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Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Back to School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 A Woman Who Said Hineni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sweat the Small Stuff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 A Fulfilled Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Rabbi Berel Wein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 All Things Considered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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

LIFESTYLES 613 Seconds with Rabbi Eli Itzkowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Political Crossfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Forgotten Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Health & Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Why Young Voters Find Trump a Turn-Off . . . . . . . 52 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Biz Wiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Gluten Free Recipe Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Cooking for the King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Dear Readers, If you ask people what they associate the word “summer” with they may tell you something along the lines of children being out of school. In truth, it is a time when many of us go into more of a summer mode of either taking family trips or just having more of a laid back atmosphere at work. Now that the summer is coming to an end, we all go back to our regular routine, be it in school or in the office. In the world of business or when dealing with others in general, one may begin to feel that he succeeded because he earned it. We think accomplishments are ours solely because of something we have done. In reality, however, just as rainfall is dependent on the will of the Creator, so too with success. Although G-d wants us to work hard and be productive, the results are in G-d’s hands. When living with this perspective, it is easier to forgive following a falling out with our fellow man. Even if we feel we were cheated out of monetary success, we know that if it were indeed ours, we will receive the blessing in another way.

Being mindful of the one above when interacting with others not only keeps us focused on the mutual benefit for all involved in a given transaction; it also allows us to let go of negative feeling if we were wronged. For we know that all that happens comes from above. Even when played out through a bad decision by someone else, G-d willed that it happen to us. Forgiving is the art of letting go, letting go of the image we have and seeing people for their deeper self. The beginning of a new school / work year, following the Nine Days and Tisha B’Av, is a great time to let go of any grudges, even the times we were indeed right! For just as the Beis Hamikdash was destroyed because of supra-rational hatred, so too will its rebuilding be connected to supra-rational love. We’ve marked Tisha B’Av for 2000+ years. It’s time we experienced the fulfillment of “Nachamu nachamu ami,” when the fast days shall turn into yomim tovim. Have a meaningful Shabbos, Moshe Meir

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NEWS Israel News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Why are Baltimore Weddings Made in Lakewood? BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

Dear Baltimore Friends, amush I know I speak for hundreds if not thousands. We love our friends, neighbors, and families. We want to be at their simchos. But we hate driving three hours each way to Lakewood to get to the simchos. More and more of us are choosing to make Baltimore simchos in Lakewood. Why? I am told it is based on cost. What wedding halls in Lakewood offer cannot be matched by halls in Baltimore. Apparently, the halls offer amazing

packages for everything: hall, food, band, video, photographer, etc.-all in one great deal. Here’s the question. We have many great caterers in

Baltimore and many great people who provide all services for weddings. Can someone in this mix figure things out so that Lakewood will stop being a place for Baltimore simchos? Why should anyone ‘force’ their families, friends, and neighbors to have to drive six hours there and back to get to a Baltimore simcha? Six hours times how many guests? Gas, tolls, etc. The baalei simcha save money but the guests spend more in time and money. It’s a bit of madness, isn’t it? The following is perhaps extreme but maybe Baltimore Rabbanim

should come out and say that they will no longer attend Baltimore simchos that are made in Lakewood and discourage the Baltimore community to do the same. We have all become accustomed to schlepping to Lakewood for Baltimore weddings. But this should no longer be considered normal. Can a local caterer/wedding planner out there save us? Please? A Concerned Baltimorean

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racist leanings. “None of the historical facts and alleged facts recently publicized about Mr. Allen’s political views and affiliations were disclosed or discussed when his contract was agreed to,” read the statement. “The Law Department does not as a general practice question it’s [sic] hired or contract attorneys about their political views.” At the time of the documents’ release, Allen was defending police from a lawsuit by Sabein Burgess, a black man who spent 19 years in prison for a crime he was cleared on in 2014. “Mr. Allen regrets any embarrassment the public attention of the last 24 hours may have caused either the Solicitor - or the Mayor, who had no involvement whatsoever in his recruitment and hiring,” read the statement. City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young said in a statement from his office he was shocked that Allen was even allowed in the door. “I am angry that someone who allegedly harbors such disgusting views as Mr. Allen was allowed to work on behalf of the citizens of Baltimore,” Young said. “I am pleased that Mr. Allen’s contract with the City of Baltimore has been terminated. Moving forward, each department and city agency should conduct an internal review of their hiring practices.”

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The Boost Scholarship Program Update / Amazing Success! By Rabbi Ariel Sadwin

In March I shared the news of our new state allocation of $5 million in nonpublic school scholarships. The new BOOST (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) Program was created as an alternative to the scholarship tax credit bill that we worked for almost nine years, and instead focused on the low-income families exclusively and dropped the “tax credits to corporate donors” model. The new program utilized a new $5 million line item in the Governor’s budget dedicated for the nonpublic schools but diverting it to become more like a voucher for low-income families than a school allocation. As the program was new and the legislative language quite vague there was reason to be skeptical if our community would see the kind of benefits that we had been hoping for over the many years of effort. An online application period began in mid-June and continued through early July during which time information about the program was developed and shared among the schools and the entire community – imploring everyone in the financial vicinity of eligibility to apply for all of their school age

children. Each of our schools was a truly valuable partner in this process extending themselves and their staff to be on top of their lower income families providing them with the information necessary to complete the tedious application (with special kudos to Bais Yaakov for hosting a BOOST Open House on a Sunday evening in early July for those without computer access - or computer savvy - to complete their application). Once the application process was over, an appointed advisory board began going through the legislative language and devising the protocols of the program. With the stated purpose of the BOOST program to “broaden option and opportunities”, it was clear that the target audience was children in public school seeking a better and safer alternative by switching to a private school. Only second to that was for the program to help those already in private school to be able stay there with additional scholarship assistance. Many different issues were brought up during the advisory board’s deliberation process from outside detractors that sought to significantly tighten the criteria for a school’s

participation, some of which would have created significant hardships for any of our schools to uphold based on expense or curricular demands. Thankfully much of that was dispelled thanks to careful navigation by some of those involved (and much Siyata Dishmaya, of course). The main part of the conversation was based around how much to allocate for the individual scholarships that would accommodate the maximum number of children but not dividing the pot too thinly to make it ineffective and unhelpful for the primary target audience. Ultimately the pot of money ($5 million minus $150K for admin costs) was divided with slightly more than half of the money going to 650 public school kids wishing to go to private school and the rest going to 2,363 private school children. The scholarships for the public school kids had to be large enough that the families would be able to cover most of the remaining balance of their tuition. The 2,363 private school kids were split into two groups – based on their income level – the lower-income group covering two-thirds of the private school applicants receiving a scholarship and the other third (those with slightly more income) placed on a waiting list. Letters went out this week advising families of the status of their scholarship application. And the results were staggering. The Jewish day school community has thus far been allocated 560 scholarships totaling $861,600. '‫!חסדי ה‬ The results are a testimony of the hard work and dedication of many people. The staff of MSDE (state department of education) has been dedicated to assisting our community (in general and) throughout this process and expended scores of hours making sure our families were served and applications processed correctly. The efforts leading up to the passage of the BOOST program over the many years have been a major factor in this becoming what it is. And to that I wish

to acknowledge my colleagues at the Maryland Catholic Conference and the Baltimore Jewish Council who have shared with us in shouldering the burden of toiling for nonpublic schools through the ups and downs during the legislative sessions and in serving our respective communities. I wish to specifically acknowledge Mrs. Elizabeth Green Esq., first vice president of Bnos Yisroel, and executive board member of the Baltimore Jewish Council for all of her efforts in the process. She was appointed by Governor Hogan to serve on the BOOST Advisory Board and was an incredible advocate for our community during the 20 plus hours of advisory board meetings over the last month making sure that the BOOST program was implemented properly and serving the needs of our community. For me, this process has been thoroughly exhausting (and it’s not over yet!) but undoubtedly rewarding. Throughout this past week, as the families of our community were receiving notification by the state of their scholarship awards, I have been getting calls, texts, and emails (and even knocks on my front door) from recipients with tremendous hakaras hatov to us for what some are calling a miracle. One person referred to it as Mon descending from the Heavens and a means to dress their children for Yom Tov (of course we have also fielded and addressed scores of complaint calls and dozens of questions from parents and schools alike). Although it is difficult to imagine….the two greatest funding sources this year for the needs of our community’s families: 1. Ahavas Yisroel….and 2. BOOST! I thank all of you, our dedicated supporters, for providing us with the opportunity to advocate on behalf of this community and to bring so many yeshuos to people (whether through BOOST or through the many other areas where we have been able to provide vital assistance). You are the true partners in all of this, for without you none of this would be possible.

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HaRav Yeruchim Olshin, shlita, Speaks at Baltimore’s Kollel Nachlas HaTorah By: Dr. Yaacov Marsh

On Sunday morning, August 7, 3 Av 5776, HaRav HaGaon R’ Yeruchim Olshin, shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood spoke to a large and attentive crowd at Kollel Nachlas HaTorah of Congregation Machzikei Torah. The event opened with a warm welcome to the Rosh Yeshiva by HaRav Nesanel Kostelitz, shlit”a, Mara d’Asra of Congregation Machzikei Torah, who pointed out the many connections between Lakewood and the Baltimore community, where many families have members who have learned or are still learning in BMG or other Lakewood Torah institutions. He summarized the significance of the connection by noting that the initial letters of the two cities spell out the word ”lev,” an appropriate reference to the lev tahor with which Hashem created man, and which is sustained and nurtured by limud haTorah. Further words of appreciation and hakoras hatov to the Rosh Yeshiva were delivered by the Rosh Kollel of Nachlas HaTorah, HaRav Nechemiah Goldstein shlit”a. Rabbi Goldstein cited numerous references to the imperative of hakoras hatov in the Torah, pointing out from this past week’s parsha the decision of Moshe Rabbenu to send a shaliach to lead the war on Midian rather than taking the duty on himself because of his personal

debt of gratitude to Midian for granting him refuge. This was but one of many examples going back to Avrohom Avinu. The Rosh Yeshiva, Harav Yeruchim, then gave a wide-ranging address on the Gemara’s famous puzzling answer to the question “al mah avdah haaretz?” (What was the cause of the churban?) The Gemara says that the Bais Hamikdash was destroyed despite the fact that Klal Yisroel observed the mitzvos and learned Torah diligently, they did not make a berochoh on the Torah. The Rosh Yeshiva reviewed many of the interpretations that have been suggested for this surprising answer. Does it mean that they did not make birchas haTorah at all, that they did make a brocha but did not have kavana. or had the wrong kavana. or that they made the brocha “asher bocha bonu” but not “veha’arev na” which includes other people. The final answer he gave, based on the ideas of the Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Aharon Kotler, zt”l, was that their Torah learning was not lishmah, which should be the ultimate aim and results in Torah protecting Klal Yisroel from harm. As the program came to a conclusion, many of the attendees stayed on to greet the Rosh Yeshiva and discuss the shiur. All men of the community are invited to discover how much they can gain from Kollel Nachlas HaTorah. For more information on Kollel Nachlas HaTorah, please contact Rabbi Nechemiah Goldstein at 410-358-1019 or Rabbi Yitzchok Neger at 443803-0580.

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KIDDUSH HASHEM: Baltimore Shomrim Locates Missing Elderly Couple BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

In the past few weeks, the Baltimore Jewish community has been on high alert as multiple cars have been broken into and pillaged – with many cars broken into each night. Baltimore Shomrim volunteers had undertaken to work through the night to try to identify the perpetrators and assist the police department in stopping this crime wave. But while the August 8th search

for criminals came up empty-handed, the Baltimore Shomrim’s efforts did yield one substantial result: Yesterday, the Pennsylvania state police in Gettysburg issued a Missing Endangered Person Alert (also called a “Silver Alert”) for a missing elderly couple from Aspers (Adams County), with the search going into the night. Shomrim volunteers, at 1:39 AM on Cross Country, noticed a vehicle

that was driving slowly, and seemingly aimlessly. Shomrim alerted City police, who responded and discovered that the occupants were the same elderly couple who had been reported missing. Heshie Klein, The Shomrim volunteer, who found the couple also ensured that Pennsylvania state police were informed.

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STAR-K Certification Kashrus Seminars Will Benefit Kehillos from Lakewood to Louisville By Margie Pensak

Portland, Oregon and Richmond, Virginia, were just two of the locales that participants traveled from to attend STAR-K Kosher Certification’s back-to-back seminars in its Baltimore offices. The 13th Annual STAR-K Kashrus Training Program was held August 1-4, followed by the Food Service Kashrus Training Seminar, August 8-10. Both certificate programs featured a Q & A session with STAR-K Rabbinic Administrator Rav Moshe Heinemann, as well as a variety of lectures by STAR-K Kashrus Administrators, tours of STAR-K-certified establishments, hands-on vegetable checking practicums, and an optional visit (led by Food Service Kashrus Training Seminar coordinator, Rabbi Sholom Tendler) to Kreider Farms— home of Pride of the Farm milk--in Lancaster, PA. The first seminar even included a live nikkur demonstration of a calf. Rabbi Yitzy Mandel and Rabbi Simcha Snaid, kollel yungerleit of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in Queens, New York, found the Kashrus Training Program invaluable in preparation for their post-Tisha B’Av move to Louisville, Kentucky, where they hope to rejuvenate Yiddishkeit for the 8500 Jews living there. “The more informed we are, the better we are able to give over the information,” noted Rabbi Snaid, the new Rav of the Orthodox Congregation Anshei Sfard. He anticipates using what he learned for the Shabbos Project they are planning in a hotel, as well as for their new organization, KITE—Kentucky Institute for Torah Education. “The Seminar was informative, engaging, and hands-on,” shared Rabbi Mandel. “I have no doubt that I will use this information and spread it to the world.” Rabbi Rephael Yehuda Frankel and Rabbi Dovid Norman—both of whom learn and answer shaylos at the Bais Horaah of Lakewood—also participated in the seminar. “People very often call Bais

Horaah to ask kashrus questions,” explained Rabbi Frankel. ‘When it’s a bigger question, you can always refer them to agencies, but I learned the basic knowledge of how things run, what’s a question and what’s not a question, and what things are more simple and more complicated, to know how to guide people…I enjoyed the seminar very much. It was very well run; in the short amount of time they had, they packed a lot of nice things into it and it definitely helped educate us a lot.” The STAR-K Food Service Seminar provided something which the Kashrus Training Program didn’t—a separate section for women mashgichos. Ilene Paley, of Richmond, Virginia, first-time attendee, says she calls STAR-K’s Kashrus Hotline with her shaylas three or four times a month for the past 12 years, in her capacity as the mashgicha of the local JCC and her shul, Keneseth Beth Israel. Other Food Service seminar participants attended for a variety of reasons. Pauline Kleinburg of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, works with the Cherry-K Vaad, overseeing the Kosher Experience in ShopRite and Rita’s Ices. She hopes that her knowledge of kashrus will help grow her Jewish community. Entrepreneur Leah Mikeladze, who produces Dips by Leah, came because of the “huge achrayus” she has in ensuring that her customers receive the level of kashrus they expect and deserve. Rhonda Leh-

man, of Silver Spring, Maryland, had a four-fold purpose in mind when she signed up: to help ensure the highest level and standard of kashrus for the chesed events she organizes and coordinates; to educate others on kashrus issues or concerns; to be a volunteer mashgicha for those who can’t afford one; and to help establishments become kosher certified. And, Baltimorean Eve Messing, a newly retired teacher, wanted to explore the field of

kashrus to see if it was something she would want to go into. Although Rabbi Ahron Kushner commutes daily--1000 miles/week— from Cleveland Heights to Canton, Ohio, where he is the Rav of Agudas Achim Congregation, he did not hesitate to put on the extra mileage to attend the Food Service seminar. “In Shulchan Aruch they don’t talk about deep fryers and steam kettles; you really have to be there to see it,” said Rabbi Kushner. “Kashrus is important and STAR-K has a lot of policies that are dummy-proof.” “It is both humbling and inspiring that so many people travelled so far to further their knowledge of Kashrus,” noted Rabbi Tendler. “STAR-K’s mission has always been to help educate as many people about Kashrus as possible. To be able to have a hand in enhancing Kashrus in so many communities, is something that is a privilege for us.” “As we celebrate our “bar mitzvah,” our 13th year of seminars, we are deeply grateful to Hashem that we are able to serve the kosher world in this way,” remarked STAR-K Kashrus Administrator Rabbi Zvi Goldberg, coordinator of the Kashrus Training Program. “Our graduates occupy positions in Kashrus or the rabbinate throughout the world. Many keep in touch with us for updates on Kashrus or consultations with our staff. We are now working on our next 13 years, iy”H!”

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Many of our readers, no doubt, know who Harold Rosinsky is. But, how many of you know that the skilled plumber who has serviced hundreds of Baltimore residents’ homes, for decades, is planning to put down his wrench and hacksaw here at home to volunteer on an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) base in Israel? arold Rosinsky is but one of a group of several volunteers living throughout the United States who is eager to join the program coordinated by Philadelphia-based Gil Travel, in conjunction with Volunteers of Israel, which partners with Sar-El, The National Project for Volunteers for Israel, an organization that is part of the IDF. He was inspired to do so, two years ago, when he saw a flyer about a Ner Tamid Greenspring Valley group which took part in it back then.

The program that Mr. Rosinsky hopes to join is VFI Plus, an all-inclusive 17-day tour, scheduled to run from November 18-December 4, that combines volunteering on an IDF base--contributing such civilian duties as: repairing machinery, building fortifications, cleaning, painting, and maintaining the base--with touring in Israel. “I would like to see if there are others who would like to join me from Baltimore, so we can go together as a unified force and feel comfortable with each other, instead of being with a bunch of complete strangers,” noted Mr. Rosinsky. “I would like to find something that is unifying. I’m not looking for any particular types of people, just people from my hometown.” Volunteers for Israel (VFI) is an

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apology on Facebook in which he referred to Hamas as the “devil” that has brought destruction on the Palestinian people. Nasser himself is responsible for years of terrorism against Israel. His terrorist career began in 1989 when he was a member of the Hamas team that kidnapped and murdered Avi Sasportas and Ilan Saadon – two Israeli soldiers. He was also a close friend of Mahmoud Abdel Rauf al-Mabhouh, the senior Hamas commander who was assassinated in Dubai in 2010.

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organization which was founded in 1982, during the first war with Lebanon when Israeli farmers in the Golan Heights were at risk of losing their crops, since most able-bodied men and women were called up for army reserve duty. To save Israel from a disastrous agricultural loss, since ripening crops were left unattended, Israeli General Aharon Davidi (z”l) recruited volunteers from the United States to come to Israel right away to harvest the crops. Thanks to over 600 volunteers who responded immediately, the crops--and the Israeli economy--were saved. Since then, thousands of Americans have volunteered to do civilian work on IDF bases. VFI representatives recruit, assist and process volunteers. After that, Sar-El takes over and places them on bases and oversees their activities

while on the program. Today, approximately 1,200 Americans join thousands of volunteers from more than 60 countries around the world for this life-changing experience. “I do a lot of tzedaka and mentoring, but it’s all for K’lal Yisrael,“ concluded Mr. Rosinsky. “I wanted to do something for Medinas Yisrael, the State of Israel. I always felt an obligation for the State, itself, even though I have no one there.” For further information about the VFI Plus tour program, visit: http:// www.vfi-usa.org/program-options/ vfi-plus/ and contact Fallon Robinson of Gil Travel fallonr@giltravel.com, 1-800-223-3855 ext. 373.

In News In his Facebook rant, Nasser apologized to many factions of the Palestinian people including “Palestinians within and outside [of Palestine], the immortal Palestinian president Yasser Arafat,” Fatah, the PFLP, the DFLP and many others. He continued and said that he was sorry for the “horror of hatred that lived within me toward you [i.e., the political factions],” and for his “relentless work so that you would not have a geographical or political place on the national map.” Nasser then mentioned religion, asking “G-d to forgive me for this [deception] from the Devil [i.e., Hamas], that this hatred would bring me to the highest height of Paradise. O G-d, O G-d, O G-d I have been deprived of the blessing of diversity… My homeland has been destroyed because I couldn’t comprehend the acceptance of others. And what is worse, I thought I was working with religion.” Recently, Nasser has rejoined

the Palestinian reconciliation group called “Wataniyyin.” The group is made up of former Fatah and PFLP members whose goal is to reconcile the many Palestinian factions into one united force. It appears that even within evil there are differing approaches.

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Rabbi Eli Itzkowitz ant for both boys and girls, but my own personal experience and focus have been in the chinuch of boys.

Was your family always involved in Chinuch? The truth is, every parent—whether they realize it or not—is “in Chinuch.” That’s why it is so important for schools and parents to work together as partners—actively participating in the chinuch and development of their children. However, to answer your question specifically, my mother has been in chinuch for more than 40 years. Two of my sisters have been chinuch professionals for a long time and hold leadership positions in our schools as well. How are preparations coming for Yeshivas Toras Simcha’s big opening day? hose involved in mosdos hachinuch see miracles almost on a daily basis, and Toras Simcha is no exception. We have come so far since our esteemed Board

Everyone must be excited about the Yeshiva’s location. How can we not be excited? We have a beautiful building, plenty of land and it is in close proximity to where our families live. How many students will you have this first year? We decided some time ago that our classes would not exceed 20 students. We are opening with three classes— Nursery, Pre 1A and First Grade with the plan to add one additional grade each year. Being that the first grade is our “trailblazing class” we’ve capped it at 15 and are now full. Our Nursery is full as well with 20 precious little talmidim. In all, 45 boys and 42 families have joined the Toras Simcha family! What is your long term vision for Toras Simcha? I had an elderly zayde who used to say that he would like to be younger

again but he would not want to raise his children in the current day and age. The challenges of our times make it more critical than ever that our young children should feel successful and excited about coming to school. All human beings, including adults, need to see that they are valued and that their contribution makes a difference. My goal in Toras Simcha is to tap into the best of different state-of-the-art teaching methods to create an atmosphere for our boys that will help them be successful, and see themselves as successful. Whatever the grade level, our students will love coming to yeshiva, love their role as a b’nei Torah and will be excited about their learning and their Yiddishkeit. My staff shares this view. We are confident that I”YH our approach will bring our school and our parents much nachas from our talmidim for many years to come. Do you have a message you would like to share with the Baltimore Community? I wish to thank everyone for the warm welcome they have extended to me and my family as we moved here from the wonderful City of Chicago. How gratifying it has been for me to see strong support for our yeshiva and encouragement to me personally from all segments of the community. This includes significant divrei chizuk from our rabbonim, as well as leaders and staff members of existing schools. Thank you!

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Tell us the history of Rabbi Eli Itzkowitz I was born and raised in a wonderful city—Baltimore! I was zocheh to marry a terrific girl who was raised in the same wonderful city. After 14 years of living first in Eretz Yisroel and then in Chicago, we and our children are thankful that the Ribono Shel Olam presented us the opportunity to return to Baltimore to take on new and exciting professional challenges in chinuch habonim. I have been fortunate to have learned chinuch from outstanding experts and leaders in Eretz Yisroel, America and in my own family (my mother is the Principal of Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore). I am always seeking ways to make a difference that will benefit other Yidden--particularly in the chinuch and raising of children. There is nothing more important to me than investing time and energy into expanding high quality chinuch options for Baltimore families. This is import-

What has changed since you last lived in Baltimore 14 years ago? Wow, how our city has grown in the past 14 years! The increase in the number of young frum families and the number of mosdos (particularly shuls) is amazing. The diversity in the frum community is greater now than years ago, but it is clear to me that we are all still pulling in the same direction and working to achieve the same Torah-based goals.

began to plan for our school with the active support of the Rosh Hayeshiva, Rav Hopfer and others. The dedication of our Board members—including their time, effort and money—has been extraordinary. With siyata dishmaya, they purchased a beautiful facility that has been renovated to suit the school’s needs. Most important, we have hired an amazing staff, who have valuable experience, love children and seek to continue to grow professionally.

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The Week In response to a rocket that was fired at the southern city of Sderot, Israel led airstrikes against several Hamas positions in Gaza this week. An IDF statement made its intention very clear. “The attack on the terror infrastructures is a response to the high trajectory fire out at the city of Sderot earlier today that is a threat to the security of Israeli citizens and harms Israeli sovereignty,” the state-

ment said. Although responsibility for the rocket was taken by two smaller terror groups, retaliation was taken against Hamas, as they are seen as the driving force of terror in the Gaza Strip. “When terrorists in Hamas’ Gaza Strip, driven by a radical agenda based on hatred, attack people in the middle of the summer vacation, their intentions are clear – to inflict pain,

In News cause fear and to terrorize,” said IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner. The launched rocket, the 14th one since the beginning of 2016, thankfully did not hit any people or cause any significant property damage. It landed between two homes near Sapir College. Locals are calling it “a miracle” that no one was hurt by the attack. Responsibility for the rocket attack was taken by the Popular Front

for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigade, which is the military arm of the PFLP, released a statement in which they asserted that “our people have the right to practice all forms of resistance in response to the crimes and hubris of the occupation.” But it seems that multiple people want credit for the rocket as a Salafist group with ties to ISIS also wanted recognition for blindly firing a deadly rocket at innocent people, as if this is something to brag about. Although Hamas claims that they have no intention of initiating a new wave of violence against Israel, this past week, a large Hamas rally was held in the Gaza town of Rafah at which rockets were paraded through the streets. Hamas is actively threatening violence unless the blockade is lifted from the Strip. The joint Israel-Egypt blockade is seen as a very necessary way of preventing Hamas from rearming itself.

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When you’re young, most people’s parents urge them not to play with knives. “They’re dangerous – you can cut yourself.” But this man’s mother never said that, or maybe she did and he just wasn’t listening. Last week, a 42-year-old man in India went to the hospital, complaining of piercing stomach pain. It was piercing, all right. After a delicate, five-hour surgery, doctors removed

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nearly 40 folding knives from the man’s belly. “In my 20 years of practice, I have never seen anything like it,” Dr. Jatinder Malhotra, who led the surgery, told CNN. “He had a wild urge to consume metal. Even for us, the experienced surgeons, it was frightening.” The man, identified as a police head constable, admitted he doesn’t know why he couldn’t stop. “I don’t know why I used to swallow knives,” he related. “I just enjoyed its taste and I was addicted.” Umm, perhaps a few pennies would have been a bit healthier? Doctors spent about two days carefully planning the operation, so as not to harm the patient. Once they were finished, they displayed a tabletop full of blades. Some were open, and others were closed. Some were even rusted and broken, Malhotra said. After the surgery, the man vowed not to continue his interesting habit. Doctors have also said he should seek psychiatric care. His choice of extracurricular activities doesn’t seem to cut it for me.

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teenager being a teenager,” Const. Stephen Bates related. “Although she perceived this as a real issue, it was not an appropriate use of 911.” Yeah, spending time with the family doesn’t constitute an emergency. Your blow-dryer dying right before yom tov? Now that’s a real disaster.

Million Mile Baby When she came into this world, she came in way above everyone else. No one can match the heights that she has achieved. Haven was born in heaven. The little girl was born on a Cebu Pacific flight earlier this month four hours into a flight from Dubai to Manila. Thankfully, there were two nurses onboard to help with the delivery. (Can you imagine a stewardess helping with labor? Would you like a pack of peanuts instead of an epidural? We have lovely beverages onboard in case you get thirsty. And don’t forget our in-flight entertainment, which is featuring the newest Disney film.) This was the first time a baby was born on one of the carrier’s flights. The airline is so excited with its tiniest passenger that Haven received the perfect present: one million points on the airline’s rewards program. The points have no expiration date and can be shared with family. She’s the best little sister anyone can have. Haven is not the only person to be born midflight. In 1990, Debbie Owen gave birth to her daughter, Shona Kirsty Yves – initials: SKY – on a plane. On Shona’s passport, it’s written that she was “born on an aeroplane 10 miles south of Mayfield, Sussex.” Haven’s mother returned to her seat after giving birth to her newest addition. And I’m sure she fastened her seatbelt and put her tray table up.

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The Week about to enter high school during the Great Depression, but times were tough. Her parents asked her to leave school to get a job while some of her brothers were allowed to continue their education. “I didn’t like it, because women should have education, too,” Picciuto said. Instead of studying history and biology, Picciuto was employed in a factory sewing curtains for $6 a week. She would read the dictionary and en-

cyclopedia to help her become more educated. “We’d pick up another big word and we’d find the meaning of it. And I tried to speak well if I could,” she said. As Picciuto’s 100th birthday approached, her daughter Deborah Picciuto, 59, said she wanted to give her mother the graduation she always wanted. “She’s been to so many graduations – my high school, college and grad school ones – and a bunch more

In News for all of my daughters, but she’s never had her own,” Deborah said. “So I wanted to give her that.” Picciuto’s daughter surprised her with a cap and gown, a gold honors tassel and an honorary high school diploma presented by North Reading Public Schools Superintendent Jon Bernard during bingo. “I told her that in my opinion, her life experiences alone had earned her the honor tassel and diploma,” Bernard said. “Clare was so articulate, sharp

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Torah Thought Conquering Our Dreams Rabbi Zvi Teichman

To prepare the Jewish nation as they enter new challenges, Moshe seeks to demonstrate G-d’s parental love for them. He recalls the provision of the marvelous manna that sustained them during their forty year sojourn in the desert. They must realize that “not by bread alone does man live, '‫כי על כל מוצא פי ד‬ )‫(דברים ז ג‬, rather by everything that emanates from the mouth of G-d...” Instead of bread, bearing the stamp of human achievement, He fed us with manna... this food allotted by G-d... it is only the special care of G-d that will feed him. (RSRH) Moshe then provides another illustration of G-d’s unique ‘fatherly’ devotion. ‫שמלתך לא בלתה מעליך ורגלך לא בצקה‬ )‫(שם שם ד‬, Your garment did not wear out upon you and your feet did not swell.. Food is certainly a vital component of survival, without it there is no alternative for life. Clothing too, is a necessary tool, but it is merely part of a much larger category of ‘shelter’ that man needs to ward off the elements of weather, beasts of prey and marauding man. Clothing alone is insufficient to insure endurance. The miracle of these garments that didn’t deteriorate and remained fresh was attributed to the marvelous Clouds of Glory ‘tending to them’ (Rashi). Why then merely focus on this first layer of protection and not on the greater miracle of these clouds that G-d provided to protect them from the numerous dangers they faced? Rashi informs us that not only did their garments not wear out during the entire forty years, they also remained clean and free of dirt; were always freshly ironed; and there was no need to adjust sizes as their children developed, since the clothing grew along with them! Despite all these fascinating miracles the Torah merely mentions the quality of "‫"לא בלתה‬, the garments not wearing out. Why the omission? The Holy Arizal interprets the verse that speaks of a ‘garment’ to be referring to a ‫לבוש אורה לנשמה‬, a robe of light for the soul that envelops a child as it enters the covenant.

The Torah instructs, he explains, ‫שמ־‬ ‫לתך לא בלתה מעליך‬, the protective “garment of the soul” will not wear out, provided, ‫ורגלך לא בצקה‬, your feet, which signify man’s contact with ‘earth’, i.e. his physicality, does not become encrusted with the soil of the earth; with lustful indulgence. )‫(באר מים חיים שופטים יז ו‬ Each day we recite the blessing of ‫מלביש ערומים‬, expressing gratitude to G-d who ‘clothes the naked’. The emphasis here is not simply on the provision of clothes, but on the fact that we are not naked. Man’s honor, his dignity, is preserved through his being covered. The awareness that we must be clothed and that with the donning of garments we are able to define ourselves and interact with others, is the essence of what a ‫נשמה‬, a soul is. )‫למען יזמרך כבוד (תהלים ל‬, so that my soul may make music. Before man sinned, the radiance of our ‫נשמה‬, our soul, as expressed through our good character and the essence of positive traits created a virtual ‫לבוש‬ ‫אורה‬, a garment of light that enveloped and covered our bodies. Subsequent to man’s sin it became necessary to don physical attire, but that material garment still remains just a flimsy lining to the brilliance of our spiritual attributes that truly clothe us in magnificent splendor and grace. In the days of the Talmud the Sages and their students would gather with their disciples on the days prior to the holidays and engage in enthused review and discourse of the laws of the impending holiday. This was known as Days of the Kallah. Rava observed that during these days they felt unusually cramped in the crowded conditions, experienced strange weakness in their knees, noticed an apparent premature wearing out of their garments, and an odd bruising of their feet. He said this was all due to the presence of the myriads of invisible ‫מזי־‬ ‫קין‬, ‘demons’ that were prevalent there. ).‫(ברכות ו‬ What is the deeper message here? Wherever opportunity for spiritual growth is present there exists an equal counterforce pulling in the opposite direction. When the students came to join in a

collective learning venture, the ‘demons of arrogance’ infiltrated, poisoning their attitudes towards one another making them feel ‘crowded’ and uncomfortable with one another. Where an intense love exists, two people can even find room on the edge of a knife! ).‫(סנהדרין ז‬ When undertaking an arduous learning endeavor that holds so many prospects for spiritual gain, so often the ‘demons of despondency’ lures us away from the determination and energy we need to finish the project, and ‘weakens our knees’, our resolve. In the ups and downs of our struggles to succeed in our ‫עבודת השם‬, in our duties to the Divine, with the many interspersed victories and defeats in that long and difficult journey, we often come face to face with the ‘demons of guilt’ when we fail. The constant ‘friction’ in the battles we must face in our march towards success ‘wears away’ at our commitment and self-confidence often causing us to doubt our worthiness in going forward. And then there are the ‘demons of the unknown’, the craggy paths ahead filled with obstructions that we fear will ‘bruise our feet’. In panic we often opt for the path of least resistance, retreating from challenge. (Based on an insight expressed by HaRav A.Y. HaKohen Kook zt”l in his .‫)עין איה ברכות ו‬ In their incubation period, as they sojourned through the desert ensconced in the ‫ענני הכבוד‬, Clouds of Honor, they were protected from the ‘demons’ that might affect their ‘garments of light’. In these protective clouds everyone’s garment was spotless. They only saw the positive in each other. This was due to the influence of that great lover of peace, in whose merit these clouds were granted, Aharon HaCohen. The love was great and their hearts were spacious! Their ‘garments’ were ‘fresh’; the enthusiasm never waned despite the length of their ordeal. They were never ‘worn out’ by the guilt of their failures, because being in such close proximity to the Divine presence and His all-encompassing love, they never felt the ‘friction’. They never felt unworthy. Moshe wanted them to understand

that just as their ‘bread’ can be provided by G-d alone, so too their ‘garments of light’, their very souls, can be preserved, no matter the challenge, no matter the journey. The very first mention of a ‫שמלה‬ particularly, is when Noach exits the Ark and is faced with many ‘demons’. He was perhaps a little too self-assured, feeling entitled to have a ‘good stiff shot’ after expending so much effort and energy, dangerously lapsing in his responsibility to G-d and his family. )‫(מדרש שוחר טוב קיח יא‬ He was confused and disillusioned after seeing the world collapse, allowing himself to slip into depression and drink his troubles away. ):‫(זוהר חדש כב‬ He felt unworthy, viewing himself as a mere ‫איש האדמה‬, a simple farmer. Who would care, he mistakenly surmised, if he indulged in a little wine. Noach lost his ‘garment of light’, his awareness of self and his unique mission. He frolicked naked in his tent. His sons, led by Shem seek to restore his “light”. ‫ ויכסו את ערות‬...‫ויקח שם ויפת את השמלה‬ )‫אביהם (בראשית ט כג‬, And Shem and Yafes took a garment... and they covered their father’s nakedness... They take a ‫שמלה‬, a ‘garment’ of light, emulating G-d the ultimate ‫מלביש‬ ‫ערומים‬, the one who clothes the naked, and with loving kindness restore their father’s ‫נשמה‬, his very soul! A great Chassidic Master, Rebbe Nachum of Stephanesht, commenting on the challenges of pursuing “frumkeit”, a life of conscientious observance, made the following pithy remark: Frumkeit; scrupulosity, is a cloak made of pride, lined with guilt and sewn with melancholia. We must each seek to recreate the qualities of that inspired environment our ancestors achieved so long ago. Moshe Rabbeinu encourages us that it is attainable. We can create Clouds of Glory robing ourselves and others in enduring and inspired ‘garments of the soul’ with simply the right attitude. May our ‘garments of light’ illuminate our homes and community. In that merit, G-d will dispatch the Clouds of Honor, to sweep us back swiftly to our promised land.

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A Woman Who Said Hineni Remembering Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h By Nachum Soroka

is rare when one of our leaders is just as well-known within our community as he or she is known to the outside world. Orthodox “celebrities” (for lack of a better term) generally gain icon status for reasons that are uniquely Jewish: motivating speeches, an insightful grasp of Torah matters, a power to inspire the masses. But there are certain uniquely talented individuals, such as Rabbi Noach Weinberg, zt”l, the founder of yeshiva Aish Hatorah, who are able to connect with people both inside and outside their spheres. Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a”h, who passed away this Tuesday, was another one of those singular religious figures whose influence stretched across the devout to the completely unaffiliated. The Rebbetzin is perhaps best known for her work in founding the international kiruv organization Hineni and her numerous books which were written towards less affiliated audiences, but she was first and foremost a “rebbetzin,” whose father was a rav before the war in Europe and then afterwards in East Flatbush, and whose husband led the nascent kehilla in the Five Towns. Indeed, at the time the Rebbetzin received the offer from the White House to make the benediction at the 2004 Republican National Convention, she was davening at the kever of her saintly great grandfather, the Menuchas Asher.

The Jungreis family boasted no less than 87 rabbis bearing its name in Hungary before the Holocaust. Esther Jungreis was born in 1936 in the town of Szeged, perhaps the most assimilated town in all the country. It contained a magnificent Reform temple which occupied a full city block, and Hungarian nationalism was the ideology du jour amongst the Jewish cognoscenti there. Traditional Judaism was

non-Jewish neighbors, particularly after the First World War and the rise of Hitler. Rabbi Yaakov Jungreis, the Rebbetzin’s brother, recalled the insults hurled at him on his daily walk home from cheder, a trek which took a grand total of three blocks. Young Hungarians would revel as they caught and undressed Jewish boys, then hung the boys upside down from trees and doused them with water so that

“A Jew should never be embarrassed to declare his Jewishness, to proclaim his Torah status among non-Jews.”

scorned and left for the dustbin of history. It was no accident, though, that Esther’s father, Rav Avraham, zt”l, chose to raise his family there. His desire to stem the building wave of assimilation affecting Eastern European Jewry formed his calling. He was one man seeking to push back against the force of millions, but he succeeded in creating a shul and mikvah when all connection to tradition seemed to be unraveling. Assimilation might have been the most pressing issue in pre-war Szeged, but the city’s Jewish population always suffered from its

they would freeze to death over the subzero European winter night. The Jungreis family was able to escape Europe before the Nazis overtook their town by securing passage on the famed transport arranged by Rudolf Kastner, a Zionist Jew whose relationship with the Gestapo has always been a topic of controversy. Rebbetzin Jungreis’s aunt, who headed an orphanage, had her offices next to Kastner’s and was able to arrange for the Jungreis family to be on the transport. In all, Kastner’s efforts saved 1,700 Jews from Hungary, including the Sat-

mar Rav, zt”l. The rest of the Jungreis family was not as fortunate; 80 of the Jungreis family rabbis were murdered in the Holocaust. After the war, the Jungreis family settled in East Flatbush, and the senior Rabbi Jungreis, who quickly learned that America was just as difficult a place to remain committed to Torah Judaism as was Hungary, continued his life’s mission of being mekarev his less dedicated brethren. Indeed the Rebbetzin considered her father way ahead of the times; his focus on kiruv happened years before the beginning of the baal teshuva movement. The Rebbetzin moved to North Woodmere after marrying her third cousin, Rav Meshulem HaLevi Jungreis, zt”l. Together they founded Congregation Oh Torah.

was her 1973 gathering of 18,000 Jews in Madison Square Garden that launched her kiruv organization Hineni and put her on the map of influential Orthodox Jews. Holding an event at the Garden was a brazen move. No one – especially the Rebbetzin – felt that she would be able to pull it off and fill all the arena’s seats, let alone inspire such a large audience. But she was motivated by the desire to demonstrate to the world that observant Judaism has its place in everyone’s lives. “Young Jews complain that we are too pragmatic and don’t speak about G-d the

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1982, and most recently Life is a Test in 2006. She wrote to a wide audience, delivering Torah based principles in an unintimidating manner. In 1998 she published The Committed Life, which focuses on such universal values like morality and responsibility, all through

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with the authority of a psychologist and marriage counselor, the wisdom of a biblical scholar, and the compassion of a wife and mother.”

Her

reputation allowed her to become a de facto representative of klal Yisroel,

“People must turn away from neon gods,” she exclaimed. “The pursuit of happiness is not around the corner in Miami or Las Vegas.” a Jewish lens and seasoned with Jewish anecdotes. In it she discusses her upbringing in a pre-war religious home and her husband’s struggle with illness. She inspires with recent stories from Yeshiva Darchei Torah and stresses the importance of allowing the Torah to shape children’s priorities and moral compasses. The book received high praise from secular authorities like Drs. John Gray and Laura Schlesinger and Mark Victor-Hansen, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul. The Committed Life was followed up by The Committed Marriage, about which Publisher’s Weekly wrote, “Jungreis speaks

and sometimes, even all religions. When the White House invited her to speak at the Republican National Convention in 2004, she was firm in not diluting her message, regardless of the audience’s beliefs. Recently, she discussed her experience from then with this magazine noting, “Whenever I speak among non-Jews I make a point of not compromising the teachings of the Torah. ‘Ki hi chochmasem le’aynai ha’amim,’ for Torah wisdom will generate respect in the eyes of the nations. I knew I had a responsibility to be mekadesh shem Shamayim. Rather than delivering a generic message, I spoke about Torah. I spoke about the land of Israel. I

Speaking at the Republican National Convention

spoke about the Jewish people and the great contributions we’ve made to mankind and to all of civilization. A Jew should never be embarrassed to declare his Jewishness, to proclaim his Torah status among non-Jews. If he does so, he earns their respect and admiration.” Her dealings with the White House earned her the respect of the president, and when it was her turn to greet Mr. Bush, he respectfully did not extend his hand for a handshake out of deference to the Rebbetzin’s beliefs. She was later invited to join him on his trip to Israel to celebrate the country’s 60th birthday. Until the very end, the Rebbetzin worried about her community. She recently lamented, “We live in a very difficult generation. ‘Ain bayis she’ain sham meis,’ every home has distress. We have to learn to insulate ourselves and to preserve the sanctity of our homes; to transcend and survive. These are tragic times that test the very fiber of our nation.” Her posts on the Hineni website often discuss solutions for people who are having a hard time getting married. The Rebbetzin was eighty-yearsold, but her concern for all of her fellow Jews and fierce desire for the dissemination of Torah did not allow her to slow down. Her passion and vision for what the world should be has left a legacy which will influence generations to come.

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way their Christian friends do,” she complained. “Any movement that comes along – Sun Myung Moon, Hare Krishna, you name it –Jews are always the first to join.” And there was no better way to spread her message than by going all-in at the World’s Most Famous Arena. As she recalled later on, “I had often despaired about the way Madison Square Garden was being used by Israel Bonds for lavish galas featuring Hollywood entertainment… What did these galas achieve? Nothing spiritual. Nothing meaningful.” So she begrudgingly put up with the comparison people (including People, the magazine) made of her to Billy Graham, and created an organization devoted to putting Orthodoxy on the map. By all accounts, the event, which took place on November 18, was a success. The Rebbetzin spoke to a standing room-only crowd and her speech was broadcast on every major television and radio station in New York City. “People must turn away from neon gods,” she exclaimed. “The pursuit of happiness is not around the corner in Miami or Las Vegas.” From there, Hineni launched into an international organization that airs programs on national television regularly and operates a museum out of its headquarters in Manhattan. The Rebbetzin was also an accomplished writer, having published The Jewish Soul on Fire in

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Between the Lines

Sweat the Small Stuff By Eytan Kobre

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things. - Bruce Barton

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n old man went to the beach early one morning for a bit of soul-searching. There had been a storm the previous night, and the vast beach was littered with starfish as far as the eye could see. He spotted a boy approaching in the distance, pausing periodically to pick up objects and toss them into the ocean. As the boy drew closer, the old man could no longer contain his curiosity. “Good morning there! May I ask what you’re doing?” The boy looked up. “Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide washed them onto the beach and they can’t get back by themselves. When the sun rises, they’ll die unless they get back to water.” “But there must be tens

of thousands of starfish on this beach,” the old man chided. “I’m afraid you won’t make much of a difference.” The boy bent down matter-of-factly, clutched another starfish, and chucked it as far as he could into the ocean. “Made a difference to that one!” We tend to overemphasize major feats and significant achievements, without giving due weight to the countless little acts that comprise the overwhelming majority of life. But changing the world doesn’t require superhuman feats or sweeping social movements; all it takes sometimes is one small act (Alei Shur, Vol. II, pgs. 18990). Indeed, “G-d is not in the wind…G-d is not in the noise…G-d is not in the fire… [but in] a still, small voice” (I Melachim 19:11-12). You won’t find G-d only in the seismic events; sometimes you will find Him in that still, small voice. And that still, small voice can change the world – one starfish at a time. That is the reason we are promised exceptional reward for obeying seemingly-small commandments (Rashi, Devarim 7:12; Tanchuma, Eikev 1) and warned of the punishment to be met-

ed out over “little” transgressions (Avoda Zara 18a). Because greatness is found not only in extraordinary acts but also in the “ordinary” ones. It is in mastering a challenging piece of Gemara. It is in the internal struggle to resist an impulse when no one is looking. It is in keeping quiet when we have oh so much to say. It is in a quiet prayer and an unpublicized charity and an unheralded visit and a warm, encouraging smile. Before being executed by the Romans for teaching Torah publicly, R’ Chanina ben Teradyon asked R’ Yosi ben Kisma whether to expect a place in the World to Come. What was his merit? He once commingled charity funds with his personal monies, and, in an overabundance of caution, he simply gave all the money to charity. “If so,” answered R’ Yosi, “from your portion should be my portion, and from your lot should be my lot” (Avoda Zara 18a). R’ Chanina had devoted his life to teaching and spreading G-d’s word – and, in the end, he sacrificed his life for that cause – yet his major stake to greatness was the one time he was a bit cautious with a few charitable coins. That small act was the true measure of his

greatness. Our small acts define us (Mishnas R’ Aharon, Vol. I, pgs. 116-17; Michtav M’Eliyahu, Vol. III, pgs. 107-110). Indeed, “G-d does not grant greatness to someone until tested with small things” (Shemos Rabba 2:3). Moshe and Dovid, for example, were chosen to lead the Jewish people not because of great revelations or extraordinary feats but because they cared for little runaway sheep. Great people find greatness in the small things. It is said that Michelangelo was working on a statue when some of his friends chanced by and admired his evolving work. When they returned a month later, Michelangelo was still working on the same statue. “Still?” they teased. “What have you done in the past month? It looks just the same.” “Well,” Michelangelo explained, “I’ve smoothed a line here, polished the arm there, and taken a few flakes of marble from the forehead.” His friends were incredulous. “But those are mere trifles!” “They are indeed trifles. But trifles make perfection. And perfection is no trifle.” Indeed, it is through

G-d’s seemingly picayune directives that we express our love for Him most acutely (Tiferes Shimshon, Devarim 7:12). Just as any married couple will tell you, a happy marriage is found not in exotic vacations or pricey gifts (though I’ve yet to hear any complaints about those), but in the “please” and “thank you” and other kind words. Because it’s the little things that count most. R’ Yitzchak, a disciple of R’ Shimon bar Yochai, once encountered a starving beggar. R’ Yitzchak was sympathetic but he too lacked money even for himself, let alone to help others. Still, he rummaged through his pockets and found a half-coin – the smallest denomination of currency – which he handed to the beggar. “Bless you, bless you,” said the poor man. And, thinking nothing of it, R’ Yitzchak moved on. That night, R’ Yitzchak dreamed that he was cast into the sea by a band of thugs. Just as he was about to drown, he saw his teacher, the great R’ Shimon bar Yochai, and he was filled with hope. R’ Shimon stretched out his arms, but, no matter how hard he tried, he could not reach R’ Yitzchak. Just as R’ Yitzchak was about to

33 known to contribute to every yeshiva and every rabbi who asked. Ironically, however, the wealthy man was totally not observant and lacked any connection to Judaism other than his donations.

to take the entrance examination just to placate them, and, unsurprisingly, I failed miserably. By the time the examination concluded, it was late at night and I asked to sleep in the dormitory for

“They are indeed trifles. But trifles make perfection. And perfection is no trifle.”

Even more than a donation, R’ Elya was interested in an explanation. The wealthy man obliged. “My parents were deeply religious, but I was rebellious. They very much wanted me to attend the Chofetz Chaim’s yeshiva, so I agreed

just that night. “The Chofetz Chaim explained to me that a boy who would not stay in the dormitory for the entire year cannot be there even for one night. ‘But,’ the Chofetz Chaim continued, ‘that doesn’t mean he cannot stay

Zara 3a [Sukka]), but we don’t truly know what deeds are small and what deeds are not (Avos 2:1). We all have different notions about that. What seems insignificant to some may be of monumental importance to others. So I can’t tell you what the “little” things are. That’s for you to figure out. But whatever you do, buck the conventional wisdom. Sweat the small stuff. Because when you do, you realize that there is no small stuff.

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been. Even where the great R’ Shimon bar Yochai could not help him, his pittance of a donation could (Zohar Chadash 2:61). Collecting money for his yeshiva, R’ Elya Lopian once visited one of England’s wealthiest Jews, a man

in my home.’ “And that’s what happened. The Chofetz Chaim took me to his home and fed me as if I were a distinguished guest. In the middle of the night, the door to my room creaked open and I heard the rabbi muttering, ‘Oy, it’s too cold in here.’ And then he took off his jacket and placed it gently upon me. “It may not have been the most momentous thing he ever did,” the wealthy man finished, “but this much I tell you: whenever I see a rabbi, I still feel the warmth of that jacket.” * * * Certain commandments are regarded as “light” or “easy” (Chullin 142a [dispatching a mother bird before taking her child]; Menachos 44a [Tzitzis]; Avoda

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give up hope, the beggar appeared suddenly and pulled R’ Yitzchak from the water. R’ Yitzchak awoke in a panic, only now appreciating how monumental his “insignificant” charity had

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Torah Thought

Parshas Ekev

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By Rabbi Berel Wein

he Torah reading of this week continues the long, final oration of Moshe to the Jewish people, as he prepares for his own mortal demise. It is important to note that throughout the words of Moshe here in the final book of the Chumash, there is, mixed together, the requirement of the memory of the past – the distant and immediate past – with the vision of the fu-

ture, again the far future and the immediate future. There are those amongst us who live pretty much in the memory of our long, eventful and holy past. Being suffused with nostalgia, they paint for themselves a picture that is many times more fantasy than reality. And since the reality of the past never is portrayed, any attempt to learn from that past is futile. We see so of-

ten in the words of Moshe how frank and honest is his recollection and recitation of the events of the past. He spares no one and no event. His love for the Jewish people, that shines forth from every verse and word of this book, in no way forces him to color the past and sanitize the events that occur. It is the honesty of his oration and presentation that gives it such power and eternity. The person who has to climb a hill will oftentimes in the middle of the climb look back to see how much has already been accomplished. In order to continue the climb, psychologically that is an enormous aid. So too, on the eve of the entry of the Jewish people into the Land of Israel, Moshe reminds them of the past and of the climb that they already achieved

and experienced – the travails of our ancestors, the slavery in Egypt, the revelation at Sinai, the disasters of the desert – in order to prepare them for the rest of the climb before them. But he also portrays the vision of their future in the Land of Israel and in the diaspora. There again Moshe is honest and candid with his words of prophecy. He promises no rose garden, nor an easy path towards the ultimate redemption and return of the Jewish people to their homeland, to their faith and ultimately to their Creator. Just as Jews were and are prone to fantasize about our past, so too, perhaps even to a greater extent, are we susceptible to creating a picture of an unrealistic and unsustainable future. We see in

the Talmud the opinion that promises us a rather bland messianic era. Maimonides adopts this viewpoint as well. However, because of the length of the exile and of the enormous tragedies that have been our lot in that exile, many Jews have upped the ante for the messianic era. By so doing, we are disappointed with what has already been achieved and make it more difficult than ever to have a realistic view of what our policies and expectations for the future should be. For a balanced picture of the holy vision regarding the Jewish people, past and present, one need only study and remember the final words of Moshe as they appear before us in the Torah readings of these weeks. Shabbat shalom.

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The Price of Powerlessness By Charles Krauthammer

his week Russian bombers flew out of Iranian air bases to attack rebel positions in Syria. The State Department pretended not to be surprised. It should be. It should be alarmed. Iran’s intensely nationalistic revolutionary regime had never permitted foreign forces to operate from its soil. Until now. The reordering of the Middle East is proceeding apace. Where for 40 years the U.S.-Egypt alliance anchored the region, a Russia-Iran condominium is now dictating events. That’s what you get after eight years of U.S. retrenchment and withdrawal. That’s what results from the nuclear deal with Iran, the evacuation of Iraq and utter U.S. immobility on Syria. Consider:

Iran The nuclear deal was supposed to begin a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran. Instead, it has solidified a strategic-military alliance between Moscow and Tehran. With the lifting of sanctions and the normalizing of Iran’s international relations, Russia rushed in with major deals, including the shipment of S-300 ground-toair missiles. Russian use of Iranian bases now marks a

new level of cooperation and joint power projection.

Iraq These bombing runs cross Iraqi airspace. Before President Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq, that could not have happened. The resulting vacuum has not only created a corridor for Russian bombing, it has gradually allowed a hardwon post-Saddam Iraq to slip into Iran’s orbit. According to a Baghdad-based U.S. military spokesman, there are 100,000 Shiite militia fighters operating inside Iraq, 80 percent of them Iranian-backed.

Syria When Russia dramatically intervened last year, establishing air bases and launching a savage bombing campaign, Obama did nothing. Indeed, he smugly predicted that Vladimir Putin had entered a quagmire. Some quagmire. Bashar Assad’s regime is not only saved. It encircled Aleppo and has seized the upper hand in the civil war. Meanwhile, our hapless secretary of state is running around trying to sue for peace, offering to share intelligence and legitimize Russian intervention if only Putin will promise to conquer gently. Consider what Putin has

achieved. Dealt a very weak hand – a rump Russian state, shorn of empire and saddled with a backward economy and a rusting military – he has restored Russia to great power status. Reduced to irrelevance in the 1990s, it is now a force to be reckoned with. In Europe, Putin has unilaterally redrawn the map. His annexation of Crimea will not be reversed. The Europeans are eager to throw off the few sanctions they grudgingly imposed on Russia. And the rape of eastern Ukraine continues. Ten thousand have already died and now Putin is threatening even more open warfare. Under the absurd pretext of Ukrainian terrorism in Crimea, Putin has threatened retaliation, massed troops in eight locations on the Ukrainian border, ordered Black Sea naval exercises, and moved advanced anti-aircraft batteries into Crimea, giving Moscow control over much of Ukrainian airspace. And why shouldn’t he? He’s pushing on an open door. Obama still refuses to send Ukraine even defensive weapons. The administration’s response to these provocations? Urging “both sides” to exercise restraint. Both sides, mind you. And in a gratuitous

flaunting of its newly expanded reach, Russia will be conducting joint naval exercises with China in the South China Sea, in obvious support of Beijing’s territorial claims and illegal military bases. Yet the president shows little concern. He is too smart not to understand geopolitics; he simply

perfectly clear in speeches at the U.N., in Cairo and here at home in his very first year in office. Two terms later, we see the result. Ukraine dismembered. Eastern Europe on edge. Syria a charnel house. Iran subsuming Iraq. Russia and Iran on the march across the entire northern Middle East.

He is too smart not to understand geopolitics; he simply doesn’t care.

doesn’t care. In part because his priorities are domestic. In part because he thinks we lack clean hands and thus the moral standing to continue to play international arbiter. And in part because he’s convinced that in the long run it doesn’t matter. Fluctuations in great power relations are inherently ephemeral. For a man who sees a moral arc in the universe bending inexorably toward justice, calculations of raw realpolitik are 20th-century thinking – primitive, obsolete, the obsession of small minds. Obama made all this

At the heart of this disorder is a simple asymmetry. It is in worldview. The major revisionist powers – China, Russia and Iran – know what they want: power, territory, tribute. And they’re going after it. Barack Obama takes Ecclesiastes’ view that these are vanities, nothing but vanities. In the kingdom of heaven, no doubt. Here on earth, however – Aleppo to Donetsk, Estonia to the Spratly Islands – it matters greatly. (c) 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

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sually this column is about military and similar type (like spies) of operations. Israeli demilitarized zones (DMZ) fall into that category because they

tend not to be demilitarized for long. However, the definition of a DMZ is to prevent a situation from escalating or to avert any type of military operations in a particular area. Cur-

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rently, many of these areas are monitored by the U.N. and some have a joint national force to enforce the DMZ. Others are the product of an agreement that will be described in this article. The DMZs that most Americans are familiar with are the ones in Korea and Vietnam. During the Cold War, these were the two “hot” zones where the U.S. sent in troops to fight invading Communist forces. After WWII, the U.S. and Russia divided up the Korean Peninsula along the 38th parallel and this became the border between the two Koreas when they were formed in 1948. The war, which saw the Americans fighting for the south, and the Chinese fighting and the Russians supplying the north, ended in 1953 with an armistice. This agreement stated that there would be a DMZ along the 38th parallel. The DMZ in Korea is 160 miles long and two and half miles wide. It has become the most militarized DMZ in the world with barbed wire tank traps, minefields and over a million soldiers watching the area. Many incidents have occurred in this zone, and hundreds of soldiers, including 50 Americans, have been killed. There is a joint security area where negotiations between the two sides occur. Two Americans were killed in 1973 within this joint security area when they went to chop down a

tree. This caused a retaliation operation to show the North Koreans that things like this wouldn’t be tolerated. In 2007, a limited freight train service was started in the DMZ. Currently there is an uneasy peace in the DMZ with an occasional North Korean trying (sometimes successfully) to defect to the South. The two countries are still technically at war and fighting could break out at any time. The DMZ will hopefully continue to ease the pressure. Before the U.S. got involved in Vietnam, a DMZ existed. It was created after the First Indo-China War ended in 1954 when the French left. During the Vietnam War, U.S. intelligence estimated that over 40,000 Communist troops were in the DMZ while the Americans stayed away. Even though troops were not allowed in the area, mines and other ordnances were placed there by the north. When the war ended badly for the Americans and South Vietnam, the DMZ became Communist. Another conflict with U.S. involvement that resulted in a DMZ was the Persian Gulf War in 1991. The border between Iraq and Kuwait has a 120 mile long border fence that was constructed by the United Nations. Under Saddam Hussein the Iraqis contended that Kuwait was part of Iraq and that the fence was illegal. There wasn’t much they could do about it and the fence is continually being extended. U.N. forces main-

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The Korean DMZ

watched helplessly and started to adopt the method of attempting to appease the Nazis. Antarctica is a very interesting DMZ in that it was never militarized by any country ever. The Antarctic Treaty was first signed in 1960 by 12 countries and currently has 53 participating nations – including North Korea. The treaty states in part: “The area is to be used for peaceful purposes only; military activity, such as weapons testing, is

prohibited but military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purpose… Freedom of scientific investigations and cooperation shall continue… Treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial observation, to any area and may inspect all stations, installations, and equipment; advance notice of all activities and of the introduction of military personnel must be given… All treaty states will discourage ac-

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Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates in the Korean DMZ in 2010

tivities by any country in Antarctica that are contrary to the treaty” Several other areas in the world are demilitarized including the Aland Islands off the coast of Finland and an ancient Hindu temple claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia. Some DMZs including the Korean and Vietnamese zones have had less exposure to humans, therefore making it a natural habitat for animals. These areas are considered neutral territory and for the most part have kept peach between nations. DMZs are there to protect innocent civilians and peaceful nations from unnecessary conflict. In a previous article, we discussed DMZs in Israel. Please email the author for a copy of that article.

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tain the barrier which is made up of electric fencing, concertina wire, deep trenches and ten foot berms. Two other DMZs that were created after conflicts that involved the U.S. were hot zones in Europe. Fighting between Yugoslavia and Kosovo in 1998 resulted in an agreement that stated there would be a “Ground Safety Zone.” Eighty years earlier one of the first DMZ to be created by an international body was the Rhineland after WWI. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, and the Germans agreed, among other things, to not place troops in the area. An international force was sent under the League of Nations to oversee and occupy the Rhineland and other areas nearby. The French then occupied other areas but were soon forced out in 1925. Hitler ym”sh gained power in the early 1930s, and in 1936 the Nazis reoccupied the entire Rhineland. Since the League of Nations was very weak, France and England

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Put the Past Where it Belongs By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. -Bil Keane

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n one of the most widely watched Ted talks, Tony Robbins asks the question of why we do what we do. This is a powerful question that shapes (or at least should shape) our words, actions, and dreams. In that talk he references our “therapy culture,” a pervasive mindset that suggests that “biography is destiny,” or that everything in our future has been scripted by our past. We are, in effect, trapped by these earlier experiences and need to continue to reconnect with and perhaps break away from our history if we are to live a meaningful tomorrow. This thinking relates to past failures. Why didn’t we succeed previously in a relationship, at work, with a business venture, etc.? It was because – we tell ourselves – we lacked something, the key ingredients that would have otherwise propelled us to a different and better outcome. If only we would have had more time, more money, a better manager, a more understanding and loving spouse … things would have worked out differently. We

convince ourselves that the obstacles to our success were beyond our locus of control, perhaps because it makes failure easier to take. I learned this lesson when I stepped into a head of school position on the coattails of the school’s most decorated and longest-serving principal. He was a robust man despite his advanced age and he had a larger than life personality and warm smile that could brighten up the gloomiest of moods. This man had hired practically the entire staff and oversaw the school’s growth from a fledgling pipedream in a strip mall to a robust institution in a large, new facility. Added to that, his wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness during his final, retirement year at the school (she would pass before the year was out). Talk about walking into a tough spot filled with raw emotion. To be honest, I didn’t think much of all this at the beginning of my tenure. While I anticipated some challenges I figured that I would chart my own course to success, which in many ways I did. But I also couldn’t fully step out from the looming shadow of the man who preceded me and encountered much more resistance to change and growth than I could have imagined. There were plenty of other issues, too, particularly in the area of school

governance, and I easily could have made excuses for my bumpy experience. And for some time that’s largely what I did. But when the time came for me to depart and start a new chapter in life, which included moving to a new community and changing career paths, I decided that I needed to focus on moving forward rather than in reverse. I have spent most my time since then trying to learn from my experiences and to use that knowledge to help others succeed. As Robbins points out, success is not about the resources that we have access to but rather the resourcefulness that we bring to each situation. The most successful people in life were not necessarily the ones who had it all laid out for them on a silver platter. Plenty of folks with the standard “success ingredients” such as intellect, strength, charisma, wealth, good working environments, strong business plans, etc. have done surprisingly little in life. And yet many people who entered life with one hand tied behind their backs – including a history of deprivation, limited education, maltreatment and even abuse – rose to achieve some of the greatest things in human history. At the end, it’s not about what opportunities and gifts do for you (although they certainly can help), but

rather what you make of them, that make the difference in who succeeds. What can we do to become more resourceful, so that we can take proper advantage of possibilities, manufacture opportunities and manage setbacks in a way that allows

than impossibility – We all have that inner critic, the one that tells us that our ideas are foolish or that there’s no way to fix a particular problem. For some of us, the glass is always half empty, which only empowers the critic further. Seek to develop personal

The most successful people in life were not necessarily the ones who had it all laid out for them on a silver platter.

us to move forward? Consider using these techniques: Prepare well in advance – We never know exactly how things will work out. The best laid plans often go sideways, many times for reasons that we could never have predicted. The readier we are for situations, the easier it will be to live in the moment and chart a different course to success. Be an avid learner – Again, the more we know the better we typically do. As part of being prepared, take the regular time needed to be well-versed on whatever we are trying to achieve. Many pundits suggest at least 30 minutes daily of growth-oriented reading. Think possibility rather

resilience and positivity by exploring new avenues and brainstorming with others. Work on becoming passionate – Nothing sells like passion. Passionate people get everyone around them excited and believing in what they’re selling. Even when the chips are down, they find ways to keep themselves and those around them focused on the prize and motivated to work even harder to get there. Rabbi Naphtali Hoff is an executive coach and consultant and President of Impactful Coaching & Consulting (www.ImpactfulCoaching.com). He can be reached at nhoff@impactful coaching.com.

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Now that the flood waters ravaging Louisiana are receding, it’s time for President Barack Obama to visit the most anguished state in the union. Last week, as torrential rains brought death, destruction and misery to Louisiana, the president continued his vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, a playground for the posh and well-connected. We’ve seen this story before in Louisiana, and we don’t deserve a sequel. In 2005, a fly-over by a vacationing President George W. Bush became a symbol of official neglect for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The current president was among those making political hay out of Bush’s aloofness.

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– Editorial in the Baton Rouge Advocate last Wednesday, six days before President Obama finally arrived for a visit

Congratulations to Team USA for winning over 100 medals! The most of any country, and my condolences to everyone who is behind them at airport security. – Jimmy Fallon

Her people are trying to pin it on me.

William Ziegler escaped this mortal realm on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the age of 69. We think he did it on purpose to avoid having to make a decision in the pending presidential election… Following his wishes, there will not be a service, but well-wishers are encouraged to write a note of farewell on a Schaefer Light beer can and drink it in his honor. He was never one for sentiment…but he wanted you to know that if he owes you a beer, and if you can find him in Heaven, he will gladly allow you to buy him another. He can likely be found forwarding tasteless internet jokes (check your spam folder, but don’t open these at work)… Unlike previous times, this is not a ploy to avoid creditors... He assures us that he is gone. He will be greatly missed.

- From an article in the Washington Post defending President Obama’s failure to take a break from his vacation last week to visit the Louisiana flooding

Police in Australia are searching for a group of men seen releasing live crocodiles into a school building. Though, if you ask me, they should probably be searching for the crocodiles. – Seth Myers

– From an obituary published in The Times-Picayune on Aug. 12, 2016, by William Ziegler’s wife and three children who said that William had a great sense of humor and would have loved this obit

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- Former Sec. of State Colin Powell denying Hillary Clinton’s claim that he was the one who told her to use a private email server

That’s why Obama won’t break off his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard — or stop playing golf on said vacation — to travel to Louisiana. Because he believes he can monitor the situation as well — or better — from where he is. And that the sole reason to go to Louisiana is for the theatrical piece of politics, a piece that he not only rejects but detests.

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44 Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort was forced to resign on Friday following news that he had proRussian ties. Which really upset Trump, because he insists having all his ties made in China. – Jimmy Fallon

Go home to mom. And, your mother is voting for Trump. - Donald Trump, when interrupted at a rally by Black Lives Matter protesters

I guess G-d wanted me to de-clutter. I was too pig-headed to do it. - Chuck Craft, 57, of Baton Rouge, after his home was flooded

Definitely worth it! - Brandon Thomas of the Frontier League’s Gateway Grizzlies of Sauget, Illinois, after his grand slam homerun ball landed on his own car and smashed his windshield

KFC has come out with a sunscreen that makes you smell like fried chicken. Of course if you want to smell like KFC, you could just ride around in any single guy’s car.

The Olympics wrapped up over the weekend with the United States coming out on top in all medal counts. The U.S. brought home 46 gold medals, 37 silver, and four idiots. – Seth Myers

That’s right. Speedo has revoked their sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte, and according to him, they did it at gunpoint. – Ibid

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– Conan O’Brien

Playing #PokemonGo in #Cambodia #Laos #Vietnam? Beware of #landmines or anything that looks like an old bomb! - Tweet sent out by the U.S. State Department last week

I was immature and I made a stupid mistake. I’m human. - Embattled USA swimming star Ryan Lochte, on NBC, confessing to making up a lie about being held-up at gunpoint in Rio

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Let folks in Israel understand that there still are people in the United States – and people of both parties in this state – who understand that unequivocal, unashamed, unapologetic support of Israel is a policy of the state of New Jersey. - NJ Governor Chris Christie, after implementing a law that opposes the BDS movement

– Conan O’Brien

It is the best choice for me. - Jeremy Shuler, 12, on being accepted to Cornell University’s engineering program

This time I mean it. We talked earlier in the year and I wanted to come back and finish my career how I wanted. This was the cherry on top of the cake I wanted.

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Last week, Twitter introduced a “quality filter” that gets rid of tweets that contain spam, mean, or unwanted content. An hour later, Twitter filed for bankruptcy.

- The most decorated Olympian of all time, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, announcing his retirement on NBC

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other U.S. Olympic swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in Rio. That is a very uncommon lie. The following is a list of, well, more common lies: WHAT YOU SAY

WHAT YOU MEAN:

I’m fine ...........................................You’re in the dog house. Let’s keep in touch ......................You will never hear from me again. I love it ............................................You really should quit trying to be an artist and get a real job. Sure, I remember you ................I have no clue who you are. It’s really good to see you .........I tried hiding in the bathroom until you left, but I guess I came out too early. Don’t worry, it’s OK .....................Thanks for stepping on my toe and breaking it. That is so funny ..........................I totally don’t get that joke…and assume you probably told it wrong. It’s not you, it’s me ......................It’s you! I thought I responded to your email.................. I thought you would forget about it. I’m listening..................................Can you tell me real fast so that I can move on with my life. I’m not hungry.............................I’d rather not try your daughter’s rice crispy treats. You’re breaking up, I’ll call you back ................. I really don’t want to talk about this now. LOL .................................................I guess I have to respond to your text, but I really want to end this conversation. I’m 5 minutes away ....................I totally forgot that we were supposed to meet.

Claim...Debt... Scratch I mean, Game...Set...Match! Find a rhyme for each word below so you end up with a familiar three word phrase: 1.

Shop, Swap, Dole

Cook, Wine, Drinker

Mop, Slip, Thump

Mud, Wet, Smears

Sock, Rock, Peril

Steady, Filling, Label

Warning, Soon, Flight

Answers: 1. Stop, Drop, and Roll 2. Hook, Line, and Sinker 3. Hop, Skip, and Jump 4. Blood, Sweat, and Tears 5. Lock, Stock, and Barrel 6. Ready, Willing, and Able 7. Morning, Noon, and Night

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I’m busy that day.........................No, I don’t want to go to your great-niece’s play.

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Down 1.Neil Armstrong 2. London Bridge 3. Berlin Wall 5. Princess Diana 6. Houdini 13. Hawaii

ANSWERS Across 4. Louvre 5. Penicillin 7. Barack Obama 9. Moby Dick 10. Star Spangled Banner 11. Women 12. Babe Ruth 14. Enola Gay

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Puzzle key: Across: 4. Louvre 5. Penicillin

13. Admitted as the 50th state in 1959

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Yankel and Moshe are strolling along one day when Yankel sees a thick looking envelope on the ground. He quickly picks it up and to his amazement, it contains a receipt and $350 in cash. “Would you believe my luck?!” he exclaims. “I’ve just found $350 in a wage packet. It’s my lucky day.” “Let me see the receipt inside the envelope,” says Moshe. Yankel gives the receipt to Moshe. Moshe glances at the figures on the receipt then says to Yankel, “I wouldn’t call it lucky. Just look at the amount of tax you paid!”

Down: 1.Neil Armstrong 2. London Bridge

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11. 19th Amendment gave this group the right to vote in 1920 12. First baseball player to hit 500 home runs 14. Plane which dropped the first atomic bomb

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Across Down 4. World’s largest museum 1. First man on the moon 7. Born on August 4, 1961 in the U.S. 2. Spans the River Thames (some say in Kenya!) 3. Created in 1961 by East German 8. Novel written by Herman Melville government 9. The first woman to fly across the 5. Dies in high speed chase while being Across Down United States pursued by paparazzi 4. 10. World’s largest museum manunderwater on the moon Written by Francis Scott Key 6. Spends 1. 91 First minutes in a 7. 11. Born on August 4, 1961 in the U.S. (some say in 2. Spans the River Thames sealed tank 19th Amendment gave this group the right to vote in 1920 13. Admitted as the 50th state in Kenya!) 3. Created in 1961 by1959 East German government 12. First baseball player to hit 500 home 8. Novel written by Herman Melville 5. Dies in high speed chase while being pursued runs 9. The first woman to fly across the United States by paparazzi 14. Plane which dropped the first atomic 10. Written 6. Spends 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank bomb by Francis Scott Key

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You Are What You Eat Foods That Affect Skin, Hair, and Nails By Aliza Beer MS, RD

ll too often people attribute shiny hair, strong nails, and radiant skin to great beauty products. What they fail to realize is that there is a much more natural and simple way to achieve these soughtafter results. While many of us have heard the oft-reiterated phrase “you are what you eat,” few of us actually think of the true meaning behind this. While we often think of food as something that affects our internal health, it actually plays just as big of a role in what makes up our external appearance as well. The following are different nutrients and specific foods to help achieve healthy hair, nails, and skin: Enjoy Protein: Our hair, nails, and skin are actually each made up of mostly protein. These proteins – keratin, collagen, and elastin – promote health, strength, and elasticity in our hair, nails, and skin. Therefore, by committing to eat protein at each meal you can be sure your hair, nails, and skin will appear strong and healthy. Foods that are full of protein include chicken, yogurt, milk, fish, eggs, and meat. Include Iron: One of the most telling signs of iron deficiency is brittle nails, hair loss, and dry, pale skin. Iron promotes healthy hair by facilitating oxygen flow to the scalp and hair follicles, and is associated with healthy, strong nails and skin. The best sources of iron are red meat, dark leafy greens, seafood, and beans.

Consume Vitamin C: One of vitamin C’s main functions is to make collagen, the important protein that is involved in giving our hair, nails, and skin their proper structure. Vitamin C also helps our body absorb iron, which, as mentioned earlier, is essential in keeping our hair strong and shiny, and giving our skin and nails strength. To make sure you are getting enough vitamin C, opt for citrus fruits

beans, nuts, and tea all are good sources of antioxidants. Plenty of Water: Staying properly hydrated is vital to young and glowing looking skin. Our cells thrive on water and function best when hydrated, allowing our skin cells to flourish and glow. Limit Simple Carbohydrates: Simple carbohydrates, such as baked goods, candy, sodas, and

What you put on your plate can make all the difference in the health of your hair, nails, skin, and overall appearance.

like oranges, strawberries and pineapple, tomatoes, broccoli, papaya, and red and yellow pepper. Add Antioxidants: Antioxidants are what protects our cells from free radical damage. This can include exposure to air pollutants, smoking, highly processed foods, and too much sun exposure. This damage creates inflammation in the body and affects all our cells, including those that make up our hair, nails, and skin. These antioxidants also can guard against the effects of aging of our hair, skin, and nails. Blueberries, strawberries, plums, apples, artichoke hearts,

milk chocolate, do not just increase our waistline, but also wreak havoc to our hair, nails, and skin! The spike in insulin that results from ingesting these foods causes inflammations that can lead to acne and shrink our hair follicles, disrupting the growth of hair. These simple sugars also disrupt the collagen protein in skin and can leave our skin more vulnerable to lines and wrinkles. Avoid Fatty foods: While healthy fats from avocado, salmon, and olive oil are good choices, fried fats found in French fries and fried chicken can be detrimental. When

these foods are cooked in oil they become oxidized, which can damage our skin and hair. Just as antioxidants have a positive effect on fighting this damage and keeping our skin and hair glowing and healthy, oxidants from these fried fats actually cause this damage! Cut the Caffeine: Too much caffeine can accelerate aging of our skin thus thinning the skin, hair and nails. Caffeine can also act as a diuretic, which promotes water loss and can leave our bodies dehydrated. As stated earlier, proper hydration is key to maintaining healthy and glowing hair, nails, and skin. Steering clear of too much chocolate, caffeinated coffee and sodas are the best way to prevent this. What you put on your plate can make all the difference in the health of your hair, nails, skin, and overall appearance. Our diet plays a huge role in our appearance and by knowing which foods are beneficial and which are best to avoid, we can be sure to make the optimal choices leaving our hair, nails, and skin feeling and looking their best.

Aliza Beer is a registered dietician with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@ gmail.com.

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What Would You Do If… Dear Navidaters,

The feedback from our readers has been remarkable. In order to facilitate further discussion, you can now continue the conversation anonymously on our website. Every Sunday, we will upload the weekend’s most recent edition of What Would You Do If to the dating forum at thenavidaters.com. Join The Navidaters and your fellow TJH readers in a comprehensive dialogue with regard to dating, relationships and marriage. The forum will be moderated daily for everyone’s comfort and safety. See you there! Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise offer resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, but to 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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I’m 23-years-old and have been dating for a while. I’ve actually gone out with over thirty guys already, which sounds insane, even to me. The dates are still coming, but I’m finding they are fewer and further between. At the rate I’m going, I’ll be in big trouble! I look back and realize that I’ve rejected some men after a date or two that I probably shouldn’t have rejected. I guess I’m expecting everything to be exactly like my wish list and if something is a bit off, I make a big deal over it and decide that there is no way this person could ever be for me. So where does this come from? I’m starting to realize exactly where this is coming from. My parents have always been very critical of me and critical of every man who walks through the door. They don’t do it in a very obvious way and it took me a long time to realize that their messages were entering my mind, without me even realizing it. I’ll give you some examples of what they have done. Let’s say someone shows up to pick me up for a date and he doesn’t have the greatest posture. My mother has said something like, “He seems like a nice young man. It’s too bad about his posture … he must be very insecure.” Or once my mother actually said about someone else, “It’s such a shame that some young men these days don’t think it’s important to polish their shoes before going out on a date and think it’s fine to show up with scuffed up shoes… It makes you wonder about his hygiene in general.” Once I hear these comments – and there’s always something – I can’t help myself from thinking about how he isn’t someone I should go out with again because he doesn’t meet our standards. The crazy thing is that I know my mother desperately wants me to get married and yet, the more I think about it, I feel like she’s trying to sabotage every potential date. How do I move forward without allowing my mother’s comments to take over my mind and make me question everyone’s worth?

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applaud you thinking into your quick rejection of many young men whom you date. While your mother’s role is an obvious answer, there may be more reasons for this. Look within yourself and don’t just blame your parents’ criticism. Keep in mind that much of the comments you ascribe to your mother are connected with external qualities. You are now 23 and should not feel desperate. You have obviously grown during your dating career but you still have not separated from your parents. You still talk about “our standards” and are letting your mother’s comments influence you heavily. You need to grow some more and together with the help of a mentor, perhaps, define who you are, what you have learned about yourself during these years and what is essential and what is unimportant in your goals for yourself and your future spouse. As you grow in self-understanding and maturity, you will achieve a strong identity of your own. This will take some time; it’s a process that is well worth it. At some point, you will have more clarity about what’s important to you in a date and how many chances to give a guy before saying no. Meanwhile, develop the script to tell your parents regarding what you need from them after each date. Be warm and respectful and use the sandwich approach; give the negative in between positive comments. The language will be something like this: I know you love me and care about my future. But it would be healthier for our relationship if you would withhold immediate comments about my dates until I bring up the discussion about the young man. It’s smart to keep an open mind and mull things over independently. I will solicit your loving responses when I am ready to do so. Please respect my request and understand that I appreciate your concern and love. You may need to do this several times before your mother gets it. Just

be a broken record and repeat yourself again and again with different words. Make sure to stay respectful and keep your cool. Do not get defensive and don’t accuse anyone of sabotage. This is part of your growth.

The Mother

Everyone should have their Top 5 Priorities when it comes to dating and relationships and should not settle for anything less.

Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, PA

unched posture? Scuffed shoes? Fuhgeddaboutit! Seems your mother, while wringing her hands about her beautiful, accomplished 23-year old daughter, has an array of creative criticisms with which she greets you at the door. Whatever neurosis she is stoking with her mixed messages is no longer your concern; leave that to the therapists. Congratulations on your self-awareness (“Her comments have taken over my mind”). Now that you realize why you’ve nixed the first thirty boys, it’s time to focus on what attributes are important in your life’s mate. You may want to revisit some of your former shidduchim; approach these dates with an open, trusting attitude. And, going forward – as you meet other prospective young men, try and tune out the negative static that may prevent you from concentrating on a person’s essence, values and the dynamic between the two of you. Only then, can you make healthy, judicious choices.

The Shadchan Michele Mond

hank you for writing regarding this glaringly destructive and sadly not uncommon phenomenon, with which you are becoming increasingly and intuitively aware. As a shadchan, I have experienced this firsthand. Just recently, a mother poured her heart out to me that her daughter of stellar qualities has not gone out in 7 months and that all she needs is a great frum boy. After some research, I found someone who met

her qualifications and agreed to travel to her hometown. Upon walking through the door after a creative and fun date, the mother’s first comment was, “So, I noticed he didn’t walk you to the doorstep. He’s obviously not a mensch; no reason to continue.” The mother called to tell me that, in her mind, the shidduch was “off,” since “how dare he” not walk her to the door. She and her husband were very upset that her daughter wanted to give it another try, saying explicitly that she didn’t see this going anywhere. However, speaking with the girl gave me a completely different picture. She sang of the boy’s many positive traits and expressed that their time was productive and enjoyable. Nevertheless, her mother’s toxic comments affected her to the point of saying, “Well, if my mother doesn’t like him, this could never work, so I better break it off now.” It’s mind-boggling how often (and in how many ways!) parents ruin prospective shidduchim. In some examples, potential, wonderful, long-lasting relationships were nixed by comments on the most trivial of things, making mountains out of molehills and giving no benefit of the doubt after only 1 or 2 dates. Then, after all is said and done, you’re the one who’s left with the aftermath! Here are two approaches you might take: (1) Have an open and honest conversation with your mother, requesting that she hold any negative comments to herself until she determines that they’re worth mentioning; or (2) If you can’t change her behavior, you need to take an introspective and structured approach to deal with her comments. After meet-

ing with a young man, write down all the positives you experienced. Then, when your mother makes negative comments, compare those against your own list of positives. Are there really legitimate reasons to not continue going out again? To quote: “Negativity pierces determination like rust. Stay coated with faith and confidence.” As you are determined to marry and settle down, you must stay “coated with your confidence” in yourself and in your own impressions, irrespective of your mother’s harsh and critical comments. We all have our flaws. It’s a matter of weeding out the seeds of negativity planted in your mind by your mother’s comments, and looking at the big picture using a structured, written out analysis. I give you a bracha that you meet the right one soon and may you have clarity despite the obstacles that might come in your way.

The Single Irit Moshe

irst of all, no longer have the men you date meet your parents for the first three dates! If you have him pick you up at home, then either you go out to the car or don’t have your parents at home when he picks you up. You can also meet the young man at a public location. It is not necessary for a gentleman to meet your parents so early on in the dating process until he is a true contender in your books. Secondly, now that you have figured out where the seed of criticism comes from, it is time to do some internal personal work (seek professional help to aid in this matter) in strengthening yourself in the area of not listening and ingesting all the negative talk from your parents. This work will be helpful also for the future when you are married, when your parents start criticizing your parenting style and/or your husband and/or children with their sly remarks. Much luck in the dating process.

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your examples focus mainly on your mother. The good news is the mesorah (tradition) can stop here, with you. The messages we learn early on in our formative years can stay with us into our adulthood. (For a random example, “Don’t slouch and suck in your stomach. You’ll look ten pounds thinner.” This becomes, “I am fat. I am fat. I am fat.” Which possibly leads to “No one will love me if I am fat.” Whew, we all have erroneous beliefs about ourselves and if we allow them to, they can play on and on like a broken record.) So, though this issue is surfacing now while you are dating, I am almost certain that this is not your first time at the criticism rodeo. The voice of our parents can become our own inner voice in our adulthood. You have tremendous insight into the root of the problem, which is why I have every reason to believe you are going to get through this and be just fine. The critical nature of your mother has possibly become your own OR her criticisms have you left you uncertain, unsure of yourself and unable to make your own decisions, putting dear old mom in the driver’s seat of your life; disabling you from making your own decisions. Part of growing up is learning how to separate from Mom and Dad in a healthy and functional way. As we come of age we learn that perhaps the way Mom and Dad perceive the world hasn’t always been accurate. Maybe that neighbor across the street isn’t weird after all? Maybe my mom had something to do with their falling out? Maybe scuffed shoes aren’t a

sign of insecurity as Mom has told me, but a sign of a man consumed with his job, family and chessed. As we emerge into adulthood, this process can leave us feeling unsettled; quite like a baby learning how to walk, except now, no one is there to hold your hands as you take your first step. Your process now is going to be about developing your own internal dialogue and value system, and then learning to trust it, without the approval of your parents. My recommendation is that you see a good therapist to help you through this. This needn’t be a lifelong commitment to therapy. But certainly as you date and one day get married, you will need the objective feedback of someone other than your parents who will provide you with support, validation and challenge you to think differently. The therapy should not be about vilifying your mother and father, but about protecting yourself from their nitpicking and learning how to cope free of your own internal criticism. In terms of a practical tool that you can utilize right now before the hard work is done, Esther (my Navidaters partner and mother-in-law) and I talk about “The Top 5.” Everyone should have their Top 5 Priorities when it comes to dating and relationships and should not settle for anything less. Anything that doesn’t make the list … well, it’s just not that important. Here is a common Top 5 of many clients. “Kindness, sense of humor, earn a good living, same religious values, core parenting beliefs are the same.” Others that I see on that list are “attraction, chemistry, good family, etc.” I have not once seen scuffed

shoes as a deal breaker. So, here’s what you do: When your mother and father start with “I think he didn’t brush his teeth before the date, darling… he must not be a healthy person” or “He greeted us with ‘Hi’ instead of a more formal and appropriate ‘Hello,’… he must have been raised by wolves, darling,” you pull out your Top 5. If brushed teeth and use of “hi” are not deal breakers, then you continue going out with him. If your parents are overly stringent and have veto power, then this is an entirely different issue, taking us out of the world of criticism and into the world of control and power. In that case, you and your parents need to sit down with a therapist who will teach your parents how to release their tight grip and empower you to take the reins. You can do this! Sincerely, Jennifer

Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed, clinical psychotherapists and dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, couples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. To set up an appointment, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Esther, 2 for Jennifer. 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.

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am going to take a crack at some homegrown therapy humor. Here goes nothin’… A lady walks into a therapist’s office. The therapist asks, “What brings you here?” The lady responds, “I’ve been told I am very critical. My family has given me an ultimatum. Either work on your critical nature or we are done with you.” “OK. I see,” says the therapist. “Time is of the essence. Can you give me an example of a time you have been critical?” “On second thought,” says the critical lady, “your office is decorated so poorly and your makeup is not blended well. This isn’t going to work out for me. But it was lovely meeting you.” “But, what about the ultimatum?” asks the therapist. “My family is so critical of me. This whole idea is ridiculous.” Not bad for a therapist, eh? Think of a critical person as the pearl inside an oyster. The pearl is very delicate and sensitive and the oyster serves as the hardened protection. The criticisms serve to keep others at a safe distance, where the critical person feels she cannot be hurt. In essence, criticism is a defense mechanism. Perhaps this “pearl” grew up around criticism and is carrying on the mesorah, or perhaps it is her nature. Who knows? Now, what about the people living with a critical person? Not fun! With time, loved ones may also develop a hardened shell to protect themselves from the constant barrage of criticism; sometimes outwardly abusive disparagement such as name calling or character assassination, and other times a bit more subtle, such as your parents’, though it seems like

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Political Crossfire

Why Young Voters Find Trump a Turn-Off By Michael Gerson

eople always remember their first presidential vote – their first participation in the largest decision of American democracy. In high school, I was a rather awkward, nerdish history buff (my wife would dispute the verb tense). I was also something of a lefty, particularly compared to my conservative religious upbringing. I debated on behalf of Jimmy Carter in the mock election at my Christian high school during the 1980 election, making me a political minority of one. But my political identification had begun to shift by 1984 and I cast my first presidential vote for Ronald Reagan. For me, exposure to economics had an ideologically sobering effect (a young liberal can’t be too careful in his or her reading). In addition, Walter Mondale and his running mate, Geraldine Ferraro, had turned conservative religious people into a rhetorical skeet target. And Reagan himself – who had demonstrated personal courage and a capacity to govern – seemed to embody something hopeful and decent about the country. I was not alone. In 1984, voters aged 18 to 24

supported Reagan over Mondale by 61 to 39 percent. “The oldest president in U.S. history and the youngest members of the nation’s electorate,” said the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1986, “have forged one of the strongest bonds in American politics.” The first serious political memories of my generation were of an appealing, creative, electorally dominant (at the national level) GOP. Now jump forward to a recent USA Today/Rock the Vote poll that shows Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump by 56 to 20 percent among voters under 35. Let that sink in. Trump is supported by one in five younger voters – an astonishing and consequential collapse for the GOP. While the young don’t turn out at election time with the same frequency as older voters, they always get (and deserve) particular attention from the parties. In the long run, younger voters are older voters. In the long run, older voters are ... companions to John Maynard Keynes. So why is Trump crashing and burning among the young? The 2016 election excludes some explanations. It cannot be that Clinton is making an inspiring, Barack Obama-like appeal

to youthful idealism. During the primaries, Clinton was routinely trounced among the young. In Iowa caucus entrance polling, Bernie Sanders bested Clinton among -17 to -29year-old Democrats by 84 to 14 – the previous most laughable showing among the young. And it cannot be that younger voters are rejecting Trump because he is too socially conservative. He got applause during his convention speech for promising to defend [certain] citizens. Trump’s nomination represents the advance of [certain] rights within the Republican coalition and the marginalization of social issues. I would venture that Trump’s failure among the young has something to do with his assault on the idea of tolerance, particularly racial and religious tolerance. Younger voters are less likely than other age groups to regard racially inclusive language as “politically correct.” They are less likely to believe in “reverse discrimination” and to embrace anti-immigrant attitudes. And, according to the USA Today/ Rock the Vote survey, they were not impressed by the GOP nominee’s convention speech. By more than 2 to 1, younger voters said it made

Trump seem less human and accessible. While Clinton has an ethics problem, Trump has a humanity problem. His combativeness and lack of political polish could be advantages among younger voters. But these are tied to a discrediting lack of empathy. It is one thing to go after “low energy” Jeb Bush

Mitch McConnell and other Republican leaders to consider. At high schools and colleges with Latino or Muslim students, spray painting “Trump 2016” on a wall or poster is properly taken as a racially charged incident. When white students chant “Trump! Trump!” at a basketball game against a team including mi-

At high schools and colleges with Latino or Muslim students, spray painting “Trump 2016” on a wall or poster is properly taken as a racially charged incident.

or “Lyin’” Ted Cruz; it is another to mock a disabled reporter, stereotype Mexicans as rapists, condemn a judge because of his ethnicity, attack the faith of a grieving Gold Star mother, or call for systematic discrimination against Muslims. These are not violations of political correctness. They are violations of human decency, revealing serious moral impairment. Here is something for Reince Priebus, Paul Ryan,

norities, it is properly taken as a racial taunt. Young people understand the logo of the Republican nominee – the very name of the Republican presidential candidate – as conveying a message of exclusion. These are the first serious political impressions of my younger son, voting in his first presidential election this year. It is the way to lose a generation. (c) 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

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he Mafia. The Mob. La Cosa Nostra. Call it what you will, this “certain Italian-American subculture” has a long and storied history. Mobsters like Al Capone, Henry Hill, and John Gotti have become folk heroes of a certain sociopathic sort. Fictional mobsters make special guest appearances alongside pop culture icons — witness The Simpsons’ “Fat Tony” D’Amico, crime boss of Springfield. Organized crime also has a long history of tangling with tax authorities. Try as they might, Elliot Ness and his fellow “Untouchables” couldn’t jail Al Capone for bootlegging, bribery, or the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. It took IRS agent Frank Wilson three years of dogged investigation to finally put Capone behind bars for the pedestrian offense of failing to pay his taxes. Even Tony Soprano knew enough to report a salary from his waste management business to keep the IRS off his back. Earlier this month, the Mob was back in the news as the FBI unsealed an indictment and arrested 46 members of various New York and Philadelphia-area crime families. The suspects sported the usual

collection of colorful nicknames like “Tony the Wig,” “Anthony the Kid,” “Tony the Cripple,” and “Mustache Pat.” But their actual crimes seemed a far cry from the wars that defined the Mob’s glory days. While the indictment included old-school staples like gunrunning, loansharking, and bookmaking, it also featured

smokes cost governments $5 billion per year. In New York, where the tax is $4.35 per pack, an estimated 57% of all sales involve smuggled cigarettes. And every time the tax goes up, so do the incentives to smuggle. How does the scheme actually work? Simple: arbitrage. Buy your cigarettes someplace cheap like Vir-

That means a single truckload, which contains 48,000 cartons, can light up nearly $3 million in profit.

“participation trophy” offenses like health care fraud, credit card fraud, and selling untaxed cigarettes. Cigarette smuggling might sound like a penny-ante crime, especially compared to the whacking, kneecapping, and “protection” rackets of mob legend. (“Nice business ya got here. Be a real shame if anything happened to it.”) But the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives estimates that black-market

ginia, where the tax is just 30 cents per pack. Truck them up I-95 to New York City. Sell them at a discount to bodegas and other independent retailers. Then conveniently “forget” to tell the tax man about it. Smugglers generally make between $4 and $6 per pack. That means a single truckload, which contains 48,000 cartons, can light up nearly $3 million in profit. Numbers like that make “but-

tlegging” so attractive that terrorists have fired up their own efforts. The 1993 World Trade Center bombing, in fact, was financed by cigarette smuggling. In 2002, a federal jury convicted a Lebanon native of smuggling cigarettes from North Carolina to Michigan to funnel profits for Hezbollah. And investigators believe that European cigarette smugglers help pay for ISIS’s reign of terror, too, both in the Middle East and throughout Europe. Here’s the lesson from today’s sad story of Mob decline. Every financial move you make involves at least some tax consideration. Now, snuffing out those taxes shouldn’t be your sole priority. But once you’ve made the right financial choice, your next step should be to find the most tax-efficient way to do it. Make sure to have the right plan and watch those unwanted taxes go up in smoke. Bada-bing, bada-bang!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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is when I say –In a certain way, I am Small and you are Bigger than me; I want to connect to you in this way. And we both feel great, in a way that is lasting. So while much of the world today is obsessed with playing a game of illusion, chasing virtual characters, tracking virtual footsteps, and falling off the cliff in the process, I think I’ll choose to notice the greatness of real people, capture that, and make it mine. Nachamu Nachamu Ami – We will be Great Again- one faltering step after another. For Real.

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The email I received from my career mentor could not have come at a better time. Following a spate of horrific acts of violence that have lowered the bar on the state of humanity, it was a welcomed relief. She writes about the kindness in the world, the random kind acts that people do on a constant basis. She relates an experience of a particularly hot summer morning, when she bought an iced coffee for a struggling young man, and subsequently discovered that so many others had done the same. She writes: “Given the current climate in our country and the terrible emphasis on hate, rage, and divisiveness, it’s important to counterbalance this by noticing the small and large random acts of kindness.” I was on a mission. I found myself sitting across my favorite manicurist the following day, listening to the details of her recent trip to California. “I went to see my mom who is living with my brother in California,” she began. “Since my dad died 6 months ago, it’s been hard on my mom. She’s 92, you know, they’ve been married for 70 years; can you imagine that? They were very close.” No. It was very difficult to imagine something so foreign to the world around me. “So I’m one of 10; the youngest, and very close to my mom. That’s because I lived with my parents until I was 38; I didn’t get married until then.” “Oh, wow!” I responded, shocked. “You didn’t want to leave home when you were 18, and live on your own?” “Oh, no!” she countered, quite horrified. “We don’t do things that way. In my culture, we don’t leave home until we are married. Our parents want us close, and we want to be with them.”

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Dirshu Over 2,500 Bachurim in Thirteen Camps Celebrate Dirshu Daf HaYomi L’Bochurim Accomplishments By Chaim Gold “There are so many benefits that a bachur gains from Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi L’Bochurim summer camp program. First and foremost is the limud haTorah itself. The summer is a time when bachurim require a bit more motivation than during the year and the Dirshu program has proven an exemplary motivator. The fact that bachurim are learning halacha and accustoming themselves to learn Mishnah Berurah every single day is a remarkable routine that starts when they are young but can often continue through life. “Another important benefit is the fact that Bachurim spend a half hour each day actually reading the Mishnah Berurah. It is well known that many difficulties that bachurim face are a result of imperfect reading skills. This summertime opportunity to engage in reading the Mishnah Berurah empowers them to perfect their reading, it is an opportunity that should not be missed. Last but not least the bachurim develop a tremendous chashivus for the Chofetz Chaim and that can last a lifetime!” That is the way that Rabbi Menachem Schmelczer, Dirshu Daf HaYomi L’Bochurim maggid shiur at Camp Toras Chaim Tashbar described the impact that the program is having on his talmidim and the entire camp this summer. Baruch Hashem some thirteen camps are participating in the Daf HaYomi L’Bochurim camp program this summer. The fact that over 2500 bachurim who came to enjoy their summer in camp are at the same time learning daily Mishnah Berurah on Hilchos Beis Haknesses and Hilchos Kriyas Sefer Torah, is a tremendous kiddush Hashem. 100% Participation at Camp Degel HaTorah! Rabbi Aharon Tashman, one of the Dirshu maggidei shiur in Camp Degel HaTorah explained that the program has had a transformative impact on the learning, “The Dirshu seder takes place during afternoon seder in

our camp. In the past, that seder was not one of the strongest sedarim, but since we instituted the Dirshu program it not only strengthened the seder but was also mechazek the entire tzurah of the day. This year,” Rabbi Tashman continued, “we have had one hundred percent participation in the program. “Just to provide a glimpse into the tremendous ruach it has brought into the camp is the very fact that it is not uncommon for bachurim, after the shiur ends at 2:45, to gather around and ask shailos, spending a half hour ‘tumuling’ about the halachos that we learned that day, Rabbi Tashman said!” Last week, three participating camps, Camp Degel HaTorah in Lakewood, PA, Camp Toras Chaim Tashbar

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in Liberty, NY and Toras Chessed in Swan Lake, NY, merited a visit from the Nasi of Dirshu, Rav Dovid Hofstedter. Rabbi Schmelczer mentioned, “The bachurim were very excited to hear that Rabbi Hofstedter was coming to camp. They have read so much about Dirshu’s numerous programs, the siyumim celebrating the accomplishments of Dirshu learners and the gedolim who are associated with Dirshu that they flocked to the beis medrash to welcome Rav Hofstedter and hear his divrei Torah.” Rav Hofstedter praised the bachurim for the achdus through limud haTorah that characterized their participation in the program and showed through the prism of Chazal how unified dedication to limud haTorah brings the geulah closer. Learning Halacha Even During Free Time “Rav Avrohom Yosef Deutsch, di-

rector of Camp Degel HaTorah told me,” Rabbi Aharon Tashman related, “that at times when he circulates the camp at night making spot checks to ensure that all is in order he notices bachurim in the bunkhouses, heads bent over the distinctive Dirshu Mishnah Berurah pamphlets, chazering or checking something out. It is amazing to see how involved they have become in the program, to the extent that even in their free time in the bunkhouse they are learning!” Indeed, Rabbi Schmelczer depicted one of the truly nachas-filled moments that illustrates how the Dirshu bachurim program accustoms bachurim to incorporate limud halacha as part of their day. “Last year we encouraged bachurim to make limud halacha part of their lives. One of our bachurim, a bachur in 9th grade at Yeshiva Tiferes Elimelech, internalized this ideal and made a kabbalah, accepting upon himself to learn halacha daily. During the course of the year he persevered. This year, he returned to camp having completed the entire chelek aleph of Mishnah Berurah!” The Constancy of Daily Halacha - On Trips, On Erev Shabbos, On Shabbos…It Never Stops! Rabbi Tashman from Degel HaTorah emphasizes another aspect of the chizuk spreading through the entire camp as a result of the program. “The Dirshu seder plays an integral role in the learning and ruchniyus of the entire camp. Firstly, it teaches every boy the value of temidus, of regular daily learning no matter what happens. If there is a trip, Dirshu comes along; on Friday afternoon, a time that is often neglected, we are plugging away with the Dirshu seder after Mincha; on Shabbos morning after kiddush before the seudah the Dirshu seder continues.” In fact, Rav Avrohom Yosef Deutsch in his address welcoming Rav Hofstedter to the camp added that the fact that the bachurim set a goal which they then achieve gives them a tremendous sense of accomplishment

and sippuk. Bein Adam L’Chaveiro, a Prerequisite to Torah In his address at Camp Toras Chessed, Rav Hofstedter continued on the theme of achdus and the concept that bein adam l’chaveiro is not just a nice middah but is an integral component of success in Torah learning itself. He explained that Chazal tell us that the achdus at maamad Har Sinai, ‘as one man with one heart,’ was a vital prerequisite to Torah. Rav Hofstedter asked, “With regard to the first Beis Hamikdosh the Gemara asks, ‘Why was the land lost?’ The reason given by Chazal is that ‘they forsook the Torah.’ The Gemara asks, they forsook the Torah? They learned Torah! The Gemara answers that they indeed they learned Torah but they did not have the proper respect for Torah and therefore their Torah learning did not bind them to Hashem and protect them. Why, however does the Gemara not ask the same question regarding the destruction of the second Beis Hamikdosh, which we know was destroyed as a result of sinas chinom?” He answered that, “Everyone knew that sinas chinom- lack of achdus was a barrier that would prevent their Torah learning from adequately protecting them. The question did not have to be asked. Without achdus neither Beis Hamikdosh nor success in Torah can exist.” There is No Simcha Like the Simcha of Torah! Rabbi Schmelzer concluded by highlighting the vitally important chazara component of the program. “Dirshu has done everything to encourage and incentivize chazaraquantifiable knowledge and retention of the halachos learned. They have published and distributed to each participant a ‘sikum’ booklet with the final halachic outcomes of material learned. In addition they also give chazarah questions whereby the bachurim can test themselves, thereby preparing for the test.” Rabbi Aharon Gobioff, Dirshu’s American Director concludes, “Just watching the bachurim who participate in Dirshu Daf HaYomi L’Bochurim enthusiastically dancing, with simcha shining from their faces, shows that there is no simcha like the simcha of true Torah accomplishment.”

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I was that student who had silly putty, a squishy ball and a word find, plus lots of doodles just to get through one class. That’s not to say that I didn’t love school, I just had a hard time sitting through class. Minor details. I enjoyed school and wanted to be there but I just had a hard time sitting for a long period of time. Anyone who knows me can attest to that. (You mean, you didn’t talk for 45 minutes straight?!) I know, it’s funny that I am a teacher now. But it is so much more fun on this side of the desk and trust me, my classes are definitely not the usual type. Think hands on and lots of discussions that are interactive with room for silly putty, coloring books or anything else a girl may need to sit through class. I actually really miss school and am looking forward to it starting again. I enjoy teaching so

much and learning with and from my classes. I can’t believe it’s me saying the words, “yay, school is starting!” So, all my squishing, coloring etc. was all fine and dandy through High School and even Seminary because I listened, learned and took notes along with my fiddling (which helped me learn). But then I had that moment after seminary of, “ahhhhh! There’s still more school!” No way! It just wasn’t going to happen. Definitely not an hour and a half to 3 hour classes. But I wanted a degree so my teaching options were fully open. Enter Lisa Meister of CTC stage left. Or shall I say, down the block as she had recently moved there. (And no, we are not related! Everyone asks.) Here was a program that was a dream come true for me and so convenient. I had no excuse! I could study for tests,

which is something I never minded doing, and take them without ever sitting through a class. I could study whenever I had time and take more or less of them depending on how busy I was. I could cater it to my work and personal life schedule. All this and then I only had to walk down the hill (or sled, like during that weeklong blizzard!) to get credits. Mrs. Meister sat down with me and gave me all the time I needed to help me understand the program and what I had to do. She gave me an individualized plan for what courses I needed to take to fulfill my requirements. I was so happy to be able to get my degree and not go back to class. My own experiences and that of other’s has shown me that NOT EVERYONE IS CUT OUT FOR SCHOOL! Gasp. Not because they are not smart or motivated. In fact some-

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Back to school and back to our “normal” routines! For many working adults, back to school represents a return to the rhythm of the so-called work-life balance. However, I have never really liked that term much because it’s been my observation in working with small business owners that if you need to ask yourself if you have achieved a work-life balance, you haven’t. Recently, while having lunch with my ten-year-old daughter, it hit me. With breaks on both ends of summer camp schedules, those black holes of time between camp and school or school and camp can be very challenging to manage depending on your employment situation and how much of a workaholic you may or may not be. Studies and statistics support the theory that there is a measurable “summer slump” in business. More than one study I read reported a nearly 20% decrease in productivity in typical white-collar businesses both small and large. Of course, we can’t blame that all on the kids’ schedules because firstly, not everyone has kids, but even more obviously, summer brings out the kid in all of us. The weather is nice, and the first 20 years of most of our lives conditioned us to slow down during summer. Here’s a cool fact (pun intended): one study linked drops in productivity to a very heated (pun intended) debate over office temperature with 46% of office workers acknowledging that dissatisfaction with the office temperature measurably impacts efficiency and accuracy (19% too cold, 27% too hot). Setting aside the exact causes, one final study reported employees to be 45% more distracted during the summer. This brings me back to lunch with my daughter. Sitting in a packed local eatery I looked around and saw parents and children, adult siblings, teenagers, and friends young and old spending

time together as part of this seasonal change in routine. It’s at that moment that I realized all these studies were flawed, because they only addressed the reduced time or results in business, and failed to measure where that time was being reallocated. This summer I, like many others I observed, chose to daven a bit later each morning, side by side with our children! We took more donut or Slurpee breaks with our families! We created lasting memories with family or friends by enjoying activities and trips, and the list goes on! In the coming days, as schools return to session and everything goes back to “normal,” office conference rooms will change back from activity rooms to places of business, bike racks will go back in the shed, and business lunch specials at local eateries will once again replace the backdrop of french fries & milkshakes. So the question is, how does the non-summer routine impact our productivity in other areas of life? At what rate does our productivity as individuals, parents, friends, siblings or spouses drop off as we go back to “normal”? Of course it’s still true that summer routines are not a choice for many of us and the reality of overlapping responsibilities often come with a lot of pressure, especially in the small business world which I am most familiar with. However, as the symbolic drawbridges retract between our routines and the routines of those all around us, perhaps we need to consider lowering them a bit more often rather than waiting for the next time we have no choice. In the pursuit of work-life balance, the bottom line often boils down to how do you measure YOUR bottom line? To suggest a topic or ask a question for a future #BizWiz column email BizWiz@baltimorejewishhome.com with a subject line of #BizWiz

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Mississippi Mud Bars

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You Will Need: ¾ cup cocoa 2 cups sugar

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Beat together the cocoa, sugar, oil, eggs, salt, and potato starch. Add nuts last. Bake in greased (or sprayed) 9 x 13 pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done.

Remove from oven.

While still

warm, spread Marshmallow Fluff over warm cake. Cool. Melt chocolate chips with margarine, and spread on top of cooled cake. Cool until hard. Cut into squares. Enjoy!

1 cup oil 1 cup chopped nuts (opt.) 4 eggs ½ cup Marshmallow Fluff 1/8 tsp. salt 6 oz. chocolate chips ¾ cup potato starch ½ stick margarine

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Simple Summer Sorbets Refreshing sorbets can be made with or without an ice cream machine.

Mango or Peach Sorbet Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 3 cups peeled, coarsely chopped mango or peaches juice of 1/2 lemon, about 1 Â˝ tablespoons 1 teaspoon fruit flavor liqueur or vodka

1. In a saucepan over medium high heat, stir together the sugar and water. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Sugar should be dissolved. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

3. If you have an ice cream machine, pour the mixture into it and follow manufacturerâ€™s instructions. Otherwise: Pour the fruit puree onto a parchment-lined baking pan and freeze several hours until set. Break up the frozen puree and place in blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Optimally, repeat this freeze and blend step. 4. Store sorbet in a tightly covered container in the freezer. When ready to serve, remove from the freezer and allow to soften for 5-10 minutes until it scoops easily. Delicious with mint leaves.

2. Add the gin, lime and lemon zest and juice, and the tonic to the cooled syrup. Freeze for 2-3 hours until almost solid. Remove from freezer Break up the frozen puree and place in blender or food processor. Add beaten egg white. Blend until smooth. Optimally, repeat this freeze and blend step. 3. Store sorbet in a tightly covered container in the freezer. When ready to serve, remove from the freezer and allow to soften for 5-10 minutes until it scoops easily. Serve in glasses with lemon and lime slices and thyme leaves.

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2. Place the fruit, cooled syrup, lemon juice and liqueur or vodka into the work bowl of a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.

Preperation: 1. In a saucepan over medium high heat, stir together the sugar and water. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Sugar should be dissolved. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1 hour

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Homemade sorbet tips: Alcohol does not freeze so it helps keeps the sorbet smooth and gives it a less grainy texture. You can use a liqueur that complements the taste of your fruit or vodka which has no flavor. The second freeze/blending step will produce a much smoother texture, but is not absolutely necessary.

Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 4 tablespoons gin 2 limes, one juiced and zested, one sliced for garnish 1 lemon, juiced and zested 3 cups tonic water 1 egg white, beaten

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Gin and Tonic Sorbet

An adult only treat. Cool off in moderation and don't be tempted to add more gin because when it's frozen, the flavor develops and gets much stronger.

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