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WE WILL NEVER FORGET Zecher l’Churban: reminders of what we’ve lost
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(Re: Your Voice, Issue 358) Thank you so much for your wonderful magazine. I look forward to it each week! I am writing in response to the letter writer who wrote about business owners who gave up their social media accounts. I, for one, would feel honored to specifically shop at and support businesses that do not have social media (as long as their service and quality is good). Can those businesses start advertising that they do not have any social media accounts? And to every business owner without social media, I’d like to say: I have tremendous respect for your courage in upholding and promoting the kedusha in our communities. May you see only bracha as a result. B.B.
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(Re: Rolls and Dips, Issue 357) I’m writing these words of appreciation with the divine taste of the onion rugelach still lingering in my mouth, though I’m not giving out the amount of rugelach I consumed. Leah Stern’s recipes always hit the mark! I was wondering if it’s possible to make these delicious treats in a mezonos version. Many lovers of onion rugelach would appreciate that. (Although it may backfire, since we will eat them way too easily…) An Avid Fan
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A GALICIAN MESORAH
(Re: Rolls and Dips, Issue 357) In one of your recipes, which uses 10 cups of flour, there was a note to take challah if doubling the recipe. Just for the record, those of us who are of Galician descent have a mesorah to take challah with a bracha for as little as 2 pounds and 13 ounces of flour. Each pound of all-purpose flour amounts to approximately 31/3 cups, which means that if I bake that recipe even without doubling it, I would still take challah with a bracha. Shira Weiss
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(Re: Rolls and Dips, Issue 357) I wanted to try the onion roll recipe that was featured last week. However, it calls for 7 ounces or 3/8 of a cup of oil, and they are two different amounts. Which is the right measurement? Also, according to my knowledge, challah has to be taken without a bracha for even for 2½ pounds of flour. THE MONSEY VIEW RESPONDS: The right measurement is 7/8 of a cup of oil. We apologize for the error.
YOUR VOICE A MEANINGFUL TISHA B’AV
I would like to share an idea with readers, which can give meaning and inspiration to children on Tisha B’Av. Last year, in our neighborhood, the younger girls got together before chatzos, and a post-seminary girl was hired (parents gave $5 per child) to come give an interactive shiur about Tisha B’Av to the group. Baruch Hashem, it was a tremendous success. While many neighborhoods have day camps and activities arranged for later in the day, it is so meaningful when even younger girls can get a true feeling of what Tisha B’Av is all about. If you would like to arrange a group in your area, we have a beautiful, full program prepared that can be adapted for your specific group. To request the free program, please send an email to tishabavlesson@gmail.com. Please include your name and the neighborhood/area you live in. In the zechus of being misabel for the Churban, may we be zoche to see the geulah b’karov. Mrs. N.L. THE MONSEY VIEW WELCOMES YOUR COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND LETTERS.
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PARSHAS DEVARIM Playing with Fire
A short while before Moshe Rabbeinu passed away, he gathered Klal Yisroel to review the halachos and events from the course of their 40-year journey from Mitzrayim to Eretz Yisroel. The first pasuk lists interesting words that don’t seem to have much meaning. Rashi, citing the Midrash, states that each word alludes to a different failing of Klal Yisroel in a way that protects Klal Yisroel’s honor. “Bamidbar” — Klal Yisroel angered Hashem by complaining about being in the Midbar; “b’aravah” refers to the sin of the Ba’al Peor; “vachatzeiros” alludes to the machlokes of Korach; and “di zahav,” hints at the Cheit Ha’egel (Devarim 1:1). Why did Moshe Rabbeinu speak in riddles? Now, just before his petirah, wouldn’t it be the right time to reprimand Klal Yisroel outright? Wouldn’t direct mussar be more powerful? FOR HEALTH REASONS, Reb Yehoshua Leib Diskin, zt”l, used to drink his tea with lots of sugar. One day, as he was delivering his shiur, his assistant brought him a glass of tea. By mistake, he had taken from the container of salt instead of sugar. And knowing that sugar was important for the Rav, he put in a generous serving of what he thought was sugar. Reb Yehoshua Leib drank from the glass as if nothing was unusual, without a wince. Suddenly, the rebbetzin ran into the room, hysterical. “Where is the tea?” she asked the talmidim. “I see that the assistant put in salt instead of sugar… and that’s poison for the Rav!” The talmidim replied, “The tea had sugar, as usual.” “How do you know?” she asked. “Well, the Rav drank the tea as he does every day, with no reaction.” The rebbetzin went over to the glass and took a lick. It was
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salty. “You see,” she said, distraught, “just as I said, it’s full of with salt!” The next day, the talmidim asked Reb Yehoshua Leib how he had downed the entire glass if he knew it was pikuach nefesh for him. “Had I shown the slightest reaction, the person who prepared the tea would have been publicly humiliated. The Gemara says that a person should throw himself into a burning furnace rather than shame his friend in public,” came the Rav’s succinct reply. “How could I save my health on the cheshbon of shaming another Yid?” * * * * * There was a bachur in Yeshivas Ponovezh who had a good head, but also had a hard time controlling his actions. He was a
When Hakadosh Baruch Hu sees one being shamed, He takes the side of the shamed party. real troublemaker. One day, he was told that he must leave the yeshivah. Hysterical, he asked a friend to help him out. “Perhaps you can convince the hanhalah to keep me?” he begged. The friend approached Rav Shach, zt”l, and told him about this boy’s predicament. “Where is the bachur now?” Rav Shach asked. “In the dorm.” “Well, then, come with me to his room. I want to speak with him and perhaps influence him to turn around.” “Rebbi! I can call him to come to the Rosh Yeshivah in the beis midrash.” But Rav Shach refused and grabbed the friend’s hand, walking slowly all the way to this boy’s room. He spoke with the boy, who agreed to mend his ways. As the friend accompanied Rav Shach back to the beis midrash, he couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked, “Why did the Rosh Yeshivah insist on coming all the way to the dormitory rather than calling the boy up to the beis midrash to the Rosh Yeshivah?” “I realized,” Rav Shach replied, “that given the situation, it would be embarrassing for the boy to be called to speak with me, in front of everyone. I decided to make the extra effort to spare the boy the shame, and I hoped that in this zechus, I would have extra siyata d’Shmaya in touching his heart.” * * * * * The Gemara (Gittin 55b) relates that Yerushalayim was destroyed due to the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza. At first glance, it seems Bar Kamtza had reason to be upset. He was truly ashamed when he was sent out from the party in disgrace. It was a terrible story. Yet looking at the events that followed, and seeing what Bar Kamtza did with his pain, may change our view. He went on to Rome and incited the kingdom against Klal Yisroel. On their way to Yerushalayim, the Romans killed out the entire heavily populated city of Beitar. 96
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True, Bar Kamtza may have been humiliated, but was he justified for taking revenge against all of Klal Yisroel due to his personal fight with one individual? Indeed, Bar Kamtza was no tzaddik. He was downright wicked. And with this perspective, we can imagine that we may have done the same thing as the host had we been seated alongside such a rasha. It seems that the host who threw him out actually did a good thing by sending this lowlife from his table. Why did this incident cause the Churban? This may be the way we look at it, but the Gemara (Gittin 57a) looks at it differently. “Come see how great is the power of humiliation — Hashem even helped Bar Kamtza, and destroyed His home [because of it].” Reb Chaim Shmuelevitz said that when one hurts another, he isn’t toying with punishment — he is playing with fire. When a fire rages, it burns without discretion, without making particular sense. Similarly, when Hakadosh Baruch Hu sees one being shamed, He takes the side of the shamed party, even if it makes no sense, and even if that person is in the wrong. * * * * * The Yalkut Shimoni explains that Moshe Rabbeinu held that if he were to rebuke Klal Yisroel directly, he would be embarrassing them, which would cause him to lose his portion in Olam Haba. He therefore chose to allude to their misdeeds instead. Interestingly, Moshe was not even speaking to the generation that had sinned — they had already passed on! Moshe was speaking to their children, and still, he feared reprimanding them openly in case he would lose his Olam Haba. This was after being their faithful leader, and the one to give over the Torah to Klal Yisroel. Still he worried that he would lose his share! In the zechus of our strengthening ourselves in ahavas Yisroel, may we be zoche to the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash speedily in our days.
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Swift Action by Chaverim Helps Ramapo PD Make Arrest in Yet Another Motzei Shabbos Attack A Spring Valley teen was arrested on Monday after shooting at two Monsey residents last Motzei Shabbos with what turned out to be a toy gun. The incident took place at 2:20 a.m. at the corner of West Central and Decatur avenues. The Ramapo Police Department said that three juveniles were joyriding through the area, with one passenger firing shots at garbage cans with a gel-gun and also hitting one of the pedestrians in the face. The gun, a SplatRBall Full Auto 375 Mini Water Bead Blaster, can shoot seven 7.5 millimeter gel balls at a speed of 135 feet per second. Chaverim of Rockland responded to the scene, with one member able to give police the license plate number of the black Toyota Corolla hatchback that was used in the incident. Police credited Chaverim for the information and arrested a sixteen-year-old, charging him with second-degree attempted assault, reckless endangerment in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. Because of his age, the suspect was sent to family court. Gel guns, also known as bead blasters, have been banned in New York City. The NYPD issued a July 21st notice on social media advising that the blasters are classified as air rifles and, as such, their possession is a violation of city code. Violators are subject to a C-summons as well as the confiscation of their guns. This latest attack on Monsey pedestrians came just nine days after the Ramapo Police Department arrested four people in connection with three separate BB gun attacks. Ramapo police have been stepping up crime prevention in
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the area, urging residents to take common sense steps to avoid being victimized, at least by theft. The department put out messaging last week pushing its “#9PMRoutine,” encouraging residents to run down a safety checklist at 9 p.m. each night that includes removing any valuables from their vehicles, closing and locking their home and car doors, closing their garage doors, and turning on their exterior lights to deter would-be thieves.
The gun used in the attack. Credit: Ramapo Police Department
Amid Rising Anti-Semitism, Rockland Federation Launches Security Program With anti-Semitism continuing to rear its ugly head in Monsey, the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County announced a comprehensive, community-based security initiative to protect residents, shuls, schools, senior centers, summer camps and other institutions from anti-Semitic attacks. The program is being conducted in collaboration with the UJA Federation and the LiveSecure project, with grant funding to be used to provide training, tools and resources to protect communities in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Both Rockland and Westchester counties saw an increase in anti-Semitic attacks in 2021, with Rockland’s reported incidents doubling over the previous year, according to The Journal News. The Rockland Security Initiative will be headed by Ethan Erlich, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD. Erlich noted that Rockland County’s Jewish population faces unique security challenges. “There are real threats to our community,” added Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland CEO Ari Rosenblum. “We don’t need to reach far to remember.” Rockland District Attorney Tom Walsh emphasized the county’s diversity and said that those who are convicted of hate crimes will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. “There is no place for hate in our Rockland County,” said Walsh. “It cannot and will not be tolerated. Take a trip across Rockland County. It’s like going around the world.”
Move To Dissolve Village of Spring Valley Sparks Protest A petition urging residents to have the Village of Spring Valley absorbed by the Town of Ramapo is not sitting well with some, with nearly 100 people protesting the move at a July 27th rally. The rally was held in the parking lot adjacent to Spring Valley’s village hall and police department, with speakers urging residents not to sign any petitions and to reject the proposal should it come up for public vote. Under state law, a public vote would be triggered if the petition garners signatures from 10% of the village’s registered voters, which could lead to the complete dissolution of the Village of Spring Valley. Spring Valley has been going through difficult times, with two former village officials jailed and the state appointing Rockland 104
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County to take over all local building inspections. Because of long-standing financial woes, village officials considered turning its policing over to the Ramapo Police Department several years ago as a cost-saving measure, a plan that it ultimately rejected. The move to fold the village into Ramapo would have the town providing services including snow plowing, street maintenance and public works, and could also include responsibility for building inspections and prosecuting fire, zoning and building code violations. If Spring Valley were to be dissolved, policing would be covered largely by Ramapo Police, with Clarkstown serving a small segment of the area. Steve White, head of Citizens to Protect Our Neighborhood, said that even the possibility of potential property tax savings should be treated as suspect. White noted that when Ramapo took over Spring Valley’s tax assessment for a brief period, his property taxes rose $1,900 a year, with tax benefits going only to landlords. “Anytime one group pays less, another group pays more,” said White. “If we allow the village to be dissolved, the little guy, the homeowner, will lose.”
Popular Sunscreen Voluntarily Recalled Because of Possible Cancer Risk The discovery of trace amounts of a cancerous ingredient has prompted a nationwide recall on a well-known brand’s sunscreen product. The Food and Drug Administration announced that the Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a recall on its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 on July 29. Several batches of the product were found to contain small amounts of benzene, which can cause cancer. The recall affects only the six-ounce aerosol can of Banana Boat’s hair and scalp formula with expiration dates of December 2022 (lot code 20016AF), February 2023 (lot code 20084BF), and April 2024 (lot code 21139AF). The product is being removed from store shelves, and consumers who have that sunscreen are urged to discard it immediately and to contact Edgewell Personal Care regarding reimbursement at 888-686-3988 or online at www. bananaboat.com. According to the FDA, the benzene came from the propellant used in the aerosol spray and was not part of the actual product formulation. The Banana Boat website advised consumers that the recall, initiated out of an abundance of caution, does not affect any batches of its product other than those listed above and that it has received no reports of any problems linked to this particular issue.
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C H A P T E R 21 RECAP: Lenny Bergman is sick of chasing get-rich-quick schemes and resolves to change. After a meaningful davening in the Lodzer shtiebel, Zach and Izzy discover that the gabbai knew their great-grandfather.
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hulem!” Velvel called. A man in his late seventies turned just before leaving the shul. “Yoh?” Velvel gestured at Izzy. “Er iz an einekel fun Reb Menashe!” His voice, thick and soft though it was, carried easily through the room. Everyone still inside turned to look at them. Shulem’s face lit up. “Shalom aleichem!” He rushed to them and grasped Izzy’s hand eagerly. The people at the door also came back and surrounded the travelers. “My zeide was Reb Velvel,” Izzy explained. “Reb Menashe’s son, Reb Velvel, I mean. Not you,” he added to the gabbai. “Avadeh,” Velvel said with a dry laugh. “The Rebbe Reb Menashe was here until the bitter end,” Shulem told them heavily. “My parents got out earlier, though. The Rebbe helped them escape.” The man took Izzy’s hand and stroked it gently with a faraway look. “If not for the Rebbe, they would have been killed too, along with…” He looked away and took a moment to pull
himself together. “Your zeide saved them,” he said finally. “I wouldn’t have been born if not for him.” Izzy smiled awkwardly, not sure how to respond to all of that. He had done nothing for this man. It was his great-grandfather who had saved Shulem’s family. But the old man didn’t seem to care. He was filled with gratitude as he stared at Izzy in wonder. “Baruch Hashem…” Izzy mumbled. “They named me after him,” Shulem added. “My full name is Menashe Shulem. I was born after the Rebbe had already been taken to Shamayim.” “I bet you could probably tell us some great stories, though,” Izzy said, glad to change the subject. “Things you heard from your parents.” He turned back to Velvel. “And you must have some great maasim you saw personally.” Velvel nodded slowly. “I was very young. But I remember some things.” The old man stopped to remember. Something like a shy smile spread across his face. “I was…
a very rowdy child. And it was fine; my parents, zichronam livracha, never complained. But when I was rowdy in shul…” The man paused, and then continued. “One Shabbos, I was running around in the shul right in the middle of davening. I caused a lot of trouble.” Izzy watched as the old man’s smile grew until it filled his entire face. “Heiman Zuckerman yelled at me! But not the Rebbe. He called me over, and he spoke very quietly. I had to lean in to hear, like it was a big secret. He asked me to take a message to the Rebbetzin and said that it was very important! Of course, I agreed. I felt so chashuv! The Rebbe himself had a job for me!” “What was the message?” Zach asked. “He wanted to know if there was enough food for the meal.” Velvel chuckled. “The Rebbetzin always made plenty of food, of course. There wasn’t any real worry. But the Rebbe didn’t live so close. By the time I came back to tell him, davening was almost over. The tzibbur got to daven in peace, I got to feel special. You see? He even gave me a treat to thank me for my good work.” “Beautiful. I wish I could have met him. You know,” Izzy mused, “back in New York, my brother is trying to rebuild the chassidus. He’s collecting stories from the Rebbe. Maybe you can sit down with me for a bit, so we can record what you remember?” Velvel eyed him suspiciously. “Why New York? Why not rebuild here?” “Genug, Velvel,” someone murmured. Izzy turned around and was surprised to see one of the younger men talking. “Lodz is our past. The future is America. We all know that.” “America is no better than Lodz,” Velvel snapped. “Narishkeit,” the fellow continued. “Yiddishkeit thrives there while we barely have a minyan!” Without warning, the old man seemed to erupt. “You think America won’t throw them out one day? You think they’re such tzaddikim there? Ha!” “Of course they won’t,” someone said with a snort. “Of course,” Velvel snarled. “Velvel, don’t,” the younger man warned gently. But it was too late. Velvel’s old eyes blazed as he rolled back a sleeve. The
faded numbers tattooed on his arm tel. They ate in exhausted silence and were stretched and distorted, gro- then went straight to sleep. tesque and barely legible. “Where were The next morning, Izzy found a difthe Americans when they did this to ferent shul for davening, but Zach didn’t me?” he screeched. “When my aunts come. Izzy left him lying in his hotel and uncles were killed? Where were room bed, plucking randomly at his they when —” guitar. An hour or so later, Zach was “Easy, easy!” Zach broke in. He put a still there. hand on Velvel’s shoulder. Something Izzy felt a sudden flash of hot anof the politician appeared then, at least ger. Why did Velvel have to say that? in Izzy’s eyes. Zach seemed to grow a What did he think it would do, other little as he spoke, authority and empa- than push Zach farther away? Izzy thy rolling off him like waves. “There’s sighed. He couldn’t really blame the no excuse for what happened in the old man. The gabbai was a prisoner of war. Nobody is innocent. No apology his own emotions, it seemed. He’d been can make it better. But we’ve come a long way since then. Things are better now. That’s VELVEL TURNED HIS all he’s saying.” WITHERING GLARE ON Velvel turned his withering glare on Zach. “If it’s so nice in ZACH. “IF IT’S SO NICE America, what are you doing IN AMERICA, WHAT ARE in Lodz?” Zach gave him a disarming YOU DOING IN LODZ?” smile. “Ich bin oich an einekel fun der Rebbe. My family changed our name to Ganz, but the Rebbe was my great-grandfather, just through too much. like Izzy. We’re all Lodzers here.” He Besides, now was the time for damkept his gaze fixed on Velvel, his smile age control, not blaming. They had a soft and inviting. “All mishpacha.” quick breakfast of leftovers and set out “Mishpacha?” Velvel stared wildly for to rent a vehicle. Izzy wanted to talk a moment, then seemed to snap back about Velvel’s behavior, but the timing to the present. He looked Zach up and didn’t seem right. Both of them were down slowly, his old eyes lingering on still just waking up, and the mood was Zach’s bare head. Velvel’s shoulders sour. But leaving the rental agency in a sagged. “This is not mishpacha. If the Rebbe knew his own einekel walked nice new car, both of them were feeling around without a yarmulke?” He shook a bit better. They were fed, rested, and his head slowly. “It would break his making progress. Conversation began to flow. heart.” “Baruch Hashem,” Izzy said fervently Zach’s arm dropped and he stagas they pulled out of the parking lot. “I gered backward as if slapped. Only then did Velvel seem to real- don’t think I could have handled any ize how hurtful his words were. He more taxis.” “Give me a rental car or give me reached for Zach slowly, then withdrew his hand in embarrassment. “Antshul- death!” Zach agreed. He winked. “That’s Patrick Henry.” diks. I have to lock up.” “Somehow, I feel like that might not With that, looking suddenly very tired and beaten, the old man walked be an exact quote,” Izzy said dryly. “It’s close enough,” Zach declared. to the front of the shul and began “Let’s get this done. I want to save some switching off the lights. time for touring.” “You’re really into that stuff, aren’t * * * * * you?” Izzy observed. Zach nodded, eyes on the road. After the Lodzer shtiebel episode, Zach and Izzy were left emotionally “Sure. History is the great teacher of drained, not to mention starving and humanity.” Izzy snorted. In his mind, the ‘great tired. Izzy found a kosher restaurant, and they brought food back to their ho- teacher of humanity’ was Torah. But August 3, 2022
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this didn’t seem the right time to bring that up. “In Dublin, you wanted to visit a seven-hundred year-old pub.” Zach struggled to keep a straight face. “Some of the greatest minds of history met in pubs. World-changing ideas began there.” “I’m sure. And you’ll just drink up all that genius by standing in the same place…” “I’ll drink up something,” Zach said with a laugh. The conversation dwindled after that. Izzy gazed moodily out the window, lost in thought. “He shouldn’t have said that,” he said suddenly. Zach stopped at a light and looked at Izzy with confusion. “Huh?” “Velvel. It wasn’t right, what he said.” The light turned green and Zach eased them forward. “I know,” he said quietly. “He even apologized. Sort of.
York withered to nothing. Zach had gone from brachos and davening to denying any connection to Judaism, all in less than 24 hours. And why? Because they’d visited a shul! Ruchniuswise, they’d been better off in Ireland… Outside, a few people walked down the street, and one stubborn man in a puffy coat sat eating a café sandwich at an outdoor table wiped clean from snow. “Chaim Simcha’s the Lodzer Rebbe now,” Izzy pointed out. “He doesn’t think you’re a disappointment. Why would Reb Menashe be any different?” Zach’s eyes opened slightly, but he said nothing. * * * * *
City Hall was surprisingly efficient. They’d expected tired and disinterested workers navigating a chaos of ancient filing cabinets, but the receptionist they spoke “CHAIM SIMCHA’S THE with was calm, friendly, and LODZER REBBE NOW,” even spoke enough English for them to communicate. IZZY POINTED OUT. “HE She took their paperwork DOESN’T THINK YOU’RE and disappeared down a corridor, with the promise that A DISAPPOINTMENT. WHY she would “take care of eet.” WOULD REB MENASHE The manuscript would be available within a day or two. BE ANY DIFFERENT?” “So that’s it?” Zach said in surprise. “I figured it would I’m not upset.” be more complicated.” “Yes, you are.” “Let’s hope not,” Izzy said. “No, I’m not.” “Are we supposed to go now?” Izzy tried again. “Well, I’m sorry.” “Umm…” Izzy wasn’t sure. Was the Zach stared straight ahead. “Don’t lady going to bring them a receipt or be.” The car turned onto a large street, something? “Let’s wait until she gets with apartments above a row of stores. back, at least.” “And it’s probably true.” She did not have a receipt when she “What?” returned. But she did look very con“He was the Rebbe,” Zach noted. “Reb fused. Menashe was. Judaism was his whole “You here… second time?” she asked. life. And that’s not me in the slightest. Izzy frowned. “I’m sorry?” I mean, yeah, I support Israel. I give to “This you second time here?” the Jewish causes. But I’m basically secular. lady tried again. The Rebbe would definitely consider “No,” Zach said, mystified. “Not at me a disappointment. It’s just the truth. all.” Don’t worry about it.” The woman’s confusion deepened. Izzy grunted. “Someone else come,” she announced. Had Chaim Simcha been there, he “Two ago hour? Same theeng. Ask for would doubtless have some brilliant re- rabbi book.” She stared at them, willing tort, an inspiring quote from Chazal or them to understand. “Same theeng…” something. Instead, Izzy watched as the seeds his brother had planted in New TO BE CONTINUED... 112
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Recap: After narrowly escaping death in their daring trip over the water, Gonzalo and Sebastian are welcomed to Tangier by the British as an “enemy of the enemy.”
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early a year passed before Sebastian and Gonzalo arrived in Paris. The French government had been reluctant to allow them entry into France. Repeated petitions by the Spanish government and by the Holy Office of the Inquisition for the return of the fugitives only reinforced the disinclination of the French to open their doors. In the meantime, Sebastian and Gonzalo remained marooned in Tangier, fighting boredom and flies. They survived on the money Gonzalo had brought with him and on whatever they could earn through their enterprise and ingenuity. In the end, an impassioned personal appeal by Dona Angelica to King Louis XIV finally secured the permission for her son’s entry into France. The reunion of the family was bittersweet. Their idyllic life in Madrid was nothing more than a remote memory. Don Pedro was dead, and Sebastian had languished in prison for over a year and in Tangier for another. The family was broken and impoverished. Yet at the same time, it was an exceedingly joyous moment. The oldest son had returned to take his rightful place as the head of the family. Things would be better from now on. They couldn’t very well get much worse. Sebastian had visited Paris a number of times together with his family, and the city brought back many fond memories. A few generations earlier, one of Sebastian’s grandmothers had intermarried with a member of the royal family, and this had made the family relatively close cousins with many of the kings and queens of Europe. As a princely family connected to the Hapsburg bloodlines, they always enjoyed the most luxurious accommodations
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in Paris. Expense was never an issue. Somehow, Sebastian had not imagined different circumstances for his mother who was living in Paris under the protection of the French King. Pampered child of the Spanish nobility, it had never occurred to him that it might be otherwise. But otherwise it was. Dona Angelica lived with her daughter Carolina and her son Felipe in a small house on the Rue Parmentier, which was quite far from the royal palace at the Louvre and the glittering magnificence of the surrounding boulevards. The house had three small bedrooms, which meant that Sebastian would have to share a room with Felipe, and Gonzalo would have to find lodgings of his own. There was one tiny servant’s room, occupied by a dour Norwegian woman who doubled as cook and housekeeper. There was also a small stipend for food and other basic expenses. In order to augment the meager family income, Carolina became a Spanish tutor for the children of a wealthy merchant, and Felipe found employment cataloging the personal library of one of Don Pedro’s kinsmen. Sebastian found Angelica in a desperate state of mind. The family did not seem to be in mortal danger anymore, but they could not yet move on to a place like Amsterdam, with its large and flourishing community of Jews from Spain and Portugal and a government that granted them rights almost equal to those enjoyed by the gentiles. They still needed the protection of the King and his assistance in recovering any of their properties and possessions outside Spain. In the meantime, they were penniless, and daily living was an endless struggle with no relief in sight. Further-
more, she was worried about her children. Carolina was already 24 years old. She needed to get married, and her prospects were limited. She had to marry someone of a similar background, someone from a family of conversos who had reverted to Judaism. Most of these people who were like them originated in Portugal or in the Portuguese enclaves in Spain; there were hardly any secret Jews of Spanish descent remaining in Spain. However, the Portuguese communities were deeply involved in commerce. Most of their members were prosperous or even wealthy, and they would expect a sizable dowry. Where would Dona Angelica find a dowry for her glorious, effervescent Carolina? And then there was Felipe: 21 years old, bright, intelligent, articulate, charming, and with such beautiful manners. What kind of future awaited him? He could not find employment fitting his station, because after all, he was a Jew or at least a heretic. So he was reduced to being a librarian. How the mighty had fallen. The only bright spots in their lives, and especially in Felipe’s life, were the periodic visits of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Strasbourg who lived in the city of Metz on the edge of the Duchy of Lorraine, some distance to the east. The Jews of Metz had been expelled in 1365, but when the French had taken possession of the city in 1567, they had allowed Jews to settle there once again. A large Jewish community had sprouted in Metz during the century after their return. Now Rabbi Strasbourg studied with Felipe whenever he came to Paris. These sessions were the highlight of Felipe’s life, and he had expressed a desire to seek employment in Metz and send money to his family. Perhaps, thought Dona Angelica with a deep sadness, that would be for the best. A few days after Sebastian arrived in Paris, Rabbi Strasbourg arrived to make his acquaintance. “My mother has told me about you, Rabbi Strasbourg,” said Sebastian. “We are grateful for everything you have done for our family, especially for Felipe.” “You are very kind. I consider it an honor and a privilege to help your family. But before we go on, let’s establish one thing. You can call me Mendel, if you will allow me to call you Sebastian.” Sebastian shook his head. “I can’t call a rabbi by his first name.” “Then you can call me Reb Mendel. That is a customary honorary title among Ashkenazi Jews. And if you wish, I can call you Reb Sebastian.” “No, Sebastian will be fine… Reb Mendel.” “Excellent,” said Reb Mendel. “Has your mother also told you the nature of my connection to your family?” “Not really. She said it has something to do with my father. She started telling me, but then she said that since you would be coming very soon, she would let you tell me.” “All right. You know that your father spent two years in Poland when everyone thought he was dead.” “Yes, I do.” “Did he tell you anything about it?” PAMPERED CHILD “He said that it was the most incredOF THE SPANISH ible experience of his life. He also told me some of the things he learned during NOBILITY, IT those two years.” HAD NEVER “Did he tell you where in Poland he had been?” OCCURRED “No. I mean, he might have mentioned TO HIM THAT it, but it didn’t stick in my mind. Do you know where he was?” IT MIGHT BE “Yes, I certainly do know,” said Reb OTHERWISE. Mendel. “He was in a place called Pulichev. And the rabbi with whom he studBUT OTHERWISE ied is Rabbi Shlomo Strasbourg. That IT WAS. rabbi is my father. Some people call him
HE WAS REDUCED TO BEING A LIBRARIAN. HOW THE MIGHTY HAD FALLEN. Rabbi Shlomo Pulichever, because that is where my family has served as rabbis for generations, but our family name is really Strasbourg, after the city in which we lived until its Jewish community was destroyed.” “Destroyed? What do you mean?” “There was a terrible plague back then that killed half the population of Europe, maybe more.” “Yes, I know,” said Sebastian. “The Black Death of 1348.” “Yes, that’s the one. People blamed the Jews. In Strasbourg, a few hundred Jews were herded onto a platform and burned alive. The rest were expelled. My family was fortunate to be among those who were expelled.” “That is very sad.” “It is truly sad, Sebastian. And it is the story of our People for over a thousand years. The world measures heroism by feats of valor on the battlefield and other acts of a similar nature. But I think there is nothing more heroic than the devotion of our people to the A-mighty and His Torah despite all the persecution we have suffered. It would have been so easy to just give it all up and blend in with the rest of the world. We could have spared ourselves so much pain and suffering. But we remained loyal and steadfast. Even in Spain, where our people gave in outwardly rather than be killed or expelled, so many risked their lives by remaining faithful Jews in the privacy of their homes. You are a true hero. Your father was a true hero. Your mother is a true heroine. They had everything a person could desire in this world — rank, honor, wealth, a beautiful family. And they put it all in jeopardy for the sake of their faith.” Sebastian felt his eyes grow moist. “Thank you so much. You know, when my father first told us about who we really were, I was excited. It was such a romantic notion. Imagine, in addition to everything I already had, I now had a secret faith. It was very exciting, at least to me. I had a sister — Isabel, may she rest in peace — who was crushed by the revelation. I think her reaction was more in touch with reality than mine. But I have come to appreciate the harsh reality of who I am. I have suffered for 120
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my Jewish identity, and it has become all the more precious to me.” Reb Mendel stood up and walked to the window, allowing Sebastian a moment to compose himself. “I never had the pleasure of meeting your father,” said Reb Mendel as he returned to his seat. “I was married in Vienna and lived there for the first two years after my marriage. When the Jews were expelled in 1670, we all moved to Metz — that is, my wife and I and her family. I’ve only been back to Pulichev once since then, and it was after the two years that your father spent there. But my father spoke of him often. He considered him a really extraordinary person.” “I didn’t recognize your name or your city,” said Sebastian, “but I remember that my father considered himself very fortunate to have found a man like your father to teach him. He spoke a great deal about your father’s qualities, both as a scholar and as a human being.” Sebastian saw the question on Reb Mendel’s face and smiled. “He really did speak about him often, but he always referred to him as his rabbi, so I didn’t become familiar with his name.” “It doesn’t matter,” said Reb Mendel. “Oh, but it does. I owe your father a debt of gratitude, which I would like to convey to him personally. I would like to meet him some day, only I don’t see travel plans to Poland in my immediate future.” “Anything is possible, Sebastian. Poland is not so far away. Not more than a few weeks’ journey. And besides, my father may come here one day. He’s been here before.” “I look forward to that day.” “So do I. In the meantime, I am at your service. If you would like me to learn with you during my visits here, as I have been doing with your brother Felipe, it would be my greatest honor. And if there is anything else I can do for your family, please give me the opportunity to help. If my father were here he would extend himself to his utmost ability to assist you. I am ready to do the same on his behalf. And on my own.” To be continued…
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POWER SALAD This salad is packed with power, and its flavors and textures blend together beautifully. INGREDIENTS lb. lettuce oz. (½ carton) pea shoots oz. (½ carton) mushrooms, checked and diced 1 yellow pepper, diced ½ –1 cup medjool dates, checked and diced ½ –1 cup dried apricots, checked and diced 1 cup nuts (I used roasted pecans) 1 3 5
DRESSING ½ 1 1 1½
cup mayonnaise clove garlic, crushed T. apple cider vinegar tsp. honey Pinch of white pepper
D IR EC T I O N S 1. Combine all salad ingredients. 2. Whisk together the dressing ingredients, and drizzle this over the salad prior to serving.
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K ASHAVEGGIE SALAD A light mix of freshness, flavor and nutrition. All the components of this filling salad can be prepared before Shabbos and stored in separate containers. You can cut the red onion for the dressing right before serving. If you’re making it in advance, bring the kasha to room temperature before serving. B U C K W H E AT 1 1 2 2 ¾
cup medium granulated buckwheat egg cups hot water T. oil tsp. salt
V E G E TA B L E S ½ 2 ½ 1
box grape tomatoes, halved kirbies, sliced red pepper or 5 mini peppers, sliced avocado, quartered and sliced
DRESSING ¼ 1 ½
1
cup light olive oil tsp. honey tsp. salt Pinch black pepper Pinch basil T. finely chopped red onion
D IR EC T I O N S 1. Mix the kasha with the beaten egg in a bowl until the kasha is evenly coated. 2. Heat a 3-quart saucepan. Add the kasha and toast it until the grains are dry and separated. 3. Add water, oil and salt, and cook this for 8 to 10 minutes until the water has been absorbed. 4. Combine the kasha with the vegetables and dressing prior to serving.
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FRUIT MEDLEY Featuring refreshing fruit and melon with a splash of lime, this is a simple dish with a twist of flavor and added benefits. INGREDIENTS ¼ 1–2 2 2
watermelon, cubed mangoes, cubed cups grapes, sliced Juice of 1 lime T. honey
D IR EC T I O N S 1. Combine the fruit. 2. Mix together the lime juice and honey, and drizzle it over the fruit just before serving.
H Y D R AT I O N DRINK It is imperative to stay well hydrated all summer long. This homemade, doctorapproved drink has helped many people remain hydrated and fast better under many circumstances. Celtic sea salt contains electrolytes and minerals, making it a great pre-fast choice. If you don’t have Celtic salt, replace it with Himalayan or regular sea salt. INGREDIENTS 4 ⅔ 1½
cups water cup Concord grape juice tsp. Celtic sea salt
D IR EC T I O N S Combine the ingredients, shake well and enjoy!
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The Batei Mikdash What we’ve lost and what we’ll gain by:
RUCHY REESE
When Shlomo Hamelech inaugurated the first Beis Hamikdash, he proclaimed through nevuah that it would forever be the place where the Shechinah would be manifest. Distressingly, he also prophesied a time in which the sins of the Yidden would cause them to be exiled from the land and separated from the Beis Hamikdash, removed from Hashem’s own house. Moreover, the Beis Hamikdash itself would be destroyed. Not once, but twice, have we lived through this painful churban. Bayis Rishon was a place in which the Shechinah was clearly manifest; Bayis Sheini less so. It was a building that stood largely empty, lacking certain nissim, the gift of prophecy and vital keilim. Despite its lack, it remained the most heilig place in the world and a place for man to meet with his Creator. Below we will explore some of the significant differences between the two Batei Mikdash, and what we will, b’ezras Hashem, very soon merit to fully tap into when we experience the Geulah. May our prayers be speedily heard, Moshiach sent, and the final Beis Hamikdash built.
YEAR BUILT BAYIS RISHON
2928
BAYIS SHEINI
BUILT BY
BAYIS SHLISHI
BAYIS RISHON
3408
5782, b’ezras Hashem
Shlomo Hamelech BAYIS SHEINI
Yidden who returned from Bavel BAYIS SHLISHI
HOW MANY YEARS IT STOOD
Yidden (specifically Melech HaMoshiach) and Hashem; the Beis Hamikdash Shel Maalah will extend and connect with the Beis Hamikdash Shel Matah (Ramchal)
BAYIS RISHON
410 years BAYIS SHEINI
420 years
YEAR DESTROYED BAYIS RISHON
3338
DESTROYED BY BAYIS RISHON
Nevuchadnetzar, King of Bavel BAYIS SHEINI
The Roman Empire
BAYIS SHEINI
3828/3829/3830 (depending on various calculations) BAYIS SHLISHI
Will never be destroyed
BAYIS SHLISHI
Will never be destroyed
WHY IT WAS DESTROYED BAYIS RISHON
For the sins of avodah zara, gilui arayos, and shefichas damim BAYIS SHEINI
For the sin of sinas chinam BAYIS SHLISHI
“Whoever does not witness the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash in his days must consider as if it was destroyed in his days.” (Talmud Yerushalmi, Yoma 1:1) Once it is rebuilt, it will never be destroyed
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DIMENSIONS BAYIS RISHON
Was built according to the instructions given to Shlomo Hamelech by his father, Dovid Hamelech, who received them through nevuah. BAYIS SHEINI
Was not built according to dimensions in Sefer Yechezkel because the time was not ripe for the final Beis Hamikdash. It contained elements of Bayis Rishon and Bayis Shlishi. It was also larger than Bayis Rishon. BAYIS SHLISHI
The dimensions are found in Sefer Yechezkel. Unclear details will be clarified in the time of Moshiach.
DWELLING OF THE SHECHINAH BAYIS RISHON
Yes
BAYIS SHEINI
No. Bayis Sheini was not built corresponding to the dimensions of the Beis Hamikdash Shel Maalah, so the Shechinah could not fully manifest within it. (Ramchal) BAYIS SHLISHI
Yes
ARON WITH LUCHOS, MANN, STAFF OF AHARON, SHEMEN HAMISHCHA BAYIS RISHON
These were present and hidden away by Yoshiyahu Hamelech when he realized the decree that the Beis Hamikdash would be destroyed had been sealed. They were hidden in a special location built by Shlomo Hamelech for this express purpose. BAYIS SHEINI
URIM V’TUMIM BAYIS RISHON
Were worn and consulted. BAYIS SHEINI
Were constructed to complete the Bigdei Kehunah but were not consulted due to the lack of ruach hakodesh. BAYIS SHLISHI
Will be returned to service with the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash.
FIRE BAYIS RISHON
A fire from Shamayim consumed the korbanos.
These were not present in Bayis Sheini as they had been hidden before the destruction of Bayis Rishon. The Kodesh Hakodashim stood empty. During the Yom Kippur avodah, the Kohen Gadol would place the kaf on the Even Hashesiyah though there was no Aron. BAYIS SHLISHI
Will be found in the era of Moshiach and placed in their rightful locations in the Beis Hamikdash.
Due to the Shechinah’s Presence in Bayis Rishon, birds would not land on the building. The Second Beis Hamikdash, however, required the addition of special spikes called kaleh oreiv to deter birds from landing on it.
BAYIS SHEINI
Though the fire was present, it did not consume the korbanos. BAYIS SHLISHI
A fire from Shamayim will consume the korbanos.
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An earthquake reveals fragments from the Beis Hamikdash by:
RABBI LEIBEL REZNICK
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The Jericho Earthquake; Yerushalayim, 1927
Presently, there are two large domed structures on Har Habayis. One is the familiar gold-domed Dome of the Rock. To the south, just inside the southern wall of the mount, is the gray-domed Al Aqsa Mosque. Al Aqsa is the central Muslim place of worship in Yerushalayim and its environs — not the Dome of the Rock, which is not a mosque but merely a shrine. The serious damage to Al Aqsa rendered the mosque unstable. Muslim authorities appointed Egyptian architect Mahmoud Bey Ahmad and Robert W. Hamilton, the British Mandatory Director of Antiquities, to be in charge of dismantling the mosque — stone by stone, beam by beam — and then reconstructing it. As the work progressed, between 1938 and 1942, Hamilton dutifully documented and photographed their progress. As the old roof was being taken down, Hamilton made an unexpected and exciting discovery. In order to appreciate and share in the excitement of Hamilton’s discovery, we have to pause here and learn a bit about our Beis Hamikdash. Chazal tell us, “Whoever has not seen the Beis Hamikdash as rebuilt by Hordus Hamelech has never seen a glorious structure” (Sukkah 51b). The Gemara is referring not to the spiritual aura of the Second Beis Hamikdash, which is beyond description; instead, this refers to its physical structure. The Second Beis Hamikdash was an architectural wonder that attracted many visitors. Jews as well as non-Jews from near and far came to admire its beauty. Hordus’ maniacal sense of grandeur and close attention to architectural details have made him known throughout the ages as a master builder. He built the magnificent palace-fortresses of Masada and Herodion, the building encompassing the Me’aras Hamachpelah, and the seaport at Caesarea Maritima. He applied this zeal to the Beis Hamikdash. Prior to the rule of Hordus (c. 3723–3756 [37–4 BCE]), the Beis Hamikdash had fallen into a sorry state of disrepair. The rulers of the previous era were the Chashmonai kings. The early Chashmonaim gave their very lives fighting the Syrian-Greeks and their Jewish sympathizers, the Misyavnim. The original Chashmonaim (c. 3620 [140 BCE]) recaptured the Beis Hamikdash and 152
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rededicated it, and they were rewarded with a miraculous military victory and the oil that burned for eight nights. However, their descendants were somewhat indifferent toward the Beis Hamikdash and allowed it to deteriorate. Hordus, who was a descendant of the people of Edom who were forced to convert to Judaism, led a bloody rebellion and seized the throne of Yehudah. The priestly family of the Chashmonaim was annihilated and their 103-year dynasty ended. Hordus’ rule was recognized and approved by the Roman senate. But Hordus feared the wrath of the rabbanim, who certainly would not recognize an Edomi descendant as their king, and he had many of them killed. He later regretted his actions, and under the guidance of the sage Bava ben Butah, Hordus pledged to completely rebuild the Beis Hamikdash. (See Bava Basra 3b for a more complete story.) Hordus had grandiose plans for the Har Habayis. He doubled its original size, making Har Habayis the largest temple com154
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pound in the word. Hordus’ rebuilding project began several years before the common era and took eight years, requiring over 180,000 workers — architects, woodcutters, quarrymen, stone cutters, carpenters, artisans and porters. Josephus Flavius, the first century CE Jewish-Roman historian (3797–3860 [37–100 CE]), who was a kohen and had served in the Beis Roof of Al Aqsa being dismantled after the earthquake
The Royal Basilica, model
Hamikdash, tells us that the largest building on Har Habayis was the Royal Basilica. Basilica does not mean a church. It is a style of architecture that was commonly used in ancient Rome for courts, and centuries later, was adopted by Christians for their major church buildings. In fact, the Gemara (Yoma 25a) tells us that the large building that housed the Sanhedrin on Har Habayis was a basilica, or basilici, to use the word in the Gemara. The unique basilica style is a long, rectangular building consisting of a single massive room, with several rows of columns dividing the room into three aisles called cloisters. The center aisle was one and a half times wider than either of the two outer aisles. The ceiling and roof above the center aisle were twice the height of the ceilings of the two outer aisles. Josephus prefaces his description of the Royal Basilica of the Har Habayis with, “[It] is more worthy of description than any other [structure] under the sun.” This Royal Basilica was built along the inside of the Southern Wall of the Har Habayis and was about 900 feet long, which is about the length of three football fields. The building was 125 feet wide. The roof over the center aisle was 100 feet high. This ten-story-high building was a single, massive room! The roofs of the Royal Basilica were supported by 162 magnificent marble columns, each one graced with a Corinthian capital. It required three men holding hands to encompass just one of the columns. The Corinthian columns supported great cedarwood beams that held up the roof. The wood beams had beautiful, intricate carvings engraved onto their undersides. Thus described Josephus Flavius, who had seen the building many times while serving there. He concludes his remarks with “[A description of] this structure seemed incredible to those who had not seen it and was beheld in amazement by those who set eyes upon it.” He also remarked that anyone who gained access to the roof and would look down into the Kidron Valley would instantly feel faint. Oddly, Josephus does not tell us the function of this massive building. Even more curious is that the Gemara, which details the entire structure of the Beis Hamikdash, cubit by cubit, does not seem to refer to this building at all. It may come as a surprise, but the Al Aqsa Mosque on Har Habayis is a basilica (which is not a Muslim style of architecture) and mimics the Royal Basilica of the Beis Hamikdash that once stood in that same place, though the mosque 156
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was built on a much smaller scale. It is a rectangular building, a single story with three aisles, with the ceiling of the center aisle much higher than that of the outer aisles. The cedarwood
ceiling beams are supported by Corinthian columns, a design foreign to Muslims — but according to Josephus, in the very style of the Second Beis Hamikdash. Quite possibly some of these columns are remains from the Royal Basilica of the Beis Hamikdash. It is well known to archaeologists that ancient builders reused the remains of destroyed structures that had stood in that location earlier. Reusing old materials is called secondary use. This refers to reusing large building stones, expensive and durable cedarwood, and ornamental elements such as columns and capitals. Often, the newer structure was constructed in a style similar to that of the previously standing building. As the archaeological expression goes, “Fallen walls have memories.” The Al Aqsa mosque was first built on the Har Habayis by the Muslims of the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus around the year 4460 (700 CE). It was constructed out of the ruins of Royal Basilica that had remained abandoned there since the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash in 3830 (70 CE). In the 1900s, as Hamilton was dismantling the Al Aqsa Mosque, he saw that its roof was supported by great cedarwood beams, some of which were more than 40 feet in length. The beams had beautiful floral designs carved into them. You may recall that Josephus described the Royal Basilica as having beautiful designs carved onto the underside of the cedarwood ceiling beams. You can now appreciate Hamilton’s surprise and excitement at seeing the carvings on the beams. Hamilton dutifully pho158
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tographed the carvings and incorporated the images in his final report. A few of Hamilton’s photographs accompany this article and are generally not seen by the public at large. New wooden beams were used in the reconstruction of the mosque. What happened to the old beams? They were piled up and left near the mosque. Subsequently, some were taken to the Rockefeller Museum in Yerushalayim, some were sold to a junk dealer in the West Bank, some of the beams just “disappeared,” and a few are still there, piled haphazardly on the Har Habayis near the back of the Mercy Gate, Shaar Harachamim, on the Eastern Wall. Some of the beams that were taken to the Rock-
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efeller Museum were radiocarbon dated and indeed found to be from the time of Hordus’ Temple, the rebuilt Second Beis Hamikdash! Some of the beams were even older than that. They dated to the era of the First Beis Hamikdash! It seems that Hordus had reused beams from the earlier era for his rebuilt Second Beis Hamikdash. What about the beams that were carted off by the junk dealer in the West Bank? His name is Baziyan, and he is the largest junk dealer in the area. He knows exactly what the beams are, and he takes good care of them. He has no interest in selling them, if that’s what you are wondering. That is more than can be said of the beams still lying around on Har Habayis. Here we have taken a tiny glimpse at the architectural wonder of the Bayis Sheini, and much additional information is available. We can only daven that soon, the beams will be used once again in the building of the Third Beis Hamikdash, may that prayer be fulfilled quickly in our time. The author has prepared a 3½-hour CD on the structure and remains of the Beis Hamikdash. It can be ordered from Rabbi Moshe Zupnik, 1 Albany Ave., Jackson, NJ, 08527. The cost is $15, which includes shipping, with checks payable to M. Zupnick. The author can be reached at rlreznick@gmail.com or 973-851-7772.
Bayis Rishon built:
Churban Bayis Rishon:
Bayis Sheini built:
3338 (423 BCE)
2928 (832 BCE)
3408 (352 BCE)
Nes Chanukah, opinion 1:
Nes Chanukah, opinion 2:
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Concrete remembrances of the Home we lost
As Yidden in galus, the Churban is something we live with every day. We feel the pain of the galus so intimately. We daven for Moshiach constantly, recall the glory of the Beis Hamikdash in our tefillos, and each day brings such aching reminders that we are a nation in exile. And yet, we also take remembering to the next level. Our chachamim have instituted many minhagim and practices that Yidden from all walks of life incorporate as a zecher l’Churban, a concrete reminder that we are in foreign lands and under hostile leaderships, and that our hearts yearn for home. 166
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A Hole in the Home The most common zecher l’Churban commemoration is leaving an unpainted space measuring an amah by an amah at the entrance of one’s home. A Yid knows that his home cannot be complete as long as the Beis Hamikdash lies in ruins, and the gaping void is to be visible every time he steps into his home so he tangibly feels the loss. According to most poskim, the unpainted area should be on the wall opposite the entrance; in some cases, the zecher L’Churban may be above the entrance. While the requirement to leave an area unpainted at the entranceway of one’s home is clearly stated in Shulchan Aruch (560:1), among other sources, it is a custom that has sadly declined over the years, and many Yiddish homes no longer have that commemoration. This probably was due in part to the leniencies applicable when one purchases a home from a non-Jew that was already painted by the previous owner, or when renting a home from a non-Jew. However, efforts should be taken to revive this mitzvah as one that should be performed carefully (Shuvah Yisrael 1:71). The Kaf Hachaim (560:11) says that those who are careful to leave an unpainted zecher L’Churban in their home are to be praised. Furthermore, there is a machlokes haposkim regarding whether one may decorate the walls of their homes with elaborate wallpapers, decorative ceramic tiles, or multicolored paint jobs. While according to the Tur these wall decorations are permissible, provided that there’s an amah-by-amah unfinished zecher l’Churban at the entrance, the Rambam prohibits these enhanceAt the moment a new home is cemented ments. Most halachic authorities pasken under the chuppah, our hearts mourn the according to the Tur, but some are more destruction of Yerushalayim even as we stringent and will only whitewash their celebrate. It is customary to break a glass walls (in addition to leaving an unpaintduring the chuppah, and many place ash on ed space) in accordance with the Shulchan the chassan’s forehead in the spot where his Aruch. tefillin rests.
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Meatless Wednesdays There are Yidden who refrain from eating any meat on Wednesdays in commemoration of the Churban. This is a 24-hour abstinence starting on Tuesday night. The source for this is the Shelah Hakadosh (Maseches Shavuos, Ner Mitzvah), where he writes about a chassid who woke up one morning on Shavuos after learning all night and gathered together a chaburah to share with them that a malach had learned with him and discussed several takanos. Among them was the takanah that on Yom Revi’i, one should refrain from eating meat or drinking wine — except in the case of seudas mitzvah — as a zecher l’Churban, which took place on Wednesday.
A Galus Table At the end of each weekday meal, it is customary to recite the chapter Al Naharos Bavel prior to Birchas Hamazon, as per the Mishnah Berurah (1:11), who quotes the Shelah Hakadosh. The Shulchan Aruch (560:2) discusses that there are those who do not display all their silverware on their table at once, and those who leave one table setting incomplete, as a sign of mourning. These minhagim do not apply on Shabbos or yom tov. Similarly, to diminish their joy, women should not wear all their jewelry at once.
Not Building a New Home There are families who will not build a new home as long as our Beis Hamikdash lies forlorn. These Yidden will only move into an existing home, renovate an older home, or construct a home on an already existing foundation. This minhag is alluded to in the tzava’ah of Rabbi Yehudah Hachassid as well as in the Kav Hayashar, though there are disagreements among the meforshim regarding what exactly should be deduced from the words therein.
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Tisha B’Av Nidche When Tisha B’Av Is Pushed Off to Sunday PRACTICAL HALACHA OUTLINE Based on the Shulchan Aruch, poskim, and the psak of Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky, shlit”a Compiled by:
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One may take a shower for Shabbos, but should have the water cooler than usual in order to limit the pleasure.
There is a debate among poskim as to whether one is allowed to learn on Shabbos afternoon. One should follow the psak of his rav in this regard. Rabbi Rudinsky is lenient, especially if one has a regular seder limud during that time.
There is a debate among poskim regarding whether one wears his regular Shabbos garments this Shabbos. One should follow the general minhag to wear normal Shabbos clothing, unless he has a different custom. (A hiddur would be to wear a previously worn Shabbos shirt or a white weekday shirt that will not be noticeable to an outsider as not being his Shabbos shirt.) There is no seudas hamafsekes when Tisha B’Av is nidche.
MOTZEI SHABBOS Between shekiah and tzeis hakochavim, one may no longer eat, drink or wash his hands. However, one must wait until tzeis hakochavim (meaning, his normal zman on a regular Motzei Shabbos) to change his shoes or any other garments for Tisha B’Av. One does not sit on the floor until tzeis hakochavim.
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It is permissible according to all poskim to learn items related to Tisha B’Av, such as hilchos Tisha B’Av, and it is recommended to do so. Tzidkascha is not said during Mincha. On Shabbos during the Nine Days, one may consume meat or wine during shalosh seudos after dark until bentching. (However, if Tisha B’Av is observed on Sunday, he would need to stop at shekiah.) One must finish eating shalosh seudos by shekiah.
Today, most communities start Maariv a bit later so the men have time to change before coming to shul for Maariv and Eicha. If one keeps 72 minutes, and Maariv in his shul will be starting around the time his Shabbos is over, he should bring his Tisha B’Av footwear to shul prior to Shabbos. If one keeps 72 minutes, and will be davening Maariv at a minyan before that zman, he should wear his Shabbos footwear for Maariv and change afterward.
HAVDALAH Since Havdalah is not made on Motzei Shabbos, “Baruch hamavdil bein kodesh l’chol” should be recited prior to doing any melacha. Borei Me’orei Ha’aish is said in shul on Motzei Shabbos, before Megillas Eicha. Those not going to shul on Motzei Shabbos for Eicha should have an adult male make Borei Me’orei Ha’aish at home for the family. Women should not make the Borei Me’orai Ha’aish on their own, and should have an adult male be motzi them. Borei Minei Besamim is not made on Motzei Shabbos nor on Sunday. On Sunday night, prior to breaking the fast, Havdalah is said on a cup of wine or grape juice. The Havdalah consists of only the brachos of Borei Pri Hagafen and Hamavdil. Those who are not fasting, including women, should make Havdalah prior to eating on Tisha B’Av. Chamar medinah such as beer, coffee or tea is preferred, though grape juice is also acceptable.
FASTING WHEN TISHA B’AV IS NIDCHE We are more lenient regarding fasting on a Tisha B’Av Nidche than on a regular Tisha B’Av. Therefore, one who is feeling ill should consult their rav as to whether they should fast. Many poskim today hold that women who are me’uberes or meinekes are not required to fast on Tisha B’Av Nidche. Rabbi Rudinsky follows the opinion that they need not fast. When a bris takes place on Tisha B’Av Nidche, the parents, sandak and mohel are allowed to break their fast for the seudas mitzvah.
MOTZEI TISHA B’AV There are different opinions as to when the fast is over. Rabbi Rudinsky relies on those who follow the zman of 45 minutes after shekiah. Laundry may be washed immediately after Tisha B’Av when it is nidche, as it is this year. Shaving and taking a haircut are also permitted immediately on Sunday night. Even when Tisha B’Av is nidche, meat and wine (aside from Havdalah) should not be consumed Sunday night, but can be consumed immediately in the morning the following day. Although music is permitted on Sunday night, it is preferable to wait until the next day, in deference to the nature of the day. It is preferable to say Kiddush Levanah after one has already broken their fast, and with a minyan.
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Full of longing, we await the day when we will be carried “on eagles’ wings” to the heart of the world. From all corners of the Earth, we will be swooped quickly to bask with Moshiach in the glory of Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s new palace, in the ultimate Geulah. May we be zoche soon!
“Va’esa eschem al kanfei nesharim” While most birds carry their young between their feet, the eagle places its eaglets upon its wings as it flies. Other birds are afraid their babies may be snatched by a bird flying above, but the eagle — the prince of the skies — knows that no bird will fly above it. It fears only being shot at from below, by a human, and would prefer being hit than having its children hit. This is the way Hakadosh Baruch Hu took Klal Yisroel out of Mitzrayim, surrounding us with the Clouds of Glory that protected us and absorbed any stones or arrows that the Mitzriyim fired in our direction. (Rashi, quoting the Mechilta, Shemos 19:4)
Let’s take a closer look at this majestic bird — a symbol of bravery, freedom, intelligence and grace. Is It an Eagle? Often confused for vultures or hawks, the eagle can be discerned by its flat, spread-out wings as it soars. Other predatory species hold their wings in a shallow V shape. Interestingly, the Hebrew term we associate with the eagle — nesher — is currently used to refer to vultures. The question is what the word “nesher” refers to in Tanach.
Have you got an “eagle eye”? If anyone has dubbed you with this nature, you probably have a keen sense of observation. Here’s why eagles and sharp eyes go together… • Eagles are known for their amazing eyesight. They can spot prey as far as two miles away! • An average eagle’s vision is four or five times stronger than that of humans — with some species seeing eight times better than we do. • Eagles can look straight at the sun without squinting. When a baby eaglet cannot stare at the sun and turns its eyes down instead, it is considered a weakling and is cast out of the nest. • The eagle’s large eyes take up nearly 50% of its head.
Eagles Are Apex Predators At the top of the food chain, eagles don’t have any natural predators. They feed on large prey such as foxes, wild cats, fish, monkeys and even young deer. Eagle chicks, or eaglets, can be preyed upon by black bears, foxes, large birds and wolves.
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• Eagles’ eyes are on the sides of their heads, allowing them to see 340 degrees around them. (Humans have a 180-degree range.) • Eagles have transparent eyelids, called nictitating membranes. They can see with their eyes closed! (They also have a second layer of eyelids that are opaque.)
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A Welcoming Nest Eagle nests are a big deal. Typical eagle homes, or aeries, are generally some two to four feet deep, four or five feet wide, and weigh hundreds of pounds. Eagles build their nests atop tall trees or high cliffs in order to keep their eggs safe. They often reuse the same nest year after year, continuously adding twigs and more to “renovate” and improve their large residence. These nests can grow to 20 feet wide. The largest recorded eagle nest was built in St. Petersburg, Florida, and weighed over 2 tons!
Bald Eagles Aren’t Bald Interestingly, the national bird is not bald, despite its name. Born light-gray, “bald” eaglets slowly turn brown. At four or five years of age, the feathers on their heads turn white, lending them a bald effect. Another possible reason this species is called “bald” is based on the Old English word balde, which means white.
What do the $1 bill, the president’s flag, and the U.S. military insignia have in common? They all feature the U.S. national bird! The American bald eagle was selected by the Founding Fathers as the emblem of our country at the Second Continental Congress. Its fierce beauty and proud independence were said to symbolize the strength and freedom of the United States. Interestingly, some opposed the choice, including Benjamin Franklin who favored the wild turkey as our country’s symbol.
Of Global Grace Other countries also use the majestic bird as their national symbol. An icon of Arab nationalism, the heraldic eagle represents Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan and Syria. European countries such as Germany, Russia and Austria embody themselves through this courageous bird as well.
In Our Backyard There are two eagle species commonly found in New York: the bald eagle and the golden eagle. Bald eagles can be spotted mostly in the winter months, but also remain local all year round. Golden eagles are migratory, making them more noticeable in our parts during the late fall and early spring.
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35 Years
The lifespan of the eagle
8 Feet
The length of an eagle’s wingspan
60 Species Worldwide
As birds of prey of the Accipitridae family, eagles subsist on a carnivorous diet, feeding on meat and fish. The eagle is the only bird that soars above storm clouds to avoid a storm. All other birds simply flee.
Female eagles are generally larger than male eagles. In the 1970s, eagles were considered endangered in the United States. Their rating has since been downgraded to “threatened.”
Eagles can soar higher than 10,000 feet. They can swoop down at 100 mph, then glide down just above the water to snag a fish and fly off with it.
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JOIN US! Yeshiva of Spring Valley Preschool is seeking coteachers to work alongside experienced teachers for the 5783-2022/2023 school year. Opportunity to learn from exceptional preschool teachers. Excellent compensation for qualified individuals. Please email your resume to preschool@ yeshivaspringvalley.org or call 845-356-1400 ext. 226, or 848-525-0943. TEACHING POSITIONS Yeshiva Spring Valley (boys) of Monsey is now accepting resumes for the General Studies department for September 2022 - ‘23 School Year. Following Positions available: • Lower Elementary School Teacher (M-TH 12:45-4:00); • Title1 English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher • Teacher’s Assistants (M-TH 12:45-4:00) Teaching experience a must. Professional atmosphere and competitive salary. Please include references and email to gss@yeshivaspringvalley. org or FAX to 845-356-8551
SEEKING TEACHER’S ASSISTANTS Cheder Chabad of Monsey Girls is looking for teacher’s assistants. Perfect job for a high school / seminary graduate who is warm and patient. An Opportunity to work with master teachers, while supporting the classroom atmosphere. Please email crosenbluh@ chedermonsey.org PLAYGROUP ASSISTANT A New York State certified playgroup located in Pomona seeks an assistant for the upcoming school year. Must have previous experience with early childhood and be very dedicated, loving and caring. Must have own transportation. Serious inquiries only. Please contact: 347-524-3860 TEACHER Ashira seeks high school teachers for the upcoming school year. Masters and experience required . Email resume to office@ ashiraprogram.com
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Classifieds COME AND JOIN OUR WONDERFUL STAFF Yeshiva Bais Mikroh is seeking the following positions: Experienced Preschool Morah *Pre 1A General Studies teacher *4th Grade General Studies teacher *Upper Grades General Studies teachers *full and half day lower grade teacher assistants. Offering excellent salaries. Please email resume office@ baismikroh.org or call 845425-4880 JOB OPPORTUNITY Seeking full day assistant, 8:30-3:10, Tuesdays & Thursdays. Learn from positive, experienced Morahs in warm, supportive environment. Email Bmlevit@cliftoncheder. org with resume and two references. SEEKING MOTHER’S HELPER Looking for a mothers helper any hours between 6:45 am - 7:00 pm. Legal pay. Please call 845-356-1018. Leave message.
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TUTOR POSITION Heimishe cheder seeking tutors for the upcoming school year: man for the older grades, and lady/girl for the younger grades. Reading and math skills. Afternoon hours. Please send resume to secretary@vienmonsey.org or fax to 845-208-0440. NURSERY TEACHER The Hebrew Academy of New City (15 mins from Monsey) is looking for a warm, dedicated and experienced nursery teacher for the upcoming school year. Hours of school are 9:00am-3:30pm, M-TH, and Friday till 1:15pm. Warm and supportive working environment. Competitive pay. Please email resume to ssafier@thehebrewacademy. org or call 845-634-0951. ext. 109 SEEKING MORAHS Bais Yaakov in Washington Heights seeking Moros grades 6-7-8. Experience preferred, also seeking school secretary with good computer skills f/t p/t. Email resume to hgottesman@yrsrh.org
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JOIN US! Yeshiva of Spring Valley Preschool is seeking experienced kindergarten teachers for AM. and PM. Professional and warm environment. Well paid positions. Please email your resume to preschool@ yeshivaspringvalley.org or call 845-356-1400 ext. 226, or 848-525-0943.
JOIN US! Yeshiva of Spring Valley Preschool is looking to hire capable co-teachers / assistants to work alongside very experienced teachers for the 5783-2022/2023 school year. Well paid positions. Please email your resume to preschool@ yeshivaspringvalley.org or call 845-356-1400 ext. 226, or 848-525-0943.
PRESCHOOL MORAH Wonderful Teaching Opportunity in the Gan of Monsey: The Gan of Monsey preschool looking to hire experienced, warm & loving Morahs and assistants for the upcoming school year. Excellent pay. Please send resume to Theganofmonsey@ gmail.com
ENGLISH DEP. *lower elementary coteacher *permanent substitute. Warm supportive environment and great opportunity to train under excellent teachers. send resume to monseyelementary@gmail. com
SUMMER Chasidishe day camp in Lakewood seeking fun loving staff and head staff. Accommodations, meals, and transportation will be provided. For more information please call: Mrs. Kiserman-732-604-3668 Miss Krybus- 732-597-3677
SCHOOL POSITIONS AVAILABLE Seeking Pre1A teacher, preschool assistant, and school office secretary. Warm, friendly, and professional environment. Excellent opportunity for growth. Please email office@ ohrreuven.com.
Classifieds TEACHERS WANTED Seeking male, upper elementary, General Studies teachers. • Small classes • Positive environment • Competitive salary. Email resume to prapp@ baishachinuch.org
SECRETARY JOB Real Estate/Management office looking to hire a full time secretary, must have good phone skills and be able to multitask. Will train. send resume to office@ hbuildersteam.com.
OFFICE MANAGER Busy office in the construction industry in the Monsey area seeking a motivated, experienced office employee. Good pay for the right candidate. Please send resume to chsh13579@ gmail.com
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! Local property Management Company is looking for a f/t secretary. office Experience required. Great environment, Great pay. Please email resume to rcmanageoffice@gmail.com
OFFICE POSITION Office in Monsey is seeking a capable individual for an open position within the finance department. Great opportunity with potential, good pay and Heimish environment. Please email resume to chaimm@ easterndrayage.com
OFFICE JOB Graduates! P&C Insurance office in a Heimishe building near Monsey is looking for employees. Great pay, calm environment, transportation provided. We will train. Please email your resume to insuranceoffice220@gmail. com Earn more right out of school!
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MOTHER HELPER Seeking Mother helper Pomona. Looking for 18+ female. W2. Familiar with gentle parenting modality. Caring for 3 children, cooking, tidying up. Full or Part time 8 - 11am. 3-6pm. 8-11pm. 347-654-4559 BOOKKEEPING DEPARTMENT Looking for a knowledgable, organized and responsible candidate for the bookkeeping department. Ideally Monday-Thursday 9-5. Please call 845-642-7525 SEEKING SECRETARY
Looking for female secretary to manage light-construction office.Knowledge in QuickBooks a plus, be organized and efficient. Email resume to 4062071@gmail.com
JOB OPPORTUNITY Construction/RE industry office seeking an experienced P/T secretary, bookkeeping & general office work ,basic accounting & bookkeeping, A/P, A/R, Knowledge in QB & Excel. flexible hours and well paid. Submit your resume to rpiliving@gmail.com SECRETARY Full-time and part-time secretaries needed for a medical exam office. Basic computer skills required. Flexible hours, good pay. Please call 845-659-6826 / 917-440-2734 DATA ANALYST Growing Ecommerce company on Robert Pitt Dr seeks a capable Data Analyst to join the team. Candidate will review potential products for opportunities rocklanddistribution10952@ gmail.com
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Classifieds OFFICE ASSISTANT Looking for a full time executive assistant/secretary to work daily in a heimish office from 9 to 5, girl or young lady with computer knowledge and great clients/ vendors communication skills. Nicely paid for the right candidate, experience a plus with potential to grow. Email resume to suffern. jobs@gmail.com SPECIAL ED TEACHERS Special Education Teachers needed. New York State certification required. Experience with ABA preferred. Full Time position. jobresume613@gmail.com Fax: 845-352-3375 Phone: 845-352-3307 ext.119 FT/PT OPPORTUNITY A heimish Yiddish-speaking organization is looking for a male receptionist to join our team. Must have great phone skills, basic computer knowledge, and be responsible and organized and work with our existing team. Skills needed: good listening & communication skills, oral and writing [english and yiddish], willingness to learn, and easy to teach. Nice pay and training provided, please send your resume to ajob10952@gmail.com or call (845) 320-2986 and leave msg
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SECRETARY Seeking secretary in Suffern office to schedule and manage service calls. Hours are approximately 9;303;00 commission for the motivated individual. please call 8452705781 OFFICE MANAGER Looking to hire a female office manager. Should be organized, efficient, and have experience in excel. Excellent communication skills neccessary. Well established and growing company. Will train. Generous pay. Contact 845 422 7292 or email moshe@aaaleadpro.com SECRETARIAL POSITION Well-established office in Monsey is looking to hire a secretary (Yiddishspeaking) for a full-time or nearly full time position. Great environment and lots of opportunity for growth. Competitive pay. Send resume to Myofficejobmonseygmail. com MORTGAGE OFFICE Seeking full-time ambitious go-getter as a loan officer assistant, with excellent organization, communication, and phone skills. Training provided. Email: AMortgageOffice@ gmail.com
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GROCERY OFFICE OPERATOR NEEDED Full time 9-5 secretary girl great pay in Heimish grocery office in monsey 8453199168 SALESHELP WANTED Clothing store in Monsey is looking for a motivated woman/girl for saleshelp. Pls call 845-642-7965 SALESWOMEN WANTED Looking for ambitious saleswomen for a furniture store. Great pay for the right candidates. please email motty@furniturevillageusa. com SPECIAL ED ASSISTANCE Assistants and aides needed for special needs classrooms. jobresume613@gmail.com Fax: 845-352-3375 Phone: 845-352-3307 ext.119 BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST Two males needed to address the behavioral needs of adolescent males in a school for special needs students. Must be able to de-escalate behaviors and apply restraint techniques if needed. Appropriate restraint training is a plus but will be provided. jobresume613@ gmail.com. Fax: 845-3523375 Phone: 845-352-3307 ext.119
BCBA / ABA Looking for a BCBA or an ABA with experience to run a special need classroom. jobresume613@gmail.com Fax: 845-352-3375 Phone: 845-352-3307 ext.119 SEEKING SALES LADY Fast paced wig salon looking to hire a very talented sales lady. Needs to have great people skills, multi tasker, and be detail oriented. Great pay for the right individual. Please email your resume to jobs@tranees.com Or leave a message 8454183334 FEMALE LIFEGUARD Looking for female lifeguard in Monticello exit 106, no bungalow provided. Monday - Friday 3 hours per day in the afternoon.. Call or text 2129603182 JOB OPPORTUNITY Empower Kids is hiring ABA behavior technicians to work in their center. P/t and f/t options available for during the day and after hours. Initial and ongoing training provided. Receive supervision from our topquality BCBAs. Great position for ABA students who are looking to gain experience in a supportive environment. Send your resumé now to ettyb@empowerkidsaba.org or call 845-218-8069 x 402.
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Classifieds P/T COACHES Part time job coaches to work with special needs population. jobresume613@ gmail.com Fax: 845-352-3375 Phone: 845-352-3307 ext.119 P/T RECEPTIONIST Local mental health office seeking a part time evening receptionist. Candidate should have great phone and computer skills. Please email resume to hr@daaswellness. com. GRAPHIC DESIGNER Office looking for in-house Graphic Designer. Must be experienced in Adobe Illustrator. Located near Monsey, NY. Please email graphicdesigner10952@ gmail.com ABA THERAPIST Amazing opportunity to further your behavioral skills under the guidance of a highly skilled BCBA. ABA Talks is looking for an energetic individual with good play skills to work with a 10-year-old girl 2-3 afternoons a week 4:00-6:30 and Sundays either 9:30-1:00 or 1:00-4:15. 30-minute drive from Monsey, Passaic or Teaneck. No experience necessary. High starting salary rate. Email: office@ abatalks.com Call:845-5796080ext.101.
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Neshomah School, A small special-ed school in Monroe is seeking a passionateskilled individual with leadership qualities to teach a special-ed class. Individual must have a minimum of 2 years experience as a classroom assistant or previous teaching experience. No degree necessary. Training provided. Neshomah has on-site daycare. Email: Manager@neshomah. org. Phone: 845-751-9300 #104. Fax:845-414-3933 SWIFT STAFFING is seeking to hire additional recruiters. Part-time & Flexible hours. Email your resume to Info@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com FT & PT SECRETARIAL POSITION Seeking a responsible woman with good communication and computer skills. Willing to train. Please email resume: Monseyjob2@gmail.com SEEKING SECRETARY Local management office looking to hire secretary for customer service position. Please send your resume to officejobm1@gmail.com
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TUTOR WANTED Chassidishe cheder looking for a male tutor for title one. 3:30-5:30. Please call 8452637445
OFFICE POSITION A Heimish Daycare center is looking to hire a F/T female for basic office work, call 347.460.0204 and leave a message.
TITLE I TUTOR POSITION Heimishe cheder seeking tutors for the upcoming school year: man for the older grades, and lady/girl for the younger grades. Reading and math skills. Afternoon hours. Please send resume to secretary@vienmonsey.org or fax to 845.208.0440.
GREAT SALES POSITION Be Your Own Boss! “Be in business for yourself not by yourself” best training + support provided, great benefits and retirement package. Please email dglick@newyorklife.com or call 845-639-5216
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Stop wasting your time going through all the jobs classifieds. Simply email your resume to Info@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com to explore your options & maximize your career. Or Call/Text/ WhatsApp 732-800-7633 Strictly confidential & completely free. SECRETARY POSITION Looking to fill a secretary position. Great opportunity! If interested please email jobs@vibrantsigns.net HEAD COUNSELORS Looking for a energetic pre school head counselors for chasidishe girls daycamp for secoond half 845-659-0645
Heimishe office in Monsey looking to hire for multiple full-time positions, graduate/ entry level ok. Please email resume: sammy@ sammysconsulting.com or call 845-603-8206 GREAT JOB OPPORTUNITY Young boys Yeshiva is seeking a dedicated and devoted assistant for Sept. 2022 in a warm, supportive environment. Many growth opportunities. Great pay! Hours: 8:45 – 4:15. Please call 845-558-6699 or email ykapplicants@gmail.com. BOOKKEEPING ASSISTANT Seeking female bookkeeping assistant. eturnheim@ bikurcholim.org
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Classifieds HEAD COUNSELORS Lookinfg for counselors for second half for a girls chassidish day camp 845659-0645
GROCERY MANAGER WANTED Full time yingerman to manage the cashier’s / orders department 8453199168
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P/T SECRETARY Local girls high school looking for secretary from 8am-2pm. Basic Microsoft knowledge required. Email: cweiss@bydrh.org.
We have many great opportunities for graduates. Email your resume for a list of all options & recvaive a $500 sign-up bonus! TopGraduatesJobs@ gmail.com ATTENTION GRADUATES: Are you looking for an office job? Large company in Monsey has many open office positions. Great pay and benefits. Apply now! Send resume to: joboffersmonsey58@gmail. com GROWING OPPORTUNITY Boys yeshiva seeking an administrative assistant. Should be responsible, organized, love children and enjoy being part of an environment of hatzlacha with varmkeit. Excited? Please call 845-825-7174 and leave a detailed message. PLAYGROUP ASSISTANT Playgroup assistant. Playgroup looking for an assistant for September. Please contact 8453523781
MUSIC TEACHERS Jumpstart your musical career. The Music School is seeking capable piano and guitar teachers for our various courses. Flexible schedule. Professional curriculum and training provided. Contact themusicschool@outlook. com . 845.682.1231 COUNSELORS AND MORAHS Seeking counselors and morahs for a day camp in Monticello. Fabulous environment! Married and unmarried staff. No bungalow provided. Transportation provided. Please call 917.474.6826. PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT Looking for coordinators to run a Sunday program for boys who need less support. Female Coordinator: 5,
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7-8 year old boys. Male Coordinator: 3, 13 year old boys. Sunday 2:30pm – 6pm. Must Drive. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Unbelievable pay! To apply please send your resume to: HR@yedei.org or call: 845425-0887 x277 or x278
BABYSITTING BABYSITTER Babysitter is available for the summer and next year 406 4799.
SERVICES WELLNESS COACH Anxiety, Fears, Phobias, Feeling Stuck? Wellness Coach - Torah Approach. Enjoy Life - Feel Free (For Men and Boys) Call 845-2320248 TORAHANYTIME.COM On demand Torah lectures Video-Audio-download All for free Computer or App for iPhone/Android Or Hotline 718-298-2077. Yiddish Hebrew - English ARROWSMITH Is your child still in the same place after all that tutoring?Join Arrowsmith, a research based program that strengthens the brain and eliminates learning disabilities. Call Mrs Feuer 914-260-6449
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PROFESSIONAL PIANO LESSONS and music theory by Miriam Ungar. Now accepting Children’s Waiver. Please call 845.502.1971 MAKEUP Heimish Makeup artist for every occasion!!!! Call/text 845-252-4422 STRUGGLING WITH DISORDERED EATING? Repair your relationship with food, improve your body image and uncover your selfworth. Miriam Shurpin MS RD CDN, Registered Dietitian – Nutritionist. 347 480 1670. rd@miriamshurpin. com / miriamshurpin.com In-person and Telehealth consultations DAYCAMP IN MONTICELLO Daycamp in Monticello now accepting campers for second half. Please call 917.474.6826. MUSIC LESSONS ON THE PHONE Mr. Wertzberger’s Music School offering music lessons on the phone, ages 9-15 boys and girls. Try it free! 718-4351923 KANGEN WATER “Change your Water.. Change your life” Alkaline - AntiOxidant - Super Hydrating Call for FREE supply and feel AMAZING! 917-681-0003 FLY HIGH BALLOONS Biggest selection of balloons for all occasions in the Weiner drive area call 8454223988/ Flyhighbal@ gmail.com
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Classifieds PETTICOATS FOR RENT!
Enhance your gown with just the right petticoat! Kids and adults petticoats for rent! In the Bates area. Please Call or text between 8:30-10pm 845-746-7248 PROFESSIONAL HAIRCUTS & STYLING Great prices. Call Miri 845426-7561 CALL/TEXT SARAH @845-596-1373 Craniosacral Therapy InHome Sessions CUSTOM CLOSETS For all your custom closets, doors or mouldings call or text 1347.522.4872 PEARLS BY CHUMI SILBER Genuine freshwater pearl necklaces and earrings priced to suit your budget .We come down to the comfort of your house. We also offer free pickup and delivery for your pearl restringing. Call 845-352-5013. SINGER/GUITARIST Will perform at your chuppah, Sheva Brachos, or any 2-3 hour event. Moshe Klaver 845-746-0925
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KEYBOARD LESSONS Keyboard lessons By Miri. Great Prices! Call 845-4267561 or 845-263-6437 VAN & TRUCK Van & Truck Delivery and Shlepping Service Call Izzy: 845-263-0420 FARINA STATION Enjoy a delicious nourishing farina for all your events, מלוה מלכה,ברית, breakfast, אפשערן, etc. with nice warmers & free delivery 845274-3992 EARPIERCING 12 years experience. Wide selection. Call/text: 845-5387986 RUSH ROAD TEST In the next few days for only $60. Get $5 off by mentioning this ad. Call / text 646-9958467 LIFE GUARD AVAILABLE Certified lifeguard/counselor available from aug.10, Please call 845 354-7796 HAIRCUTS & STYLES Haircutting & Styling for all occasions. Located in the Calvert area. Call 845-3764595
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PHOTO ALBUMS Custom designed luxury photo albums from all your Events, Simchas, Photoshoots, Baby albums, Chuson albums etc. LeatherGlass top- Fabric- Hard &soft cover. Call/txt 845-213-6177 SUMMER ACTIVITY Hi-speed 30 min racing karting near Monsey, for groups of 10 or more, for 45$ instead of 58$ call 347-4528560 NEW CITY POOL Beautiful big heated pool for rent. Buena Vista area. Privacy. $65 hour. 845 538 6411
GARTLECH we fix knitted & crochet Gartlech & make beautiful professional fringes. We also teach how to knit & crochet. call: 917-414-3281 MURRAY POOL Large, heated, sparkling, w/ waterslide, dressing rooms & restroom. Open for ladies: Fri & Sun 8-11am. Mon-Thurs 8am -3pm. Groups please call 347-526-0615 DEBT RELIEF having trubble with finances? join Debtors Anonymous Tuesday night @ 19 Robert Pitt # 113 , 7:30-8:30pm. visit www. debtorsanonymous.org
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DRIVER IN ISRAEL Heimishe driver in Israel with updated, luxury vehicles available for all driving jobs. All size vehicles with room for 4, 6, 8, 10, 16 or 20 passengers. Please call Yair Rashevsky at 972-50-405-0150. PLUMBING REPAIR For all your plumbing repair needs. Specializing in Heating & Hot Water. Now servicing the greater Monsey area. Wetworks Services 718-569-5577 Ari Glucksman אפשר לתקן
ODDS & ENDS SEEKING DONATIONS Of toys, arts & crafts, or supplies, in good condition, for a Heimishe Moised. Call 845.500.3100 ESTATE SALE Everything must go to the bare walls, including furniture, fixtures, antique pieces, office furniture, household items and seforim. Bo. 354-5523 GRAPHOLOGY WORKSHOP Fun & Informative, treat your staff, employees & campers to an unforgettable experience! Call 845-642-3213 SEEKING SUMMER JOB Female with years of office, finance, and research experience looking for temporary position for the month of August. 845-282-3424 SUITE RESERVATION Looking to give away a 1 bedroom suite reservation in the Chandler hotel, NH. August 21-24 for $950 pls call 347-9771479. Leave msg TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS Fabulous trip to Niagara Falls by Wertzberger. Leaving Motzei Shabbos Nachamu, Aug 13. Back by Aug 15 in the morning. Price; $299. For Ladies and Girls. 845-274-1540
GOWNS GOLD GOWN Adorable gold gown by Dassy available to buy or rent. Toddler size 4. Call 422-5596 for more info
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Yad L’Achim’s Global Events of Music and Tefillah for Shidduchim Live on Tu B’Av Night and Morning Online Events Scheduled for Tu B’Av, Thursday 8/11 and Friday 8/12 BY NOS SON GOLD
One day. Two live online events. Half a million Jews united in tefillah for all of klal Yisrael’s singles. It’s called Tu B’Av Together, and it is an opportunity not to be missed.
Rav Eytan Feiner, Rav Eliezer Ginsberg, Rav Dovid Goldwasser, Rav Paysach Krohn, Rav Berel Lazar, Rav David Ozeri, Rav Yisroel Reisman, Rav Meyer Yedid
The 15th day of Av, Tu B’Av, has been synonymous with shidduchim since the times of chazal. The Jewish people have always connected through tefillah in times of happiness and sorrow, and Tu B’Av Together taps into our powerful desire to help each other. For the past five years, Tu B’Av Together has steadily grown in scope and momentum. Now it’s bigger than ever.
The rabbanim will inspire us with chizzuk and powerful stories about shidduchim. Rav Ari Bensoussan and Rav Eli Stefansky will deliver additional words of inspiration. Both events will be hosted by Nesanel Gantz.
This year, Yad L’Achim is once again spearheading Tu B’Av Together as over 500,000 Jews across the world unite in davening for shidduchim. At the same time, a minyan of talmidei chachamim will spend the day in Amuka davening for each name submitted through Yad L’Achim. As the resting place of the tanna Yonasan Ben Uziel, Amuka is an auspicious place to daven for a shidduch. In previous years, members of klal Yisrael submitted thousands of names for tefillah for shidduchim on Tu B’Av. Thanks to the policy instituted by Director R’ Nesanel Gantz, names can be submitted for tefillah even without a donation. Until now, Tu B’Av Together was one event of music and tefillah, but because Tu B’Av is on a Friday this year, Yad L’Achim will host two live events. Both are free to the public. Join on Thursday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m. EST for an evening of musical inspiration with many of today’s leading superstars. The program will include words of inspiration by Rabbi YY Jacobson and a lineup of top performers: Uri Davidi, Levy Falkowitz, Eitan Katz, Eli Marcus, Joey Newcomb, Lipa Schmeltzer, Moshe Tischler, Akiva (Turgeman), Yitzy Waldner, Beri Weber, Surprise guests Tune in again on Friday, August 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST for the much-anticipated live tefillah event broadcasted online to hundreds of thousands. Opening remarks will be delivered by Rav Yisroel Reisman, shlita. Afterward, eight chapters of Tehillim will be led by the following rabbanim shlita:
HOW TU B’AV TOGETHER CAME TO BE Yad L’Achim was founded over 60 years ago by Rav Sholom Dov Lifshitz, zt”l, to aid new immigrants in Eretz Yisrael. It has been a major source of support for Russian and French immigrants, placing thousands of boys and girls in yeshivahs and schools throughout Eretz Yisrael. When the organization began receiving calls about Jewish women trapped in Arab Villages, it established a division dedicated to prevention as well as the rescue of trapped women and children. These women are often rescued with nothing more than the clothes they are wearing at the time, and Yad L’Achim helps them secure basic necessities as they begin rebuilding their lives. With Hashem’s help, many of these rescued women have gone on to marry bnei Torah and establish Jewish homes. For many years, Yad L’Achim arranged for talmidei chachamim to daven that these women would merit finding their basherts. As time went on, Yad L’Achim began accepting tefillah requests from Jews throughout the world. These tefillah requests grew into the Tu B’Av Together programs. Tu B’Av Together unites Yidden from across the world. Last year, Yad L’Achim received messages from participants in places as far-flung as Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Greece, Argentina, and even Iran. To register for the free events, submit names for tefillah for free, or download the chapters of Tehillim in advance, visit www.TuBavTogether.com or call Yad L’Achim at 1-866-923-5224.
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Silver/Grey colored gown size 2-4 8455380391 GIRLS CHASUNAH GOWN Very Elegant, Winter White trimmed with Black Velvet, girls size 12/14 for sale. Please Call 845-709-7161. MOTHER OF BRIDE Beautiful mother of bride gown for sale. Black and white. Size 10-12. Great price. Call/text 347-760-4649. GOWNS FOR SALE 2 Sister of the bride beautiful gowns sizes 0-2 & size 8 Leave message 845-641-2220
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FOUND A year ago in a car a small siddur 845-782-2517 In April heavy duty plastic table / flat ware in shoppers haven 659-9482 plastic of cybex carriage in a car on Wed 845-356-0068
FREE GIVEAWAYS Sz 14 childrens girls clothing to giveaway call 347-432-6669 Graco double carriage (one in front of other) old style and snap and go 4 years old –call: 7188134711
LATE ADS HOUSE FOR RENT House for rent in Suffern, 8 Heights Road, on a private cul-de-sac. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Extra large dining room and porch, magnificent grounds. $3600 Call or text 845-548-5020.
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כלל ישראל גרייט זיך אויפצושטורעמען די וועלט פאר אונזערע קינדערלאזע ברודער און שוועסטער דורך אנטיילנעמען אינעם היסטארישן בוני עולם "האפענונג" קאמפיין 36שעה – דינסטאג-מיטוואך ואתחנן – כלל ישראל פאראייניגט לטובת בוני עולם היסטארישן סכום פון אכט מיליאן דאלער פאר די חשוכי בנים
ניו יארק – דעם קומענדיגן וואך דינסטאג און מיטוואך פר' ואתחנן הבעל"ט ,זענען ּפגעראכטן ָ באשטימט געווארן ַאלס די צוויי גורל'דיגע טעג ווען עס וועט בעזר ה' ָא ווערן דער היסטארישער קאמפיין לטובת דער הייליגער ארגאניזאציע "בוני עולם", צו קענען אויפלייכטן די שטובער פון אונזערע קינדערלאזע ברידער און שוועסטער, און זיי אריינשיינען א שטראל פון האפענונג.
אבער נאך מער פון דעם האט בוני עולם אויפגעשטעלט אן אייגענעם לאברעטאריע וואס דאס טוט פארגרינגען פאר די פארפעלקער אויף פילע אופנים ,סיי ברוחניות און סיי בגשמיות.
עס איז גאר שווער זיך פארצושטעלן ,וואס דאס ווארט 'האפענונג' מיינט פאר א קינדערלאזע פארפאלק .עס איז גאר שווער צו האלטן דעם האפענונג ,ווען מען ליידט ליידער איין נידערלאגע נאכן צווייטן ,איין דורכפאל נאכן צווייטן .נאר וויאזוי דען האלטן די פאר'צער'טע פארפעלקער זייער האפענונג ,ווען זיי זעען אז כלל ישראל שטייט מיט זיי ,און אז מען זארגט פאר זיי ,דאס גיבט זיי דעם געפיל אז זיי זענען נישט אליין ,און דאס העלפט זיי האלטן זייער האפענונג ,אז אויך פאר זיי וועט נאך זיין לעכטיג.
אבער דעם גרעסטן אויפטוה איבער אלעם איז געווען אויפן מעדיצינישע פראנט ווי בוני עולם האט מיט א געוואלדיגע סייעתא דשמיא ארויסגעהאלפן מיט א היסטארישן דורכברוך ווי מען האט מצליח געווען צו מאכן א טרענספלענט, וועלכע האט צוגעברענגט אז א פארפאלק וואס האט געהאט געוויסע פראבלעמען וועלכע זענען ביז היינט פאררעכנט געווארן אלס אומלעזבאר ,זענען ב"ה געבענטשט געווארן מיט א לעכטיגע קינד ,און דאס האט גע'עפנט פרישע טויערן פאר פילע פארפעלקער וועלכע זענען געפלאגט מיטן זעלבן פראבלעם.
נאך דער געוואלדיגער הצלחה פונעם פאריעריגן קאמפיין אויפצוטרייבן איבער זיבן מיליאן דאלאר ב"ה האט געהאלפן בוני עולם מאכן ליכט-יארן פון פארשריט אין דעם איינעם יאר ,צו העלפן חשוכי בנים נאך פיל מער ווי ביז אהער.
דאס ַאלעס האט נאר געקענט צושטאנד קומען נאר אדאנק דעם סוקסעספולן יאר ,ווען כלל ישראל רגאנגענעם ָ פא ַ געווארן דעם ַ ָ ּפגעהאלטן ַ וואס איז ָא קאמּפיין ָ ַ נגעשלאסן דערין מיט אומנאטירליכע כוחות ,און געברענגט ישועות און ָ האט זיך ָא ָ רפואות פאר אומצאליגע פארפעלקער.
אין דעם פארגאנגענעם יאר האט בוני עולם מצליח געווען צו עפענען נייע אפיסעס
ארויסצוהעלפן פארפעלקער ,פארגרעסערן עקזיסטירנדע אפיסעס ,און אויפנעמען מער שטאב צו פארגרינגערן פאר די נויטבאדערפטיגע פארפעלקער.
זעענדיג די אויסטערלישע הצלחה פונעם צוויי פריערדיגע קאמפיינען, און די שטוינענדע רעזולטאטן וואס האבן נאכגעפאלגט ,און זעענדיג די געוואלדיגע הילף און ווארעמקייט וואס כלל ישראל פון איבער דער גארער וועלט צייגט ארויס פאר די קינדערלאזע פארפעלקער ,האבן די עסקנים פון בוני עולם זיך צוזאם גענומען ווידעראמאל אויפצושיינען דעם זעלבן היסטארישן שטראל פון האפענונג פאר די טויזנטער פארפעלקער וועלכע ווארטן אויף זייער ישועה. טייערע אידן: שטעלט אייך אפ פאר איין רגע ,און לייגט אייך אריין אין די שוך פון א קינדערלאזע פארפאלק ,ווען זיי קוקן זיך אום אויף אלע ארומיגע, און זעען די לעכטיגע קינדערלעך ,און הערן די זיסע קעלעכלעך פון די קינדערלעך ,דאס לעכצעניש איז דאך אומבאשרייבליך ,און דאס האפענונג און זייער הארץ אז אויך זיי וועלן נאך אמאל געהאלפן ווערן איז דאך אומבאגרייפליך. האפענונג פון א ווער קען דען פארשטיין דאס בענקעניש און ָ קינדערלאזן פארפאלק צו הערן דאס געוויין פון אן אייגן קינד ,צו זען דאס שמייכעלע פון אן אייגן קינד ,צו האלזן אן אייגן קינד... כדי צו פארווירקליכן זייער האפענונג ,האבן זיך צונויף גענומען הונדערטער עסקנים ,וועלכע וועלן אוועקגעבן צוויי גאנצע טעג פאר דאס וואוילזיין פון אונזערע ברודער און שוועסטער המצפים לישועה, און וועלן מקדיש זיין זייער צייט ממשיך צו זיין ישועות פאר כלל ישראל'ס קינדערלאזע פארפעלקער. און עס איז ערווארטעט אז אידישע קינדער די בכל אתר ואתר ווען זיך אנגארטלען מיט א הייליגע איבערגעגבנקייט דעם קומענדיגן דינסטאג און מיטוואך פרשת ואתחנן אנטיילצונעמען אין דעם הייליגן צוועק, מיטן געמיינזאמען ציל אז יעדעס אידישע פארפאלק זאל קענען פארווירקליכן זייער האפענונג און קיין איין אידישע שטוב זאל נישט בלייבן ליידיג און פארטונקלט ,ווען צוזאמען וועלן מיר אריינשיינען א שטראל פון האפענונג אין אלע אידישע שטיבער בס"ד. מיר זענען מתפלל צום בוכ"ע אז חפץ ה' בידינו יצליח ,און בזכות פון דעם געוואלדיגן קידוש ה' זאל שוין נשפע ווערן ברכות וישועות פאר אלע מצפים לישועה ,און אלע אידישע שטיבער זאלן אויפגעלאכטן ווערן מיט לעכטיגע אידישע דורות ,באגלייט מיט אוצרות פון נחת דקדושה וכל מילי דמיטב. זיך משתתף צו זיין אינעם היסטארישן בוני עולם "האפענונג" קאמפיין רופט718-540-5709 :
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FREE ISSUE 359 AUGUST 3, 2022
FYI: EAGLES
פרשת דברים ו’ אב תשפ”ב
A Homeless Nation
THE ARCHITECTURAL WONDER OF BAYIS SHEINI The most beautiful building ever to exist
WE WILL NEVER FORGET Zecher l’Churban: reminders of what we’ve lost
A HOUSE FOR HASHEM
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NIDCHE
Side-by-side comparison of the three Batei Mikdash
Halachos of the postponed fast
Publisher:
YOEL ITZKOWITZ Editor in Chief:
D. GORALNIK Content Editor:
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Parsha
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Week in Review
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The Last Rebbe of Lodz
Telephone:
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The Long Road to Freedom
Fax:
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Food
E-mail:
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The Batei Mikdash
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Fallen Walls
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Lest We Forget
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Tisha B’Av Nidche
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FYI
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Fun Pages
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