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Adar II 5763 •March 2003 U.S.A.$3.50/Foreign $4.50 •VOL XXXVI/NO. 3 THE JEWISH OBSERVER (ISSN) 0021-6615 is published monthly except July and August by the Agudath Israel of America, 42 Broadway, New York, NY10004. Periodicals postage paid in New York, NY. Subscription $24.00 per year; two years, $44.00; three years, $60.00. Outside of the United States (US funds drawn on a US bank only) $12.00 surcharge per year. Single copy $3 .50; foreign $4.50. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Jewish Observer, 42 Broadway, NY.. NY. 10004. Tel: 212-797-9000, Fax: 646-254-1600. Printed in the U.S.A. Repairing Hashem's Family, Yaakov Salomon RABBI NISSON WOLPIN, EDITOR EDITORIAL SOARD RABBI JOSEPH ELIAS Chairman PURIM REFLECTIONS RABBI ABBA BRUDNY JOSEPH FRIEDENSON 12 Unmasking the Megilla, Rabbi Yosef Levinson RABBI YISROEL MEIR KIRZNER RABBI NOSSON SCHERMAN PROF. AARON TWERSKI 17 Shoshanas Yaakov, a poem by P/oni Almoni DR. ERNST L BODENHEIMER Z"L 19 "Gather in the Children;• Dovid Freund RABBI MOSHE SHERER Z"L Founders MANAGEMENT SOARD AVI FISHOF, NAFTOLI HIRSCH 26 Conversation at a Bar Mitzva, Sara Shapiro ISAAC KIRZNER, RABBI SHLOMO LESIN NACHUM STEIN 33 "lvri Anochi" - I am a Jew;• Rabbi Aryeh Z. Ginzberg RABBI YOSEF C. GOLDING Managing Edllor Published by SECOND LOOKS Agudath Israel of America U.S. mADE DfSTRIBlITOR ISRAELI REPRESENTATIVE 37 Communication ... a Rising or Receding Art?, YosefGesser Feldheim Publishern lnlnl. Media Placemen! 200 Airport Executive Park POB 7195 / 5 Even Israel Nanuet, NY 10954 Jerusalem, !SRAEL 39 Sounds of Snow, Dr. Meir Wik/er BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE BELGIAN REPRESENTATIVE Scan, ... Analyze, and Apply M.T. Bibelman Mr. E. Apler 41 Grosvenor Works Lange K1ev·11str 29 Mount Pleasant Hill 2018 Antwerp London E5 9NE, ENGLAND BELGIUM FRENCH REPRESENTATIVE SOUTH AFRICAN BOOKS IN REVIEW Rabbi Bamberger REPRESENTATIVE 21 Boulevard Paixhans Mr. V. Taback 57000 Metz PO Box 51552. 42 Rabbi Avigdor Miller Speaks -Vol. I, compiled by Rabbi FRANCE Raedene, Johannesburg 2124 SOUTH AFRICA SWISS REPflESENTATlVE Simcha Bunim Cohen, reviewed by Yisroel Yehuda Pollak Mr. S. feldinger Leimanstrasse 36 4051 Basel. SWITZERLAND 44 Priceless Integrity, by Rabbi Daniel Travis, reviewed by Rabbi THE JEWISH OBSERVER does not Moshe Schapiro assume responsibility for the Kashrus of any product, publication, or service 45 Letters-to-the-Editor advertised in its pages ©Copyright 2003 March 2003 VOLUME XXXVVNO. 3 . Over the past several months, 1he Jewish Observer has been· feafuri~ . lo:Ways in which the readers .could identify with our brother.s and sisters in Eretz Yisroel aiid share their att1em1't to allevi- ate their crises on all levels - national, communal, and individual. •·< ";ii. Among the suggestions offered were: Deny yourself some comfort or luxucyin er!JJ\l.~thyl; atleast cry for them or write to them2; improve and enhance our tefi/los'; arrange for American communities an~;;,snu/s to adopt a family of sur- ~rn ~~- ·... .. ... $~ We could - and probably will - 00ntinue with more explorations and suggesu99.~; .l)y\·~t this juncture we might ask ourselves: Why isn't this kind of empathy and level of response automatic? Why)'Q.p~twe•be prod?ed to feel, think and react? At the recent National Convention of Agudalh Israel of America, Yaakov Salomon offereijsome valuable insights on the topic. The following article is based on that presentation. Making Israel's Pain Our Own ome years ago, Rabbi Chaim The bachur was all too willing to ful­ davening Ma'ariv at Rabbi Landau's Mintz, mashgiach ruchani of the fill the simple mission. famous Beis Midrash in Flatbush. SYeshiva of Staten Island, was rush­ Upon his return, the bachur ques­ On my way out, a note, posted on the ing to another location and had inad­ tioned his Rebbe. "Excuse me for pry­ lobby wall, caught my eye. It read: vertently left his wristwatch behind. ing;' he said, "but I couldn't help "Shmuel G. is sitting shiva at Uncharacteristically, he asked a bachur noticing that the Rebbe's watch has the ____. His wife was the only Amer­ if he wouldn't mind retrieving it for incorrect time even though it seems to ican fatality in the S'barrn's bombing in him. "I wouldn't trouble you if I was­ be working. Shall I correct it?" Yerushalayim." n't so short on time,'' he explained. '(No, no," replied Rabbi Mintz. "You My friend, Shimon, read the note Yaakov Salomon, CSW, is a psychotherapist in see, the time on my watch is actually along with me. Neither of us recognized private practice in Brooklyn. He is a frequent con­ precisely seven hours ahead of New York the name. Both of us exited in tributor to these pages, most recently with "Tin1e City time. I always keep it set to Israeli silence .... How tragic. to Move On" {june '01). time so I can keep a constant reminder I joined Shimon for the short ride 1 "Reflections on Guidelines for VVeddings," by for myself about the matzav(situation) home. As I bid him good-night, he Dr. Aaron Twerski, June '02, and "Terrorism, in Bretz Yisroel." asked me, "So, when shall I pick you Sugar Cubes and Filet Mignon," by Rabbi Aryeh Z. Ginzberg, June '02 Years before, there had been a ter­ up?,, 2 Rabbi Ginzberg's above article, as well as "The rorist attack in Yerushalayim. Many lives "Pick me up for what?" I respond~ Fifth Item on the List," by Rabbi Boruch Leff, and were lost and Rabbi Mintz wanted to be ed. (I was unaware of any previously "Breaking Down the Walls," by Debbie Shapiro, certain that he never forgot it. made plans.) fan. '03 3 "Tefilla and Teshuva in Response to Today's No. Keeping them in mind is not "Well, for the shiva visit, of course;' Troubled Times:' by Rabbi I-Ieshy Kleinman, April necessarily automatic. came the reply. '02; Be a Better Baal Tefilla:' by Rabbi Pinchos "The shiva?" I pondered innocently. Jung, Nov. '02; Bringing our Prayers to a High­ A Personal Story .... "I don't really know the fellow er Level;' by Rabbi Heshy Kleinman, Dec. '02; and "A Modest Proposal," by Rabbi Avi Shafran, Jan. and hadn't planned to go. Do you know '03 t happened about a year and a half him?', 4 "PostScript: A Call to Arms," by Rabbi Aryeh ago.
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