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COMMUNITY

Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rabbi Dovid Jaffe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

PEOPLE 613 Seconds with Vicki Almond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

JEWISH LIFE World Builders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Political Crossfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Summer Fun, Safety First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Gluten Free Recipe Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 In the Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Dear Readers, A great miracle happened last week. Approximately 40,000 Gazans came to an Israeli border with the intent to overrun it and allow the thousands of violent people among them to flood the nearest Jewish communities – a mere mile away – looking for soldiers, men, women, or children they could murder and/or capture. They weren’t shy about their plans. Aerial maps of the region were shared on social media so the “protesters” could identify the quickest route to the Jews. Both before and after this attack-maskedas-a-protest occurred, Hamas leaders publicly expressed that they intended for people to bring knives and other weapons to use once the border was breached. Here’s the back-and-forth a reporter with NPR had with a protester flying a kite with a swastika on it when asked what the swastika means to him: Protestor: “The Jews go crazy when you mention Hitler” Steve Inskeep: “Do you know that the Israelis are using swastikas to discredit Gazans?” Protester: “It’s what we mean. We want them to burn.” Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said this last week when planning for 100,000 rioters to breach the fence: “Our people and our boys will surprise the entire world with what they have in store. Let them wait for our big push. We will take down the border, and we will tear out their hearts from their bodies.” The result? 50 known Hamas terrorists were killed. 11 people other people died after joining the terrorists at the fence even though the IDF dropped pamphlets warning that attempts to breach the border would be met with deadly force. It is unclear whether

those people intended to protest or to join terrorists in committing violence upon Israeli citizens. A great massacre and/or kidnapping was averted. We would be remiss not to mention the hypocrisy, immorality, and dangerous behavior of many media outlets in portraying this the way they have. Hypocritical. If they would face this type of onslaught, many more people would be killed. Immoral. Self-defense isn’t just a right – it’s an obligation. Dangerous. By ignoring genuine threats – those of the Syrians (who continue to bomb and gas their own population) and Hamas (who steals the money intended to heal, educate, feed, and house Palestinians) – they allow these tragedies to continue. To the continent of Europe, we say, Shame. on. you. Jewish blood is just drying up in your countries, and yet instead of celebrating the Jews capabilities in defending themselves, you protest them?! If we ever needed proof as to why the Jewish people need an army of their own, this is it. We’ll take the degradation if it means we get to live. Many midrashim speak of a war over Jerusalem which will precede the final redemption of the Jewish people. After untold Jewish suffering throughout our exile, we hope, pray, and trust in Hashem that this war will come to pass figuratively speaking in the halls of the UN, and among the Jewish people in Israel and with us in the Diaspora there will be light, joy, gladness, and splendor as a prelude to the great miracles we are sure to experience in the very near future. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos, Shalom

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he spring of 1968 was a notorious one for Baltimore. The death of Martin Luther King Jr. precipitated race riots for 8 days in the city of Baltimore, causing rioting, burning and looting of business etc. But that spring, another momentous event occurred and that was the graduation of 22 young women from Bais Yaakov High School. Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro, ZTL, Rov of Machzikei Hadas in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the brother-in-law of Rabbi Binyomin Steinberg, ZTL, spoke at the graduation. In his speech he said of this special class, “mum ain boch” boch being the Gematria of the number 22. This Sunday June 24th the class of 1968 will be celebrating their 50th high school reunion at the home of Mrs. Feigi (Siegel) Oberstein. Women from Chicago, Detroit, Monsey, Lakewood and New York will be joining their Baltimore classmates. Five classmates who live in Eretz Yisroel, will be joining Nechama (Pheterson) Burnham in Har Nof where they will be skyped in. Mrs. Shulamit (Cohen) Gartenhaus and Mrs. Feigi Oberstein are preparing a delicious brunch for all to enjoy. Two classmates were unfortunately niftaros, Mrs. Esther Nechama (Goldfein) Margolese, Z’L, and Mrs.

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This Sunday Bais Yaakov Class of ‘68 to Celebrate a 50-Year Reunion Chashie (Bayarsky) Speigel, Z’L. The class is raising money to place some remembrance in the new Bais Yaakov Middle School building. Mrs. Brenda Willner, Bais Yaakov High School Judaics Coordinator, and was the class’s eleventh grade Novi teacher will be speaking. Bli Ayin Horah the students of this class have made their mark in the world. Among these graduates are principals, teachers, a head nurse, librarian, staff in organizations in Eretz Yisroel, office managers, and therapists. In fact two members of the class are veteran teachers at Bais Yaakov of Baltimore, in the lower elementary and high school, giving back to their students much of what they received so many years ago. Especially the warmth and dedication that Bais Yaakov of Baltimore’s faculty is so well known for. Mrs. Faith (Taragin) Shabbat is putting together a book with each classmates biography and family pictures. Pictures from various happenings and events throughout the years will also be included. In addition Mrs. Chana (Teitelbaum) Kagan wrote tributes in memory of Mrs. Chashie Spiegel and Mrs. Esther Nechama Margolese. It is a monumental work, and each classmate will receive this momento from this special occasion. The class of 1968 is hoping to celebrate their next high school reunion I’YH in Eretz Yisroel Beve’eas HaMoshiach Bimheira U’Veyomeinu.

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Fast-Moving Storm Leaves Behind Downed Trees, Debris By: Staff Reporter BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

eople in many neighborhoods reported damage from a fast-moving thunderstorm Monday evening, June 18th. A storm with wind gusts of 60 mph moved through central Maryland shortly before 5 p.m., leaving behind scattered damage and debris. In Towson, Joppa Road was closed west of Bosley Ave and east of the bridge over Charles Street. A house on Donington Circle is now condemned after a large portion of a tree fell on it. The Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department reported several trees down in the area. According to BGE, as of Tuesday morning, several thousand customers were without power because of the storms. The Fire Department was responding to a report of a tree the fell into house in the 700 block of Morningside Drive in the Towson area. No injuries were reported.

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tournament reunites a collection of neighborhood hoops legends in their quest to win a gold helmet and fight blood cancer.

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Levindale Minyan help

ear Community Members of our Kehillah Kedosha, For over 100 years Levindale has had the privilege to serve our Jewish elderly and sick population in Baltimore in as heimishe an environment as possible. We provide kosher meals, holiday observances, Jewish cultural events, and of course davening on both Shabbat as well as Yomim Tovim. That 100 year old tradition of Shabbat morning services that some our residents so rely on is in jeopardy. Our residents are getting older and sicker and don’t leave their rooms as often. Fewer Jewish families are sending their loved ones to nursing homes and are instead caring for them in the comfort of their homes. Some of our local schools used to provide students to help us make a minyan but that is no longer the case. We need your help in ensuring the continuation of the Levindale minyan used not only by our residents and

their families when they visit, but also family members of patients at Sinai Hospital, whether they be of new mothers, patients in Rehabilitation , or those who have had medical procedures and surgeries at Sinai. We conduct a full davening, a full layning, in a schul with a mechitzah under the direction of Rabbi Jeffrey Orkin who may be reached at his office at Levindale at 410-601-2357 or jorkin@lifebridgehealth.org . We need the help of the community in identifying individuals who would be willing and able to give us at least one Shabbos per month. A generous donor has even offered a sizeable contribution to pay community members a small stipend to help make the minyan if necessary, and we have made it clear that we would up-

grade the kiddush too if that made a difference as long as we knew there would be a minyan. We ask of the Community to: 1- Publicize the need for the minyan and how imperative it is for the minyan to continue 2- Identify individuals to either volunteer or to be paid to attend Shabbat morning minyan. We only ask that the individuals be responsible ones

who will come on time and not make excuses for not showing up. Please forward those names and contact information to myself and to Rabbi Orkin so that we may make a schedule of when everyone is needed. I thank you for your help and assistance in maintaining the sviva of Levindale and allowing us to continue to serve the Jewish community as we have for over 100 years. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Rabbi Mitchell S Ackerson. Chaplain (Colonel) US Army (Retired). Director, Pastoral Care, Lifebridge Health System. 410-601-9161 (O). 410-375-5363 (C)

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A is happy to announce that Talmudical Academy’s Camp Chofetz Chaim will be located at Wellwood International School and Pikesville High School this coming summer! Thanks go to Delegate Dana Stein, Councilwoman Vicki Almond, and Rabbi Ariel Sadwin for their various efforts in helping to facilitate this, and in general on behalf of TA and our community!!

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Vicki Almond What’s your idea of the perfect Sunday? Any day spent with my family is a day well spent. My granddaughter Emily is a triathlete, my perfect Sunday would start with watching her race, followed by a walk with my husband Joe, and Sunday dinner at my house with all “my kids.” Being in public office means limited down time so I really cherish any time I can spend with my family.

Tell us about how you started I am a lifelong Baltimore County resident—I grew up in Catonsville, and raised my family in Reisterstown. I have two daughters (and six grandchildren) and I always say that when my girls went to school I went with them. It was in their school that I found my passion for community and volunteerism, because I wanted to be

What has been the most meaningful part of being a County Councilwoman? Baltimore County’s second district is diverse and I have spent the last eight years trying to make County government adapt to the needs of our changing communities. I have found it incredibly meaningful to be able to help with the “little” day to day issues

What’s next? On June 26th, County voters will have the opportunity to elect me as their next Baltimore County Executive. I am ready to take those little changes I mentioned before, and turn them into big changes! I am committed to partnering with our community day schools to tackle issues such as

transportation and security, I want to work with local organizations to expand our community policing efforts, and I am committed to always having an open door and a listening ear. Any other ideas to help our growing Jewish community thrive? Sidewalks. As County Executive one of my first priorities for this area would be to install sidewalks throughout the eruv. With so many families with young children pushing strollers to the nearby shuls, it is important to make the area walkable and safe. By Authority Friends of Vicki Almond, Oren Saltzman, Treasurer

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After being found guilty of drug smuggling in 2006, former minister Gonen Segev has long been a source of ridicule, his name usually only brought up in public discourse as a comparison with other loud-mouthed rule-breaking lawmakers. This week, though, his reputation has changed – and Segev has only become more infamous. On Monday, charges were announced alleging that Segev engaged in espionage against Israel for archfoe Iran. If Segev is found guilty of handing information to Iran – as alleged in an indictment revealed by the Shin Bet security agency on Monday – he could face either the death penalty or up to life imprisonment. Segev, who served as infrastructure and energy minister between 1995-1996, provided Tehran with information about locations of security centers and Israel’s energy industry, the Shin Bet said. As somebody who sat in government meetings and headed ministries dealing with energy and national infrastructure, Segev would have had access to sensitive material during his time as a politician, though it is unclear how damaging the information would have been 20 years later. The ex-minister is also accused of making contact with Israeli figures in security, defense and diplomacy in order to mine them for information to send to Iran. According to the Shin Bet, he tried to make direct connections between his Israeli contacts and Iranian handlers, presenting the spies as businesspeople.

He is also said to have met with his Iranian handlers in hotels and safe houses around the world and used a special encrypted device to send them messages in secret. He even allegedly traveled to Iran twice in order to divulge security secrets. After having been extradited to Israel from Equatorial Guinea last month, he was indicted in a Jerusalem court on charges of assisting the enemy in wartime, spying, and a number of other related crimes. “He’s facing a life sentence or death penalty for the crime of aiding an enemy in a time of a war, and 15 years to life sentence for espionage,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, president of Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, a Tel Aviv-based non-governmental organization whose aim is to put terror organizations out of business. “Giving information is 15 years, giving confidential information is life,” she added. Only one person has ever been put to death after a death sentence by a standing Israeli court: Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust. (Eichmann was convicted on 15 criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against the Jewish people, and was sentenced to death on June 1, 1962.) In 1948, the country put to death Meir Tobiansky for treason, after a field court martial, the first and only execution of an Israeli. Segev, who served as a minister between January 1995 and June 1996, seems to be the highest-ranking Israeli official ever charged with being a spy. Even so, he joins a long list of senior officials, including MKs and top army brass, who have been charged with treason through the decades. Segev has reportedly admitted to Shin Bet investigators that he was in contact with Iranian intelligence officials, but claimed his alleged espionage on behalf of the Islamic Republic was actually an effort to help Israel. The Shin Bet does not believe him. During his interrogation, Segev reportedly told investigators that he had no ideological or financial motive in helping Iran, and that he did not hand over any classified information.

Israel Criticized in UN Doc A document is being circulated by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that criticizes Israel over recent violence on the Gaza border. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is singled out in the document, which has not been made public yet, for making “inflammatory” comments. The report also warns that Gaza is on the brink of war and blames Hamas for encouraging violent protests.

The document was mandated in December 2016 when the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2334. It focuses on demanding an immediate stop on all Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The United States and Israeli diplomats fought to have the report delayed for several months. Since it was delayed, it now includes a lot of UN concerns over the violence at the Gaza border. “Israel has a responsibility to exercise maximum restraint in the use of live fire and to not use lethal force, except as a last resort against imminent threat of death or serious injury,” it says. “It must protect its citizens, but it must do so with due respect of international humanitarian law. The killing of children, as well as of clearly identified journalists and medical staffers by security forces, during a demonstration are particularly unacceptable,” the report reads, according to news outlets that got ahold of the document. Most of those killed at the border were terrorists and many were either carrying out attacks or breaching the security fence. In an attempt not to look one-sided, the report also criticizes Hamas, which Guterres says has “inflamed

and encouraged a highly volatile situation that contributed to violent actions at the fence and risked a serious escalation.” He blames Hamas for delaying the return to normal life in Gaza. It is not clear when the report, which was delayed for 17 months, will be made public.

First Pregnancy Trains Women’s Bodies

Israeli researchers have found that a woman’s body learns from its first pregnancy how to deal with complications and adapts itself to try to avoid them in subsequent pregnancies. The researchers at Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem led a six-year study on the role of certain cells during a women’s pregnancy period. Their discovery may aid the development of new drugs to address complications in childbirth. Their research on the “trained memory” of the “natural killer” cells that fight viruses and tumors revealed that the cells in charge of helping fetuses implant in the womb and avoid diseases such as preeclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation are more active during a second pregnancy because they remember what happened in the first pregnancy and are thus better trained to do their job the second time around. “It is a known clinical fact that second pregnancies are more efficient than first,” Prof. Simcha Yagel, the head of the division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hadassah Medical Center, said. Previous research has concluded that fetuses tend to implant better in

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a second pregnancy, babies are born larger during subsequent pregnancies, and the pregnancy is less prone to diseases. “If we know why the second pregnancy is better than the first, then maybe we can do something to help women with high risk first pregnancies — like after in-vitro fertilization or who are older” based on this molecular research, Yagel said.

Shin Bet Takes Down Hamas Cell

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curity forces found multiple explosive devices, including a 10-kilogram bomb with a cell phone detonator and another 33 pounds of explosives. “Additional materials for creating an explosive device, weapons, and information storage devices with instructions on the manufacturing of bombs and explosives were also discovered,” the security service said. Other cells were discovered through the interrogations. “The discovery of this cell shows the constant desire by the Hamas organization to carry out terror attacks against Israeli targets to disturb the relative calm,” the Shin Bet said. The arrest of the more than 20 suspected cell members made this one of the largest busts by the Shin Bet in recent years.

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A large and extremely active Hamas terror cell has been uncovered by Israeli forces in Shechem (Nablus). According to the Shin Bet, the terrorists were allegedly planning a number of bombings and shooting attacks in the West Bank and in greater Israel. “In recent months, the Shin Bet, Israel Defense Forces, and Israel Police uncovered a Hamas terror cell, extraordinary in its size and level of activity, which operated in the Nablus area,” the Shin Bet said in a statement. “During the suspects’ interrogations by the Shin Bet, it was determined that the cell planned to carry out terrorist bombings in central cities in Israel and the northern West Bank, including a bombing in Tel Aviv, a suicide bombing and an explosive attack in Jerusalem, a bombing in the Itamar settlement and shooting attacks in the Samaria region,” the security service said. More than 20 suspected members of the Hamas cell were arrested in late April, including its leaders: Mutassem Muhammad Salem, 35, and Fares Kamil Zebidi, 33. “Most of them had a connection to the Hamas organization and some of them had a rich history of terrorist activities, including in the production of explosives and bombs,” the Shin Bet said. After they were interrogated, se-

Sanctions for Companies Tied to Israeli Businessman Fourteen companies tied to Israeli businessman Dan Gertler were blacklisted this week by the United States. The companies are accused of profiting from massive resource corruption in Africa. According to Sigal Mandelker, the U.S. Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, the companies allowed Gertler to conduct business despite him being sanctioned in December. “We are using our tools to change the behavior of those engaged in the looting of natural resources and the humanitarian consequences that follow,” said Sigal. “A financial toll will be imposed on individuals and companies that exploit innocent people and vulnerable jurisdictions for their own personal gain,” he said in a statement. The fourteen companies are basically blocked from access to the global financial system, and any assets under U.S. jurisdiction have been frozen. Gertler has been accused of using his friendship with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to get lucrative mineral rights for very cheap and then selling them at huge margins. According to the State

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Cell Size Determines Lifespan

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How long an animal lives can be determined by their cell size.

Recently researchers in Israel, Canada, and Germany have found that animals with larger pancreatic cells tend to age faster, while those with smaller such cells seem to live longer. They came to this “shockingly beautiful and unexpected” correlation, said Yuval Dor, who studies developmental biology at The Hebrew University’s Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, after studying the pancreases of 24 mammalian species, from the smallest, a shrew, to the tallest, a giraffe. The findings were published on Monday in the journal Developmental Cell. Previously, scientists had thought that after birth most mammals’ organs, including the pancreas, grow by cell proliferation – meaning the number of cells grows. However, Dor and his colleagues made a chance observation while at work: they needed a higher magnification to look at pancreatic cells of newborn mice through a microscope than they did to look at those of adults. This suggested that the volume of each cell had substantially grown from infant to adult life. “This was surprising because the

assumption was that post-natally, the pancreas grows by increasing the number of cells, just as most organs do,” said Dor. This was not the case in mice, where the cells grew both in number and in size. So, the researchers then looked at the same cell type in humans. There, they found cell replication — i.e., the number of cells were higher as the individual grew older, but the cells were not larger in size. Thus, humans belong to the group of mammals that have small cells. Scientists used animals at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo and Kimron Veterinary Institute and examined pancreases from a variety of mammals, from tiny Etruscan shrews to tigers. By analyzing the data, the scientists found a strong negative correlation between the size of individual pancreatic cells and lifespan. Mammalian species that aged faster had larger cells, whereas species that lived longer had smaller pancreatic cells. In humans, the cells do not expand in size but in number, and as expected, humans live for a very long time, said Dor. When comparing the pancreas cells of mice and the naked mole

rat – two mammals that are more or less of the same physical size – they found that mice, which live just some three years, had large pancreatic cells, whereas the mole rat had small cells. Mole rats live some 30 years, by the way. Similarly, rats, with large cells, live for around three years, whereas fruit bats, which are also similar in physical size to rats, but have smaller cells, live for some 25 years, he said. “We don’t understand why this is,” he said. But the finding was “interesting and fun.”

IDF Rolls Out Anti-Kidnapping App The IDF began developing a cell phone application for soldiers after the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers, Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrah, in 2014. The idea behind the app is to have any soldiers facing abduction be able to alert authorities with the push of a button.

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cated. Because cellphones are private property, no one is obligated to download or activate the app if they do not want to. The largest challenge was making sure the app was safe from cyber-attacks. “The app is based on our own database, stored on our servers in Israel and not on the app developer’s servers in the United States,” said an IDF spokesman. “The developer will not have the data to link the identities of the app’s users to soldiers’ real names. As soon as the soldier is dismissed

making it impossible for him or her to use the app.” Another major challenge facing the developers of the app was the avoidance of false alarms. The IDF has briefed relevant officers and soldiers on a proper response protocols. In the future, the app may be offered to career army personnel as well as to reservists. from active duty, his or her information will be erased from the system,

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Starfish Storm Buried Treasure Start cleaning out your garages. An all-original 1963 Chevrolet Corvette has popped up on eBay after being parked for 45 years in the owner’s garage. The classic car dealer said it was selling the expensive vehicle after finding it under a pile of junk in a garage a decade ago when he was checking out another car. The firstyear split-window coupe had been purchased new by the owner who has not driven it since 1972. Although it was found years ago, the owner

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Unholy Heist Nenad Jovanovic is not Jewish. But that didn’t stop him from telling an Italian art gallery owner that he was a “diplomat rabbi.” The non-Jew used the false identity to distract the dealer as accomplices stole paintings worth $30 million. The heist took place near Milan, Italy, a few months ago. Thankfully, Jovanovic has been arrested, along with three others, since then. The 44-year-old Croatian man called himself “Samuel Abraham Lewy Graham” and said he was an Israeli rabbi and a diplomat in the Israeli Foreign Ministry. He had invited the art gallery over to a meeting at what Jovanovic said was the Israeli consulate in Milan. He had told the owner that he was interested in buying two paintings. A few weeks after the initial meeting, Jovanovic suggested that the owner bring the paintings to the Albanian mission in Milan. In reality, he and his accomplices arranged the meeting just a floor below the mission; the unsuspecting gallery owner thought that he was in the Albanian mission. It was there that Jovanovic and his accomplice swapped empty boxes for the ones containing the valuable paintings. The thieves then made their getaway with two paintings: a part of the “Holy Family” series by Peter Paul Rubens and “Girls

Hats off at Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo is perhaps the most famous of all of the battles Napoleon Bonaparte fought. The bloody battle, fought on June 18, 1815, saw Napoleon’s dramatic defeat by the British and effectively ended the Napoleonic wars. Perhaps the French leader would have wanted to forget that battle. After Napoleon fled the battlefield, the hat he wore when he met defeat was collected by Dutch Dragoon captain Baron Arnout Jacques van Zuijlen van Nijevelt. Years later, 203 years later to be precise, the “bicorne” hat was sold for a whopping $325,000. The purchaser of the twocorned chapeau is a private European collector who is “passionate” about the period of the First French Empire. The hat is one of 120 bicorne hats that Napoleon is believed to have worn during his lifetime. Only 19 of the hats are still in existence. “There were always 12 hats in

service, each of them having a life of three years; they were renewed at the rate of four a year,” the auction house, De Baecque, said in a statement. Valets would wear the hats to break them in before they were worn by Napoleon. Napoleon wore his trademark bicorne hats sideways (as opposed to with the points at the front and back) so that his troops could recognize him on the battlefield, according to the BBC. Sounds like Napoleon lost that war at the drop of a hat.

clock that once hung in the Michigan Central Station and that it wanted to “go home.” A text message gave details to Ford officials on how to find the lost timepiece. Ford has plans to renovate the historic property and to turn it into an innovation hub and mixed use development. The clock was stolen from the abandoned Detroit train station years ago. “I only have the clock. No other

Baby Onboard

Heading to work on Monday morning passengers on a Paris commuter train were stunned when train service was interrupted – for the birth of a baby in one of the cars. The unexpected delivery happened as the train was pulling into Auber station, located in the center of Paris. Dozens of emergency personnel rushed to the scene to help the mom and her newborn and to bring them to the hospital. In response to the excitement, the public transport company RATP later announced that the little boy would be receiving free transportation on its lines until he is 25 years old. Valérie Pécresse, president of RATP, took to twitter to deliver her congratulations to the new mom, and wished the baby “a long and happy life.” This kid is going places.

Out of Time The Henry Ford museum received a mysterious phone call on Friday from someone who said they had a

material,” the thief said. “I left it leaning against a burned-out building on Lawton. It is between Warren and Buchanan. The building is between the train tracks and 4470 Lawton. Please send two men and a truck immediately. It has been missing for over 20 years and is ready to go home. Thank you so much.” The clock was found by two Ford employees right where the note said it was, wrapped in moving blankets and gently leaning against a decrepit building. The thief had advised them to transport it face up because “the paint is very delicate.” The architectural element was one of many that were from the 1913 building since it ceased operations in 1988. Since the return of the clock the FordLand development company has reached out to the public to request that any other items that were “lost” or stolen since the train station closed down be returned. The company has yet to determine where exactly the clock once stood. Despite those details, it’s about time it found its way back home.

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We daven each day, enumerating within the body of the Amidah, twelve blessings entitled ‫בקשות‬, Requests, that detail the full spectrum of our personal and national needs. (A thirteenth blessing was historically added later) The final ‘request’ in the order of these petitions, is an appeal to God that He accept all of our prayers. This is the blessing of ‫שמע קולנו‬, Acceptance of Prayer. The blessing opens with the appeal to G-d; ‫שמע קולנו‬, Hear our voice. Why do we ask from God to specifically hear our ‘voice’ and not our

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pounce on our weakness, attacks us. They take a sole ‘captive’. Infuriated, the nation reacts. ‫וידר ישראל נדר לד' ויאמר אם־נתן‬ ‫תתן את־העם הזה בידי והחרמתי את־‬ )‫עריהם (במדבר כא ב‬, And Israel vowed a vow unto God, and said: “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.” The very next verse states; '‫וישמע ד‬ ...‫בקול ישראל ויתן את־הכנעני‬, And God listened to the voice of Israel and gave the Canaanite... This is the only place in all of Tanach that a notion of; "‫"קול ישראל‬, the voice of Israel, is referenced! If this is the source for the request of God to accept our prayers, one would reasonably expect there to be a ‘prayer’ rendered. Yet all we find is a ‘deal’ that God accepted, void of any supplication. Where is the prayer? There are times when we are at a loss to articulate our requests properly. It may relate to our inability to express ourselves correctly or, perhaps, to feelings of unworthiness. G-d however looks beyond our meek words and lack of virtue, and hearkens to the “Voice of Israel”, the inner essence of good, inherent within each one of us, that frustratingly desires to find its expression. There was no entreaty, just a reaction to retrieve that ‘sole’ captive. They knew that Amalek sought to defeat their resolve and cast doubt on their gloried relationship with God. Amalek taunted them by snatching a single captive to show their ‘control’, defying the ‘mighty’ G-d the Jewish nation placed their faith in. Their response spoke volumes of their allegiance to G-d more than any words they would choose to beseech

G-d could. When Amalek attacked they sought to confound the Jewish nation by disguising themselves as Canaanites. They spoke the language of Canaan but yet clothed themselves in the Amalekite garb. They knew that Tefillah requires careful enunciation to reach its target. They strategized that by confusing them regarding their exact identity, they would pray to defeat the Canaanites when indeed they were Amalekim. Little did they know that the powerful ‘self-guided missile’, the “Voice of Israel”, can overwhelm even a faceless enemy and the unknown. How ironic that our ancient Zaydeh, Yaakov, found himself in a similar predicament. When seeking to snatch, rightfully, the blessing from Esav the Grandpappy of Amalek, he disguises himself in the ‘hairy clothing’ of Esav yet maintains his ‘tongue’, as Yitzchok exclaimed, ‫הקול‬ ‫קול יעקב‬, the voice is the voice of Yaakov, )‫והידים ידי עשו (בראשית כז כב‬, and the hands the hands of Esav. Amalek seeks the cold calculation of success, capable of giving up his ‘voice’, his core, for the expediency of conquest. What he refuses to relinquish is his outer facade and external ‘identity’. Yaakov, no matter how hard he would try, could never betray the sterling character that was his fundamental inviolate nature. He knew that regardless of any outer display, his soul would remain pure. We often don’t know what to petition for nor how to pray. If we would live with passionate adherence to the will of God, reacting appropriately with resolve, we are assured that our ‘voice’ will be heard!

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Every Jewish child knows the story of the rock that Moshe hit in desperation to extract its water, instead of requesting the liquid verbally as G-d commanded. The repercussion for this supposed act of frustration was that Moshe was not able to enter the land of Israel. What is less than clear is the reason for the severity of his penalty. Was such a harsh punishment warranted by merely altering the format of how he attained the people’s water supply? The commentators propose varied suggestions as to how his act was a desecration of G-d’s name. The Midrash, however, veers in a totally different direction. The Yalkut Shimoni (Isaiah Ch’406) claims that his misdeed was not related to the hitting of the rock at all, but due to the way he reproached the people prior to this action. Moshe famously lambasted the people: “Listen, you rebels! Should I indeed extract water for you from this rock?” (Bamidbar 20:10) With these words, Moshe labelled the people as rebels, and spoke derogatively about their motivations. This statement, and not the subsequent hit-

ting of the rock, was the reason for Moshe’s painful punishment. The Midrash continues to enumerate a list of known personalities who similarly fell into the very same pattern of speaking negatively about the people, and who were therefore cast aside from their positions of leadership. Two of the more famous personalities were Isaiah and Elijah. Isiah, having an awesome vision, was overwhelmed by the revelation, and stated: “Woe to me …. for I am of impure mouth, and I dwell within a people of impure mouths” (Isaiah 6:5) While he had every right to think lowly of himself, he was taken to task for stating that the people were guilty of impurity. Immediately, a hot coal was placed by an angel on his lips as retribution for this negative speech. In the same vein, Elijah petitioned G-d and stated that he was on a zealous mission on G-d’s behalf because: “The people have left your covenant, destroyed your altars, and killed your prophets by the sword.” (Kings 1 19:10) Rashi notes that directly afterwards, Elijah is told to go and anoint

Elisha as his replacement. Elijah could simply not stay at the helm of the people after speaking down to them so disparagingly. He was fired. Starting from Moshe and proceeding throughout our nation’s history, our leaders have had to put up with much strife. We can understand their pent-up frustration with the people, who thwarted their holy endeavors. Indeed, the statements of the prophets were not at all exaggerated. Elijah was accurately portraying the desperate situation in his generation. Isiah was genuinely lamenting the moral decay of his peers. It is therefore hard to understand what they actually did wrong. Who, if not them, was supposed to reprimand and educate the people? Analyzing Moshe’s statement raises even stronger objections. We find that G-d himself used the same label of ‘rebels’ in last week’s Torah reading. (Bamidbar 17:25). Why, therefore, was his declaration deemed sinful? I, like all parents, am often confronted with that split-second decision of how to react to chuzpah from my wonderful children. The easiest route is to raise my voice and loudly reprimand the offender, tagging on some consequence that can be leveraged to improve the situation. This usually buys a (very) short-period of calm behavior, but often also insults the child, or triggers other negative repercussions that can be longer lasting. Then there is the red pill. In those rare moments when I am calm and rested, I can sometimes take a deep breath, and speak firmly yet calmly to the child about how such behavior is below them, and how they could take the higher path to be a mensch. Needless to say, this latter approach, while definitely harder to implement, achieves more in the long-term. Our mutual mission in life is to af-

fect others, and to inspire holiness and elevated purpose in the world. This is true for each of us individually, whether in our work environment, on our neighborhood block, or in shul. The question is frankly, what methodology works? Do you know anyone who has been coached into real growth by being faced with insults, pelted with stones, or being labelled ‘Amalek’? Me neither. Even if the message is technically accurate, no-one gets inspired to authentic long-term change by negativity. Moshe and the various prophets, could not possibly fulfil their job descriptions if they could not positively inspire the people. An educator must not only know what to say, but how to verbalize the message in a tone and manner that the audience can hear. Otherwise, the message may be accurate, but it will fall on deaf ears and achieve nothing. To the extent that we can understand, Moshe’s labelling of the people was indicative of his inability to relate to them in a positive tone, and he therefore could not lead them into the land if Israel. It seems that at least one prophet got the memo. Isaiah subsequently radically changed his tone. From the many harsh criticisms found at the beginning of the book of Isaiah, the message metamorphoses into the infamous songs of comfort for the Jewish people. In a few weeks, we will read: “Nachamu, Nachumu Ami” – Surely comfort my people (Isaiah 40:1). This is the true path to our redemption. As a nation, we must cast off the litany of negativity and labelling, and turn to each other with embraces of comfort. Only on this path can we unite to a beautiful future. Only in this way, can we together achieve our holy purpose.

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Hilchos Loshon Hora – Understanding the Basics By Rabbi Dovid Jaffe

This article is adapted from my upcoming sefer on the laws of Loshon Hora in contemporary times. All halachos mentioned herein are complex and part of a larger framework. The purpose of the article is to raise awareness of these essential halachos. Hence, one should not draw any practical conclusions without first consulting a rav. Loshon Hora and Rechilus The term Loshon Hora translates as “derogatory speech”. It refers to communicating negative information about another person. This is prohibited by the Torah. In addition to the prohibition of Loshon Hora, there is a prohibition known as Rechilus. Rechilus refers to information related to a person that will cause him to feel anger or resentment towards another. Unlike Loshon Hora, this information is not necessarily negative. However, it still incurs the prohibition of Rechilus if it has the potential to cause resentment. The details of the laws of Loshon Hora and Rechilus are almost identical. Therefore, virtually all of the laws that will be discussed in regard to Loshon Hora will be equally applicable to Rechilus. In a future article, we hope to discuss the few differences in halacha between Rechilus and Loshon Hora. Elaboration upon the Definition In defining the basic prohibition of Loshon Hora, the Rambam writes that Loshon Hora exists when one says something derogatory about another, even though it is true. He also writes that words which could ultimately cause (i.e. when the information gets passed on) physical or monetary damage, or even emotional pain or fear, are all included in the prohibition. For instance, if the information which is being related can cause damage because it will inevitably get passed on, one who conveys it vio-

lates the prohibition. For instance, it is prohibited to convey an inappropriate action that one did in his youth. Similarly, one may not relate derogatory information about an individual’s parents (even if the parents are no longer alive). This is because relating this information will probably cause embarrassment to the person (or the child of the person) about whom the information was said. It may also damage his reputation, ruining his chances for shidduchim or certain jobs. Example: Dovid tells his friend, “I remember when Yaakov and I were in middle-school together. He used to get sent to the principal’s office at least once a week.” Although Dovid is talking about an event that occurred many years ago, he has still violated the prohibition of Loshon Hora, as the information can cause embarrassment to Yaakov today. Discussing Another’s Knowledge or Intelligence Another example of this prohibition pertains to saying that one is not smart or knowledgeable. As we have noted before, this can hamper that individual’s ability to find a shidduch or job, and thus, constitutes Loshon Hora. Moreover, if the individual finds out what was said about him, it will certainly cause him pain. Whether the knowledge under discussion is Torah knowledge or worldly knowledge is irrelevant to this halacha. Disparaging a Sermon An unfortunately prevalent example of this prohibition is when people critique a speech or sermon. Even if one did not enjoy a speech or disagrees with what was said, criticizing the content or the delivery of the speech is genuine Loshon Hora and is strictly forbidden. Example: A yeshiva student comments,“Why does the yeshiva always

ask Rabbi Goldberg to speak? He talks in a monotone, and he never tells any good stories!” This statement constitutes Loshon Hora. Causing Others to Lose Respect Harming another’s image also a form of damage. Thus, information that will cause the listeners to lose respect for the subject is classified as Loshon Hora, and is forbidden. This is true even if the listeners will not act on the information. It should be noted that in many cases the prohibition applies even if the listener will not personally lose respect for the subject. This is out of concern that the listener relate the information to someone else, who would indeed lose respect for the subject. The details of this are beyond the scope of this article. No Intention to Denigrate Even if one has no intention to degrade the subject, one may not say Loshon Hora. Therefore, even if one merely mentions negative information in passing, as part of a conversation, he still transgresses the prohibition of Loshon Hora. Example: Levi says to Shmuel, “Mr. Cohen is a really good teacher. He is very interesting, and all of his students like him. Even though his handwriting is atrocious, that isn’t a problem because he teaches everything with PowerPoint.” Although Levi’s intention was to praise Mr. Cohen, and he only mentioned that he had poor handwriting in passing, he has still transgressed the prohibition of Loshon Hora. No Intention to Speak to Others Some authorities rule that one who speaks Loshon Hora in a way that is loud enough for others to overhear, even if he is talking to himself, still transgresses the prohibition of Loshon Hora if it is overheard. He has conveyed negative information by speaking audibly, even though he did not intend to transmit the information to others. Furthermore, one who says hurtful words to an individual in front of others transgresses the prohibition of Loshon

Hora according to some opinions .These embarrassing words constitute Loshon Hora if they lower the status of the subject in the eyes of the listener. Example: Ephraim sang his first solo at the yeshiva banquet. Unfortunately, his singing was less than optimal. Afterwards, Doni mocked Ephraim’s performance in front of Yosef. Although Doni had no intention of speaking to Yosef, some poskim consider this Loshon Hora, as Doni was audible and Yosef was able to overhear him. Purim Shpiel It is forbidden to speak Loshon Hora even if it is said in a joking manner. Based upon this, many authorities are opposed to the practice of gramin (poems) or Purim shpiels (skits) which poke fun at people. Others attest to the fact that such shpiels were practiced in illustrious yeshivos for generations. In light of this, some attempt to justify gramin and shpiels for a variety of halachic considerations. In practice, one must consult a halachic authority before including any demeaning statements or a humorous portrayal of people as part of a gramin or shpiel. One must recognize that he is playing with fire, and extreme caution must be exercised even according to the lenient opinions. Indeed, it is common in many yeshivos that the students present the gramin or shpiel to one of their teachers beforehand, in order to receive his approval before presenting it in public. Harmful Information which is not Negative The information need not necessarily be negative in order to be classified as Loshon Hora. For instance, revealing private information about someone’s business which could harm him if publicized, even if it is not negative, constitutes Loshon Hora and is forbidden. These are some of the basic guidelines for Shmiras Haloshon. In the next issue, we will focus on wordless and inexplicit Loshon Hora. *Interested readers can e-mail dovidjaffee@gmail.com to receive the sources for the rulings.

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itty Beer is the wife of United Hatzalah founder and president Eli Beer, but that isn’t what makes her great. Beer is a woman of her own achievements, who is changing the face of emergency response in Israel and may soon change the world. “My entire life I have wanted to become a volunteer first responder, but as the wife of the president of United Hatzalah, Eli Beer, I first needed to hold down the fort and raise our family. About four years ago, I realized that my children were getting older and didn’t need me at home as much, so I knew that it was time for me to get out there and become a volunteer as well,” Beer says. “I joined an EMT training course of 180 hours that was aimed at spe8 cifically training women in the reo ligious Orthodox communities,” she shares. “Most of the women who attended were not interested

in becoming full volunteers, rather they were interested in gaining the knowledge of how to save a life in order that they could volunteer on a limited basis in their own communities.” Beer felt that it wasn’t quite enough to stop at being a regular EMT and continued training to become a CPR instructor. She now teaches CPR and basic first aid courses around the country to women and has begun the organization’s first-ever all Women’s Unit that serves women in communities such as the ultra-Orthodox or Muslim communities, wherein privacy and modesty are considered ethos of the highest value. In the past few years since completing her EMT training course, Beer has responded to hundreds of emergency calls. Sometimes she even dashes out the door when an emergency alert sounds and leaves

her husband behind to take care of their children. Other times the couple responds together. Now even her daughters have gotten into the act and are also trained as first responders. “It’s always been a family project, but now it is so much more as we have all gone out together. There are four of us now who are trained first responders, so when our family goes out, that is more EMS personnel than arrive in an ambulance,” she notes. Some emergencies stick in her mind as guideposts and have affected her in ways that she will never forget. “The first call I ever went on is one that I will never forget. I was going to visit my father who wasn’t feeling well and I brought a doctor from United Hatzalah to come with me to see him,” she relates. “As we arrived the doctor pulled up to a different house nearby and told me to get out of the car as we had a CPR

case right then and there. I told him that I wasn’t qualified as I had just barely finished the course. Truth is, I was qualified; I was just a bit scared. The doctor wasn’t having any of my excuses and told me to get out and come with him to help do the CPR. We were the first responders at the scene and we began working in tandem to perform CPR on the patient. When other responders came, they joined our efforts and we all worked together so seamlessly it was terrific. “The unity of purpose that I saw and felt, with everyone working together to save a complete stranger, is something that has left its mark on me forever,” she says. Beer recounts another incident that inspired her. “One time a woman was carrying her children when she slipped and fell down the stairs. The woman and her two-year-old broke one of their legs and the baby she was carrying was luckily un-

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something worthwhile that they find that gratifying. She continues, “The whole idea of United Hatzalah is that we help within our community, so when we had a specific group of people who wanted to volunteer on their terms and only in their community, then

ly be more comfortable receiving treatment from someone from their own country who speaks their own language and understands them. The same thing happens in each community. The patient feels more comfortable with someone that they connect with. Whether it is someone

Sometimes she even dashes out the door when an emergency alert sounds and leaves her husband behind to take care of their children.

that is what we as an organization provided. We are able to do this because we come from the community and provide for the needs of each and every community. This takes place in the Orthodox communities, the secular communities, Muslim communities, Druze communities, Bedouin communities, Christian communities and others.” To explain this idea a bit fuller, Beer gives the example of a person having a medical emergency in a foreign country. “Of course they would accept treatment from a qualified local team, but they would certain-

from the same community or someone of the same religion or gender even.” She adds, “And while there is no ethical or religious problem with a man treating a woman or vice versa, the comfort of having a woman treat a woman for certain issues is an extra level of comfort that we can now provide the patient. “While I am proud of my own achievements and those of the organization and the Rabbonim who supported me, I personally am often too tired to reflect on the change that we have wrought in just a few short years. But once in a while, a major

event happens that jolts me to realize just what a huge accomplishment the women in the unit have created. Recently, in Meron, we had over 40 women volunteering from the organization who treated hundreds of women that needed help during the holiday pilgrimage of Lag Ba’Omer. The fact that we had women operating a women’s health clinic at the heart of the very celebration was so positively received that we are still getting thank you letters from women who received treatment more than a week later. It made such a difference for hundreds of people – and that was just one day.” Beer’s dream is to increase the number of women working and volunteering as EMS personnel around the world, starting in Israel. Currently in the U.S. according to the NREMT, only 30 percent of EMT level first responders are female, whether they are volunteers or work in paid positions. “This field is seen as a man’s world,” says Beer, “and it doesn’t need to be. On the contrary, as women make up a higher percentage of the population, there should be more women in the field than men because the patient is more likely to be a woman. “My dream is that there should not be a city in the world that will not have a female emergency medical representative available to help women feel more comfortable being treated in medical emergencies.”

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injured. I arrived at the scene and treated the woman and her twoyear-old. Then, after numerous attempts, she couldn’t reach her husband. I went with her to the hospital and watched her baby as she and her child were getting treatment. I stayed for five hours because I didn’t want to bring the baby into the emergency room for fear of it contracting a virus. No other organization that I know of, volunteer or otherwise, would do something like that,” Beer adds. For Beer, being a United Hatzalah volunteer goes far beyond simply responding to emergency calls; it has become a way of empowering communities and helping as many people as possible, whether they happen to be the patients or the first responders themselves. “The organization is really made out of heart and soul,” Beer asserts. “Each and every volunteer simply gives 100 percent of themselves to the patient. What is more impressive is that most of the time the patients won’t even remember who the volunteers who helped them are and the volunteers won’t get anything back beyond their own personal gratification. The only thing that I receive from my volunteering is a sense of joy at knowing that I helped another person. It is because of this that I believe that our volunteers don’t drop out. Many stay for years because they know that they are doing

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The way I look at it, there is nothing that is a real pothole. Business sentiment is almost at the highest level it’s ever been, consumer sentiment is at its highest levels, markets are wide open, housing’s in short supply and my guess is mortgage credit will expand a little bit.

I’m sorry to make you look like little idiots. - The president of the Czech Republic addressing stunned journalists at a press conference on Thursday when he set a giant pair of red underwear on fire in order to symbolize “the time to end the era of dirty laundry in politics”

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I’ve never had [a husband], that’s why I’m this age. - Madeline Dye, 106, of South Yorkshire, England, quipping to Yahoo News that the secret to her longevity is that she never got married

The state of Vermont is trying to get people to move into their state and to sweeten the deal they’re now offering each new resident up to $10,000. This is great because, up until now, the most popular way to become a Vermont resident was through the witness protection program. – James Corden

He’s on his own. - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on CNN, declining to endorse his son Levi Sanders, 49, who is running for a U.S. House seat in New Hampshire

We were just all having fun and I saw this big exhaust pipe and I was like, “Hey, my head could probably fit in that.” - Kaitlyn Strom, 19, of Tennessee, explaining the thought process that resulted in her head getting stuck in a car’s exhaust pipe. Firemen had to use a saw to cut the pipe so her head could be extracted from it

They are trying to establish that Judaism constitutes a people, which is not true. - The Palestinian Authority (PA) envoy to Iraq, in a recent interview, complaining that U.S. President Donald Trump had recognized Jerusalem “as the capital of the Jewish people and not just the capital of the Jewish people”

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- Text by FBI lawyer Lisa Page to FBI counter-intelligence agent Peter Strzok (a key investigator on both the Clinton email case and the investigation of Russia and the Trump campaign) in August 2016, according to the recently released Justice Department inspector general’s report

No, no he won’t. We’ll stop it. - Strzok’s response

Viva le resistance

FBI agents are allowed to be biased. They’re allowed to support political candidates, that’s part of the law. Where I draw the line is when an FBI agent says, “We’ll stop him.” That’s not an expression of bias; that’s not saying who we’re gonna vote for. That sends a message to the American people that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is going to interfere in an election in an effort to try to stop the election of one candidate rather than the other. That to me was where the red line was crossed. - Alan Dershowitz on Fox News

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- Text message sent the day after Trump won the presidency by an attorney who ended up working on Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s team, according to the recently released Justice Department inspector general’s report

I’ve lived through Israel’s entire 70-year history and I believe it is one of the most remarkable countries in the world. I’m delighted to own Israel Bonds. - Warren Buffett at a dinner he hosted last week for Israel Bonds, at which he helped raise $80 million in Israel Bonds investments

I have nothing but good feelings about what I am doing. The United States and Israel will always be linked. It is a good thing for Israel that there is an America, and it is a good thing for America that there is an Israel. – Ibid.

- From a statement by the World Health Organization, accompanying its report which found that compulsive video game playing could be a mental health problem

I, as a personal matter, think secrecy is often a good thing in government, and open government is not always a good thing. - David Brooks, of the New York Times, talking about the goings-on of the deep state, on PBS

Communism will win. - Note written in West Point graduate Spenser Rapone’s cap, which went viral, resulting in his other-than-honorable discharge from the U.S. Army this week

I know it’s hard for you to understand even short sentences, I guess, but please don’t take my words out of context. - White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to CNN’s Jim Acosta at a press briefing last week

California will vote a proposal this fall that would split the state into three pieces. They’ll be called California, Northern California, and Sad Thin People. – Seth Myers

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- French President Emmanuel Macron after a teen called him by the nickname “Manu”

You’re here, at an official ceremony, and you should behave. You can play the fool but today it’s the Marseillaise, the Chant des Partisans (French Resistance song), so you call me “Mister President” or “Sir.” OK? - Ibid.

I see my parents go to work every day when they don’t feel good or when they’re in pain so I figured, “Why don’t I do the same and go to school?” - Kevin Davis, who graduated from a Philadelphia high school this month after never being absent from Pre-K to 12th grade (2,340 days of school), explaining his motivation in an interview with Fox News

Today I am proud to be an Israeli… Israel is my new home and I love it! - Jack Nasielski, 92, who survived Auschwitz and moved to Israel from New Jersey, upon his arrival at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport last week with other Nefesh B’Nefesh immigrants

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The fast food chain Sonic has introduced a new flavor of its iced slushes. And apparently, they’ve run out of ideas because this new flavor is Pickle Juice. This is great news for people who are hot, thirsty, and well into their second trimester.

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– James Corden

Sonic says if this goes well, they’re all set to unveil their next exciting flavor, Cabbage Drippings. Sonic claims the new flavor has “a distinctly summer vibe to create new summer memories.” Memories like, “Hey! You remember that time I threw up at Sonic?” President Trump says he got North Korea to commit to destroying a major missile testing site, but “didn’t put it in the agreement because we didn’t have time.” Didn’t have time? What? It’s a nuclear deal. It’s not a trip to Disneyworld where you didn’t have time for Epcot. – James Corden

– Ibid.

Sorry Mexico. Today WE build the wall. - Front page of Germany’s Die Welt newspaper, ahead of its World Cup soccer match against Mexico (Germany, the defending World Cup champions, lost 1-0 to Mexico in a stunning upset)

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Jimmy is all excited that the final exam is all “true/false” questions. He takes his seat and stares at the questions for five minutes, and then in a fit of inspiration takes out a coin and starts tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet “true” for heads and “false” for tails. Within a half an hour he is all done, while the rest of the class is sweating it out.

Things I’ll Miss About School Being able to always get out of helping by saying, “Hmm…I would love to, but I have too much homework tonight, sorry.” Having a stomachache whenever there is going to be a math quiz. Running down the street at 7:30AM screaming, “Wait!....Wait!...Wait!” so the big, mean, menacing school bus doesn’t run off without me. The cut-up orange that my mother sends with me every day (Well, I might not miss that but the garbage can sure will… Shhh! Don’t tell her I said that!) Raising $1,700 for my school and getting some slime in return. The art of the deal!

The moderator, alarmed, approaches him and says, “What is going on?”

Growing fungi in my cubby… It kind of happens by itself every year, but I love seeing nature’s creativity.

Jimmy answers in exasperation. “I finished the test a while ago but now I’m rechecking my answers.”

Having mac & cheese for lunch on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. But wow! We get potato kugel on Friday!

Riddle me this? Why was the student’s report card wet? See answer below

Answer to Riddle Me This: It was below C level!

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During the last few minutes, he is seen desperately throwing the coin, muttering and sweating.

Centerfold

Lugging around a 50-pound knapsack everywhere I go, like a Navy Seal. (Yes Mom, I do need everything in my knapsack, including the rocks I collected in the fall.) I will miss everything about school – I love learning new things and using my time constructively. But I will try to have an amazing summer and use my time efficiently, until school starts again. (Now, practice that sentence and then go say it to your mother followed by this sentence: “Mommy, is it possible that maybe I can get something from the ice cream truck?” Works every time.) Trying to convince my teacher that I actually did the homework but I accidentally made it into a paper plane and by the time I realized my mistake I was unable to locate the paper plane because it landed in Indonesia.

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Each of the following words were in the 2018 Scripps Spelling Bee. Match the word with the definitions. (Try not to burn too many brain cells on the first word!)

Each of the following students were in the final round of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, except for one. Can you spot the guy/gal that does not belong? See answer below.

Amankwa-Gab-

Siddharth Doppalapudi

Sharanya Pastapur

Anish Tejomurtula

Tejas Shyamsundar

Vasundara Govindarajan

Abhiram Kapaganty

Pavani Chittemsetty

Tanusree Makwana

Kedaar Rentachintala

Keerthi Padmanabhan

Maya Jyothinagaram

Ranitha Kumarasinghe

Mera Moucharrafie

Senter Foldcomish

Atman Balakrishnan

Srivatsav Nemmani

Sharanya Chatterjee Alesya Rathinasamy

Sivasaipraneethreddy Devireddy

Una VanWynsberghe

Saisurya Lakkimsetti

A. Leader of a band of mercenaries

2. Ecchymosis

B. Vestibule or entrance of architectural importance before a building or enclosure

3. Amadelphous

C. Housing for a ship’s compass

4. Pareidolia

D. Anonymous Jewish religious writings of the period 200BCE to 200CE

5. Ooporphyrin

E. Jewish Sabbath-day dish of slow-baked meat and vegetables F.

6. Lochetic

Olufemi Onigbinde 7.

Pale brown pigment in eggshells

Propylaeum

G. Outgoing, sociable, gregarious.

8. Condottiere

H. Escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels

9. Pseudepigrapha

Lying in wait for prey

Tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern

10. Binnacle

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10. C

5. F

8-10 correct: Splendiferous job!

9. D

4. J

4-7 correct: You are quite prosaic.

8. A

3. G

1-3 correct: You are predy gud at speling!

7. B

2. H

6. I

1. E

0 correct: Oy vey! Are you still in a cholent-induced comma or something?

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Shifa bey

Ritvik Teegavarapu

Cholent

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Who Does Not Belong?

Answer: Senter Foldcomish (I should be a judge!)

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Dating Dialogue

What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

I’d like to know what each of you think of the concept of “love at first sight.” The reason I’m asking is because my daughter Tami came home last week after a first date with a young man and told me and my husband that she is in love with this guy (let’s call him Joe) and that she’s going to marry him.

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A little background about Tami. She’s 22 years old and has dated a lot. She’s had two different experiences going out with men who seemed like possible future prospects for marriage but after a few months either Tami or the guy ended it. They were both typical dating experiences, push and pulls, better dates and worse dates, but Tami was always very clear about what she liked and didn’t like about the guys and she seemed very cautious and insightful. Last week, after her date, she practically came dancing into the house, and hasn’t stopped smiling and dancing from room to room ever since. We obviously have nothing bad to say about Joe – how can we? We don’t know him at all! According to Tami, he is a perfect human being or at least perfect for her. It’s nice to see Tami so happy but it’s also scary. She’s already telling us that she wants us to meet his parents and she wants us to start talking about a date for a wedding and that we need to start looking for a hall. Tami has always been reasonable and responsible. I feel like she’s been taken over by someone else and is not the same daughter we’ve known her whole life. Could this be real? Can people literally know after one date that they’ve met their bashert and that it turns out to be a successful marriage?

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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The Panel The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. he answer to your opening and closing questions are the same. No, people cannot know after one date that they have met their bashert, but they can feel strong chemistry and attraction. They can sense that this is the one and sometimes they do say that this is the one I am going to marry. And often they do. And it works long term. The difference is that most people date further to verify the attraction and rightness. They want to see that the fit is real. Can they be there for each other in ways that they need? Can they see as well as negotiate their differences? Do they see potential problem-solving

abilities as a team? Are they heard by the other person? Do they have similar aspirations in professional, religious, financial and other life goals? And so on. What’s scary here is that your daughter is jumping to the procedural matters without exploring the relationship and why it feels so wonderful. Don’t get caught up in naysaying. Listen and ask questions. Be supportive and help her explore those questions she has dealt with while dating others. Help her put her thinking cap back on by understanding and saying things like: Wow! You seem really smitten. What is it about him that makes him so lovable? Makes you feel so good? You can begin to tease out the factors and help her explore them

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further after other dates. Focus on her with attention and skill so that you validate her feelings as she begins to understand their roots, causes and manifestations. You can also help her detect what is real and what is skillful courtship. Meanwhile, have Tami bring him over. Invite him for meals. Get to know him casually over time. At the same time, be clear. You are not going to walk her down to the chuppah tomorrow. Arrangements can wait. Meeting the parents can wait. She can wait to see that the chemistry is sustained, mutual and has depth. In the context of a lifetime, this is very short. Articulate the mature truth that as an adult you are happy for her and happy that the relationship is real and deep. I would venture to guess that Tami has good instincts. You have indicated that she is insightful and clear about her dates in the past. She may be on the mark but only time will tell. This is the message you can communicate strategically and supportively.

The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. ive me a minute. My Left Brain (the linear, logical part of me) is tussling with my Right Brain (“big picture, details don’t matter” part of me) in an attempt to come up with a reasonable, measured approach to your dilemma. OK, I’m back. First things first. Tami is, by your assessment, a responsible, cautious and insightful person. She is an experienced dater and has met a number of boys she liked but deemed “not for her.” That said, she is young and vulnerable. Sit her down and lovingly reassure her that if Joe is The One, time (i.e., dating and courtship) will reinforce her resolve and happiness. Time will also give you and Dad the op-

She may be on the mark, but only time will tell.

portunity to get to know and appreciate your future SIL. As to whether it’s realistic to fall in love at first sight? The optimistic, emotional side of me says, “Yes! Go for it!” So many of us have had the experience of meeting someone for the first time – at a party, on a trip, among the school’s parent body, and clicking instantly – that is, feeling a comfortable affinity and connection. And yes, while rare, there are a good number of happily married couples who knew from Date One. It is my fervent wish to you, Mom, that Tami and Joe are truly bashert and that Tami will, b’ezras Hashem, join the ranks of those who have said, “He had me at Hello.”

The Shadchan Michelle Mond our daughter has dated quite a bit and, from your letter, it seems that she is usually very levelheaded. Now that she has actually met a guy she is very excited about, she is acting accordingly! To me, this is not worrisome, rather, it’s a symptom of her excitement. It is definitely possible on one long date to learn a lot about someone. Despite her excitement, she will have to come down to earth and get to know this guy better. Her first date might not have just been “love at first sight” as you assume. Date one could have also been a date uncharacteristically filled with common interests, similar hashkafos,

51 husband material. Use open communication to bring her back down to earth a bit and make sure she is levelheaded in her decision-making process. Other than that, be happy that she has finally met someone she is very interested in and see where this goes! Hatzlacha!

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You also want to help keep her grounded and to try to slow things down.

(what’s his favorite ice cream flavor). This should and can be a fun time in their lives together and there’s no reason to rush things along so frantically. After a reasonable amount of time – and you will all feel and know when it’s reasonable – and things are as fabulous as Tami feels they are at this moment, you can then get busy planning a wedding.

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Tova Wein traight question – straight answer. I definitely do believe in

love at first sight. I know of a number of couples who all claim that they knew the moment they first met their spouses that something magical was happening and that they would someday actually marry that person. Sometimes only one of them felt it and sometimes both. But regarding the success of their marriages – so far, so good! Having answered your question, I still don’t think you need to feel pressured into meeting Joe’s parents immediately or looking for a hall tomorrow. What’s the emergency? Why the urgency on Tami’s part? Share in Tami’s excitement, encourage her to enjoy the process of getting to know Joe better on a deeper level (how does he deal with frustrations), and even on a sillier level

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good flow of chemistry and so many similarities that she came back with the feeling, “This is it!” My advice to you is to share in her excitement and show interest in this guy. They have probably gone out a few more times since you sent in this letter, so hopefully you see a broader picture of who he is. Ask you daughter detailed questions about him to try and get to know him better and to see how much she actually knows about him – you might be surprised. If she comes back to you with unknowns as answers, explain how these are questions she needs to find out about if a guy is actually compatible and

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(maybe a few more by the time this is printed). You cannot control Tami’s thoughts, feelings and ideas but you can model reason and levelheadedness for her. For example, Tami approaches you floating on her magical cream puff after the third date and says, “Joe and I both want to go to Europe on our honeymoon. Isn’t that crazy?” You say, “That’s wonderful. You and Joe seem to have a lot in common. Come, tell me more.” It would be very natural to respond, “Yeah, you, Joe and every other Tom, Dick and Harry. What do you actually know about him?” If you respond with anything other than support, this may increase her desire to speed things up. Not only do you want to provide her with support and keep the

lationship respect, my hope is that she can be respectful of a reasonable timetable. If, for some reason, she throws a fit and insists on picking out invitations, I think that is a sign of serious immaturity and a signal that something deeper may be at play. Let’s take this one step at a time and see what happens over the next few weeks. You are more than welcome to write back to the panel and update us or ask us questions as the story unfolds. Wishing you all the best. Sincerely, Jennifer Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed psychotherapists and dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, couples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Esther, 2 for Jennifer. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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know many couples who experienced the sensation of love at first sight. Of course, it is not true love that they felt. Rather, it was a magnetic chemistry, be it due to physical attraction, a spiritual connection, a meeting of the minds, a sweeping sense of comfort and knowing, or something indescribable that to this day they can’t put their fingers on. Yes, those feelings are completely real! I understand your concern about Tami’s remarks and why you’d write into this column. I think a lot of parents would feel exactly the same. Tami seems to be completely in the clouds and maybe you’re looking for a much needed dose of reality back here on earth. Should you book a hall? Absolutely not. Is it time to meet his parents? No, that would be unusual considering they went out one time

communication open, you also want to help keep her grounded and to try to slow things down. Ask her questions about him. Ask her questions about their relationship. Let her know that it’s totally fine and natural for her to fantasize about the future she will have with Joe (that’s what you say to her, “will have,” to show her that you completely are on her side) but right now it’s time to simply enjoy the process of getting to know one another. Try to make allowances for speeding up certain things so that you have more leverage to slow down other things. If she is desperate for you to meet him now, then meet him ASAP. If she is desperate and pressing that you to meet his parents, you can try to hold off on that one for a few weeks, as you validate and support her relationship with Joe, but asking her to respect your need for a little more time to process this. (You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. The goal is for you and Tami to work together as a team). If you show her and her new re-

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Political Crossfire

The Small Miracle of Armenia’s “Velvet Revolution” By David Ignatius

f you’re looking for some good news from a faraway land, here’s a tale of Armenia’s “velvet revolution,” which just deposed a corrupt, authoritarian government and installed a team of eager young reformers to govern a tiny nation perilously bordering Russia. Maybe it’s the start of a counter-trend, in a world where so many indicators of freedom and good governance have been pointing downward. But it must be said, time is not on the revolutionaries’ side. The squeeze on Armenia, from its neighbors and domestic power brokers, could undo the gains of the bottom-up protest movement that toppled the long-entrenched, pro-Moscow government of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. For now, there’s something of a festival atmosphere here, as Armenians enjoy the aftermath of what the new prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, described to me as a “revolution of love and solidarity.” Bands play in the streets, people spontaneously cheer Pashinyan in public, and the post-Soviet haze seems, for now, to have cleared. Pashinyan spoke with me for an hour last Friday at his grand office on Republic Square, in the center of the capital. He looked slightly uncomfortable in a dark business suit. The popular image of him is of a guy in a baseball cap who led a march on the capital that grew so large it paralyzed the government. Barricading the streets were jazz musicians atop a piano, a chamber quartet and a young boy halting traffic with a line of toy

trucks. The protests became so widespread that Sargsyan faced a choice of using force on fellow citizens or stepping down. In a nation whose political identity is tied to its tragic history, Sargsyan wisely chose the latter: On April 23, the day before the annual commemoration of the 1915 Ottoman genocide that killed more

sales, on which Armenia depends to counter neighboring Azerbaijan in the disputed area known as Nagorno Karabakh. Russia’s tolerance for political liberalization may come at a price. What’s next for the velvet revolution? Pashinyan outlined his program, but it was long on democratic idealism and thin on specifics.

Barricading the streets were jazz musicians atop a piano, a chamber quartet and a young boy halting traffic with a line of toy trucks.

than a million Armenians, Sargsyan resigned. The miracle of this revolution is that it happened at all. Russia had long supported Sargsyan and his oligarch cronies. But in May, after Sargsyan’s fall, the Kremlin didn’t block Pashinyan’s accession to prime minister. That’s partly because Pashinyan declared, as he told me, that his movement had “no geopolitical agenda.” President Vladimir Putin could still make life very difficult for the new Armenia. In Yerevan last weekend, I heard reports from diplomats that if Moscow doesn’t receive new pledges of fealty, it might halt arms

Pashinyan’s first priority is to stop the corruption that has been leaching away the creative and entrepreneurial spirit for which Armenians are often known. “Unfortunately, Armenia was a very corrupt country in the last 25 years,” Pashinyan told me, with cronies close to the leadership taking what amounted to a private tax on the economy. “People were fed up with that situation,” he said. Linked to Pashinyan’s anti-graft campaign is a commitment to break up the monopolies that dominate key sectors of the economy. Armen Grigoryan, the new national security adviser, worked previously for Transparency International, an anti-corruption

group. He explained in an interview that the Armenian economy can grow if the new government can shed more sunlight on its operations and “decrease interaction between the state and the citizen.” The new government will need to put teeth into this anti-corruption push, by holding some of the bribe-takers accountable. “I’m not going to give orders to judges,” Pashinyan insists, but he warns: “We will try to identify and bring to responsibility the most corrupt people.” To combat monopolies, he’ll need to capitalize new, smaller companies, perhaps through a national investment bank. Breaking free of the gravitational field of the past will take all of Pashinyan’s idealism and energy – and also some raw political power. He told me it’s “very likely” he’ll hold a snap election for a new parliament by October or November, well before the April deadline. And the courts are already releasing some prominent political prisoners. Armenia is a subject on which I’m hardly neutral, as my father’s family has Armenian roots. During my visit here, I helped host the Aurora Humanitarian Awards, created by a group of prominent Armenians to honor human-rights champions from other countries. Armenia has experienced more than its share of bad news, historically and in the recent, post-Soviet past. So it was encouraging to see Yerevan as a city of smiles after its dramatic moment of change. (c) 2018, Washington Post Writers Group

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summer is the perfect time for swimming, boating, and splashing in the sprinklers. make sure your family knows these water_related rules so they can keep safe as they cool down. Never swim – even just for a minute or to “dip in your toes” – without a lifeguard present. Disaster can strike even the most experienced swimmers at any time. A lifeguard watching you can either save you or get you the proper assistance within a moment of something happening.

long, strong stick, if you are strong enough not to get pulled in and there are no adults around. If someone is underwater, call for help immediately!

Swim with a buddy – and keep an eye on him or her.

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When swimming in a lake it’s preferable to wear footgear as sharp objects can be lurking underneath.

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we love the sun _ hey, isn't that what we look forward to all year? to bask in the sun's rays and enjoy the warm weather? as much as the longer, sunnier days herald a great season, make sure you don't get too much of a good thing. Sunscreen! You can’t get enough of it! Make sure you are using an unexpired sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. Cover your and your child’s whole body – from head to toe. Remember the tops of the ears, the top of the head (for those who don’t have the advantage of a full head of hair), the shoulders, back, back of the legs and toes. Lather up on the sunscreen even when it’s cloudy – the sun is still out, it’s just a bit shy. Reapply every two hours – and more often when you’re sweaty or wet. Cover up! Even though it’s hot, covering your body can block much of the sun’s damaging rays. Think wide-brim hats, cotton clothes or clothing with SPF in them, and sunglasses. Stay in – at least during the sun’s peak hours. The sun is strongest between the hours of 10AM to 2PM. Consider doing indoor activities during that time. Stay hydrated. Have your children take “water breaks” throughout the day. The young and the elderly need to be reminded to drink. Never leave children, infants, or pets in a parked car – even just for a few minutes. The car can become an oven for those left in without air conditioning. If you are someone who is inclined to forget things, keep your purse or phone in the backseat near your child. This way, you’ll be reminded of your cuties as you exit your vehicle. If your infant is really hot, consider bathing him or sponging him down throughout the day.

Be aware of the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, conditions that are extremely dangerous. The signs of heat exhaustion include confusion, dark colored urine, dizziness, fainting, fatigue, headache, nausea or diarrhea, pale skin, heavy sweating, and a rapid heartbeat. If someone is experiencing heat exhaustion, immediately bring them to a cool place, remove any tight clothing, give them sips of water or a sports drink, and apply cooling towels or sponges to their skin. If they do not recover, alert a medical professional. Heat stroke is more severe than heat exhaustion. If you suspect someone has heat stroke, call 911 immediately. Heat stroke can cause damage to internal organs. The symptoms for heat stroke include fainting, red, hot and dry skin, lack of sweating despite the heat, muscle weakness or cramps, nausea and vomiting, rapid heartbeat, rapid and shallow breathing, confusion or disorientation, seizures, and unconsciousness. During heat stroke, the body’s core temperature rises to above 104 degrees. Professional help is critical. While waiting for help to arrive, move the injured person to a cool area, fan the air over the patient while wetting his skin, apply ice packs to his groin, armpits, neck and back, and give the person a cool bath or shower.

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don't you love the outdoors during the summer? the problem during these months, though, are the extra multi_legged " friends" who love to join you in your garden or at your barbecue. keep bugs at bay with these tips. Stay off the perfumes and scented soaps, and bugs will stay away from you.

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Clear any standing water on your property.

Use ice packs on insect bites for ten to fifteen minutes at a time. Benadryl is good for the itching associated with bug bites.

Some insects are attracted to bright, flowery clothes. Wear insect repellant but make sure to avoid contact with your eyes or mouth. Children under six months of age should not be sprayed with repellants containing DEET. Some people use lemon eucalyptus oil as a natural mosquito repellant. Make sure to use it in the right way. Lavender is also a natural bug repellant. Planning on going on a hike? Have fun – but make sure you’re covered. Wear pants and long sleeves. When you come home, take a shower. Check your body thoroughly for ticks – including your ears, waist, head, belly

If someone is allergic to certain bug bites and develops hives, swelling of the face, throat tightness, difficulty breathing, vomiting or fainting, contact your doctor immediately or call 911. If you get a tick bite, it’s important to remove the tick and get seen by a doctor. Make sure to grasp the insect as close to the skin’s surface as possible using tweezers. Pull straight up and away from the skin, applying steady pressure. Try not to bend or twist the tick. Check the bite site to see if you left any of the tick’s head or mouth parts in the bite. Clean the bite site with soap and water. Save the tick so you can show it to your doctor when you go to see him soon after receiving the bite.

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On election day you can cast your vote for three candidates for the House of Delegates.

Be sure that one of those names is Sandy Rosenberg!

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Delegate Sandy Rosenberg and Leo Bretholz Rabbi and Mrs. Sher met recently with Delegate

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I am grateful for the support of Rabbi Sheftel Neuberger and of Howard Tzvi Friedman. They are supporting both me and Dalya Attar. I am supporting Delegate Angela Gibson. To fund all of our schools, keep the Preakness at Pimlico, and reduce crime, we need an effective legislative team that represents all of the comunities of the 41st District. As you know, you can vote for three people for the House of Delegates. I hope that my work has earned your continued support. If you vote at Cross Country School, I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

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“We have two terrific candidates running in the city for the House of Delegates that support that funding [for BOOST]. Sandy Rosenberg has been instrumental in increasing that funding.”

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Delegates Angela Gibson and Sandy Rosenberg and Rabbi Chaim Amster discuss the $250,000 in state assistance they obtained for Bnos Yisroel.

“I won’t forget your name,” a voter told me on Sunday afternoon. I had said to her, “I hope that my work has earned your continued support.” As Election Day approaches, I write to ask for your vote. My work on the community’s behalf has been effective and made a difference: ★ I played a crucial role in securing an additional $1.5 million for the BOOST Scholarship program. ★ I introduced the bill that enabled the Sher family to operate their used car business on a Sunday and observe Shabbat on Saturday. ★ I led the fight to pass legislation that resulted in the French national railroad releasing information about the Jews and other people that it transported to concentration camps during World War II. ★ Closer to home, Jackie Greenfield, my Constituent Director, has helped hundreds of people solve their problems with state and local governments.

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stay safe! there's so much going on in the summer _ we're eating and playing more outdoors. make it a fun and safe summer with these friendly reminders.

Keep children away from the grill. The barbecue grill gets really hot and little children’s minds – and hands – are very curious. Make a three-foot kids-free zone around the grill to prevent any injuries.

Watch little children when outside to make sure they don’t put anything not fit for consumption in their mouths.

Remove all lighters and matches from areas that children have access to.

If your child bumps his head, keep an eye on him for signs of a traumatic brain injury.

Don’t leave perishables like meat and mayonnaise-based foods out in the sun. Make sure children wear helmets when biking, roller blading and scootering. Children should play on playground equipment designed for their age and abilities.

Look out for poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak on your property and when your children are playing in the grass. Poison ivy has three pointed notched leaves per stem. With poison sumac, six to twelve leaves grow in pairs with a single leaf topping stems. Poison oak looks like poison ivy but its tips are rounded.

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Dorshei HaDaf Program Launched at Home of Rav Chaim Kanievsky By Chaim Gold It was an emotional moment at the home of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita. No one was expecting it, but suddenly Rav Chaim was moved to tears. He was visibly emotional and could not contain himself. What caused Rav Chaim to cry? It was a story about remarkable ahavas haTorah told by his chavrusah and close confidant, HaGaon HaRav Elya Mann, shlita. The event was a pesicha event marking the inauguration of ‘Dorshei HaDaf’, a new Dirshu project that will feature a hotline whereby anyone who has a question on that day’s Daf can call a number and receive answers from a rotating team of talmidei chachomim who will be charged with answering the phones. The Question that so Deeply Moved Rav Chaim At that event, Rav Elya Mann related, “Today is 7 Sivan, the yahrzeit of the famous Ger Tzedek of Vilna, Rav Avrohom ben Avrohom. When Rav Avrohom was taken to be burned al kiddush Hashem for converting to Judaism, he requested from those who came to kill him that they honor his one final request as has been customary throughout the ages before killing someone... They agreed. “He asked to be taken to the Vilna Gaon. They brought him to the Gaon and he asked the Gaon the following question: ‘We know the rule of ‘zerizim makdimim l’mitzvos - One should perform mitzvos with alacrity.’ According to that dictum I should be running to fulfill this mitzvah of dying al kiddush Hashem. On the other hand, the quicker I run, the quicker I will hasten my death and one must not hasten one’s death. What should I do? Run quickly or not?’” Upon hearing Rav Elya tell over the question, Rav Chaim became extremely emotional and let out a sob. Clearly, the Ger Tzedek’s love of Torah and mesiras nefesh touched him deeply. Dorshei HaDaf Another Aid to Torah Learning Dirshu has made its mission to fa-

HaRav Chaim Kanievsky meeting with Hanhalas Dirshu regarding the Dorshei Hadaf program

Rav Dovid Hofstedter greeting Harav Gershon Edelstein

cilitate and encourage limud haTorah with accountability among all segments of Klal Yisrael. The latest program, Dorshei HaDaf, is another aid to Torah learning that Dirshu is providing as a service to Klal Yisroel. At the home of HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, senior Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh, HaGaon Rav Boruch Dov Diskin, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva Orchos Torah, and primary composer of the Dirshu tests, as well as Dirshu’s Nasi, Rav Dovid Hofstedter and Rabbi Avigdor Bernstein, a senior member of Dirshu’s Hanhalah, explained to the Rosh Yeshiva how the new program came about. “Today, those learning the Daf HaYomi often come up with ques-

tions that they cannot answer. The nature of Daf HaYomi learning and the amount that must be covered daily often doesn’t allow for a protracted amount of time to research questions. What Dirshu has done is taken some of their most capable talmidei chachomim, those who have been tested cumulatively on the entire Shas with Gemara, Rashi and Tosafos over the past two or three machzorim of the Daf HaYomi and have appointed them to be available on the Dorshei HaDaf hotline to offer learners answers to any questions that they have.” HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, Shlita: The Main Thing Is To Increase Torah Learning Rav Gershon gave his heartfelt bracha, saying that anything that will

help improve people’s learning and deepen their understanding of learning is a good and important thing. Rav Gershon also commented that the main thing is to increase Torah learning, both in quality and quantity and if testing succeeds in doing this, then it is a vital, positive tool. The Rosh Yeshiva commented that when large gatherings celebrating the accomplishments of lomdei Torah brings chizuk in learning and results in more people learning Torah, it is a great chizuk. Success Breeds Success Rav Yaakov Menachem Krauss, a distinguished talmid chochom who has been tested on the entire Shas and is now one of the individuals tasked with marking Dirshu’s tests, spoke about how effective Dirshu’s tests were, in enhancing his own learning. “Firstly, of course, taking a test creates a tremendous feeling of obligation to know the material. It is, however, much deeper than that. I think the most powerful effect that Dirshu has had on me is the sipuk, the spiritual satisfaction in learning, which it brings. There is nothing that can describe the rush that one feels when, after the test, you get the answer sheet and determine if what you wrote was correct. When you see that you were matzliach the pleasure is incomparable! It is mindboggling to contemplate the amount of Torah that Dirshu has caused to be learned. I often say that the night before a Dirshu test, there is massive infusion of Torah being learned in the world; a zechus that cannot be properly quantified!” Today, the new concept of [the Dorshei HaDaf] hotline is akin to a rebbi/talmid relationship. Whenever a person has a question he has whom to ask. Today, with the establishment of the new [Dorshei HaDaf] Hotline for Shailos it will be possible for people all over the world to tap into this rebbi/talmid relationship - even when the rebbi is geographically far away from them.

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The Rambam writes, (De’os Ch. 6) “Man was created to be drawn after the attitudes and actions of his friends and peers and to act in the manner of his countrymen. Therefore, one should associate with righteous people and to sit with wise men so he may learn from their ways…” Clearly, peer pressure and influence is not a new phenomenon if the Rambam was concerned about it over 800 years ago. We are all influenced in one way or another from our friends, family, and society at large. These influences can be positive or negative. When we associate with people who live their lives according to noble and virtuous values then peer influence is positive. When we associate with people who are involved in inappropriate behaviors then peer influence can be very detrimental. What can be quite perplexing about peer influence is that it seems to not affect all people in the same way. Some people are extremely susceptible to outside influences, whereas other people seem to be able to be true to their values even in the face of negative influences. What is the difference between these two people? The difference often lies in having a coherent self-identity. When we modify our behavior due to negative peer influence, we are acting in a way that may be inconsistent with our core values or principles. Therefore, the stronger your self-identity, the less likely you are to succumb to social pressures. What exactly is self-identity and how exactly does it offer protection

from negative influences? Self-identity is the basic sense of who you are as a person. It includes many aspects of your identity including your gender, religion, ethnic background, family of origin, your values, and even your aspirations and goals. Your identity can be a road map for your life. If you are with people who act a certain way, you can refer to your “road map” and determine if these people are helping you live your life according to who you are. The catch is that one cannot have a sense of self-identity unless one has a sense of self. People have a sense of self when they feel that they have inherent value as a human being and that they matter. People who are victims of abuse often lose a sense of self since at a very young age they were given the message that they don’t matter and that others can take advantage of them as they wish.

It was once said, “One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else.” Therapy can often help you regain a healthy sense of self which will give you the freedom to live your life according to your own goals and values. This is a service of Relief Resources. Relief is an organization that provides mental health referrals, education, and support to the frum community. Rabbi Yisrael Slansky is director of the Baltimore branch of Relief. He can be contacted at 410-448-8356 or at yslansky@reliefhelp.org

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Puzzles to Peace By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC

o you do Sudoku? It’s a game that has boxes and rows, and every row needs to have numbers one through nine with no number repeating itself. So why am I asking? Well, I had

an epiphany the last time I did it. I’ve kind of gotten better at doing the very difficult ones. Sure, I recognize there are people better than I am. But did they get the deeper lesson? With my attempts, something

happened! My style has changed. I used to force myself to stay and work in a box, or write possible numbers in a box or on the sides. I’d stay stuck in it. Now I realize that it’s better to move away. Focus somewhere else or look around for another angle and it will solve itself more smoothly. In fact, if I’m totally challenged I distract myself from it altogether for a while and when I come back I get a new realization and I can start moving for-

make sense to us. But everything has a place and a reason. So, if you can move away, or distract yourself at the toughest times, or just look at it from a different angle, then when you return to the situation you may just have the perspective you need. Even better, like Sudoku, if you remember that it’s worked out before, it will see that it resolve itself once again. If you want to develop the skill, start doing Sudoku. If you already do Sudoku, make sure it’s from a relaxed,

Life is a lesson in finding ways to navigate it best.

ward again. The point is I know there is a built-in solution, and it will all come together! Therefore, I just stay cool looking for it. Well, suddenly, the other day, I realized this is the way to get through life. Don’t stay so focused on a negative struggle to the point that you get sad or frustrated. Try to come at things from another angle. Try to take breaks from it. G-d built a world that makes sense! Of course, it doesn’t always

believing angle. And then, when you develop that skill, bring it to your life. Life is a lesson in finding ways to navigate it best. The message: Even when you’re in your Sudoku moments, believe there’s a solution and you will get there in the most peaceful way possible!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.

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sharing a much cleaner house. In 2014, Representative Miller retired after 40 years in Congress and sold the tenement fixer-upper. It seems ironic, then, that as Washington has become the most affluent city in America and home prices have climbed even higher, Congress gave up a tax break designed to make it easier to find a place to stay. From 1953 until 2017, lawmakers could de-

$4,000 that year. The average car cost $1,650. And the gas to power the car cost just 20 cents a gallon. (Of course, there was no Facebook. Life is full of tradeoffs, right?) Today, of course, $3,000 is a rounding error for most Congress critters. Their base salary is $174,000, which is enough by itself to put them in the top 3% or so of earners. But the average Representative’s

Durbin stopped making his bed when Bill Clinton was president.

duct up to $3,000 per year for living expenses while they were away from their homes — but with last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, they gave up that deduction for themselves. Writing off $3,000 may have been a sweet perk back in 1953, when Elizabeth II became queen and Ian Fleming published his first James Bond novel. The average taxpayer earned

net worth hovers around $1 million, and the average Senator is worth $3.2 million. Plenty are rich enough to essentially “buy” their seats. Longtime members can cash in for that much in a single year with cushy lobbying jobs after they leave — former Representative Billy Tauzin raked in over $19 million lobbying for drug companies in the five years after he gave up his

seat. Of course, those averages, by definition, include the 50% who are below average. Dozens of mostlyyounger members sleep on futons or pull-out couches in their offices while they’re in D.C. (They shower at the gym.) That group includes House Speaker Paul Ryan (net worth: $7.8 million), who earns an extra $49,500 as Speaker. Bunking at work can make far more sense than dropping a couple grand a month for an apartment when they’re only in town for 80 or 90 nights per year. (Durbin and Schumer paid about $800 for their squalid little spaces in Miller’s hovel.) You may live by yourself in one of those fashionable new “tiny houses” or with a whole extended family in a mansion. Fortunately, you don’t have to score political points by giving up tax deductions. So why would you? Make sure you have a plan to pay less, and let’s see how much home you can buy with it! Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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ack in the early ‘80s, a group of Democratic legislators decided to room together to cut the cost of staying in Washington for the three nights or so per week that Congress is in session. The motley crew included Representative George Miller of California (owner of the blue-gray house in Southeast D.C.), Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer, future Defense Secretary and CIA chief Leon Panetta, and others. We can only imagine whose phone numbers they posted on the refrigerator in a house like that. Pizza delivery? Of course! Liquor guy? Oh yeah. Exterminator? Maybe not a bad idea… Visitors to the house could be forgiven for thinking they had mistakenly wandered onto the set of Animal House. The stove didn’t work, so the group lived mainly on Frosted MiniWheats. Durbin stopped making his bed when Bill Clinton was president. Schumer slept on a mattress in the living room, and his wife was so disgusted by the place she refused to stay with him. Still, the unconventional arrangement inspired news stories and even a TV series — Amazon’s Alpha House, starring John Goodman as one of four Republican Senators

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Strawberry Shortcake What You Will Need: 7 eggs- separated 1 cup sugar- divided juice of 1 lemon ½ cup potato starch

¼ cup cake meal 16 oz. Rich Whip- defrosted 1 quart strawberries, cleaned 3 Tbl. sugar Preperation:

1. Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees.

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2. To make cake: Beat egg whites until foamy. continue to beat until stiff. Set aside.

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3. In another bowl, beat yolks for 2 minutes. Add ¾ cup of sugar, and continue to beat until light and golden. Add lemon juice, potato starch, and cake meal. When incorporated, slowly add stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into ungreased 10 inch tube pan. Bake in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes. Increase heat to 325 degrees and bake for 15 minutes more. When medium brown, remove from oven and invert onto table until completely cooled. 4. To make filling, cut cake in half through diameter. Beat Rich Whip and add 3 Tbl sugar, and beat until stiff and glossy. Put ½ of the whipped cream into another bowl. Cut up ½ of the strawberries and add to the whipped cream in the bowl. Smear the strawberry-cream mixture onto the bottom layer of the cake. Place top layer over cream mixture, and spread rest of whipped cream on top. Decorate with the remaining strawberries, as shown. Enjoy!

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Ingredients 1 box spaghetti, cooked according to package 5 tablespoons butter 1 clove garlic, crushed ¼ cup flour ¼ cup sour cream 2 oz. goat cheese (optional) 4 tablespoons prepared pesto 1 ½ cups milk Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation In a deep sauté pan on low heat, melt butter and then add in crushed garlic and stir. Add ¼ cup flour and mix in with butter till it becomes a thick paste. This is called a roux. While continuously stirring, add the sour cream and goat cheese, then add the pesto until it also becomes thick. Add in the milk slowly, and continue whisking until it becomes thickened, which will happen at boiling point. Pour over cooked pasta and mix well. Serve with a poached egg on top.

Naomi Nachman, the owner of The Aussie Gourmet, caters weekly and Shabbat/ Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities, with a specialty in Pesach catering. Naomi is a contributing editor to this paper and also produces and hosts her own weekly radio show on the Nachum Segal Network stream called “A Table for Two with Naomi Nachman.” Naomi gives cooking presentations for organizations and private groups throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In addition, Naomi has been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has been featured in cookbooks, magazines as well as other media covering topics related to cuisine preparation and personal chefs. To obtain additional recipes, join The Aussie Gourmet on Facebook or visit Naomi’s blog. Naomi can be reached through her website, www.theaussiegourmet.com or at (516) 295-9669.

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