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It seems that 40 years old is a dividing line Avuncular Youth between adult youth and adult-adulthood. Often, we are too jaded or biased to properly CONTINUED FROM P. 1 of 41 times. contemplate the messages of life or to think The question is why 39? If he wanted to about our mortality and the legacy we wish and great-grandchildren. be in denial about his age, why not choose to leave behind. Turning 40 seems to do won- In my youth I couldn’t quite fi gure out 29 or 34? ders in helping cure those youthful illusions how it was possible for my father’s older The Mishnah (Avos 5:21) tells us the sig- of immortality. brother to be 38, especially when my father nifi cance of 40 years old as being the age of I think hitting 40 also gives you permis- became older than that, but I just assumed it wisdom. sion to drone on and on to the younger gen- was another one of those mysteries of life. It’s happened more than once that someone has told Uncle Yitz that he looks quite old Some commentaries explain that the arduous experiences of daily for his age. living help a person view life from a different perspective and By now, Uncle Yitz’s children have well surpassed his age (though some of them may vantage point. deny it) and he even has grandchildren who are not too far behind. At the end of their 40-year sojourn in the eration about how things were different back In fact, Uncle Yitz has been turning 39 for desert, Moshe tells B’nei Yisrael, “G-d did when you were a kid, and how kids today over 40 years now. not grant you a heart of knowledge, and have no respect. I have been thinking about this recently, eyes that see, and ears that hear until this Added responsibility and wisdom are in- because I just celebrated my 39th birthday. Af- day” (D’varim 29:3). The Gemara (Avodah timidating and anxiety-provoking. No won- Yitz is, and has always been, wise beyond his ter all these years I fi nally caught up to Uncle Zarah 5b) understands from this verse that der Peter Pan never wanted to grow up. And years and has always been an inspiration to Yitz. a person doesn’t fully grasp the depth of no wonder Jack Benny never wanted to hit all of us. No one can quite tell a story or a I recently was informed that the source of the lessons of his rebbe until 40 years have the big 4-0. joke like he does. He is the true personifi ca- the never-getting-older-than-39-years-old idea elapsed. Meanwhile I’m going to enjoy my last year tion of the word avuncular. It’s just so sad that is not Uncle Yitz’s. It actually dates back to Some commentaries explain that the ardu- below the summit, but I do look forward to he turned all white before 40. a Jewish fellow named Benjamin Kubelsky, ous experiences of daily living help a person becoming wise. Hashem should grant him many more who was the son of immigrants. During the view life from a different perspective and I should conclude by noting that Uncle wonderful and healthy 38-years-old years. early to mid-1900s he was known to the world vantage point. That allows him to understand as the popular comedian, Jack Benny. the depth of the lessons his teachers sought Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is a rebbe and guidance counselor at Heichal HaTorah in Te- It was well known that Jack Benny cel- to convey to him decades earlier, which in his aneck, NJ, Principal at Mesivta Ohr Naftoli of New Windsor, and a division head at Camp ebrated his 39th birthday every year. When callowness he may not have grasped, or was Dora Golding. He can be reached at [email protected]. Looking for periodic powerful Benny died in 1974, he had turned 39 a total convinced that he knew better. inspiration? Join Rabbi Staum’s new Whatsapp group “Striving Higher.” Email for more info. Treasury Bill Indexed Money Market Account % % APY* APY* z z 2For balances35 of $100,000 and up 2For balances11 of $50,000-$99,999 Indexed at 100% of the 30-day US Treasury Bill** Indexed at 90% of the 30-day US Treasury Bill**

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The Dishonest Angel the worst thing that could ever have happened. But the tides of destiny were coming in, and a huge deal that could take months, if not years, CONTINUED FROM P. 1 a paper from his pocket. He explained that they held the future salvation of the Frankel to complete. It was decided that his best option an important matter came up that required family. was to return to America, alone, and from there support his family. It was quite a sacrifi ce. both partners’ signatures. Boruch nodded, Boruch was forced to remain in New York. arrange for his family to escape the impending Boruch was a scion of a great chasidic lineage, and without even glancing at the contents of He took a job and earned some money, and war in Europe and join him. and his roots were fi rmly planted in the old the paper, signed it and handed it back. After after two more years he applied for American Upon his arrival in New York he worked country. Yet, he realized that there was greater a few more minutes, the partner stood up, citizenship and became a naturalized citizen. tirelessly until he arranged visas and tickets for fi nancial opportunity in America, and together intoned the customary words of consolation, But he truly longed for home and family, and his entire family. His wife and four children with a fellow immigrant he met in New York and left. not much later Boruch took whatever savings were scheduled to depart on September 1, 1939, started an import business that did rather well. aboard the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth. To his For three years, Boruch and his partner labored utter chagrin, he was informed by the shipping in the business and, with Hashem’s grace, they After the week of shivah had concluded, Boruch arrived at his company that due to the outbreak of war, the raised more than enough money for their office to find the place cleared out and his partner gone! voyage was canceled. His family was stranded families back home. Soon they would head in Europe for the time being, but with renewed home and be hailed as models of industrious effort Boruch was able to secure them passage success. After the week of shivah had concluded, he had accumulated and returned to Poland, to aboard a second ship leaving from the Italian Toward the end of his third year in New Boruch arrived at his offi ce to fi nd the place the loving embrace of his family. port of Trieste. Baruch Hashem, the Frankel York, Boruch received a telegram that would cleared out and his partner gone! The man had Years passed, and by the summer of 1939 it family set sail on November 1, 1939, on the very change his life. His father had passed away and duped him into signing a paper that gave away was clear that war with Germany was immi- last passenger ship leaving Italy. From Trieste, he was required by Jewish law to sit shivah for his entire portion of the business! Knowing nent. Many Jews wished to emigrate from Po- to Kosice in Czechoslovakia, to Ellis Island, New seven days. Boruch informed his partner that that Boruch would not read the fi ne print on land but had nowhere to go. Boruch Frankel, York, the Frankel family survived the war. he would be unavailable for the next week due the document during his period of mourning, on the other hand, was an American citizen and And the dishonest partner who stole every to his personal loss, and his friend assured him he came during the shivah and cheated his one- was able to procure a visa for himself with lit- penny, forcing Boruch to remain in New York? that he could manage without him. Boruch sat time friend and partner out of his life’s savings! tle diffi culty. Securing visas for his family, how- The family believes it was a heavenly angel to shivah in his small apartment on the Lower And during those very days that Boruch was ever, was an entirely different matter. This was effect his rescue! East Side, where his few acquaintances came to unavailable, he sold the entire business and ran pay their respects. away with the money, never to be heard from Rabbi Dovid Hoffman is the author of the popular “Torah Tavlin” book series, fi lled with One day, in the middle of the shivah, his again. stories, wit and hundreds of divrei Torah, including the brand new “Torah Tavlin Yamim partner arrived and sat down opposite the Boruch Frankel was left penniless; he Noraim” in stores everywhere. You’ll love this popular series. Also look for his book, “Heroes mourner, as per Jewish custom. Boruch was couldn’t even return to his family in Europe! of Spirit,” containing one hundred fascinating stories on the Holocaust. They are fantastic glad to see him and he spoke for a bit about He was devastated and just could not under- gifts, available in all Judaica bookstores and online at http://israelbookshoppublications. his father. 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night of the exodus was the night of Makas Passover: Passing Over Time B’choros – the plague of the fi rstborn. Makas B’choros was unique in that Hashem Himself ou can tell a lot about people based on level of tum’ah, a point of no return. Chazal more closely. The Arizal says that had we performed this makah (see Rashi). how they use their time. When we get explain that the Jewish People in Mitzrayim delayed our exodus for even one more sec- On this same night, the Jewish People Yhome from school or work, how do we were on the 49th level of tum’ah, the very low- ond, we would have been completely lost brought the korban Pesach – the Passover view our free time? Do we ask ourselves how est level of spiritual impurity. Had we sunk within the depths of impurity. However, sacrifice – and painted their doorposts to waste the night away, how to most easily even one level lower, we would have been the moment of the exodus seems to be the with blood, instilling within their hearts and enjoyably make it to tomorrow morning? lost completely, beyond the point of rescue. farthest thing from a spiritually dangerous the knowledge that Hashem watches over Or do we take full advantage of our every mo- The Arizal emphasizes that it was necessary moment. In fact, it appears to be the mous and protects us. This night saw some ment, attempting to squeeze out as much po- to leave with such speed to save us from fall- ment at which klal Yisrael was at an ulti- of the loftiest moments imaginable – one tential as possible from each and every day? ing to this last level. The speed with which mate spiritual high. would expect the Jewish People to be on When the alarm goes off in the morning, do we left Egypt was not simply practical; there The Jewish People had just witnessed an equally lofty level. This was the very we jump out of bed like a lion, ready to con- was something fundamental about it. The Hashem unleash His wrath on the Egyptians birth and creation of klal Yisrael, the be- quer the day, or do we hit snooze again, again, obvious question is: What is the importance through the performance of the ten plagues, ginning of their journey to Har Sinai to and again? As human beings, we fi nd ourselves of time and speed, and why is it so central to a systematic process of openly revealing accept the Torah. How then, and why, stuck within time; so the question we face on Y’tzias Mitzrayim and Pesach? Hashem to klal Yisrael and the Egyptians. would one more moment in this intense a daily basis is: “How will we use our time”? The Ramban explains that all the principles holiness have been the destruction of the Although events and decisions occur The Problem of hashgachah pratis – Divine Providence – Jewish People? within time, there is an aspect of reality Before we answer our questions, we were learned from these events. So we were that transcends time. The Vilna Gaon ex- must examine the Arizal’s comment a bit clearly on a very high spiritual level. The CONTINUED ON P. 48 plains, fascinatingly, that while events occur within time, ideas transcend it. Ideas don’t “happen”; they simply are. They exist beyond the process of time. When thinking about and relating to ideas, we step outside the here and now and connect to something outside the movement of the clock, beyond the passing of time. With this in mind and Pesach approaching, let us explore a fascinating idea related to time and its connection to Pesach. Pesach: Holiday of Time Time is one of the predominant themes of Pesach, but expresses itself in such a unique and puzzling manner. On Pesach, we are commanded to eat matzah – unleavened bread – and are absolutely forbidden to eat chametz – leavened bread. This transcends logical explanation, as the only difference between something being matzah or chametz is a single second. This means that a single second can determine your spiritual reality, dictating whether you performed a mitzvah or violated the most severe of prohibitions, whose punishment is kareis – spiritual exci- sion. Why is time such a central aspect of Pesach, and how can a second of time have such signifi cant implications? Why the Rush? Let us trace this theme of time through the story of Y’tzias Mitzrayim, the exodus from Egypt. The Torah commands us to eat matzah on Pesach because the Jewish Peo- ple left Mitzrayim “b’chipazon” – in great haste (D’varim 16:3). The Jewish People were forced to eat matzah because they did not have enough time to make bread. The Arizal, a famous 16th century kabbalist, makes an intriguing statement about time and its meaning in the Pesach story. He posits that had the Jewish People remained in Egypt for even one more second at the point of the Exodus, they would have reached the 50th

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Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] 9 TThehe SShmuzhmuz On The Parshah R’ Ben Tzion Shafier Warning: Lashon HaRa Kills

hile traveling from city to city sell- words. What new concept did Rabbi Yanai “Oh my goodness! The Torah warns us ing his wares, a peddler approached learn from the peddler? against lashon ha’ra! With one conversation, Wthe city of Tzipori and called out in The answer to this can be best understood a person can violate dozens of prohibitions. a loud voice, “Who wants to buy the potion of with a mashal (parable). Imagine that a moth- And worse, it can easily become a lifelong life? Who wants life?” A crowd gathered around er and father are looking for the right yeshiva habit. Lashon ha’ra kills. It may be a great ye- him. Rabbi Yanai heard the commotion and for their son. After much investigation, they shiva, but forget it. We can’t take the chance!” stood by watching. When he heard the man’s hit upon the perfect solution. It’s got the right Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that that offer, he said to him, “I would like to purchase type of environment, the right type of boys, would be the reaction. More likely, their at- some.” The peddler responded, “It’s not for you just the right blend – a perfect fi t. But then titude would be, “Listen, it’s not something and your type.” Rabbi Yanai persisted. Finally they hear the news: The boys in that yeshiva we are happy to hear, but it isn’t a reason to the peddler took out a T’hilim and opened it smoke! disqualify a good yeshiva.” to the pasuk, “Who is the man who wants life? “Oh my goodness!” they both exclaim. Let’s analyze the difference in their reac- from smoking-related issues. Guard your tongue from evil.” “Now what? It may be a great yeshiva, and our tions. Assuming that these are well-educated So smoking, which may kill, they fear, yet Rabbi Yanai exclaimed, “All of my life I read son might fl ourish there, but everyone knows people, they know that the Torah specifi cally, lashon ha’ra, which they know defi nitely kills, that pasuk, and never appreciated how simple that smoking kills. It’s a habit that’s very dif- clearly, and defi nitively tells us that speak- they aren’t that concerned about. How are we it was until this peddler revealed it to me!” fi cult to quit. It’s just not worth it.” ing lashon ha’ra kills, and that guarding one’s to understand this anomaly? So they decide not to send their son to tongue is the Torah’s guarantee to long life. The answer is that when medical science What did the peddler reveal to Rabbi that yeshiva. They have heard many “shmuzen” discussing tells us something, we accept it as truth. These Yanai? While you and I may debate whether they the severity of this issue, and they don’t ques- are the facts; this is reality. Unfortunately, It seems that Rabbi Yanai learned a great made the right choice, no one would argue tion it. when the Torah tells us something, it just isn’t lesson from this peddler, something so pow- that they have a very valid concern. After all, On the other hand, they are aware that real. “Well… you need a lot of emunah to re- erful that it impacted on both his outlook bad habits really are diffi cult to break, and while smoking has a high correlation to vari- ally accept that….I don’t know if I am on the and his actions. The diffi culty with this mid- smoking does have serious health conse- ous diseases, at the end of the day it is only a rash is that it doesn’t seem that Rabbi Yanai quences. small percentage of people who actually die CONTINUED ON P. 52 learned anything new. He clearly knew the Now let’s play out the same scenario with pasuk before the peddler said it. He’d prob- just one little change: same young man, same Born and bred in Kew Gardens Hills, R’ Ben Tzion Shafier joined the Choftez Chaim Ye- ably reviewed those words hundreds of times yeshiva, same perfect fi t…however, instead of shiva after high school. Shortly thereafter he got married and moved with his new family to before. As he was a Tanna (scholar of the the parents fi nding out that the boys smoke, Rochester, where he remained in for 12 years. R’ Shafi er then moved to Monsey, NY, where he Mishnah, redacted c. 200 CE), he had mas- they fi nd out that the boys in that yeshiva was a Rebbe in the new Chofetz Chaim branch there for three years. Upon the Rosh Yeshiva’s tered the entire Torah and understood the speak lashon ha’ra. What would we anticipate request, he stopped teaching to devote his time to running Tiferes Bnei Torah. R” Shafi er, a meaning, depth, and implications of those the parents’ reaction to be? happily married father of six children, currently resides in Monsey.

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By Sergey Kadinsky Beiteinu, led by former Defense Minister Av- igdor Liberman, is expected to hold between n his toughest re-election race, exit polls four and six seats. showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin The run-up to the election included a INetanyahu a couple of percentage points hard-right pivot by Netanyahu, who feared behind centrist rival Benny Gantz, but by the losing nationalist votes to more hard-line end of the evening on Tuesday, early count- parties. By promising to extend Israeli civil ing returns projected the incumbent ahead. law to Jewish communities in Judea and Sa- “The right-wing bloc led by Likud clearly maria, he earned the scorn of international won,” Netanyahu said to his supporters. “I observers and praise from many in the set- thank Israeli citizens for their trust. I will tler movement. At the same time, he still begin forming a right-wing government with faces accusations of corruption and on in- our natural partners already tonight.” terfering with voting when Likud supporters In the hours following the end of vot- were found with hidden cameras at poll sites ing, the Likud and the opposing Blue and in the country’s Arab communities. White Bloc both claimed victory, with the As with his last re-election, Netanyahu projected number of Knesset seats ranging stoked the fears of nationalist voters by in- between 33 and 36 for either party. “We won! voking the Arab vote. This year, their turnout The Israeli public has had their say! Thank was low, as many activists urged boycotting you to the thousands of activists and over a the Israeli election. Instead of running on million voters. These elections have a clear the Joint List, Israel’s Arab-oriented parties winner and a clear loser,” said Gantz and ran on two prominent lines: Raam-Balad fellow block leader Yair Lapid. “Netanyahu and Hadash-Taal, with a combined 10 to 12 promised 40 seats and lost. The president seats expected for these parties. Despite this can see the picture and should call on the relatively high number of seats, Gantz is not winner to form the next government. There expected to call on them to serve as a coali- is no other option!” Lapid is a former tel- tion partner. evision host whose Yesh Atid party rose to As we went to press, the results were be- popularity on the promise of a more secular set with 61 seats, forcing the largest parties party, is also expected to stand by Likud as it ing counted. The party with the largest num- state, which includes ending the army draft to form governing coalitions with smaller has since 2009. ber of seats or declared coalition partners exemption for chareidim. Gantz is a former parties that represent the country’s ethnic Among parties formed ahead of this elec- will be called on by President Reuven Rivlin army chief of staff. Like three other former minorities, religious interests, and single- tion, the New Right party, led by Education to form the next government. Should Net- generals who served as prime minister, he issue platforms. In the weeks preceding the Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minis- anyahu succeed in the plurality of Knesset supports the two-state solution to end the April 8 vote, United Torah Judaism, the party ter Ayelet Shaked, failed to pass the 3.25 vote seats and coalition partners, he would sur- ongoing conﬂ ict with Palestinian Arabs. representing the voices of chareidi rabbinic percentage threshold to earn Knesset seats, pass founding Prime Minister David Ben-Gu- Since the founding of Israel in 1948, no leaders, promised to support Likud as a coa- and neither did the Zehut party led by for- rion’s record as Israel’s longest-serving head party had won outright majority in the Knes- lition partner. Shas, the religious Sephardic mer Likud lawmaker Moshe Feiglin. Yisrael of government.

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Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] 15 MMessageessage From Our Rabbinic Consultant R’ Yoel Schonfeld Just The Vax, Please CONTINUED FROM P. 1 vaccination, together with their lawyer and doctor. As cogent as some of their arguments munity. See the front page of The Wall Street were, at times, the bottom line is: We all real- Journal (April 9 issue, this week) for a horrify- ized that we cannot support this group under ing account of the extent of the disease and any circumstances. We simply cannot support the deaths it can cause, G-d forbid. The reason a group that helps spread disease and endan- for this elevation of the disease in Orthodox gers the lives of countless others. To the argu- circles is simple. Many within the commu- ment that a tiny percentage of vaccinated chil- nity refuse to vaccinate their kids against the dren develop some possibly related ailment, disease, and some refuse to even vaccinate goes the argument that a tiny percentage of against dreaded diseases such as polio. Their children react adversely to certain kinds of stated reason is that it may cause autism or food, or even choke on food. Does that mean other life-altering illnesses. In addition, there all mothers should withhold food from their are those who claim that our religion demands children? of us that we be extra cautious in preventing health-related calamities. Avoiding vaccines is one way of avoiding these calamities. To proclaim religious exemption for an Orthodox Jew is the height of Our shul, the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, issued a written policy a few weeks ago absurdity. Halacha clearly mandates vaccinations. that states clearly that any parent who brings his or her non-vaccinated children to the shul will politely but ﬁ rmly be asked to remove A very informative article on the topic was agement, to those in the mainstream who are Are they themselves comfortable dwelling the child(ren) from the premises. We want no written by Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer in the horriﬁ ed by what non-vaccination has caused. in a measles-infected area? part in helping to spread measles in our com- March 27 edition of Cross-Currents. It is titled, Here are questions that you should be ask- Are they okay with their expectant daugh- munity. Overwhelmingly, this policy was well- “The Measles Outbreak: A Chilul Hashem on ing regarding those who refuse to vaccinate ters being in the company of a child that may received, although there was some adverse Multiple Levels.” their children: be carrying the measles? reaction, as well. At this time, I do not wish to address the Are they okay with the fact that the over- Are they okay with the fact that they Although we are clearly on the side of get- “non-vaxers.” They are committed to their (er- whelming amount of evidence shows no di- have caused the Jews to be subject to age- ting children vaccinated, our shul, together rant) policy and will not let facts get in their rect correlation between vaccines and diseases old anti-Semitic canard that Jews breed with other rabbanim and educators, met with way. There is simply no point in engaging in a such as Autism? disease? a group of parents vehemently opposed to dialogue. My message is one of chizuk, encour- Are they okay with the fact that virtually Are they okay with the fact that 20 percent every medical professional says that it is the of children with measles develop pneumonia, duty of parents to vaccinate their children? which could lead to death even in previously Are they okay with the outbreak of measles healthy children? (See The Wall Street Journal in primarily ultra-Orthodox communities in article.) School For Special Needs Children many parts of the country? Are they okay with schools that allow non- Are they okay that just about every respect- vaccinated students to enroll? ed posek agrees that halachah mandates that Are they okay with the measles out- Has the Following Positions Open: parents vaccinate their children? One such break in Detroit, caused by an unimmunized posek is known to be against vaccinations, but tz’dakah collector who nearly blinded some he has been conspicuously quiet on the topic people who themselves were vaccinated as Lead Teacher in recent times. In fact, his own grandchildren children? Teachers Assistant and great-grandchildren are vaccinated. To I wish we could focus on the Four Ques- proclaim religious exemption for an Orthodox tions of our precious children at this time. Jew is the height of absurdity. Halachah clearly But right now, we must focus on protecting Science Teacher mandates vaccinations. these very children – and us! The Rambam Are they okay if they cause measles-bearing in Hilchos Chametz U’Matzah (7:3) states that Social Skills Teacher children to enter an environment such as a even if a person is all alone, he must ask him- Life Skills Teacher shul or yeshivah where children and adults self the Four Questions. If we do not pose Art Teacher may be suffering from a compromised im- these questions to the irrational ones, let’s at least pose them to ourselves. Drama Teacher mune system? Physical-Education Instructor Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld is the Rabbi of the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, Vice President of the Coalition for Jewish Values, former President of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, and the Rabbinic Consultant for the Queens Jewish Link. Physical Therapist School Counselor ABA Supervisor Receptionist: FT and PT M-F Full time hours | Special Ed/Autism Experience

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CONTINUED FROM P. 1 stated, “Queens is the most culturally di- cluding for schools, hospitals, and other groups, with whom I spoke, to make sure verse county in the United States and this essential services. they completely answer the Census ap- the government to enumerate the number is a source of strength and pride for us all. Queens was deﬁ nitely undercounted plication, and then one would not have of people living in the Unites States every Yet, the diversity poses unique challeng- ten years ago, and to try to prevent this to fear any workers coming to one’s door. ten years and to use the data to apportion es when it comes to ensuring that every from happening again, the Queens Bor- This year, it can be conveniently done the seats in Congress among the states. Queens resident is counted in the de- ough President has formed the Queens online. Whichever means one uses to an- The calculation is based on total resi- cennial Census.” This new wrinkle could Complete Count Committee (of which I swer the Census – by mail, online, or at dent population, which means citizens skew the data that is used to determine am a member). It is “a network of com- the door – is perfectly ﬁ ne, as long as it is and non-citizens alike, and it generally how many congressional representatives munity leaders who will use their com- understood how important it is to see to shifts power between the states, once a each state gets, and their representation munity connections and relationships to it that it is done for all our sakes. This is decade, in line with population and mi- in state legislatures and other local gov- help maximize the 2020 Census count in our only opportunity for ten years. Let’s gration trends. The current conventional ernment bodies. It would shape how bil- Queens.” not squander our chances for the better- wisdom seems to indicate that New York lions of dollars a year are allocated, in- Last time, I advised the community ment of our community and borough. is expected to lose one seat in the House of Representatives. The Census is also a means that determines how Federal funds are distributed. That is why the count has to be accurate. But there is a tremendous problem brewing. The US Department of Com- merce has decided to restore a citizenship question to the census form that is prompting concerns that participation will be hindered especially for immigrant and minority groups who are expressing unwillingness to respond to that question. In fact, they won’t even open the door to There’s Never too Much census takers for fear of governmental scrutiny and possible ICE reprisals. This could lead to possibly undercounting of people living in the United States, espe- Mishpacha on Pesach! cially here in Queens whose resident population consists of 46% foreign-speaking. OM OUR Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross ac- FR knowledged concerns about decreased response rates in a memorandum he issued; משפחה but he said that asking about citizenship would enhance the results by helping T S calculate the percentage of the popula- O YOUR tion eligible to vote. Ross said that his department added the citizenship question at the request of the Department of Jus- tice, to be in compliance with the Voting Rights Act. President Trump went even further by stating, “The 2020 Census would be a pointless waste of money. Can you believe that the Radical Left Democrats want to do our new and very important Census Report without the all-important Citizenship Question?” A number of states (New York being one of them) and civil rights groups sued, arguing that the citizenship question, which hasn’t been included in the Census application since 1950, would create an environment of intimidation for immigrant families, many of whom are undocument- ed, and will cause these individuals to be reluctant to answer the census survey. חג כּשר ושמח! Two Federal judges have already ruled the citizenship question as illegal. Now it is going to the Supreme Court. On April Pesach is a time to celebrate food and family. Mishpacha® is the perfect mix. 23, the United States Supreme Court is ex- A family brand with a hashgocha you can trust, Mishpacha brings pected to hear arguments on this matter generations together to make memories in the kitchen. and is expected to issue a ruling by June. An undercut of the population would have far-reaching implications for Queens. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz MishpachaFoods @mishpachafoods Cynthia Zalisky is a community activist who resides in Kew Gardens Hills.

Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] 19 20 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 TThehe WWayay It Iz Izzo Zwiren done through Medicaid. The federal and state government spend enormous sums of money Solving The Vaccine Problem on Medicaid. According to NPR, in 2015, the combined spending of the federal and state CONTINUED FROM P. 1 medically cleared to receive vaccines, every governments was $545 billion on Medicaid, In this plan, the government would not be single person gets vaccinated? The answer, I almost one-tenth of the federal budget, and forcing individuals to get vaccinated, rather this is the second-largest number of reported believe, is something I generally oppose: gov- over 30 percent of New York State’s budget. using the health coverage as an incentive to cases since 2000, when the disease was de- get your kids vaccinated. Obviously, provid- clared to be eradicated. Here, in the Jewish ers would be able to sign off if a patient is community, we often hear about cases in Over the past several months, public health officials have been having quite not able to receive vaccinations, but the vast our communities of individuals traveling to a difficult time keeping measles contained. majority of children who otherwise wouldn’t Israel and unfortunately bringing back the vi- be vaccinated will be able to get vaccines. On rus with them. However, these cases are not a side note, it’s also a great way to see how restricted to the Jewish community. The CDC ernment involvement. But before you think Having established how much goes into many people are actually going to stick to reports that in addition to New York and New I have turned into an interventionist, I don’t Medicaid, why not use the entitlement as a their guns when it comes to how they feel Jersey, measles outbreaks (defi ned as three believe that the government should force federal incentive for vaccinations? In other about the harm vaccinations cause. or more cases) are ongoing in California and people to vaccinate their children or else words, make sure your children get vaccinat- Washington State. Individual cases have also risk being fi ned or imprisoned. It should be ed or else risk losing their Medicaid coverage. CONTINUED ON P. 52 sprouted in 10 other states across the country. Over the past several months, public health offi cials have been having quite a diffi - cult time keeping measles contained. This has gotten so out of hand in Rockland County, a new law banning any unvaccinated children from public places was passed at the end of Celebrating March. As CNN reported in March, part of the reason for the inability to control the outbreak has been the unwillingness of infected individuals to cooperate with public health offi cials to contain the disease, or even to notify them of where the infected individuals have been so precautions around that loca- 130 YEARS tion can be taken. It has been this unwillingness to cooperate that is the impetus for the OF CRAFTING KOSHER FOODS aforementioned law, which although passed, has already proven diffi cult to enforce, as some yeshivos aren’t even pretending to ad- here to it. But just so we’re clear, it is only the sec- ondary job of public health offi cials to contain an outbreak. Their primary purpose is to prevent such outbreaks from happening. Over the course the last century, public health offi cials have been the driving force behind many initiatives that have improved the nation’s health, saved countless lives, and prevented widespread disease. Vacci- nation advocacy is only a small example of their work that includes pushing lawmak- ers to pass seatbelt laws, warning about the dangers of nicotine, and the fl uoridation of drinking water. All of these movements have led to the overall improvement of health in the 20th century, and until very recently, vaccines were considered to be an overwhelming success. I won’t bother explaining the anti-vaxxer movement at this point, but let’s just say that some pseudoscience has recently picked up steam in a variety of communities that urges parents to forgo vaccines for their children. (Actually, calling it pseudoscience is an insult to pseudoscience, as the person who circulated the fi ndings has since admitted that it’s completely false.) So how can we get back to the time when it was a given that unless a patient was not

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By Sandy Eller side the New York area to spread word of next night at the A TIME event. hesitant to discuss their unanswered ques- the many services the organization provides “Just one day later it was a packed audi- tions now have a place to turn to with their t was on a recent visit to Denver that A had been fl oated in response to hundreds of ence again,” said Rosen, a regular speaker at personal issues, instead of sweeping them TIME founder and director of member calls coming to the helpline on a variety of girls’ high schools where she shares her own under the rug. Iservices Brany Rosen found herself ap- women’s health issues from those who liter- story with young listeners, hoping to inspire “One woman told me that that she had proached in a span of just 20 minutes by six ally had no idea where to turn. them to rise to their fullest potential. “It just suffered a pregnancy loss a few years ago women who wanted to show her pictures “We made cold calls to people in Denver goes to show you that people have questions and at the time she didn’t know that A TIME of their babies, all born with the organiza- and Chicago to fi nd out if they knew what no one is willing to answer.” even existed and that she had no one to talk tion’s assistance. Despite having had similar A TIME does, other than infertility, and Sara Reifer said that she spent a good to,” said Melamed. “It was sad to realize that experiences in various cities, Rosen found many had no idea that the vast majority of part of the Chicago event in her home fi nd- there are resources out there that people herself elated to see A TIME’s efforts bearing the calls we get are about women’s health- ing places for the overfl ow crowd of over don’t know about, but until you are in that fruit nationwide, bringing the ultimate joy related issues and not fertility,” said A TIME 100 women that packed her kitchen, living situation you don’t even know to look for to couples who struggled with infertility. As director of community outreach, Rochie room, and dining room. something like this.” she shared the heartwarming story of the six Cynamon. “We realized we had to go on a “There were so many different types of A TIME is planning additional free events, local A TIME babies with a group of teachers road trip.” women who showed up. I can’t remember spreading its messages as far away as Los just before speaking at a school the next day, Packing their bags, Brany, medical hel- any time that there were so many people at Angeles and as close to its home base as the a teacher who was clearly in the later stag- pline director Vivienne Moskowitz, and an event in someone’s house,” said Reifer. Five Towns and Northern New Jersey. Cyna- es of her pregnancy smiled at her and said, HUG director Chumi Friedman racked up “Everyone walked out really inspired and mon said that A TIME hopes to continue fi ll- “Please count me as your seventh.” frequent fl yer miles this winter, bringing happy that they came.” ing a particular void within the Jewish com- While A TIME has long been known messages of awareness and education to The results were similar at Cleveland’s munity. throughout the country as an organization standing room only audiences in four cities: Heights Jewish Center Synagogue in Cleve- “We Jewish women aren’t opening up an that deals with infertility, it has dramatically Chicago, Denver, Cleveland, and Miami. At land, and Miami’s Congregation Shaaray Oxford directory when there is a problem expanded its offerings in response to calls each stop, listeners were elated to fi nd out Tefi lah, which drew similar-sized attend- and picking a name,” said Cynamon. “We coming in to its helpline. For many years, its about the support, guidance, and medical ances. Nina Bistricz of Miami said that she want references and referrals from people HUG division has supported couples coping referrals offered by Chava and HUG, while was shocked to realize how many people she who understand our way of life. Our target with pregnancy and infant loss. More recent- A TIME staff were touched by the reception knew who have utilized A TIME’s services in is the regular Jewish woman, the friends, ly, the Chava program, with a focus on high- they received from community members. some fashion. the mothers, the neighbors, and the associ- risk pregnancies and fertility preservation, is After addressing a large group briefl y at At each event, women lingered to discuss ates, so that they can become informed and also involved in women’s health issues from a party given by the Denver Kollel, Brany their concerns with the A TIME staff. Denver know that we are a resource and we are out birth through menopause. found herself more than a little concerned resident Chani Melamed noted that it was there. No woman should ever have to suffer The idea of visiting communities out- that no one would show up to hear her the gratifying to realize that people who were alone.” This is probably not the forum for

this, but I’m going to post it here anyway GOT CHOMETZ ?

’m sure some of you opened up The Wall Street Journal this morning and Isaw the front page article about measles in the Orthodox Jewish population. If you turned on CBS NewsRadio 880 or 1010 WINS, the measles outbreak in Williamsburg was the lead story. You can mark your calendars. There is

the potential to be a measles outbreak of unheralded proportions this summer in the Catskills. As we all know, there is a mixing DON’T THROW IT OUT! of the neighborhoods over the summer, and kids of all ages are going to be in close contact. I am predicting that as soon as the ﬁ rst DONATE IT TO child in a day camp has measles, the Sulli- TOMCHEI SHABBOS OF QUEENS van County Department of Health is going to close down that day camp for at least 30 on a respirator. (There are currently a few on When: Wednesday, April 17th between 5 - 8 pm days. THIS IS ALL PREVENTABLE. a respirator now with measles.) (Night before Bedikas Chometz) My family and I are all vaccinated. I don’t Vaccinate your kids!! Encourage your Accepting have any children in day camp. But I have no friends to vaccinate their kids!! Ma’os interest in the Department of Health com- Wishing everyone a healthy and joyous Where: Tomchei Shabbos of Queens Warehouse chittin ing into my bungalow colony. I would hate Pesach, 129-01 Metropolitan Ave, Kew Gardens too to see one of my friends’ children in an ICU Ellie Bennett, MD

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24 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 FForor WWhathat It’s Worth Warren S. Hecht determination, but above all without any vis- ible goal.” (pg. 331, 332) “Surely in the future, the Jew will certainly Mein Kampf In Congress raise an enormous clamor in his newspapers, once the hand is put on his favorite nest and would guess that if you asked Jews what ing is as necessary to their life as catching mice an end is made of the misuse of the press, and the worst book of the 20th century was, is to the cat; but its task is only to break the once also this instrument of education is put IMein Kampf (My Struggle) would be chosen people’s folkish and national spine, in order to into the service of the State and is no longer General Barr gave his four-page summary of the by many or most Jews. The book was written make it ripe for the yoke of slavery of interna- left in the hand of strangers and enemies of the Mueller report, Alabama Republican Congress- by Adolf Hitler and published in two volumes man Mo Brooks made a speech on the ﬂ oor in 1925 and 1926 while he was incarcerated as of the House in which he repeatedly referred a result of his attempt to take over the German There are so many books that address this issue, and yet Brooks felt the to the “Democratic Socialists” and the “fake government by force in 1923. It contains many need to quote from the autobiography of the mastermind of the murder of news media” who were perpetrating the Big Lie anti-Semitic themes and foreshadowed what six million Jews. concerning the president. He decided to quote he would do to European Jewry if he gained from Mein Kampf, where Hitler addressed the power. idea of the Big Lie. He did not quote from the Hitler repeatedly attacked the Jewish con- tional capital and its masters, the Jews.” (pg. 331, people. But I also believe that this will annoy us remainder of the paragraph about the Big Lie, trol of the media such as: Reynal & Hitchcock 1941 with annotations) younger ones less than it once did our fathers. which stated: “The activity of the so-called liberal press “The German government’s defensive A 30 cm. shell has always hissed more than a “From time immemorial, however, the Jews was the work of gravediggers for the German against the press horde, slowly corrupting the thousand Jewish newspaper vipers; therefore, have known better than any others how false- people and the German Reich. One can pass by nation, of chieﬂ y Jewish origin and of Jewish let them hiss.” (pg. 336) hood and calumny can be exploited. Is not their in silence the Marxist papers of lies; to them ly- journals, was without a straight line, without A couple of weeks ago, right after Attorney very existence founded on one great lie, name- ly, that they are a religious community, whereas in reality they are a race? And what a race! One of the greatest thinkers that mankind has produced has branded the Jews for all time with a statement which is profoundly and exactly true. Discover the bestselling Schopenhauer called the Jew “The Great Master of Lies.” Those who do not realize the truth of that statement, or do not wish to believe it, will Haggadah of 2019 never be able to lend a hand in helping Truth to prevail.” (Jewish Virtual Library.org, p. 134) There are so many books that address this issue, and yet Brooks felt the need to quote from the autobiography of the mastermind of the murder of six million Jews. Furthermore, Brooks used the quote from Mein Kampf to address the issue of media bias. Vibrant, sophisticated art that brings the epic exodus As the examples from Mein Kampf mentioned above indicate, Hitler believed that the media story to life! Includes modern English translation, was controlled by the Jews. It did not bother Brooks that in the same paragraph that he quot- transliteration and the full Hebrew Haggadah text. ed about the Big Lie, Hitler indicated that Jews are the masters of lying. I would have expected a great outcry by Creators: the Jewish community. I waited a week to see by Jordan B. Gorfinkel if those who attack the Democrats for making statements or acts that could merely be inter- acclaimed Batman comics editor & Jewish cartoonist preted as anti-Semitic or not being sensitive to the Jewish community would speak out. As I Erez Zadok expected, they were quiet. Israeli comic book artist & Besides Brooks’ insensitivity to the Jewish Instagram influencer @erezadok community in making these comments, it is shocking that he believed that since the Nazi with translation by David Olivestone Party used the world Socialist in their name, they were a Socialist party. He was not the only Republican to believe this. Rep. Louie Gohmert also made the same argument the next day. That misunderstanding could be excused in 1932; however, it is incomprehensible in 2019. It has been less than 75 years since the end of World War II, and two sitting members of Con- gress do not know that the Nazis were fascists and not socialists. The Nazis, and in particular Hitler, are the poster child for fascism and not socialism. When this was pointed out to Gohmert by two Jewish members of Congress, Gohmert denied it. Ignorance and insensitivity toward the Jew- ish community and implied anti-Semitism is alive in Congress on both sides of the aisle. When are the Jewish Trumpians going to speak up and criticize the Republican members of Congress? www.korenpub.com Warren S. Hecht is a local attorney. He can be reached at [email protected]

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26 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 DDatingating Today Goldy Krantz their differences with the situation because are just looking for trouble. You can’t control they live and work together. your relatives, let alone your spouse’s rela- The guy I’m dating was very honest and tives. In the letter, it seems as if you think the forthcoming about this, because he felt it was sister is plotting for when she can lure her OTD Sister important for any girl he seriously dates to brother and your children “to the dark side.” know. I think it’s great that he told me about Why can’t she be living her life and you live ating is hard. I feel that we should below speaks of the sister of the man she it, but now that things look like I may be a yours? Her family “made peace” with the is- always do what we can to make it is dating, and how she worries about the part of this family, I am afraid of what infl u- sue, so why are you bringing it up? Don’t Deasier. For instance, you can have sister’s lifestyle and if it can infl uence her ence she will have on future children I will you think the family thought of this? If you a list of Wants/Prerequisites or however future family should they marry. have and if any of her actions or behaviors think that the man whom you may marry, you may refer to it as, but if you are un- will rub off on her brother. this woman’s brother, isn’t steadfast in his willing to bend or compromise, you may Dear Goldy: I may be overreacting, but what if my fu- emunah and bitachon and can be lured to the be staring at your list for a long while be- I’m dating someone and it looks like we are ture children want to spend time with their “dark side,” then you have more of an issue fore you stare into the eyes of your chasan getting close to engagement. Everything is lin- aunt? Do I let them? What if she takes them with him than just his sister being OTD. (By (kallah). It’s hard enough to fi nd someone ing up. We’ve had all the serious discussions to Burger King or does something my hus- the way, I hate the term OTD.) you feel comfortable with who has more and are still dating. We have just begun speak- band and I wouldn’t want her to do with the I have never liked it when a frum person pros than cons and who you think you ing about “when we are married/engaged…” children? What if her ways start to rub off groups all non-Jews and non-frum people in may want to share your life with, but no But I am worried about one thing: His younger on her brother, my would-be husband, and one category, which is the category of BAD. one will have absolutely every quality you sister is OTD (off the derech) and lives at home. he starts becoming lax in his derech? I have These people don’t live the same lifestyle as are looking for. I know there was a lot of upheaval and fi ghting met his sister and she seems nice and fun. But you do, they may have a different religion Life isn’t perfect. We may want the when she was becoming OTD, but now (years it’s one thing to meet her and spend an hour than you, but that doesn’t make them evil. Norman Rockwell picturesque family but later), the family accepts her for who and what with her, and another to be part of her life Do you like it when people stereotype the end up with a family out of The Munsters she is. He told me that his parents didn’t want and have my family be her family. frum community? I hate it when I see a reli- (ghoulish mother, weird younger brother, to fully lose a daughter. They still love her and What do you think? gious Jewish family depicted on television as monster as a father…), but you make the want to be a part of her life and she theirs, so Tali tichel-wearing, Yiddish-accent-speaking peo- best with what you have. True, there is the they have made peace with the fact that she no Thank you for your letter, Tali – but you ple who don’t think that the English secular saying that you can’t pick your family – but longer wants to be frum. I was told that they don’t want to know what I think. Even if I law applies to them, with Klezmer music in maybe with in-laws you can have some say ignore when she leaves the house on Shabbos told you exactly what I think, the publisher the background (love you, Law and Order, in the matter. If you don’t like the mother- and if she’s home on Shabbos, in her room may not print my answer. So let me rephrase but you have been guilty of this too many in-law or aunt or cousin, you can steer using the phone or computer. The sister is re- my thoughts. times). clear of the shidduch (although I think that spectful enough of her family not to eat treif It has taken you this long to fi nd someone would be crazy, because you are passing up in the home or be m’chalel Shabbos directly in you feel can be your bashert, and I think you CONTINUED ON P. 52 the opportunity to be with a great person front of their face. Parents and siblings are all because of a relative of his or hers. But I very close in this family as they have a fam- Goldy Krantz is an LMSW and a lifelong Queens resident, guest lecturer, and author of have heard some crazy stories in my time.) ily business. The OTD sister is part of the busi- the shidduch dating book, The Best of My Worst and children’s book Where Has Zaidy The letter from the woman I have printed ness. I guess it made sense to try to work out Gone? She can be contacted at [email protected].

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Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] 29 HHookedooked On Healing Caroline Schumsky, LCSW, MS Whose Life Is It Anyway? ife is all about choices. Like: Remove tening and dancing to your all-time-favorite direction. your shoes, or scrub the fl oor. Gee. music? Be the best husband, wife, friend, son, and LSpeaking of which, never laugh at your If the temperature is less than your age, daughter that you can possibly be. You may wife’s choices. You’re one of them. Heh. So, you don’t even get out of bed? Seems as if not agree or even understand some of your have you convinced yourself that happiness you need to be recharged, rejuvenated, and loved ones or friends’ choices. Accept that, is something that happens to some folks and refreshed. Go outdoors. Try standing on your and show them kindness anyway. Disagree- not others? Well, guess what? You can actu- head. That’ll surely change your perspective. ments are inevitable, but disrespect is not. ally choose to be happy. What do you choose Heh. Truth be told, there is no autocorrect Make a list of all the minor frustrations today: anger, hate, sadness, or love? If you function for our life choices. The smallest de- you experience on any given day and take a spend your precious days dwelling on the cision can change your life forever. bite out of them. Faucet still leaking? Paper- past or fretting about the future, what do you Just think. Some day you will be nothing work long overdue? Stop letting small annoy- suppose happens to your “present”? but a memory for some people. Do your best ances suck the energy out of your day. Elimi- Hmm…so you’re in energy-saving mode to be a good one. Celebrate every chance you nate them one at a time, please. Stop living at again. You may have just realized how boring get. Sure, life can be so dang serious. When work, and start working at living. your life is when someone asked you what all else fails, watch a hilarious comedy. You, You may consider limiting the amount of truly not about your “stuff.” No one’s getting you do for fun. Sheesh. Have you allowed too, can fi nd humor in the mundane, if you news you watch. Most of it is fear-based and up at your funeral and saying: “She had a re- your days to devolve into a routine-fi lled try. Change the landscape of your home and can easily ruin a perfectly beautiful day. And ally expensive couch and great shoes.” Think blur? Perhaps it’s time to stir it up a bit. Stop freshen it up a bit. A brand new comforter please do not hold grudges. They do nothing about what you loved as a child, before you waiting for the next special occasion. Why will always do the trick. Throw in a pair of but mentally wear you out and make you had to worry about your career. What was it? not make this moment count? Want to break fuzzy socks while you’re at it. miserable. You know what they say: “If you Ask your loved ones and friends when you out of that rut? Step out of your comfort zone I know. You’ll stop saying, “I’ll do it tomor- hold grudges, your hands aren’t free to catch seem the happiest. You may not always be the and sprinkle some excitement or even adven- row, tomorrow.” So how do you keep your life blessings.” best judge of you. ture into your life. Challenge yourself. Break interesting? Okay, when was the last time you No need to complicate matters, sweet Don’t fret, sweet friends. When you lose all your own record from the last 5K. Heck, try a tried a new food? Is it pizza o’clock again? I friends. Get to bed at a decent hour; don’t al- your excuses, you’ll fi nd your results. After all, new fl avor of coffee. Speaking of which, don’t thought so. C’mon, be daring. Your taste buds low yourself to get too angry, and never let it’s been said: “If you love life, sometimes it you love how coffee tricks you into thinking deserve some new fl avors for a change. the sun set on an argument. Oh, and life is even loves you back.” you’re in a good mood for about 27 minutes? Do one simple thing that you have been Lol. Believe it or not, happy people make sure putting off forever. Small steps are what build Caroline is a licensed psychotherapist, crisis counselor, and writer with an offi ce in Queens. She to schedule joy into their days. What’s your momentum. Progress and results do not hap- works with individuals, couples, and families. Appointments are available throughout the week pleasure? A nice, long nap (your favorite treat pen at once; they happen gradually, as you and weekends. She can be reached at 917-717-1775 or at [email protected] or at face- after a long day), lighting candles, or just lis- continue taking those baby steps in the right book.com/pages/Safe-Haven-Healing.

30 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 FFinanciallyinancially Forward

Gerald Harris The Real Plastic Solution

ew Yorkers, get ready: The plastic emergency room visits for bacterial-related A more effective approach bags we’ve been using for decades diseases increased, according to a study would be to attack this prob- Nwill soon become a relic of the past. conducted fi ve years later by legal scholars lem at the source. How In late March, the state legislature ap- at George Mason University and the Uni- about making fi nes for proved a statewide ban on single-use versity of Pennsylvania. those caught polluting plastic bags. In plain English, this means “Emergency room visits spiked when our water systems much you should say goodbye to your trusty old the ban went into effect,” the study ex- higher? How about bet- plastic shopping bags, the ones we use to plained. “Relative to other counties, ER ad- ter policing so boats can’t carry groceries, to take lunch to work, and to wrap and dispose of scraps of leftovers and other garbage. In fact, there is a serious environmental problem regarding The problem is that plastic is increas- ingly being considered harmful to the en- plastic: Too often it gets dumped into rivers and oceans. vironment, and there is a growing movement to ban its use and force consumers to use substitutes. missions increased by at least one fourth, dump tons of plastic refuse into By March 2020, city residents will either and deaths exhibit a similar increase.” our oceans? And maybe working have to pay for paper bags or reuse their If benefi ts to the environment is the together with other nations will help own bags. Unfortunately, those substitutes reason plastic bags will be banned, this too keep our environment and waters cleaner. are much less convenient, require more needs to be reconsidered. Reusable bags re- In banning plastic bags, the legislature’s resources to make, and may even cause quire far more energy and other resources intentions are admirable. Unfortunately, venience, and hardship it will cause to mil- health problems. They will also increase to make, and they may produce more land- while this rush to green sounds like it will lions of people every day. If the legislature costs and waste energy. fi ll waste. According to the UK’s Environ- be very effective, in reality it will do very is really concerned about this problem ment Agency, cotton bags would have to little to benefi t the environment, if any- they should look for a solution that will Few Alternatives be used 131 times before they yield any thing at all. really be constructive. Essentially, there are only two alterna- environmental benefi ts – something that The bottom line here: Banning plastic Sources: nypost.com; nytimes.com; usato- tives to plastic bags, and both have impor- seems very unlikely. bags is not worth the higher costs, incon- day.com; zerohedge.com. tant disadvantages. And paper bags also are not the envi- The disadvantages of paper bags are ob- ronmental solution they seem to be. Ac- Gerald Harris is a fi nancial and feature writer. Gerald can be reached at geraldhrs@ vious. For one, they are diffi cult to hold – cording to the Post, “Plastic bags require yahoo.com almost no one can carry more than two at 71 percent less energy to produce and use a time – forget about the quantity required less than 6 percent of the water needed to for an entire shopping trip. Also, they fall make paper bags. In addition, paper bags apart in the rain. How would you like to generate nearly fi ve times the amount of walk to your car or your home carrying solid waste.” paper bags and have your shopping fall through the bottom of one? With your pur- The Plastic Problem Daniel Aryeh, PT, LLC chases all over the sidewalk, how will you In fact, there is a serious environmental manage to get them home? problem regarding plastic: Too often it gets Personal attention in a warm enviornment - beacuse WE CARE! Has anyone bothered calculating the dumped into rivers and oceans. There is an number of trees that would have to be cut enormous amount of plastic bags, bottles, down if consumers are forced to switch and related garbage that’s fl oating on wa- from plastic bags to paper? Of course, shop- ters and more that has sunk to the ocean ping could be delivered in cartons, but this bottom. Fish and other life forms consume Physical Therapy would add to the already-high cost. some of this plastic and become ill; peo- Moreover, not everyone is able to lift ple who eat those fi sh and other life forms Helping you get more out of life! heavy cartons. 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A 2017 study published in the “A study conducted by researchers at journal Environmental Sciences & Technol- . Late night hours the University of Arizona and California’s ogy reported that up to 95 percent of plas- Loma Linda University in 2010 measured tic waste enters oceans from just 10 rivers bacteria in a sample of reusable bags, fi nd- worldwide. Eight of those rivers are in Asia 3 Great Locations ing many containing dangerous ones, such and the other two are in Africa. None is in as coliform (found in half the bags) and E. the US. coli (found in 12 percent of bags). “Pathogens can develop from leaky meat Not America’s Fault packages as well as unwashed produce. 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Teach NYS Scores Victory With Passing Of State Budget

By Moshe Hill schools. We had probably about 20 of those schools announced that we ally do for the totality of and people going to their schools and bring- can stay where it’s at. We’ve the schools. We try never to n Tuesday, March 12, the New York ing politicians there to the yeshivos and day seen schools announced advocate for things that are branch of the Teach Coalition, Teach schools. You know, we had moms and daugh- that they’ve reduced the per income-based, because we ONYS, held its annual Mission to Al- ters going, they had special STEM mother- people security fee because understand that the tuition bany to lobby the New York State Senate and daughter lobbying day in Brooklyn. So, you we got security funding, crisis in our community af- Assembly. Hundreds of students, faculty, and know, a lot of these things all add up. Some but we see schools that are fects people. [This crisis] volunteers from yeshivos, day schools, and 5,000 letters went off from our community. going to increase tuition, re- affects people who are mak- neighborhoods across the state traveled to A lot of things all add up to, you know, really gardless of the funding that ing $200,000, $300,000… the Capitol to meet with legislators. This past understanding that we need these increases, comes in. That’s not some- in fact impacts much more week, those lobbying efforts paid off with in- and it was important for our kids. thing that we control or dic- than the traditional under- creased funding from the state for non-pub- What do you think now that we have this tate to schools. Our perspective is simply that standing of low-income. lic schools to be reimbursed for their STEM legislative victory where you got $30 mil- if we get them up, they at least create a point Is anything else on your legislative agen- teachers, security costs, Comprehensive At- lion, but what do you think is the next step? where the schools can start to, you know, da? tendance Policy, and Mandated Services. What’s their next move going forward? make those considerations about whether We’ll look now at our agenda and going I was among the hundreds of attendees at I think the next move for us is to continue or not they’re going to invest it back into the to turn to other regions. So I mean we’re go- the Mission to Albany, and had the privilege to increase this program. I mean, the program school, whether or not that’s money that’s going to be looking to the City, we’re going to to speak with members of the Assembly and is not close to being fully funded, and I think ing to affect the tuition bottom line or impact be looking to Nassau County, we’re going to Senate and their staffs. Two years ago, the that there will be more and more demand for the increase in tuition, etc. So that’s how we be looking to the local areas, as well. In ad- New York State Legislature passed a law that this program, and it’s going to require more think about that as an organization. dition to the fact that it’s two more months allowed non-public schools to be reimbursed and more funding. So for us, I think it’s an in- I was talking to somebody today and he of a session, this is the end of the budget, for their STEM teachers. The fi rst year fund- credible victory that we were able to increase said, why can’t we get school vouchers in but there’s two more months of legislative ing was $5 million. In the second year, it in- as much as we are, and you get to $30 million, this state? Can you explain the benefi ts and session. When we look at local and state creased to $15 million, and this newly passed that’s serious money for our schools. But at drawbacks between this program and school legislatures and see what we can do on all budget increased the funding even further to the end of the day, we have a ways to go. I vouchers? fronts there. $30 million. mean, we have to get this program fully paid Well, school vouchers are never going to Oh, so you’re trying to do some stuff I had the opportunity to speak with Maury for. happen in the State of New York. It’s a blue in like Nassau County specifi cally, or like Litwack, the Executive Director of Teach NYS, What is fully funded – what’s the number state, and school vouchers are perceived as the Town of Hempstead or something like to discuss this budgetary victory, the advoca- you’re looking for? an anathema to everyone who cares about that. cy group, and the steps in the future. Well, we know at least this year that the public education. So it’s not going to happen Or New York City. We look at all these op- Moshe Hill: [The governor’s budget, which applications for this program were $91 mil- in the state, in a blue state like New York – a portunities in addition to the Albany budget, was released prior to our lobbying trip, had lion. Back to us, you know, and I think it blue Democratic state – because it’s essen- as well. the increase from $15 million to $20 million] could be even higher next year. That’s how we tially perceived as… taking money out from And what could you do budget-wise or ac- Do you know who or how it got from 20 to look at this. We look at it as a big victory, but the public school system and giving it to tually changing [laws]? 30? we’re not fully paid for. We want to see the the private school system. Now, I wouldn’t We had a long history. Teach NYS is the Maury Litwack: Well, I mean, I think it state invest fully in this program. agree with that assessment, but that being New York division of the Teach Coalition. We helps us; it helps us that this is the fi rst time What is the timeline really for, for [these said, that’s what it is politically. And I’ve al- have six other states that we operate in. We in the program that the Assembly, the Senate, reimbursements] to be refl ected on tuition ways said politically: Vouchers are not going have a long history of working on things in and the Governor all had it in their respective by lowering [tuition] or saying, “Hey, we to happen in New York. I also have always the county, state, and local level. And for us, budgets. And I think that’s a big deal. I mean, would have been increased if it hadn’t been said that vouchers are income-based and so you know, it shouldn’t just be Albany that’s it was, they each had increases in their respec- for this. But now we won’t.” they’ve always been – not always, but for investing in this; it should be all levels of gov- tive budgets. The Assembly had it at $25 mil- From our perspective, one of the things the most part are income-based. And when ernment. lion and the Senate had it at $30 million. So, that came out this year with a number of you look at vouchers and states to get them, Speaking of which, as you said, are you I think the fact that we had all three of the schools said that government funding was, you know, oftentimes you’re making 200 doing anything federally at this point? decision-making bodies supporting increases you know, between four and seven percent of percent above the federal poverty level or Yeah, I mean, there’s always been a federal in the program really helps to get it to that their budgets. And for us that was a great rec- 300 percent above the federal poverty lev- effort. It’s done under the Orthodox Union. fi nish line of a 100-percent increase. ognition of the fact that this funding not only el. And that’s, you know, a parent, a family OU Advocacy umbrella. And, you know, that’s Okay. Now it’s probably directly related… goes to the schools’ bottom line, but also goes can be making $100,000 and not qualify for also extraordinarily important. But I would to the lobbying. into the… it goes into the safety. It goes into vouchers. So, you know, when our commu- say that’s a two-year process as opposed to Yeah, this is directly related to members of the end of the educational product. It goes nity says it and often brings it up, I think it’s what we’re looking at in the next month, two the community being, you know, very active into all these different things that they do. So from a fundamental lack of understanding months. and engaged and not just coming to Albany, for us, that was a big victory. But as I’ve always about the politics in New York and of what You can follow Moshe Hill on Twitter @ but you know, hosting politicians in their said, long-term on these things. We’ve seen the reality of what these vouchers can actu- TheMoHill.

Elliott & Nechama Strauss Are Guests Of Honor

nos Malka Academy will be paying the school has been extraordinary. Elliott has dren, Tzvi, Shira (’13), Aliza (’16), Sarah Gila (8th tribute to Elliott and Nechama Strauss dedicated himself and given so freely of his grade). Bat their 23rd Annual Dinner & Journal time as an active Board member. Nechama, as Both Elliott and Nechama were fortunate on Sunday, May 19. The Strausses have been the Events coordinator in the school and the to be nurtured by their illustrious families, deeply involved in the school for over 15 PA co-president, has left her indelible mark in Michael z”l & Anne Strauss of Washington years. Rabbi Michael Weichselbaum, Menahel creating our legendary culture of excellence Heights and Engelwood, and Rabbi Dr. Allen at Bnos Malka, is delighted to be recognizing with warmth and caring.” z”l and Shulamith Goldstein of Kew Gardens them as the Guests of Honor. “The annual din- Elliott and Nechama are active in the Hills. Each demonstrated a remarkable com- ner is always a great opportunity to celebrate Young Israel of Queens Valley, the Queens mitment to klal Yisrael and those lessons of with parents and friends the accomplish- Mikvah, Bikur Cholim, the Chevrah Kadisha, chesed have been engrained in them. “We have ments of the school and the girls. This year, and Queens Hatzalah in the hopes that the been the recipients of their outstanding devo- it is especially gratifying that we can pay trib- lessons of chesed they learned in their own tion to Bnos Malka, and we look forward to ute to Elliott and Nechama. Their impact on homes will be passed along to their four chil- recognizing and honoring them at the Dinner.”

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Annual NYPD Pre-Pesach Brieﬁ ng Rosenthal Announces Major At One Police Plaza n Wednesday, April 3, the NYPD held its Annual Pre-Pesach Brieﬁ ng at the auditorium Wins for Jewish Community of One Police Plaza. Among the speakers were Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Jr. and OAmbassador Dani Dayan, Consul General for the State of Israel in New York. In New York State Budget Rosenthal Provides Updates to Jewish Community about Budget

ssemblyman Daniel Rosenthal (D- Flushing) announces major victories Afor the Jewish community in the recently enacted New York State budget. Leg- islators worked throughout the weekend to garner votes and pass an on-time budget in the early morning hours of April 1. The package of bills addressed several areas of concern for New York’s Jewish communities, including increased security money, investment into yeshivos, benefi cial healthcare measures, and funding for Holocaust survivors. Rosenthal was proud to support the efforts of the Orthodox Union’s Teach NYS Ini- tiative to increase investments in yeshivos and nonpublic education at large. Speaking at a Teach NYS Panel in March, Rosenthal highlighted the importance of STEM educa- system. These measures not only increase tion and his own experiences as a yeshivah medication access while saving taxpayers graduate. These conversations between $43 million annually, it also protects dozens legislators and leadership led to a $30 mil- of our local pharmacies which have been lion funding stream for STEM, doubling facing closures due to unscrupulous PBM the amount from 2018. The budget also saw practices. a 3.6% increase in mandated services reim- Rosenthal partnered with Assemblywom- bursement and comprehensive attendance an Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and his policy (CAP) funds. These allocations are the Assembly colleagues in securing $250 mil- most signifi cant sources of state monies in lion in a safety net program for New York’s yeshivos; they were allocated $115 million aging Holocaust survivors. These funds will and $77.4 million respectively. directly assist survivors in paying for medi- As anti-Semitic sentiments and hate cal bills, homecare assistance, mental health crimes continue to surface at an alarming resources, and many other unique needs for rate in New York, the Legislature invested our vulnerable population. in the protection of our children. While “The needs facing our communities are preserving a $15 million fund for nonpub- unique in scope and circumstance,” said As- lic school security, the package included a semblymember Daniel Rosenthal. “While new allocation of $25 million to the Secur- this year’s budget is far from perfect, I am ing Communities Against Hate Crimes pro- proud to have supported efforts to fund es- gram. Rosenthal also supported legislation sential items that benefi t all New Yorkers. that expanded the scope of this program, We affi rm our commitment to fully secur- making these funds available to local day ing the education of our students while camps. giving priority to the safety and security of In the realm of healthcare, Rosenthal our children. Increasing access to important announced two key initiatives that affi rm health procedures and medication was vital New York’s commitment to increased public to preserving the rights of families to make MTA Honors College Learns About health. The budget included legislation to sensitive and personal healthcare decisions. require large group health insurance poli- There is much work left to be done, and I cies to provide coverage for three cycles of look forward to carrying this momentum History Of Anti-Semitism With Rabbi in-vitro fertilization and for all carriers to through the remainder of the legislative ses- cover medically necessary egg freezing. This sion.” Aryeh Tuchman (’92) measure removes barriers to personal fam- Not included in this year’s budget were ily planning decisions, which were largely changes to substantial equivalency reviews. By Moshe Inger (’20) reotypical images of Jews that have been cost-prohibitive to many members of the Rosenthal and colleagues have opened dia- perpetuated throughout history. Together, community. It is projected to benefi t up to logue with various stakeholders to address n Wednesday, April 3, MTA’s Honors the group read anti-Semitic texts from the 2.4 million New Yorkers. Additionally, the recent guidelines from New York State De- College participated in an interactive early 20th Century that were directed against Legislature approved much-awaited regula- partment of Education that would encroach Odiscussion with Rabbi Aryeh Tuch- Jewish immigrants and compared them to tions on Pharmacy Benefi t Managers (PBMs), on the independence of non-public schools. man (’92), MTA alumnus and Associate Direc- some of the extremist views of today. Rab- an industry of middlemen between patients, All schools would be subject to regular in- tor of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center bi Tuchman also led a Q&A session, which pharmacies, and insurance companies. The spections by local school boards, regardless on Extremism. Rabbi Tuchman discussed sparked more engaging conversations. MTA directives require PBMs to fully disclose of performance measures. He recently met anti-Semitism in American history and the talmidim enjoyed this experiential learning price-setting methods, and regulates re- with Education Commissioner MaryEllen modern world, and distinguished between opportunity and look forward to exploring imbursement rates to eliminate a practice Elia to convey concerns about this overstep. hardcore anti-Semites and those who may more intriguing topics at their next Honors called “spread pricing,” which allowed these Rosenthal is currently exploring legislative not be racist, but were infl uenced by ste- College meeting. companies to profi t off New York’s Medicaid options to address this issue.

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Kaminsky, Pheffer Amato, And Hevesi Secure $175k In State Aid For Shalom Task Force

enator Todd Kaminsky, Assemblywom- Director of Shalom Task Force. “With this “Shalom Task Force provides vital services an Stacey Pheffer Amato and Assembly- funding, we will be able to help more victims to help victims who have endured all forms Sman Andrew Hevesi announced that of domestic violence and create a safe com- of abuse and are at the forefront of education they secured $175,000 for Shalom Task Force munity.” prevention efforts, and programs promoting in this year’s state budget. “I am incredibly proud that $1,750,000 was healthy, stable marriages while also being “Shalom Task Force does critical work included in this year’s state budget for the mindful of cultural sensitivities,” said Assem- to protect those who suffer from domestic Shalom Task Force, and I would like to thank blywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. “I am proud abuse in our community,” said Senator Todd Senator Kaminsky for leading on this issue to have supported them in the NYS Budget. I Kaminsky. “It was my pleasure to have advo- in the Senate. The Shalom Task Force’s mis- look forward to working in partnership with cated for them and secured $175,000 for this sion is to end domestic violence and foster the Shalom Task Force as they continue to vital organization. I am confi dent that these healthy and safe relationships and families provide supportive services for our women, funds will benefi t the men and women who in the Jewish community. They provide criti- children, and families” need help the most.” cal services to survivors of domestic violence, Shalom Task Force provides support to vic- “We are so appreciative of the incredible including a confi dential hotline, legal assis- tims of domestic violence, including fi nancial support for Shalom Task Force championed tance, and counseling, as well as education assistance, counseling referrals, and other ser- by Senator Kaminsky, Assemblyman Hevesi, and trainings around prevention and promot- vices. The Task Force also spearheads a bevy and Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato in Al- ing healthy relationships,” said Assemblyman of educational programs to promote peaceful bany,” said Shoshana Frydman, Executive Andrew Hevesi. familial relationships.

The YCQ Mix-It-Up Anti-Bullying Club Gives Lessons To The Elementary School By Sarit Adler (grade 6)

his week, the Mix-It-Up Anti-Bullying Club members at the Yeshiva of Central TQueens gave lessons to the elementary school students. The ﬁ rst, second, and third graders were read stories about bullying. They then answered questions about the stories and about bullying. The fourth and ﬁ fth grades were shown a PowerPoint presentation about bullying, along with a video

and song related to bullying. After viewing the PowerPoint and a discussion, the fourth and ﬁ fth grade students wrote their thoughts on two anti-bullying quotes that will be dis- played in the junior high school building as a reminder. Including the younger students in anti-bullying programs early on should help to reduce any incidents. A strong focus on the steps to

take when bullying occurs, as well as ongoing Anti-Bullying Club will continue educating education for students, teachers, and parents students as the ﬁ rst defense to making our will greatly reduce bullying situations. While school environment a safe and fun place to this aggressive behavior has increased with learn. one in three students claiming to have been When students were asked, they all en- bullied nationwide, according to the Youth- joyed the program and learned a lot from it. Truth Student Survey, YCQ is taking steps to The Mix-It-Up Anti-Bullying Club will contin- reduce and remove from our Yeshiva through ue to include the elementary school in their understanding and education. The Mix-It-Up programs.

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Bnos Malka Readies For State Exams nos Malka Academy administered the State BELA exams this week to grades 3-8. While it can be eshiva Tiferes Moshe just concluded There they enjoyed a baseball game and a fl ag an anxious time for some stu- the amazing V’Shinantam L’Vanecha football game on beautiful, professional size dents, they received plenty of YShakla V’tarya Chazarah Program! The fi elds before returning to YTM for a special encouragement from the fi rst program gave boys in grades 5 through 8 the pizza lunch. Congratulations to the over 40 and second graders. In an ador- opportunity to review the Gemara they have boys that participated in the trip! able and welcome surprise, the learned and say it over by heart to earn par- Thank you to Rabbi May, Rabbi Schauder, third and fourth graders en- ticipation in a very special trip. Last Thurs- Rabbi Kasirer, Rabbi Becker, Mr. Vinnet, and tered their classrooms to fi nd day, Camelback Snowtubing Park was fi lled Yecheskel Shalom for chaperoning, and to decorated signs with words of with close to 50 of our 7th and 8th graders who Rabbi Becker and Rabbi Welcher for arrang- encouragement, such as “Good qualifi ed. All the kids had a great time on the ing the trips and the hats. May all the boys Luck” and “You Can Do It.” The slopes while also enjoying the specially made continue to grow in the learning with great third and fourth grades were YTM pom-pom winter hats! simchah! very touched by their younger peers’ show of support and went into the testing with con- The fun continued on Tuesday with a trip fi dence. for the 5th and 6th grades to Randall’s Island. $$,1685$1&(

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n the last night of shiv’ah for Rabbi Elyakim Getzel Rosenblatt zt”l, Rosh OHaYeshiva of Yeshiva Kesser Torah, community members, alumni of the Yeshiva, and Yeshiva supporters gathered at Congrega- tion Ohel Simcha for a memorial program. Mr. Avraham Kesherim, a good friend of the Ye- shiva and of Rabbi Rosenblatt, organized the program. He welcomed everyone. He stated that “Rabbi Rosenblatt was rav of the whole k’hilah. He meant so much to everyone. He RRabbiabbi RRafaelafael ZZavulunovavulunov sspeakingpeaking aatt mmemo-emo- RRabbiabbi HaimHaim AlcabetzAlcabetz sspeakingpeaking aatt mmemorialemorial DDr.r. DavidDavid LLevensonevenson sspeakingpeaking aatt mmemorialemorial was calm, sweet, and caring. He was close to rrialial ttributeribute fforor RRabbiabbi RRosenblattosenblatt zzt”l.t”l. ttributeribute forfor RRabbiabbi RRosenblattosenblatt zzt”l.t”l. ttributeribute fforor RRabbiabbi RRosenblattosenblatt zzt”l.t”l. so many people. He accepted everyone into the Yeshiva. It didn’t matter about externals.” Assistant Director of Chazaq, spoke of Rabbi rah starts with words that perfectly describe ing us all together.” He shared, “It falls on us Mr. Kesherim shared a personal story. One Rosenblatt’s tremendous love for people. He Rabbi Rosenblatt. It is appropriate for a per- to continue to develop that achdus in the year, he had reserved a shul in Kew Gardens said a talmid chacham is similar to Shabbos. son to emulate his Creator. This is what he community and beyond, that he devoted Hills for Rosh HaShanah for the Persian peo- When you saw Rabbi Rosenblatt’s smile, there did every day of his life. Rav Oelbaum asked his life to.” He succeeded in an amazing ple who wanted to daven there. Ten days be- was a certain radiance and calmness like the a question on this idea from Tomer Devo- way, and our continuing in that way will fore Rosh HaShanah, the rabbi of that shul radiance and calmness of Shabbos. “He was rah. Why doesn’t it say that emulating G-d is bring him z’chuyos. called and told him it was not going to be a baal n’ginah. He had a beautiful voice. He a mitzvah? The answer is that the author of Dr. David Levenson, a neighbor of Rabbi available. Mr. Kesherim was upset. He spoke was a person bursting with ahavas Yisrael.” Tomer Devorah, Rav Cordovero, is teaching Rosenblatt, shared how he thinks of Rabbi to Rabbi Rosenblatt about it and the rav He learned with Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l and us something completely different. “This is Rosenblatt’s smile, and the way he spoke to told him,”If you forget and forgive, Hashem Rav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l, and he absorbed a what Adam – the ﬁ rst man – was created for. you, and the way he acted. The best midah, will do the same for you.” So, he took Rabbi tremendous amount from both of these great This is the essence of what a human being according to Pirkei Avos, is a leiv tov and that Rosenblatt’s advice. A week before Yom Kip- rabbis. “It is a tremendous loss for our neigh- is all about. This is what Rabbi Rosenblatt was Rabbi Rosenblatt. “Our community had pur, a different location opened up and they borhood.” Rabbi Zavulunov taught that when was all about.” The way to emulate Hashem a tremendous z’chus having him here. No were able to daven there. “This was a big les- Yaakov left, the glory, splendor, and beauty is to give. “He was such a giver. He felt close words can describe what he accomplished.” son I got from Rabbi Rosenblatt, and it’s a les- left with him. The shul will continue and the to all of us.” Being a giver means giving to Following this, many many members son for all of us.” minyanim will continue to grow. Our job is someone who has a choice to refuse. When of the audience stood up and shared their Next, Rabbi Schwartz led T’hilim in mem- to show his warmth to others, and that’s the Rabbi Rosenblatt gave to anyone, we were thoughts and experiences with Rabbi Rosen- ory of Rabbi Rosenblatt and of the Skulener legacy he left to us. all so happy to accept from him. Rabbi Al- blatt. Rebbe, who was also recently niftar. Rabbi Haim Alcabes, a close friend of cabes recited, “‘Hinei mah tov u’mah na’im, Everyone left uplifted by this beautiful Rabbi Rafael Zavulunov, rav of Congre- Rabbi Rosenblatt, shared two thoughts. “We sheves achim gam yachad.’ That’s what Rab- memorial, which can be viewed on TorahAny- gation Ohr HaTorah in Kew Gardens Hills and all are suffering very greatly.” Tomer Devo- bi Rosenblatt lived for. His goal was bring- time.

MTA Partners With New York NCSY To Present Pre-Pesach Mishmar Madness Program n Thursday, April 4, MTA and New York NCSY partnered to present a Pre- OPesach Mishmar Madness program for MTA talmidim. MTA hosts Mishmar Madness – a post-Mishmar program that includes additional learning opportunities accompanied by dinner and activities – ﬁ ve times per year to enhance Torah learning for its talmidim. This event was presented in partnership with New York NCSY and featured chaburos with MTA alumni and NCSY advisors, shiurim with MTA rebbeim, interactive discussions with NCSY staff, exciting panoply games, and a lively fahrbrengen with world-renowned educator and NCSY mashpia Rav Judah Mischel.

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Think Positive: Rabbi Benzion Klatzko Speaks For Chazaq In Fresh Meadows By Susie Garber ourselves. He shared a teaching of Chazal that it’s a special mitzvah n Tuesday evening, March 26, the com- to be b’simchah. He said that to munity gathered at Congregation Beit be b’simchah you must be posi- OEliyahu in Fresh Meadows to hear an tive, and then you’ll be happy. uplifting shiur by Rabbi Benzion Klatzko, re- He then shared how we should nowned speaker and Founder and Director of appreciate that we are Yidden. Shabbat.com. Rabbi Klatzko began by praising “We are wonderful. There is no- Chazaq for their incredible accomplishments, body like us. No one else cares especially in brining Jewish children from so much about each other.” He public school to yeshivah. He mentioned the shared an amazing story that hap- terrible numbers of Jews lost to assimilation pened a few years ago. A huge and intermarriage, and he compared these group of college students were statistics to Jews murdered during the Holo- snowed in at Kennedy Airport caust. He said, “Chazaq is pulling Jewish kids on their way to Israel. When off the cattle cars, bringing them back to Yid- people in Far Rockaway and the dishkeit and klal Yisrael.” Five Towns found out about this, Then, he shared how one negative com- even though it was a blizzard, ment can have terrible ramifi cations. It can they came with food, with boxes change a person’s attitude towards you. ”The of pizza and doughnuts, and they rule is simple. When you go negative, you came to transport the students to lose almost always, even if you think you’re families. right – even if right is on your side.” He taught that we have a He taught that “the power of positivity is wants time to be alone, he strengthens him- mitzvah to be positive and to simply golden.” He urged, “Hold onto positiv- self to fi nd time to give his children posi- greet each other with a smile. ity. You can change almost everything.” He tive attention. “We have to understand how If we are positive on the out- then shared how there are so many ways of a positive moment with a parent can build side, we will be positive on looking at your life. “We control our happi- a child. Our children need our time and our the inside. He continued, “A ness. Positivity and happiness are a decision.” positivity.” Hashem would rather we spend a person has to have emunah. He then shared a story about a large family he little less time with the klal and more with Everything Hashem does is for knew when he was a bachur learning in Is- our children. the best.” When Hashem gives rael. They had ten children in a two-bedroom Next, he explored a disturbing fact that us a hard test, we need to fi nd apartment, and when he came for Shabbos suicide is the number one killer of people in the positive in it and not let it there was very little food. What stood out for their late teens and 20s. How can this be, in destroy us. The world, on the other hand, about ourselves. That comes from the magi- him was the way the mother addressed her a time and place where we have more mate- says in this situation you deserve to mope cal word, Yes.” children with so much love and in such a rial things than at any time in history? He and groan. Negativity breeds negativity. In life, many opportunities come, and we positive way. “Those kids had little food, but taught that it must be because our society The number one tool for being positive, he don’t jump. “It is brave and positive to allow they were nourished on the loving comments has become so negative and combative. We taught, is gratitude. Every day we recite the opportunities to come your way.” The “I can” of their parents.” He pointed out that negativ- feel judged wherever we go. Sadly, we live in morning blessings, thanking Hashem for people are the ones who make a difference in ity cuts a child down, while positivity builds an age where people think negative thoughts so many things. We should be cognizant of the world. him up. He urged parents to avoid criticism. more often than positive ones. He pointed these blessings that Hashem gives us every Everyone left positively energized by this “What a responsibility to be positive!” out how social media gives a false impression day. He added, “Once you are grateful, you beautiful shiur, which can be viewed on Tora- It is so important to smile at children. of how everyone else’s life is so good. More will learn to be kind.” hAnytime. The shiur was dedicated in memo- When he returns from a long trip and just and more, we lose the way to feel good about Lastly, he said, “We have to be positive ry of Eliyahu ben Istam.

New York NCSY Leadership Visited MSH

ew York NCSY leadership visited at the Seder: A tour through time and place by Mrs. Leora Lesher. The students learned of the holiday, judged by Rabbi Bernstein, MSH this week to run a pre-Pesach – led by Rabbi Jacob Bernstein, The Time- new insights into the chag, the Seder, and Director of NCSY Summer Recruitment El- NYom Iyun. The day started with in- breakers: running out of time – led by Rabbi more. liot Tanzman, and Managing Director Rina teresting and interactive break-out sessions Manu Hass, Free-conomics: Does it pay to After the sessions, the whole school Emerson. The day closed with a beautiful with topics that included: Imagination – led be free? – led by Ziona Isaacs, and The ﬁ re joined together for a game of Passover Pan- story given by Mashpia of OU-NCSY, Rav Ju- by Rabbi Yossi Schwartz, Something to Say you never saw, the root of redemption – led apoly, giving over even more understanding dah Mischel.

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YHT Holds Group Hair Donation Event For Israeli Children With Cancer

eshiva Har Torah students, staff, and mothers Yparticipated in a group hair donation this past week. The donated ponytails will now be delivered to Zichron Mena- chem in Israel to make wigs for children with cancer. All participants were treated to hair- cuts donated by the DeFranco Spagnolo Salon in Great Neck and the school’s PTA, gift bags courtesy of Sarit Ebrani and Talia Levy of Manot4Chai, and ﬂ owers from Metro Florals. All told, the PTA collected about two dozen ponytails to donate. The event, organized by the school’s PTA, was the brainchild of a mother in the school who was inspired by her daughter’s desire to donate her hair. Rabbi Gary Menchel, Yeshiva Har To- rah’s Head of School, noted that the school is “so proud of our staff, parents, and especially our students of all ages who have embraced this extraordinary act of kindness and com- passion, which reﬂ ects the core of our school’s mission.” Participants expressed a range of motivations for donating. Maya, a fourth grader who was donating through the event for the second time in three years, said that she was inspired by seeing her older sister donate and a desire to “help sick kids look normal until they are strong and healthy enough to grow back their own hair.” As we celebrate our freedom this Passover holiday, please consider a Her classmate, Eden, said she gift that will make Israel stronger too. was donating because her red Israel’s emergency medical services organization, Magen David Adom hair is not common and “if a LVWKHRIƓFLDOGLVDVWHUUHVSRQVHDPEXODQFHDQGEORRGVHUYLFHVDJHQF\ kid with red hair loses her hair, she can have mine until her for the nation’s more than 8.8 million people. hair grows back.” Save a life in Israel this Passover with a gift to support Magen David Adom. Anthony DeFranco, the owner of the DeFranco Spagnolo Donate on AFMDA.org/passover or call 866.632.2763. Salon, said that the salon was afmda.org happy to participate and that the salon is “proud of these young ladies for what they are Saving lives. It’s in our blood – and in yours too. doing.”

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Chazaq Beth Midrash: Training The Future Leaders Of The Community

By Sergey Kadinsky and BJL

he Chazaq organization is renowned for its inspirational lectures and for its Toutreach to the unaffi liated offering life-changing after-school programs for public school youth and transferring hundreds of students to yeshivah. When a benefi ciary of this outreach work seeks to further his knowledge of Torah, this is when Chazaq’s Yeshiva Gedola Beis Nosson Meir fi lls the void. “It has been about three years since this started with our Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Walkin coming in from Lakewood to do this,” said a member of the kollel, R’ David Kalmus. Raised secular, the Forest Hills resident was connected to the kollel by Chazaq Operations Manager R’ Yaniv Meirov, who has known Rabbi Aharon Walkin for many years. Today, thanks to the yeshivah, Kalmus is inspiring both public school students and businessmen alike by delivering various classes throughout the week. Recently, the yeshiva held a festive Melava Malka in Kew Gardens Hills to benefi t the Beth Midrash and Kollel. Rabbi Walkin showed a new side of him as he chose not to speak much at the event but rather sing as he joined special guest from Israel, Rabbi Shmuel Brazil and played the guitar, in what turned out to be a riveting kumsitz. The event provided an opportunity to meet the yeshivah’s teachers, students, and supporters. As diverse as the Queens Jewish community is, so is Chazaq’s Yeshiva Gedola in which its participants include Ashkenazim and Sefardim of all backgrounds, working men and full-time learners. “After receiving s’michah at Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, I wanted to continue learning and how we live our lives. It’s practical Walkin, and the Beth Gavriel Kollel, led by unique kollel. Everyone smiles here.” ing,’’ said Rabbi Binyamin Khaimov, who is halachah,” said Rabbi Hecht. Chief Bukharian Rabbi Yitzchak Yisraeli, are Along with deep lineage of talmidei cha- studying Yoreh Dei’ah with Rabbi Avichai Ben The connection between Chazaq and the the two largest kollelim for the Sephardic and chamim in his family, Rabbi Walkin learned Shushan at the Chazaq Kollel. yeshivah-kollel was explained by Chazaq Di- Bukharian community in Queens. “Though with some of the leading poskim of the gener- “The Program has great rebbeim, and a rector Rabbi Ilan Meirov. “Chazaq is involved there is much more to do,” said R’ Yaniv Mei- ation, such as Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, style of learning that makes you want to come in so much outreach and, baruch Hashem, so rov. “So many more young rabbis would love Rav Avraham Pam, Rav Yisroel Belsky, and Rav back,” said Mr. Borukhov, who works in real many lives have been changed. But we realized to join and grow, and if we had the necessary Dovid Feinstein, among others. “The formula estate and makes the kollel a part of his daily we must polish future leaders of the commu- funds we would make it happen immediately”. that guaranteed the success for all of these routine. nity to assure all the people coming back to Rabbi Nissan Shalomayev leads the Bukhar- teachers, and the formula that we bring to our Among the rebbeim is Rabbi Morde- the fold won’t be lost along the way due to lack ian Jewish Congregation of Hillcrest, a nearly yeshivah is absolute love for the students,” he chai Aryeh Hecht of Kew Gardens, a veteran of leadership within the community. So the fi ve-year-old synagogue in a corner of Hillcrest said in an earlier interview with the Bukhar- m’chaneich who has inspired hundreds kollel is really a continuation to the kollel that that previously did not have one. “In the kollel ian Jewish Link. “You need to be there for them upon hundreds of students over the past few Rabbi Walkin ran in Ohel Simcha for approxi- under Rabbi Walkin, we are trained not only and worry about them and care for them and decades. “There’s a large group that learns mately two decades. Now we are simply trying to learn but to put it into action by pasken- love them like they are your own children.” halachah, Chumash, Gemara, and hashkafah. to keep developing leaders of the community.” ing (giving a halachic ruling) to the sh’eilah For R’ Yaniv Meirov, the connection be- They address what we are supposed to be do- Chazaq’s kollel, headed by Rav Aharon (question),” said Rabbi Shalomayev. “It’s truly a tween Chazaq and the Yeshiva Gedola includes members of his extended family. “I am a busi- nessman. I developed a relationship with the rosh yeshivah, Rabbi Walkin, two years ago. I came and learned for an hour each week and now I learn for several hours each day with about 20 other businessmen,” said Moshe Sdayeb, Meirov’s bother-in-law. “This program is truly changing the face of our community”. Chazaq’s Yeshiva Gedolah Beis Nosson Meir of Queens is located at 141-56 73rd Avenue (Con- gregation Od Yosef Chai) in Kew Gardens Hills. Shacharis is at 8 a.m. and classes are open to the public from 9:30 a.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The yeshivah is open to students of all learning levels. For more information, please email [email protected].

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Orthodox Union Welcomes Return

Of Remains Of Brooklyn-Born At Our Annual RIETS Yarchei Kallah IDF Soldier Zachary Baumel Friday, June 7 – Monday, June 10 ith a heavy heart, the Union of Or- family to Israel in 1970 and joined the IDF thodox Jewish Congregations of through the hesder program, which combines WAmerica, the nation’s largest Ortho- military service with Jewish study. Israel con- NEW LOCATION! Hilton Stamford, CT dox Jewish umbrella organization, welcomes tinues to search for two other soldiers, Zvi the return of the remains of a Brooklyn-born Feldman and Yehuda Katz, who went missing Catering by Foremost Caterer Israel Defense Forces soldier who has been at the same time. missing since Israel’s 1982 war against terror- OU President Mark (Moishe) Bane stated: WITH OUR ist-backed Syrian forces in Lebanon. “We at the Orthodox Union extend our heart- The remains of IDF Sgt. First Class Zach- felt condolences to the Baumel family. May PRESIDENT • ROSHEI YESHIVA • REBBEIM • FACULTY ary Baumel, believed to have been killed dur- they be comforted amongst the mourners of ing the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon’s Zion and Yerushalayim. We appreciate the Bekaa Valley, were retrieved as part of the persistence of the Israeli government and the IDF’s Operation Bittersweet Song and trans- IDF to resolve this sorrowful matter.” ported earlier this week to Israel. His parents, OU Advocacy Center Executive Director Yona and Miriam Baumel, were immediately Nathan Diament stated: notiﬁ ed. The announcement ends the IDF’s “Synagogues throughout our community and the Baumel’s 37-year campaign to ﬁ nd have been praying for the Baumels for these Zachary. many years. We will continue to pray for the Zachary Baumel was 21 when he went speedy return of the two other soldiers who missing during the clash between IDF forces remain missing, Zvi Feldman and Yehudah RABBI DR. ARI RABBI HERSHEL RABBI MICHAEL RABBI MICHAEL and the Syrian army. He had moved with his Katz.” BERMAN SCHACHTER ROSENSWEIG TAUBES

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Shevach Students Run Carnival At Monteﬁ ore Children’s Hospital

hursday, April 4, may have been an or- juniors came into school fully equipped with sports players who came to the event. It was child smile, especially after sensing what they dinary day for most people, but for the costumes and smiles. They were ready to not only the children who had a great day are going through, seeing the relief on their Tchildren at Monteﬁ ore Hospital in the spread joy and ensure a great time to children that Wednesday. The Shevach students who parents’ faces was truly special.” Bronx, it was an extraordinary day. When the who, through no fault of their own, are de- volunteered their time all felt that their day Thank you to Hindy Ausfresser, Shani Ben- students of Shevach High School heard about nied the opportunity to go out often and have was just as incredible as that of the patients. nett, Tova Friedman, Tova Halberstam, Hudi an opportunity to run a carnival in the hos- fun. After all the preparations were ﬁ nished, In the words of Shevach senior Tova Fried- Kramer, Ettie Langer, Chavi Ribowsky, Bracha pital in order to cheer up the children there, including decorating the designated area, the man, “It wasn’t just a fun carnival; for us and Rosenberg, Rochel Rosenshein, Simi Sauer, they immediately jumped at the opportunity. carnival was ready to begin. the children it was very inspiring. We were Hindy Steinberg, and Gitty Wurem for volun- As with all chasadim conducted by the She- The excitement in the air was palpable able to interact with children who are going teering their time and energy to make such a vach girls, this too promised to be greatly re- as the young patients arrived. The children through challenges, surgeries, and illnesses, worthwhile endeavor possible. Kudos to Mrs. warding. were able to enjoy an afternoon of crafts, and yet let them be children! I loved having Judy Freud from Chute Plus for organizing On the morning of April 4, 12 seniors and games, and even get to meet some famous the opportunity to be the one who made a this wonderful chesed.

HAFTR LS Evening of the Arts

n Wednesday night, March 27, the of Alberto Giacometti, Wassily Kandinsky, guests; representing HAFTR students, faculty PAST.” It included a combination of songs in fourth-grade artists and performers Kesler Woodward, Sonya Delaunay, Sandra and parents. A student with a globe, another Hebrew and English, focusing on shepherds Odazzled parents, grandparents, and Silberzweig, and other artists. There was also holding a tz’dakah box, a rebbe teaching To- and their music from around the world. Some guests with a spectacular gala art exhibit and a multi-media exhibit from the students’ trip rah from a sefer, and a mother walking her of the musical artists included in the perfor- musical production. to the Lower East Side and the Eldridge Street daughter to school, will become part of nine mance were Johann Strauss, Naomi Shemer, The lunchroom and gym were transformed Synagogue as well as a display of photos from silhouettes the artist will afﬁ x onto the mu- Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, and Stephen into an elegant art gallery. As you entered the their trip to the Guggenheim Museum. ral. When complete, the mural entitled, “9 Sondheim. Applause rang out in the audito- corridor leading in to the gallery, the walls Students and guests had the opportunity Plus 1” will adorn our hallway. rium and the students’ faces were beaming were lined with amazing Giacometti sculp- to participate in performance art, created The musical program began with an in- as they took a bow. Mrs. Royce Maron, Mrs. tures, each depicting the unique interests of by our resident pop artist, Rabbi Yitzchok troduction by Ms. Hammer. As boys and girls Jill Goldstein, and Mrs. Janet Goldman were our students. Guests were greeted by students Moully. Using ten different paint colors and ﬁ lled the stage, students narrated, sang, and thanked for inspiring our students with an at coat check. Ushers and tour guides helped large syringes, students and guests took turns played their recorders as guests enjoyed the awareness and love for the arts. Thank you guests navigate the galleries. White-gloved to squirt paint in order to form drip lines music. The program was set in the HAFTR TV to the entire fourth grade staff for helping to students circulated with hot hors d’oeuvres on a white canvas. They watched how the STUDIO Channel 613, as students went on a prepare students and to the many generous as the guests enjoyed the art on display. Stu- paint pooled to the bottom of the canvas. At journey across the world, “DISCOVERING sponsors that made the evening such a suc- dents’ creations were inspired by the works the event, the artist photographed different OUR HERITAGE THROUGH OUR PASTORAL cess.

HAFTR HS Attends Simon Wiesenthal Center High School Leadership Summit

delegation of seniors from HAFTR High School participated in the fi rst annual ASimon Wiesenthal Center High School Leadership Summit, hosted by Yeshiva Univer- sity last Tuesday. The Simon Wiesenthal Center inaugurated the regional summit to prepare students to respond to the challenges of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel activities facing Jewish students on college campuses. In addition to HAFTR High School, the summit included seniors from Ramaz, Magen David, Central, and Frisch yeshivah high schools. The Leadership Summit, which was spear- headed by Mr. Michael Cohen, Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, gave students the opportunity to hear from organizations that have a presence on campus. Mr. Jonathan Bridge, chief programming offi cer of Alpha Epsilon Pi, gave the keynote address. Students learned about the threats on campus from Ms. Melissa Weiss, SWC National Campus Outreach Director, who suggested effective strategies for situations they may encounter. A highlight of the program was the panel of student activists from Rutgers and Cornell. “It was very meaningful for our students to learn about the fi rst-hand experiences of these young people on their college campuses,” said Rabbi Ira Wallach, Judaic Studies Coordinator. The SCW expressed the organization’s appreciation to Mr. Yaron Kornblum, president of HAFTR, “whose vi- sion it was that led to the creation of this project.”

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Central Juniors “Amazing Race” In Flushing Meadow Park

he juniors headed to Flushing Mead- ows Park on Wednesday morning for Tsome out-of-the-classroom learning. Faculty members Mr. Yitzchok Borenstein, Mrs. Marci Karoll, Mr. Yadin Klein, and Dr. Gili Nagar organized an “Amazing Race,” in which students had to complete various academic tasks, including determining the velocity of a rocket launch, writing with nature-related vo- cabulary, and fi guring out how to use a 40-foot string and a log to create a shape of the largest possible area. Students also had to make use of the various landmarks and monuments in the park; they used the Unisphere to answer geography questions and researched the history of the park to understand its place in New York City history. “I really like this kind of learning,” said Rebecca Friedman. “It allows you to get more involved and experience the subjects.” Jessica Friedman added, “It was so great to be outside and active, and it was a great opportunity to bond with my grade.” Central Takes Double SKA Students Win First Place Bronze In The Science At New York Youth Summit ight students from the Stella K. Olympiads Abraham High School for Girls Eparticipated in the New York unday’s inter-school Science Olympiad competition, hosted Youth Summit held at Berkeley Col- at Lander College and sponsored by the BJE, was a great lege on Friday, April 5. Sday of collaboration, camaraderie, exploration, innovation, The New York Youth Summit is and competitions in a wide range of activities, with participants designed to give high school students from thirteen schools from the New York and New Jersey areas. the opportunity to do research and Our students built mousetrap vehicles, boomilevers, and circuits, arts projects that deal with important demonstrating their knowledge in sub-fi elds as diverse as ge- issues which impact communities in netics, herpetology, anatomy, and physiology. Congratulations the New York area and the country. to seniors Miri Biderman and Eliana Ellerton on their Double At the annual conference, they work Bronze Medals for Anatomy and Physiology and Road Scholar with top experts to develop solutions events. Faculty mentor Miriam Chopp was especially proud of to many socio-medical, environmen- our A.P. Chemistry and A.P. Biology students’ kindness, coopera- tal and social issues. The SKA students tion, and camaraderie. As team advisor and coach, Engineering were invited to the Summit as fi nal- teacher Mr. David Horstman did a great job preparing the team. ists after having conducted research throughout the year and submitting it to the Summit for review. The attendees heard from Nir Eyal, a writer and frequent Ted Talk guest, who discussed the importance of focusing on what’s important and not being distracted from everything that goes on around us in this busy world. They were then divided into groups based on their topic of research and engaged in discussions about possible solutions to problems that teenagers face in those realms. The day concluded with a wrap up, lunch, and an awards ceremony. Congratulations to SKA Seniors Sarah Rifka Khodadadian and Yehudit Mernia for taking part and to Sopho- mores Priva Halpert and Menucha ner and Atara Shtern for coming in coming in First Place in the Leader- Ross for coming in First Place in the First Place in the Mental Health, ship Category for their research paper Teen Criminal Justice Category for Self-Esteem and Well-Being Category on “Confi dence, Competition, and Co- their paper entitled “An In-Depth Ex- for their research on “The Effect of educational Environments.” amination into Juvenile Delinquents Sabbath Observance on Adolescent Our thanks go to their adviser, Dr. within the United States Juvenile Jus- Technology Dependence”; and Juniors David Friedman, for his guidance and tice System”; Juniors Racheli Kirsch- Meira Steiner and Talia Ashville for support!

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By Sergey Kadinsky 31, due to a fall or accident, or when in any question here is when to sign such orders make sure that people do not inadvertently serious medical situation, decisions must be and when to refuse, when to insert feeding walk atop graves. Talking about burial and single presentation on the halachos done in accordance with halachah.” Along tubes in the fi rst place, etc. “The opinion cemeteries, Rabbi Zohn raised the issue of of end-of-life issues and burial ar- with a proxy, a Halachic Living Will requires here depends on each unique situation.” cremation. “When people feel that they can- A rangements does little to present that everyone designate a rabbi who can Likewise with burial in Israel, where on not afford the high cost of graves and monu- a better understanding of a matter that is provide an answer when one faces a com- one hand it is a z’chus to be buried in the ments, some take the option of cremation. perhaps the most important in the Jew- plex medical question that may clash with land where t’chiyas ha’meisim will occur Many people do it because of the lower cost. ish life cycle as there is no do-over in such halachah. As he pointed out with himself fi rst, but on the other hand the holy land is He urged everyone to reach out to family, things. “It’s a halachah l’Moshe miSinai not as the example, the proxy and rabbi should also for the living and not simply a cemetery. friends, and neighbors who are not obser- to be buried next to a person less righteous. know you personally, and must agree to it. We must also need to balance whether fam- vant, to discuss their after-life decisions and The Gemara writes about neshamos that are Rabbi Zohn suggested having the hala- ily will be able to visit. encourage them to choose traditional Jewish buried next to each other speaking to each chic living will examined every fi ve years, if With choosing cemeteries, one needs burial and practices.” other,” said Rabbi Zohn of the National As- one wishes to designate another person or to know how careful they are with whom The cemetery in Florida organized by sociation of Chevra Kadisha. “This is what I update information. “It’s a legal document they bury next to each other, will they al- NASCK was founded to confront the high meant when I quoted the Chofetz Chaim as recognized by the state and medical institu- low burial on legal holidays, is there water cremation rate among Jews in southern the dead as a chevrah.” tions, who will be directed by your proxy in the graves, etc. Another important con- Florida with an affordable and dignifi ed bur- On having a halachic living will with a and rabbi. It needs to be up-to-date.” sideration: Each one has its rules relating to ial. Ending life in accordance with halachah designated proxy for medical decisions, Rab- Clearing up the confusion on serious is- which monuments are permitted, their sizes, demonstrates an eternal recognition of our bi Zohn noted that a proxy is necessary at sues such as DNR and DNI orders, feeding height, and how much space above the grave belief in the eternity of our souls and our be- any age. “Imagine someone in a coma at age tubes, etc., Rabbi Zohn said that the big is covered. The halachic concern here is to lief in Olam HaBa.

you spend it. Every day we get 86,400 sec- growth process as that seed is expressed, and Passover: Passing Over Time onds, and how you use your allotted time fi nally there is the tree itself. A human be- determines what kind of life you live. ing goes through this same process, as well. CONTINUED FROM P. 9 ituality and mindfulness is contained within Every person begins as a zygote, a single cell, that physical act. We eat matzah, shake a lu- Pesach: Harnessing Time which grows and develops into the end re- If this wasn’t diffi cult enough, the Arizal lav, blow shofar, and wear t’fi lin; all actions, This is the theme of matzah. Chazal (in sult – a fully formed human being. takes it one step further. He not only says all physical. We don’t believe in transcending the M’chilta) state that “Mitzvah haba’ah In every process of creation, the root, that if we had gone out one moment later we the physical; we believe in using the physical l’yadcha, al tachmitzenah – When a mitzvah the seed, is the most important and potent would have been beyond hope, but even if to connect to the transcendent. comes to your hand, don’t let it spoil,” or phase. This formative stage is the most deli- we had gone out a bit slower it would have more accurately, don’t allow it to become cate. Any error or imperfection present at been too late. Meaning, the pace itself had The Condition: Control chametz. Chametz is the result of adding this stage will have cataclysmic results! For to be fast; not only when we left, but how we The only condition is that we must main- time to the baking process of bread. As the example, if a boy cuts his fi nger at the age of left was important. What is the meaning of tain control and focus while using the physi- Maharal explains, this statement of Chazal is seven, it’s not that bad. However, if there is all this? cal. In other words, our root must be trans- telling us not to allow any extra time to get even a minor glitch in the DNA of a zygote, cendent, in the spiritual, and only then, while added to our mitzvos either; otherwise, the even a single chromosome missing, every- Perspectives on Approaching the simultaneously maintaining that foundation, mitzvah becomes stuck in time. Fascinating- thing can go wrong, the results can be cata- Physical can we come down and use the physical. This ly, the word mitzvah has the same shoresh – strophic! (This is the same principle we used To understand time, we must gain per- is why the fi rst stage in the process must be root – as matzah; and the word tachmitzenah to explain Nadav and Avihu’s sin.) spective on physicality in general. Time is transcendence; only afterwards can we then has the same shoresh as chametz. Just as on a dimension of physicality, and is even em- come down and use the physical. First we Pesach we mustn’t let our food – our matzah Forming the Root of Klal Yisrael blematic of it in some ways. Therefore, our have Yom Kippur, where we transcend as – to get stuck within the trappings of time, Therefore, when forming the root and approach to physicality will shed light on mal’achim, then we have Sukkos, where we so, too, we shouldn’t let our spiritual com- seed of klal Yisrael, we needed to be perfect, our understanding of time. come back down and embrace the physical mandments – our mitzvos – get stuck within transcending all the limitations of time and Most spiritual schools of thought view parts of life. We start with the fi rst night of the trappings of time. space. We needed to move biz’rizus. Our food the physical world as lowly and dangerous; Pesach, a night of transcendence, and then we needed to transcend the limitations of time it should be avoided to whatever extent descend into the physical world, where we Pesach Night: The Formation of Klal and space, and so did our very movement it- possible. In order to live a spiritual life, you build (count) our way to Matan Torah. With- Yisrael As a Nation self. This is the secret of matzah and this is must escape the physical. Therefore, spir- out rooting ourselves in the transcendent, we We can now begin to answer our original the secret to understanding the Arizal’s cryp- itual systems such as Buddhism prescribe risk getting stuck within the physical. questions. Pesach night was the inception tic statement. meditation, abstinence, and transcending of klal Yisrael as a nation. As the Maharal ex- Had we moved one second slower or a mo- any hint of physical desire. In such a sys- Applying This to Time plains, the korban Pesach was about becom- ment too late, then our very root would have tem, the ideal is to sit isolated on a moun- Applying these concepts to time, we can ing one as a nation. We used a one-year-old been stuck within the trappings of time. Our taintop and meditate on your navel. understand the importance of using time, calf, it had to be eaten in one house, as a “zygote” had to be constructed within the controlling it, rather than allowing it to single chaburah – group – it was roasted, as dimension of z’rizus – beyond the constric- Avraham’s Revelation enslave us. We have two options: We can opposed to cooked, because roasting makes tions of time and space. We were creating Avraham, however, taught a novel and ide- either let time pass us over and be pushed the meat become one as opposed to cooking our DNA, everything had to be perfect. Now alistic approach to life. He understood that through life by time, or we can pass over which makes the meat fall apart, it was roast- that we were rooted beyond time and space, while the physical can be dangerous if mis- time and transcend its limitations. The key ed whole – not as cut up pieces, and its bones we could receive Hashem’s Torah, something used, the ideal is not to transcend the physi- is to use time, not to be used by time. We could not be broken. All of these details of also rooted beyond time and space. Only cal, but rather to use the physical in order to need to learn how to ride the waves of time, oneness refl ected the oneness that was being once we are rooted beyond time and space refl ect something higher. In other words, he harnessing all the dormant potential within created on that night. Klal Yisrael was becom- can we then come back down and use time understood the ideal Jewish spiritual system. each moment. When you’re passive in life, ing a single nation, one with Hashem. and space to refl ect something higher. Think, how many mitzvos are command- everything goes slowly; time becomes quick- This brings us full-circle to how we began ments of the mind? Almost none! You can sand. A life without goals, without a sched- The Root Must Be Perfect this article: Torah and ideas exist beyond the count them on your hand: Believe in Hashem, ule, where moments of life don’t mean any- Every process contains multiple stages. dimension of time. May we be inspired to love Hashem, be in awe of Hashem, don’t be thing, is a life stuck within the trappings of The fi rst is the spark of creation, which is fol- fully harness the potential of our time, to use jealous, and just a few more. The overwhelm- time. Such a person can “kill” time, can waste lowed by a slow process of expressing that time and not be used by time, and to enter ing majority of mitzvos are physical actions an evening just to get to tomorrow. One who seed, and then fi nally, the fi nished product. Pesach and the mitzvah of matzah with the that connect you to the spiritual source, values time, who rides time, views time like Take, for example, the growth of a tree. First mindset of connecting to ourselves, to all of Hashem! The act is physical, while the spir- money. It’s currency; you get to choose how there is the seed, which goes through a slow klal Yisrael, and to Hashem Himself.

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Warning: Lashon HaRa Kills CONTINUED FROM P. 10 affects us and becomes part of our reality. It becomes a goal worth pursuing – something level to keep that….” And so in the parents’ to aspire to and something to use as a gauge minds, “lashon ha’ra … well, I mean… a mitz- of our achievements. While we are acutely vah it’s not, but it surely isn’t as dangerous as aware that we can’t take it with us, our value smoking. Smoking really kills!” system becomes distorted. This affects our This seems to be the answer to Rabbi Ya- focus and how we spend our time. nai. As great as he was and as much as he ac- One of the most important aspects of cepted every word of the Torah as complete- growth is making the Torah’s values real: not ly true, on some level it wasn’t 100 percent in theory, not as some remote distant idea, real to him. The peddler revealed to Rabbi but rather “getting it,” understanding that Yanai that the Torah is teaching us “lashon every word in the Torah is true. While we ha’ra kills” in its most simple, direct mean- may not feel it now, one day we will. One ing. It then became real to him. day, we will understand that every word of Torah learning is more precious than fi ne The greatest distance on earth is jewels. One day, we will appreciate that between the head and the heart every callous remark that we ever made will There are two great lessons for us in this. come back to haunt us. And one day, we One is simply to understand the gravity of will recognize that every action, deed, and the words that we utter, their effects on oth- thought was being videotaped to be played ers and on ourselves. The second lesson is back to us at the end of our days. OTD Sister much more broad-based and affects all areas The more that we focus on the value sys- of our growth. We humans are motivated by tem of the Torah, the more real it becomes CONTINUED FROM P. 27 the serious discussions, I think you may that which we consider valuable. If we live to us, and the more motivated we will be by have left one out. in a culture that uses money and material that which has eternal value and precious- When I was younger, I used to think You referred to not wanting your future possessions as the measure of success, this ness. that I was the only one with Conservative children to spend time with their aunt, or you or Reform cousins. I was embarrassed, be- fear that his sister’s ways will “rub off” on the cause I didn’t want others to know that man you are dating. I don’t want to be mean or I had family that wasn’t frum. But soon I rude, but you sound like a young sheltered girl, came to learn that just about everyone has with the wording that you used. This woman Solving The Vaccine Problem family members who are less frum than may be the best aunt in the word (doubtful, CONTINUED FROM P. 21 to get it right quicker and not require the they are (or not frum at all.) Tali, you may because that’s me). You may be denying future patients to keep coming back for the same be scared because instead of the not-frum children the opportunity to spend time with At this point, some of you may be say- issue. Following Medicare and Medicaid person being a distant cousin that you and enjoy time with an aunt who would love ing, “But what about the anti-vaxxers who has been private insurances, who are now only see at the occasional bar mitzvah or them very much. There is a big vast world have private insurance? You’re plan is ob- moving to a value-based payment system wedding, the relative is more closely relat- out there with billions of different people in viously targeting the poor!” I hear you, as well. ed and you and the family will have much it. Just because someone made a life choice Mr. Cynic, even though you used the word Historically, whenever Medicare or Med- interaction with her. doesn’t mean she would try to indoctrinate “you’re” when you meant “your.” That’s icaid make a move, private insurance fol- This fellow’s family has been through a others to join that world. You wrote that the one of the open secrets about the health lows. It may take some time, but I believe a lot. It may seem nice and comfortable now, sister is “respectful enough of her family not insurance industry: private insurances fol- move like this will catch the eye of private but I am sure there were months (maybe to eat treif in the home or be m’chalel Shabbos low Medicaid. Whenever Medicaid makes insurances as well, who – and this is the years) of arguing and tears – maybe even directly in front of their face.” Is it hard for you a dramatic change to the way they cover important part to them – won’t have to pay therapy so that they are able to love each to believe that she would never do anything benefi ciaries, the private insurances fol- down the road because their benefi ciaries other and to co-exist in the same house and that goes against the way you or her brother low suit. We have seen this most recently won’t get measles. Private insurers will want business, accepting each other for who they want to raise your family? Frumkeit wasn’t with the phasing out of fee-for-service and this as well. Of course, we will have to make are. Don’t make light of what this family has right for the sister. Are you saying that her de- being replaced with pay-for-performance a separate plan for those who are uninsured, been through. I don’t think you have voiced cision, years ago, is now infl uencing your de- or value-based care. Medicaid has begun and I may even be able to get behind a gov- your concerns to the fellow you are dating, cision to be part of this family? Again, I wish the process of reimbursing providers based ernmental program that pays for the vacci- because if you did, you would not have writ- you the best, but don’t look for trouble where on how well they care for their patients nations of the uninsured as well, but at the ten this letter. He would have explained all there isn’t any. instead of what services they provided. very least, this idea may be a start to a longer to you, so when you wrote that you had all Hatzlachah to you all. The idea here is to incentivize providers conversation.

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Shuls in the community will unite to Making Day at the est Hills, NY 11375) support the Yeshiva’s work and will fea- Elmcor Senior Cen- 1 will host its 56th An- 10 Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday ture guest speakers from the Yeshiva. ter (98-19 Astoria nual Community- Wide Memorial Service for the Six Million Your business can sponsor Boulevard, East Elmhurst) featuring an “El- At 8:45am, Yeshiva Victims of the Holocaust. The annual Judy the QJL Community Calendar. der Law Presentation” by Lian Kuang, Esq. Chofetz Chaim of and Ruby Gruenbaum Memorial lecture Please contact Yaakov at 718-880-2622 or e-mail of Ronald Fatoullah & Associates, For more Queens - Rabbinical will be delivered by Rabbi Ari Lamm, a [email protected] Seminary of Ameri- information, please call Danielle Gabbin- Special Advisor to the President of Yeshiva ca, will hold Burton at 718-651-0096, Ext. 207 University. His topic is “The Politics of Sunday TO ADD YOUR EVENT 2 its’Annual Commu- Tragedy- Joseph and the Shoah.” There is TO OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR, nity Breakfast at the PLEASE EMAIL THE EVENT, DATE/TIME, PLACE, no charge for the program. For more infor- From 1:00-4:00pm, the PSS Circle of Care Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (150-05 AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION TO: mation, please call Young Israel of Forest [email protected] will hold a Caregiver Expo at the 70th Road, Kew Gardens Hills). Hills at 718-268-7100 or email ofÓ ce@yifh. Jamaica Queens Central Library (89-11 Mer- org . rick Boulevard, Jamaica) featuring a program by Stacey Meshnick, Esq. of Ronald At 7:30pm, the Young Israel of Kew Gar- Fatoullah & Associates on “Medicaid and dens Hills will hold a Yom Hashoah com- DDailyaily ZZmanimmanim Estate Planning”. Please RSVP to Shaina memoration featuring a talk by Rabbi Jacques at 917-734-9292 Steve Pruzansky, spiritual leader of Con- gregation Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck NJ. Week of Wednesday April 10 - Tuesday April 16, 2019 More details to follow. At 8:15pm, Chazaq, WED THURS FRI SAT SUN MON TUES Ezra Academy and At 8:00pm, Chazaq Beth Gavriel will and Congregation Dawn 4:59 am 4:57 am 4:55 am 4:54 am 4:52am 4:50 am 4:48 am present Rabbi Benzi- Anshei Shalom will Sunday 14 on ShaÓ er on present R’ Shalom Earliest talis & tefillin 5:33 am 5:31 am 5:30 am 5:28 am 5:26 am 5:24 am 5:23 am “Pesach: Leaving Sunday 5 Mordechai Rubash- Your Personal Exile” at Beth Gavriel (66-35 kin on “Emunah + Sunrise 6:24 am 6:23 am 6:21 am 6:20 am 6:18 am 6:16 am 6:15 am Bitachon= Geula”. At 108th Street, Forest Hills). Men and women Latest shema Congregation Anshei Shalom (80-15 Kent 8:58 am 8:57 am 8:56 am 8:54 am 8:54 am 8:53 am 8:52 am invited. Free admission. For more infor- Street, Jamaica Estates). Admission free. Magen Avraham mation, please call 718-85-913 or email Men and women invited. 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Men and wom- emerge va of Central Queens en invited. Free admission. For more infor- (147-37 70th Road, Kew Gardens Hill).Hand- Nightfall - 72 minutes 8:41 pm 8:42 pm 8:43 pm 8:44 pm 8:45 pm 8:46 pm 8:47 pm mation, please call 718-85-913 or email icap Accessible. Free Parking Available. Re- [email protected] freshments. Friday April 12, 2019: Candle lighting 7:13pm Shabbos April 13, 2019 ends 8:15pm; ends 8:45pm R’Tam From 5:00-8:00pm, The Young Israel of Queens Valley will Tomchei Shabbos of hold its annual Sho- Queens will hold a ah Remembrance Chometz Drive Program and Seuda Shabbos 11 17 at the Tomchei Shlishis. Details to Wednesday Wednesday Shabbos Warehouse follow. (129-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Kew Any UN- OPENED, non-perishable, packaged food, At 9:15am, Yeshiva Kesser Torah will with good expiration dates, will be accept- hold its Annual Jour- ed. nal Breakfast at the Sunday 19 Yeshiva of Central At 9:30am, Rabbi Queens (147-37 70th Shlomo and Karen Road, Kew Garden Hochberg will hold Hills). an interactive dis-

Monday At 8:00pm, ECHO Institute for Health will 29 cussion and Jewish hold its annual Echo Women Tea. Rabbi reÔ ection on “Segu- Daniel Glatstein will speak on “A Revolu- lahs, Dreams and Ayin Hara” at Bagels & Co tionary Perspective on Speech: Fusion of (188-02 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows). Body and Soul.” More details to follow.

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t is very helpful to spend a few seconds the meaning of the word tefi lah as thought. self. In the words of HaRav Hirsch: “to steep to embark upon, before we begin each tef- before each tefi lah thinking about the He learns this from the pasuk in B’reishis oneself with lasting, eternal truths, precise- ilah and each brachah of Shemoneh Esrei, Iprecious gift of being able to speak di- 48:11, where Yaakov Avinu says to his son ly because they are likely to wane and fade we may be amazed at how certain phrases rectly to Hashem (“Atah”): that He is listen- Yosef, “I had not thought (“fi lalti”) it pos- away in one’s consciousness, or may have in tefi lah, which we haven’t focused on being to what we are about to say and think, sible that I would see your face.” This already disappeared.” fore, now jump off the pages of our siddur and to remind ourselves of what Tefi lah is dovetails beautifully with the purpose of Without delving deeply into each item, into our minds and then into our hearts. really about. d’veikus mentioned above, since ultimate- the Chovos HaL’vavos lists four other pur- We may begin to notice a change occur- The Chovos HaL’vavos in a few succinct ly d’veikus is thinking about Hashem. We poses of tefi lah: to humble ourselves be- ring within us as we deepen the intellec- words writes what Tefi lah is all about. The certainly cannot connect physically. So fore Hashem (by increasing our awareness), tual truths and principles that comprise the fi rst item he mentions is for our souls to what is our attachment and connection to to recognize Hashem’s awesome power and purposes of tefi lah as outlined by the Cho- yearn for connection to Hashem. HaRav Hashem? It is thought and thought-driven exaltedness, to thank and praise Hashem vos HaL’vavos, and continue to convert in- Moshe Wolfson shlita writes in his sefer emotion. for His abundant loving kindness, and to tellectual knowledge into reality by chang- VaAni Tefi lah, that the word “tefi lah” actu- HaRav Samson Raphael Hirsch zt”l, com- remind ourselves that He is the only ad- ing how we think, speak, and act. ally means “connection.” He learns this menting on the word “fi lalti,” writes that dress for all our needs. May we be zocheh, b’ezras Hashem, to from the Gemara in Maseches K’subos (daf the word is related to the root-word of In summation, we can say that each and greater d’veikus through our tefi los. 62b). He writes that when we pour out our “bilel,” which means to introduce a foreign every tefi lah is a tremendous opportunity As part of our new Mitzvah Series, daily hearts, recognizing that only Hashem can element into a substance and integrate it to internalize and integrate a bit more deep- recordings of less than two minutes each day help us with anything and everything we therein to such a degree that the whole be- ly the basic fundamentals of our existence are available. Sign up by sending an email to need, that brings us closer and more con- comes one substance. He then writes that and purpose in the world – to enhance and [email protected] and put the word “Sub- nected to Hashem, which is the purpose “pileil” means: “to inject a spiritual element deepen, with thought and emotion, our scribe” in the Subject line. In addition, we now of all the mitzvos. This d’veikus is the pur- into thoughts to infuse them with an idea, awareness, awe, love, and connection to have a daily one-minute recording on Tefi lah. pose of tefi lah as well, and is perhaps the a truth, a principle, etc., and thereby inte- Hashem just a drop more than it was before To access Audio, Video, and Archives of pre- mitzvah that provides us with the greatest grate and unify them.” They become a part this tefi lah. If we think for just a minute vious Tefi lah segments, please visit www. natural potential to feel and deepen that of us as we live those truths and principles. or less about the opportunity we are about WeeklyTefi lahFocus.com. connection. Tefi lah, then, means: to infuse the heart HaRav Avigdor Miller zt”l understands with truths that come from outside one- You can direct any questions or comments to Eliezer Szrolovits at 917-551-0150.

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Question: May one use maaser k’safi m ited to use maaser k’safi m to pay off com- on the amount of crops we will produce maaser k’safi m for kimcha d’Pischa. funds for kimcha d’Pischa, the special char- munity taxes, as this is a separate obligation that year. The Yalkut Yosef (429), while accepting ity given before Pesach? independent of maaser k’safi m. The Taz (Yor- Notably, the Darchei Moshe (Orach the opinion of these poskim, adds another Short Answer: According to most poskim, eh Dei’ah 331:32) similarly writes that one Chayim 429) cites the Or Zarua who ex- reason why Sefardim can be lenient and use since there is no set amount or specifi c com- should not use maaser k’safi m to pay off plains that the custom was for each city to maaser k’safi m for kimcha d’Pischa. Because munity tax for kimcha d’Pischa, it can be any other community obligation imposed tax the residents before Pesach in order to the Shulchan Aruch never actually rules that paid for with maaser k’safi m funds. by the elders of the city (i.e., the “sheva tu- collect kimcha d’Pischa. Seemingly, then, one must give maaser k’safi m (see article #1 vei ha’ir”). maaser k’safi m should not be used for kim- from a few weeks ago), and it is thus only a Explanation: cha d’Pischa, as it is a community tax. See noble idea to give maaser k’safi m for Sefar- III. Kimcha D’Pischa Y’shuos Daniel (144:11:74). dim, one can surely use maaser k’safi m for I. Using Maaser Money for Mitzvos Kimcha d’Pischa refers to the money that kimcha d’Pischa. a person should give to charity during the IV. The Reality Nowadays The Rama (Yoreh Dei’ah 249:1) is clear that month of Nisan in order to help the poor Although kimcha d’Pischa started off as V. The Stringent Opinions maaser k’safi m may not be used for mitzvos, people afford the great expenses of Pesach. a community tax, this tax does not exist to- There are certain poskim, however, who such as donating candles to a shul, but rath- Whether kimcha d’Pischa can come from day in most communities and shuls. Accord- do not allow maaser k’safi m to be used for er should be spent on poor people. In prac- maaser k’safi m should seemingly be based ingly, many poskim rule that one may use kimcha d’Pischa, even nowadays. Specifi cal- tice, however, there are multiple limitations on the nature of the obligation to give kim- maaser k’safi m funds for kimcha d’Pischa. ly, the Avnei Derech (ibid) cites the Sheivet on this Rama, including the Be’er HaGolah cha d’Pischa. Specifi cally, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach HaK’hasi (1:137) and the Migdanos Eliyahu (ibid) who understands that the Rama only The source for kimcha d’Pischa is zt”l (Halichos Shlomo, Pesach 2:2) writes that (4:1) who appear to prohibit the use of maas- would prohibit the usage of maaser k’safi m found in the Yerushalmi (Bava Basra 1:4), since nowadays we do not impose a set er k’safi m for kimcha d’Pischa where there is for obligatory mitzvos (i.e., mitzvos chiyu- and is paskened in Shulchan Aruch (Orach amount for kimcha d’Pischa, it is not a tax a set amount of money that is expected to viyos) as opposed to optional mitzvos not Chayim 429). Indeed, the Chochmas Sh- and maaser k’safi m may be used. This is also be given or where there is a set appeal. currently before the person. [A full discus- lomo (ibid) explains that we give kimcha the opinion of Rav Nissim Karelitz shlita Further, the T’shuvos V’Hanhagos (6:109) sion on which mitzvos can be performed d’Pischa in order to truthfully exclaim (Chut HaShani 1:2), Rav Chaim Kanievsky rules that since nowadays the entire Jewish with maaser k’safi m is outside the scope of on the night of the Seder that “Kol dich- (BiN’sivos B’Halachah, Pesach 34(2)), and world gives kimcha d’Pischa, it is a binding this article. But see P’sakim U’T’shuvos (Yor- fi n yei’sei v’yeichol” – Whoever is hungry the Meishiv N’vonim (3:68). Similarly, the obligation and should not be paid for from eh Dei’ah 249:30) for a robust discussion on should come and eat. In other words, we Tz’dakah U’Mishpat (1:5) notes that while maaser k’safi m funds if possible. this issue.] have provided funds or wheat for the poor the Mishnah B’rurah rules that we force Next Week’s Topic: May one use maaser to be able to enjoy the Seder and matzah. people to give kimcha d’Pischa, this does k’safi m funds to purchase an aliyah to the II. Using Maaser Money For The Avnei Derech (8:316) suggests that we not apply nowadays, and thus one can use Torah? Community Taxes give wheat to the poor specifi cally before The Taz (ibid 1) comments on the above- Pesach, the holiday in which we will be Rabbi Ephraim Glatt, Esq. is Assistant to the Rabbi at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills and a mentioned Rama, that surely it is prohib- judged, see Gemara (Rosh HaShanah 16a), practicing litigation attorney. Questions? Comments? Email [email protected].

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or close to a decade, I have advocated the importance of Israeli fashion to Ffi nd its well deserved place in the global fashion arena. Working with fashion icons such as Motty Reif (creator of Tel Aviv Fash- ion Week), Aviad Arik Herman, Eyal Asouline, Matan Shaked, Maya Negri and Inbal Dror. Each one a brilliant example of viewing Israel through a creative lens. Allowing the world to translate Israel as a land of creativity as opposed to a land of political extremities. The Israel museum of art located in Je- to suspicion of intent. It meant that marry- terpreted as an act of jealousy and favoritism rusalem exhibited a curated assortment of try of Israeli society,” said head curator Daisy ing Rachel was not only permissible but the when it actually was a coat of validity. designs of the past 100 years, spanning from Raccah-Djivre. right thing to do. According to the Sefer "this Decoding Israel's 70 years of fashion can 19th-century till today Efrat Assaf-Shapira may explain why Yaakov made a special coat. be a coat of survival and determination to be called “Fashion Statements: and her team of curators It wasn't that he wanted to honor him or to recognized for it's talent. Much like Joseph's Decoding Israeli Dress.” worked for the last two treat him better than his brothers. Yaakov technicolor dream coat, the entire country's Through a display of years researching and gath- gave Joseph the striped coat so that the world existence is misinterpreted with acts of an- clothing, fashion sketches, ering pieces from individu- would notice it and acquire its purpose." tisemitism and cruelty when it is actually a fi lms, and fashion photog- al collections, mostly local The gemarah points out that Torah schol- coat of validity as a Jewish state and home- raphy, the exhibition illus- designers to properly rep- ars should wear special head coverings (Rashi/ land. trated the broad scope of resent all aspects of design Shabbos 77a). Yaakov wanted this coat to be a Watch JWOMEN live on Facebook every fashion in Israel. Stemming for the country. visual sign of his son's Torah knowledge and Wednesday night at 7:30pm. Hosted by Tobi from its deepest historical “It created the question his parents correct decision to marry. Rubinstein, Galit Lavi and Rebbitzen Sara roots of a mix of Middle of whether Israeli fashion The point being that the coat was misin- Shulevitz Vorhand. Eastern/Asian infl uences even exists”, said Assaf- to contemporary collec- Shapira. Tobi Rubinstein is a retired fashion and marketing executive of 35 years who currently produces tions. Forming a visual dia- “Is there such a con- runway and lifestyle events for NYFW, specializing in Israel’s leading artists and designers. She is the logue about deep traditions cept?” she asked. founder of The House of Faith N Fashion, fusing culture and Torah. Tobi was a fashion collaboration and modernity within the Given that Israel is only and guest expert for ABC, Geraldo Rivera, Huffi ngton Post, Lifetime, NBC, Bravo, and Arise. She hosted country's past, present and 70 years old, it's growth in her own radio and reality TV series. Tobi is a mother, wife, dog owner, and shoe lover. future. areas of art, culture, design A stroll through the gallery brought view- and cuisine has been nothing short of a mira- ers close to curved rows of dressed man- cle. nequins, a visual timeline of Israeli fashion Highlights of the exhibit include a couture that displays the roots and infl uences of the styled dress by Gideon Oberson, a longstand- designers who have shaped the way Israeli ing designer who began his career with Got- women (and some men) dress. tex Swimwear. The iconic desert coat of Fini This Jerusalem exhibit “mirrors the tapes- Leitersdorf for the Maskit label, Israel’s fi rst designer brand, is truly a desert theme statement. Iconic moments shown in the video include one hard-to-fi nd shot of Jackie Onassis dressed in a full-length Beged or coat. Plus wildly popular ad campaigns teaming Ameri- can supermodels with Gottex swimwear. That current era was exhibited in the fi - nal hall, where 14 carefully chosen designers represented with their most iconic works in terms of fabrics, shapes and cuts, demonstrating where the industry has arrived today. Sasson Kedem, the designer behind the Kedem Sasson label are among superstars as Alber Elbaz, who headed the French design house of Lanvin along with Alon Livne, who started out in wedding dress design and moved onto the celebrity stage by dressing Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. I have had the honor of being dressed by both these gentleman. The philosophy of decoding Fashion is not a new concept. Understanding a garment has its roots in the Torah. I just started learning Zera Shimshon by rabbi Shimshon Chiam Nachmani of the 18th century (Italy). Reading about Joseph's coat and its ramifi cations or it's great powers. What was the code of the colorful coat? Yaakov loved Joseph more than his other children because of his wisdom. His knowledge of Torah was enormous and above his father's expectations. Proving that his marriage to Rachel, his mother was not subject

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ost of us are focused on getting to students. The ones who knew a Pesach at this time of year. We are lot about their families tended Mcleaning, shopping, cooking, and to better when they faced chal- preparing for company with long task lists to lenges. accomplish. Our goal is coming to seder night Dr. Marshall Duke and his col- with a chometz-free home, to tell the story of league Dr. Robyn Fivush tested our redemption from Egypt and our forma- her hypothesis. They composed tion as a holy nation with our generations at a scale of 20 questions to ask our sides. Our goal is to perform the mitzvos children about their families. of the night together with grandparents and They called it the Do You Know grandchildren. Scale and it included questions Many turn this night of narration of na- such as where did your grandparents grow indirectly like the rest of the population be- oscillating family narrative tells of ups and tional miracles into personal narratives as up, where did your parents go to high school, yond New York. Again, the ones who knew downs: good things happened, bad things well. Often holocaust survivors ﬁ nally open what tragedies occurred in your family and more about their families proved to be more happened, and we stuck together. This is the up and recount the many miracles that kept how did your parents meet. They asked these resilient than the control group. They were most healthy narrative and develops a strong them alive through the Nazi hell. Together questions during the summer of 2001, taped able to moderate the effects of stress. intergenerational self in children. with their children around them who are a dinner conversations, and conducted psycho- How does knowing the answers to the Since the original Emory University re- living proof of victory over the Nazis, they ex- logical testing. twenty questions help a child overcome a mi- search, subsequent research shows that most press thanks for the miracle of their survival The conclusion was overwhelming. The nor thing such as a skinned knee and a major happy families communicate a positive story and recite Hallel with special fervor. Others more kids knew about their family’s history, event like a terrorist attack? of meeting challenges, experiencing setbacks, will recount their personal miracles of salva- the stronger their sense of control over their Being part of a larger family and its narra- and overcoming challenges. tion from adversity and danger. lives, the higher their self-esteem, and the tive is the answer. A sense of belonging to a It’s important for us to tell our family sto- A while ago, I came across interesting re- more successfully they believed their families unit with a history helps kids develop resil- ries of surviving and thriving despite adver- search. Dr. Marshall Duke is a psychologist functioned. The Do You Know Scale turned ience. sity all year long beyond Pesach when it is a at Emory University. He was conducting re- out to be the best single predictor of chil- There are three kinds of family narratives. mitzvah to recount our miraculous national search on the collapse of the American family dren’s emotional health and happiness. The ascending narrative typically describes narrative. If we want to have happy, resilient several years ago and examining myth and rit- Then 9/11 happened. The two psycholo- success from humble beginnings. The de- progeny, we need to tell them their complete ual as a way of counteracting forces that dissi- gists decided this was a great opportunity to scending narrative has a sad ending. The family narrative, warts and all. pate family bonds. His wife Sara, a psycholo- measure the children’s reaction to trauma. gist who works with children with learning They went back to reevaluate the same chil- A veteran nonproﬁ t leader, Faigie Horowitz, MS is a columnist, motivational speaker, and active disabilities, noticed something about her dren, kids who were affected by the event community rebbetzin in Lawrence. Happy Pesach! FromFro Caring Professionals CDPAP & REGULAR HOME CARE NEW RATES Up to $ * 18Per hour *Without insurance LEARN WHY YOUR FRIENDS PREFER CARING PROFESSIONALS 718.307.6270 CARING FROM A PERSON YOU TRUST BRONX BROOKLYN QUEENS 2918 Third Ave 70-20 Austin Street 1417 Sheepshead Bay Rd Suite 135 www.CaringProfessionals.com Bronx, NY 10455 Brooklyn, NY 11235 Forest Hills, NY 11375 Serving the Five Boroughs and Nassau County since 1994

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Joseph M. Frager his eye and his interest. President Reagan began negotiations immediately with the Russians, which ultimately led to his freedom. Joe Mermelstein: A Retrospective It is truly awesome how one man t is an honor and a privilege to write tunately, the majority did not. Jabotinsky’s fa- could accomplish so much in his lifetime. about great individuals, especially those mous words were “eliminate the Diaspora or It is such a valuable lesson to us all mere Iwho’ve tremendously impacted my own the Diaspora will eliminate you.” Joe Mermel- mortals. life and politics. Joe Mermelstein was one stein was part of a small group that helped His greatest passion of all was Jeru- such individual. It is not a coincidence that bring Jabotinsky’s bones from the United salem. He was the chairman of the board One story highlights the unique and ter- his third yahrtzeit takes place on the very States to Israel for burial in his beloved home- of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim rifi c man he was. Joe saw an obscure small ar- same day that his friend, his colleague, and land. for well over 25 years. He did it all. He pur- ticle in the Jerusalem Post of an Israeli soldier his prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is taken prisoner in Syria. His wife and daughter up for re-election on April 9. Joe, if he were were begging for help. Only one man really still alive, would be the fi rst to pay for 747s It all began in Vienna when he was only 8 years oldand had a took it to heart, and that man was Joe Mer- to fl y Israeli citizens living in America to Is- chance to hear Jabotinsky speak. melstein. Joe personally took the daughter to rael to make sure to vote in the election (of New York from Israel so she could plead with course, he would not tell them who to vote then UN Secretary General U. Thant to ask for for, but they would know). He was a man of At age 15 he was protesting at the British chased Beit Mermelstein in the heart of the her father’s freedom. Miracle of miracles, it action. He was not a talker. He was a doer. He Consulate to get the British to once and for so-called Muslim Quarter (rightfully called worked. Eventually he was freed. made me president of American Friends of At- all leave Israel. the Old Jewish Quarter) when very few even As the Israeli election gets closer, Prime eret Cohanim, and for that I am forever grate- In 1967 he moved his whole family to Is- dreamed of doing so. The house today stands Minister Netanyahu can tell you how much ful. His life spanned most of the 20th century rael, and only came back to the USA for busi- as a testimony to his extraordinary devotion Joe Mermelstein meant to him. The juxtaposi- and was devoted to the Jewish people, his ness reasons. to the Holy City. tion of Joe Mermelstein’s third yahrtzeit and family, and his business. His story is truly an When the Jews of the Soviet Union were Joe’s house in Lawrence was a way sta- the Israeli elections is providential. Prime impressive history lesson. fi ghting to be let out and emigrate to Israel, tion for every friend of Jerusalem and Is- Minister Netanyahu knows that in memory It all began in Vienna when he was only Joe Mermelstein was right there at the front rael. I can remember hundreds of meetings of his good friend and confi dante Joe Mermel- 8 years old and had a chance to hear Jabot- of the line doing everything he could to help. and events held at Joe and Helen’s home. stein, he will be victorious. insky speak. According to his son, Bernie, To this very day, Anatoly Sharansky credits Joe They always provided the fi nest delicacies. Joe was successful at everything he did. and his son-in-law, Paul Gross, this speech by Mermelstein with his freedom. Everyone walked away happy. He was an There is no way he will let his man down. Joe, Jabotinsky was so powerful that it literally How this was accomplished is an amazing inspiration to so many on behalf of world we love you and truly miss you. Those who transformed Joe Mermelstein’s whole life. It story within a story. Joe took out full-page Jewry and Israel. He was loved and respect- knew you are supremely blessed. Am Yisrael had made an indelible impression upon him. ads in the International Tribune and New York ed by all. chai. Those who listened to Jabotinsky left Europe Times pleading for Sharansky’s release. Presi- and as a result survived the Holocaust. Unfor- dent Reagan came across the ads. They caught Joseph M. Frager is a physician and lifelong activist.

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my country in my stubbornness. Who am I? Pharoah. • Who am I? I am one of the plagues. I made the Egyp- tians itch like crazy all over. Who am I? Lice. • Who am I? My name does not appear once in the Hag- gadah, but I went several times to Pharoah with my brother to try and persuade him to let the Jewish people go. Who am I? Moshe. • Who do we ﬁll a cup for on the Seder table and hope he comes and joins our Seder? Eliyahu. After the Mah Nishtana, you ask one of the kids to blind- fold one of the guests or another family member. Then the blindfolded one has to pick a card out of a box or hat. Someone is chosen to read the question. If the blindfolded one answers correctly he or she gets a prize. The game can be played at different intervals during the evening. Give Us A Clue!

he Seder nights is one of the most memorable of the Q-and-A! Jewish calendar. Many of us have fond memories of T our family Seders. Others just remember the grown- ups reading the Haggadah round the table, as our tummies rumbled and we wondered if food was ever coming. But the Seder shouldn’t be dull. Long before the days of multimedia, in the times of the Mishna, the Seder was This game is for a more advanced or slightly older age an audio-visual re-enactment of the going out of Egypt for group. It works like charades. the children. In some communities the father would dress Prepare different verses from the Haggadah ahead of up in white robes, holding a stick with an attached cloth time, and write them on paper. and walk around the table chanting the passage, “We were Each participant randomly chose a card. He then has slave to Pharaoh in Egypt…” to mime the sentence and the rest of the guests and family The whole aim was – and continues to be – to stimulate have to guess the passage. the kids to ask questions and get involved in the Seder. The The participant is not allowed to talk, but he may indi- “props” – be it the Seder plate, or the cushions for leaning – You will need a basket full of questions and answers cate how many words are in the passage with his fingers. are all there in order to arouse curiosity in our kids and get about Pesach on individual index cards or paper. Get your He can show that a word rhymes with another word by them asking questions. kids ahead of time to prepare as many questions and answers touching his ear. Here are a number of ideas to make the Seder fun and as they can from the Haggadah and write the questions and This game can be adapted for younger kids to act out meaningful for everyone. All the games are suitable for all answers down. Here are some suggestions to get you started. the Ten Plagues or simpler words connected to Pesach. ages and are a lot of fun! • Why do we eat Matzah on Pesach? To remind us of the Very important: Remember to have a bag of small priz- dough that didn’t have time to rise as our forefathers Stories in a Bag es or treats as incentives for good questions and involve- were rushed out of Egypt. ment. • Name the Four Sons? The wise (Chacham), the wick- ed (Rasha), the simple (Tam), and the one who doesn’t Who/What Am I? know how to ask. • How many cups of wine do we drink at the Seder? Four. • What things connected with Seder night are associated with the number four? Four sons, four cups of wine, four questions. • Why four cups of wine? To celebrate our freedom. • What is the second plague? Frogs. • Why do we dip in the Charoset? The Charoset represents the cement that the Jews used to cement the bricks together in their slavery. Today we dip as a sign of freedom. • What does the shank bone remind us of? The lamb which our forefathers sacrificed to Hashem when they This humorous game reveals how creative and clever came out of Egypt. participants are in connecting random items found around • Can you say all ten plagues in order? Blood, frogs, ver- the house to Pesach. The game can be played at different min, wild beasts, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, dark- intervals throughout the Seder, in between reading the In advance of Seder night write out on separate pieces ness, plague of the firstborn. text. It requires very little preparation. of paper the names of characters or objects associated with • Can you say the ten plagues backwards? Plague of the Get your kids to collect a bag full of small items from Seder night. For example: Pharoah, Maror, Charoset, Mat- firsborn, darkness, locusts, hail, boils, pestilence, wild around a house – almost anything will do. For example: zah, Chametz, Frog, etc. beasts, vermin, frogs, blood. plastic animals, a toy car, an envelope, a cup, a kiddush cup, During the Seder choose a volunteer. Tie a scarf around • Who am I? I am the last thing you eat before you say shampoo, etc. his forehead and stick a name on the scarf so that every- birkat hamazon, say the blessing after the meal. There Pass the bag filled with the items around the table and one can see it but him. Now he has to ask questions about are often lots of fights over who hides me and who get people to pick out an object without looking. Now each himself, to which everyone answers Yes/No until he figures finds me. Who am I? The Afikoman. person has to connect the item in his hand to the story. out who he is. • Who am I? I am one of the key figures in the story of This game gets young and old involved and is a lot of fun. If he guesses in five or less questions, he gets a prize. the going out of Egypt. I lost my whole army and half (Credit: Aish.com)

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70 QueensJewishLink.com • 718-880-2622 • [email protected] Vol. VII No. 15 (#307) • April 11, 2019 TThehe BBellell TTowerower aandnd MMee (Historical FictionFinancially Serial) By Susie Garber the black people, so they can vote in representatives who have their best interest in mind.” There was one young man with dark hair Chapter 16: Andy Goodman (Yonah) and an expressive face who stood up and said, “I am so excited to be here and to be part of his- Recap: Yonah went to a protest and he got hit “Yeh, and Rita headed for Ohio tonight to tory here. Thank you for all that you are doing.” hurt by the system who came and told us what by a bottle that someone threw at the protestors train more students who wanna come help “This is Andy Goodman,” Mickey announced. it was like in Mississippi. Then there were peo- and he was bleeding. He sneaked back into the here.” “He’s here to change the world.” ple recruiting and I decided to sign up for the house, because he didn’t want the Hartsteins to “How do you feel about all these people com- Everyone clapped. summer. I wasn’t taking classes now anyway.” know where he had been. ing, mostly white, to help you,” I asked. “You’re all here… each of us is here to change He said, “You know, Mickey’s wife also went he next night, I headed over to the James said, “I appreciate it. It shows there is the world. To make it a kinder, more forgiving, to Queens College.” Chaneys’ house for a visit. I needed that kindness in the world.” more peaceful place.” “I’m a junior in high school,” I said. “The Twarmth and love from Mrs. Chaney right I thought about what he meant. Here we Mickey looked tired. Being in jail and the pro- school I’m in now, it’s all white. There are so now. She took a look at the bandage on my fore- were fi ghting pure evil in some people, and on test and everything was taking its toll. many crazy things here. You’ll see when you head and asked, “Did you get hurt from the pro- the fl ip side it brought out pure kindness in oth- It was getting late and I knew I had to be take a bus or go to a water fountain or restau- test yesterday?” ers. back before the Hartsteins got mad. rant. Everything is separated by race.” I nodded. Later, as we headed to the Freedom School, I went over and introduced myself to Andy. I explained how my grandparents died and She clucked her tongue. we drove past Sheriff Price, who was swagger- “Where are you from?” I asked him. how I ended up in Mississippi next door to jail- “It’s dangerous here with these protests. I ing down the street. Price was wearing a cowboy “I’m from New York. I grew up in Manhat- keepers. don’t know what to say. It’s awful, they are hurt- hat and boots. Luckily, he was busy talking to tan,” he said. “Sounds like you need to be careful,” he said. ing innocent people… just want the right to vote someone and he didn’t notice us drive by. “Wow, this is a lot different from that.” “Your relative is not going to approve you being and be counted as citizens and you tryin’ to “He’s part of the KKK,” James said. “Yeah, it is. I go to Queens College.” here. It could rile up that awful neighbor.” help and you get hurt. Not right.” She said, “Oh, “That’s crazy. A law enforcer is part of that.” “Why did you decide to come here?” I asked. ”Yeah, that neighbor forced me to go to a I brought you some food from the Rebbetzin in “That’s Mississippi.” Why would anyone want to come to this place? KKK meeting,” I said. Greenwood. She says to tell you, you invited for When we pulled up to the Freedom School, I I wished I hadn’t come here. ow did you end up Andy grimaced. “I’ve heard about that organi- the Sabbath.” was surprised to see a few parked cars. here?” zation. Was it as creepy as I imagine?” She served me some cold chicken and a salad. “Who’s here?” I asked. “At Queens College they had some really “Creepy and evil,” I said. “Wow, thanks so much,” I said between bites. “Maybe some of the Northern students ar- incredible programs. CORE members came to To be continued… This was amazing. rived already.” speak to us. We met people who’d been really I would have to ask my relatives about going James was right. Mickey smiled at us when to Greenwood. we walked in. He was in the middle, talking to Susie Garber is the author of Denver Dreams (a novel, Jerusalem Publications, 2009), Memora- Mrs. Chaney explained to me how to go by a large group of people who were both white ble Characters…Magnifi cent Stories (Scholastic, 2002), Befriend (Menucha Publishers, 2013), The bus. “It’s a good hour ride,” she said. and black. He stroked his small goatee and said, Road Less Traveled (Feldheim, 2015), fi ction serials and features in various magazines including James strode into the house and greeted me. “Now, remember, this place is not a safe place to A Bridge in Time – historical fi ction serial (Binyan Magazine, 2017). She writes for the community “Hey, what’s up?” walk around in an integrated group. We’re work- column for the Queens Jewish Link and she writes the Queens page for Hamodia. She works as “Did Mickey get bailed out?” I asked. ing on that. The fi rst step is getting the vote for a writing consultant in many yeshivos and she teaches creative writing to students of all ages.

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