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Tu B'sha Sameac Week of May 18 – 25, 2018 • 4 – 11 Sivan, 5778 !jna ,uguca dj Shavuos 5777 Vol. 11 • Issue 16 PAGE 19 PAGE 3 37 Tu B’Shavat Sameach! Governor Rick Scott At The Kotel 38 Embassies To Jerusalem, The Dawn Of A New Era DANIEL SEAMAN The decision of U.S. President embassy site in Jerusalem. This, more dent would avoid fulfilling it. Donald Trump to relocate the U.S. than 21 years after Congress passed Many even doubted that Trump— Jewish Heritage Month Celebrated on Capitol Hill embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which having made the historical and mo- the city as Israel’s capital has become a called to move the U.S. mission from mentous decision—would go ahead reality. And with it comes a major shift Tel Aviv. with the actual move. Experts and IN THIS in the history of the Middle East. Few believed the event would ever commentators gave a whole array of ISSUE Secretary of Treasury Steven occur. Every presidential candidate in excuses as to why it won’t happen and Mnuchin and Ivanka Trump unveiled the past two decades would make the a list of reasons why it shouldn’t. DARK CHOCOLATE REDUCES the seal and plaque at the May 14 cer- promise of moving the embassy. Once Many experts who questioned the STRESS AND INFLAMMATION, emony dedicating the new American in office though, every elected presi- CONT. ON P11 BOOSTS MEMORY AND MOOD Dr. Joseph Mercola................................6 THE MOST DEEPLY HIDDEN The Significance Of Ambassador Friedman: Hamas Roy Neuberger.......................................8 The Embassy Move breaching the Gaza border a WHITE LASAGNA Jamie Geller.........................................22 JONATHAN TOBIN ‘suicide bomb on a large scale’ For decades, it was a consensus issue. Israel’s sup- ALEX TRAIMAN JNS NEWS.........................................30 porters of all political stripes agreed that the refusal of the Speaking to a group of evangelical faith leaders that serve as LEMON THE GOLDEN GODDESS United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital informal advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Ambas- Faigie Hirsch.........................................32 was an anachronistic outrage. That’s why both Demo- sador to Israel David Friedman said that moving the U.S. Embassy crats and Republicans included a promise to move the to Jerusalem is part of a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv in their platforms every four the world a better place.” years. But now that the moment has finally arrived, many Overlooking the Western Wall and Temple Mount, on the CONT. ON P15 CONT. ON P35 ,urb ,eksv My Husband Dated Me When I 6 Lessons that Made Me w Wasn’t Jewish a Better Mom 4 Sivan • iuhx s But He Refused To Marry Me And Practical advice that made a big difference. Erev Shavuot Parashat Bamidbar I Called Him Out On It. DR. YVETTE ALT MILLER KYLIE ORA LOBELL 7:49 P.M. FIVE TOWNS I’ve been blessed to have wonderful mothers who’ve 7:50 P.M. STATEN ISLAND touched my life. Not only my mother and mother-in-law, 7:50 P.M. BROOKLYN When Daniel, my husband-to-be, first met me he thought 7:51 P.M. TEANECK, NJ I was pretty and smart, and as an added bonus, I wasn’t Jewish. but also friends and relatives and neighbors who’ve all 7:43 P.M. MIAMI BEACH, FLA. been fantastic role models as we negotiate this crazy jour- 6:51 P.M. JERUSALEM He didn’t want a Jewish girl because he’d had some nega- CONT. ON P25 CONT. ON P5 5/18/18 Kollel Dirshu Siyum on Seder Nezikin Highlights Power of Accountable Learning for Baalei Batim Early Morning Kollel Has Now Completed Seder Moed and Nezikin With Tests CHAIM GOLD “Over sixteen years ago, when we arah - learning an amud a day, five and being tested. Dirshu has other of Dirshu’s Cleveland branch, re- first started the early morning, pre- days a week, with Sunday consecrated similar branches in Chicago, Detroit, lates, “The Dirshu morning chaburah Shacharis Dirshu Baalei Battim Kollel for chazarah and the opportunity Toronto and even as far as the Ramot is comprised of two divisions. One in Cleveland, there was a Yid who to take weekly tests on the material neighborhood of Yerushalayim. In division sits on one side of the bais joined our morning shiur that had learned. It is a way for baalei batim to addition, Dirshu has recently opened medrash and hears a daily shiur by recently become frum. I can never really stay deeply connected to Torah new branches in Berlin, Germany; Rav Margareten on the day’s amud. forget his comment at the first siyum learning.” Budapest, Hungary and even far off The second group, on the other side of that the chaburah made. That Yid, a Kollel Dirshu of Cleveland is just Hong Kong, whose goal is to infuse the bais medrash, learns as chavrusos. lawyer by profession, exclaimed, “I one of Dirshu’s numerous baalei ba- Yidden with quality opportunities for “Remarkably, one of our found- feel like child who just received his tim kollelim that facilitate an account- limud HaTorah! ing members, a doctor by profession, first chocolate bar! As he immensely able schedule of learning, chazarah Rabbi Moshe Berger, the Director CONT.ON P3 enjoys the sweet confection he looks at his parents and incredulously asks, ‘Why didn’t I get one until now?! This is so wonderful! Why did you wait so long to give one to me?’ This is what I am feeling with regard to learning Ge- Cleveland Kollel Boker Siyum participants mara!” he explained. “Why did I have to wait so long to be exposed to the most delectable taam of learning and understanding a piece of Gemara?!” Those were the reminiscences of HaRav Yitzchok Margareten, shlita, Rosh Kollel Dirshu of Cleveland, Manhig Ruchani of the Shomer Shab- bos shul of Cleveland, and principal of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah of Cleve- land, as he shared his impressions of Kollel Dirshu of Cleveland’s siyum on Seder Nezikin made by this past Thursday, 25 Iyar/May 10. This is the second major siyum to be made by Dirshu’s early morning baalei batim kollel. Approximately three years ago, they completed Seder Moed and now they have completed Seder Nezikin. Currently, they are learning Masechta Brachos after which they plan to embark on a jour- ney through Seder Nashim. Empowering Baalei Batttim to Stay Deeply Connected to Learning “The unique quality of the Dirshu early morning kollel,” says HaRav Margareten, “is the fact that it em- powers baalei batim to be regularly involved in quality learning and chaz- 2 To advertise in THE JEWISH CONNECTION call: 718.761.2626 • [email protected] 5/18/18 DIRSHU for years! You have our Dirshu chaburah is learning an CONT. FROM P2 shown that you amud a day, an amount that enables recently moved from Cleveland to embody the direc- the serious learner to chazer. Many of Baltimore without leaving the chabu- tion of Rabi Tarfon our lomdim go one step further and rah! He completed Seder Nezikin by in the Mishnah take weekly tests. The kinyan that our participating daily via telephone or by that teaches that chaveirim have acquired in the areas logging in online to the shiur that Mr. learning is not just they have learned is priceless!” Hirsh Henfield, devotedly records and something you Rav Margareten went on to relate livestreams daily. This member trave- do perfunctorily, how much nachas he derives from led to Cleveland last week specially to to be yotzeh, ‘it is walking into the bais medrash at 5:45 participate in the siyum.” the foundation of a.m., 15 minutes before the shiur is Cleveland Kollel Boker Siyum participants The Equal Partners in the Siyum our lives “Ki heim slated to start and seeing some of the The catered siyum was held at the rah, this is the focal point of our life chayeinu v’orech participants diligently involved in Davis Colonial Plaza Hall and was and foundation of our day. So many yameinu’.” chazara of the previous day’s amud. attended by the mesyamim and their of you have been dedicated to the The Dirshu Combination of Con- “I get so much nachas from see- families. Indeed, the wives of the par- ideal of the accountability that comes sistency and Kinyan ing these baalei batim engaged in ticipants were hailed for their tremen- with a test and have been taking Indeed, Rav Margaraten said, learning chazara at a level that is not dous mesiras nefesh in enabling and weekly tests, week in and week out, “For more than forty weeks annually, superficial.” facilitating their husbands’ attendance at the early morning shiur. Rav Dovid Hofstedter, Dirshu’s INlooking THE FACE forward OF TERROR Nasi, also specially made the trip to YESHIVAT HESDER SDEROT DINNER Cleveland to participate in the mile- stone siyum. THE MAX & RUTH SCHWARTZ The Master of Ceremonies at the siyum was Dr. Moshe Harris, SDEROT HESDER INSTITUTIONS who has been with the kollel since its Rabbi Dovid Fendel, Rosh HaYeshiva inception. The siyum was made by Mr. Avi Kupfer, also a participant for Welcoming Rabbi Meyer Fendel, special guest from Yerushalayim the entire sixteen years. Dr. Nosson Golfarb was honored with reciting the Yeshivat Hesder Sderot Anniversary Gala Dinner Kaddish. Lincoln Square Synagogue The dinner was donated in mem- Thursday, May 31, 2018 | 17 Sivan 5778 ory of Mr. Mendy Klein, Menachem Moshe ben Naftali Herzka a”h, whose 6:00 PM Buffet Dinner Reception sudden, untimely passing just a week 7:30 PM Program followed by Viennese Dessert before the siyum left the entire Cleve- land community in mourning.
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