See Page 43 See Pages 3, 4 & 5 $1.00 WWW.5TJT.COM VOL. 10 NO. 34 22 SIVAN 5770 jka ,arp JUNE 4, 2010 INSIDE FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK RALLY AT TURKISH CONSULATE MindBiz BY LARRY GORDON Esther Mann, LMSW 30 ACE Jewish Education A PR Headache Gavriel Horan 34 Something very odd hap- executive in their enterprise Cold Calls, Warm Calls pened while the Israeli navy was purged from the earth by a Hannah Reich Berman 37 (the news media calls them U.S. predator drone which took Decisions, Decisions commandos because that him out somewhere in the Talmid X 66 sounds more vicious) was mountains between Afghan- boarding those ships headed to istan and Pakistan. Machon Basya Rochel Gaza filled with peace activists Mustafa al-Yazid, who Al 77 with terror in their hearts and Qaeda admits was their chief on their collective minds. At executive and direct conduit that same time, the not-such- from the terrorists on the Protesters on Tuesday took to the streets of Manhattan in front of the good folks at Al Qaeda were ground to Osama bin Laden— Turkish consulate to express their support for Israel’s interception of the Gaza flotilla that turned violent as hundreds of anti-Israel passengers on releasing the information that, either in his cave in Pakistan or the boats sought to break the three-year blockade of the Gaza Strip. perhaps as far back as March, Above center: Helen Friedman of Americans for a Safe Israel the number-three corporate Continued on Page 8 joins the demonstrators. See Page 24 A SEAT DISPUTE IN SHUL HEARD IN THE BAGEL STORE Halachic Musings Shimon that the seat was actual- How Jewish Is The IDF? B Y RABBI YAIR ly Reuven’s. Shimon responds HOFFMAN with a nursery-school variant of BY LARRY GORDON Lichtman-Mase wedding. an old legal principle—specifi- See Page 72 This past Shabbos in shul there cally, he says, “Finders keepers, When it comes to the young were a number of simchos being losers weepers.” men and women of the Israel celebrated. Understandably, there Somewhat stunned at Defense Forces, there is virtual- were a number of extra people. Shimon’s answer, I responded ly unanimous support from “Reuven,” an irregular guest, was softly that, in fact, Reuven had friends of Israel and from Jews sitting next to me. asked me to save him the seat. everywhere. After all, how can Because it was so crowded, Shimon in turn answered that you argue with the fact that Reuven informed me that he he was not moving. After a these young men and women was just going to check on his minute of silence, I somewhat are protecting the borders of children—a good father. Two sarcastically told him that I Israel or actively fighting for minutes later, “Shimon” takes Reuven’s seat. I gently inform Continued on Page 20 Continued on Page 11 Colonel Geva Rapp Celebrating Jewish Heritage Couture for a Cause. CELEBRATING See Page 63 Dirt KINDNESS BY RABBI AVI SHAFRAN Another Mother’s Musings BY PHYLLIS J. LUBIN With all the hyped-up head- lines, the old joke practically Chesed (acts of kindness) P h o t o C insists on being dusted off. The comes from all sorts of places o u r t e s y o one about the group of scien- and all sorts of people: The bank f C h a b a tists who inform G-d that His teller who tells you to have a d . o r g a n d services are no longer needed, good day when you are down; C a h b a d that their knowledge of the uni- the friend who offers you a ride o f M o n t verse now allows them to run it home from the supermarket a n a just fine themselves, thank You. when you bought way too Elena Kagan, recently nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, with Rabbi Chaim Bruk, Chabad emissary in Bozeman, Montana, at the “Can you create life like I much to walk home; the col- Ateret Cohanim annual dinner. White House last Thursday night, where President Obama hosted a See Page 58 reception to mark Jewish Heritage Month. Continued on Page 14 Continued on Page 16 CANDLE LIGHTING June 4 – 8:03 PM June 11 – 8:07 PM 2 June 4, 2010 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES June 4, 2010 3 FEATURES Around The Five Towns 44 P.O. BOX 690 LAWRENCE, NY 11559 516-984-0079 [email protected] Aliyah Chronicle [email protected] Shmuel Katz 18 LARRY GORDON ESTA J. GORDON Publisher/Editor Managing Editor YOSSI GORDON, YOCHANAN GORDON Classified Ads 68 Sales Managers CHANA ROCHEL ROSS The Dish Editorial Assistant SIDI BARON Elke Probkevitz 32 YAKOV SERLE Sales Representatives Five Towns Simcha SHMUEL GERBER MICHELE JUSTIC Chief Copy Editor Copy Editor Ira Thomas Creations 72 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Hannah Reich Berman, Anessa V. Cohen, Rabbi Aryeh Z. Ginzberg, Toby Klein Greenwald, Insights On The Torah Rabbi Yair Hoffman, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, Shmuel Katz, R’ Ben Tzion Shafier 42 Phyllis J. 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We are not responsible for the kashrus or hashgachah of any product or Hannah Reich Berman 37 establishment advertised in the Five Towns Jewish Times. 4 June 4, 2010 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES June 4, 2010 5 6 June 4, 2010 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES June 4, 2010 7 FROM THE EDITOR because of Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s morning with one very large public rela- effectively enough. Newscasters on all Continued from Front Cover political considerations, the soldiers who tions headache. But you know what? the networks—including Fox News (you took part in stopping the flotilla were not This may be a momentary crisis that is know, fair and balanced)—continue to at a 5-star hotel in Iran—was eliminated. properly armed. nothing more than a slightly amplified ask their correspondents the same The real news, however, is not that Mr. al- In his phone conversation with Prime version of the usual problem that the redundant question: was the Israeli Yazid is no more; it is that President Minister Netanyahu on Monday, State of Israel faces. action legal? Obama considered his assassination so President Obama told Mr. Netanyahu Today, as in the past, Israel’s weak- Here is some information about the urgent that the CIA (which operates the that it is vitally important that the facts ness is her inability to lay out the facts so-called peace flotilla that has also so far drones out of Langley, Virginia) was given of what happened on the high seas the for the world. It’s odd how a country not been effectively publicized. There the okay to kill al-Yazid’s wife, three other day be gathered and immediately composed of so many brilliant minds may have been as many as fifty members daughters, grand-daughter, and a host of made public. While that’s the right thing and the creators of such a vast number of Al Qaeda on board. Some of the passen- other men and women who lived nearby. to do, what about the U.S. taking the of technological and other innovations gers had in their possession night vision On display here for all to see and lead and doing the same thing? How cannot successfully protect its own equipment and ceramic vests. And Israeli absorb is the fashion in which two about releasing the information about image. There is no question that Israel is sources also reported that more than $1 countries—the U.S. and Israel—battle million in cash was confiscated from the those who seek to harm them. Our beef boat where all the action took place. and struggle with terror and terrorists It’s been additionally pointed out here in the United States is no different that most of the items being transport- than what Israel has been dealing with Israeli officials noted that most of ed on the boats were things of which for decades. there is no shortage in Gaza. Also, Israeli Statistics furnished by the Israeli officials noted that most of the medica- army indicate that at present one the medications on the ships were tions on the ships were outdated and Palestinian civilian is unfortunately not useable. It’s little tidbits of informa- killed for every 29 terrorists that are outdated and not useable. tion like these that lead one to believe eliminated. At present, the same report that the true purpose of the mission (in the Jerusalem Post of May 28, 2010) was to once again place Israel in a posi- says that the U.S. approach to eliminat- tion where the country has to defend ing terrorists by drone attacks results in itself against a world of critics pouncing 30 civilians killed for each individual the decision-making process involved in militarily strong, but when it comes to upon it.