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(Re: Like My Own, Issue 450)

I loved the article about things people “borrowed” from their mother and never gave back. My house is full of things that made their way here from my parents’ home… and it’s a one-way street. Toys, towels, pots, books, even some plants. My parents know not to give us anything that they want back, but they can’t resist when their adorable grandchildren ask to “borrow” something from Bubby’s house (or when their beloved daughter does). I love that my house is full of pieces of my childhood, and I like to think that it gives my parents nachas too.

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I grabbed him and banged him on the back, and then tried performing the Heimlich maneuver, but it didn’t work. I tried again and again, but nothing happened. Soon his lips began turning purple.

I quickly called Hatzolah, and then tried the Heimlich again, with the phone between my shoulder and ear and my baby hanging limply over my arm. It was terrifying. His eyes were popping, but he made no sound. The whole thing was so silent.

B’chasdei Hashem, as I attempted the Heimlich maneuver again, the candy came flying out of his throat. He vomited, and a moment later he began to cry. It was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.

It took me a long time to get back to myself. It is now a day later, and my son is still complaining that his throat hurts.

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IMPORTANT NOTE:

The Fruit-Topped Cheesecake With Mango Coulis featured in Issue 450’s recipe section was missing 4 eggs. The Monsey View deeply regrets the error. Following is the full recipe, reprinted for your convenience.

FRUIT-TOPPED CHEESECAKE WITH MANGO COULIS

CRUST

8 oz. vanilla cookies, crushed

5 T. butter, melted

CHEESECAKE FILLING

1½ lb. farmer cheese

2 (8 oz.) whipped cream cheese

16 oz. sour cream

4 eggs

1½ cups sugar

2 vanilla sugar

1 T. freshly squeezed lemon

4 T. cornstarch, diluted in 2 cups milk

CHEESE FROSTING

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1 (8 oz.) cream cheese bar, chilled

2¼ cups confectioners’ sugar

2 T. heavy cream

2 tsp. vanilla extract

GARNISH

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Mango Coulis

1 mango, very ripe

½ cup. sugar

1 T. lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325°. Line a 10-inch round springform pan with parchment paper.

2. For the crust, combine crumbs and butter, and press into the pan. Bake for 10 minutes, and let it cool.

3. For the cheesecake filling, combine all ingredients, and blend until smooth.

4. Wrap the bottom and sides of the springform pan well with silver foil, and place into a larger pan.

5. Pour cheesecake filling over the crust.

6. Fill the larger pan with water, and bake for 1½ hours or until slightly golden. Do not open the oven door throughout.

7. Remove cheesecake from the oven, and let it cool.

8. For the cheese frosting, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add confectioners’ sugar, and beat until combined. Scrape down the sides again. Add heavy cream and vanilla, and beat until combined.

9. Spread over cheesecake or pipe with a tip.

10. For mango coulis, combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth.

11. Garnish cheesecake with fruit of your choice, and top with mango coulis.

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In last week’s parshah, the pasuk culminating Sefer Vayikra states, “These are the mitzvos that Hashem commanded Moshe to tell Bnei Yisroel on Har Sinai,” (Vayikra 27:34).

Moving forward, as we open Sefer Bamidbar, the first pasuk says, “And Hashem spoke to Moshe in Midbar Sinai…” ( Bamidbar 1:1).

What connection can be made from the end of Vaykira to the beginning of Bamidbar?

THE YESHIVAH OF THE CHASAM SOFER, ZT”L, ran on a three-year cycle. After completing all designated sugyos, the fourth year would begin by repeating the same masechtos. Most talmidim would leave after having learned through an entire cycle, or at least stop attending the shiur of the Chasam Sofer after they already heard each one once.

One year, a talmid known as Itzik Shusberg, who had joined the yeshivah at a very young age, chose to continue learning in the Rosh Yeshivah’s shiur for a second round.

Itzik proudly told the newer bachurim that he remembered the shiurim from his first cycle and could repeat them verbatim. One day, he even offered to bet five gulden if he would successfully share the shiur, with all its depth and nuances, just the way the Chasam Sofer would say it later that day.

His friends had to admit that Itzik had remembered the shiur flawlessly.

Soon, the Chasam Sofer began his shiur and expounded on the very same points Itzik had explained, even using the exact same expressions and articulations.

Several boys smirked. The Chasam Sofer noticed and asked for an explanation.

“Do you mean to say that Itzik Shusberg hut oisgechapt mein chiddushim before I had a chance to give them over?” the Chasam

Sofer exclaimed. He closed his Gemara and left the beis midrash. Needless to say, the talmidim did not feel good about the turn of events. Itzik himself felt horrible. He hadn’t intended to cause agmas nefesh to their great rebbi! He worried the Chasam Sofer would have a hakpadah against him. Inconsolable, he locked himself inside his room and cried.

Meanwhile, his friends tried coming up with a way to apologize appropriately to their rebbi. But before they had a chance to do anything, it was announced that the following morning, the Chasam Sofer would be giving a shiur in yeshivah and everyone was asked to be there — even the older talmidim who didn’t typically attend.

Everyone was sure they were in for a mussar shmuess, especially when they heard that the Chasam Sofer had specifically requested that Itzik Shusberg attend.

The next morning, everyone crowded into the beis midrash, including a teary-eyed Itzik, who wished the earth would open right there and swallow him alive.

It was silent when the Chasam Sofer entered. In a broken voice, he began, “Kinderlach! Woe is to me! Yesterday, I stumbled in the terrible aveirah of embarrassing a fellow Yid, when I humiliated a talmid! Instead of praising the fact that he remembered the shiur from three years ago, I shamed him publicly. I want to ask him mechilah publicly, and I ask that he be mochel me in front of everyone.”

“Do you mean to say that Itzik Shusberg hut oisgechapt mein chiddushim before I had a chance to give them over?” the Chasam Sofer exclaimed

“Instead of praising the fact that he remembered the shiur from three years ago, I shamed him publicly. I want to ask him mechilah publicly”

Itzik burst into a fresh round of tears. Could it be that his esteemed rebbi was actually asking him mechilah, instead of giving him well-deserved mussar ?!

The Chasam Sofer repeated his request. “I will not begin today’s shiur until I hear the words, ‘machul lach,’” he said.

In front of an audience of friends who would never forget this moment, Itzik complied.

Years later, as Rav of Grossvardein in Hungary, Itzik — or Rav Yitzchak Aharon Landsberg, zt”l — repeated this tale, illustrating the greatness of his rebbi, the Chasam Sofer. “Why did the Chasam Sofer merit such gadlus in Torah, with such widespread

acceptance? It’s because of his anavah. Nothing contains bracha like a vessel of humility!”

* * * *

As this anecdote demonstrates, in the zechus of anavah, a Yid can merit lofty madreigos in Torah, beyond the confines of nature.

The Baal HaTurim explains that the last pasuk in Vayikra asks the question a person may want to know: “How can I merit fulfilling the Torah and mitzvos on the highest possible level?” And the answer may be found in the opening pasuk of this week’s parsha, Bamidbar: “And Hashem spoke to Moshe in Midbar Sinai…”

Chazal in Midrash Rabbah (1:7) determine from these words that in order to be able to internalize the depth of Torah, one must make himself unpretentious — like a midbar. Acquiring the middah of humility makes him worthy of attaining Torah b’shleimus.

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The school board voted to submit a new budget with a 1% tax increase. Voters rejected a 1.99% tax increase at the polls on May 21, further inflaming tensions between the public and private school communities.

Members of the public school community continue to point the finger of blame at the district’s Jewish population, saying that their children’s educations are being shortchanged because of East Ramapo’s high transportation costs, with the state mandating busing for private school students. With New York’s state funding formula failing to account for the large number of private school students in East Ramapo, the district’s financial crisis has been brewing for years, as the number of yeshiva students continues to grow.

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Debbie is so grateful that Gavi’s been released from the hospital in time for her sister’s wedding. But then, a night before the wedding, Gavi suffers a terrible seizure and is taken back to the hospital.

Istared at the ringing phone. We were still waiting for the MRI, doctors and nurses were flitting in and out of the room, and loud beeping surrounded us. I said dumbly, “My mother’s calling.”

“Tell her,” Gavi said weakly from the bed. “Tell her where we are. And Debbie? I want you to go to the wedding.”

I left the ER to call my mother back so that she wouldn’t hear all the hospital noises straightaway. As soon as she answered, my mother said, “Debbie? Where are you? Are you almost here?”

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“Mommy,” I said, “I don’t know how to say this. Everything is okay right now… but… well, Gavi is back in the hospital.” We’d been home for less than two days. “At five thirty this morning he had a seizure… a big one. We came by am bulance. He woke up on the way….we’re in the ICU-ER. They’re doing lots of tests… I’m not sure what’s going to happen next.”

My mother started crying. I didn’t know what to do. I felt like I was ruining everyone’s day. My mother asked me for more details, but I only told her a little bit; it was her daughter’s wedding day, and I didn’t want to burden her with this crisis. I felt so lost. It would be awful not to show up at the wedding, but it would also be awful to show up without Gavi. I’d finally told my sisters about Gavi’s condition during this last hospitalization. I didn’t want everyone to spend my sister’s wedding day miserable and worried. I also didn’t want to leave Gavi — but he did want me to at tend my sister’s wedding.

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we’d have to play it by ear, and that I’d let her know what was going on. My mother asked permission to share with the rest of the family, and I swallowed and said yes.

With a transplant looming ever closer, Gavi and I had finally decided to share his situation with close family and friends, and we had started that process when he was last in the hospital. “It’s better to do it now,” I’d said. “Let everyone have time to process it.”

Now I ended my conversation with my mother and returned to the ER. There, I learned that my husband had experienced a miracle. The doctors explained that the seizure had caused multiple fractures in Gavi’s back and shoulders, yet despite the damage, there were no signs of any damage to the spinal cord. By eleven thirty in the morning, they were ready to admit Gavi to the ward, but the internal medicine ward was full.

I BEGAN PLANNING HOW I WOULD BREAK THE NEWS TO MY MOTHER THAT I’D BE MISSING MY SISTER’S WEDDING

ter-in-law came with me to help with the boys, and my brother-in-law drove us all to my parents’ house. As we pulled up to the house, my parents came out, along with some of my sisters. Everyone was crying. But then my youngest sister grabbed my shoulders and said, “No, we’re not going to cry anymore. We’re going to have fun. For Michal.”

My sister-in-law and sisters kept my little boys happy as my mother shepherded me to the waiting make-up artist, who’d returned just for me. I called my mother-in-law every ten minutes for an update; it felt like I’d left a limb behind at the hospital. She kept assuring me that everything was stable, and don’t worry!

The COVID-style wedding took place in my parents’ neighbor’s beautiful yard. It was painful to watch the photographer take pictures of all the families.

When it was my turn, the photographer said, “Where’s your husband?”

Trying to stay calm, I said, “He isn’t here.”

The photographer, an old family friend, looked at me. “I’m so sorry,” he said.

Only once he started walking away did I realize that he probably thought we were getting divorced.

I caught up with him and said, “My husband is in the hospital. We’re not getting divorced.” The last thing I needed was for a rumor to start.

The photographer thanked me for telling him and said that he had, indeed, been worried.

At this point, Gavi was in terrible pain and couldn’t even change positions without assistance because of his multiple fractures. In the meantime, I began planning how I would break the news to my mother that I’d be missing my sister’s wedding.

But shortly before noon, Gavi turned to me and said, “Debbie, go. Get the kids, and go to the wedding.”

I didn’t want to leave, but Gavi held my gaze. “You’ve missed so much because of me,” he said.

“You’re not missing Michal’s wedding.”

Leaving Gavi in my motherin-law’s care, I left the hospital. I tried to focus on the fact that Gavi wanted me to go. My teenage sis-

All the other couples were there with their spouses. Gavi was so sick, and so far away. Once the badeken started, there was no stopping the tears. I cried all the way through the chuppah. I was also one of the only guests who kept my mask on the entire time; I was petrified of contracting COVID and not being able to visit Gavi — or worse: passing him the germs.

After the wedding, I had no idea how I was supposed to get back home. A kind nephew from the chasan’s side offered to drive me, my sister-in-law, and my kids home. We drove though pouring rain and got home close to two in the morning. On the way, I called the hospital and learned that Gavi had received a strong painkiller and looked like he was falling asleep. Once home, I headed to bed as well. It felt like one of the longest days I’d ever lived through.

TO

BE CONTINUED…

CHAPTER 13

Yoel offers Gavriel Lichtentag a job, promises to talk to Menachem about a yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel, and authorizes Daniel and Rechy’s request to spend the first days of Yom Tov at her parents. Chavi senses that Shloimy wants to make a Seder at home.

Russy looked around, dazed.

The magic of tzinding licht demarcated the day from the intense drama of preparations to the surreal serenity of Pesach.

She yawned, a deep yawn of exhaustion and release. Her body slowly relaxed into the couch.

The simcha room was transformed. Little painted bud vases filled with baby’s breath decorated the long tables draped with lace tablecloths. The silver wine decanters sparkled, and the ka’areh took up much of the head table.

“Less is more,” she’d told Yoel as she worked on the décor for the Seder. She went with linen, hemstitched pillowcases, and the smaller antique white haggados with sleek gold stands. “We

have to leave room for the people and their grape juice and the million booklets the kids bring home from school.”

But now the room was empty. Not a single booklet was ruining the decor; not even a bottle of grape juice was marring the tablescape.

How had her plans unraveled so quickly?

The early morning phone call from AgeWell had thrown her into a tizzy that lasted until the zman. Her father had been taken to the hospital since his oxygen levels were low. Of course she shouldn’t worry, just meet them at the ER.

She’d stumbled into the car and had to turn back when she remembered that she’d left her father’s medical file

behind. Once she was on the way for the second time, Yoel had worked his magic. The medical liaison was on the case, and her father was admitted and settled in the ICU within the hour.

Yoel had the foresight to reserve a private room in the adjoining hotel for whoever would stay with her father for Yom Tov. “We should really be the ones staying,” he’d admitted, “but I don’t think my back will handle sleeping in a chair and climbing all those stairs.”

So who could?

After a slew of urgent conference calls, it was decided that Menachem was the best candidate, except he couldn’t be alone for two days. So Chuni offered to go along. He had the smallest family, and his wife could

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And now she sat alone in the empty room, which was large enough to host a crowd of eighty. It wasn’t a setting she would have chosen, but it was also one she wouldn’t trade for anything

move in with her parents.

She’d returned home from the hospital and started filling foil pans and containers with food for the Seder and seudos. Chavi ran over with a thermos filled with chicken soup, hoping it would at least be lukewarm at Shulchan Orech.

Waving them off was a difficult yet precious moment. Their devotion and sacrifice meant so much to her. They’d matured, and she took pride in her children.

And now she sat alone in the empty room, which was large enough to host a crowd of eighty. It wasn’t a setting she would have chosen, but it was also one she wouldn’t trade for anything.

The intensity of the moment didn’t allow her to fall asleep. Tomorrow, Chavi and Yosef Yehuda would join them with all their noise and spilled grape juice that was missing right now. But tonight, it was just her and Yoel.

The door opened and Yoel walked in from shul.

He entered the room and looked around slowly, then met her eyes.

“Gut Yom Tov,” he said.

She looked at Yoel, at her husband who’d tasted the highs, the lows and everything in between in the hair-raising ride he’d been through. They’d been through.

“Should we begin?” he asked softly.

Russy nodded, “I’m ready whenever you are.”

* * * * *

Down the block, things were rowdier but no less beautiful. It was that magical moment, before the first grape juice spill and after the last fight.

And for such a moment, it was worth being all dressed up. Chavi had to give it to Kristina. The dress fit perfectly, and the collar really did elevate it to something unique.

The dress bore testimony to the hair-raising ride she’d been through that winter. Her eyes filled. Uch, it should’ve been a no-mascara night.

Her gaze traveled to her children. The three girls were wearing their new light-blue dresses with matching shoes, their hair pinned back with lace bows. But it was Zevi who truly shone. It wasn’t only the elegant new suit. It was his eyes that lit up the room. He stood over his becher and held onto his haggadah with pride.

At the head of the table stood the glistening new ka’areh, dainty gold legs supporting the silver plate.

Last night, when Shloimy had seen her averting her eyes from that kaareh, he’d understood.

Call her spoiled, but the silver-plated piece made her tear up every time she looked at it. The dullness made all her efforts lose their value. The entire winter’s worth of work paled in the ugly silver-plated thing.

“I only bought this one to break the news to you. The real

Nothing like the breathtaking Italian pieces she was used to, but to her, it was the most beautiful ka’areh in the world

one is waiting for us at Glimmers,” Shloimy announced after bedikas chametz. She saw him shuffling through some envelopes, adding bills to some, subtracting from others, and triumphantly telling her that he was going to treat her.

They’d settled on a neat Turkish piece on four dainty little legs. Nothing like the breathtaking Italian pieces she was used to, but to her, it was the most beautiful ka’areh in the world. * * * * *

The Brandweins descended on TheraRide with a bang. Or as big a bang as dainty European loafers could make.

“Eww, my shoes are getting filthy,” Malky cried.

“I brought along everyone’s Floafers,” Chavi sang, smug with her foresight.

“Floafers, Ma?” Zevi snorted. “We need riding boots.” So much for her smugness.

She made her kids change anyway and watched them scamper off. Her girls, predictably, headed to the electric carousel, and Zevi raced off to “his” horse, Tchupegai.

Yosef Yehuda’s boys stared, transfixed, as Zevi stroked her mane and tickled her nose.

“Zeidy, look!” Zevi called. “She recognizes me!”

“She sure does!” Yoel said generously. Chavi saw that her father was beaming. That was all he wanted, everyone together and smiling, his kids content under his watch.

Wasn’t it what every parent wanted?

A large man wearing dusty boots and a white mane exited the little cabin office. “Hi, I’m Eric!”

Yoel walked over and shook the guy’s hand. “I’m Joel, Joel Brandwein. Nice to meet you.”

“Are you the guy I spoke to?”

Yoel nodded.

“So which one’s the grandson who rides with us?”

Zevi proudly stepped up next to his grandfather.

“That’s my horse,” he said, pointing.

Eric laughed a deep, throaty laugh. “Hey, you chose a nice one! And that’s one cool vest you’re wearing!”

“Yeah! I got it for my birthday this week.”

The rest of the kids were listening intently, and Zevi seemed pleased with the attention.

“I know that, kiddo. You’re one lucky boy. You know your grandpa called to ask me what kind of vest to get you?”

Everyone instinctively turned to Yoel. Chavi hesitantly put her palms together and clapped lightly, and every last Brandwein joined. Even Chuni’s little Baruch clapped enthusiastically.

When it finally quieted down, Eric asked, “Guys! Whoever’s ready to ride, say, ‘Giddyup!’”

“Gidyupp!” the kids yelled at the top of their lungs.

Chavi turned to her beaming parents and grinned. “Looks like the Brandweins are ready to go.”

THE END

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ROASTED GARLIC FOCACCIA SANDWICHES

The first time I tasted garlic focaccia was on a trip out of town. I savored every bite, promising myself to recreate it myself at home. Here I present you with the final results, and they’re every bit as good as I wanted them to be.

FOCACCIA

4 cups Wondermills flour

2¼ tsp. active dry yeast (one packet)

1 tsp. salt

2 cups warm water

3–4 T. oil

GARLIC CONFIT

12 cloves garlic

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. dried rosemary Oil

BASIL AIOLI

3 cubes frozen garlic

3 cubes frozen basil

½ cup mayonnaise

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl, making sure the salt doesn’t touch the yeast.

2. Pour the lukewarm water into the bowl. Mix well with a spatula until a sticky dough is formed.

3. Pour a teaspoon or two of olive oil on the surface of the dough and rub it all over.

4. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 18 to 24 hours.

5. Prepare the garlic confit. Preheat the oven to 425°, and place all ingredients in a small pan.

6. Bake at 425° for 35 to 40 minutes or until the garlic starts to brown. Set aside.

7. When you’re ready to bake the focaccia, line a 9x13” pan with parchment paper.

8. Oil your hands, and gently bring the proofed dough in from the sides of the bowl. Fold the dough over itself. Turn the bowl a quarter of the way, and fold the dough over itself again. Do three more quarter turns of the bowl, folding the dough over each time.

9. Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the center of the prepared pan.

10. Gently place the deflated dough onto the olive oil. Roll it a couple of times to coat it well with oil.

¼ tsp. ground black pepper

SANDWICH COMPONENTS

12 slices fresh mozzarella cheese

12 slices beef tomato Fresh spinach leaves

11. Cover this with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel, and keep in a draftfree place for 2 to 4 hours or until the dough doubles and covers the pan.

12. Preheat the oven to 325°.

13. Sprinkle the roasted garlic and rosemary over the dough, along with 3 tablespoons of the garlic confit. Dimple the dough using your fingers.

14. Bake the bread for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown. The bottom of the bread should be crispy.

15. Let the bread rest in the pan for five minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Bread freezes well.

ASSEMBLING THE FOCACCIA SANDWICH

1. Combine aioli ingredients and mix well.

2. Slice the focaccia into 12 even slices, and cut each piece open.

3. Add 2 teaspoons of aioli, a slice of tomato, a slice of cheese and some fresh spinach.

BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP

WITH PARMESAN CRISPS

This delicious broccoli cheddar soup is a family favorite. The cheddar cheese takes the soup to the next level, making it the perfect Yom Tov dish.

INGREDIENTS

2 T. butter

1 white onion, diced

5 cloves garlic

1 cup shredded carrots

3 T. flour

3 T. consommé diluted in 5 cups water

1 (24 oz.) bag frozen broccoli

1 T. salt

1 tsp. black pepper

1 (8 oz.) bag cheddar cheese

PARMESAN CRISPS

1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1 jalapeno, sliced Pine nuts

DIRECTIONS

To prepare the soup:

1. Heat the butter in a large pot. Add onions and sauté until soft.

2. Add the garlic, and continue sautéing until fragrant.

3. Add the carrots, and allow to cook until soft, approximately five minutes.

4. Add the flour, and mix to create a paste-like mixture.

5. Slowly add the water and consommé while continuously mixing.

6. Bring water to a boil.

7. Add the broccoli, salt and pepper. Cover, and allow to cook for a half hour.

8. Remove from heat, and blend using an immersion blender.

9. Return to the heat, and add the cheese. Mix until the cheese is fully melted. This soup freezes well.

To prepare the crisps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Place 1 tablespoon “mounds” of parmesan cheese onto prepared baking sheet.

3. Top each crisp with either a slice of jalapeno or some pine nuts.

4. Bake at 350° for ten minutes or until golden.

5. Allow to cool completely before handling. Store in the refrigerator.

ORANGEGLAZED SEA BASS

Sea bass is definitely a higher-end fish. Its taste is super soft and buttery, and delicious when served hot or cold, making it the perfect Yom Tov fish.

INGREDIENTS

6 slices Chilean sea bass

3 T. oil, divided

1 T. garlic, crushed

2 tsp. fresh ginger, crushed

3 T. scallions, chopped

SAUCE

4 T. soy sauce

3 T. orange juice

2 T. rice vinegar

1 T. sesame oil

3 tsp. brown sugar

2 tsp. orange zest

2 tsp. cornstarch

⅓ cup water

DIRECTIONS

Before creating this recipe, I reached out to Mr. Langsam of Fish To Dish to understand the different types of sea bass and if it’s worth spending that extra dollar.

According to Mr. Langsam, cheaper quality sea bass is usually frozen in water, causing it to lose some of its important vitamins and minerals. It can be kept frozen in this manner for many months before being sold. The higher quality sea bass may cost a bit more, but the better taste is very noticeable, and you’ll be getting all the health benefits that sea bass offers.

1. Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Mix until well combined, and set aside.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet. Place the sea bass in the hot oil, and sear for seven minutes on each side or until golden. Remove from heat and set aside.

3. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan along with the garlic, ginger and scallions.

4. Sauté until fragrant, around one minute.

5. Lower the heat, and add the sauce to the pot. Bring to a slight boil.

6. Place the sea bass back into the pot. Use a spoon to spread the sauce evenly over all the fillets.

7. Cook for two minutes. Sea bass can be served warm or cold.

IRRESISTIBLE STRING BEANS

These string beans are irresistible. Not a string bean fan? Try it, and you might just change your mind.

INGREDIENTS

1.5 lb. fresh string beans

3 T. chicken soup consommé

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 T. oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425°.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and spread the string beans thinly on the pan.

3. Sprinkle string beans with oil and spices.

4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA SALAD

Quick, easy and elegant. This pasta salad is the perfect summer side.

INGREDIENTS

1 lb. cooked angel hair pasta

2 T. oil

1 red pepper, diced

1 orange pepper, diced

1.5 T. garlic, crushed

4 oz. white mushrooms

4 oz. baby bella mushrooms

1 T. sesame oil

2 tsp. salt, plus more to taste

Pinch of red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oil in a large pan. Sauté diced peppers until soft.

2. Add the garlic and mushrooms. Sauté just until the mushrooms soften so they don’t fall apart.

3. Place the pasta in a large bowl. Add the vegetable mixture along with the sesame oil, salt and red pepper flakes.

4. Mix well to combine. Pasta is delicious either hot or cold.

CRUNCHY CHEESE AND LOX SALAD

This salad offers a unique twist on the classic combination of cream cheese and lox.

INGREDIENTS

6 cups mixed greens of choice

1 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced

1 avocado, sliced

1 cup lox, cut into small pieces

2 (19.5 oz.) bags of crunchy cheese

SALAD DRESSING

½ cup J&J cream cheese

2–3 T. milk

1 T. everything seasoning

1 tsp. dried basil

½ tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Set aside.

2. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, 2 tablespoons milk, and spices. Mix until there are no lumps. Add more milk if a runnier consistency is desired.

3. Serve the salad with the dressing on the side to preserve freshness and for a beautiful presentation.

WATERMELON AND HALLOUMI SALAD

This salad epitomizes summer! Juicy, sweet watermelon and crispy, chewy halloumi cheese are a match made in heaven.

INGREDIENTS

2 lb. watermelon

7 oz. halloumi cheese

4 cups arugula

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

½ cup pumpkin seeds

2 T. oil

MAGIC GREEN SAUCE

1 packed cup of herbs (I used dill, cilantro, parsley and basil.)

½ cup olive oil

Juice from 1 lime

1 tsp. maple syrup

1 T. capers

1 clove garlic

1 small red chili pepper, seeded

½ avocado

½ tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Place all sauce ingredients into a food processor, and pulse a few times until coarsely blended. Alternatively, add all ingredients to a tall container, and blend using an immersion blender.

2. Dice the watermelon and halloumi cheese.

3. Place 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan, and toast the halloumi for a couple of minutes until golden on all sides.

4. Arrange arugula in a bowl or on a serving platter. Add tomatoes, watermelon, and halloumi. Top with pumpkin seeds and Magic Green Sauce.

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CINNAMON ROLL CHEESECAKE

Goodness in every bite! Impress your guests and yourself with this most delightful dessert.

CRUST

1½ cups graham cracker crumbs

¼ cup brown sugar

½ tsp. cinnamon

6 T. butter, melted

CINNAMON SWIRL

1 cup brown sugar

⅓ cup flour

1 T. cinnamon

5½ T. butter, melted

CHEESECAKE BATTER

4 (8 oz.) bars J&J cream cheese

¾ cup sugar

2 T. brown sugar

½ cup sour cream

4 eggs

1 T. vanilla extract Pinch of salt

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1 (8 oz.) bar J&J cream cheese

1 stick butter

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325°. Line and grease a 9-inch round springform pan.

2. Prepare the crust: Mix the graham crackers, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter until combined. Press the mixture into the prepared pan, bringing it slightly up the edges. Set aside.

3. Prepare the cinnamon swirl: Combine all swirl ingredients in a bowl. Mix until a paste forms, and set aside.

4. Prepare the cheesecake: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugars and sour cream.

5. Fold in the eggs, making sure not to overmix as it will form air bubbles which may cause the cheesecake to crack in the oven.

6. Add the vanilla extract and salt.

7. To assemble the cheesecake: Pour half of the batter into the springform pan.

8. Top with half of the cinnamon swirl mixture. Use a knife to gently swirl the cinnamon mixture into the batter.

9. Repeat with the remaining batter and mixture.

10. Add 1 cup water to a 9x13” pan. Place the pan on the bottom rack in the oven. Place the cheesecake on the rack right above it. Bake for 1 hour.

11. Allow cheesecake to cool, then place in the freezer. Allow to freeze completely before removing from the pan.

12. Prepare the frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a bowl until smooth.

13. Gradually add the confectioners’ sugar.

Note: This cheesecake slices best when frozen.

14. Place the frosting in a piping bag. Starting in the center of the cheesecake, pipe the frosting around and around, creating a swirl.

15. Top with mini cinnamon buns, if desired.

PHYLLO CANNOLIS

Working with phyllo dough may seem like a sticky task to navigate. The trick is to have your dough defrosted completely. I like to leave it out overnight on the counter, and once the dough is fully defrosted, it’s a pleasure to work with. In this recipe, the crunchy exterior and sweet cheese filling make for the perfect combination.

INGREDIENTS

12 phyllo sheets, fully defrosted

2 sticks butter, melted

1 cup heavy cream

1 (8 oz.) container J&J whipped cream cheese

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 (3.3 oz.) bar white chocolate, melted

1 (3.3 oz.) bar dairy dark chocolate, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. Lay the phyllo sheet flat on a clean dry surface, and brush with butter. Fold in half lengthwise, and brush top with butter.

3. Roll the phyllo around a cannoli mold. Apply pressure to both ends, and push toward the center to give it that crinkled look.

4. Place on the prepared baking sheet, and brush once more with butter.

5. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets.

6. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.

7. While the cannolis are baking, prepare filling. Place heavy cream in a mixing bowl. Using an electric whisk, mix cream until stiff peaks form.

8. Add cream cheese, and mix until combined. Stir in confectioners’ sugar.

9. Add vanilla and melted white chocolate, and mix.

10. Transfer the cheese filling to a piping bag fitted with a small star pastry tip.

11. Once the cannolis are done, cool completely before removing them from the mold.

12. Place the melted dairy chocolate on a flat plate. Dip both ends of each cannoli into the chocolate. Allow the chocolate to harden.

13. Fill each cannoli with the cheese filling. Cannolis freeze well in an airtight container.

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STRAWBERRY BALSAMIC ICE CREAM FLOWER COFFEE FLOATS

A true Yom Tov treat. The balsamic ice cream is so delicious, you might just want to serve it all summer long.

1 tub dairy vanilla ice cream

1 (16 oz.) bag frozen strawberries

1 T. balsamic vinegar

¼ cup sugar

5 sheets of graham crackers

1 (3.3 oz.) bar dairy white chocolate, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl, combine the strawberries, vinegar and sugar. Place the strawberries on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.

3. Allow the ice cream to defrost slightly. Break the graham crackers into small pieces.

4. Allow strawberries to cool completely. Place ice cream in a large bowl. Add the strawberries and its juices, and half of the graham cracker chunks.

5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and spread the ice cream mixture evenly over it. Top with the remaining graham cracker pieces. Freeze overnight.

6. Once frozen, use a flower-shaped cookie cutter to cut ice cream. Drizzle each flower with melted white chocolate, and freeze until ready to serve.

7. To prepare the coffee, place coffee, sugars, and liqueur into a large bowl.

8. Add the hot water, and mix until the coffee is completely dissolved.

9. Add milk, mix to combine, and transfer to a container. Refrigerate until ready to use.

10. To assemble, place one ice cream flower into a glass, pour coffee over it, and watch it float.

White Chocolate Checkerboard Bars

CAKE:

¾ stick butter, softened

1 cup sugar

5 oz. cream cheese bar, softened

3 eggs

½ cup Bakers Choice White Chocolate Cream

1 cup flour

¾ tsp. baking powder

pinch of salt

1 Tbsp. cocoa

TOPPING:

½ cup Bakers Choice White Chocolate Cream, plus 2 Tbsp for drizzling

½ cup Bakers Choice Vanilla Crunchies

DIRECTIONS: In a large mixing bowl, beat together softened butter, sugar, and cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and white chocolate cream and beat until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the cream cheese batter and beat until combined. Transfer half of the batter into another bowl. Stir cocoa powder into one half of the batter until thoroughly mixed.

Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Using a spoon, alternate dropping spoonfuls of the white and chocolate batter onto the pan in a checkerboard pattern. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool.

GARNISH: Spread a layer of white chocolate cream over the cake. Sprinkle with vanilla crunchies and drizzle the remaining white chocolate cream on top. Cut into rectangle bars.

The Baal Shem Tov

An in-depth tour of a nursery and garden center

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While many of us buy our Shavuos flowers from the local florist, supermarket or neighborhood flower stand, some like to be more actively involved in their Shavuos decor. Monsey and its surrounding areas boast a wide range of nurseries, where consumers can actualize their dream gardens.

Here The Monsey View visited Celetti Nursery and Garden Center in New City, a popular gardening center right across Eugene Levy Park, to learn more about sourcing plants and flowers.

As I walk down the gravel path at Celetti Nursery and Garden Center, I’m already feeling heady amid the blooming assortment of shrubbery, trees, flowers, herbs and vegetables. I pass a teenage sister-brother duo, in earnest discussion over their gardening plans. Further down I spot Tina, who will be showing us around the nursery. She is pointing a spray nozzle at a row of hanging plants and waves me over, making sure to keep the water stream steady all the while. Watering the plants, as I will learn in my conversation with Tina, is a serious endeavor.

“Water is the most essential thing to keep your plants alive,” Tina says.

“At least once a day, water your plants. And if it’s hot, you can water them twice a day. When it rains, you’re off the hook.”

Managing a nursery means that Tina’s life revolves around the weather. But it’s always been that way. Her father was a landscaper for decades, prior to opening the nursery in 1997. Throughout Tina’s childhood, Tina and her sisters would visit their father on the job, learning to love gardening as much as he did. When Tina’s father transitioned from being a landscaper to nursery owner, it was only natural for his daughters to join the family business.

Visitors to Celetti Nursery and Garden Center quickly get a feel for the excitement and passion the family has for what they do. Tina, as the one who interacts with consumers on a daily basis, has a wealth of gardening knowledge. She is super patient with beginners, giving them tips on how to plan a healthy and thriving garden.

Beauty by Design

Celetti Nursery isn’t only careful not to encroach upon the landscapers’ territory; they actually provide landscapers with landscaping material beyond vibrant flowers

Sometime after Pesach, many neighborhoods begin to fill with decorative garden planters bursting with color, and basic black planters with all sorts of greenery that will eventually grow vegetables. These add character to the community and provide the family with a wholesome project, but Tina claims that these planters are not ideal.

“It’s best to put plants and vegetables directly into the ground,” Tina says. “This gives your plants the opportunity to spread roots and grow strong and firm.”

If contained in a planter, plants don’t have much opportunity to establish healthy roots, as their growth is contained to a small space.

Tina has a small team that lays the planting groundwork for those who want to maintain their garden but aren’t brave enough to get down and dirty to prepare the

garden and place the plants in the ground. What Tina generally won’t do is prepare garden designs.

“We work well with landscapers,” Tina says, “and I don’t want to take away their customers. I can give good advice and help customers figure out what will work well for their garden, but not the design.” She is also confident in her customer’s ability to create beauty in their home gardens. “Everyone is an artist,” she says. “There’s nothing you can’t do.”

Celetti Nursery isn’t only careful not to encroach upon the landscapers’ territory; they actually provide landscapers with landscaping material beyond vibrant flowers. At the back of the nursery, we can see mounds of mulch, stones, soil and other material landscapers buy in bulk for their clients’ gardens.

Beyond these mounds of material, I spot a stagnant pool of water, which looks almost like a tiny lake.

“My father built that,” Tina says. “The entire nursery was built on a tilt so water

runs off in that direction. This way, we can make good use of the water.”

I glance from the garden hose Tina has used for spraying the plants with crystal clear water, to the murky pool of water. As if reading my mind, Tina says. “We have a good filtration system. My father set this up to turn rain runoff into crystal clear water. He wanted to make good use of every drop.”

Local Wealth

When I question Tina about how consumers can choose between different offerings, especially in warehouse-like garden sections of large home improvement stores where the options are endless, she explains that it’s essential to go with locally grown products.

“Local plants,” Tina explains, “quickly and easily adapt to your home garden because the ground is pretty similar to their native environment. Chances of healthy growth go up, and maintenance efforts go down.

“We’re a local shop, and we source locally,” Tina says. “When you go to a big box chain store, you don’t know where the goods are coming from; with us, you know that they’re pretty much from the tristate area.”

Most plants are restocked on a weekly basis, Tina tells me. Products keep moving out, making way for new products that will be coming in. Since offerings are all local, there aren’t too many surprises in the deliveries. However, things aren’t always exactly the same. Sometimes a customer will come looking for a specific plant, and Tina will either find a second-best option

“Local plants,” Tina explains, “quickly and easily adapt to your home garden because the ground is pretty similar to their native environment

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Topsoil and compost are both important for gardening, but serve different purposes. Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil, which is rich in minerals and organic matter and provides a natural medium for plant growth. It includes a mixture of sand, silt, clay and decomposed organic materials. Compost, on the other hand, is decomposed organic material that has been recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost primarily enriches the soil, enhancing its fertility, water retention, and microbial activity. Combining both compost and topsoil can significantly improve soil quality and plant health.

Perennial plants live for more than two years, often going dormant in the winter and regrowing in the spring from their existing root systems. Examples include roses and peonies. With proper care, these plants can bloom year after year.

Annual plants , on the other hand, complete their entire life cycle within a single growing season. They germinate, grow, flower, produce seeds and die, all in one year. Examples include marigolds, petunias and zinnias. These must be replanted each year.

from her stock, or ask them to check back the following week to see if their desired plant came in.

“Do people ever call you post-purchase to ask you for advice?” I ask Tina. “All the time,” she says. “They’ll describe what they are seeing in their plant, or they’ll send me a photo, and I’ll try to help them figure out what is going wrong, and what they can do to help get things back on track.”

During our conversation, a passing pickup truck slows down to honk at Tina and wave. A couple of minutes later, a local homeowner turns down the driveway to take a look at the new stock. From the way they greet Tina, I can tell that they’re all old friends, Tina having serviced them loyally for a long while.

Green Thumbs for All

As we stroll between rows bursting with the gorgeous colors of summer, made real by geraniums, petunias, marigolds and too many other flowers to name, Tina shares that her home garden is not just about the beauty, but also about ensuring that she has vegetables, spices and herbs readily available. Amongst sage, rosemary and other herbs, Tina points out lavender, one of her favorites. It’s wonderful to remember that alongside plants that look beautiful, Hashem has also supplied us with plants that provide flavor and nutrition.

Past the herbs, I notice a couple of climbing plants. They stand tall, above the flowers and buckets of herbs. “These are great for trellises,” Tina says.

“What are no-fail plants you would recommend for beginners?” I ask Tina, on behalf of all The Monsey View readers who haven’t yet flexed their green thumbs.

“Hanging plants,” is her immediate response. “They are gorgeous and versatile, and they really don’t need a lot of care. If you want to do something nice with the kids, to give them that experience of planting something they can actually eat, go with tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. You can’t mess up with those.”

Tina reminds me that, as with all plants, vegetable plants need lots of water. If it’s a hot day, you’re best off watering the plants more than once.

And what about sunlight?

“You generally need at least four hours of sunlight,” Tina says. “But read the plant label. Make sure your plant gets the required amount of sunlight.”

“What about pests and deer?” I ask. “How do we keep our plants intact?”

“Vinca,” is Tina’s prompt response. She points to a row of vinca flowers, blooming in bright shades of reds, pinks and purples. Some varieties are even multi-color. “Vinca are deer-resistant, and they are one of my bestsellers.”

As for all those other flowers in your garden you want to protect from invaders, Tina sells some wonderful deer and pest-resistant spray.

If you want

to do something nice with the kids, to give them that experience of planting something they can actually eat, go with tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. You can’t mess up with those.”

Going Vertical With Trees

As my tour of the nursery concludes, I realize that everyone, from newbie to those with a seasoned green thumb, can have fun exploring the many choices at the nursery

Over at the far end of the nursery marches a parade of beautiful fruit trees. By the way they are rooted in the ground, I can tell that most of them have been here for a while. What this means is that people purchasing a fruit tree get a more mature tree, and they don’t have to wait a couple of years for the tree to begin sprouting fruit. I notice a gaping hole in the ground in the middle of a row of trees, evidence of a lucky someone out there who purchased a tree.

“We get fruit on some of the trees,” Tina tells me. “But most of them are still too young.”

On the opposite end of the nursery, non-

fruit trees grow in varying heights and colors.

“What are your most popular trees?” I ask Tina.

She lists around ten kinds. It seems that all the trees here sell well!

“People like the maple for the shade,” she explains, “and the flowering cherry and weeping cherry willows and flowering plum trees, each with their unique shape and gorgeous colors, are all so beautiful. People love those!”

As my tour of the nursery concludes, I realize that everyone, from newbie to those with a seasoned green thumb, can have fun exploring the many choices at the nursery, all designed by the Master Artist Whose bounty fills this world.

Special thanks to Celetti Nursery and Garden Center for their generous contribution of both time and information in the preparation of this article.

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IMAGINE STANDING AT THE FOOT OF HAR SINAI

3,336 YEARS AGO.

The air is electric as the once barren desert mountain bursts into a tapestry of blooms. This is no ordinary day; it is Matan Torah, the day Hashem spoke to us directly and gave us the Torah.

Today we commemorate this miraculous spectacle by adorning our shuls and homes with flowers each Shavuos. These flowers aren’t just decorations; they are a bridge to the past, pulling the beauty and wonder of Sinai into our present celebrations as we prepare to receive the Torah anew. Turn the page for a brief tour of flowers in Torah and how these symbols of renewal enhance our understanding and celebration of this Yom Tov.

SHOSHANAH ROSE

K’shoshanah bein hachochim, kein raayasi bein habanos

As a rose among thorns is my beloved among the daughters

– Shir Hashirim 2:2

The rose is celebrated in Shir Hashirim as a symbol of beauty. The symbolism of the shoshanah has several traditional meanings:

THE JEWISH PEOPLE: Similar to the rose among thorns, the Yidden are a singular entity among the nations, unique in our Divine purpose, yet surrounded by adversities and hostilities. The rose’s endurance mirrors the historical resilience and spiritual perseverance of the Jewish people.

THE TORAH: Just as the rose is surrounded by thorns that protect it, the Torah is surrounded by commandments and laws that safeguard its sanctity. The rose’s beauty, hidden among the thorns, parallels the inner beauty and depth of the Torah, which is only accessible to those who delve deeply into its study.

THE SHECHINAH: The rose is also a symbol of the Shechinah, which exists amidst the harsh realities of the material world, represented by the thorns. It signifies the delicate Presence of Hashem, surrounded yet untouched by the physical and spiritual challenges that encircle it. The Shechinah represents the ultimate beauty: “In Olam Haba there is no eating or drinking... but the righteous sit with crowns on their heads and delight in the brilliance of the Ziv HaShechinah (Hashem’s Presence)” (Berachos 17a). The pleasure of Olam Haba is gazing upon the beauty of the Shechinah.

CHAVATZELES HASHARON RESURRECTION ROSE

Ani chavatzeles hasharon shoshanas ha’amakim

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley

– Shir Hashirim 2:1

The chavatzeles hasharon, which some translate as “rose of Sharon,” is not necessarily the same as the common rose. Several species have been proposed as the true “rose of Sharon.” These include various types of wildflowers native to the Sharon plain in Eretz Yisroel, such as tulips, lilies, crocuses or narcissus.

Some identify it as the “resurrection plant,” which begins to bloom in March and April. By May, its seeds are ripe, but they don’t open. They remain dormant, tightly enclosed within little pods or balls. By the time the leaves fall off, the dry, hard twigs of the plant shrink together and resemble a closed fist. Meanwhile, the seemingly dead plant is continually measuring rainfall. When it rains, the plant releases a few of its seeds. The more it rains, the more seeds it releases. If the rain stops, the plant closes up again.

Only four millimeters (0.157 of an inch) of rain are required to open the twig mass, which takes about two hours to open. When the seeds fall to the ground, they germinate rapidly — in only eight hours — before the earth dries out.

This plant is only found in the driest part of Eretz Yisroel. It isn’t found in areas with more rainfall because a small species of gerbil lives in those areas and eats the seeds of the Sharon rose.

EZOV HYSSOP

Tichat’eini b’ezov v’ethar

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be pure

– Tehillim 51:9

The ezov is a small plant that grows out of cracks found in walls. Rashi says it represents humility (Vayikra 14:4).

At the time of Makkas Bechoros, Hashem commanded Bnei Yisroel to dip a bunch of hyssop into the blood of the korban Pesach and apply it to the doorposts and lintel of their homes. Similarly, part of the purification process of the metzorah required him to bring the branch of a cedar tree — a tall imposing tree — as well as some ezov. The esov is also used in the preparation of the water of cleansing made from the ashes of a parah adumah, which was used to purify those who had come into contact with a corpse.

In all of these cases, the humble ezov is a reminder for a person to purge himself of arrogance, which separates him from Hashem. In the pasuk quoted above, Dovid Hamelech refers to ezov in the perek synonymous with his profound teshvuah.

Yavesh chatzer naval tzitz u’devar

Elokeinu yakum l’olam

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our Hashem stands forever

– Yeshaya 40:8

The word tzitz typically refers to a blooming flower or blossom. It symbolizes beauty and energy. Yeshaya uses it to remind people that, unlike the temporary nature of worldly things, Hashem’s promises and truths are eternal.

Tzitz is also the name given to the golden plate worn on the forehead of the Kohen Gadol with the inscription “Kodesh La’shem.” Like a blossoming flower, its beauty radiated in ways that caught the eye. At the same time, Chazal say that the tzitz worn by the Kohen Gadol atoned for the sin of brazenness (Zevachim 88b). Perhaps the idea is that a person who realizes that his time here in Olam Hazeh is temporary cannot be brazen. The placement on the forehead symbolizes the need to subdue one’s intellect and pride before Hashem.

The Zohar adds that the segulah of the Kohen Gadol wearing the tzitz is equal to the segulah of a regular Yid wearing tzitzis (tzitz and tzitzis share the same root). The Maharal says that the number four represents the physical world (as we say, “the four corners of the world”). The four-cornered garment therefore represents the world. We place tzitzis at each corner to remind ourselves that there is more to life than the physical. Tzitzis take the physical world, the world of “limitation,” and teach us that we are not limited. Wearing tzitzis, we transcend the mundane and the temporary nature of existence.

SHKEIDIM ALMOND BLOSSOMS

Vayotzei ferach, vayatzetz tzitz, vayigmol shkeidim

And it brought forth buds, and blossomed blossoms, and yielded almonds

– Bamidbar 17:23

The tzitz brings us to the pasuk above, describing the miracle of Aharon’s staff. After the machlokes of Korach, Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu to take a staff from each shevet and place them inside the Mishkan; the staff of the person Hashem chose as leader would blossom. Overnight, the staff belonging to Aharon not only sprouted buds, but blossomed and produced almonds. This reaffirmed his position as the Kohen Gadol.

What do almonds represent? The word shkedim is the same as shakod, to hasten. Rashi declares that the nature of an almond tree is that it hastens to produce its nuts before the other fruit trees. Therefore, the almonds not only reaffirmed Aharon’s role but suggest why he and his shevet were chosen — because they “diligently pursue” the devar Hashem. For instance, when they were installed as kohanim, Aharon and his sons meticulously and promptly carried out the complex initiation ceremony. On Yom Kippur, Aharon precisely performed the detailed avodah. Following the tragic death of his sons Nadav and Avihu, Aharon immediately accepted the Divine judgment with silence. During the plague that broke out after Korach’s rebellion, Aharon quickly took ketores to atone for the people, effectively stopping the plague. These actions underscore Aharon’s readiness and zeal in serving both Hashem and his community, highlighting his deep commitment to his sacred duties as Kohen Gadol.

It is appropriate, then, that the miracle solidifying Aharon’s eternal role as Kohen Gadol involved almonds.

DUDAIM JASMINE

Hadudaim nasnu reiach, v’al pesacheinu kol megadim

The dudaim have given forth their fragrance, and on our doorways are all kinds of sweet fruits

– Shir Hashirim 7:14

During the wheat harvest, Reuven found some dudaim in the field, and brought them to his mother, Leah. Seeing these dudaim, Rachel asked Leah for some. Leah responded with indignation, stating that not only was Rachel the preferred wife, but now she also wanted the dudaim.

This exchange between two incomparably great women is mystifying. What was so special about these flowers? Obviously, there is something deeper going on.

Ibn Ezra, referencing the Targum, points out that dudaim are noted for their pleasant scent, as in the pasuk from Shir Hashirim quoted above. But there’s more to dudaim than just a pleasant aroma. The root of the word is “dod,” or “beloved,” as is echoed in the pasuk, “Ani l’dodi v’dodi li,” I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine (Shir HaShirim 6:3). Additionally, “dudaim” contains the same letters as “Dovid,” whose ahavas Hashem was unparalleled, and who was especially beloved by Hashem.

Perhaps we can understand it as follows: Leah saw Rachel’s request for the dudaim not just as a desire for fragrant flowers, but as a symbolic bid for a share in Mashiach’s lineage. Leah had already given birth to Yehudah, the progenitor of David Hamelech and ultimately Mashiach. Knowing that Yaakov preferred Rachel, Leah found consolation in her children’s roles in the greater Divine plan, particularly through Yehudah.

Rachel’s request for the dudaim might have hinted at her desire for her own sons to also play this future role. Rachel may have intuited — perhaps through a form of ruach hakodesh — that she would bear a son who would carry royal potential, potent enough to at least partially fulfill the mission of Mashiach. And, as we know, she gave birth to Yosef, who is the forefather of Mashiach ben Yosef (see Sukkah 52b), a leader who precedes and prepares the way for Mashiach ben Dovid. According to the Gemara, he will confront Gog, the leader of Magog, before he is killed.

When Leah first heard her sister’s request, she felt slighted. Not only was Rachel the preferred wife, but now she also wanted to be the mother of Mashiach! Despite her initial feelings, Leah ultimately overcame her personal affront and gave the dudaim to Rachel. This act of generosity underscored her commitment to serve Hashem l’Sheim Shamayim

This interplay between two potential Mashiachs is perhaps subtly hinted at in the name of the dudaim. The plural form could refer to “two Dovids,” indicating two figures. One is Mashiach ben Dovid and the other is Mashiach ben Yosef, a “Dovid” in the sense that he will play a pivotal role in paving the way for Mashiach ben Dovid. Mashiach ben Yosef, therefore, also symbolizes the reunification of the divided kingdoms of Yehudah and Yisroel (Yosef), and in a larger sense, the healing of historic rifts among Klal Yisroel, which will take place before the days of Mashiach.

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Forty-eight years ago, when I got married, my mother and I went to set up my new apartment in Lakewood.

As we were leaving, we passed the area where the aluminum township garbage cans were kept outside the building. My mother pointed to them and said to me, “Don’t even let your husband take out the garbage.”

I was very taken aback. I was an only daughter, with many brothers who doted on me and were always at my beck and call. My father, a real estate developer, honored my mother very much and certainly always took out the garbage for her. The idea that I should absolve my husband of involvement in the household to that extent was foreign to me.

But I understood what my mother was saying: Free him to immerse himself in Torah completely. Don’t involve him in anything else. That remark made my husband what he is today.

AS TOLD TO ESTHER KING

Rooted in Love

My mother got out of Europe on the proverbial last boat before the war trapped so many Yidden in flames. She grew up in Williamsburg and went to Bais Yaakov. Her dream was to marry a ben Torah, but her parents were too poor to support that dream. She married my father, who already had an established business, and who shared her value of limud Torah and reverence for bnei Torah

Although my father’s business was very successful, they themselves lived very simply, like the simplest kollel couple, and used their resources to help support my mother’s sisters and brothers, all bnei Torah. They helped them financially and even helped them buy houses, and baruch Hashem, my uncles grew to become gedolim and talmidei chachamim renowned in Lakewood and throughout the Torah world.

That’s what I grew up with, and that was what I wanted.

By the time I reached marriageable age, my father had lost all his money. Before I got engaged, my father went to discuss money with the prospective chassan. When he returned, my mother asked him what he had told the bachur

“I told him that I would support him

There Was Only Once

for five years,” my father said.

“Five years?” my mother exclaimed. “We don’t have the money to support them for five years! So why stop at five? You may as well have said forever!” Then my mother, who was a stay at home mother while we were growing up, declared, “I will get a job.”

And she did, and that was how they supported us.

With all the mesirus nefesh that was going into this arrangement, I couldn’t justify ever distracting or interrupting my husband from his learning. It wasn’t only that I didn’t ask him to take out the garbage. I also never asked him to stop off at the grocery for me, or to drop something off at a neighbor. I didn’t allow myself to infringe on his schedule in any way.

During shanah rishonah, I once hurt my back. I was in pain, and for a few days I had to be very careful about how I moved. On Friday afternoon, there was no way I could wash the floor. I stood there debating: Should I ask my husband to wash the floor, or not? Finally I thought, He’s not going to know that the floor is dirty. It won’t bother him. Only I’m going to know.

I decided not to ask him.

I couldn’t justify ever distracting or interrupting my husband from his learning. It wasn’t only that I didn’t ask him to take out the garbage

There was only one time I ever asked my husband to go to the grocery store for me. One of our kids was in the hospital with meningitis, and a parent had to be with her the entire time. I needed baby cereal, and it was the day after Pesach, which meant that everyone was too busy to help me. My husband did not drive, so we arranged for someone to drive him to the hospital, and I asked them if they could make a quick stop so my husband could run into a store and get me some baby cereal. When my husband gave me the baby cereal, I saw that it wasn’t kosher. Since this was literally the first time I ever asked him to go to the store, he didn’t really know what he was looking for. Baruch Hashem, I never needed to ask him again!

No Such Thing As “Anyway”

Of course, my husband maintained this level of commitment to his learning as well. In those days, there were no wedding halls in Lakewood, and everyone got married in Brooklyn. But my husband never went to Brooklyn for any of his friends’ weddings. “My shver is supporting me,” he would say. “I have no reshus to stop learning.”

There’s no such thing as “anyway.” If he had to go somewhere, he didn’t also go somewhere else nearby just because he was there “anyway.”

On Shabbos Chanukah, the beis medrash would empty out, as everyone went back to New York to their parents or in-laws for Shabbos. But we never went. “The beis medrash is empty,” he would say. “How can I leave?”

My husband once remarked that he often heard people use the word “anyway” to justify spending time on things they might not have done if it didn’t happen to become convenient. For example, they would never travel just to shop in a certain store, but if they were going in that direction anyway, they would add an extra stop to their trip. That was the opposite of my husband’s attitude. He never wasted a moment. He decried this idea of “anyway,” and it became a mantra in our home: There’s no such thing as “anyway.” If he had to go somewhere, he didn’t also go somewhere else nearby just because he was there “anyway.”

With Hashem’s Help

One of our sons married a British girl, and we arranged to travel to England for their engagement. As it worked out, the engagement was the day before my husband’s sister was marrying off a child in London. We hadn’t planned to fly in for the wedding, but once we were there anyway, I was thrilled to be able to stay an extra day and attend. I did — but my husband didn’t. He flew back after one day as planned, unwilling to give up another day of learning just because he was there “anyway.”

When we were newly married, I asked my husband if he would like me to pay the bills and manage the finances of the household. I knew that in many homes this was the husband’s job, but I offered to take the burden off him. My husband asked for time to think about it. He knew that by handing me that responsibility, he was, to a degree, relinquishing his role as the head of the household. Ultimately, he decided to accept my offer. He knew he would learn better if he didn’t have to be busy juggling the bills all the time, and that was more important than the symbolism attached to that role.

From that day on, money was my domain. My husband never paid a bill, never set foot in a bank. Even when we married off our children, he was completely uninvolved in the financial arrangements.

My husband never made any demands on me. He didn’t have any expectations regarding housekeeping or meals. Whatever I was able to do was completely satisfactory. He had no hakpados, wasn’t demanding or needy, and

I tried not to ask my husband to help me, but Hashem helped me instead. Once, I decided to do a huge grocery stock-up. I came home with all the bags and stood staring at the staircase leading to the front door. I had absolutely no koach to schlep all the packages up. I really wanted to call my husband down to help me, but I also really didn’t want to. At that moment, a yungerman passed by and offered to bring the bags up the stairs for me. Throughout my life I had many experiences of Hashem helping me out like that.

that was the reason we were able to make it work.

People often ask me how I did it. The answer is that there was a special energy generated by my husband’s learning. There was a ruach, a koach, that was present, and it gave me koach to do the physical work.

The Babysitting Years

In order to bring in income, I babysat out of our home. To maximize the amount I could earn, I babysat for “extended hours,” earlier and later than most babysitters, who usually only worked on what was known as the “yeshiva schedule.” But I accommodated mothers who worked full time, and I worked all days of the year, including midwinter vacation, Isru Chag, and between camp and school. The only two days I didn’t babysit were Erev Pesach and Erev Yom Kippur.

I hired several morahs who were my assistants, so we had about twenty children in our care, from newborns to two-year-olds. It was an intense schedule and involved a lot of physical labor, and “babysitting” took over the entire house. We had rows of high chairs in the front room, Pack ‘n Plays and bassinets in all the bedrooms, and a sea of Snap-N-Go car seats (that eventually became Doonas) throughout our home every day. During the week, we didn’t keep any chairs in the dining room so that the babies wouldn’t be able to climb onto the table. Anyone who wanted to sit down had to find somewhere else to relax. The entire household revolved around babysitting, and my husband tolerated it with equanimity. For the four decades that we built our family and raised and married off our children, babysitting was the bookends and rhythm of our family life.

I Can’t Do This

Anymore

At one point, when I had a bunch of little kids but not yet any big kids who could help, I felt very overwhelmed and run-down. I think most mothers of little

kids can relate to this. You’re getting up at night for the baby, maybe there are also other kids waking up at night, and you run from morning to night without a minute to take a breath. I was working many hours every day, the cooking, dishes and laundry were overwhelming, and I was starting to feel like I just couldn’t do it anymore. But I didn’t want to ask my husband for help. I had managed for so many years without interfering with his learning, and he was learning nonstop and producing tremendous seforim. I was very torn.

I decided to discuss the situation with Rav Shmuel Kamenetzky. I told him the details of my particular situation and he said, “Your husband should come home every day at 5:30, help you with bath time and bedtime, and when the house is quiet, he can go back to learn.”

I had Rav Shmuel’s validation and haskamah, but I was still reluctant to do something so drastic, so I asked Rav Yosef Rosenblum as well. He concurred with Rav Shmuel, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. The loss was too great. But I knew that I couldn’t keep going like this, either.

Around this time, we decided that I would go to Eretz Yisroel for a visit. I decided to take the opportunity to present

The entire household revolved around babysitting, and my husband tolerated it with equanimity

my question to Rav Shach, zt”l He didn’t know my husband personally, but my husband used to send him questions in learning for the seforim he was working on, and Rav Shach took tremendous delight in them. So I went to Rav Shach, told him whose wife I was, and presented my question. Rav Shach listened carefully and then told me, “You should not ask your husband to help you. Rather, you should hire someone else to help you.” He made it clear to me that it was very important that I get help, and not continue doing everything on my own, but he said it would be better to pay for help than to take my husband away from his

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learning.

“Rosh Yeshiva,” I told him, “it’s going to cost money.” We were living on a shoestring budget, a lifestyle that is unimaginable in today’s world, and I didn’t have a penny for household help.

“You can use less electricity and spend less on food,” Rav Shach replied, “but you must hire help”

“You can use less electricity and spend less on food,” Rav Shach replied, “but you must hire help.”

I went home and tried to implement Rav Shach’s advice. I had a cleaning lady for two hours a week, but I could not get any more than that. It wasn’t like today, when there are many women looking for work and everyone has cleaning ladies coming and going. Eventually I realized I would have to find another form of help, so I did two things that in those days were considered very creative.

The first thing I did was start using paper goods exclusively. This might sound like a no-brainer, but in those days, no one spent money on paper goods. Buying a paper plate and then putting it in the garbage was like taking a dollar bill and putting it in the garbage — and no one had any extra dollar bills to throw away. This

Living on a Miracle

was a time when people used to rinse out yogurt cups and use them to drink water. But at the end of every evening, both the milchig sink and fleishig sink would be overflowing with dirty dishes, pots and silverware, and I couldn’t keep up with it. So I took Rav Shach’s advice and paid for paper goods. In fact, I even used paper goods on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Paper goods were considered a huge luxury, very wasteful, and paper goods on Shabbos was practically a scandal. (And these weren’t the beautiful paper goods we have today; these were plain paper plates.) But my husband had no objection, and that’s what we did to make it work.

The second change I made following Rav Shach’s psak was to simplify the laundry. All the washing, drying, folding, ironing and putting away took an enormous amount of time and energy. So now I created a new system for laundry. Every night, instead of putting the dirty clothes into the hamper, my kids would put it straight into the washing machine. I would run the load, switch it to the dryer, and in the morning, the kids would take the clean clothes straight out of the dryer. I made sure to tell the morahs that even though my kids basically wore the same thing every day, it was perfectly clean. In this way, I really cut down the amount of time and energy I had to spend on laundry.

To Glorify Torah

Baruch Hashem, we were zoche to raise twelve beautiful children, yere’im and shleimim, and I was zoche to do the physical work so my husband could learn. Like my mother had cautioned me, I never burdened him by asking him for help. He was free to go to and from the beis medrash, his mind free enough to be completely focused on his learning. Although it was challenging, every moment was infused with purpose, and that gave me tremendous simcha

I realize that my husband is unique, and our situation is unique, and I don’t take any credit for it. The only explanation I have is that Hashem wanted my husband’s Torah to come forth. So He created this set of circumstances and made everything work out as it did. There is no other way to explain it.

I know my story is unique. Not everyone has the ko’ach Hashem gifted me. More to the point, not everyone is called upon to play that role. But Hashem has a plan for each of us, a role He wants us to play, a mission that is ours alone, and that is a crucial cog in the vast, complex machine of Klal Yisroel. We all support each other, and support the bnei Torah, and there is no greater privilege in the world.

• Board Certified of Orthodontists

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• We treat adults and children with

Following the Piper

World War II is raging. London is under siege.

And the girls of the Herling family must deal with new, frightening realities.

Florrie and Sue, evacuated to the countryside, must grow up overnight — all alone.

Clara labors to serve her country under difficult conditions — and struggles to remain true to herself.

Following the Piper, the latest title from talented children’s author ESTHER MALKY NEIMAN, will draw you inexorably into the world of a family striving for greatness even though nothing will ever be the same.

At the Tiferes Bais Yaakov High School Program each girl is empowered to unlock her potential.

Our students feel a part of a greater whole while benefitting from our small learning environment. Our warm and attentive teachers and staff support social, emotional and academic development.

Through individualized attention and specialized curricula, we cultivate in each girl the confidence to excel, find her inner strength, and discover her best self.

Accepting applications for girls entering 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade

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Hashem decorated Har Sinai

As we stood all around So in honor of Shavuos

Let’s beautify our town!

Plant flowers at your windows Or at your door outside

Watch as they grow and flower (And you blossom with pride!)

Follow the instructions And get excited, cuz

Soon you and your planters Are gonna be best buds

Then send us a few pictures And look for them in print And one very lucky entry Will be picked to win!

How to plant flowers at home

Planting flowers is simple and a great way to dress up your outdoor space. You can get creative with hanging baskets, planters or window boxes, all of which will add a burst of summer color to your outdoors. Find an area that gets plenty of sunlight, and fill it with blooms!

WHAT YOU NEED

A planter, with a hole for draining (I used a window box and a big plant pot. You can find planters in any big box home improvement store.)

Potting soil

Flowers (I used petunias. Expect flowers to double in size, so don’t overbuy. I bought six small containers of flowers.)

Planting fork or scoop

Watering can

Disposable gloves

LET’S GET STARTED!

1. Fill the planter with soil almost until the top. Use gloves to even out the soil.

2. Gently remove the plant from the container it came in. Move some soil aside, and place the plant inside.

3. Continue with additional plants until you have filled the pot. Using the scoop, cover the remaining area with some more soil, making sure all roots are covered.

4. Water the soil generously, making sure the soil is nice and wet.

You can expect your flowers to double in size by the end of the summer. Pictured here are photos of the same pots last year.

Change Things Up

Don’t be scared to experiment with new plants and colors. If you want to play around with a larger variety of flowers, start with tall flowers in the center, and move over to the sides to plant the smaller flowers. Vines are pretty at the corners since they’ll “climb” out of the pot to give your planter that beautiful, finished look.

Water Me Well

Until the flowers establish themselves in the planter and begin growing nicely, water them generously. Once established, water the flowers as needed, typically once a day. In the event of plentiful rainfall, reduce watering.

PROTECTOR

New construction

Spray-on protective liner for all bathtubs and jacuzzis

Temporary hard covers for bathtubs and jacuzzis

Tear resistant covering for tile and wood floors

Steps covering

Renovations

Jobsite setup and protection before your demo crew arrives

Move and cover up furniture

Protection for walls and floors that aren't part of the project

Temporary walls and

WH… WHAT? WHY NOT?

YOU KNOW WHY! BECAUSE YOU GAVE ME POISONED AND HARMFUL COMPOUNDS.

YOU FORGOT THAT MY FATHER AND I USED TO WORK THE LAND IN RUSSIA. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FERTILIZER AND POISON.

SO WHY DID YOU KEEP ACCEPTING WHAT I GAVE YOU?

NOW IT’S TOO LATE. FATHER PAID HIS DEBT TO THE GOVERNMENT THIS MORNING. THE FARM IS OURS NOW.

BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO. HAD YOU KNOWN THAT I KNEW, AND THAT I WAS USING CONCOCTIONS I MYSELF PREPARED, YOU WOULD HAVE LOOKED FOR OTHER WAYS TO HARM US. BUT YOU THOUGHT YOUR PLOT WAS REALLY GOOD. SO YOU KEPT IT UP AND FELT NO NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE!

SO, ADIOS, DON MORENO. I’M SORRY. YOU SEEMED LIKE A GOOD PERSON.

BUT AS OUR SAGES SAY, “KINDNESS AMONG THE GENTILES HAS ULTERIOR MOTIVES.”

THAT EVENING AT THE MORENO FARMHOUSE, A STORM IS BREWING.

THOSE JEWS TRICKED US! THEY’RE SWINDLERS! THIEVES!

THOSE JEWS ARE BRUJOS (SORCERERS)!

MORE CORRECTLY, “BRUCHOS.” THAT’S THE JEWISH TERM FOR THOSE WHO ARE BLESSED.

ARE YOU CRAZY?!

I GUESS THIS IS IT. WE’LL HAVE TO GIVE UP.

RECAP: ASAI IS WORKING HARD TO SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY BACK THE FARM FROM THE RUBINOV FAMILY. ONE EVENING, PEDRO STORMS HOME IN ANGER. HE CAN’T UNDERSTAND HOW THE RUBINOVS MANAGED TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTORE THE FARM.

I DON’T UNDERSTAND. THE JEW SAID HE WOULD SELL US THE FARM. YOU BLOCKED THE TUNNEL FROM THE OTHER SIDE SO THE OPENING LEADS TO A DEAD END. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I SAVED SOME MONEY FROM MY JOB, AND IN ANOTHER TWO YEARS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BUY BACK THE FARM AND —

LOOK, MY SON. YOU’RE AN HONEST AND DECENT PERSON. I’M PROUD OF YOU.

TWO YEARS IS TOO LONG. THE JEW AND HIS FAMILY MAY WANDER AROUND THE MINING AREA AND DISCOVER THE GOLD AND REPORT IT TO —

WHAT GOLD? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

IDIOT! OOPS.

THE GOVERNMENT MAY NATIONALIZE THE MINE ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE AREA IS NOT PART OF OUR PROPERTY.

BESIDES, HOW COULD WE VIOLATE OUR ANCESTORS’ WILL AND REVEAL THE FORBIDDEN CITY? TRAITOR!

BUT PEDRO DISCOVERED SOMETHING IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY. IT ALL BEGAN WHEN…

WHEN JOSE FINISHES TELLING ASAI ABOUT THE GOLD, HIS REACTION IS IMMEDIATE...

PADRE! THAT’S AGAINST THE LAW!

TO MINE GOLD FROM THE GROUND WITHOUT REPORTING IT TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PAYING TAX? WE HAVE TO REPORT THE MINE IMMEDIATELY!

PADRE! PADRE! COME QUICKLY!

AS IF YOU CARE ABOUT OUR ANCESTORS’ WILL. YOU JUST WANT THE GOLD! WHAT HAPPENED, CHILDREN?

BUT IF WE START TRADING WITH IT, THE GOVERNMENT WILL QUICKLY CATCH ON, AND THEN WE’LL LOSE EVERYTHING! THE CITY WILL BE DISCOVERED TOO. PADRE, LET’S LEAVE THE GOLD THERE AND NOT TOUCH IT. WE’LL CONTINUE KEEPING THE CITY A SECRET, AND —

BITS OF WITS

SPELL IT OUT

The Scandinavian-founded IKEA stands for Ingvar Kamprad (its founder), Elmtyard (the farm where he grew up) and Aggunnaryd (the village near his home farm).

Kamprad founded the company in 1943 as a sevenyear-old boy (his seed money was the cash reward his father would give him for doing well at school). Initially, his little enterprise sold pens and wallets, and in 1948, it expanded to the sale of furniture.

SETTING COMMON MISTAKES STRAIGHT AND CLEARING UP MISCONCEPTIONS

Some people mistakenly pronounce the Spanish suffix -illa like it is spelled, when the correct pronunciation in some cases is “ee-uh.” The suffix -illa in Spanish means little, and it’s used to express a diminutive form of the root word. A tortilla (tor·tee·uh) was named so for “little cake” [torta], quesadilla (kay·suh·dee·uh) for “little cheesy thing,” and vanilla for “little pod,” but oops, that’s where the pronunciation is exactly like it’s spelled.

PIECE OF HISTORY

AN ISLAND WITH A VIEW

Warren Court, the small dead-end off Suzanne Drive in Monsey, was once known as Waterview Island. It was one of the spots enjoyed by the lakeside residents living on Ronald Drive and Francis Place. In 1975, Morton VJ. Ellish got approvals to subdivide the island and build eleven homes on it. There was a lot of protest from area residents when Ellish started draining that part of Lake Suzanne (which his father Alfred J. Ellish had built) in order to construct a bridge and place the necessary sewer lines for the new homes.

THE HOTTEST DAY IN NEW YORK CITY HISTORY WAS ON JULY 9, 1936, WHEN TEMPERATURES REACHED A STIFLING 106 DEGREES, MEASURED FROM THE CENTRAL PARK WEATHER OBSERVATORY. THIS WAS AT A TIME WHEN AIR-CONDITIONING WAS A FAR-OFF DREAM FOR MAKING SUMMERS MORE BEARABLE FOR THE AVERAGE FAMILY.

FLOWER POWER

Use the following letters to list 5 words, each using 7 letters and up. Only the center letter must be used, and letters can be repeated. Bonus points for pangrams (words that use all seven letters).

C T E N M A H

Name a common English phrase for each item on the list that includes a word associated with this week’s theme. Theme: Flowers and Blooms

Example:

Deceive luringly — lead up the garden path

1. Perfect and comfortable circumstances

2. Full of vim and vigor

3. Stop something before it becomes an issue

4. Take the time to enjoy the beauty

5. So shy you may not notice her

6. Reaches their potential, but not right away

7. Nothing is perfect

8. Highfalutin language

9. Not unique in any way

10. You can thrive in any circumstance

A nillionaire (a millionaire, but in the place of the millions is nill) is a person who has no money of his own, but may have money from outside sources.

The credit card industry has created a generation of nillionaires, where many of us present ourselves on a level way above our means.

Answer: A battery

The lowest number to be spelled with an a is thousand! SO RANDOM!

We welcome town trivia, historical facts and photos, and Torah-themed riddle submissions. We’d also love to hear if you have additional answers to our puzzles! Email comments@themonseyview.com to add your very own bits of wits.

Please include your name and contact information.

BOGGLE TOURNAMENT

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Gather round the table to play a family game of Boggle, using this Boggle board.

2. Once you have a winner, fill out the form below in its entirety

3. Email the form to comments@ themonseyview.com or fax to 845600-8483 by Sunday at midnight.

4. Two winners will be drawn each week, each of whom will win a pastrami sandwich and a can of soda!

PLAYING RULES:

Find words on the board containing four letters or more. Letters of a word must be connected in a chain (each letter should be adjacent to the next either vertically, horizontally or diagonally), and each letter can only be used once in a given word.

The following are not allowed in Boggle: Adding “s” to a word • Proper nouns • Abbreviations • Contractions • Acronyms

POINTS

4-letter words: 2 points | 5-letter words: 3 points | 6-letter words: 5 points | 7-letter words: 7 points | 8-letter words: 9 points | 9+ letters: 12 points

HINT

Each Boggle board hides a word of nine letters or more!

A B S W E M M O O R

R A U E P L F N L C

E T S H N

Family name:

Full mailing address:

Full name of winner:

Amount of points:

Full names of competing players:

List some words only the winner found:

FAMILY

FAMILY

COLOR ME PRETTY

Filling in lines with shades of color is an age-old activity that is as soothing as it is enjoyable. Grab a pack of color pencils or gel pens to find out why coloring isn’t only for children!

Feel free to photocopy this coloring page for the entire family. Send your colored page to The Monsey View to enter a drawing for a chance to have your artwork featured in our pages and win $10 at Toys4U! Four lucky winners will be announced each week.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF COLOR ME PRETTY!

Thank you to the hundreds of readers who sent in beautifully colored pages! Keep coloring!

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ARTSCROLL SHAS

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BEBE ORGANIC SET

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BIKE FOR SALE

Brand new 26” bike for sale. Please text: 347-7604649

GARAGE SALE

Last Chance! Business Closeouts Garage SaleLucite, Home Goods, Towels, Yarmulkes, Cosmetic Bags, Pajamas, Prices $2-$12, Sunday June 9, 1-5 Pm At 6 Perth Ave, Chestnut Ridge. Cash Only. Weather Permitting.

OFFICE FURNITURE

Conference room and Reception Area Furniture for sale call/text 347-260- 8224

FOR SALE

Trustee Sale, 10Cents on the dollar, one family home. Deposit NY, Also Airbnb Property $$ accepting offers lv msg/ text 212-470-1708

REAL ESTATE

ONE BEDROOM APT

Unfurnished one bedroom apt for rent. private entrance with washing machine and dryer and central a/c and heating. Utilities included. Availiable as of July 15, Call 845-304-6850

FOR

RENT- SECTION 8 OK

Spring Valley, Beautiful 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath, Spacious And Bright , C/A. Possible Storage Rooms, One Flight Up, (Valley Side- Off 59) With Swings And Playground. Aom Realty 845 7293284

MONSEY RENTALS

Studio & 4 bedroom

apartments available. For inquires call or text at (845)367-4240

KEARSING RENTAL

Spacious 1 bedroom available for rent on Kearsing Parkway – Text 347-741-1563

2 ROOM

1 bdrm apartment aboveground in a private house. Can be furnished or used as an office 8455178409. $1,175.00

5 BEDROOM RENTAL

4 bedroom plus playroom apartment available in the Bluefield area, section 8 ok. Please call 347-775-8612

OFFICE FOR RENT

Newly renovated offices for rent on LENORE AVE. please call 845 533 2427

THERAPISTS

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Brand New 5 Bedroom apartment for rent, in the new Kearsing/Meron development. Section 8 preferred. Please call 845641-0360

FOR RENT - NEW CITY

2.5 Br, Walk In Modern And Bright , C/A. On Trailside Place, 2150$ Plus 150 Utilities. Aom Realty 845 7293284

LOOKING TO RENT

A family with two kids is looking to rent a furnished apartment for the month of July. Call/text 1347-913-5554

NEW ON THE MARKET!

8 bedroom waterfront house for rent in seagate. Available for shabbosim, weekly or daily. For more Information call, text or whatsapp 7188099355

HAVERSTRAW

1000 SF ground floor space + 15 parking spots available for rent call/Text 845.203.1120

RETAIL BUILDING FOR SALE

Retail Building In Haverstraw On Rt 9w 4,000 Sf, Asking $999k, Great Location, Text Or Call 845.203.1120

SUMMER RENTAL!

Large colonial, beautiful grounds! Chestnut RidgeThe Birds.Front/back porch, private cul-de-sac. Shul on block. Aug 2- Aug 28. 845263-5090

NEW CITY

3 offices + a big room + a double garage for rent (845) 579-5351

GARAGE FOR RENT

Private detached garage for rent. Approximately 400 square feet. Good for storage. Central location. Call or text 9179684561

WAREHOUSE AVAIL

NJ Affordable Low Priced Warehouse with Pick & Pack Options, Also Optional Office space – Easy Access 20 Minutes from Monsey – 35 Minutes from Williamsburg Call 845-281-4527

HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA

Beautiful private villa. 4 Master suites with kosher kitchen, huge living area, pool. Walking distance to Shul/ Kosher shopping. Call/ whatsapp 718-541-0292

LAKEHOUSE VILLA

Luxurious 3 bedroom lake house villa in Case Grande Arizona. Private pool fully stocked kosher kitchen. 520.251.4459

WEST PALM BEACH

For the best Real Estate deals, Call: Mrs. Debby Schwartz 203.667.2785

CHESTNUT RIDGE RENTAL

4 Bedroom updated house in chestnut ridge available to rent long term as of september. Also available for shavous and shbbsim till the summer. call 845-376-0042

NORTH MIAMI FL

2-bedroom, 2-baths with private heated pool and spa. From $325 per night. Call/ Text: 917-382-4810, email: 1752nmb@gmail.com

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

Carriage Club North, beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath, ground floor, for rent. Call: 347.499.0031

LINDEN-LUXE EXPERIENCE

New Pristine Cathedral Ceiling House in Linden. 5 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms. Stocked Playroom. Patio Seating. Swing set. All Shab Amenities. 5 min to shul. Located near grocery. Great price for Shavuos! call/text 718-989-1406.

CAMPGROUNDS AVAILABLE

Beautiful campgrounds available to rent for a Yeshivas Kayitz or summer camp, Please contact campusom180@gmail.com

WEST PALM BEACH FOR SALE

Wellington M, 2 Bedroom apt. Ground Floor FOR SALE. Call: 347.760.0639

UPSTATE VILLAS

Monticello Villas now renting stunning 3-bedroom private houses to rent for Shabbosim,Yomim Tovim, and all summer long! Conveniently located next to shul and mikvah. For inquiries please call 845439-0001 Ext. 102.

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

Collins Ave. Beautiful ocean view. 1 bedroom apt. for rent. 347.760.0570

POCONOS GETAWAY

Large house can accommodate up to 18 guests. Cottage up to 6 guests. Near all the poconos atractions, walking distance to minyan. Please contact campusom180@gmail.com

VILLA IN CASA GRANDE ARIZONA

Gorgeous upgraded villa available for Summer and year round. 14 comfortable beds, 3 baths, kosher kitchen. Beautiful private backyard with heated pool, outdoor furniture with grill. Near Shul & Grocery. Call/text 929-592-0368 / 929-441-5709 Arizonakoshervilla.net. Villa in Tuscon also available.

HELP WANTED

SEEKING NANNY

Seeking full time nanny for growing family. Contact 917 971 8322 for details.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Yiddish speaking girls school seeking assistant/co-teacher for younger elementary grades. Great environment. Room for growth. Please email resume to jobopportunity5252@gmail. com or call 845-262-0086

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Are you passionate about working in the healthcare industry? Looking for an employee to oversee a big team! Email: Chany@ theprimestaffing.com

BABYSITTER NEEDED

Looking for a full-time babysitter in an office setting. Great pay for the right individual. Please reach out 845-274-0192

BOOKKEEPER

Great Opportunity. Real Estate Management company is looking to hire an experienced full charge bookkeeper. A lot of growth potential. Email resume to hr.rockland@ohaven.com

FEMALE BOOKKEEPER

Full Time female bookkeeper great pay for the right candidate please text 845642-7126 or email blimiew@ theprimestaffing.com

PART-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY

Looking for an experienced female bookkeeper 8455587280

TEACHERS WANTED

Looking for upper grade teachers for the coming school year. Hours from 3:50 till 5:10. Easy working environment and great pay ontime. Please send a resume to duviechaim@gmail.com or call 845-269-0588.

HELP WANTED

Construction office looking to hire a full-time secretary and project manager. Preferable knowledge of QuickBooks. Please email your resume to officejobs4832@gmail.com

BOOKKEEPER

Construction company looking to hire full time bookkeeper, knowledge in QuickBooks a must. Email your resume to officejobs4832@gmail.com

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BAS MIKROH GIRLS SCHOOL

is seeking ELA/Math Remedial Teachers, Permanent Substitutes, Gym Teacher, Co-teachers and Teachers Assistants for the ‘24-’25 school year. Join our supportive, warm environment and help our students thrive! Please send resume to Hr@basmikroh.org.

FULL TIME ASSISTANT

Construction office in Spring Valley is seeking to hire a full time assistant to a project manager. Must be hard working with good English, management skills, detailed oriented, responsible and have prior office experience in Word, Excel and QuickBooks. Email resume officesvjob@gmail.com

TEACHERS WANTED

Monsey Bais Yaakov. Grades 5 – 8. ELA, Math & History. Excellent Salary! Email resume to 44camphillroad@ thejnet.com or call: 845.362.3166

SCHOOL SECRETARY

Looking for a morning secretary to work in a school setting. Amazing Environment! Great opportunity for the right candidate! Send you resume to resumes@ohreducation. org or call; 845 352 3307 ext:138

YSV GIRLS

Yeshiva of Spring Valley Girls General Studies Department

Seeking the following Staff for the 24-25 school year:

*Pre 1A and 1st Grade Teacher *Lower grade assistants *Permanent Substitutes *Lower Elementary Remedial Teacher *Upper Elementary Math Remedial Teachers. Monday – Thursday 12:50 – 4:00pm. Competitive salary, warm, supportive environment. Email resume: treitzer@yeshivaspringvalley. org and call (845)356-1400 #223

CO-TEACHERS / ASSISTANTS WANTED

Monsey Bais Yaakov. Grades 1, Pre-1-A, & Kindergarten, Full/ Half Day, Top Salary! Email resume to 44camphillroad@ thejnet.com or call: 845.362.3166

GENERAL STUDIES PRINCIPAL

Seeking General Studies

Principal for 2024-25 school year to join the staff at established boys’ elementary school. Applicants should be up-to-date with current teaching resources and comfortable overseeing day-to-day operations. Special-Ed degree a plus. Please submit resume to monseyareaposition@gmail. com

TITLE 1 POSITION

Tiferes Bais Yaakov is seeking an experienced Title 1 mentor. Option for morning Kriah remediation hours as well. Please send resume to hr@tiferesby.org

ENGLISH TEACHER

Local Yeshiva is looking for an afternoon teacher. Past experience a plus. Great and on time pay. Please send resume’ to yshivads@gmail. com or call 347-541-4417 and leave a msg.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Heimish office in Monsey is looking for a secretary to handle their customer service, great office environment, please email resume to Monseyjob123@ gmail.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITION

Looking for a workaholic, energetic, detailed oriented candidate to do customer service in an interior design office .Full time! Sundays included. Great opportunity for the right candidate. chany@theprimestaffing.com

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Heimish office with separate female seating is looking to expand their staff, multiple positions available. Fabulous working environment –Please email resume to monseyjob123@gmail.com

F/T POSITION CUSTOMER SERVICE REP

Insurance office located in Monsey is seeking a full-time Customer Service Rep/Producer’s Assistant, experience preferred but not required. Hours are MonThu 9 am-5 pm, Fri 9 am- 12 pm. Please email resume to jobs@trustevergreen.com

GRAPHICS / SECRETARY IN A LOCAL BY

Experienced Graphic Designer / office skills. Full day, great pay. Email resume & samples to 4faigz@gmail.com

OFFICE POSITION

An imports company in Pomona is seeking a F/T female employee, with good email writing and basic computers skills, email resume to joboffer4u21@ gmail.com

RECRUITING MANAGER/ TALENT ACQUISITION

Healthcare company seeking a recruiting manager. Must have talent acquisition experience. Great pay! email: chany@theprimestaffing. com

• CFO, 5+ years of senior financial leadership experience within Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), 275k+, Monsey

• CFO, Established importer/manufacturer company, team leadership, finance and accounting experience required, 275k+, Monsey

• Director of Operations for Urgent Cares, 5+ years leadership experience in healthcare operations management, experience in urgent care or similar clinical settings, 200k+, Monsey

• CFO, Established importer/manufacturer company, CPA and accounting experience required, 200k+, Patterson NJ

• SQL Server Database Administrator, 160k+, 5+ years related experience, Monsey/ Newark

• Experienced Warehouse Manager, 5+ years relevant experience, 150k, near Monsey

• Clinical Director, Clinical experience in mental health required. Supervise, recruit and support clinicians and DSS’s. LMSW/LCSW credentials, 150k, Monsey

• PPC Manager - Amazon Expertise (Large Budget & SKU Management) 150k+, Monsey

• Regional Property Manager, travel to Connecticut required, 150k+, office based in Monsey

• Regional Property Manager, 5+ yrs. experience managing portfolio of multifamily garden style apartments, travel required, 150k+, office based in Monsey

• Financial Controller, oversee finances including A/R, A/P, Bank and Credit Card Reconciliations, Month-End Close, 140k+, Monsey

• Customer Service Manager, Management experience in customer service or related fields required, 130k+, Monsey

• Project Manager – LED Lighting Contractor, strong electrical background, handy, act as owner’s rep, 130k+, Monsey

• Director of Intake, Healthcare/Homecare background and management skills preferred, 130k, Monsey

• Procurement Manager, 3+ years experience with indirect procurement, 130k+, Harrison NJ

• Director of Operations, 2+ years operations, finance and management experience, 125k+, Monsey

• IT Level 2, 120k, Newark, NJ

• Underwriter, male office, analyze/ build excel models and proformas for a large nursing home provider, relevant experience required, 110k+ benefits, Monsey

• Industrial Mechanic, experience w/ manufacturing and/or packaging machinery required, 110k, Monroe

• Client Relationship Rep, male office, nurture and expand relationships w/ existing customers, 110k – 120k, Monsey

• Project Manager, analytical skills, manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously.

• Project Manager, Electrical and construction project management experience required, excellent communication skills, coordinate with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders, travel required, 100k+, based in Monsey

• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, 110k, Harrsion NJ

• Production Shop Supervisor, experience w/ overseeing a team of 5+ people in a production warehouse environment, 80k – 110k, Newark

• Outside Sales position, build client relationships, identify sales opportunities, and close deals, 3+ yrs. experience required, 100k+, Monsey

• HR Manager with Payroll experience, 100k + full benefits package, Monsey

• Sales Operations Coordinator, 2+ yrs. experience, support sales/operations team, ensure smooth processes, 75k -100k, Monsey

• Office Manager/ Executer, bookkeeping, software and marketing knowledge required, 90k+, Monsey

• Director of Treasury, Move Cash, Pay large transactions, Keep track of all moving funds, 90k+, Monsey

• Office Manager - female office, excellent communication skills, multi-task, operate independently, show initiative, relevant experience required, 85k+, Monsey

• Day Hab Program Manager, Lead team in providing support and services to special needs male adults. Prior work w/ Special needs and Yiddish speaking required, 80k+, Monsey

• Operations/Office Manager, Real Estate services company, hands-on backend and front-office operations, prior relevant office experience required, 75k+, Monsey

• Convenience Store Manager, Prior store management and Kosher food experience required, 75k, Monsey

• Construction Project Manager, Experience and travel to NYC required, 75k+, Monsey

• Bookkeeper/ Office Admin, Full-time position, Rent Manager experience preferred, 75k+, Monsey

• Customer Service, Male office, Excel, word, Outlook, communicate via email in proper English, 70k, Monsey

• Paralegal, full-time position, 70k+, Monsey

• Junior Accountant/Bookkeeper, 70k, Monsey

• Insurance Underwriter, female office, collect data from clients, approach carriers to shop out best policy quotes, 70k+, Monsey

• Assistant Warehouse Manager, 70k, Edison NJ

• Legal Administrative Assistant, Full-time, 65k –85k, Newark NJ

• Hands-On Assistant Property Manager, Be energetic, motivated w/ strong communication skills, no prior experience necessary, 65k+, Bronx NY

• IT- Level 1, 60k, Newark NJ

• Experienced Payroll Processor, Full-time, NCS/ Healthcare experience preferred, 50k -70k, Monsey, [possible remote]

• Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Service Coordinator, BA or MA degree required, female office, relevant experience preferred, minimum 20/hrs. weekly. $35/hr. Monsey

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JOBS AVAILABLE

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LOOKING TO HIRE

Construction office in Spring Valley is seeking to hire a full-time office position. Should be hard working with good English, detailoriented and responsible. Responsibilities include customer communication, billing, and more. Email resume officesvjob@gmail. com

ENGLISH PRINCIPAL POSITION

Cheder in Monsey, NY seeks an experienced English Principal for 2024-25. Part time job. Well paid. Send resumes to chedered0911@ gmail.com

F/T POSITIONS

Heimishe office in Monsey looking to hire for multiple full-time positions. Please email resume: cs@ affordabledws.com

P/T SECRETARY

ABA Riders is looking for a part time secretary to work in Pomona. Contact Rikki 347930-9736.

HAVE FINANCE EXPERIENCE?

Insurance company in Monsey seeking an office assistant. Must have finance experience. Great heimishe environment. Excellent pay. Candidate must have excellent oral and written English. Email: goldy@ theprimestaffing.com

CFO ASSISTANT

Have finance experience?

Company in Upper Saddle River seeking a CFO Assistant. Female Position. Full time. Reach out to rivky@theprimestaffing.com 1-329-205-6185

TEAM LEADER

Team leader with a bit of Structure/ AutoCAD experience please email your resume blimiew@ theprimestaffing.com or text 845-642-7126

WE’RE HIRING!

Upscale Jewelry Store In Monsey Is Looking To Hire A Part Time Energetic Sales Lady. Sunday’s Included. Please Email Resume: Jewelrypersonal@Gmail.com

F/T SECRETARY

Property management company is looking for a Full time secretary. Data entry, customer service and collection skills required. Please email resume to rcmanageoffice@gmail.com or Call 845-828-6781

FEMALE ABA PARA

ABA Riders is looking for an ABA para to with with A 5-year old from 12:30-3:45 in August.Competitive pay. Contact 845-828-2570/info@ abariders.com.

MENAHEL POSITION AVAILABLE

A Heimishe Cheder is seeking an experienced Menahel for the upcoming school year of 2024-25. Please send a resume to lichtigacheder@ gmail.com

IMMEDIATE HIRE

Legadel Cheder is looking to hire a female assistant on Sundays and Fridays till the end of the summer. Great pay for the right candidate. please call 845-587-7386.

BCBA POSITION

ABA Riders is looking to hire a BCBA. Well-paid, flexible hours. Contact Rikki 347930-9736/info@abariders. com.

SALESLADY OPPORTUNITY

Local Home organizing store is seeking a saleslady with a passion for Home organizing. Must speak Yiddish. Hours: MondayThursday 2:30-6:30 and Sunday 12-6:45. Call 845-459-3950 lv msg

MEDIATION

Divorce mediation. No fighting leads to happier parents and children! Call Shmuel Laskin, Divorce Mediator, for free consultation, 845-558-4073.

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UNIQUE F/T POSITION AVAILABLE

Monsey based footwear design office seeking an ambitious individual. Multitasker and computer skills required. Willing to train. Resume hrdept@blublonc. com

JOIN OUR SALES TEAM!

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SECRETARY POSITION

Looking for female secretary in a busy accounting office, graduates are welcome, training provided. Kosher and Heimish office. Please send your resume to financial@ygcpaco.com or call 845-573-3000.

F/T RESIDENTIAL LOAN PROCESSOR

Busy mortgage office seeking F/T Residential assistant/ processor. Individual must be organized, computer savvy, detail oriented and hardworking. Please send resume to saram@ everestequity.com

CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Establish clinical model, recruit clinicians, and provide program leadership & oversight. Requires LMSW/ LCSW certification and field experience. Email resume recruiting@elevateny.org

YSV GIRLS BUILDING

Receptionist needed starting immediately until the end of June, for a busy office in an elementary school. Hours are 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 or 4:30 p.m. Call C.Greenbaum 845356-1400 ext 212 or email cyg@yeshivaspringvalley.org.

COORDINATOR NEEDED

Are you proactive and dynamic? Are you looking for a stimulating and rewarding job? Local agency in Monsey is looking to hire a care manager to facilitate services for elderly that are on nursing home level care. BA or equivalent required. Flexible part-time/ fulltime hours. Paid holiday and vacation. Forward your resume to Jobopening142@ gmail.com.

MALE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Sales, bookkeeping, managing, etc. Email your resume: zelig@ theprimestaffing.com

QA COORDINATOR

Seeking to hire a part time QA Coordinator to be responsible for conducting quality audits and organizing/updating the company’s projects to comply with Policies and Procedure. Candidate should be able to read and understand memoranda with great writing skills. Minimum of one year office experience is required. Great salary with potential for growth. Paid vacation and holidays. Email your resume to emplyeeslovetoworkhere@ gmail.com

HCBS COORDINATOR WANTED

SHINE 24/7 is looking for an experienced HCBS coordinator. Candidate will coordinate services and help the families navigate the system . Candidate should be a peoples person, detailed oriented and able to multitask.Email Resume: Kidlet@shine247.org

SUMMER JOB!

Enjoy an incredible staff program and fulfill your special camper’s dreams. Sleepaway program, from July 2 - Aug 15. Call Mrs. Goldhirsch at Camp Ohr Olam - 802-451-0950.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Multiple office positions available. Accounts Payable, must have A/P experience and Administrative. Prefer female. This position will be in the office five days a week. We manage multiple properties nationwide. Office located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Please send resume to janet@ propertycaps.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Looking for a friend to take out and keep company a sweet 18 year old girl. Brewer-old nyack turnpike area. Please call:845 426 2199 Ext:1740

NURSING SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Join our clinical team to assist Care Coordinators with health promotion, referrals, assessments, and combining behavioral and physical health to improve individuals we serve. Experience with OPWDD and IDD, preferred. Competitive pay and benefits provided. Remote option available. Email your resume to careers@tricountycare.org to apply.

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Beginner male management and customer service positions. Are you an outgoing, motivated individual with great communication skills? Reach out to rivky@ theprimestaffing.com 1-329205-6185

ALLEY VALLEY THE PLACE TO

BE

Find your dream job that suits your skills, availability, and preferences:

Yiddish and English speaking yingerman to work 1:1 with children throughout the day or in the afternoon

Yiddish and English speaking girl/woman to coordinate care for children.

Yiddish and English speaking girl/woman to work 1:1 with children throughout the day or in the afternoon

HR COORDINATOR

RECEPTIONISTS

EXPERIENCED BILLERS

To apply for a position email your resume to:

HR@ALLEYVALLEY.COM

What?

•• One account managing position - minimum 1-2 years of QB experience required

•• One entry level bookkeeping position - no experience required

ATTENTION 2021 GRADUATES!

ARE YOU SELF-MOTIVATED, HARDWORKING, AND DILIGENT?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FULFILLING OFFICE/BOOKKEEPING JOB?

JOIN THE HORIZON GROUP!

Located on Melnick Dr. in Monsey. Heimishe, geshmake environment. Optional: start now and work the first few weeks/months part time.

Apply today and start working in June, July, August or September.

Where?

• In a heimishe ehrliche women’s office

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Ensure your spot on our team by sending your resume to hr@horizongroup.us and start working when you are ready.

Who?

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What else?

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Classifieds

NEW WEBSITE?

Get your Beautiful, Fast, SEO-Friendly Website done in 14 days, guaranteed. Email efraim@rapidquill.com

AYIN HORAH

The renowned Rebetzin Aidel Miller from Yerushalayim will remove Ayin Horah over the phone. Call till 5:00 PM: 718.689.1902 or 516.300.1490

SUBSTITUTE AVAILABLE

I’m a sub and I’m available to sub in playgroups/schools 845-512-9223

NEW RENTAL!

Elegant and adorable baby clothes to rent for your Simcha. Carrying your favorite brands, sizes 6-24 months. Please call for details 347-243-4037

OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Beautiful summer photo shoots at a great price. By Shifra Jacobowitz. Call/text for samples or appointment 845-540-1078

RECORDING STUDIO

Have your songs professionally recorded by Faigy Pollak. Special offer for camp songs! Call 347-5783027

ODDS & ENDS

SAW YESHUA

I went to the tzion of Reb Lazer Chaim ben Reb Burich in Queens and lit a lecht and saw a yeshua.

SAW YESHUA

I lit a candle, said that it’s for a zchus for the tanna Masya ben Charash, said perek pei vuv tehillim, and did this 18 times total. Then I asked for one specific request and asked Hashem to fullfill my request in the zchus of Masya ben Charash, and then said

the perakim tehillim from kuf yud tes spelling out kra satan, and saw a yeshua.

NEW! NEW! NEW!

Looking for a nice private place for a Beshow? A few locations available in the Monsey area. No charge. Call 845-426-5484 or 845-7467251

EXTRA MONEY

Are you looking to make some extra money in an exciting and fulfilling way?

Text the word MONEY to 845637-1861.

SAW YESHUA

I lit a lecht for 40 days leilu nishmas Reb Menachem Mendel ben Reb Yosef M’Riminov and promised to publicize it and saw a yeshua.

SAW YESHUA

I went to the Ribnitzer tzion and lit a lecht leilu nishmas Reb Chaim Zanvil ben Reb Moshe and saw a yeshua.

CHILDCARE

PLAYGROUP

Little explorers, Experience teacher, hot lunches, Outdoor play. Union / Maple. 18m-24m. Spots available for summer and September 845512-9223 Call

BABYSITTER

Experienced full time babysitter available in ridge area. Please text or call 347-907-5993

SUMMER PLAYGROUP

Are you still looking for summer arrangements for your toddler? Have them join our loving, stimulating, happy environment. Reserve your slot at 8452620271

GOWNS

GOWNS

Sister of bride gowns for sale 8455026491

WEDDING GOWNS

Three beautiful sister of bride gowns, cream/white, sizes 12,6-8 call/text: 845 502 4317

WHITE LACE MIDI

Beautiful Miri’s white lace midi dress/gown for sale. Brand new condition. Size 10. 845-587-8328

BLACK MATERNITY DRESS

Gorgeous black maternity dress for rent or sale, size 6, perfect for a chasuna or bar mitzvah. Call 347-633-2913

BEIGE MECHTENISTE DRESS

Gorgeous designer Mechteniste dress for sale worn once. Size 6-8. Please call 845-426-0553

OFF WHITE LACE GOWN

Beautiful off white lace gown for rent for married sister of bride size 2. Call 845-7467248

MAGNIFICENT GOWN

Gorgeous light colored gown for sale. Size 4-6. 8455385693

IVORY GOWN

Beautiful ivory gown for rent size 2-4. Call or text 845-5969933

NAVY VELVET WITH OFF WHITE LACE

3 beautiful velvet & lace dresses for sisters or nieces of bride. Sizes 3, 4 & 5. Please call 845-426-0553

IVORY GOWN

Beautiful ivory gown for rent size Small/Medium. Text 845-826-2185

WHITE GIRLS GOWNS FOR SALE

Two adorable gowns for sale, white eyelet, sizes 5 and 8. $85 each. Call 845-422-5596.

GOWN FOR SALE

Beautiful white gown for married sister of bride, for sale. Size 2-4 845-200-4326

WHITE MATERNITY GOWN

White maternity gown size large to sell for great price call 7183098716

CHILDRENS WHITE GOWNS

2 white gowns to rent or sell childrens size 4 & 6 call 7189388597

WHITE KLADE GOWNS

3 white beautiful Klade gowns to sell. Sizes 4, 7, 10. 845-274-4616

LIGHT BLUE DRESS/GOWN

Exquisite light blue party dress/gown, size 0-2, for sale or rent. Call: 845-587-5390

WHITE GOWN

Looking to sell a size 2-4 white gown for sister of the bride, please call 347 628 9586

LOST

Lost something? Found something? The Daily Return: Call/text: 845-538-0193, Email: monseydailyreturn@gmail. com

Crochet pink & white blanket 347-526-0162

Gold earring with pearl on a chain b/w Robert Pitt/Town Square shopping area 845274-7508

FOUND

Bracelet Maple/Monsey Blvd 845-587-6355

Big black pompom on Charles (possibly from hat) 845-3521539

Red hairbow on Charles 845352-1539

FREE GIVEAWAY

Leather sofabed in very good condition 845-826-6861

China closet in good condition. Call 845-356-4454

Carriage on First St Purim time 845-426-0553

Beautiful Blush/ pink gown fits size 4/6/8 call or txt: 3476317346

Box of maalos and blick. Yiddish magazines 845 825 9830

2 pretty white bunnies 845362-1524

Highriser base in great condition Call 845 499 1481

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Yeshiva RSR Hirsch (Breuer’s) in Washington Heights Seeking qualified PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR For the 2024-2025 school year. Competitive Remuneration. Please email resume to rymoller@yrsrh.org

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TODDLERS GROUP

Montessori preschool few slots left for a 3-4 year old class starting September. No transportation. For more information call Morah Chaya 8452760828 morahchayar@gmail.com

HIRING

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Talent Show

Better known known as the “Tzadik of Yerushalayim” for his holy work on behalf of the poor and sick. Also known as the “Father of Prisoners” for his visits to the central prison of Jerusalem during the British Mandate. Did not leave this world before giving over to his grandson the Koach to bring Yeshuas to Klal Yisroel.

A couple of weeks ago his grandson Rabbi Aryeh Yudalowitz Shlita from Bet Shemesh, was able to see anyone seeking a Brocha and many saw great Yeshuos B’H.

We are now offering an exclusive opportunity by having the Rav come to your home or office to do this special Tikun he received from his holy grandfather. The Tikun is known to remove any obstacles or blockages that may withhold your Hatzlocha in life.

Rav Chaim Kanievsky Z’L said to the Rav, that “Hashem had given him a special Koach”. As a result, B’H thousands have been helped through his special Tikunim and Tefilos.

Last visit in Lakewood resulted that a family with 3 unmarried girls were Zocha to have 2 engaged within a month after having the special Tikun.

Another success came to a well-known businessman selling high-end jewelry. The man had been sitting with merchandise for over 18 month and business was declining. Today he’s one of the largest in the industry selling over millions of dollars in sales.

A woman was suffering of a severe illness in her intestines. The doctors gave it a very slim chance of recovery. B’H after the Tikun was done at the home of this women, she was cured completely.

Now it’s your time to

Dear Friends,

I hope this letter finds you healthy and well. It is my sincerest wish that you never have to experience the pain and anguish my family has suffered in the past 2 years with my husband’s illness. Once again I come to you with a heavy heart and a plea for help because now my husband and I are facing a crisis that we never could have imagined. My husband, Zelig, a loving husband, and father, a respected and successful cybersecurity professional - received the devastating and life-changing diagnosis of ALS. His disease progressed at a ferocious pace and within a few months he was completely debilitated - unable to walk, talk, speak, eat, or breathe on his own. Once healthy and active, he now spends his days confined to bed or his wheelchair.

Whereas before, we lived comfortably and could give tzedakah freely. Now, we are struggling to cover the $30,000/month astronomical cost of his medical/care budget which includes aroundthe-clock nursing care, treatments, adaptive equipment, medications, and therapies. – Until Pesach of last year, we were able to cover expenses. However, now our personal funds are completely depleted, our credit cards are at their max, and the influx of donations has been reduced to a trickle. So, there has been a weekly struggle to make payroll for my husband’s caregivers, as well as mounting credit card debt of close to $100K and unpaid bills. The pressure is simply unbearable!

Despite the crushing financial burden, we have been instilled with renewed hope for my husband’s recovery. BH, with a new treatment protocol, he has recently shown small but steady improvement and is gradually regaining movement in his legs and hands! Reversals with ALS are unheard of, and we sincerely hope that this

miracle will continue to unfold. However, unless there is an immediate influx of donations, we will have no choice but to place Zelig in a nursing home.

I must emphasize the urgency and gravity of this situation. Due to my husband’s delicate health condition, a nursing home poses a significant risk to his life. In fact, Rav Chaim Schabbes poskined that it is a matter of pikuach nefesh for him to remain at home. We experienced the devastating consequences of this firsthand a year ago when he suffered repeated severe infections, one of which nearly claimed his life, resulting in a prolonged hospitalization and difficult recovery. It is imperative that we secure the funds for his care at home to not only ensure his safety and survival, but iyH to have a Refuah Shleimah.

It is in this moment of crisis that I humbly appeal to your kind and compassionate heart. Your generous support could help alleviate the financial strain on my family and share the tremendous zchus of the mitzvah of truly saving a life!

Thank you to all those who have already generously contributed in the past. BH, Zelig has continued to see improvements, but our expenses are ongoing. So, your continued support is crucial to keeping this lifeline intact and helping us to navigate this challenging journey with hope, resilience, and peace of mind. If you are able, please consider making a recurring monthly or weekly donation (through the Tomche Shabbos link) or by check. Thank you in advance for your kindness and compassion in our time of need!

Thank you for your time and consideration. Your support during this challenging time would mean the world to me and my family!

With sincere gratitude,

TO CONTRIBUTE:

Online: Tax Deductible contributions can be made by credit card at this link: https://www.rocklandchesednetwork.org/campaign/an-als-story-in-our-community

Mail: Checks can be made out to: Tomchei Shabbos and mailed to:

Zelig Nirenberg Fund c/o Rabbi Markstein 22 N. Rigaud Rd, Spring Valley, NY 10977 Tel: 845-746-1234

office@tyymonticello.org

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