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Literary Link Four Important 2016 Books for Your Holiday Consideration By Phil Jacobs tions in which there is no simple right course of action. Whatever you do will There were so many excellent books be considered wrong. Every option will out there this year for the Jewish reader. involve the compromise of some moral I picked four of the most recent se- principle. lections I’ve had the privilege of reading. “Shechem’s single act of violence Each one of them “spoke” to me person- against Dina forced two of Jacob’s sons ally and helped me with a better under- into violent reprisal and in the end every- standing of the parsha, Passover or Israel. one was either contaminated or dead. It 1. “Essays on Ethics, A Weekly Read- is indicative of the moral depth of the ing of the Jewish Bible,” by Rabbi Jon- Torah that it does not hide this terrible athan Sacks. (2016) Maggid Books. An truth from us by depicting one side as imprint of Koren Publishers, Jerusa- guilty, the other as innocent. lem, Ltd. Hardcover. 384 pages. ISBN-10: “Violence deﬁ les us all. It did then. It 159264449X. does now.” This is one of the books you’d want to 2. “The Exodus You Almost Passed have in your library when it comes to a Over,” by Rabbi David Fohrman. (2016) further exploration of the weekly parsha. Aleph Beta Press. Hardcover. 312 pages. Rabbi Sacks, a proliﬁ c author with keen ISBN-10: 0997347600. insight, writes in the book’s introduction Rabbi David Fohrman is a master au- of seven features of Jewish ethics. They in- thor at making readers understand and clude “The dignity of the individual,” “Hu- really relate to the subjects and peo- man freedom,” “The sanctity of life,” “Guilt ple he writes about. Years ago when he not shame,” “Loyalty and love,” “The eth- lived in Baltimore, I had Rabbi Fohrman ics of covenant,” “The dual covenant” and engaged in this kind of warfare than did as a scholar-in-residence at Congregation from the start he’s asking us to imagine “The eclipse of biblical morality.” our ancestor Jacob. Throughout the cam- Tiferes Yisroel. We are still talking about what God was thinking in delivering the Rabbi Sacks brings out messages in paign, I found myself recalling the words his mastery of Torah, and how he makes enslaved Jews from bondage. How is this the parshiot that one might not have con- earlier in Parsha Vayishlah about Jacob’s it relatable to everyone who hears him. task accomplished? sidered. feelings prior to his meeting with Esau. “The Exodus You Almost Passed Over” But wade through the book—there’s For example, in this week’s Parsha Vay- ‘Jacob was very afraid and distressed, is required reading when it comes to a more. How Pharoah and Moses relate and ishlah, he writes, “As I was writing this es- about which the sages said, ‘Afraid, lest he different way of looking at the Exodus. the nuances of Pharoah’s response to Mo- say in the summer of 2014, Israel was en- be killed, distressed lest he be forced to He writes in a way that makes the ses and Hashem are brought out through gaged in a bitter struggle with Hamas in kill.’ What the episode of Dina tells us is reader get a possible glimpse of what each Rabbi Fohrman’s work. Gaza in which many people died. The not that Jacob, or Simeon and Levi, were of the major Exodus subjects, Hashem, state of Israel had no more desire to be right, but rather that there can be situa- Pharoah and Moses, were thinking. Right  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 47 Literary Link nuts. The engine in the red Nissan Sentra I’ve read his columns and writings through Four Important 2016 Books for wouldn’t turn over. the years. Your Holiday Consideration I decided to let the engine settle for a We read from the words of a rabbi, a  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE while. This was before cell phones. I was psychotherapist and a person who reach- heading into the shop to call AAA, when es many of us through his calm and clari- This is an enjoyable read. Rabbi Fohrman a man I didn’t know came over to me and ty. That he would connect many of his in- turns the Exodus into a personal story. That asked me if he could give me a lift home. sights to the parsha was always something feeling about our entire people “being there” At the time, I wasn’t living in the heart to look forward to. really comes through. Not that we’re looking of the Orthodox community like I do now. Rabbi Weinreb is not afraid to take on for something easy to read, but Rabbi Fohr- Fact is, I was several miles away in a sub- difﬁ cult issues that we face in our own man’s work here is chatty, almost conversa- urb. The man offered to drive me all the lives, be it parenting, grief, aging or just tional, and well done. It for sure will give way home. When I got in his car, he held about anything involving personal rela- you more to add at your Passover seders this out his hand and introduced himself. tionships. year. And while it’s only December, it’s never I was sitting in Rabbi Weinreb’s car. He The book is a collection of his essays. As too soon to learn more and prepare. Rabbi drove miles out of his way to get me home. we head into Chanukah’s seasons of lights, Fohrman’s work will get you ready. I was a young journalist, working for this is the book that will shine a light on so 3. “Person in the Parasha, Discovering the Baltimore Jewish Times. He was the many issues impacting all of us. the Human Element in the Weekly Torah spiritual leader of Baltimore’s Shomrei Emu- For some of us, that impact started on Portion,” By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Ex- nah and would lead his congregation to un- the level of a broken down car and the of- ecutive Vice President Emeritus, Orthodox precedented growth in his 13 years there pri- fer of a ride home. Union. (2016) Koren Publishers, Jerusalem. or to coming to the Orthodox Union. 4. “Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Hardcover. 648 pages. ISBN-10: 1592644627. He was a voice of reason and clarity in Reborn,” By Daniel Gordis. (2016) So, a personal story ﬁ rst. Sometime ago an often hectic world. HarperCollins Publishers. Hardcover. in the late-1980s, my car broke down on a I’ve spent many a Tisha B’Av watching 560 pages. ISBN-10: 0062368745. cold day in the parking lot of a Dunkin Do- his online shiurim. And like many of you, Daniel Gordis is the senior vice president of Shalem College and a Jerusalem Post and Bloomberg View columnist. This book, his 11th, is the type of volume one wants to offer someone who wants a history of Israel that can be read in a short time (546 pages) and give them a clear picture of how the dream of Theodore Herzl turned into a thriving Jewish homeland. Kraft Heinz Company ©

Gordis doesn’t just depend on the narrative of the history of Israel; he pins that history to fact. He writes about the beauty of the nation, while also taking on some of its difﬁ cult issues. This is the book on Israel, however, that Chanukah, one creamy should be required reading for that syn- agogue mission taking many ﬁ rst-timers to Israel and even for Birthright’s young adults. bite at a time. There are ample reviews of this book on the web, but reading this book ahead of the reviews will give the reader the most clarity without the distraction of pros and cons. Light up your Chanukah, with the Gordis wrote this book for a friend, a leader of a Jewish organization, who want- delicious creamy taste of Breakstone’s. ed to give a group he was bringing to Israel Get yours today! a history they could manage with a reason- ably quick read. It is not so much quick as it is wonder- fully complete. Also, Gordis does an admi- rable job of intermingling aspects of Israeli culture and its people throughout the political and historical milestones the author would naturally cover.

48 December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Literary Link ‘Emunah With Love and Chicken Soup’ Is a Wonderful Cliché By Sharona Braun in their small Jerusalem home every Shab- She also includes “Henny’s Torah Teach- “Emunah With Love and Chicken Soup.” bat. The woman whom some called the ings,” taken from transcriptions of Henny’s Emunah: Henny, who lived on Planet Emu- Review of ‘Emunah with Love and “Sarah Imeinu of our time” and others “The classes. There are also sections that give nah, knew, really knew, that Hashem can Chicken Soup: The Story of Rebbetzin Hen- Shabbat Queen,” would, in her small Israe- the reader ideas on how to incorporate les- do anything, and she simply waited for Him ny Machlis, the Brooklyn-born Girl Who li kitchen, and on their small Israeli budget, sons from Henny’s life into their own. And, to do it. The most amazing thing about the Became a Jerusalem Legend.’ By Sara Yo- prepare over 40 chickens, three different of course, there is Rigler’s sparkling and en- miracles that were commonplace in her heved Rigler (2016). Hardcover. 576 pages. kugels, countless salads, four desserts and, gaging narrative. Put them together, and kitchen and her life was how unsurprised ArtScroll Shaar Press. ISBN-10: 1422618358. of course, gefi lte fi sh, chicken soup, and you have 570 (!) pages that you can’t stop she was by them. Love: This was a wom- Okay, you’ve heard all cholent—both tradi- reading! an who could see clearly past all the layers the clichés, right? This tional and vegetarian. This is a book that is perfect to give to of mistakes, bad choices and foolish deeds book is so inspiring. This But Henny’s story so anyone going through tough challenges. that mar our pure, shining neshamos, who book will change your life. doesn’t stop at her awe- The story of one of the most amazing host- could love us for what we were, what we This is a book you can’t put some, generous Shab- esses of our time makes an amazing host- are, and what we can be. down. Well, I’ve got a book bat meals. There was ess gift. And if you just love great writing And chicken soup? Well, just go to the for you that goes way be- Henny, mother to 14, and a fantastic story—treat yourself. Machlis family home any Friday night, and yond the clichés—because including a child with The title of this book really tells it all: try it for yourself. this is honestly one of the special needs, whose best, most transformative patience and love serve and most “un-put-downa- as a shining example ble” books of the year… of parenting. Henny, and the past few decades. whose apartment and This is the book that you heart both expanded to get when you take Sara Yo- contain and embrace heved Rigler, one of Jewish all Jews, whatever publishing’s most dazzling their beliefs, whatever writers, and combine her their situation. Henny, talent with the life story whose Torah teachings of one of our Jewish world’s most dynamic, infl uenced her many students to try a little unique, loving and beloved personalities— harder, climb a little higher, become a little Rebbetzin Henny Machlis, z’l. (and maybe a lot) greater. If you’ve ever spent any time in Yerusha- The format of this book makes it par- layim, you’ll have heard of the Machlises— ticularly readable. Rigler interviewed more and you may very well have eaten a Shabbat than 100 people —family, friends, students, meal with them. Famed for their hospitali- neighbors and, of course, Shabbat guests— ty, the Machlises would host anywhere be- and a large portion of the book is com- tween 100-150 (occasionally more!) people posed of their stories, in their own words.

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Review of ‘Yemima Mizrachi Speaks: Words of Torah. Words of chizuk. Words you have to hear.’ Adapted by Shiffy Friedman. (2016) Hardcover. 440 pages. Artscroll Mesorah Publications. ISBN-10: 1422618404. Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi has become a worldwide phenomenon, speaking to, guiding and inspiring literally tens of thousands of Jewish women all over the world. She’s got the presence of royalty, the deliv- ery of a standup comic and charisma that politicians would envy. But much more than all that, what she’s really got is Torah, its wisdom and its eternity, and her own obvious and sincere love for Torah that comes through in her every word. And here is some great news for the tens of thousands of women who have Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi heard her—and even greater news for ing the emotion of the moment into our Yemima’s uniquely optimistic worldview es and strengths. Where else would you those who have not yet enjoyed the priv- understanding of the pesukim. And then (actually, not Yemima’s; the Torah view- ﬁ nd such a lyrical description of the Im- ilege of hearing this dynamic, world-fa- she segues effortlessly into our own chal- point, as she shows us, is always optimis- ahot: “From Sara, you receive the pow- mous speaker: You can now “hear” Yemima lenges: “The neshamot of this generation, tic!), it is from this weakness that—yes!— er to laugh. From Rivka, the power to give speak, in the comfort of your own home, in however, are not the neshamot of yester- Mashiach will come. And then she teaches birth and tend to your children. From Ra- ArtScroll’s new release, “Yemima Mizrachi year. The souls we brought into this world us how real strength comes from admitting chel, you receive the power to cry, and Speaks,” based on her shiurim and beauti- are tired, oh, so weak and tired. Have you weakness—an emotional truism and a To- from Leah you receive the greatest power fully adapted for print by Shiffy Friedman. noticed how weary their faces look? I see rah truth. of all: the strength to wait. My dear sisters, So, how do I review a book that is so girls of 15 and boys of 16 who look like In parsha after parsha we see the world the numerical value of the word vayechi rich in spiritual treasure? Let’s look at just they’ve gone through life’s greatest trau- through the eyes of Torah and its commen- is ko’ach. You cannot fathom the strength one parsha. What does “Rabbanit Yemima” mas. They stuff themselves with vitamin tators, and we are amazed at the contempo- that Hashem sends your way on this Shab- have to tell us about Parshat Vayechi? C before a test, vitamin B after and ome- rary insights that the rabbanit ﬁ nds in their bos. What strength you have, dear women! First, Yemima-like, she pulls our emo- ga-3 during…” words. Chazak chazak v’nitchazek!” tions into the story of Yaakov surround- But this is more than just another “kids One of the many joys of this work is Pure Torah. Pure Yemima. ed on his deathbed by his 12 sons, bring- are so messed up today” essay. Because, in its orientation toward women’s challeng- And pure delight for all of us.

50 December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Literary Link ‘Trouble Ahead’ Provides The Chanukah Gift Lessons for Young Readers that Keeps on Giving By Faygie Holt My sweet little Ruthie, (Excerpted from Holt’s latest I had to go to work early this morning but Jewish Literature at its Finest novel, “Trouble Ahead,” the I didn’t want to wake you. I’ve packed your second in the Achdus Club series) lunch with all your favorites. Don’t forget to eat breakfast and brush your teeth. Call me The shrilling noise when you get up. crept into her con- Love, sciousness even as Ruth- Mommy ie Somerfi eld wanted to ignore the sound. Ruthie noticed her mother had left the She tried covering her head with her pillow, phone right next to a bowl full of her fa- but the alarm just kept wailing. vorite cereal. She ignored the phone and It was six thirty. Time to get up and start reached into the fi lled bowl. Popping some her day. Except Ruthie wasn’t in the mood cereal into her mouth, she went over to the for school. Going to school meant facing fridge and got out a container of milk. all of her classmates, and that wasn’t some- It was one of those big gallons that her In The Secret of Chabad, Rabbi David Eliezrie thing she relished, especially after what had mother had stopped buying a while ago be- depicts the events, ideas, and personalities happened the day before. cause her father was hardly ever home these that have made Chabad Lubavitch a worldwide Ruthie thought back to the party at Tova days. Her mother had explained that the phenomenon. and Shulamis Green’s house. Her classmates big bottle was very expensive and they had had confronted her about how she had been to watch their money because her father’s “After reading The Secret of Chabad you will never behaving toward Hili, and Ruthie admitted business was in trouble. Ruthie’s mother see your local Chabad rabbi in quite the same way.” that she had been jeal- had only brought this - Dennis Prager ous of the other girl. particular container be- Then she and Hili spent cause it was on sale. quite a long time talk- Ruthie took the con- ing, just the two of them, tainer over to the table and Ruthie realized she and poured it into her actually liked Hili. bowl. The jug was heavy But she wasn’t sure and tumbled from her how she would be greet- hands and onto the ed at school. Which was counter. Milk streamed why she absolutely, posi- down the side of the tively did not want to go counter and onto the there. fl oor. Ruthie quickly up- “Mom!” she cried righted the jug, but the The Road to Resilience: From Chaos to out. “Mommy!” damage was done. Celebration is a hands-on guide that takes the There was no an- The milk was wast- reader through the seven spiritual steps of resilience, swer. Just the continued. Ruined. enabling the reader to enter the darkness of loss and ous beep, beep, beep of The last thing they experience growth and revelation. the clock. could afford was to Ruthie rolled over have her wasting food “This is an intelligent, sensitive guide to support you – and patted her hand because she was being not in growing out of sorrow, but growing through it. on her nightstand. The clumsy, Ruthie thought. A treasure of a book; I hope it reaches all of the many clock wasn’t there. Just then the phone who really need it.” Forcing her eyes rang. - Rachelli Sprecher Fraenkel open, Ruthie swung her Ruthie was sure it feet out and over the was her mother check- edge of her bed and looked around. Some- ing to make sure she was up, and Ruthie one had moved her clock and her knitting knew that if she didn’t answer her mother onto the dresser. would be worried. Her mother seemed to Ruthie shoved her feet into her slippers, have enough problems without Ruthie add- turned off the clock and fi ngered the wool ing to them. vest she was making. The repetitive motion “Hi, Mommy,” Ruthie said, trying to be as of the knitting calmed her nerves, and after cheerful as she could. she had gotten home from the Greens’ par- “Good morning, my Ruthie. How are you ty, she needed all the calm she could muster. this morning? How did you sleep?” If only she could stay home and work on her “Okay, but I think I have a cold.” In Mr. Lublin’s Store is S.Y. Agnon’s final, vest, Ruthie thought as she opened the door “It doesn’t sound like you’re coughing or posthumous novel. Set in Leipzig during World War and listened for any sound of movement. sniffl ing.” I, it is a profound commentary on assimilation and Whenever she slept at one of her friends’ “Maybe I should stay home just in case.” faith, Germans and Jews, and the pull that the past houses she always heard lots of sounds in “I think you need to go to school and see exercises on the present. the morning. A baby crying. Children squab- all your friends. I know they miss you when bling over a toy. The clangs of spoons against you aren’t there.” “For“ the historian it is a precious source, for the cereal bowls. Before she had been mean to Hili that philosopher an inspiration, for those who cannot live Ruthie heard none of that from her bed- might have been the case, but Ruthie wasn’t without literature it is a mine of never-failing riches.” room door. sure about that now. 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Learn more about the author, her www.TobyPress.com note and read it. books and her writing at faygielevy.com.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 51 Daf Yomi Shiurim Literary Link Teaneck Teaneck ‘Relics for the Present, • Congregation Beth Aaron: Mon-Thurs @ 9:45pm, Shabbos 1 hour and ten •minutes Congregation before minchaBeth Aaron: Mon-Thurs @ 9:45pm Vol. II’ Is a Must-Read •• CongregationCongregation Bnai Bnai Yeshurun: Yeshurun: Sun Sun @ @ 7:00am, 7:00am, Mon-Fri Mon-Fri @ @ 5:30am, 5:30am, Shabbos Shabbos @ &7:30am and 1 hr before 3rd mincha @ &7:30am and 1 hr before 3rd mincha By Jeremy Borovitz life, making it relevant and necessary in •• CongregationCongregation Keter Keter Torah: Torah: Sun Sun @ @ 7:15am, 7:15am, Mon-Fri Mon-Fri @ @ 6:30am, 6:30am, Shabbos Shabbos = = one hour before mincha an increasingly distant age. one hour before mincha When I fi rst started seriously learning For example, on Berachot 35b, when • Congregation Rinat Yisrael: Sun @ 7:00am, Mon and Thurs @ 6:20am and • Congregation Rinat Yisrael: Sun @ 7:00am, Mon and Thurs @ 6:20am and Talmud a few years ago, I was still some- Hazal discuss whether a person should 9:30pm, Tues and Wed @ 6:30am and 9:30pm, Fri @ 6:30am, Shabbos @ 10:30am 9:30pm, Tues and Wed @ 6:30am and 9:30pm, Fri @ 6:30am, Shabbos @ 10:30am what intimidated by the multi-tome text, ever cease from studying Torah, Rabbi •• ChabadChabad House:House: Mon Mon and and Thurs Thurs Shacharit Shacharit @ @ 6:40am 6:40am followed followed by by daf daf yomi yomi shiur, shiur, which spelled out many of the roots of Jew- Cooper brings the conversation around to Tues, Tues, Wed, Wed, andand FriFri ShacharitShacharit @ 6:45am followed by daf yomi shiurshiur ish observance. 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52 December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Literary Link Rabbi Paysach Krohn Is a Sparkling Storyteller By Ezra Banner wished to continue his fa- was a bris room separated by a glass par- ther’s practice in some tition so the visitors could see the pro- Review of “Illuminations of the Mag- of the Queens hos- ceedings but still not be close to the gid,” by Paysach Krohn (2016), Hardcover: pitals where his fa- infant. Some hospitals even had an Artscroll. ISBN-10: 1422618226. ther had been ap- assigned caterer for the event. Rabbi This may be Rabbi Paysach Krohn’s best pointed. In the Krohn had to get onto the staff of Maggid book. As one reads story after sto- 1960s, many bris- those hospitals his father had been ry (it is almost impossible to put it down, sen were still be- in, in order to support his family. so know that you may become sleep de- ing done in hos- Others tried to thwart him. prived), one becomes entranced in the ep- pitals, as there Through the efforts of Mr. isode, spellbound by his choice of expres- Chaim Israel, Rav Moshe Feinstein sion and captivated by the penetrating wrote a long, handwritten letter, lesson inherent in each story. extolling the virtues of Rabbi With the book coming out just a few Krohn, his revered father weeks before Chanukah, the story about and their family. You Rav Shraga Shmuel Schnitzler (later known must read the letter to as the Tzchaber Rov) in Bergen Belsen is gain an appreciation not only timely but breathtaking. It should of how a Gadol Hador be told after the candles are lit this year so takes the time to write Go out and get the book. It’s a great in- that all get an appreciation of the freedom a long letter on behalf vestment in Ahavas Hashem, Ahavas Hato- we have and the mesiras nefesh our ances- of a yossom, almanah rah and Ahavas Yisroel. And oh do we need tors had in the most diffi cult times. Incred- Rabbi Paysach Krohn and their family. all three today! ibly, the Satmar Rebbe unknowingly becomes an integral part of the story. The delightful story of Rabbi Moshe Tu- via Leiff on an El-Al fl ight will make everyone smile. The story “Grandfather of Gran- deur” is almost unimaginable except that Rabbi Krohn, as he most often does, spoke to the people involved. It is a lesson on for- giveness on the highest levels. The Ehrlich- keit of a young man in Detroit, Yaakov Meir LET US Roberg, becomes apparent as he returns a bike he bought in Michigan to a college student in Montana. It becomes an incredible Kiddush Hashem. It is known that Rabbi Krohn travels to many countries where he lectures and SET YOU gives tours. Over the years, thousands have benefi ted from these tours and tens of thousands have gained from his memora- ble speeches. In this book, his ninth Mag- gid book, he takes us along for the ride. You will experience the gut-wrenching grave- STRAIGHT. side of the children in Tarnov, Poland; you will be amazed as you are on a fascinating Shmittah farm in Israel in a story is clever- ly entitled, “The Holy Rest Stop.” You will shake your head in astonishment at an in- cident in a slum along a highway in Bra- Call for a zil; you will be thrilled in Hamilton, On- tario, moved in Manchester, mesmerized FREE in Miami and absolutely stunned by Rab- Consultation bi Isaac Halevi Herzog’s visit to Chicago in 1946. A well-known Torah personality who witnessed it had his life redirected because of Rav Herzog. Read the book to fi nd out who this great person is and you will understand his unrelenting drive to accom- Sharon Knoll, DMD MS • Leah Friedman, DDS MMSc plish throughout his life. Okay, I’ll tell you, it’s Rabbi Berel Wein. Rabbi Krohn is a deeply emotional person and this comes through in his dedication of the book to three sterling Convenient Teaneck location • Friday afternoon hours • Evening and early morning hours Teachers of Torah who all passed away this year: Rav Arye Finkel, one of the Ro- Caring friendly staff • Free initial consultation • Latest braces options shei Yeshiva in Mir (Israel); Rav Moshe Invisalign “preferred” provider • Child and Adult orthodontics Mordechai Chodosh, Rosh Yeshivas of Ye- shivas Ohr Elchonon in Jerusalem; and Metal, white ceramic & color• Lingual (invisible) braces Rabbi Avrohom Respler, who was in Chi- nuch for more than 50 years as both Reb- Thumb sucker/tongue thrusting • Gentle habit-breaking appliances be and Menahel of Yeshivas Toras Emes in Brooklyn. Perhaps, though, the most startling story is the one that Rabbi Krohn tells about himself. He was only 21 when his father, Rabbi Avrohom Zelig Krohn, z’l, passed 149 West Englewood Avenue 201.837.3322 away. He had to leave the yeshiva, and Teaneck, NJ 07666 knollorthodontics.com support his mother and younger siblings. He had learned Milah from his father and

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54 December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Literary Link ‘With Might and Strength’ Tells Rabbi Shlomo Goren’s Story By Rabbi Johnny Solomon As Avi Rath explains, “This book does Strength” offers a very different portrait of But beyond his tireless efforts in the not presume to be scholarly.” Instead, Rabbi Goren with the great majority of the fi eld, I believe that some of the real gems in Review of ‘“With Might and Strength”: through remaining faithful to the testimo- book focusing on his youth and especial- this book are the records of conversations An Autobiography,’ Edited by Avi Rath & ny of Rabbi Goren, it tells his life story “as ly on his activities while serving as Chief held between Rabbi Goren and other reli- translated by Miryam Blum. (2016) Mag- he felt it, saw it, and experienced it.” Rabbi of the IDF. gious, political and military leaders. gid Books. Hardcover. 457 pages. ISBN-10: In “With Might and Strength” you will I can’t deny the fact that I initially was A case in point is where Rabbi Goren 1592644090. fi nd numerous stories describing the rela- disappointed by these omissions, and described how he sought the assistance of I have long been fascinated by the per- tionship between Rabbi Goren and Rab- I would have loved to have read more yeshiva students to dig trenches on a Fri- sonality and psakim (halachic rulings) of bi Kook, Rabbi David Cohen (the Nazir of about the halachic and political fallout of day night in Jerusalem to prevent a Jorda- Rabbi Shlomo Goren (1917-1994) whose life Jerusalem and father-in-law of Rabbi Gor- some of the issues that he addressed while nian attack, and how other religious lead- story is, as Avi Rath remarks in his preface en), and the Hazon Ish, along with records Chief Rabbi of Israel. However, I soon ers such as Rabbi Dushinsky did not believe to “With Might and Strength,” ‘in essence, of conversations between Rabbi Goren came to realize that it is precisely because this would be successful or that it was per- the story of the entire nation.’ and David Ben-Gurion (about which there this is not an academic book but rather missible. Through a brilliant analysis of is a special appendix), Moshe Dayan and a fi rst-person account that makes “With Eruvin 45a, Rabbi Goren defended his de- Yitzchak Rabin. Might and Strength” so engaging. For ex- cision to Rabbi Dushinsky, and through This means that rather than focusing ample, it was this unique perspective that his advocacy, thousands of students dug most of its attention on the more con- enabled me to fully comprehend the tre- trenches that Friday night and thereby pre- troversial positions and rulings of Rabbi mendous diffi culties Rabbi Goren faced in vented an attack. Goren, such as the Langer Case, or possi- enabling the soldiers fi ghting in the War Similarly, considerable attention is giv- bly discussing some of his widely publi- of Independence to celebrate Pesach, and en to Rabbi Goren’s efforts to retrieve the cized positions on topics such as conver- the importance of his bold halachic rul- sion or land for peace, “With Might and ings to achieve that end.  CONTINUED ON P. 57

Born in the Polish village of Zambrów, Shlomo Goronchik (whose surname was changed to Goren upon the advice of David Ben-Gurion) enlisted in the Jewish under- ground and fought in the War of Independ- ence. In 1948 he was appointed Chief Rab- bi of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and he later held the positions of Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv (1968-1972), and (Ashkenazi) Chief Rabbi of Israel (1972-1983). Rabbi Goren was bold and brilliant. He was considered an illui (genius in Torah studies) and he published his ﬁ rst book, for which he received an approbation from the great Rabbi Abrahaam Isaac HaCohen Kook, in 1938—aged just 21. The expectation was that he would continue to study more To- rah and write more books of scholarship. But in addition to loving Torah, Rabbi Goren also loved the people of Israel and the land of Israel, and it was in response to the 1939 riots that Rabbi Goren enlisted in the Hagana and thereby set aside his full- time studies (though he continued to study every night) for the sake of establishing and defending the State of Israel. This decision to defend the people while remaining steadfast in his commitment to Torah learning and scholarship set the tone for the choices that Rabbi Goren would later go on to make, and it is these two aspects of the life of Rabbi Goren that are most evident in “With Might and Strength.” Though numerous books and arti- cles have previously been written about the life of Rabbi Goren, “With Might and Strength” is unique because it is an autobiography that has been constructed by Avi Rath based on written and oral testimony prepared by Rabbi Goren in the ﬁ nal years of his life, in addition to material from the personal interviews that Rath conducted with Rabbi Goren.

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56 December 15, 2016 • 15 Kislev, 5777 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Literary Link The Third Temple Transforms the World By Susan Rosenbluth, is standing and operating, and with quotidian living as it is visitors to the Temple are actually in a puri- TheJewishVoiceAndOpinion.com the world is changing. with End Times mythology. fi ed state? How is it that the High Priest un- The book is teeming with A craftsman in wood and derstands the inner workings of the minds Review of The Falconi Effect: A Mod- information, but, because it is metals who has actually com- of men and women whose goodwill can af- ern Novel About the Days of the Messiah, such a good story, the facts— pleted a miniature model of fect the effi cient working of the Temple and by Catriel Sugarman (2016) paperback. 394 historical, religious and even the Beit HaMikdash, Mr. Sug- spread the word of its mission? Mr. Sugar- pages. Ketoret. ISBN-10: 0692531882. architectural—go down easy. arman is well-versed in the man doesn’t answer these questions. This is The symbol of Jerusalem’s Third Temple This is not a dry textbook. It is intricacies of the building, just the way things are once the Third Tem- and its implications for Messianic Times, a fun read. its functions and its mainte- ple stands on the Temple Mount. including world peace, universal brother- This is no mean feat. The nance. His model, the result of This story, which is fi lled with informa- hood and the end goal of the Jewish mis- construction of the Beit Ha- 500 hours of research and two tion about the Temple, the history of the sion, looms large in Jewish, Christian and Mikdash assumes the dis- years of construction, is consid- Jews and the tradition’s image of what an even some Muslim traditions. According to appearance of two Muslim ered a masterpiece of gold, sil- ideal world will look like, is not about a the Bible, both the First and Second Tem- shrines, the Dome of the Rock and the ver, bronze and fi ne wood by both patrons struggle between good and evil. There are ples stood on the Temple Mount in Jeru- al-Aqsa Mosque, both of which were built of the arts as well as Hebrew scholars. It is no villains here. This is a tale of transfor- salem, and the Third Temple, as described on the site of the neglected Temple Mount now part of a private collection. Mr. Sugar- mations. and prophesied in the Book of Ezekiel, will immediately after the Muslim conquest of man’s knowledge of the Temple lies at the Careful readers of “The Falconi Effect” be there, too. Jerusalem in 638 CE. base of “The Falconi Effect,” and the story he should not be surprised to fi nd themselves In “The Falconi Effect” by Catriel Sugar- Not so in “The Falconi Effect.” In Mr. Sug- weaves, like the structure itself, fl ows natu- transformed, too. “The Falconi Effect” may man, that time has come. The Third Tem- arman’s sturdy, knowledgeable hands, the rally once the ground rules are accepted. just be the perfect postscript to the Book ple, called in Hebrew the Beit HaMikdash, Temple is a very real place, imbued as much How do the Levites know who among the of Ezekiel.

bis Herzog and Uziel regarding the lack of heard much about those events, this fi rst-per- this view and learn from the life and teach- ‘With Might and Strength’ Tells implementation of the War Get, I was as- son perspective offers a glimpse of what ings of this towering personality. Rabbi Shlomo Goren’s Story tounded to read about their reaction re- those moments were like in a way that I had  CONTINUED FROM P. 55 garding Rabbi Goren’s efforts to release never previously appreciated or understood. Rabbi Johnny Solomon grew up in London and has agunot from the War of Independence. In his preface, Avi Rath writes that spent the last 15 years working in Jewish high schools bodies of fallen soldiers and resolve ques- While they had consented to his ruling, I “With Might and Strength” has been writ- as a teacher, head of department and curriculum con- tions involving agunot, including fascinat- was unaware of their reaction upon read- ten to refl ect how Rabbi Goren “viewed sultant. He has a BSc (Hons) in Maths and Religious ing stories such as how he travelled with ing how the media attributed these deci- matters… and the signifi cance he attribut- Studies, a teaching qualifi cation and Semicha from the Abdel Nasser—later to become president of sions to Rabbi Goren and not themselves. ed to events.” I enjoyed this book immense- Montefi ore Kollel. In 2012 Johnny moved to Israel with Egypt—through no-man’s land and across a As would be expected, Rabbi Goren de- ly, and it is clear that Rabbi Goren viewed his wife and fi ve daughters, and he divides his time be- fi eld of landmines, to help retrieve the bod- scribes the events surrounding the Six Day his life through a deep understanding of tween teaching at post-high school seminaries (Mid- ies of fallen soldiers. War in great detail and especially his famous Torah and with an appreciation for the di- reshet Torat Chessed & Machon Ma’ayan) and working Interestingly, while I was aware of the arrival and prayer service during the liber- vine signifi cance of events. “With Might as a Jewish Education Consultant. Johnny can be con- strains between Rabbi Goren and Rab- ation of the Kotel. But while I’d previously and Strength” allows the reader to share tacted by email at [email protected].

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