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COMMUNITY

Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Year in Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 All Things Considered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

JEWISH LIFE 613 Seconds with Sam and Donna Wach. . . . . . . . 23 The Warthogs’ War in the Skies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Health & Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Warren Buffett’s Real Superpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Celebrate Chanukah Where Old Meets New. . . . . 56 Biz Wiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The Flipside of Latkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Chanukah in Bergen-Belsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Political Crossfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Gluten Free Recipe Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Cooking for the King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Dear Readers,

Haneiros halalu anu madlikin, we ignite these lights to commemorate the great miracles. The miracles of years past and the miracles taking place today. On Chanukah we reflect on the miraculous survival of Yiddishkeit through the most challenging times. These are challenges from within and without. These candles have been with us through thick and thin. Whether golden years or times of mesiras nefes, Yidden would make sure to light the menorah, illuminating the world in which they lived. Ki ner mitzvah v’torah ohr, for mitzvot are candles and Torah is light. Throughout our exile we have shown, whether living in peaceful times or times of war, we were faithful to the Torah. We have done the best we can to have its light shine in and through our souls. The Rambam writes in the laws of teshuvah that, “Torah has guaranteed that in the end of exile the Yidden will return (to Hashem) and they will be redeemed immediately.” In the past few decades we have seen an unprecedented return to the Torah by Jews the world over. Many entirely changing their lifestyle, other’s committing to specific Mitzvos. Moreover, one can safely assume that all Jews, us included, have at one point regretted our spiritual and moral deficiencies. As

the Rambam rules in regards to the laws of marriage, if one has feelings of teshuvah in his heart, he is considered a complete Tzadik on the spot. After our long journey we are definitely worthy of redemption. The Rambam has another ruling in the laws of teshuvah, “therefore one should view oneself and the world at large as half guilty and half meritorious. …Each mitzvah tips the balance to the side of merit, both for himself and the world, causing redemption and salvation. The world needs us to add light. It’s easy to sit back and point to others hypocrisy, foolishness and self-righteous indifference, but that’s not our focus. Our calling is to light one additional candle, more than we did the previous night, and then again the next night. Every single candle, mitzvah and act of charity tips the scale, and who knows? Maybe this act will be the final one which tips the scales for good and eternity. May the menorah we light in our homes, bring about the lighting of the menorah by the Kohen Gadol, in the rebuilt Beis HaMikdash. It will be a miraculous event and Chanukah is the perfect time for miracles. May we have a warm and bright Shabbos Chanukah,

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A Highly Respected Member of Baltimore’s Jewish Community Was Honored at a Kosher Kitchen Dedication at Seasons Hospice at Sinai By Sara Rotenberg

amily, friends and notable members of the religious, business and health care communities gathered together at the Seasons Hospice Unit at Sinai Hospital on a recent afternoon to dedicate a new kosher kitchen in memory of a beloved member of Baltimore’s Orthodox community. The Kosher Kitchen was named for Mrs. Laure Gutman who was a strong advocate for Jewish hospice and who volunteered countless hours to assist and comfort patients and families in their times of need. She was respected, admired and loved by all who knew her. During the ceremony, speakers shared cherished memories of Mrs. Gutman, who passed away in August. They spoke about how she dedicated her life to her husband, her five children, many grandchildren and her parents while also caring for members of the Jewish community who became her extended family. No task was too big or small for Mrs. Gutman when someone needed help. Mrs. Gutman’s daughter, Ariella Gardyn, was tireless in her efforts to help organize this tribute to her mother which was attended by more than 30 people. Among the speakers were her sister, Diane Liff, who came from her

home in Israel and specifically created a painting to hang in the kitchen, and Rabbi Yissocher Frand who reminded everyone to follow Mrs. Gutman’s example of truly making their lives count. Bikur Cholim of Baltimore was also represented for its commitment to making the Kosher Kitchen a reality. LifeBridge Health President and CEO Neil Meltzer, Sinai President

and LifeBridge Health Executive Vice President Amy Perry, and LifeBridge Health Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President of Clinical Transformation Dr. Jonathan Ringo shared their heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Gutman’s family for agreeing to create this lasting legacy that will provide solace to patients and families on Sinai’s hospice unit. Executive Director and Vice Pres-

ident of Operations for Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Dean Forman and Rabbi E.B. “Bunny” Freedman, a pioneer of Jewish hospice, shared their gratitude and respect for Mrs. Gutman. Rabbi Daniel Rose, a Seasons Hospice Jewish chaplain, reflected on Mrs. Gutman’s passion to make sure the Orthodox Jewish community received the best care at all stages of life. The National Medical Director of Seasons Hospice, Dr. Gary Applebaum, began and ended the ceremony with poignant and humorous stories of his time with Mrs. Gutman. Everyone agreed that Mrs. Gutman lived her life to the fullest and encouraged others to do the same. The kitchen includes a kosher eating area big enough for families, separate sinks for meat and milk meals, plastic goods, a hot plate for the Sabbath and an area for prayer, reflection and reading. Blessings were recited over two mezuzahs which were hung on the doors of the area and a plaque was unveiled saying, “Kosher Kitchen: Dedicated in loving memory of Laure Gutman, a Seasons Hospice volunteer. She graced us all with her selfless devotion to her family and our entire community, using her strength and faith to make the world a more beautiful place.”

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On Motzei Shabbos, December 17th, The Rebbetzin Frieda K. Hirmes Women’s Institute of Torah (WIT) held their annual Melave Malka. At the event, Marlene Daniel, Ph.D. was the recipient of WIT’s Student the Year Award. Dr. Daniel was WIT’s first president, is a long standing

member of WIT’s Board of Directors and an active student, attending multiple WIT classes per week. During the Melave Malka, Rabbi Shmuel Silber, Rav of Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim, delivered powerful, inspirational remarks to the women in attendance. Recognizing what a difficult week this has been for our community, Rabbi Silber deviated from his sched-

uled topic of Chanukah and delivered much needed words of chizuk. Rabbi Silber focused on how we can maintain an aspect of simcha in the midst of such deep sadness. Rabbi Silber dedicated his remarks for a refuah shelaimah for Tamar Adina bas Kayna Shulamis as well as for an aliya neshama for Moshe Simcha ben HaRav Doniel Dov Baer.

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he words of T’hillim reverberated throughout the Kosel alcove. So close to the Kodesh Kodashim, the p’rakim resonated throughout the chamber. More than two hundred gathered at 10:30 PM on Monday night, Kislev 20, to beseech Hashem for a refuah shlaima for Tamar Adina bas Kayna Shalamis. Two busloads of buchrim from Toras Chaim, others from Toras Moshe and Mir joined Kollel men and Olim from Baltimore. Girls from Machon Raya and Sharfman’s, as well as young women, Kollel wives, and grandmothers, were in the section above, imploring Hashem to send a refuah shlaima. The words continued to resound until midnight. T’hillim, 91: 15, “IMO ANOCHI B’TZARA – I AM WITH HIM IN DISTRESS.” In Eretz Yisroel, there are Mishnayos sign ups and dedications of public shiurim in the zechus

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n Tuesday, December 13, Governor Larry Hogan came to Baltimore to join the Jewish day school community in celebrating the success of the BOOST scholarship program. The event was hosted at Bais Yaakov High School and drew a crowd of close to 700 people, comprised of students from several schools, as well as administrators and lay leaders from the nine Baltimore Jewish day schools who participated in the BOOST program. The BOOST (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) Program was created during the 2016 legislative session in Annapolis and funded by a $5 million allocation in the Governor’s budget. All Maryland students wishing to attend a nonpublic school – or those already enrolled in a nonpublic school – were eligible to apply for a scholarship as long as their family’s income level did not exceed the eligibility criteria for the federal “free or reduced price school lunch” program. Schools eligible for the program were those whose tuition did not exceed the statewide per-student cost formula for the public schools. Close to 5,000 applications were submitted during a six-week application period that ended in early July, with nearly 3,000 clearing all of the qualifications. After policies for the program were developed by an advisory board in July and August, scholarship award letters were dispatched to families on a needs-first basis to four categories of students based on income level and whether they were transferring from a public school or staying within the nonpublic schools. In the Jewish day schools across the state, scholarships were awarded to over 700 students totaling over $1 million. On Tuesday, the Jewish day school community came out en masse to express their genuine appreciation to Governor Hogan for his role in making the dream of school choice in Maryland come true. Arriving at Bais Yaakov’s Mount Washington campus in the early afternoon, the Governor was greeted by

a sea of hundreds of students in their matching uniforms standing along the school’s driveway and in its parking lot, with many holding up signs and banners welcoming him. He was visibly moved by the warm and excited greeting, commenting later that he had never experienced a welcoming of that magnitude. He was brought to the eleventh grade American History class where he chatted with the students and their teacher, Mrs. Chana Kagan, about their studies and fielded several questions from the girls about Maryland state politics. The Governor then proceeded to the auditorium where a large and excited crowd awaited him. The program began with words of greetings from Rabbi Yechezkel Zweig, principal of Bais Yaakov High School, who welcomed the Governor and acknowledged the presence of a number of other state and local elected officials and shared a childhood memory of then-New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s visit to his Brooklyn Jewish day school. He then called up Rabbi Ariel Sadwin, director of Agudath Israel of Maryland and president of Maryland CAPE (Council for American Private Education), who served as the program’s emcee. Rabbi Sadwin gave a brief history of the nine years of advocacy that he and his coalition partners (a group consisting of Agudath Israel of Maryland, the Maryland Catholic Conference, the Baltimore Jewish Council, the Association of Christian School International, the JCRC of Greater Washington, and the Orthodox Union) spent working to pass a program through the state legislature that would provide some relief to the tuition-weary day school community. He spoke about his first encounters with then-businessman Larry Hogan, who on the gubernatorial campaign trail in 2014 won the hearts of many in the community when he pledged to work on behalf of nonpublic school students and families. Rabbi Sadwin told of the challenging process of rolling out the new BOOST program within a short amount of time and the heroic efforts put forth by the staff of

the Maryland State Department of Education going above and beyond to get it done. Continuing the program, groups of students from Cheder Chabad, Bnos Yisroel, and Bais Yaakov were called up separately and they made heartfelt presentations to the Governor expressing their deep appreciation. Rabbi Michoel Berkowitz, a rebbi/Judaic studies teacher at Talmudical Academy spoke on behalf of the BOOST scholarship parents and expressed their collective gratitude for the BOOST program. He explained how the concept of “hakaras hatov” recognizing and appreciating kindness – is one of our hallmarks as a people, something we express with the dawn of each day and at many other junctures throughout the day. He shared how this program has provided strug-

The Governor opened up his remarks by sharing how overwhelmed he was by the reception and how the endless flow of appreciative words brought him on the verge of tears. He spoke about the closeness he feels to the Jewish community and how meaningful his recent trip to Israel to promote Maryland-Israel business interests was. He then shifted his focus to the BOOST program and the high priority he gives to providing help for students in all types of schools. He then surprised the crowd by publicly announcing for the first time that he will be increasing the budget allocation for the BOOST program from $ 5 million up to $10 million over the next three years. The response from the crowd was deafening as they all stood and cheered at the news of the increased funding. The Governor con-

gling families with hope and opportunities they otherwise would not have. Rabbi Sadwin then called upon Mrs. Elizabeth Green Esq., vice president of Bnos Yisroel, executive board member of Baltimore Jewish Council, and BOOST advisory board member, to introduce the Governor. As one of the two appointees to the advisory board made by Governor Hogan, Mrs. Green expressed her appreciation for being given the opportunity to play a role in the BOOST program. She then introduced the Governor to a rousing ovation from the crowd.

cluded his remarks by wishing all of the students continued success in their studies and extending warm pre-Chanukah wishes. Other elected officials joining in the event were State Delegates Shelly Hettleman, Dan Morhaim, Sandy Rosenberg, and Dana Stein, who played a critical role in taking the BOOST proposal and seeing it through the legislative process; State Secretary of the Department of Aging Rona Kramer; and Baltimore City Councilman Yitzy Schleifer.

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You are involved with different kinds of youth oriented community groups. Which ones? How did you get involved? The two youth programs which we have had nearly two decades of involvement are NCSY and Sam’s position as Youth Director at Ner Tamid. Both of us grew up with NCSY in our home towns and we both were on our respective regional boards, Donna in New Jersey and Sam in the Catskills region. We had the honor and enjoyment of leading NCSY in Annapolis and Baltimore. We also helped expand the organization in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. Ner Tamid is a natural fit with NCSY, as it was the location for many Shabbatonim and was a large chapter in its prime. Ner Tamid is now experiencing a renaissance with approximately 100 students in groups every Shabbos. Sam also has taught in the Beth El Hebrew school for over 10 years. In a school with primarily female teachers, Sam enjoys being one of the Rabbis on staff. After Yeshivat RAMBAM closed (where our son graduated in the last senior class), we have been involved with the Community Kollel, arranging classes for students, and as a member of the Edu-

cation committee at Ohr Chadash, as the sponsoring organization for RAMBAMs Boy Scout Troop 1299. We have since expanded to cub scouts and girl scouts. What can you tell people about NCSY? NCSY has been bringing Jewish youth closer to yiddishkite for over 60 years. While other organizations have come and gone, NCSY is a constant. Through their model Shabbatonim, exemplary role models and exciting and always innovative programming, NCSY has been one of the most effective ways to stem the tide of assimilation. NCSY has always made Torah observance exciting, fun and relevant. One of the fun secrets in our community, is that in almost every Shul and Bais Medrash, if you said “please raise your hand if you were in NCSY when you were young”, you would be surprised at the number of hands and whose hands would be raised. Editors Note: Sam and Donna will be honored at the NCSY’s upcoming 43rd Annual Isaac H. Taylor Jewish Music Festival. To purchase tickets or for sponsorship information please go to www.atsncsy.org or call 410-3586279.

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late 80’s and after trying out Passaic and Brooklyn we decided to move to Baltimore. We had friends from Yeshiva and we thought Baltimore would be a great place to bring up a family. Back in those days it definitely wasn’t about the restaurants. Having great schools like TA was a big part of it. What’s your favorite part about the Baltimore Community? We love the diversity within the Jewish community. We are very connected to both Shomrei Emunah and Ner Tamid where we Daven side by Where did you grow up? We are both from small Jewish side with people, actually friends, communities. I (Sam) am from the from all types of backgrounds and levCatskill mountains, specifically Liber- els of observance. Baltimore is rightty, New York. Liberty is a one Shul fully known for its chesed, both inditown. The town’s population, when viduals and organizations who come I was growing up, was 40% Jewish. together to help those in need. We Liberty was a vacation destination love saying good Shabbos to the very made popular as the location of the fa- special people who walk to Levindale mous by, the now defunct, Grossing- every Shabbos to help with the Minyan. If a family is in need of meals for er’s Hotel. The day school I attended was in whatever reason, the spread sheets get the neighboring Kiamesha Lake. We filled up in seconds. In recent months, always said, that it was such a small Baltimore has certainly seen a number town that you could tell a Cab Driver of significant tragedies, the only bright “take me home,” and you did not have spot has been watching the response to give the address. Donna is from from the community, a true show of achdus in every way imaginable. As Jersey City and Bayonne, N.J. What brought you to Baltimore? more and more people move to town, I (Sam) learned in Ner Israel in the Baltimore still has a bit of that small town feel with which we grew up.

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News outlets all around the globe have been reporting on the recent UN resolution that was passed condemning settlement activity in Israel. Resolution 2334 demands an “immediate halt to all Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.” The resolution also calls on all states “to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967,” language which many fear will empower the global anti-Semitic boycott and sanction efforts. The fact that Barack Hussein Obama had the United States representative in the UN abstain from the vote has been said to show the president’s true feelings toward Israel. The Israeli government is now saying that they have “ironclad information” that the Obama administration actually helped create and push the resolution and were far more active than just abstainers. David Keyes, the spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, told Fox News, “We have rather ironclad information from sources in both the Arab world and internationally that this was a deliberate push by the United States and in fact they helped create the resolution in the first place.” The accusation takes the ongoing feud between Netanyahu and Obama over the resolution to the next level. Netanyahu described the passing of the resolution as a “shameful ambush.” The White House has acknowledged that Obama was the one to

make the decision to abstain from the vote. However, the administration has insisted that they did not draft the resolution which was initially put forth by Egypt and then was aggressively pursued by Venezuela, Malaysia, Senegal, and New Zealand. White House spokesman Eric Schultz tried to explain in a statement that Obama really does supports Israel. “The Egyptians, in partnership with the Palestinians, are the ones who began circulating an earlier draft of the resolution,” Schultz said. “The Egyptians are the ones who moved it forward on Friday. And we took the position that we did when it was put to a vote.” Actions, though, speak louder than words. Netanyahu has been pushing back on the Obama administration extremely hard. “As I told [Secretary of State] John Kerry on Thursday, friends don’t take friends to the Security Council,” Netanyahu said. Keyes called the move an “abandonment of Israel, and an abandonment of a long-standing American policy.” The fear is that the resolution opens up a lot of room for further steps to be taken in the future. Israel has recalled its ambassadors to Senegal and New Zealand – countries that voted for the resolution – and has cancelled a planned visit to Israel by Senegal’s foreign minister. A planned visit by Ukraine’s prime minister has been canceled as well, after they voted for the resolution as well.

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16 SIM cards, two cell phone batteries, and headphones were found.” The attorney general added that the MK denied any wrongdoing until he was shown security camera footage of him committing the crimes. He now claims that he had no idea what was in the envelopes he was passing the inmates and thought they contained “literature.” In response, Ghattas wrote a letter to the attorney general saying that

the measures taken against him were unprecedented. ”[The attorney general] asked the committee to remove my immunity from search and arrest, something that the attorney general has never asked any other MK to do,” he said. “This includes cases whereby MKs were being investigated for crimes such as corruption, and even worse allegations. There is no doubt that this extreme step timing and nature is being done in conjunction

with the harsh voices coming from the Knesset House Committee, which casts serious concern on the attorney general’s double standards.”

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A Tribute to Womenfolk By Rabbi Zvi Teichman There is a fascinating custom that calls for women to refrain from work activity while the Chanukah candles remains lit, or at the very least for the initial half hour. This is attributed to the fact that it was due to the heroic acts of women that the Jewish people were saved. One particular highlighted story is that of the courageous Yehudis who seduced the enemy leader Helofornes into a drunken stupor, subsequently beheading him and displaying the severed head before his soldiers, instilling within them a sense of fear, defeat and eventual retreat. Another legend regarding the valor of Chana and her seven children who gave their lives willingly rather than submit to the blasphemous wishes of Antiochus, is also mentioned in this vein, as it served as the encouragement and catalyst for the heroism of the Maccabees who valiantly led the charge of ‫מי לה' אלי‬, “Whoever is for G-d, join me!”, and the ultimate victory over Greeks. So for all this bravery and inspired devotion all the womenfolk get is a measly half hour break?! There must be a deeper sentiment being expressed here. There are many ‫רמזים‬, hidden allusions, in this portion of Mikeitz to the holiday of Chanukah, which always coincides with its celebration. After successfully interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh, Yosef encourages him to appoint a worthy candidate to oversee the land in preparation of the coming famine. )‫לד‬,‫וחמש את ארץ מצרים (בראשית מא‬, and he shall prepare the land of Egypt. The word ‫ חמש‬used here, we are told by the mystics, is a acronym for three main decrees that were legislated against the Jews during their future exile under the Greeks: ‫ מילה‬,‫חדש‬, and ‫שבת‬, the abolition of, respectively, the

maintaining of a lunar calendar and the holidays based on it, the command of circumcision and the observance of Shabbos. These three concepts are remarkably alluded to as well in the story line of our portion. )‫ א‬,‫ויהי מקץ שנתיים ימים (שם מא‬, and it was at the end of two years of days. Rabbeinu Avraham, the son of the Rambam, points out that the Hebrew word used here for ‘years’, ‫שנה‬, is generally used to connote a lunar year. In fact the word ‫שָ נָה‬, year, is numerically equivalent to the number of days in a lunar year, 355, ‫ש‬, equaling 300, 50 ,‫נ‬, and 5 ,‫ה‬, and is generally defined by its ‘nights’, where the moon waxes and wanes in twelve lunar cycles. In contrast, a solar year is determined by the number of days when the ‘sun’ shines in the course of its full cycle. The usual term used to describe a solar year is thus ‫י ִָמים‬, the plural of the Hebrew word for day, ‫יֹום‬. The maintaining of the Jewish calendar, the very command to ‘sanctify’ the months, requires a coordinating of these two cycles, that of the moon and that of the sun. With the reference here to ‫שנתיים ימים‬, two ‘years’ of ‘days’, utilizing both terms for a lunar and solar year respectively, we have a clear intimation of this basic concept of an alignment of a lunar calendar with its solar counterpart, the seasons, the fundamental principle of ‫קידוש החודש‬, Sanctification of the Month and the Jewish calendar! When the people become hungry at the onset of the famine, Pharaoh tells them to follow Yosef’s every directive. )‫נה‬,‫אשר יאמר לכם תעשו (שם מא‬, whatever he tells you do! Rashi quoting the Midrash informs us that this is referring to Yosef strangely calling upon them to undertake the

performance of ‫מילה‬, circumcision, in order to receive food! After the brothers arrive for the second time, this time with Binyomin, Yosef instructs his son Menashe, who is in charge of his household, to feed them. )‫טז‬,‫וטבח טבח והכן (שם מג‬, have meat slaughtered, and prepare it. Not only do the last five letters in this request share the same ‫אותיות‬, letters as )‫חנוכה (=ח והכן‬, but the Midrash also teaches us that the phrase '‫'והכן‬ used here to imply preparation is similar to the wording )‫ה‬,‫'והכינו' (שמות טז‬, when they prepare, used in context of the people preparing the Manna that fell in the desert for its use as Shabbos delicacies, thus implying that Yosef kept Shabbos as well! What is even more intriguing is that both hints to Chanukah express a similar notion, ‘preparation’: ‫וחמש‬, and he shall prepare, and ‫והכן‬, and prepare! What indeed was Yosef’s strategy in making the entire Egyptian populace undergo circumcision? Was he encouraging them to be Jewish?! The Midrash, as quoted in Rashi, states that the Egyptians actually attempted to stockpile food, but it spoiled. It was only after their failed attempts that they turned in desperation to Yosef, that he first prescribes circumcision. Why in the introduction to Pharaoh’s dreams does the Torah make make reference to both the lunar and solar year? How is that relevant to the ensuing famine and the stockpiling of food? Yosef possessed extraordinary self-discipline as evident in the self-control he displayed in his resisting Potiphar’s wife’s attempt to seduce him. )‫ו‬,‫ויוסף הוא השליט (בראשית מב‬, and Joseph, he was the ruler. The Midrash teaches that this refers to his absolute self-discipline in all facets of his life. One whose life is generally out of control could not possibly achieve the appellation, )‫'המשביר' (שם‬, ‘the’ provider, as Yosef is so admiringly referred to. )‫(תו"ש‬ Yosef observed the lack of order and restraint in the lives of the Egyptians, it was no wonder they were the most decadent of nations. This chaotic existence would not serve them well in the years of the ensuing famine which would require careful and mindful stockpiling of food in order for them to survive. Their previously failed attempts to adequately protect their stored grain

were a reflection of their poor concept of time and it’s alignment with the seasons. This understanding was critical in order to effectively maintain the optimum conditions to maintain the right balance of moisture and dryness which is so necessary for the proper long term storage of grain. Yosef sought to initiate a sense of self-discipline that would draw their focus to the enormous tasks at hand. Circumcision was just the beginning of a lesson plan in the gaining of control of their lives. Circumcision and its most basic notion of giving up a part of oneself for a greater goal and purpose is the most basic idea of self-discipline. The beauty and meaning in the performance of Torah and Mitzvos lays in the careful preparation and thought that precedes it, and therein is expressed our greatest strength: discipline. Life is not about the pursuit of unleashed passion, but rather about attentive devotion to a greater will, that of the will of G-d. The juggling of ‘time’ and its responsibilities requires great talent. The seasons of the Yomim Tovim, the Jewish Holidays and its vast details, attending to each family member’s needs and bringing it about with warmth and good cheer is a Herculean task. Celebrating Shabbos happily each week, on top of all the other every day challenges of raising a family, require superhuman effort. The bearing of children and all the tribulations associated with it, both physical and emotional, and the task of ‘training’ them to a life of self-discipline that begins with the command of Milah is a burden only women are capable of undertaking. We are not offering the women a half an hour of vacation while we light the candles, but rather giving adoring testament to the astounding talent they possess and dedicate to us daily. The Yom Tov of Chanuka is a time where we celebrate and portray our beautiful ways before the world, parting our curtains, allowing the world a glimpse through a window into a remarkable realm, one where our true greatness lays. The center of this astounding accomplishment is the Jewish women who are indeed the source of our family’s success! May we, in this season of ‫הלל‬ ‫והודאה‬, ‘praise and appreciation’, give proper due to our mothers, wives and all the illustrious women in our lives who utilize their special qualities to enlighten, inspire and gladden our world! Thank you! A Tribute well deserved!

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The Big Picture Parshas Mikeitz Uncle Mattisyahu Needs you! By Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz

I was recently reading a bedtime story to my kids called “The Big Barrel of Wine “. In this tale (spoiler alert!), an infamous wine-making town is awarded a visit from the king. The towns-people devise a plan to welcome the royalty. They will create a huge golden vat of wine, comprising of wine donations from each family. After a grand parade, the king would be presented with a glistening goblet to receive the first taste from the impressive vat. The first person to bring wine to the vat thought to himself,

“Well, wine is expensive, nothing will happen if I pour water into the vat instead. After all, everyone else will pour wine and nobody will be able to tell the difference”. Unfortunately, every other resident assumed the same miserly thought. When the king arrived and turned on the faucet, boy was he is in for a surprise! A similar theme is also woven into this week’s Torah reading. The sons of Yaakov were greeted in Egypt by an unrecognizable and harsh Yosef. After Yosef claimed that they were

spies and incarcerated Shimon, he declared that they could not return to Egypt for more provisions without bringing Binyamin. Yaakov, horrified at the possibility of losing the last son of Rochel, refused. At this point, Reuven stepped up to the plate and begged Yaakov to let him be responsible for bringing Binyamin back safely, by stating (42:37): “You may kill two of my sons, if I will not return him back to you”. Yaakov rejected Reuven’s proposal. A mere ten verses later (43:9), Yehuda pleaded with Yaakov to allow him to take Binyamin by stating: “I will be his guarantee. If I do not bring him back and stand him in front of you, I will have sinned to you all my days”. To this plea, Yaakov acquiesced. What changed? For what reason did Reuven’s plea fall on deaf ears, while Yehuda’s was accepted? One approach, taken by Rashi, is that Yaakov considered Reuven’s proposal too bizarre. After all, why would Yaakov want to kill his grandchildren after a potential loss of Binyamin? Perhaps however, the difference between their suggestions lies in the depth of their commitment. The Avos D’Rebbi Nosson (37:13) states that a ”‫“שואל כענין‬, a person that requests appropriately, is exemplified by Yehuda, who said, “I will guarantee him”. Reuven, while definitely attempting to take responsibility for his baby brother, deflected the outcome of his obligation on his two children. Whatever Reuven intended by ‘kill’ (See Targum Yonoson), at the end of the day, if things went sour, they would pay the price. Yehuda, on the other hand, emphatically declared that he, and only he, would bear the consequences for all of eternity. The Sifsei Chachomim indicates that when Yaa-

kov saw that Yehuda himself would be responsible, he felt that Binyamin was now in the hands of a trusted guardian who would go all out to protect him. A similar idea is proposed by the Chidushei Harim. He points out that Reuven literally only committed himself half-heartedly. He hedged his bets and only placed the burden on two of his four sons. If he truly felt responsible, why did he not place all four on the line? Taking responsibility for each other, is not to be taken lightly. We cannot, like Reuven, feign commitment, deflect the burden onto others or assume that ‘they’ will take care of it. Perhaps, this is a lesson we can learn from Chanuka. It must have taken mighty courage for Mattisyahu and his family, to take a stand, against all odds, after many dark years of status-quo, against the Seleucid Greek empire. But without the individual initiative, there would have been no victory. No re-dedication of the temple could have occurred without the energetic effort of these Kohanim, emboldened by the accompanying miracles. They gave their full dedication to the physical and spiritual struggle, they went ‘all-in’, and we as a result do the same when we light the candles ‘Mehadrin Min Hamehadrin’. There are many local institutions, Tzedaka organizations and Kiruv initiatives to name but a few, that need our assistance and creativity. The Jewish People as a whole needs talented lay-people to be whole-heartedly ‫עוסק בצרכי ציבור‬, and change the internal discourse and political landscape. We cannot assume, like in the bedtime story, that someone else, often the same people, will field the effort. It is up to us, one individual at a time, to step forward and say, ‘I will guarantee’.

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The Warthogs’ War in the Skies By Avi Heiligman

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typical front line attack jet conjures up images of a fast, sleek plane but they have their drawbacks in performance and armor. The A-10 Warthog is everything contrary to that picture as it was built ground-up for front line use. It is the only plane since WWII to be built for the purpose of directly supporting ground troops. For this reason it was designed to take and give punishment on a grand scale and has been deemed the ugliest plane in the arsenal of the air force. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II has been in service since 1976 and has had its fair share of front line combat stories. The original Thunderbolt was also made by Republic. It was a slower, maneuverable WWII-era attack fighter which could also carry bombs to support ground troops. 30 years later a team of developers worked hard to create a modern attack plane. It needed to be slow enough to get into position to attack without overshooting the target. A lot of firepower was needed so that it could destroy whatever was getting in the ground troops’ way. It also needed to have a lot of armor and be very difficult to bring down. The result was the all-weather, all-terrain A-10. Centered right under the pilot there is

a 30mm seven barreled Avenger cannon that can fire 4,200 rounds a minute. The A-10 typically carries 1,100 depleted uranium armor piercing rounds. Still that gives the pilot about 9 two-second bursts of firepower that can penetrate most tanks. A host of other weapons, including missiles, are also part of the plane’s offensive capabilities. With a top speed of just under 450MPH, the A-10 can take hits from enemy ground fire. When that happens, manual systems back up their hydraulic flight-control systems and allow pilots to fly and land when hydraulic power is lost. Self-sealing fuel tanks prevent bullets from blowing up the $18.8 million plane. Two other unique features are the turbofans that are in back of the plane and the fact that it can stay on station to support ground troops for up to two hours. The turbofans are placed in the back near the tail so that if they get hit the fuel system won’t explode. Most other attack planes can only stay to supports troops for up to half an hour so the designers made the A-10 with enough fuel capacity to see that the troops can get out of any tough spot. Some A-10s have been able to go back to base to refuel, rearm, and then quickly return to the battlefield several times a day. Faster

planes have a hard time hitting slow, small targets but the A-10 is perfect for the job which is why it has been in service for a long time. The lumbering plane with the odd placement of its turbofans was appropriately nicknamed the Warthog. During the First Gulf War the Warthog was responsible for destroying over 900 tanks and a couple of thousand other military vehicles and artillery pieces. On February 25, 1991, two A-10 pilots, Captain Eric Solomonson and Lieutenant John Marks, were alerted that a Republican Guard column of tanks was headed towards American forces. Racing to the area they took out six tanks with missiles and two more with their cannon. “The sky was black from oil fires and smoke and burning targets, lending to an almost apocalyptic feel,” Marks said. When the A-10s came into the area some of the tanks bolted and others tried to hide but the targets of opportunity for the Americans were plenty. After refueling, the two pilots responded to the location of a pilot that had to bail out. Here they destroyed eight more tanks. For a third time that day the pilots refueled and rearmed and set out to help beleaguered marines. Seven more tanks were taken out bringing their total of tank kills to 23 in one day!

Vega 31 was the call sign of a F-117 stealth fighter that went down over Yugoslavia in 1999. The pilot, Dale Zelko, parachuted safely but Yugoslavian soldiers started hunting for him. Luckily, a KC-135 tanker had seen him go down and he used his survival radio to help rescuers to his position. A rescue team was formed but some help was needed from the sky and that is when Captain John Cherrey came into action. Since he was in a plane slow enough to see all of the action and had the firepower to do something to ward off the enemy he was given control over the situation. The Warthog dodged several anti-aircraft missiles similar to the one that brought down Vega 31. After pinpointing Zelko’s location, Cherrey stayed on location to provide the enemy with a target other than the helicopters that went in to rescue the downed pilot. Cherrey then directed the helicopters to the location and provided maximum air support while they went in for the rescue. Even though he was critically low on fuel, dealing with unknown threats and communication issues, Cherrey was there until right before the para-jumpers on the Pave Hawk helicopters had Zelko safely on board. For putting his life and the Warthog at extreme risk, Captain Cherrey was

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enemy territory and the chances given to her by her squadron mates of making it back to base were initially not good. However, one of the other Warthog pilots assessed the damage that Campbell could not see and told her that while there was major damage to the tail section and the engine making noise the plane was flying well. She decided not to bail and brought the plane back to base safely even though the brakes didn’t

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work as advertised. This was one of the few times the Warthog landed with the pilot using manual controls. Out of the 700 or so built, approximately 350 Warthogs remain in service. Having served in all major conflicts since its introduction and some minor ones as well, only the F-16 trumps it in terms of close air support sorties. Currently it is on the forefront in the war against ISIS. In January 2016, the Air Force pushed

back plans to retire the Warthog. Problems with its replacement, the F-35, and the amazing performance record in combat of the A-10 will keep it in service for the foreseeable future. Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at avi heiligman@gmail.com.

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“Say What?!”

Of course the Palestinians arrived much later. We were in these places. We will return to these places and I ask those same countries that wish us a Happy Chanukah how they could vote for a UN resolution which says that this place, in which we are now celebrating Chanukah, is occupied territory.

The Democratic Party lost not only the presidential election, but also elections in the Congress, where the Republicans now have a majority. Was that my doing too? …They are losing on all fronts and look for someone else to blame. I believe, this is, how should I say, humiliating. One should know how to lose with grace.

Apple’s new operating system gets rid of the feature that tells you how much battery time you have left on your laptop. People will have no idea they’re about to lose power. Or as Democrats put it, “Been there.” – Jimmy Fallon

According to a recent study, Pokémon Go players have collectively walked 5.7 billion miles while using the app. They’ve walked everywhere except into a job interview.

- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after lighting the menorah at the Kosel on the second night of Chanukah

More millennials are looking to get rid of extra piercings and even remove their tattoos. Researchers say it’s due to a new phenomenon occurring among millennials called turning 30. – Jimmy Fallon

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-Russian President Vladimir Putin when asked at a press conference about Democrat allegations that he interfered in the U.S. elections

The Western Wall is not occupied. The Jewish Quarter is not occupied. The other places are not occupied either. Therefore, we do not accept, nor can we accept, this resolution. We are certain of our future just as we are certain of our past. And here I would like to light Chanukah candles on behalf of the Glory of Israel. Happy Chanukah.

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I did not plan to be here this evening but in light of the UN resolution I thought that there was no better place to light the second Chanukah candle than the Western Wall. According to the UN resolution, the Maccabees did not liberate Jerusalem, they occupied Palestinian territory. According to the UN resolution, the villages that they started out from in the Modi’in area, those villages and that area were “occupied Palestinian territory.”

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44 Trump wanted to “make America great again,” where “America” was a metonym for a traditional, industrial, and white America set against a rising tide of racial threats, from Hispanic immigrants and black protesters, to Muslim refugees and the specter of “radical Islamic terrorism.” Roof, in his own telling, wanted to awaken white America to the alleged threat of blacks and other nonwhites. - From alt-left wing website, Slate.com, calling Trump “brother in arms” with Dylann Roof, who was recently convicted of murdering nine African-Americans in a church in South Carolina

There’s something very sad and pitiful about that moment when the Security Council votes for an anti-Israel resolution and the world cheers. It’s the moment that shows all the rot in the UN. Half a million men, women, and children are being murdered in Syria, and this emasculated organization does not even raise a hand to help. But when it comes to harming the Jewish state, why not? Syria they protect. There are no resolutions against it. But against the only democratic country in the Middle East there are dozens of resolutions. It’s just like David Ben Gurion said: “UN, shmum.” We survived Pharaoh, we’ll survive this, too. - Israel’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked

Nazis enacted anti-Jewish laws on the eve of Jewish holidays – exactly as @POTUS has done on eve of Hanukkah. Don’t light candles 2night, BHO! – Tweet by Jewish actress and comedian Roseanne Barr who used to be anti-Israel until she educated herself on the topic and realized that everything she thought about Israel/ Palestinians was based on ignorance

He called me into the Oval Office before the election and he said to me, “Alan, I want your support. And I have to tell you, I will always have Israel’s back.” I didn’t realize that what he meant was that he would have their back to stab them in the back. He just stabbed them in the back. – Alan Dershowitz, on Fox News, after the UN resolution passed

First of all, Obama purposefully tried to tie the hands of his successor, which is undemocratic during a lame duck period. It will make it much harder for Trump to bring about a negotiated peace, because the Palestinians will have no incentive to do it. This is not policy; this is pique. This is a president who is angry and is trying to get even. There’s no other way of explaining why the president would allow this kind of overwrought resolution that doesn’t speak only to the expanded settlements, but speaks to the heart of Jewish Jerusalem. - Ibid., on CNN

[Obama] is now clearly the hero of the terrorists. Of Hamas. Of Hezbollah. That’s what our president in the United States is. - New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind

A study has confirmed that eating less increases your lifespan. The study goes on to advise the residents of Wisconsin to get their affairs in order. - Conan O’Brien

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Facebook is testing a new group phone call feature that will let you talk on the phone with up to 50 friends at once. If you want to try it, you go to Facebook, you click on “Features,” and then select “Living Nightmare.” - Jimmy Fallon

So Russia having illegally occupied Crimea and eastern Ukraine votes to condemn Israel for “occupied lands.” We are supposed to be impressed. – Tweet by Newt Gingrich

- Bloomberg Politics Managing Editor Mark Halperin mocking the claim that Hillary lost the election because of the Russians

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[T]here were Russian troops on the Iowa-Wisconsin border that kept Hillary Clinton from going in. So, that was one thing.

It exposes the true face of the [Obama] administration. Now it’s easier to understand what we dealt with the past eight years. - An Israeli official in an interview with the Times of Israel after the UN vote

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I think it’s good real estate in downtown New York City. Trump ought to find a way to put his name on it and turn it into condos. - Charles Krauthammer, on Fox News, discussing what to do with the UN

- Obama, in an interview with former advisor David Axelrod, claiming that he would have beat Trump in this year’s election

Amazon’s home assistance device, the echo, is already sold out until after the holidays. In the meantime, if you want to yell at something to turn off the lights or music in your house, just try your kids. - Jimmy Fallon

President Obama said that he thinks he would have won against me. He should say that but I say NO WAY! – jobs leaving, ISIS, OCare, etc. - Trump’s tweet in response to Obama’s claim

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I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I — if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it.

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Answer to That Cost What?: 1. D – Pablo Picasso, $63.4 million (Sotheby’s); 2. C – Jean-Michel Basquiat, $57.2 million (Christie’s); 3. B – Mark Rothko, $32.6 million (Christie’s); 4. E – Claude Monet, $27 million (Christie’s); 5. A – Agnes Martin, $10.7 million (Christie’s); 6. F – Abstract Spa Gallery Graphic Art on Wrapped Canvas, wayfair.com, $69.99

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1. Match the sports player with the amount of money they made in 2016: a. 1. Kevin Durant 2. Roger Federer 3. Lebron James 4. Lionel Messi 5. Cristiano Ronaldo

2. Which horse won the 2016 Preakness? a. Awesome Speed b. Cherry Wine c. Exaggerator d. Uncle Lino 3. Golfer Dustin Johnson won which championship in 2016? a. The Masters

4. How many games did the Yankees win in the 2016 season? a. 84 b. 91 c. 96 d. 101 5. Which team won the 2016 Stanley Cup finals? a. Philadelphia Flyers b. Detroit Red Wings c. Tampa Bay Lightning d. Pittsburgh Penguins 6. Which team won the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball championship? a. Notre Dame b. Villanova c. Kansas d. UConn 7. How many gold medals did

Michael Phelps win in the 2016 Rio Olympics? a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 11 Answers: 1. 1-E; 2-C; 3-D; 4-A; 5-B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. B Scorecard: 6-7 correct: Congrats you are obsessed with sports. You know, many other interesting things happened this year…Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump and Trump. 3-5 correct: You are like a .500 team, not bad, but you are not going anywhere. 0-2 correct: You are the #1 seed in the No Nothing Tournament!

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17 Random Predictions for 2017  There will be an attempt to oust me as Centerfold Commissioner. I am not going anywhere so don’t even think of it.  Kim Jung Un will continue his streak of not taking a shower in four years.  At some point somebody will read a Centerfold list and say, “Wow, that’s so not funny!” (“Dude, you are totally not funny like every week…” “I know, I know, you curmudgeon, settle down.”)  Hillary Clinton will come up with another 38 excuses why she lost.  Like Mimmy and Simmy, Trump and Putin will trade places for a day…Putin to the White House and Trump to the Kremlin.  Now that he is retired, Michael Phelps will give swimming lessons at the Darchei pool.  President Obama will go back to the town he loves so much, Chicago (where there were 4,000 homicides this year). Oops, actually, he has rented a mansion in Washington, D.C., and has bought mansions in Hawaii and California. So long Chicago!

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 The person who created the Mannequin Challenge will get back on his psychotropic medication and we won’t have to engage in any more stupidity at every office party  WhatsApp will explode with a thousand dumb memes about Ivanka Trump lighting Shabbos candles in the White House on the first Friday night that Trump is president.  Those who have made a resolution to lose weight in 2017 won’t have to go to the MTA’s Lost & Found to find it.  The New York Times will say something nice about Donald Trump…OK, now you know I’m lying.  In around June of 2017 the leftist millennials will be up to the fifth stage of grief—acceptance— and will all start wearing Make America Great Again hats.  Another 42 restaurants will open in the Five Towns (because, after all, don’t we need variety?).  You will spend a total of 200 hours stuck in Rockaway Turnpike traffic.  It will rain 3 out of 4 weekends in August.  Sleepy’s will have 365 eleven-hour-only mattress sales.  The Knicks will win the NBA Finals (on some kid’s PlayStation).

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ecember is a busy month for holidays, with the festivities crowding calendars. But there’s a lesser-known holiday that falls on December 16 that we don’t want you to miss. It’s not Ugly Sweater Day or Free Shipping Day (although those are both fun, too). We’re talking, of course, about the obvious celebrations surrounding Chocolate Covered Anything Day. (Look it up!) Most of us look for foods that are delicious, filling, and healthy. Chocolate-covered pretzels, chocolate-covered potato chips, and chocolate-covered chili peppers are all yummy and filling, and — well, as the philosopher-poet Meat Loaf taught us, “Two out of three ain’t bad.” Think of Chocolate Covered Anything Day as pre-season training for the real binging that comes later in the month. (ABC News reports the average American consumes nearly 7,000 calories on December 25 alone.) Just like the rest of us, tax collectors love chocolate-covered treats, too. They’re not savages! But

tax collectors have been plying their trade alongside candy makers and pastry chefs for nearly as long as the rest of us have been enjoying their treats:

• In 1847, a British chocolate company called J.S. Fry & Sons produced the first modern-day chocolate bar. Shortly thereafter, Britain lowered taxes on chocolate

France’s King Louis XIV, whose wife loved drinking chocolate, levied one of the first actual cash taxes on the delicacy.

• The Aztecs, who believed their feathered serpent deity Quetzalcoatl had received chocolate as a gift from the gods, used cocoa beans as actual currency. We’re not sure what sort of taxes the Aztecs might have levied on themselves . . . but it had to make it a little easier to pay them in beans! • In 1692, France’s King Louis XIV, whose wife loved drinking chocolate, levied one of the first actual cash taxes on the delicacy.

to encourage production of the new treats. • In Finland, taxes on chocolates and other sweets will melt away on January 1, 2017. A Finnish financial parliamentary committee decided last year that the taxes violated European Union rules on treating similar products fairly and equitably. Today’s chocolate makers are just as tempted by sweet tax breaks as the rest of us. In 2010, Kraft

Foods bought British chocolatier Cadbury in a bittersweet hostile takeover for £11.5 billion ($18.9 billion). Since then, they’ve left a bad taste in the taxpaying public’s mouth by using interest payments on the debt they used to buy the company to avoid paying tax on hundreds of millions of pounds of profits. Even worse, they changed the recipe for Cadbury creme eggs (!) and started selling them in packages of five instead of six (!!). There’s nothing sweet about paying taxes you don’t have to pay. That goes for your chocolates, your income, your investments, and anything else. And we’re always looking for ways to help accomplish that goal. So think about us while you’re dipping a Twinkie into chocolate sauce, and call us with your questions!

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Dear Navidaters,

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I’m the oldest child in my family and I think my parents, in particular, my mother, is new to the whole shidduch scene. I’m not sure who is advising her, but I think she is overzealous and controlling. Here’s what happened.

When I started dating about six months ago, I left it all in my mother’s hands, as I know most of my friends do. When she finally approved of an idea, she let me know and we moved forward. So far, so good. I have to admit that I’ve gone out on some very nice dates, but nothing that amounted to anything serious. So about a month ago, I bumped into one of my mother’s friends who apparently is trying to set me up with her niece. She asked me if my mother mentioned anything to me. The friend was very excited because she felt we were a perfect match. She started telling me about this woman and I have to admit, she did sound perfect. We share many values and even hobbies. (Though not important in the scheme of things, for instance, we both love to hike.)

I know I let my mother take control of this situation, but should that be her decision to make? I don’t want to be disrespectful toward her, but I feel like she shouldn’t be the one to decide if a woman should be nixed because of where she lives. Especially if she sounds like someone who could be perfect for me. Since we’re all relatively new to this whole dating thing, I’m curious to know if you think I should make a big deal over this and insist that I be allowed to go out with good women despite where they live?

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.

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Anyway, I had never heard anything about her from my mother, and when I got home, I asked my mother why her name never came up and where it’s holding. My mother told me that she wasn’t following through with this idea because this girl and her family live in Baltimore and she will only let me go out with women who live in the tristate area. She doesn’t want me possibly moving out of town.

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ou need to start an ongoing conversation with your mother about shidduchim. In other words, begin a dialogue and communicate regularly so that there is an ongoing discussion. You will need to hear each other and communicate effectively without “making a big deal.” This is not going to be easy since she is controlling, as you say, and you let her run things thus far. You are an adult and it’s your life that you are preparing for. Your mother can be part of the shidduch process but you and she and your father need to be talking, not operating independently. It is clear from several points in your question that you will need help with this situation. Your father is nowhere in this query. You have not spoken with your mother. She is controlling. And you haven’t had extended conversations about this. You feel challenged by wanting to be respectful yet need to be assertive. Get yourself some help to develop the communication skills you will need to open up the topic for discussion and manage to be heard without being accusatory. You will need to role play and practice. Get thee to a professional and learn to balance derech eretz with your needs to have input and choose your dating priorities and parameters.

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the question. You’re spot on when you ask that you should “be allowed to go out with good women, despite where they live.” To you, Mom, I say: cut the apron strings. You should know better than nixing a shidduch based on geography. Whatever happened to real attributes such as middos, personality, beauty, brains, hashkafa, even – gasp! – family background. Even if Junior married the girl next door, there’s no guarantee he won’t decide to move to Israel or, heaven forbid, leave the tristate area for a city with more affordable housing, professional schools, or better employment opportunities. Bear in mind, Mom, this may be your last chance to advise and guide your bechor on life-altering decisions. Don’t blow his trust and your relationship by acting, in his words, “overzealous and controlling!”

they make their decision. Just make sure you are all on the same page. Good luck!

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think your letter says volumes about a potential problem that exists within the shidduch world. It’s become common for young men and women who want to start dating to put all the responsibility on their parents’ shoulders. Basically, they just show up for the date. I guess this is OK if the parents first

I hope that your mother will understand your needs and start putting you first, which is where you should have been from the start.

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all of her hard work that she’s been doing on your behalf, however, ultimately you want to be included in all discussions of potential shidduchim before she says “no.” That you no longer want to be totally passive in this journey. And that even if something isn’t matching up to her entire “wish list,” if it’s matching up to your “wish list,” that has to come first. I hope that your mother will understand your needs and start putting you first, which

I get the sense that your mother’s actions sent you the message loud and clear that you are not part of this process.

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parents act as though the potential marriage is all about themselves and what is most comfortable for their lifestyle, which can lead to ignoring the bigger picture and a possible wonderful shidduch for their child. This too is unfair. So I feel it’s important for you to take back as least some of your power and explain to your mother (respectfully) that you appreciate

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in conflict with their child’s desires. For instance, maybe it is important to the young man, in addition to everything else, to want an athletic young woman because he truly is an outdoorsy type of guy and though that’s not the basis of a marriage, he doesn’t want to give up this part of his life. But his parents may think this is “narishkeit,” and fail to even mention it to a shadchan. And just as serious is when the

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advisor, if need be. If your mother’s actions are kind of… predictable (Mom is at it again! Or, This is Mom-like!), you may have a harder time conveying your own wants and needs. And if Mom has always been kind of overbearing, you may have always had some difficulties approaching her with important matters. I believe it is very important to approach your mother and express yourself to her. It is important for you to figure out the root of what is bothering you. When I found out that Mom made that decision without speaking to me about it, I felt…. And I felt that way because…. Fill in the blanks. I don’t know what root you came up with, so I could be completely off here. I’m wondering if you are feeling disregarded. Some people are completely OK with their parents in the driver’s seat of their shidduchim. And some people are not. I get the sense

member: while it is wise to heed the advice of the older and wiser generation, ultimately, when the door to your marital home closes, it will be you living inside, not your mother. Sincerely, Jennifer

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f I had the luxury of a face-toface meeting with you, I would be curious to learn more about your relationship with your mother. Is the scenario you described in your e-mail typical mother/son dynamics in your house? Is your mom’s behavior coming as a complete shock to you because she usually accommodates your needs, dreams and wishes? Or does her not taking your opinion into account fit into the trajectory of the relationship? If your mother’s actions are isolated and therefore out of character, I believe you will have an easier time talking about this with her. As you said, you are the first child to date and this is her first time at the shidduch rodeo. She simply may not understand what her role is and where the boundaries lie. And if someone “overzealous and controlling” is advising her, it may be a quick fix. She will be able to hear you, understand you, validate your feelings and maybe even find a new

that your mother’s actions sent you the message loud and clear that you are not part of this process. I say, talk to your mom and bring the root of the issue (whatever it is) to her attention in a very respectful manner. A sample script: “Mom, there’s something I want to talk about. I love you and am so grateful for how hard you are working to find me my shidduch. You are doing such an amazing job. I know you love me and want me to be happy. I feel like some of the things that are important to me, or are not important to me, are getting lost. (You can insert details here… moving out of town, hiking etc.) The bottom line is, I want to play a more active role in this process.” While I don’t think you need to “make a big deal” about this, I do think you have every right to share your feelings with your mother. This is your life. And it will be your marriage…in your home, in the state or country where you and your wife choose to live. Please re-

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2. Place the Chanukah candles or holders for oil only inside the menorah which should be made of nonflammable material only. 3. Never place the menorah near or under flammable material such as papers, curtains or books. 4. Do not walk around while holding a lit candle. 5. Keep matches, oil and lit objects away from children and out of reach. 6. Never leave a lit menorah unattended. 7. Supervise any child that lights a menorah. Place their menorah closer to the child so they don’t have to reach over another menorah. Let’s speak about food. No, this is not a mussar schmooze about health and calories. 1. When frying, keep children away from the stove. Some people create a “3-foot” safety zone around the stove when the latkes are frying. Others use the further burners on the stovetop so children cannot

reach the flames. Oil tends to splatter. 2. In the event of a large grease flame or grease fire, do not use water to put it out! Smother the flames with damp towels. If, G-d forbid, someone gets burned, what should you do? 1. Immediately move them away from the flames and heat source. 2. If the clothes catch fire, roll them on the ground and smother out the flames with a blanket or towel. 3. Do not pull off the clothing that has stuck to the injured skin. Instead, cut the clothing around the injured area. 4. Pour tepid water on the injury for at least five minutes. Never use cold water or creams. 5. Call Hatzolah or 911 immediately. This is a good time to make a commercial for carbon monoxide detectors. Twice a year, when we change the clocks, we should change the battery for the carbon

monoxide detector in our homes. A New York City firefighter recently suggested that all frum homes which leave on an oven and blech for Shabbos should also leave a kitchen window slightly open for the fumes to escape. Since our homes are now better insulated than previously, there might be increased carbon monoxide fumes because of the oven and blech. This is a silent and dangerous toxin. An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure. Let’s make this Chanukah a win-win for all with the highest standards of safety. A freilichen and safe Chanukah to all!

Dr. Hylton Lightman is a pediatrician and Medical Director of Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway PC. He can be reached at www.totalfamilycaremd.com, on Instagram at #lightmanpeds or visit him on Facebook.

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ittle competes with the beauty that radiates from the dancing flames of the Chanukah lights. It is a joyous time and let’s try to keep it that way. We can avoid the fires that result from candles being lit in an unsafe manner by noting several factors. Following these safety instructions can prevent a disaster. No matter how beautiful your child’s or grandchild’s “arts and crafts” menorah may be, please do not use it. These menorahs are not suitable for lighting and may burn when used. Further: 1. Be sure to place the menorah on a sturdy surface made of noninflammable metal such as marble, glass or metal. Also make sure that the location is secure so the menorah cannot be knocked down or over by a door opening, someone passing by, or by something that can fall on it. Also make sure pets cannot reach the menorah.

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Dirshu What is Behind the Limud HaTorah and Limud Halacha Renaissance in Klal Yisrael? By Yosef Sosnow

Rabbonim have a unique perspective and often, as a result of their exposure to Yidden from all walks of life both in their kehillos and beyond, are able to notice changing trends in the community before many others. Two prominent Rabbonim, HaRav Yitzchok Zalman Gips, shlita, Rav of Beis Medrash Birchas Avrohom of Boro Park and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Nahardaah and HaRav Shlomo Cynamon, shlita, Rav of Kehal Bnei Torah and Rosh Kollel Dirshu of Flatbush, commented on the recent tremendous increase in both in-depth limud haTorah with accountability as well as limud halacha. “A Person cannot be a Yid without Limud HaTorah!” “Yes, over the past few years, there has been a tremendous increase in limud haTorah in our communities,” Rav Gips comments, “but it is also important to note that we have always been the Am haTorah. It is insufficient to dress like a Yid or to eat Jewish foods. Without limud haTorah a person cannot be a Yid! The Yidden and Torah are one. “Historically what has transpired is that after a war, the survivors were so focused on rebuilding Yiddishkeit and their own personal lives that they often worked three jobs just to make ends meet! Unfortunately, many of them were left with little time for learning. Today, baruch Hashem we have more discretionary time - Yidden have Friday, Shabbos, Sunday and other times during the week to learn. Additionally, virtually all of today’s baalei batim are yeshiva graduates with very solid backgrounds in learning while nearly everyone has children and grandchildren learning full time in kollel. They are so surrounded by Torah, they are supporting Torah and they are now saying, “Why shouldn’t I learn Torah as well?” They therefore join learning programs and become talmidei chachomim in their own right.” Rav Gips points out that another factor is the tremendous increase

in kavod haTorah that we see in our times. When we see the large, impressive siyumim such as the Daf HaYomi Siyum and the Dirshu Siyumim it increases the chashivus of Torah. People realize how choshuv Torah is. In

ate another seder after davening that evolved into a two-hour seder from 8:30 until 10:30 am where we learn the same limud as before davening but with more depth and greater breadth. I can’t tell you what this learning has

our time we see that lomdei Torah are gaining a tremendous amount of credit and recognition from both men and women for their Torah accomplishments. This spurs them to achieve even greater milestones in learning. How a 1-Hour Shiur Whet the Appetite… Rav Shlomo Cynamon, Rav of Kehal Bnei Torah and Kollel Dirshu of Flatbush, points out that, “In our generation we have an erudite, yeshiva-educated public. Even those who are not zocheh to spend their days ensconced in the koslei beis hamedrash understand the concept of limud haTorah. As time goes on, mature individuals do not suffice with perfunctory sedorim just to ‘be yotzeh’. They want to maximize their time spent learning and have found new ways to learn with lomdus and accountability. This is contributing to the Torah revolution of sorts that we are witnessing.” Rav Cynamon clarifies with something that he observes every day. “I am zocheh to lead the Dirshu Kollel in Flatbush. We get together every morning and learn from 6:30 until 7:30. We learn with a schedule and offer tests. For many of the lomdim however, that one hour of learning just whet their appetite for more. They recognized how broad Torah is, how vast and how geshmak and they wanted more. A large group therefore asked me to cre-

done for them. They have experienced the essence of geshmak in learning. When one has a maggid shiur who is able to give over the tzurah of the sugya there is no end to how far one can go! My experience is that we are living in a generation with an unprecedented cheshek for learning. They don’t necessarily just want to attend a shiur. They want to learn in a chaburah, they want to toil in learning, they want the give and take of in-depth learning that transforms the seder from an obligation into the highlight of their day!” Rav Gips adds that, “Another very significant factor, at least in the Chassidic community, is the fact that virtually every kehillah now has their own Gemara learning program, wherein the entire kehillah picks a masechta and learns it with a schedule, offering tests and a stipend for excellent results. In this case, Dirshu blazed the trail and all of the varied communities saw it as the ultimate successful model to emulate.” The Focus on Halacha Another pivotal development highlighted by the Rabbonim is the marked increase in both learning halacha and practical halachic knowledge. Rav Gips comments, “We currently live in a society where people want to know, ‘What is the bottom line?’ People are ehrlich, they take their mitzvah observance seriously and have there-

fore become very focused on learning halacha and knowing halacha. Another fascinating insight by Rav Gips is that perhaps the fact that many of the gedolei hador of the previous generation were world renowned poskim and baalei halacha also contributed to this phenomenon. The gedolei hador have a hashpaah on the whole generation and the fact that the great gaonim, Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv, zt”l, Rav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l, and Rav Ovadiah Yosef, zt”l, were all great poskim may have had a hashpaah. “Dikduk In Halacha Is Not Born In A Vacuum” Rav Shlomo Cynamon explains that “dikduk in halacha is not born in a vacuum. The fact that the entire generation has become more connected to bnei Torah, to learning Torah with iyun creates a keener perspective when it comes to halacha and yiras shomayim as well. Today, people don’t want to learn halacha by rote. They want to understand its depth. It is amazing to see how the members of the shiur respond to an introduction to a difficult se’if presented by the Mishnah Berurah. When the Mishnah Berurah brilliantly explains the reason behind the halacha, the halacha comes alive!” From V’im Tomar to V’yesh Lomar! Rav Cynamon concludes his remarks with a telling anecdote that perhaps encompasses the depth of the Torah and halacha revolution that we have witnessed over the past two decades. He related, “Rav Yisroel Salanter once overheard a person quickly reviewing one Tosafos after another. The person was saying, ‘V’im tomar’ and then immediately ‘v’yesh lomar’ indicating that he was quickly reviewing the questions and answers posed by Tosafos. Rav Yisroel commented, “If you don’t stop to think between the ‘im tomar’ and the ‘yesh lomar’ where will you get your yiras shomayim?” What Rav Yisroel was saying is that yes, you may be able to rattle off a question and perfunctory answer, but if you don’t stop to think how will you realize the importance of what you are learning? How will you truly respect what you are learning and therefore have the requisite yiras shomayim?” Our generation is one that is stopping between the ‘im tomar’ and the ‘yesh lomar’!

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superpower be tax planning? Here’s what’s going on. Most public companies start out by plowing their profits back into their own growth. At some point they become confident enough to reward investors with cash dividends. The typical S&P 500 company pays out about 30% of its earnings to shareholders for a 2% dividend yield. Those dividends encourage more investors to buy in. But they’re taxable as soon as paid and slow a company’s growth, too. Buffett plays a little tighter. He looks for undervalued targets with rich cash flows and solid dividend histories. He buys them, then kills their dividends to redeploy that cash for future acquisitions. Buffett’s own company hasn’t paid a dividend since Lyndon Johnson was president! Buffett owns $65 billion worth of his company’s stock. If he paid a 2% dividend like the typical S&P 500 company, he would have tak-

en $1.2 billion last year, meaning a $280 million tax bill. Plowing those millions in tax savings back into his company’s growth adds even more to Buffett’s net worth! (What would Buffett do with all that income, anyway? He’s famously modest, still living in the same Omaha house he bought for $31,500 back in 1958. And when he bought a private jet, he had the self-awareness to name it “the Indefensible.”) But wait . . . there’s more! Buffett isn’t just avoiding tax on dividends. By locking up all his income inside the business and rewarding investors in the form of higher share prices, he’s converting ordinary income into capital gains. That means that shareholders who hold their stock until death will qualify for “steppedup basis” treatment and escape tax on their gains entirely. Of course, all those billions are still subject to estate tax. But Buffett has a plan for that, too. He’s a legendarily generous philanthro-

pist who’s pledged to donate 99% of what’s left at his death to his friend Bill Gates’s (tax-free) foundation. So the untaxed billions he’s squirreled away will escape the IRS forever. Now that’s a superpower! Buffet’s planning has worked so well that Hillary Clinton even named a campaign proposal after him: the “Buffett Rule,” which would have set a minimum tax rate of 30% on anyone earning over $1 million per year. We can’t promise that saving taxes will compound your dividends into billions. But it’s just common sense that keeping more for yourself contributes to your bottom line. Make sure you have a plan so you can borrow a little of Buffett’s superpower for yourself!

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pend an afternoon at any area theater, and you’ll see heroes with superpowers wreaking havoc wherever they go. Superman is faster than a speeding bullet (and leaps tall buildings in a single bound). Superheroes band together to save the world and debate whether they can ignore civilian authorities while they do it. Sometimes they even get married — just witness the Incredibles, an entire family of “Supers” dedicated to battling evil on a daily basis. Every so often, mere mortals reveal they have superpowers, too. Take Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha.” The longtime chairman of Berkshire Hathaway has grown his company’s book value by 19.7% per year for the last 49 years, making him the third-richest man in the world. Most observers would say Buffett’s superpower is his talent for spotting undervalued companies to buy. But is stock picking really the ace up his sleeve? Or could his true

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t’s the Festival of Lights, and there’s no better place to celebrate than in the country where it all began. The Maccabees gave us a lesson of strength to carry on and a miracle to celebrate, and in Israel people take that seriously. With music festivals, guided tours, award-winning wines and gourmet sufganiyot, there are no shortage of ways to celebrate Chanukah in the Holy Land. Although the miracle of Chanukah is much deeper than the food, the famous Jewish joke is, “They tried to kill us, we survived – let’s eat.” Since holidays are a unique time for family bonding, there’s no better way to connect then over delicious food. In Israel the food bonding starts early with bakeries rolling out their sufganiyah collection well before Chanukah to get people in the holiday spirit. Going all out, bakeries aren’t just satisfied with the standard jelly doughnut and chefs are upping the ante and recreating Chanukah classics.

Roladin Bakery, one of Israel’s largest bakeries, has been innovating baked goods for 27 years. Constantly trying new flavors, this year’s sufganiyah surprises include

delicious doughnuts. Even though there are healthier ways to prepare Chanukah treats, most people do opt to indulge in the fried treats once a year. To create a

Nothing is as magical as wandering around the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Geulah, Nachlaot or the Jewish quarter of the Old City where you can soak in the twinkling menorah lights in every window.

banana coffee toffee, mascarpone berry, halva pistachio, French style saint honor, pavlov cream cheese and praline. With 55 branches around Israel, it won’t be hard to get your hands on one (or five) of their

more gourmet experience, a wine expert at Golan Heights Winery suggests pairing light sparkling wine with the fried dishes. “White sparkling wine with high acidity can help balance the greasy feel of the suf-

ganiyot and latkes.” Chanukah is a perfect time to sample festive Israeli wines. Especially if you’re hosting, start the evening with a special sparkling wine, like Yarden Blanc de Blanc, to get everyone in a festive mood. During dinner, Galil Alon or Hermon Indigo are wonderful choices for red wine lovers, and for dessert, Yarden Muscat will ensure that your guests leave with a smile on their faces. To work off some of the calories that are starting to pile on with all the delicious foods, join the annual torch relay from Modiin to the Western Wall. Every year on Chanukah runners line the road between Modiin, the birthplace of the Maccabees, and the old city of Jerusalem to deliver the lit torch to the chief rabbi who lights the menorah. Recreating the experience of life during the time of the Maccabees, Hasmonian Village offers guided tours of battle sites and other historical places, including a live play re-enacting the story of Chanukah.

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For more hands-on fun visit Ein Yael Museum. Ancient terraces and fountains, agricultural installations, reconstructed Roman streets with shops and craft workshops, archaeological remains and a Roman villa all make history come alive.

A gourmet doughnut collection in time for Chanukah

For other kid-friendly celebrations, check out The Festigal and Motek Shel Festival. Motek Shel Festival is geared towards kids ages 2-5 and both festivals feature renowned entertainers. With all the fun activities, noth-

ing is as magical as wandering around the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Geulah, Nachlaot or the Jewish quarter of the Old City where you can soak in the twinkling menorah lights in every window, and of course pick up more sufganiyot

from the plethora of bakeries you will pass. This Chanukah, grab your favorite treat and warm coat and enjoy the festivities while walking in the footsteps of the brave Maccabees in the Holy Land.

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Imagine That! By Chasida Teichman CLC AAPC “See this plane?” Sury was proudly displaying a labor of love made of Clics. “I’m going to fly on it to Eretz Yisrael.” “I’m taking my boat to the North Pole.” This from 9 year old Shimmy. The sight of children at play is always a delight; the sounds even more so. Their imagination takes you out of this world. I was thinking about the power of the imagination the other day, watching children seriously engaged in sinking the ships of their opponent. This world, in all its magnificence, from the detail to the grand, is overwhelming. The brain of an adult human, all three pounds of it, cannot possibly grasp all of the world’s beauty in an entire lifetime. Who needs to imagine even more than what we already have at our tangible fingertips? Why did G-d bless us with the ability to imagine?

I had once read, that at least on one level, imagination is meant to bring us closer to G-d and to better understand the scope of His Majesty. If such is the grandeur of Royalty as we see it, observing the Royal English family, how much more so is the greatness of the Master of the entire universe! We are given the capacity to imagine what that might be like, to achieve awe, and to become a more spiritual person. It also helps on a very human level. Chanie, a relative of mine, recently shared something very poignant with me. She told that that her mother, a Survivor, described to her and to her siblings what it was like in the camps. “At night it was particularly terrible. We were squeezed very tightly together in the barracks on the boards on which we slept. So much so, that at night, if one of us turned, all of us

rolled over. It was very rough.” And then Chanie said something amazing. “You know, I think about that a lot. It occurs to me on Rosh Hashana in Shul. It’s always very crowded where I Daven. (I know where she Davens; it is always very very crowded there!) You can’t possibly move 3 inches without bumping into the person at your side. If I move, I’m going to start a very unfortunate chain reaction. When I first became aware of this, I was very upset. Not to be able to Daven in Shul comfortably, after having paid for a seat?? And right then and there, I imagined a much worse scenario; one where people didn’t have space even to sleep. You can be sure that I became very comfortable with my space, an opportunity to live and breathe and Daven, squeezed as it might have been, very quickly!” Indeed, imagination allows you to adjust to present circumstances. It also spurs you on to break through them and reach even greater heights. As in the incident which took place some 30 years ago. A yeshiva in St. Louis wanted to honor a philanthropist at their annual dinner. The Menahel of the Yeshiva hesitated using the location of the Yeshiva in his advertisement, thinking it was not noteworthy enough for the famed mogul. So he just mentioned that the generous do-

nor owned many properties in New York, with no mention of St. Louis. “Are you kidding?” the honoree responded to the first draft of the ad, “I need people in New York and In St. Louis to know about me! One day I’ll be the president of the United States!” It was a very ridiculous statement to everyone who heard it. That person was Donald Trump. He imagined a goal that took him 30 years to achieve. Sometimes, Halacha itself will have us resort to our imagination when that’s all we have to use. A young man was traveling to Eretz Yisrael with his new wife. Logistics determined that he would be in the air over one night of Chanuka. When he asked his Rabbi how to fulfill the Mitvah of lighting Menorah that night, he was told to say the appropriate blessings, and then to turn on a flashlight and hold it steady for half an hour. That, in place of a Menorah. I can only imagine the many conversations that will result from the Menorah that wasn’t, suspended somewhere between heaven and earth. There is more than one way to Light up the Night. Imagine that! Chasida Teichman is a Certified Life Coach who resides in Baltimore, Md. To contact her, please email chteichman@gmail.com.

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instead of just stuff? Clients certainly appreciate a gift basket or gadget, but what if you included a receipt for a donation made to a local or national charity in their name or honor? The kids want their stuff, and whether you hold by the “minhag” of eight gifts or one, maybe add an opportunity for the child to give something to the poor. At least two of our local tzedakah organizations are collecting presents for less fortunate children. I remember hearing about one family that made a Friday night discussion about which tzedakah they would give a donation to as a family. Each person nominated one and explained why, a discussion followed and as a family they decided by voting. That sounds like a Chanukah tradition that really makes an impression! (Disclaimer: I ain’t no Rabbi, I just know how to Google what Rabbis say.) When researching this topic, I stumbled upon a very insightful idea from the Rambam. The Greeks did not destroy our oil, they didn’t dump it out, they didn’t burn it; they placed their hands on it, broke the seal, and deliberately tainted it in a way that would tempt us to consider using it anyway. Same oil, same flame, just different. Chanukah celebrates the freedom and opportunity to use material possessions for spiritual things through our intentions and motivations. This may not be the Chanukah/ Holiday season you grew up with, but the choice is yours to take something small and turn it in to something great! Happy Holiday(s)!

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At work and at home, “it’s beginning to look a lot like…” (to the tune of a festive holiday jingle). The “Hannukah Gift” industry is growing year after year with Jewish and non-Jewish companies jumping on the bandwagon with seasonal products and offerings for the Chanukah gift shopper. According to the website Kosher Today, the kosher gift basket category has an estimated value of $50 million a year. It would be harder to measure the impact on retail product gift shopping, but let’s just assume its measurable, shall we? I don’t have much background on how gift giving became a holiday tradition in other communities, but there seems to be no denying that it’s not part of the original traditions of Chanukah. The closest we find to gift giving is the tradition of Chanukah gelt. Chanukah gelt seems to have had two main intentions. Some say it was to be used in family games of dreidel which were deliberately played away from the menorah in order to remember the halacha that the light of the menorah cannot be used. The other more wellknown source is that the intention of the tradition was to then instruct the recipients to give some of the gelt away to charity - a lesson in the power of giving. So let’s call a spade a spade - our holiday season has been influenced by those around us and has reached a point where in our professional and personal lives, we almost have no choice but to participate and meet the expectations of those around us. That said, your options include being a zealot and abstaining from participating in any way, shape or form, rolling with the times, or perhaps we can follow the wisdom of the originators of Chanukah gelt and infuse a meaningful message and lesson in whatever we do with this Chanukah Guilt. Employees and colleagues may be “expecting” something, but what if your gift included a meaningful note detailing your appreciation of them

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hanukah comes at the perfect time of year. Smack in the middle of the cold and dreary winter, Chanukah arrives to lift our spirits! Unfortunately, Chanukah tends to lift that number on the scale too. Many take this opportune time to enjoy Chanukah parties with friends and family. Chanukah parties typically involve endless latkes and doughnuts. The bad news: doughnuts are in no way healthy for you at all. The good news is that latkes can be altered to be made slightly healthier. Latkes are potato pancakes that have been part of Ashkenazi Jewish Chanukah tradition since the mid1800s. Luckily for us, latkes don’t necessarily need to be made from potatoes. Long before the introduction of the potato, latkes were – and in some places still are – made from a variety of other vegetables, cheeses, legumes, or starches. Of these options, the healthiest choice would be vegetables latkes. Cauliflower is a great substitution for potatoes. You can make cauliflower

latkes and eliminate the potatoes completely. If not so bold, you may want to try substituting grated zucchini, sweet potatoes or carrots for some of the potatoes. You can keep increasing the amount of zucchini

together. Try using baking powder instead of the eggs to lower the calories or if avoiding eggs due to allergies. When it comes to latkes, the bulk of the calories come from fry-

Long before the introduction of the potato, latkes were – and in some places still are – made from a variety of other vegetables, cheeses, legumes, or starches.

to potato, such as three zucchini to one potato, and see how you like the results. Now that the main ingredient is taken care of, the next ingredient that can be replaced is the eggs. The purpose of the eggs is to hold the shredded potatoes or vegetables

ing them in oil. You can lighten your recipe by baking rather than frying your latkes. You can spray your latkes lightly with oil or use an oilsprayed baking sheet. Bake them in the oven at 450°F for approximately 15 minutes on one side and 10 minutes on the other. The light amount

of oil will help them become crisp. These ideas may not sound as mouthwatering as the traditional latkes, but your arteries will definitely like these better. A great idea for a Chanukah party is a latke bar. Choose from these selections and create a variety of latkes. This way, those looking to watch their weight can still enjoy the latkes fun and stick to tradition!

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. Her Dietetic Internship was completed under Brooklyn College primarily in Ditmas Park Care Center and Boro Park Center where she developed clinical and education skills to treat patients with comprehensive nutrition care. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@gmail.com.

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middle-aged Jew from somewhere in Hungary in one of the last groups to arrive in the BergenBelsen concentration camp towards the tail end of World War II became known to all the other inmates as Reb Shmelke. His full name was Shmuel-Shmelke Shnitzler, a chassid and Torah scholar. He was of charismatic appearance – very tall and distinguished-looking, with strikingly warm and penetrating eyes. But what most astounded everyone around him was that Reb Shmelke maintained a mood of genuine cheerfulness, a rare disposition to find in the hellish environment of the camp. Although he underwent the same harsh terrors and suffering, hunger, and abuse that were the dai-

ly portion for the Jews in the camp, his demeanor and behavior seemed to indicate that somehow he wasn’t affected the same way as everyone else. It was almost as if he wasn’t really there. How was he able to maintain a positive manner under such conditions? Nobody knew. Nevertheless, it was clear that he was he drawing immeasurable fortitude and inspiration from some unlimited source. He even was able to be a fountain of encouragement for his fellow prisoners. He would say to his companions at every opportunity, “A Jew and despair are contradictory in essence; they cannot co-exist.” Whenever possible he would organize a minyan for prayer, especially on Shab-

bat. At nights he would enliven all those around him with stories of the great Chassidic rebbes, momentarily transporting them to other worlds and places, enabling them to temporarily forget their sufferings of body and soul. To the utter amazement of all, Reb Shmelke even found favor in the eyes of a few of the cruelest S.S. guards in the camp and was able to aid a number of the inmates through these connections. He was assigned the job of removing dead bodies from the barracks of the many who died from starvation. He would treat them with as much respect as possible. Others might consider this a gruesome task, but Reb Shmelke considered it to be the

ultimate in holy work that he could do under the circumstances. In addition to the prevailing conditions of horror in the camp under which the Jews barely managed to survive, Reb Shmelke was nagged by another compelling problem, one that increased in urgency with each passing day: how could he possibly obtain oil with which to kindle the lights of Chanukah? The holiday was only a few short days away. He consulted everyone with whom he came into contact that he thought might be able to help, but no one had any oil or even anything that could be substituted for it. All said that to obtain anything flammable in the concentration camp was unimaginable as well as impossible.

uncovered a small package wrapped in a swatch of cloth, with eight small cups and eight thin strands of cotton within! Now convinced that someone had intentionally buried this Chanukah kit, Reb Shmelke quickly replaced everything back into the hole and filled it in with the dirt he had removed, carefully smoothing the surface. It would be too dangerous to

first candle of Chanukah. He struck the match and recited the blessings with great emotion before touching the tiny flame to the thin strand of wick projecting out of the miniature cup containing the precious drops of oil. It was like a scene from a storybook in stark contrast to the dour, harsh environment of the concentration camp, a ray of hope that repeated itself each of the eight nights. Not

It was like a scene from a storybook in stark contrast to the dour, harsh environment of the concentration camp, a ray of hope that repeated itself each of the eight nights.

once were they disturbed. Reb Shmelke managed to survive the next few months until the conquering Allied forces finally liberated the camp. His faith and hope had proven victorious. After the official conclusion of the war, he returned to his town in Hungary, trying to reassemble the pieces of his broken life. It was not to be. All his relatives had been murdered by the Nazi beasts.

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years later, he was able to make the journey to the United

Translated and adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from the Hebrew weekly Sichat HaShavua #468. (First published on //AscentOfSafed. com.) Reprinted with permission from Festivals of the Full Moon by Rabbi Yerachmiel Michael Tilles, Menorah Books, an imprint of Koren Publishers Jerusalem. Copyright date: 2016.

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keep the materials in his possession until Chanukah began the next day, in the evening. Besides, perhaps it belonged to someone. After he completed he job he had been sent upon, Reb Shmelke circulated among as many of the inmates as he could during the rest of the day and the evening, casually asking with an air of innocence if anyone had concealed a quantity of oil in a hiding place. Everyone stared at him as if he were out of his mind. The next night, all the Jews of Reb Shmelke’s barrack crowded around him as he stood poised to light the

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the day before Chanukah, Reb Shmelke had to hurry to one of the barracks near the end of the camp where another poor soul had died just that day. Not far from the fence at the edge of the camp, he stumbled when his foot sunk into a patch of red earth that turned out to be covering a small hole. It was clear to him that someone had dug this hole on purpose. He gazed at the shallow depression, and after a moment perceived the sun reflecting off something in it. He looked closer and saw there was a solid object buried there, now slightly revealed. He knelt down and scooped out some dirt with his hands. It was a small jar, half-filled with congealed liquid! Could it be? Could it possibly be?! He removed its cover as quickly as he could and dipped his finger in gingerly. It was oil! His thoughts immediately flashed to the original Chanukah miracle of the finding of the single flask of oil. How could this be happening? Was he dreaming? Then he noticed that other objects were concealed beneath the jar. He dug some more with his hands and

States of America. One important stop for him there was to visit the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, originally also from Hungary who now lived in Brooklyn. The Rebbe, it turned out, already knew of Reb Shmelke and his deeds, and welcomed him with great warmth. After they conversed for a while the Rebbe suddenly switched subjects and said to him, “I hear that you had the great honor of lighting Chanukah candles in Bergen-Belsen.” “How does the Rebbe know that?” sputtered Reb Shmelke in wonderment. “I heard, I heard,” replied the Rebbe, smiling mysteriously. A few moments later the Rebbe bent over to his astonished visitor and whispered in his ear, “I am the one who hid the oil, the cups and the wicks in that hole next to the fence. I did it when I was imprisoned in the camp the year before you, before my miraculous escape. “At the moment I did it,” the Rebbe added, “I believed with all my heart that at the right time it would be found by the right person who would know exactly what to do with it.”

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Still, Reb Shmelke did not give in to despair. The mitzvah of kindling the Chanukah lights was much too important to him. He also realized how much encouragement and hope it would offer the Jews in the camp – to shine light into the deepest of darkness, to celebrate the victory of few over many, the pure over the impure….

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The Trump Cabinet Bonfire of the Agencies By Charles Krauthammer

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emocrats spent the first two decades of the post-Cold War era rather relaxed about Russian provocations and revanchism. President Obama famously mocked Mitt Romney in 2012 for suggesting that Russia was ourprincipal geopolitical adversary. Yet today the Dems are in high dudgeon over the closeness of secretary of state nominee, Rex Tillerson, to Vladimir Putin. Hypocrisy aside, it is true that, as head of Exxon Mobil, Tillerson made major deals with Russia, received Russia’s Order of Friendship, and opposed U.S. sanctions. That’s troubling but not necessarily disqualifying. At the time, after all, Tillerson was acting as an agent of Exxon Mobil, whose interest it is to extract oil and make money. These interests do not necessarily overlap with those of the United States. The relevant question is whether and how Tillerson distinguishes between the two and whether as agent of the United States he would adopt a tougher Russia policy than he did as agent of Exxon Mobil. We don’t know. We shall soon find out. That’s what confirmation hearings are for. The left has been in equally high dudgeon that other Cabinet picks appear not to share the mission of the

agency which they have been nominated to head. The horror! As if these agency missions are somehow divinely ordained. Why, they aren’t even constitutionally ordained. The Department of Education, for example, was created by President Carter in 1979 as a payoff to the teachers’ unions for their political support. Now, teachers are wonderful. But teachers’ unions are there to protect benefits and privileges, not necessarily to improve schooling. Which is why they zealously defend tenure, protect their public-school monopoly and reflexively oppose school choice. Conservatives have the odd view that the purpose of schooling – and therefore of the Department of Education – is to provide students with the best possible education. Hence Trump’s nominee, Betsy DeVos, a longtime and passionate proponent of school choice, under whom the department will no longer be an arm of the teachers’ unions. She is also less likely to allow the department’s Office for Civil Rights to continue appropriating to itself the role of arbiter of social justice, micromanaging everything from campus mores to the proper bathroom assignment for [all] students. If the mission of this department has been to dictate policy best left to the states and local-

ities, it’s about time the mission was changed. The most incendiary nomination by far, however, is Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. As attorney general of Oklahoma, he has joined or led a series of lawsuits to curtail EPA power. And has been upheld more than once by the courts. Pruitt has been deemed unfit to serve because he fails liberalism’s modern-day religious test: belief in anthropogenic climate change. They would love to turn his confirmation hearing into a Scopes monkey trial. Republicans should decline the invitation. It doesn’t matter whether the man believes the moon is made of green cheese. The challenges to EPA actions are based not on meteorology or theology, but on the Constitution. The issue is that the EPA has egregiously exceeded its authority and acted as a rogue agency unilaterally creating rules unmoored from legislation. Pruitt’s is the most important nomination because it is a direct attack on the insidious growth of the administrative state. We have reached the point where EPA bureaucrats interpret the Waters of the United States rule – meant to protect American waterways – to mean

that when a hard rain leaves behind a pond on your property, the feds may take over and tell you what you can and cannot do with it. (The final rule excluded puddles – magnanimity from the Leviathan.) On a larger scale, Obama’s Clean Power Plan essentially federalizes power generation and regulation, not coincidentally killing coal along the way. This is the administration’s end run around Congress’ rejection of Obama’s proposed 2009-2010 capand-trade legislation. And that was a Democratic Congress, mind you. Pruitt’s nomination is a dramatic test of the proposition that agencies administer the law, they don’t create it. That the legislative power resides exclusively with Congress and not with a metastasizing administrative bureaucracy. For some, this reassertion of basic constitutionalism seems extreme. If so, the Obama administration has only itself to blame. Such are the wages of eight years of liberal overreach. Some legislation, like Obamacare, will be repealed. Some executive orders will be canceled. But most important will be the bonfire of the agencies. We may soon be secure not just in our puddles but our ponds. (c) 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

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Snowball Cookies What You Will Need: ½ cup brown rice flour 1 stick margarine, softened ½ cup sorghum flour ½ cup cocoa ¼ cup potato starch 1 large egg

¼ cup cornstarch 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. baking powder ½ cup chocolate chips 1 tsp. salt 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 cup sugar

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Preperation: 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together brown rice flour, sorghum flour, potato starch, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. 2. In bowl of electric mixer, cream together the sugar and margarine. Add cocoa and egg and beat until well -combined. Stir in vanilla. 3. Add dry ingredients to above mixture, mixing until well combined and forming a dough. Fold in chocolate chips. 4. Place dough in refrigerator and chill at least 30 minutes. 5. Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. 6. Place confectioner’s sugar into a small bowl. 7. Take dough out of refrigerator. Roll 1 Tbl. of dough at a time into balls. Roll balls into confectioner’s sugar to coat. Place onto cookie sheet. Makes about 24 cookies. 8. Place cookie sheet into oven and bake 13 to 15 minutes until done. Cool before removing. Enjoy!!

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Vegetable Enchiladas with Mole Sauce

Lately, I’ve been enjoying experimenting with new recipes. This one introduced me to an unusual combination of flavors and was fun to prepare. It freezes well, so make a double batch for a ready weeknight meal; its perfect for Chanukah, too. Be sure to use a good quality chili powder (it’s not spicy) for the best results. Serves 5-8 for a meal with a side salad and rice.

Ingredients: 1 cup total from this list: cooked or canned drained black beans, fresh or frozen corn kernels, sliced black or green olives 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped(optional) Mole Sauce, see next recipe Sour cream

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10 soft corn tortilla shells 2 cups Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese, shredded 5 cups mixed vegetables of your choice, cut into ½ “ pieces: onions, mushrooms, carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, red, yellow or orange peppers,

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1. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high until shimmering. Add vegetables all at once and cook for 15-20 minutes until softened. Cool and mix in the fresh cilantro if using. Remove to a bowl and clean the skillet. 2. Lightly oil skillet and place over medium high heat. Place one tortilla in the pan for 2-3 minutes until softened, it may start to brown and get puffy which is fine. Turn and toast on the other side. Repeat until all are toasted. 3. Spread 1/3 cup of the mole sauce onto the bottom of a 3x12 inch baking dish. Reserve ½ cup of cheese and ½ cup of sauce and set aside. 4. Dip one tortilla into the cooled mole sauce to coat both sides. Shake off excess sauce. Place tortilla onto a plate, add a strip of vegetable mix in center and top with cheese. Roll the tortilla and place flap side down into the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas. 5. Preheat the oven to 375°. Spread reserved mole sauce over the top of enchiladas in the baking dish and sprinkle with reserved cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 1-15 minutes until bubbly. 6. Remove from oven and allow to stand for 10-15 minutes before serving topped with a generous dollop of sour cream.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup flour 2 tablespoons good quality chili powder* 4 cups vegetable broth 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper

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1. Place sauce pan over medium heat and add oil. When hot, add onion, garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon. Cover and cook on medium heat until onions are tender, stirring frequently. Mix in chili powder and flour and stir for 3 minutes. 2. Gradually whisk in broth until smooth. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until reduced by 1/3 to about 3 cups. 3. Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside to cool.

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