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Monsey Medical and Dental Care would like to welcome Dr. Ramin Kashani to the Depart-ment of Dentistry. Dr. Kashani is a skilled Board certified pedi-atric dentist, who graduat-ed from Bow-doin College with a BA in Biology and New York Uni-versity College of Dentistry. He completed his residency at the University of Connecti-cut Health Center of Pediatric Dentistry. In this branch of dentist-ry dealing with children from

birth through adolescence, Dr. Kashani strives to create a comfortable and non threaten-ing environment for the young

patients. Dr. Kashani is highly trained in-all aspects of Pediatric Dentistry.In addition to regular den-tal care, his practice is the highly-special ized for Pediatric

restorative techniques and mo-dalities. He looks forward to meeting new smiling faces.

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During the recent annual con-ference of the New York State Association of Towns, Ramapo officials made their voices heard on the need for mandate re-form and relief in New York State. Ramapo S u p e r v i s o r Christopher P. St. Lawrence, the delegate to the confer-ence from Ra-mapo, and Councilman Daniel Fried-man, the alternate delegate representing Ramapo, pushed hard in support of the resolu-tion on mandate relief.Supervisor St. Lawrence and Councilman Friedman also

met with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer during the confer-ence and discussed funding for certain projects in Ramapo, as well as other issues that af-

fect Ramapo r e s i d e n t s , i n c l u d i n g mandates.State man-dates re-quire that local gov-e r n m e n t s

a d h e r e to certain r e g u l a -

tions, which are often costly. With officials across the state calling for smaller government and fewer regulations, there

The Indian Point safety debate rages on this week as the own-er of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant says the facility is not susceptible to the kind of earthquake and tsuna-mi that rocked Japan.Entergy’s vice president, John McCann, told County legisla-tors on Monday that the earth-quake in Japan was much more powerful than any recorded in the region of Indian Point. He says the reactors are safe and the plant can withstand a mag-nitude 6.0 earthquake. McCann said he expected changes to be made in re-sponse to the events in Japan, but he didn’t say what they would be. Former mayor and

presidential hopeful Rudy Giu-liani also says there's nothing to fear. He was hired by Entergy as a security consultant. Others dis-agre. Gov-ernor Cuo-mo, and R o c k l a n d County Ex-ecutive C. Scott Van-d e r h o e f have called for the plant to be shut down. A spokesman for the executive told the Advocate, "Rockland is as prepared as it could possibly be in case of a disaster, and that is still not good enough for us. It just does not feel comfort-

able.” Vanderhoef has called for the shut down or relocation of the power plant throughout

the last de-cade. Federal in-s p e c t o r s will soon c o n d u c t a full re-view of the plant's safe-ty. Asked about the

possibility of an earthquake, Energy Secre-tary David Chu said Sunday, "It is an issue. We're going to have to look at whether this reactor should remain in operation.“ Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy and Director of State

Operations Howard Glaser met with regulators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-sion on Tuesday to discuss the risks facing the Indian Point nuclear plant in the event of an earthquake.Meanwhile Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Congressman Eliot Engel Wednesday called on the House Energy and Com-merce Committee to hold hear-ings on the licensing of nuclear facilities located within an evacuation area containing a high population. “It is unacceptable that the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-sion is not required to take into account factors like population,

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Mendel Hoffman It always seems like there are construction projects being worked on for a short period of time, and then a long work break follows. All around town, projects are started with great anticipation and excitement, just to be delayed and take months – or years – longer to complete. Besides the obvious annoyance of having projects stretch on without end, and work being done in small tidbits here and there, it is often the timing of the work – when work actually does go on – that causes the most frustration and concern.

Each year, it seems, work on so many project sites start back up just before a busy Yom Tov. Last fall, just before Succos, a great deal of work was being done on the Maple Avenue project. These days, it has been a long time since any work was done on Maple Avenue, and the project is far from done.

It makes little sense for any work to be done on any projects before a Jewish holiday. It is the busiest time of year, as many are driving from one store to another. The last thing people need is to have to wait long periods of time for flag wavers to guide traffic through clogged streets because workers chose that day to work on a project.

If projects were being worked on each and every day from the day they were started to the day they were completed, it would be one issue. But when projects routinely stall and no work gets done for stretches of time, it is inconceivable for them to return for a few weeks just before a Yom Tov when people need unfettered access to the roads. With Pesach approaching, we can only hope that this trend will not continue as people begin the large shopping sprees that precede it.

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Congressman Eliot Engel issued the following statement after a bomb exploded today at a Jerusa-lem bus stop, killing one and injur-ing dozens more. "Once again, the world is a wit-ness to cold-blooded violence committed by Palestinians against Israelis. I condemn today's cow-ardly terrorist attack in Jerusalem and express my deepest sympa-thies to the people of Israel, to the victims, and to their families. During the last decade, terrorist attacks on Israeli buses, pizzerias, and so many other places became brutally commonplace. How sad it is that the Palestinians still have not learned that they will not earn their statehood through another peoples' tragedy and their own culture of death. The killers must be brought to jus-tice, and the region will hopefully someday see peace. Yet, that will never happen unless the Palestin-ians return to the bargaining table so that negotiations can begin again with Israel. Today, I call upon the Palestinian leadership to condemn and fore-swear this and all other terrorist attacks, end incitement and glorifi-cation of past murderers, and join with the Israelis so that all people of this region can one day live in peace.” Rep. Engel is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Commit-tee. ADVOCATE ACTION DESK

Dear Action Desk,

Our towns are governed by law en-forcement for a good reason. It helps maintain order, and creates a more peaceful environment for all of the neighbors who live here. We are all upstanding citizens and hopefully everyone obeys the law. But when it comes to traffic issues, this is not so. I believe that this law falls into what the Gamara calls. 'dina d'malchusa

dina'. The law of the land is the law, and we are supposed to adhere to it.It is very dangerous driving on these roads, especially when cars are parked illegally on both sides of a street. How are the buses to get through, and more importantly, am-bulances and fire trucks?

It is my hope that the law is enforced more severely than it has been. This is a safety issue above all. We must

follow traffic laws all the time, as strictly as we follow them when stopping for a school bus. Pedestri-ans, and drivers alike will benefit from following traffic laws.

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Senator Carlucci at Mental Hygiene Joint Budget Conference Hearing

(Albany, NY) Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Orange) was appointed to the Mental Hygiene Joint Budget Conference Committee and partici-pated in the first hearing last week in Albany. The purpose of this hearing is to bring the Senate and the Assembly together to discuss areas of similarities and differences in each house’s bud-get resolutions in an effort to come to a budget agreement.In this 2011-2012 budget, the Office for People with Developmental Dis-abilities (OPWDD) programs are look-ing at a 4-5% cut. This cut increases when you include the federal share and the cuts at the Medicaid Redesign table. These cuts will mean that pro-grams will have to lay off workers, re-duce services or even close, resulting in a huge loss in services for people with development disabilities.Senator Carlucci has attempted to mitigate these devastating cuts by working with the Senate to make restorations to these vital programs, however, the Assembly has chosen not to make any restorations to the OPWDD budget. “ We must protect our state’s most vulnerable citizens,” Senator Carlucci said. “If we cut funding for OPWDD, how can we undertake the immedi-ate and comprehensive review of the agencies and their practices, that Gov-ernor Cuomo has called for? We can-not allow our fellow New Yorkers to fall through the cracks in our system or suffer one more instance of abuse.”

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Between Monday April 4th and Monday April 18th, the Town will provide extra garbage pickups in addition to regularly scheduled pickups. Please cooperate by discarding bulk items as soon as possible. Please do not wait until the last minute because it becomes difficult to service the community in time for the holiday.

DUE TO THE ENORMOUS VOLUME TO BE COLLECTED, YOUR COOPERATION, FLEXIBILITY AND PATIENCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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has been a movement against such mandates, which often require local governments to raise property taxes.Mandates can also be certain expenses required by the state and federal gov-ernment for which all local govern-ments must comply, such as funding for certain education and health-related programs. In Rockland County, Medic-aid mandates and other social service requirements place a heavy burden on government. For example, Medic-aid spending alone totals 110% of the amount of money raised by county property taxes.Officials from several hundred towns across New York State attended the conference of the New York State Asso-ciation of Towns, including many from Ramapo. During the final session of the conference, several resolutions were proposed and adopted on behalf of the towns relating to statewide issues that affect all towns.The resolution, which was adopted, reads, “Resolved, that the Association of Towns calls upon the Governor and members of the state legislature to en-act comprehensive mandate relief leg-islation that would take into consider-ation the following among other relief measures: 1) Inventory and full funding of existing and future mandates, and 2) Require all future legislation to include specific local fiscal impact notes.”The resolution was sent to the Gover-nor, who had pledged to work on the issue. Following the conference and the passage of the mandate relief resolu-tion, the Governor released a report on mandate relief that will address the very concerns raised by Supervisor St. Lawrence and Councilman Friedman.

The report includes detailed propos-als, including a prohibition against the state legislature creating any new unfunded mandates that negatively impact local governments. A plan to require all legislation to have an expla-nation of its financial impact on all local governments is also included in Gover-nor Cuomo’s report.This week, the Mandate Relief Panel or-ganized by Governor Cuomo proposed that a constitutional amendment be passed stating that any new mandates enacted by the legislature be fully fund-ed by the state, or else they cannot be implemented. The plan would essen-tially end new mandates, but would need to be approved by the legislature and the voters in a referendum.“I applaud Governor Cuomo on his re-port, and I look forward to working with him on mandate relief and other issues to help ease the burden on Ramapo taxpayers,” said Supervisor St. Law-rence. “This critical legislation needs to be passed now so that local govern-ments across this state can get the relief they need,” he added.Councilman Friedman stated he is also supportive of the Governor’s efforts. “I believe Governor Cuomo wants to do right by local governments like Ra-mapo, and it is time for the state legisla-ture to follow suit,” said Friedman. “State legislators serve the same people that town officials throughout the state do, and we need to put an end to the prac-tice of mandates that hurt towns and drive up local property taxes. Enacting the reforms in this report is a great way to start,” Friedman concluded.

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national security, and evacuation plans in determining the relicensing of aging nuclear power plants like Indian Point,” said Lowey. “In the event of a terror-ist event, earthquake, or other natural disaster affecting Indian Point, the en-tire population of New York City and its suburbs would need to be evacuated. New Yorkers deserve to know relicens-ing decisions are made taking these ba-sic factors into account.”Rep. Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Commit-tee, said, “It is time for the NRC to realize that natural disasters and terrorism are all too real. The condition of the plant should be enough to have it closed, but the NRC seems to be too tolerant of nuclear facilities’ condition in renewing licenses. The fact that 25 million people could be in grave danger if an incident such as what happened in Japan took place in New York should be ample rea-son to close a well-maintained facility, much less one with Indian Point’s spot-ty record.”Next week Lowey and Engel will re-introduce the Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2011, which would re-quire the NRC to evaluate aging power plans to be re-licensed with the same stringent criteria used to license new plants. Lowey first introduced this leg-islation in 2005. Specifically, the Nucle-ar Power Licensing Reform Act would: Ensure a nuclear facility not pose an unreasonable threat to persons or the

environment, including vulnerability to terrorist attacks;It would require adequate evacuation plans for emergency events with ap-proval from Federal agencies and states within 50 miles of the facility;It will also require that any re-licensing be subject to the same stringent criteria that would be used in an original appli-cation for initial construction.Plans in the bill would instruct the NRC to determine whether changes in the size or distribution of the surrounding population have resulted in the facility utilizing a site on which a new facility would not be allowed.The plant has no plan on shutting down, nor do other nuclear facilities in the county or throughout the indus-trialized world. Only one country cur-rently using nuclear power, Germany, stands alone among leading industrial-ized nations in its decision to stop using nuclear energy because of its inherent risks. It is betting billions on expanding the use of renewable energy to meet power demands instead.The transition was supposed to hap-pen slowly over the next 25 years, but is now being accelerated in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant disaster, which Chancellor An-gela Merkel has called a “catastrophe of apocalyptic dimensions.”

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We have all been beset with hiccups at some point in our lives -- those ag-gravating, involuntary fits that can make it nearly impossible to carry on a conversation, eat a meal or even maintain a train of thought. Most people hiccup four to 60 times per minute during a bout of hiccups, and everyone has a specific, lifelong hic-cup pattern.

The average hiccup spell can last from a few minutes to a few hours, but some people suffer from extended episodes that last days, months or even years. Hiccups that last longer than 48 hours are called persistent hiccups, and if they've lasted more than a month, you have intractable hiccups. Both types can cause serious

health problems and, in some cases, even death.

For many of us, hiccups begin in the womb. The recapitulation theory pro-poses that fetuses use hiccups in res-piration before their lungs are fully developed. This may help explain why premature infants spend up to 2.5 percent of their time hiccuping -- more than full-term babies.

As we get older, bouts of hiccups de-crease. The most likely time to hiccup is in the evening. Why do we hiccup? The scientific community has been debating this issue for decades.

We know what happens during a hic-cup. During normal breathing, we take in air from the mouth and nose, and it flows through the pharynx, past the glottis and into the larynx and trachea, ending in the lungs. The dia-

phragm, a large muscle between the chest and abdomen, aids this airflow. It moves down when we inhale, and then up when we exhale. The phrenic nerves control the movement and sensation of the diaphragm. Any irrita-tion to these nerves induces a spasm of the diaphragm. This spasm causes a person to take a short, quick breath that is then interrupted by the closing of the epiglottis (a flap that protects the glottis, the space between the vo-cal cords). The sudden closing creates the sound we all know as a hiccup.

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Cuomo Insiders Fault Silver For SpendingAdministration officials of Governor Cuomo are privately faulting Assem-bly Speaker Sheldon Silver for the lack of a budget. Silver is trying to change the budget to include millions more in spending, to be paid for by a tax on the wealthy that the governor and the Republican Senate say they will not approve. All sides need to come to an agreement by April 1st, which many believe is still possible.During budget negotiations, Silver has been demanding the restoration of mil-lions in cuts, but the governor and his staff are trying to cut as much as possi-ble. Aides to Cuomo say Silver is putting the needs of his members, Assembly Democrats, before those of the state, by working to please them through in-creased spending, which they can take back to their constituents.

More Info On Lobbyist Lipsky EmergesRichard Lipsky is the lobbyist ensnared in the scandal of Senator Carl Kruger, who accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including money he took from Lipsky. As the investigation continues, Lipsky’s profile has been un-covered. Lipsky is a lobbyist who works alone, and has no office. Unlike most lobbyists, he has fought with elected officials in state and city politics, which has cast him as more of an outsider and someone not com-pletely in tune with elected officials who can get things done for his clients. Lipsky earned a reputation for taking center-stage instead of giving the at-tention to his clients, which alienated many. In Kruger, Lipsky found someone that could help get things done for him

when no other elected officials would – by plying him with thousands of dollars in cash.

Diaz Disclosure Proposal FailsSenator Ruben Diaz proposed that state legislators post all of their donors on their website as a way to promote transparency of elected officials. The information is already available directly from the New York State Board of Elec-tions, but Diaz wants it to be available directly through their offices. The pro-posal failed to go through a committee in the senate.

Cuomo Pulls On Sampson’s JacketDuring a press conference following a meeting with legislative leaders, Senate minority leader John Sampson began to speak about his concerns regarding cuts to the Yonkers School District. While he was speaking, the governor began gently tugging on Sampson’s suit jacket, in an effort to get his at-tention to stop talking about those cuts. Sampson said he didn’t mind and thought the governor was doing a good job keeping budget discussions civil.

Tedisco Pushes Paper BillAssemblyman James Tedisco was walk-ing around the capital when he came across a huge bin of papers- all of them legislative bills that are required to be printed but are rarely even read. Te-disco used the opportunity to make another push for his proposal, which would eliminate printing requirements and instead allow bills to be distributed electronically.

Pawlenty Announces 2012 BidFormer Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has announced that he is forming an exploratory committee to run for president, the first step for a presidential campaign, which will enable him to run. Pawlenty is a con-servative who is not as well known as figures like Sarah Palin. A poll showed that 60% of voters don’t know who he is, but he has been working on building a national profile. He vetoed four tax increases, and kept spending almost even over his tenure as governor, and those credentials will likely be his plat-form to run for president.

Pelosi Briefly Hospitalized In ItalyFormer House Speaker and minority leader Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized briefly in Italy after feeling unwell dur-ing an official trip there. Pelosi went to Italy with other members of Congress to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.

Obama Pledges 2016 TripDuring a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, President Obama said that he would return to the country in 2016 for the Summer Olympics. Rio was chosen as the host city by the International Olym-pic Committee. Obama had made a trip to Denmark to advocate on behalf of his home city of Chicago, but lost out to Rio. Even if he is re-elected in 2012, Obama will be just a few months away from finishing his presidency when the summer games take place.

Bush 41 CelebratedFor the first time since President Obama took the oath of office, all living former

presidents gathered in the same place, this time to pay tribute to George H. W. Bush. In a gala fundraiser that raised millions of dollars for his Points Of Light organization, which promotes pub-lic service, former Presidents Clinton, Carter, and Bush Jr. discussed Bush’s achievements and his work after leav-ing the White House. Bill Clinton, who defeated Bush in 1992, praised Bush a great deal and said the two became very close during their work in 2004 and 2005, following the tsunami in Asia and Hurricane Katrina. The two said they realized that fights can get petty and personal in politics, and often are not worth it.

Meghan McCain Is For RomneyMeghan McCain, the outspoken daughter of former presidential candi-date John McCain, said she is a strong support of Mitt Romney’s potential campaign for the presidency. She said Romney has handled himself well, while Sarah Palin, her father’s former running mate, has not. She said Palin’s actions since losing show her to be un-fit for the presidency. McCain said she should have stayed on the sidelines and listened and learned about issues rather than jump into the fray com-pletely as she did.

Kucinich Questions President On LibyaDennis Kucinich, a Congressman who has made a name for himself fighting those in power, had some criticism for President Obama on his handling of the situation in Libya. He said the presi-dent should have discussed the issue more with congressional leaders first. Meanwhile, Ralph Nader has begun a movement to impeach Obama for the same reason.

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According to MarketScan, payments for Pfizer Inc's Lipitor rose 11.4 percent last year, compared with 5 percent annually from 2005 to 2010. That meant the cost of a daily dose of the cholesterol drug rose from $3.17 at the end of 2009 to $3.53 at the end of 2010. Lipitor, which will soon lose patent protection, had 2010 global sales of $10.7 billion.

Drugs with price rises in the mid teens included: cholesterol drug Crestor made by AstraZeneca Inc; blood-clot preventer

Plavix sold by Bristol Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi-Aventis; and asthma treat-ment Singulair, from Merck & Co.

AstraZeneca's antipsychotic drug Sero-quel topped the list with a 16.5 percent price jump, according to MarketScan data, which is particularly telling since it comes from actual pay-ments by insurers, rather than manufacturer list prices.

Insurers often get a dis-count on the list price -- but the fact that they are paying more for drugs is likely to push up the premi-ums they charge at a time when healthcare costs are already rising much faster than inflation.

"The price escalation is tru-ly incredible," said Judy Cahill executive director the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, a pharmacy trade group. She said that since drugs generally make up about 10 percent of medical spending, they are often not a top priority for cost-cutting.

IMS Health estimates that $25.4 billion in U.S. drug sales are at risk of generic competition this year as patents expire on iconic brands like Lipitor and Plavix. Another $26.1 billion in sales -- about 9

percent of the $300 billion market -- will lose patent protection next year.

"Because of the increased number of drugs going generic, they profit more from the brand drugs on the market by

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Everett Neville, vice president of pharma strategy at Express Scripts Inc, which manages drug benefit programs for health insurers and employ-ers, said drugmakers typically raise prices for drugs as they approach patent expiration, but "what we have seen over the last few years are bigger increases for products that are early or mid-way in their patent cycle."

Drug manufacturers have an exclusive right to sell new products for up to 20 years from the date of a U.S. patent filing. Once the patent expires, a number of ge-neric copycats typically enter the market, driving down prices.

IMS estimates that the U.S. healthcare system will reap at least $70 billion in savings over the next four years as brand-name medicines are replaced by lower-cost generics.

But until there is a generic competitor,

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To know where we are as a people, it is important to know where and who we have been. The Advocate is proud to introduce a history series on the communities of Lithuania, based on excerpts from The World That Was: Lithuania, written by Rabbi Yitzchak Kasnett, underwritten by the Living Memorial program of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. Special thanks to Rabbi A. Leib Scheinbaum, National Director of The Living Memorial for making this material available to The Advocate.

TELZTELZ, Part II

Rabbi Gordon fought relentlessly against the reforms of the maskilim (Enlighten-ment Movement). He attempted to pub-lish an Orthodox newspaper that was to serve as a vehicle for counteracting the many publications written by the reform-ers. The Rov founded the first religious organization in Russia, Knesses Yisrael, and was active in establishing branches of Knesses Yisrael in every city and village. The Rov was a participating founder in the worldwide Agudath Israel movement, and attended the first congress held in Hamburg. In a letter to Rabbi Yizchok Blauser in 1907, Rabbi Gordon expressed his sadness that, “the magnitude of athe-ism which has spread among ou rnation’s youth is unimaginable, and every day we see boys and girls who were yester-day united with G-d and His Torah trans-formed into heretics.”

Rabbi Gordon’s fight against the reform-ers did not go unnoticed by his adversar-ies. They denounced his yeshiva to the Russian government and maligned the yeshiva in their periodicals, ‘Hameilitz’ and ‘Hatzofeh’. The reformers demanded that the fundraisers for Telz Yeshiva not be al-lowed in any community to collect funds since the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Eliezer Gor-don, was not a true Russian patriot.

At one point the maskilim reported the illegal Telz Yeshiva (the Russian govern-ment had not allowed the yeshiva to exist legally) to the Mayor of Kovno. An inspec-tor arrived, found a full Beis Hamedrash, and began writing his report. Rabbi Gor-don signaled for the talmidim to start leaving one at a time, until there were only twenty students left. Rabbi Gordon approached the inspector and asked to read his report. Upon seeing that he wrote there were hundreds of students the Rov asked the inspector if it was proper to lie in such a report when, in fact, there were not more than twenty or so students present. After counting the talmidim with Rabbi Gordon, the inspector conceded that the Rov was correct. Since there were not more than twenty students the place could not be considered a yeshiva, and the inspector discarded his report. He went back to Kovno with a nice tip and reported to the Mayor that there was no yeshiva in Telz.

Soon after a new Mayor by the name of Popov was appointed. Popov was evil, hated Jews, and was not susceptible to bribery. As soon as he was installed, her summoned Rabbi Eliezer and warned him that if he did not stop teaching in the yeshiva, the Rov would be deported from Telz-perhaps to Siberia. Rov Eliezer answered him calmly, “I am not afraid of you, for even if I am exiled to Siberia, I will have a yeshiva there, too. But I would ad-vise you to desist from your designs, for if you are banished, it is extremely doubt-ful whether you will be appointed district ruler in your exile.” Indeed, it was not long before Popv was dismissed from office.

After the passing of Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, his son-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch, as-sumed the mantle of the leadership of the yeshiva. Under Rabbi Yosef Leib, the yeshiva continued to flourish, becoming one of the largest in all of Europe. In ad-dition to counteracting the government’s modern educational institutions for Jews which were built to compete with the tra-ditional cheder and yeshiva system, Rabbi Yosef Leib began his own modern Talmud Torah where children could study Torah and secular studies under licensed teach-ers (as required by the government). The Rov made sure that the Talmud To-rah was a state of the art institution that could easily challenge the German-style secular schools. The Rov charged his sons, Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok (future Rov and Rosh HaYeshiva) and Rabbi Eliyohu Meir (founder of Telz, Cleveland) to head the Talmud Torah, admonishing them to be well aware of the great and holy function such a school would play in keeping Jew-ish youth from falling into the hands of the maskilim.

In addition, Rabbi Yosef Leib started Yavne, a preparatory girls’ high school, including secular studies. This program came under great criticism from many rabbonim. However, the sainted Chofetz Chaim supported Rabbi Boch, declaring that he felt that Rabbi Yosef Leib was well aware of his actions and had certainly proceeded with great deliberation. These actions were to have great future conse-quences for the yeshiva, because after-wards the Lithuanian government or-dered that all yeshivas must have secular studies or lose their status as theological institutes whose students were exempt from the military draft. Finally, Rabbi Bloch started the first teacher training school for religious teachers and a semi-nary for women.

When the Nazis reached Telz they recruit-ed local Lithuanian anti-Semites to help them carry out their plans for the final so-lution of the Jews of Telz. The Rosh HaYes-hiva, Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Bloch, led his yeshiva and community in the sanc-

THE WORLD THAT WAS LITAtification of Hashem’s name. Refusing the chance to flee to safety in Russia, Rabbi Bloch remained in Telz to give courage and strength to his fellow Jews. His daughter, Rebbetzen Chaya Ausband, witnessed Rabbi Bloch’s fi-nal hours:

When the German troops rounded up the entire Jewish population and lined them up facing their bayonets, Father did not recoil from their shouts and threats. With absolute serenity he addressed the community, exhort-ing them to repent and accept upon themselves the yoke of Heaven. He in-spired them all to the exalted heights of willing to be sacrificed for the sanc-tification of Hashem. During the last moments he requested water to wash his hands and from inside the mass grave that the Jews had been forced to dig for themselves, his voice burst forth in a cry of “Shema Yisrael” in sanctity and purity.

Rabbi Eliyohu Meir Bloch and his brother-in-law, Chaim Mordechai Katz, escaped from Telz just before its destruction by the Nazis. Traveling through Siberia and Japan, they even-tually arrived in Cleveland where they began the rebuilding of the Telz Ye-shiva and its tradition, including a day school, a high school, and a teachers’ seminary.

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NEW GUIDELINES FOR TODDLER CARSEATSChildren should ride in rear-facing car seats longer, until they are 2 years old instead of 1, according to updated ad-vice from a medical group and a federal agency.The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration issued separate but consistent new r e c o m m e n d a -tions Monday.Both organiza-tions say older children who’ve outgrown front-facing car seats should ride in booster seats until the lap-shoulder belt fits them. Booster seats help position adult seat belts properly on children’s smaller frames. Children usually can graduate from a booster seat when their height reaches 4 feet 9 inches.Children younger than 13 should ride in the back seat, the guidelines from both groups say.The advice may seem extreme to some parents, who may imagine trouble con-vincing older elementary school kids — as old as 12 — to use booster seats.

But it’s based on evidence from crashes. For older children, poorly fitting seat belts can cause abdominal and spine injuries in a crash.One-year-olds are five times less likely to be injured in a crash if they are in a rear-facing car seat than a forward-fac-ing seat, according to a 2007 analysis of five years of U.S. crash data.Put another way, an estimated 1,000 children injured in forward-facing seats over 15 years might not have been hurt if they had been in a car seat facing the back, said Dr. Dennis Durbin, lead author of the recommendations and a pediatric emergency physician at Chil-

dren’s Hospital of Philadel-phia.Toddlers have relatively large heads and small necks. In a front-facing car seat, the force of a crash can jerk the child’s head causing spinal cord injuries.Car seats have

recommended weights printed on them. If a 1-year-old outweighs the rec-ommendation of an infant seat, parents should switch to a different rear-facing car seat that accommodates the heavi-er weight until they turn 2, the pediatri-cians group says.Luckily for parents, most car seat mak-ers have increased the amount of weight the seats can hold. This year, about half of infant rear-facing seats ac-commodate up to 30 pounds, Durbin said. Ten years ago, rear-facing car seats topped out at children weighing 22

pounds.“The good news is it’s likely parents currently have a car seat that will ac-commodate the change,” Durbin said.

NEWBORN SCREENING TESTS MISS SOME BA-BIES' HEARING PROBLEMS

Most newborns have their hearing tested while they are still in the hospi-tal, but those tests may not catch all se-vere hearing loss. One-third of children who were treated for deafness with co-chlear implants had actually passed the newborn screening, according to a new study.That's important, because parents and pediatricians often don't realize that a baby has a serious hearing problem. Most states require that newborns' hearing be tested before they go home from the hospital. About 2 or 3 of every 1,000 children are born deaf or hard of hearing. The earlier those children get help, the better they do at developing language skills.Researchers at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago looked at the re-cords of 127 children who had hearing problems severe enough to be treated with cochlear implants, and found that one-third of them had passed the newborn hearing test. The results were published in the latest Archives

of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.The failure may not be the fault of the newborn screening, but simply the result of the fact that some hearing loss develops slowly. Babies at risk for pro-gressive deafness include those who had cytomegalovirus infections, and those who were in a neonatal intensive care unit.Those cases wouldn't be obvious in the first month of life, which is the time rec-ommended for universal screening by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. The cost ranges from $10 to $50."The situation raises the issue of whether r e p e a t - ing mandato-ry hearing screen-ing for all children before 1 year of age would be b e n e f i c i a l ," the study authors write.In any case, newborn screening, though imperfect, does speed diagno-sis of hearing problems overall, accord-ing to the study authors. They com-pared children treated with cochlear implants before 2003, when the state of Illinois required universal newborn hearing screening. Children who were screened had hearing problems diag-nosed when they were 11 months old on average, compared to 21 months in children born before universal screen-ing.

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An upsetting fact in handling mold is-sues is that even if you assumed you have already elimi-nated them, there are still tendency that they can grow back in few days after you have got-ten them out. Molds have the capability to grow and repro-duce in other parts of your house. They contain spores and mycelia which can gradually spread in the whole house. There are micro-organisms of fungi which you can only see them through a microscope if you want to go further with your study. The main reason why molds begin to grow in some parts of your house like the lavatory, kitchen, and the garage among oth-ers is due to these organisms exist in moist and damp areas. Hence, if you thoroughly ob-serve, it starts somewhere damp and scatters in other portions and rooms of your house.

Getting rid of molds and permanently stop them is really a tough job to do since dealing with its capability to reproduce requires inten-sive cleaning and management. Keep in mind that one wrong move may result to worsen-ing of growth and more damage in places and things you own.

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have already started to grow. Thus, it is best to stop and remove those things which already affected by molds.

Know how to manage the humidity level. This is very important because humidity is the main reason of their production, survival and proliferation of molds. Be sure that you repair those areas that are damaged. Then you can put dehumidifiers to successfully manage the temperature of your house and stop mold for-

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• Rebuild, or retrofit, with water-resistant building materials such as tiles, stone, deep-sealed concrete, galvanized or stainless steel hardware, indoor/ outdoor carpeting, waterproof wallboard, water-resistant glues, and so on.

Prevent seepage of water from outdoors into your house. Rain water from gutters or the roof needs to drain away from the house. Ground around the house needs to slope away to keep basement and crawlspace dry.

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Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis is an allergic reaction to pollen. Symptoms of hay fever are seasonal, meaning you will feel worse when the pollens that affect you are at their highest levels. Hay fever is the most com-mon form of allergy. It affects 1 in 5 people.

Hay fever is caused by pollen, a common allergen. Al-lergens are substances that cause your body to respond with an allergic reaction. When you are exposed to some-thing you are allergic to, your body releases chemicals. One type of chemical that is released is histamine. His-tamine is your body’s defense against the allergen. The release of histamine causes swelling, itching, sneezing, watering eyes and nose—all the symptoms of hay fever. Hay fever is usually caused by small, hard-to-see pollens, like those from trees, grasses and weeds. Common pol-lens and when they increase allergy symptoms (depend-ing on where you live) include:Tree pollen—early springGrass pollen—late spring and early summerWeed pollen, such as ragweed—midsummer to late fallIf you are allergic to pollen, you will notice your symp-toms are worse on hot, dry days when wind carries the pollen. On rainy days, pollen often is washed to the ground, which means you are less likely to breathe it.

Symptoms vary depending on the severity of your aller-gies. Symptoms can include: -Sneezing-Coughing-Itching -Runny nose-Stuffy nose-Headache-Sore throat

Hay fever lasts longer than a cold or the flu—up to sever-al weeks—and does not cause fever. The nasal discharge from hay fever is thin, watery and clear, while nasal dis-charge from a cold or the flu tends to be thicker. Itching (mostly eyes, nose, mouth, throat and skin) is common with hay fever but not with a cold or the flu. Sneezing is more prominent with hay fever and can occur in rather violent bouts.

The best way to deal with hay fever is to avoid the al-lergens that cause it. Shower or bathe before bedtime to wash off pollen and other allergens in your hair and on your skin. Avoid going outside, especially on dry, windy days. Keep windows and doors shut, and use an air con-ditioner at home and in your car.

Several medicines can be used to treat hay fever. Dr. Paul Bloom, a pediatrician at Monsey Medical and Dental Care, suggests your child see an allergist if symptoms are present year round. This will help you determine what medicine is best for your child de-pending on his symptoms, age and overall health.

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A root canal is a dental procedure that is used to remove diseased pulp tissue from the interior of a tooth. The narrow channels beneath the pulp chamber in the inner part of the tooth are hollowed out and cleaned, and the roots are filed with flexible nickel titanium files.

A tooth is made up of three main components: a hard protective shell referred to as enamel, a softer and sensitive middle layer referred to as dentin and a soft tissue inner layer referred to as dental pulp. Dental pulp is composed of nerve tissue, lymph tissue and blood vessels, and is considered to be the vital part of a tooth. If dental pulp is sufficiently traumatized – whether by exposure to oral bacteria via deep dental caries, a fracture in the tooth that enters the pulp or a forceful blow to the face – the tooth begins to die and root canal therapy is often required in order to prevent or eliminate infection and prevent tooth loss.

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In cases where tooth extraction is the only solution, the missing tooth may be replaced with a dental implant or dental bridge to maintain functionality. By replacing the missing tooth, a proper bite is maintained and the surrounding teeth are prevented from shifting. Because a severe infection can be very dangerous, it is important to receive a professional evaluation by a dentist who can look deeper into the cause of a toothache. If an infection spreads beyond the jaw to the head and neck, then more extensive medical treatment, including hospitalization, may be required.

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I-800-DIABETES diabetes.org/risktest

HIGH RISK: You are at higher risk for having type 2 diabetes. However, only

your doctor can tell for sure if you do have type 2 diabetes. Talk to your doctor to see if additional testing is needed.

LOW RISK: Right now your risk for having pre-diabetes or diabetes is low.

But your risk goes up as you get older. Talk to your doctor about how to keep your risk low.

AT RISK FOR PRE-DIABETES: You are at higher risk for pre-diabetes

which means your blood glucose is higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Talk to your doctor about ways to reduce your risk for diabetes.

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Q: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had hypertension (high blood pressure)?

YES

Q: Are you Caucasian (white)?

YES

Q: Does your mother, father, sister or brother

have diabetes?

YES

Q: Are you under 57 years of age?

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Q: At your height (see AT-RISK WEIGHT CHART), is your weight equal to or

more than the at-risk weight?

Q: At your height (see AT-RISK WEIGHT CHART), is your weight equal to or

more than the at-risk weight?

QUESTION:ARE YOU UNDER

45 YEARS OF AGE?YES

START HERE

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Q: Have you ever developed diabetes during pregnancy?

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This simple tool can help you determine your risk for having pre-diabetes or diabetes. Using the flow chart, answer the questions until you reach a colored shape. Match that with a risk message shown below.

The American Diabetes Association has revised its Diabetes Risk Test according to a new, more accurate statistical model. The updated test includes some new risk factors, and projects risk for pre-diabetes as well as diabetes.

DIABETES RISK TEST

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*Your risk for diabetes or pre-diabetes depends on additional risk factors including weight, physical activity and blood pressure.

To discuss this and other healthcare issues with our providers;

Dr. James Israel, Dr. Arthur Landau, Dr. Debra Grohman, Dr. Eric Goldman, Dr. Ryan Banach,

Brian Blitz, or Elana Klein or with our Department of Nutrition Counseling

Hanna Raice, MS, CDE, RD

please call the Medical Center at 845.352.6800


PROJECT OHRDepartment of

Behavioral Health

ADULT PSYCHIATRYSeymour Kushnir, MDAllan Flaggman, MD

CHILD PSYCHIATRY

Zvi Weisstuch, MD

SOCIAL WORK

Individual, Couple

Child & Family Therapy

Malka Susswein, LCSW

Gelly Asovski, LCSW

Shoshana Weisz, LCSW

Gila Zelinger, LCSW

Chana Simmonds, LCSW

Rabbi Aryeh Frankel, LMSW

Sharon Kronenberg, LMSW

Naomi Franklin, LMSW

Avi Riber, LMSW

Esther Rothbaum, LMSW

Tziporah Spira, LMSW

For a confidential consultation call PROJECT OHR

Tel. 845.352.6800 Ext. 6849

1: Make Connections

Good relationships with close family members, friends or others are important. Accepting help and support from those who care about you and will listen to you strengthens resilience. Some people find that being active in organizations or local shul activities provides social support and can help with reclaiming hope. Assisting others in their time of need also can benefit the helper

2: Avoid Seeing Crises as Insurmountable Problems

You can't change the fact that highly stressful events happen, but you can change how you interpret and respond to these events.

Try looking beyond the present to how future circumstances may be a little better. Note any subtle ways in which you might already feel somewhat

better as you deal with difficult situations.

3: Accept That Change Is a Part of Living

Certain goals may no longer be attainable as a result of adverse situations. Accepting circumstances that cannot be changed can help you focus on circumstances that you can alter.

4: Move Toward Your Goals

Develop some realistic goals. Do something regularly — even if it seems like a small accomplishment — that enables you to move toward your goals. Instead of focusing on tasks that seem unachievable, ask yourself, "What's one thing I know I can accomplish today that helps me move in the direction I want to go?"

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can develop after one’s safety or life has been threatened, or after one experiences or see a traumatic event. Some examples of traumatic events are a natural disaster, severe car crash or fighting in a war. People with PTSD have trouble coping with and recovering from traumatic events and often feel the effects for months or even years afterwards.

Powerful fear-related memories of the event seems to be a major part of PTSD. People who have anxiety, depression or other mental disorders are more likely to develop PTSD. People who have been victims of previous trauma are also at greater risk.

The following people may be at risk for PTSD:

• Soldiers, prisoners of war, veterans or victims of war or combat

• Survivors of unexpected events such as car wrecks, fires or terrorist attacks

• Anyone who has responded to traumatic events such as firefighters, police or rescue workers

• Anyone who has been victimized

• Anyone who has seen a violent act

• Survivors of natural disasters such as hurricanes or earthquakes

• Anyone diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or those who have had surgery

• Anyone who has experienced grief such as the unexpected loss of a loved one

Symptoms may occur immediately after the trauma or they can develop months, or even years, later. The symptoms may include:

• Having flashbacks, nightmares, bad memories

• Trying not to think about the trauma or avoiding people who remind you of it

• Not being able to recall parts of the event

• Not interested in life events

• Feeling emotionally numb or detached from others

• Having trouble sleeping

• Being irritable, angry or jumpy

• Being hypervigilant

People with PTSD are often depressed. Sometimes they try to feel better by using alcohol or drugs. This can lead to substance abuse and addiction.

Your mental health professional can diagnose PTSD by talking with you about your symptoms and experiences.

There are many treatments available. Learning about PTSD and talking to a mental health professional who is trained in treating PTSD can help. Support from family and friends is also an important part of treatment. Medicines for depression or anxiety may also be helpful. PTSD can lead to depression and substance abuse. These problems should be treated before or during PTSD treatment.

PTSD can be treated successfully. However, without treatment, it can last several months to many years, depending on what happened to you and how you feel about it.

Work with your doctor or see a therapist at Project Ohr Department of Behavioral Health to help you feel better. For a confidential consultation call PROJECT OHR at 845.352.6800 Ext. 6849

MENTAL HEALTH TIPS4 WAYS TO BUILD RESILIENCE

Reviewed by: Esther Rothbaum, LMSW


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Childrens GownsBeautiful new gowns for your

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call 914-714-3038

Mini-Van for Sale

FURNITURE 4 SALE

Good Wood has quality pre-owned furniture at great prices

At a fraction of the original price!40 Robert Pitt Dr.

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Sundays 12-4Monday-Thursday 12:30-2:30

Or by appointment

CHILDBIRTH CLASSES

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will leave you feeling confident and ready for birth.

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SALES POSITION

ART INSTRUCTION

CALL NOW for The Best Fine Art Classes In Rockland. Classical teaching method, ALL students are taught to paint on a

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Classes ongoing, all levels, references available from happy, creative students.

call: 845 425 1780 email: [email protected]

Value is in the land, over a half an acre. For more info please call Rivky Kagan

845.659.2056.

Kagan RealtyLooking to buy or sell-?

Give the Kagan Team a call -Rivky Kagan 845.659.2056

Yaakov Miller 914.414.3619 Kagan Realty

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