VAL-KAM TREE SERVICE: organization. Civil War Mrs. Mel Kapustin (Jewish History) surgery rehabilitation at their We Do All Season Cleanups & Gutter Cleaning. No Job Too Big or Too Small. PLEASE LET US HELP-EMAIL US TODAY! Jewish Attitudes Towards Secular Studies facility requires a patient’s stay over Call for Appointment * Locally Owned & Operated * Insured * Free Estimates * [email protected]_ or Throughout the Ages Mrs. Gila Stein Shabbos ,they often receive requests for Stump Grinding * Free Wood Chips * Tree Pruning * Land Clearing. We will Beat [email protected] (Science Chair) accommodations for a spouse, adult child, any written Estimate! Call 201-390-8400 Real Life CSI: The Science of How Crimes friend, or other family member. MA’AYANOT ANNUAL are Actually Solved Mrs. Merav Tal-Timen They will gladly provide on site RCBC DAY OF STUDY (Hebrew Chair) supervised meals, a beautiful Shul and IN THE LIBERAL ARTS Beginning, End, and what’s in Between: most AND SCIENCES Age and the Perception of Time Ms. other requirements. However, when their The entire community is invited to attend Devorah Wolf (Talmud) facility is full, they try to arrange To add your Ma’ayanot’s Annual Day of Study in the Foreignness and Kindness: Megillat Rut nearby off -site accommodations for Liberal Arts and Sciences. and Shakespeare’s Othello sleeping. As a token of their Date: Thursday, December 25, 2013 appreciation, they will gladly provide Classified Ad, email Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. BIKUR CHOLIM OF delicious Shabbos meals for the host [email protected] Place: Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School, BERGEN COUNTY family, as well. To pre-register as a 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck, NJ Announces a new website, www. Shabbos host, please contact Laurie Men and women welcome! bikurcholimbergencounty.org, which Kleid at 201-287-8560. or call 201-371-3212 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 91 LOCAL NEWS

Newman Memorial at Bruriah Shlomis Peikes, Bruriah’s associate our souls are yearning to reach higher and JEC. As one of a number of families with Launches JEC Alumni Network principal and Newman’s daughter, shared are represented by fi re. He explained that three generations of JEC students, they  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 her mother’s mission for the school–to that is why a yahrzeit is commemorated by spoke of efforts by the school to reach out teach knowledge and skills, but also to in- lighting a candle. and re-engage alumni, and encouraged tivational speaker, radio show host, and tel- still a sense of responsibility and commit- Harary characterized the attitude em- graduates of the system to do the same and evision personality. ment in all her students. Ten members of braced by the Maccabees at that time as reconnect with each other as well. Attendees included faculty represent- the extended Newman family were in at- “being all in,” to the point that every fi b- They added that the JEC has been of- ing all three divisions of the Jewish Educa- tendance. er of their beings believed in their mission fered a “Challenge Grant” by three gener- tional Center, past and present; and so they put forth sustained ous families of up to $100,000 each and alumni spanning decades; JEC and maximum effort. He said that encouraged everyone to take advantage administrators; members of the in life, for anything that is impor- of the opportunity to extend the reach of Board of Trustees; current stu- tant, any goal, any cause, our mar- their contributions by making a gift before dents; parents; community rab- riages, children, relationships, ca- the end of 2014, when the challenge cul- bis; and JEC supporters. In addi- reers, etc., it is critical to be “all in” minates. They concluded with an invita- tion, in a record-breaking display in order to maximize our poten- tion to all young alumni to attend the up- of interest and solidarity with tial and reveal the greatness that coming Young Alumni Networking event in the school, over 1200 people resides within every human being. New York City on January 7. from around the world viewed “Charlie Harary was the perfect “The launch of the JEC’s Alumni Net- the event via livestream. choice for this year’s event,” said work,” said Andy Schultz, the JEC’s Direc- Chaya Newman was a belov- Adina Abramov, the JEC’s market- tor of Institutional Advancement, “is a ed principal at Bruriah, and her ing offi cer, who coordinated the critical step in strengthening the personal name is synonymous with the program. “His unique combination and professional connections to and with- worldwide reputation of excel- of broad scholarship, honest sin- in the broad JEC alumni base. The Net- lence that Bruriah enjoys. An Charlie Harary with Debra and Alan Wenig of Livingston cerity, passion, energy, and oratory work seeks to offer value to its members, emotional video tribute to New- ADINA ABRAMOV skill made for an appropriate and which represent almost 75 years of JEC man included footage of the late principal The evening’s keynoter, Charlie Hara- impressive tribute to Mrs. Newman’s lega- graduates, and will include initiatives re- talking about her pride in the graduates of ry, exploded onto the stage with the ener- cy, which spans the globe and multiple gen- lated to career development; mentorship; Bruriah. It was followed by material high- gy and passion he is famous for. He tied his erations in its own right.” social programming; volunteerism, social lighted the 50-year-old school’s illustrious presentation into Newman’s legacy of al- Representing the JEC Alumni Network action, and philanthropy; and JEC ambas- history. ways believing in her students and work- at the podium were Springfi eld-based Dr. sadorship.” Rabbi Joseph Oratz, the current princi- ing to have them reach their potential. He Aryeh Pirak, Chief of Anesthesiology at For more information, call 908-355-4850, pal of Bruriah, spoke about how humbling also talked about Chanukah, likening the Trinitas Hospital and a JEC alumnus, Class ext. 6248, or email [email protected]. it is to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps. Jewish nation to the fl aming lights of the of 1971, and his daughter Dr. Sharon Konigs- A full recording of the event may be He said her priority was to reach her stu- menorah. He said that like the element of berg, a dentist, alumna of Bruriah, Class of viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/ dents’ hearts and to inspire them. fi re, which displays anti-gravity behavior, 1998 and a parent of three students now at watch?v=CJmG4KP7pqU GEMACHS

THE RINAT CHAIM GEMACH Passaic Baby G’mach GOWNS Congregation Ahavath Torah 240 programs. Volunteers must be in 7th Collects and lends new and used Collects baby clothing in excellent Fairlawn Gown Gemach Broad Avenue, Englewood) collects grade or older. For more information or medical equipment – Please check condition up to size 2T as well as Gowns (wedding gowns, mother of fl ower centerpieces that can be brought to volunteer please call Zeesy Grossbaum, fi rst to inquire if items are needed. other baby gear including high the bride, bridesmaids and fl ower to the homebound or those in the Director of Bergen County Friendship Items in good condition to those in chairs, cribs, strollers, carriages, girls) are loaned free of charge. Please hospital. For more information call the Circle [email protected] or need, for short-term or long-term use, changing tables, diapers and call for appointments. The number Shul at 201-568-1315. via phone at 201-262-7172. Feel free including wheelchairs, commodes, formula. They pick up in NJ/NY area. is 201 797-1770. For donations or to check out their website: www. portable commodes, walkers, shower For more information contact Siggy any other inquiries please contact Yad Leah collects modest and BCFriendship.com. chairs, bathtub chairs, rollators, crutches Berger at 201-486-1492 or via [email protected]. Appts are not contemporary clothing, infant through and canes. . The Gemach will be happy email [email protected]. made by email. The Fair Lawn Gemach is adult, to be sent to Israel. Donated Sinai Schools services children and to deliver the items to families when under the auspices of Anshei Lubavitch of clothes must be in either excellent adults with learning and developmental necessary and to receive tax-deductible SIMCHAS Fair Lawn. or like- new condition. For more disabilities. There are various volunteer donations. To contact the Gemach, to Shtick for a Wedding information regarding drop off locations opportunities available, such as driving borrow equipment, or to contribute, Call Wendy at 646/996-2165 ADULT CLOTHING contact Jessica Katz at 973-594-9118 or young adults to their job sites and please visit their website, www. Chabad of Maplewood NJ. Contact: via email [email protected] shadowing some of the students at rinatchaimgemach.com, or contact Yehiel Centerpiece Gemach – Cong Beth Lenny Levy, 201-836-7376 or various community activities. For more Levy, [email protected], 201-357- Aaron email [email protected] The Kallah Gemach collects donations information or to volunteer contact Aggie 5495. Contact Ellen Chazin at njellen18@yahoo. Furniture Donations for Kallahs in need. They collect any Siletski at 201-833-1134 x105 or via com or 201 357 8426 or Michele Cooper Email [email protected] of a unopened new items in their original email at [email protected] or visit BABIES AND at [email protected] picture of what you›d like to donate boxes from people who have received their website at www.sinaischools.org. CHILDREN: and a recipient can be matched. gifts that they do not want and off er Teaneck Bris Gemach Chatan and Kallah Gemach Email [email protected] for them to those less fortunate. All the YACHAD, The National Jewish Council Bris outfi ts, pillows, pillow cases, tefi los Donate new, unopened gifts to needy information items go to Passaic where the girls can for Disabilities, is dedicated to for mothers to say. Open to the Jewish couples. Accepted in original boxes come and see what they may be able enhancing the life opportunities community. There is no solicitation of household, Judaica, engagement or The Bikkur Cholim of Passaic- Clifton’s to use. We collect things like Judaica, of individuals with disabilities, funds. For information or to reserve Email wedding gifts that are not your taste Medical Equipment Gemach household items, small appliances, ensuring their participation either [email protected] or zsizzle11@ or cannot be used. Drop off at Carrie Wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, giftware, etc. For more information in the full spectrum of Jewish aol.com or call Zissi at 718 704 6225. Cooper, 1060 Windsor Road or email scooters and other medical equipment to contact Carrie Cooper at 201-801-9028 or life. New Jersey Yachad touches Carrie at [email protected]. lend at no charge. For more information via email at [email protected]. our community on a daily basis, Teaneck Baby Gemach or to schedule a pick up contact Yael providing inclusive programs for Collects baby equipment, clothing to size Hosting a Simcha in your home? Gotteib at 973-778-9320. Bikur Cholim Wheelchair Gemach - individuals with special needs 5T, toys, diapers, formula, and baby food The Teaneck Simcha Gemach has 201 836 2907. and emotional support for all for Jewish families folding tables, cocktail tables, Housewares G’mach in Teaneck collects members of the family. Services in Bergen County. For more information chairs and coat racks (w/ hangers) brand new, still in their boxes, serving china CHILDREN WITH include parent support groups, contact Avi and Ginnine Fried at 718-753- available for loan. Contact platters, mixing bowls and many other SPECIAL NEEDS sibling support, information and 6275, or by email [email protected] house ware items for new Kallahs in need. The Friendship Circle is a social referral, socialization programs, at [email protected]. Tax For more information or to donate contact organization for children with special weekend respite through monthly donation letters are available for any Tablecloth Gemach Sara Beth Fein at [email protected]. needs that involves them in a full range shabbatonim, over a dozen summer fi nancial and/or item donations. In memory of Chaim Yissachar ben Yechiel of recreational activities. Teenage camp programs, vocational training, Zeidel Dov Z’l. The Jewish Book Gemach collects volunteers are the key to keeping our sensitivity training workshops, Bicycle Gemach Specialty cloths in all colors and sizes for Jewish books for 4th- 8th graders. If programs running! Volunteers can visit advocacy, family retreats and so Rivky Klar at [email protected] every type of simcha. Donations will go you have books to donate or would like a child at home weekly for a play date, much more. For more information to Project Yi’che and are tax deductible. to receive books please contact Moshe join a monthly program on Sundays with please contact Chani Herrmann at PREEMIE CLOTHING Please contact [email protected] for an and Shifra Schapiro at jbookgemach@ sports, music, art, and baking, join us [email protected] or call 201-833- Yad Yocheved – 201 836 2071 appointment gmail.com. for holiday programs, camps or cooking 1349.

92 December 18, 2014 • 26 Kislev, 5775 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM JEWISH HOME FAMILY LeadingAge NJ Honors Jewish Homes’ Charles P. Berkowitz

Charles P. Berkowitz, who recently “Chuck’s leadership enabled the Jew- Berrie, chairperson, Jewish Home Foun- stepped down as JHF’s president and ish Home to become a recognized lead- dation of North Jersey, when Chuck was CEO has received LeadingAge New Jer- er in eldercare, locally, statewide, and na- honored in October. She added, “Not con- sey’s President’s Award for Lifetime tionally. He established New Jersey’s fi rst tent to rest on his laurels, Chuck has giv- Achievement in the fi eld of Aging. licensed Adult Medical Day Care program en the gift of his time and experience to Chuck began his career at the Jewish through the U.S. Department of Health, serve on the boards of Jewish Family Ser- Home Family (JHF) in 1970 and led the Education, and Welfare, our Kosher vices, UJA Association for the Develop- organization since 1982. He remains as Meals-on-Wheels program and afforda- mentally Disabled and the Adler Aphasia a consultant. LeadingAge is the state- ble senior housing in Jersey City,” as well Center,” among others. For further infor- wide association of not-for-profi t sen- as the Jewish Home at Rockleigh and Jew- mation about The Jewish Home Family’s, ior care organizations. ish Home Assisted Living, said Angelica please call 201-750-1414. Yavneh Students Spent a Shabbos at Rockleigh JLNJ Staff er to help them reminisce and refl ect on Yavneh who attended the event said, “Our past three years, included older students their own youth,” said Rabbi Simon Feld, children were phenomenal with the resi- from NCSY (National Conference of Syna- Yavneh 8th graders as well as their rab- JHR’s Director of Rabbinic Services. “I went dents and one another. Everyone at Rock- gogue Youth). They are meaningful to resi- bis and teachers from the Academy in Para- to Yavneh myself,” he added. “The students leigh treated us royally.” dents and students alike. mus spent a sleepover Shabbos at the Jewish led the service and read the Torah. They gave The Shabbatons which have been held For further information about the Rock- Home at Rockleigh. Many of these students classes to the residents on the Torah portion during the winter months at JHR over the leigh Jewish Home please call 201-784-1414. already participate in a monthly intergener- of the week.” ational information technology program at Shabbos day was also exciting, begin- the Home. ning with a and , followed The girls and teachers lit candles at by an elaborate Kiddush. In the afternoon, 4:00 p.m. to usher in the Shabbos Queen. the students visited the residents on all The Shabbaton began with the Mincha fol- units, and the day ended with a Havdalah lowed by singing and dancing during Kab- service as well as singing and dancing. “This balat Shabbat. A festive Shabbat dinner was is the fi rst time, a group of elementary day served and the youngsters had an oppor- school students were actually sleeping over tunity to sit with the residents and get to at the Jewish Home and spending Shabbat know one another. Friday night concluded with our residents,” said Rabbi Feld. “Our with Jewish songs and Torah thoughts pre- residents were very excited about this spe- sented by the students. cial event.” “What one child can do for a resident, a Asked about the Shabbaton, Barbara Ru- hundred rabbis can’t do. They have the pow- bin, assistant principal of general studies at

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More than 160 business professionals at- portunity to ask ques- ence members reconvened to hear divrei Building a Dynamic Business Vision in Tur- tended Winning Edge 2014 Business Con- tions and collaborate halacha and chizuk from Rabbi Dovid bulent Times. Bodner gave pragmatic advice ference last week and have given Bottom with other frum fe- Goldwasser, Rav of Kahal Bnei Yitzchok in on maintaining stability and a healthy per- Line Marketing Group, the sponsor, posi- male professionals. Brooklyn. He touched upon delicate topics, spective as times speed along, bringing rap- tive feedback. After a full breakfast and pres- In the second session, such as gezel, tefi lla and support of Torah, id change. Each participant was encouraged entations by Yitzchok Saftlas, President of Suzy Schwartz of Ye- bringing in memorable anecdotes to accen- to adapt a visionary outlook as a key tool for Bottom Line Marketing Group, Executive shiva University led tuate each point. Rabbi Goldwasser present- continued success. Innovation serves as the coach and sales trainer Adam Lieberman an interactive work- ed relatable sheilos, which arise daily in the answer to disruption in a quickly evolving spoke on Leading & Motivating a Successful shop on perfecting a business world–including hiring, advertis- society. Sales Force and offerred practical, applicable sales pitch. ing and shmiras Shabbos–emphasizing the The conference continued well into the tools for creating and maintaining an effec- Interior designer Fanny Zigdon’s session necessity of consulting Daas Torah. He con- night as participants took the opportunity tive sales team, encouraging business lead- concluded the women’s track by explain- cluded with an impassioned dose of chizuk to process, internalize and discuss the day’s ers to go one step beyond competitors to en- ing how she used social media as a way to with regard to bitachon in business and in events over dinner. Jay Block of The Small sure success. monetize her creativity, and how now, with life in general. Business Journal summed it up: “It was an Nachum Segal, radio-personality and 53,000 followers on Instagram, she has met Marc Bodner’s keynote address served excellent conference, and more important- President of the Nachum Segal Network, with success. Zigdon shared tips on how to was the perfect conclusion to the confer- ly it was insightful, practical…I came away moderated the next portion of the event: use social media to grow in business. ence. Bodner, CEO and Chief Visionary Of- with helpful tips and points to incorporate the rapid-fi re presentations. Conference par- After the breakout sessions, all confer- fi cer of L&R Distributors, presented on in my business.” ticipants were introduced to the day’s pre- senters as each gave a brief sampler of the essential points to be covered later on in the Business & Professional Directory day. The good humor and sense of camara- Fencing Event Planning Links Residential- Teaneck derie among the presenters fi ltered out into Resume Development Abra Fence DAEN Entertainment (201) 992-3600 the crowd as the hour passed, leaving all www.daeninc.com | (212) 655-6930 202 The Plaza, Teaneck Heidi Fuchs www.abrafence.net | (973) 330-6052 Links Residential- Maywood Invitations [email protected] | (201) 914-5551 Heating 946 Spring Valley Rd, Maywood 25 years experience in Resume Development & present revved up for the exciting sessions The Write Impression- Simone Henry Mulder Plumbing & Heating Russo Real Estate Interview and Social Skills Mentoring which followed. 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Jacob Engel, Roofing 405 East Broadway, Long Beach, NY Travel Agencies Bergen Hudson Roofing andC ontracting Services Get Peyd CEO of Yeda, ran an informative and perti- www.bergen-hudson-roofing.com | (201) 328-6987 Pesach Programs www.getpeyd.com | (646) 801-7393 Window Treatments Babysitter, Housekeeper, Elder Care Agency Main Street Travel nent workshop which focused on identify- Destinations by Yossi Zablocki www.mainstreettravel.net | (845) 425-2123 Blind & Drapery Cleaning www.destinations613.com | (845) 794-6000 We Refer, LLC ing technical skill and, equally important, in- (718) 871-3772 Gail Hochman Travel Programs Eden Tours Pesach [email protected] | (201) 791-1230 terpersonal skills in job candidates. Yitzchok www.edentourspesach.com Destinations by Yossi Zablocki Mental Health [email protected] | (305) 731-1338 Car Service & Taxi www.destinations613.com | (845) 794-6000 Saftlas led a workshop on developing and Psychology Grand Getaways Blue Skies Car Service Lasko Kosher Tours www.passovergg.com | (877) 737-2244 Les Weiss www.laskogetaways.com | (877) 538-9948 perfecting a successful marketing plan, of- Nancy J. Siegel Ph.D (201) 835-2352 (212) 246-0783 Gross and Schechter Families Leisure Time Tours fering tips and trade-secrets to his apprecia- Midtown West Doubletree by Hilton, Somerset, NJ | (800) 965-1655 GW Taxi www.leisurett.com | (800) 223-2624 Not a Bergen County Resident [email protected] www.mybluecab.com | (201) 363-0555 Platinum Travel tive audience. Saul N. Friedman, Senior Part- Kosherica Cleaners www.zvilapian.com | (800) 376-1803 Psychotherapy ner of Saul N. Friedman and Company, gave www.kosherica.com 2.50 Cleaners Carol G. 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[email protected] Mortgages Rosenblatt Law PC 742 Chestnut Ave, Teaneck Yakov Nahari: (201) 675-3711 Citibank- David Siegel Bottom Line Marketing Group arranged Ilan Amaltov: (201) 410-9976 www.rosenblattlegal.com | (551) 444-8100 [email protected] | (201) 419-1330 81 Court Plaza South, Suite 305, Hackensack an exclusive women’s track for The Winning LindaLicious Commercial litigation & criminal defense lawyer www.lindaskoshercatering.com | (201) 791-2900 Fairway Independent Mortgage Market your business to Fair Lawn, NJ Ken Goffstein Life Coach Edge 2014. 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