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The gemara in the end of Yerushalmi Kiddushin relates something that Rav used to say: "A person will eventually have to answer for all the new foods he encountered but did not taste". Many of the commentators explain that the reason for Rav's statement is that he was critical of the loss of an extra "Shehecheyanu" which that individual could have gained. Still, the simple explanation is not that, but rather that Rav was making a more sweeping statement: one should enjoy this world, and should partake in the many pleasures this world has to offer.

Clearly, Rav was not a hedonist. He wasn't advocating pleasure-seeking. However, just as Hashem made a world full of Torah, lofty ideas, philosophical discussions and erudition, he also made a world where the physical exists, and where senses are an inextricable part of our lives. Yes, theoretically, we could posit that the entirety of our physical existence is merely there

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In accordance with this, Rav Shlomo Daichovski makes the claim that traveling abroad is permitted for the sake of seeing Hashem's creation. When one encounters waterfalls, rolling hills, ice caps, and other scenery beyond our imagination – and praises Hashem for it – this is certainly a worthwhile reason to allow leaving Israel. I remember traveling in New Zealand with my wife – it was a breathtaking experience. We took a plane ride over a mountain range and saw untouched pools of water on the mountaintops, a beautiful collage of wood and water and rock. All of these readily brought words of praise to our minds, and an appreciation of Hashem's handiwork which could not have been inspired by anything but that trip.

All this is just as true when discussing travel in Israel, though in Israel there is the additional value of traveling in the Holy land. The Gemara in Ketubot brings the words of Rabbi Yochanan who says that he who walks even four amot in Israel merits Olam Haba. While this says more about Israel than it does about traveling, it is certainly important to realize that when we travel the land we connect ourselves to it, and by doing so we are in effect living Hashem's vision for a people working and living in Israel.

In a sense, these two ideas which we have presented are connected. When traveling one is exposed to Hashem's greatness, but when one travels Israel, he creates Hashem's greatness. I often hear discussions regarding the beauty of the land of Israel and some even try to "sing praises" of the land and "prove" that its scenery is far superior to that of other countries. Having been to other countries, I feel I can safely say this is not true. The scenery of other countries is far superior to that of Israel, in both beauty and size. Nevertheless, the reason for this is extremely important: The beautiful scenery in other countries was designed by Hashem. He is the one who made the amazing waterfalls and the towering mountains. Israel, however, was made by us. Everything we have here, all the parks and the greenery, all the swamplands that were dried up – that's all us. True, human design is not as impressive as the divine one, but we can call it our own.

In Israel, we don't just reveal what Hashem has already given the world. In Israel, we create it, in accordance with Hashem's plan. With every step that we take in traveling and settling the land, we unearth and put into place Hashem's plan for our nation.

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THE SPRInGS TRAIL - SHvIL HAMA’AYAnOTBy Renee Halpert

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Natural springs are abundant in the Judean Hills around Yerushalalyim and provide a wet and refreshing escape from the summer heat. The “Shvil HaMa’ayanot” winds through the shady hills passing several well-known springs with made-made pools or conduits.

You can begin your tiyul with a brief visit to the Kennedy Memorial. Yad Kennedy is built on a dome located SSW of Moshav Aminadav, in a JNF pine forest. The memorial is a circular structure designed to resemble a tree stump cut down near the roots, alluding to the young American President Ken-nedy who was assassinated in the prime of his life. On each of the 51 curved concrete pillars is a seal representing each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. There are picnic tables in the forest surrounding the plateau.

From Yad Kennedy, proceed by car down a switch-back route to the parking lot next to the ‘sheep’ sculptures. Park and walk a few meters west of the parking lot to visit the Sa’adim Ruins, with the ancient burial tomb of an Arab Sheikh (reli-gious leader), known as קבר שח' אחמד or Ahmed’s tomb. Many of the local Muslim burial tombs are called “Ahmed’s tomb”. Local Arab communities planted trees as markers around the tomb, which preserved the site and also create a protected land-scape – שמורה. They did not cut the trees nor take from them. Thus, many of these tombs form the basis for several significant nature reserves. Surrounding this tomb are low, dense trees in clusters comprising a preserved woodland with almond (שקד) and oak (אלון) trees, including one of the larger oaks in the Ju-dean Hills. The roof has caved in, so walk cautiously.

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THE SPRInGS TRAIL - SHvIL HAMA’AYAnOT Type of Tiyul: Walking tour in the Judean Hills from the Sa’adim Ruins to Ein Hendak. Suitable for singles, families, or groups. SeaSon: Good all year long. Bring: Hat, water, sturdy walking shoes, flashlight, towel, snacks, and bag to collect your garbage.Map: Hiking and Trail Map #9, Jerusalem Corridor. Trails Green 9392, Green 9316. Part of the route is on the Israel National Trail.DuraTion: About 4 hours.STarT poinT: Yad Kennedy in the Aminadav ForestenD poinT: Ein Hendak, between Hadassah Ein Kerem and Even SapirnoTeS: The start and end points differ, so arrange to park one vehicle at the end point or for someone to pick you up at the end. For a circular route option, refer to trail maps. Route includes some steps and steep segments. Enter the spring pools at your own risk.arrival DirecTionS: From Yerushalayim, reach the Ora Junc-tion in the South West edge of the city. Take route 3877 cir-cumventing Moshav Ora and Moshav Aminadav, following the signs to Yad Kennedy.

In the clearing beyond the tomb is a large stone from an olive press - בית בד – which was found in its current location. The stone with its indentations on the sides and an opening on the top formed part of an ancient olive pressing installation.

From the Saadim Ruins parking lot, following the green trail (white-green-white) which is also the Israel Trail (orange-blue-white). It is a well-marked trail that can be narrow in places where it hugs the cliff so caution is necessary, especially after it rains.

All along the trail is an abundance of flora and colourful wild flowers. In the fall, you will find a type of crocus, the Ste-ven’s saffron (סיטווניות) with small, purple flowers and yellow centers, clustered alongside the paths. The white rock rose (לותם -blooms in early February. Year round, try to avoid rub (מרווניbing against the Spiny Burnet (קוצנית a spongy, flexible ,(סירה indigenous plant, pervasive in the Judean Hills (can be covered by canvas and used as mattress).

After about half a kilometer you will reach the Amina-dav Springs. Hundreds of springs dot the Judean hills. Many of these springs combine natural phenomenon with human intervention to form an historical, cultural and archaeologi-cal heritage. Springs are formed where different types of rock meet and water trickles between the fissures. The common lo-cal rocks are Limestone [גיר], Dolomite [דולמיט], a sedimentary sea rock, and Marl (חוואר), a yellowish impervious rock that is

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brittle when dry and elastic when wet. When water reaches the layers of impervious Marl, an aquiclude is created. A spring is formed when the water that cannot be absorbed is exposed and flows out between the rock layers (מעינות שכבה).

In this region which has a short rainy season, some of the springs provide a year-round supply of water. In order to cap-ture as much of the water as possible, a deep tunnel (נקבה) was dug to open up the fountainhead, and pools were created to store the water. Additional conduits were built to direct the wa-ters to terraced fields. Here, walk into the tunnel which enables the spring to drain into the pool, until the place where the wa-ter actually seeps from the rocks, and then exit up the vertical shaft.

Continue along the trail until you reach the next springs, called Einot Uzi. This is an excellent place in which to dip your feet (or entire body if you dare!) on a hot summer’s day. The water is cool, clean and refreshing. There is a large square-cut pool, about 3.5 x 3.5 meters with a ledge, covered in plaster dotted with embedded pottery shards. It is possibly associated with Byzantine period, but in general, construction dates are unknown. Further down the path you come to Ein Tamar and a small, plastered pool which was possibly used in the Byzantine period to raise fish. The spring was named for a young woman (Tamar Natan) who was killed while travelling overseas; A Tamar (palm) tree is planted next to the pool and you can stop and rest at one of the picnic tables in the shade.

The green trail continues east along the spur, passing several dry springs that all have essentially the same architecture: a spring, man-made tunnel, and rock cut reservoir. Continue along the trail about another kilometer until it joins a dirt road and then takes a sharp left down to a road and parking area. Don’t stop yet! The Hadassah Hospital will be up on the hill to your right. Follow the green path down the road, westward, to the impressive spring called Ein Hendak.

Ein Hendak flows from two long tunnels into which you can wade, using flashlights or headlamps. The longer tunnel is about 60 meters long and full of water year-round. It is a very popular site, so be prepared to wait your turn - it’s worth it! From here, you can return to your vehicle, or if energy remains, explore the ancient agricultural site around Ein Hendak.

You will see the channels the farmers hewed into the heart of the mountain to release the springs to irrigate their land. About 400 meters north of the spring the ancient irrigation system ends in an old 24-foot-high wall made of ashlars (massive cut stones). This is a type of dam built to control the water flow and stop soil erosion.

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CLOSE TO HOME: TEL YARMUTHBy Chaim Friedman


Living in Beit Shemesh, as with many sites in Eretz Yisrael, means living on top of our history. Beneath our feet are rem-nants of earlier civilizations. There are archaeological sites ev-erywhere. Remember the recent dig and findings along Route 38 near Eshtaol? Though the current city of Beit Shemesh is only 64 years old, we are not the first people living here or traveling on the valley roads (though it’s safe to assume that they did not have traffic jams to the same extent!). Thousands of years ago, people were living or passing through the She-feila, the lowlands between the coast and the hills of Judea.

After a hiatus of a few thousand years, the area of Ramat Beit Shemesh (RBS) Gimel is once again inhabited. Nearby are the walls of the ancient city of Yarmuth (pronounced "Yar-Moot" in Hebrew). Who lived there? The Canaanites. The city is mentioned in Sefer Yehoshua (10:3-5). The five kings of the main Canaanite cities in our region, Yerushalayim, Hebron, Yarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon, banded together to fight Givon. Earlier, however, the Givonites had tricked us into signing a treaty. Yehoshua honored the treaty and assisted the people of Givon by conquering southern Eretz Yisrael, defeating the five kings who subsequently fled and hid in a cave in Makeda, a site that some historians believe may be located 3 km. west of Beit Shemesh. Yehoshua captured these kings and the rest is history... (Yehoshua (10:21-27).

Tel Yarmuth, (in Arabic KhirBeit el-Yarmuth) is located west of RBS Gimmel. It was settled by the

Canaanites during the Bronze Age (between 3300-1200 BCE). What makes this site unique is that most of the archae-ological finds are from this time period and not later. Accord-ing to archaeologists, no other cultures/people inhabited this site after the Canaanites.

In Yehoshua (Ch. 15) the cities and boundaries of the tribe of Yehuda are listed. The northern border of Yehuda is the Sorek riverbed located next to the Beit Shemesh train tracks.

Verses 33-34 list five Shefeila cities in this order, "Yarmuth, Adullam, Socho, Azeika, and Sha'arayim". Yarmuth is located near RBS Gimmel. Adullam is the area south of the gas sta-tion at the Ella Valley intersection. Socho and Azeika are the two Philistine cities cited in the battle of David vs. Goliath (1 Shmuel Ch:17). Azeika is located in what is today Park Bri-tannia and Socho is better known as "Givat HaTurmusim" (Lupine Hill). Sha'arayim may be KhirBeit Qeiyafa, the Isra-elite fortress that faced the Philistines. (This is the site that is now the focus of our attempt to create a new national park "Gan Leumi Eretz David”). All five of these sites can be seen from the acropolis (upper city) at Tel Yarmuth. Yarmuth is also mentioned in Nechemia (11:29) as one of the cities in Yehuda to which we returned at the beginning of the second Beit Hamikdash period, 2,500 years ago during the era of Ezra and Nechemia.

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Amnon Ben-Tor of the Hebrew University. Together with the French National Scientific Research Insti-tute, the dig has taken 20 seasons so far, yet there has not been any digging since 2005. This is quite noticeable as nature has taken over with the area is now overgrown with brush.

It is possible to visit Yarmuth. Be careful climb-ing on rocks and watch out for large holes and caves. As always, look first before sitting down. The natives (snakes, scorpions…) who live near rocks and holes may not appreciate your presence and the conse-quences might not be pleasant.

There are three excavated sections of Tel Yar-muth. At the top of the hill is the acropolis with its command-ing view of the entire area, including "metropolitan" Beit Sh-emesh. In the middle of the highest point facing south, there is a large trench in the hill, similar to an even larger trench found at Megiddo. This trench allowed archeologists to ex-amine the different civilizations in layers. This method is not used anymore since digging a large trench destroys precision analysis of the site.

The center area contains a large palace. It is 6,000 square meters and was enclosed by walls that were built with perfect right angles. Today you see rows and rows of rectangles. The

eastern side served as public buildings and in the center were the storehouses. Archeologists concluded that the palace func-tioned for a period of 100 years until it was conquered (by Ye-hoshua?) and then no longer used.

My favorite location on the site is the large "cyclopean" wall located south of the palace area. (A cyclop is a Greek mytho-logical giant with one eye). Cyclopean architecture is construc-tion of massive irregular stone blocks with no mortar. This city wall predates the Kotel by over 1200 years! This wall was rein-forced by a "glacis", an angled wall which is hard for attacking armies to climb.

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Did Yarmuth have a wall during the period of Yehoshua Bin-Nun, and should the residents of RBS-3 observe Purim on 15th of Adar? A similar question was asked to Harav Dovid Spektor z"l regarding Beit Shemesh itself. In his sefer "Beit Sh-emesh - Ir HaTanach" he wrote that today's city of Beit Shemesh is near and visible to the ancient city located at Tel Beit Shem-esh. And yes, it may have had a wall from the days of Yehoshua bin-Nun. But given that nobody lives in Tel Beit Shemesh today and the megilla is not read there, we do not celebrate Purim on the 15th. One can conclude that the same decision would hold true for Ramat Beit Shemesh Gimmel, since Tel Yarmuth is uninhabited.

At the moment, Tel Yarmuth and KhirBeit Qeiyafa are des-ignated in the city master plan as green "undeveloped" areas. Given today's political makeup of the city government, one never knows what may be paved over tomorrow. I suggest visit-ing our "national parks and historic cities" while you can, using the Tanach as your guide book. Yes, our history lies beneath our feet. The historic areas which have made it to the surface are well worth visiting. Hopefully these and other sites will be preserved, so our children too will be able to appreciate living in historic Beit Shemesh.

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The geographic scope of this tour is quite large and you may choose to only visit some of the sites listed here. The full tour can be done in two separate days or one very long day.

Our tour will focus on a tragic event described in Shmuel 1 Chapter 4. The Mishkan was in Shilo. Eli and his two sons Chofni and Pinchos were the Kohanim and young Shmuel was undergoing training by Eli. The Plishtim (Philistines) gathered for war against the Jews at a place called Aphek. The Jews were camped at a place called Even Haezer. Immediately things began to go badly for Klal Yisrael who lost 4000 men in the initial battle. In an attempt to force Hashem’s hand to come to their aid, they sent a message to the 98 year old Eli requesting that he send the Aron Hakodesh (Holy Ark) to the battlefield which would surely “compel” Hashem to come to their aid. The Aron Hakodesh arrived and the Jews rejoiced. The Plishtim initially panicked but then rallied to the attack and were totally victorious, killing 30,000 Jews. The Jews scat-tered, Chofni and Pinchos were killed. The Aron Hakodesh was captured and Eli, upon hearing the news collapsed and died, too. The stay of the Mishkon in Shilo had come to an end after 369 years.

Our first stop will be at the battlefield. The Plishtim were camped at Aphek. There are many Apheks mentioned in Tn-ach and all mean a spring of sorts as in Afikey Mayim. The spring is known today as “Sources of the Yarkon National Park”.

The Yarkon River and its swamps run west from this point and serve as a natural defense line. Anyone who controlled the narrow bottleneck between the Aphek spring and the Shomron foothills controlled all movement along the ancient trade route called the Via Maris, (sea route).

At a later point in history a castle was built here called Antipatris. This is the Antipras mentioned by Chazal as the momentous meeting point between Alexander the Great and Shimon Hatsadik. It is also the scope of territory occupied by the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva who were wiped out from “Gevat (near present day Migdal Haemek) to Antipatris”. Yo-chanan the Maccabees grandson Alexander dug a defensive trench here to halt the advance of the Greek army.

The strategic value of this narrow passageway between the Aphek spring and the Shomron mountains is possibly the reason why the Plishtim battled here against Klal Yisrael.

The Jews were camped at a site called Even Haezer which means the “Helping Stone” due to a later Jewish victory at this site. We don’t know for sure where Even Haezer is but oppo-site the springs is a hill called IzBeit Sasta in Arabic. This hill has yielded interesting archeological remains and the ruins of ancient houses all have the four room design typical to Jewish homes of the Biblical period. One of the earliest examples of

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the Hebrew alphaBeit was found here on a piece of pottery where someone repeatedly wrote out the Alphabet, probably a student practicing his writing skills. Archeologists believe this hilltop is the site of Even Haezer as it’s an Israelite town opposite Aphek (as described in the Navi) and on the banks of a riverbed that flows down from Shilo.

To get to this hill you drive to the town of Rosh Haayin to the end of Derech Hashomron, where you climb up through a small wood to the top of the hill.

The battle was lost. The Aron Hakodesh was taken to Ash-dod where it was placed in the temple of Dagon, a Philistine idol, which according to some commentators had the body of a person and the head of a fish. The next morning Dagon was found by the priests lying flat on its face and the morning after that it was lying in pieces on the threshold of the temple. From that day on, the Philistine priests were careful not to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon.

The Land of Israel Museum is built on the slopes of a Phi-listine town called in Arabic “Tel Kassila”. Here, archeologists found one of the only two Philistine temples in the country and a prominent feature is the threshold as well as two heavy stone columns which support the roof and which are reminis-cent of the temple Shimshon brought down upon his death.

Not much is known about the Plishtim, the few written records found have not been decoded and the only words of their language that are known to us are those mentioned in Tnach. Who were the Plishtim and what are their origins? Yirmiyahu Hanavi tells us they come from Kaftor which some have identified as the island of Crete. Many historians believe that the Plishtim originated in the Aegean, more spe-cifically the region called Palaest in present day Albania.

The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III (who many believe is the Pharaoh of the Jewish Slavery and Exodus), left us a writ-ten account of his victory over the Sea Peoples in their at-

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The land of Israel is chock full of sites of interest in general, and the area of the shfela in particular. For those who are not fa-miliar with the word shfela, it comes from the Bible; and refers to the geographic region of rolling hills wedged between the high-lands of Judea, and the coastal plain. The area is also called the Judean lowlands. Beit Shem-esh sits prominently in the middle of this area. I would like to examine some of the sites in the immediate area around Beit Shemesh.

The first stop on our tour is probably the most important bibli-cally, historically, and archaeologically. Recent archaeological findings at Khirbet Qeiyafa leave little doubt: David's kingdom was no tribal chiefdom; it was a highly organized autonomy with a literate popula-tion and fortified cit-ies. Religious Jews have taken this for granted as our mesorah (tradition) is solid, but the extent of David’s kingdom is currently one of the hot button is-sues in Biblical Archaeology today. It has become a microcosm of the battle over how literal the biblical narrative should be interpreted. The excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, located about ten kilometers south of Beit Shemesh, have become a watershed event. It is now become accepted in academia to say not only that David existed, but that he ruled over a proper kingdom.

The site is accessible by car in the spring and summer months. To get there; one needs to drive on the 38 about 0.3 kilometers south of the Azekah Junction. There is a dirt road to the left, which is incidentally part of the Israel trail. Drive to the second fork and make a right. At the time of this writing there is a little blue plastic sign tied on a tree telling you the way before the fork. The road is very narrow, and one should use caution when travel-ing, one might need to anticipate traffic coming in the opposite direction. There is a place to park just beneath the site. Walk up and take in the impressive ruins and views.

During its short existence, Khirbet Qeiyafa was located on the border between the Kingdom of Judah and the Philistine Confederacy. The site was about a one day journey walking from Hebron, David's first capital when he ruled over Judah alone; and

Jerusalem, which according to the Bible David conquered after his being anointed king over a united Israel. It sits atop a slope overlooking the Elah Valley, the site where the legendary battle between David and Goliath took place. In fact, Khirbet Qeiyafa

sits opposite the sites of Socoh and Azekah, the area that the Bi-ble places the Philistine encampment during the aforementioned battle (1 Sam. 17.1–3). It is most likely that Khirbet Qeiyafa was built on the area of the encirclement where the Israelite army would have encamped.

The evidence is overwhelming. Dr. Yosef Garfinkel and Saar Ganor, who conducted the dig on behalf of the Hebrew Univer-sity, have claimed to have found nothing short of a Judean Royal city from the time of King David. Among the finds are: a thor-oughly organized city surrounded by a casemate wall (which is built according to the plan of later Judean cities), a 10,000 square foot palatial structure, a royal storehouse, in that storehouse were hundreds of stamped vessels (which was the custom among Judean kings), the oldest known Hebrew inscription yet found (evidence of a scribe on the site of a border region), cultic ob-jects lacking graven images or figurines, a rich array of weapons, vessels, and objects from surrounding countries (demonstrat-ing commerce), and finally, the absence of pig bones (both the Philistines and the Canaanites ate pig, whereas the Judeans re-frained). Aside from pottery evidence, the site has been dated via radio-carbon dating to between 1020 B.C.E. and 980 B.C.E.

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For those of you who start sweating and melting just thinking about traveling Israel's great outdoors in the summer, than read on for the perfect antidote.

As the thermometer rises to temperatures that can easily bake bread in your living room or transform your dashboard into a broiler pan, the seasoned adventurers of Israel brave the heat and continue to hit the trails. But for the rest of us, whose higher intuition tells us that dehydration, sun stroke, and heat exhaustion are not just fairy tale concepts, where can we go to get out of the house without resorting to IV's as a source of hydration?

There are two obvious choices, both involve being in a

closed space, with limited oxygen, and a looming darkness, literal or figurative. Choice one is the local mall, which also offers the benefit of a potential run-in with a caveman (read: Israeli cab-driver type with the first five buttons of his shirt left open.) Choice two is to visit an actual cave, but you will have to forego the cavemen.

Israel is loaded with underground networks, both natural and man-made, which are comfortably cool and sun-free all summer long. In the Beit Shemesh area alone there are at least twenty Bar Kochba cave networks, each with their own unique attributes. Some have vertical shafts that are exciting to rope in and out of, others offer a maze of interwoven tunnels, and

still others contain underground dovecoats and hidden chambers. For kids (and some quirky adults like myself) these tunnels are like a magical playground for ants that has been super-sized for humans. The excitement and challenge of meandering about these mysterious hideouts are amplified by the inspiring history that brought these caves into existence. To imagine that the rebel forces of Bar Kochba, backed by none other than the famous Rabbi Akiva, built and inhabited these subterranean cities as a tool for survival and warfare is incredibly inspiring. Furthermore, for a Jew of today, sabra, oleh, or tourist can enjoy these caves and reflect on their meaning is a miracle in itself. With a consistently comfortable temperature, you can make any hot summer day an adventure, without coming back feeling like you were just pulled out of a microwave.

If you have a full day and access to a car, the natural erosion made caves in the Galil make for a seriously fun journey into the earth. Take for example Alma Cave, just outside of Tzfat, where you can slither and climb your way down to 105 meters below the surface while enjoying an ambient temperature of about 55oF, all summer long! You cannot find another outdoor adventure with full time AC. Of course, if you start

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if it’s Broke, fix it. If you’re thinking that the same tricks and shortcuts you took in your teens and 20’s will continue to work indefinitely, guess what? They won’t! As our bodies age we need different things to keep ourselves fit and at a healthy weight. As we age, our bodies begin to change. Metabolic function often slows down after years of abuse, we lose precious lean muscle mass, and the pounds effortlessly creep up. Don’t be discouraged, there is much that can be done, but as our bodies change so must our dietary and exercise habits. Incorporating weight-bearing activity for at least thirty minutes, three days per week will help build up your muscle

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The importance of hachnasat orchim, welcoming guests, is a basic tenet set forth by Avraham Avinu, who greeted the angels with the utmost respect. And yet, while one can certainly appreciate the need to welcome people as guests, accepting some G-d’s other creatures onto our property is a markedly less acceptable proposition. In Is-rael, as in most places, there are some animals such as snakes, mice and ants that just seem to crave the indoors, despite Israel’s generally pleasant weather. Of course, there are also some animals that are happy to make your backyard or porch into their home, and these include birds, cats, and sometimes even stray dogs. Protecting your home against unwanted visitors is the best way to make sure that your home will remain in proper condi-tion so that you can enjoy your own space and make sure it’s pest-free when your real houseguests do arrive. remove the Welcome Mat

Many unwanted animals come in through holes in exterior walls that are quite small and may even be unnoticeable to the naked eye. For this reason, it’s important to take an annual sur-vey of your property to check for new holes where animals may enter. Mice and snakes, for example, can enter a home through gaps in windows or ceilings, or through sewer lines. The spac-es surrounding drainage pipes and gas lines are also extremely common points of entry (and exit) for these unwelcome guests. To protect your home against these creatures, check around your pipes for spaces and fill them with expandable foam or a more permanent sealant (such as metal or cement) that will block the space entirely. Though it may be cheaper (and seem quicker) to stuff the holes with paper, steel wool or other household materi-als, these may dislodge or leave gaps where resourceful pests can (and will) still enter. Sealing holes or poten-tial entryways now will save you the stress of finding animals in your home, as well as the expense of calling an exterminator.

While some animals have a tendency to enter from low-lying openings, other animals are known for entering via higher openings, such as air conditioning vents, dryer vents, missing roof tiles or ceiling pipes. Pigeons and other birds are among the most common animals to find shelter in these openings, though there have been cases of desperate cats attempting to find a dry, warm place during bad winter weather. finding the Beauty in unwanted guests

Though most rodents and snakes are extremely undesirable, there are times in which unwanted animals may be a blessing, and this may be the case when birds build a nest on your property. In Devarim, 22:6-7, the Torah states: “If a bird’s nest happens to be before you…young birds or eggs, and

the mother is roosting…you shall not take the mother with the young. You shall surely send away the mother and take the young for yourself, so that it will be good for you and will prolong your days.” The reward for this mitzva is a long life, the same reward offered for honoring one’s parents, an unquestionably more dif-ficult commandment. Though the halachot (laws) governing this commandment are relatively complex and seem to stipulate that the nest must be located on public property, some rabbis, in-cluding Rav Pinchas Scheinberg, have ruled that the owner of a private porch upon which a nest was built can publicly renounce ownership of the nest, making the nest public property, so that the mitzva can still be performed.

Once you’ve removed existing birds’ nests from your prop-erty you can install ‘porcupine wire’ or barbed wire on the ledges in your garden so that birds cannot become squatters on your property. Such tactics have been used since the time of the Beit

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No matter what type of uninvited animals have found their way onto your property, it’s important to not only get rid of them now, but to make sure that you’ve determined the source of the problem so that you can avoid a similar discomfort in the future. Calling an exterminator will rid your home of the pests immediately. Then, once the animals are gone, look carefully for all potential entry points and make sure that your home is sealed properly and that your “animal hotel” is entirely closed for business.

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the ideal place to explain the battle between David and Goliath. According to the Gemara in Yevamot, this was the site where the debate as to whether a maternal descendant from a Moabite could be accepted as a Jew. The Torah prohibits Moabites from converting to Judaism. David was a descendant of Ruth, but came from the royal line of Judah. Shaul's advisors Avner and Doeg debated whether David could even be considered a Jew, with Doeg seemingly wining the upper hand insinuating that David was from a prohibited lineage. In the end, the Gemara sides with Avner's interpretation that not only was David a ko-sher Jew, but fit to be a king.

To the south of the Elah valley sits Tel Socho. Socho was a major distribution center in ancient Judah. Storage containers have been found throughout Israel stamped with the king's seal listing four locations, assumed to be production centers: Hebron, MMSHT, Ziv, and Socho. These impressions have been dated to the reign of King Hezekiah. Socho was also later the home to An-tigonus, the great sage whose wisdom is recorded in Pirkei Avot:

"Be not like servants who serve their master for the sake of re-ward; rather, be like servants who do not serve their master for the sake of reward, and let the awe of Heaven be upon you."(Artscroll translation)

The hill to the west of Khirbet Qeiyafa is Tel Azekah. Azekah was a very formidable city. According to Yerimahu the Navi, it was one of the last cities to be conquered by the Babylonians.

Continuing our journey south, we will take the leap from Biblical to Talmudic, and will move from above ground to below it. The Shfela has more holes than Swiss cheese. One should ex-ercise extreme caution when venturing out on any hike staying on marked trails. The French Park, across from Park Britannia offers a spectacular selection of caves. This area of the Shfela was so packed with Jews from the Second Temple period to the Bar Kochva revolt, that archaeologists dubbed it the "Gush Dan" of antiquity. Just about every hill top that you see had some settle-

ment on top of it.There are three major sites in the French Park. To access

them, one need only follow the signs posted in the park. Khirbet Midras is one of the more popular destinations to experience the Bar Kochva caves. If it is crowded simple head up to Khirbet Itri or Khirbet Burgin and do the tunnels there. The park is most beautiful in the spring time.

Khirbet Midras was a Jewish village that eventually became a Christian center during the Byzantine Era. It boasts Bar Kochva caves, columbarium caves (dovecotes), and burial caves. It also has Israel's only standing pyramid from antiquity as well. Kh-irbet Itri has the remains of an ancient village from the time of the Bar Kochva rebellion. They have essentially been untouched aside from a brief habitation by Roman soldiers since that time. At the site one can see remains of mikvaot, burial caves, a tun-nel system, a wine press, and a large building possibly a syna-gogue. Khirbet Burgin is the most recent of the sites to open. It also boasts burial caves and ruins. One can really experience the sacrifice our ancestors went through to keep the Torah. There are several midrashim that describe Jews descending to subterranean tunnel systems to be able to keep the most basic mitzvot during the persecutions of Hadrian.

These sites offer us a window to the past, and can easily be arranged as a day trip from Beit Shemesh. Exploring the land of Israel is not just fun and educational, but spiritual as well. As the Talmud in Ketuvot says:

"Whoever walks four cubits in the land of Israel is assured a place in the world to come."

Happy trails to you!

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Yom Haatzmaut tiyul on Shvil Churvat Burgin, organized by Beit Knesset netsach Menashe.

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Q&A: Is Personal Accident Insurance Worthwhile?By Danny Newman

With the summer on our door step, tiyul and camping season has arrived. Hiking always ensures a return home with happy memories and tired limbs covered in scratches and bruises. The more adventurous amongst us might return home sporting a cast around an arm or leg.

It is often at this point that people start to think about finding some extra financial support to see them through the recovery period. We've all heard the advertisements offering personal accident insurance for as little as NIS 1 per day and the initial thought process is, "yes, I could afford that". This article will provide explanation of this type of insurance and how it might be relevant to you.

What is personal accident insurance?Personal accident insurance can financially protect

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accident or disability. The most common claim on policies of this kind generally arise from a broken bone or serious burn resulting from an accident.

The compensation paid out is designed to help you with any treatment costs as well as to cover other expenses or initial loss of income; however, you have the ability to use the money for whatever purpose you want. As your disability income insurance (from either Bituach Leumi or private plans) would usually only take affect after three or six months, this policy offers financial support while you are not at work and not receiving any additional income at the outset. While this may appeal more to self-employed individuals, this policy is available to everyone.

Personal accident insurance can cover children and adults alike. In addition, due to the fact that it is an accident-focused policy, an individual is only required to answer a very short health and lifestyle declaration, making underwriting relatively straightforward.

is the premium really that affordable?Most insurance companies offer different levels of coverage

which, together with a person's age, influence the monthly premium. The most basic package could be as little as NIS 1 per day for an adult, however, it will increase gradually over time according to you age bracket and level of cover purchased.

What does the policy pay out?In the event of a claim as a result of an accident, the insured

individual would receive a lump sum payout according to the terms and conditions of the policy purchased. Payouts for personal accident insurance in Israel are based on a percentage system as determined by each policy and each specific injury - such as a 3%, 35% or 100% payout of the sum insured (note – percentages can differ to these three examples). Most insurance companies in Israel offer three levels of cover: such as a pay out of up to NIS 150,000; a pay out of up to NIS 250,000; and a pay out of up to NIS 350,000. Compensation payouts are determined on a case by case basis and there may be scenarios where the maximum payout is not deemed necessary, as determined by severity of the injury attained in the accident and the limb involved.

are there alternative policies?Recently, some insurance companies have come to the

realization that a lump sum payout may not be as useful in the event of an injury as people expect. As a result, a number of companies are now offering a monthly payout up to NIS 4000-4500 per month for a period of up 18-36 months. This allows you to choose the sum insured and the period of time that you would like to receive cover for, ensuring a steady income for a specific amount of time while incapacitated. The premiums on such policies are influenced by the sum insured, the length of the policy and the profession of the individual.

is it essential to purchase such a policy?For certain professions, such as tour guides, contractors

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Ganei Ha'Ela Family Day at SpeedyKefOn Lag B’Omer, over 200 people came together for a

fun-filled afternoon at SpeedyKef. The event was sponsored by Ganei Ha’Ela, a new Torani-Leumi community being developed in Ramat Beit Shemesh. The attendees included many of the families who have already purchased homes,

as well as numerous families who are strongly considering joining the new community. In addition to getting to know each other and strengthening the growing sense of community which has already begun to take hold among Ganei Ha’Ela families, attendees had an opportunity to meet

with R. Dovid Gottlieb, rabbi of the community, Yehuda Fulda, the developer, and Shelly Levine, exclusive agent for the project.

One of the highlights of the event was the participation of numerous Hebrew speaking families – some of whom had already decided to join Ganei Ha’Ela - and others who were eager to better understand what had attracted their friends to this new community.

Participants were in agreement that the event was an unqualified success. “We had an amazing time,” commented one of the attendees, “we met great families who share our values and we can’t wait for these new friends to become our neighbors in Ganei Ha’Ela.”

Yair Leolam: Providing For Our Youth and Changing Lives

In an effort to create a generation of youth who feel inspired to take on leadership roles and are sensitive to the needs of others, YAIR LEOLAM has recently launched two innovative summer programs. These programs are designed to expose teens to the art of giving and doing chessed. These separate boys and girls programs, run under the auspices of rabbis,

educators, and a psychologist, will expose the partic-ipants to various chessed organiza-tions throughout the country while also experiencing classic recreation-al activities. Yair Leolam's creative and groundbreak-ing method pro-

vides a fun-filled meaningful summer, keeping both parents and children happy, driven, and inspired!

YAIR LEOLAM, a fairly new non-profit organization that aims to emulate the kindness that Yair Elmale ז"ל displayed in his lifetime, is dedicated to providing teenagers with the leadership skills to contribute to the Jewish community while,

at the same time, getting a better u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the collective needs of the com-munity. Partici-pants may build nature paths for people with dis-abilities, package food for Israel’s neediest families,

or learn how to build wheelchairs for people with physical dis-abilities. Participants will experience hands-on multi-media workshops on leadership, empathy, and communication. And, like any other summer program, there's time to play sports, swim, take part in a scavenger hunt, play at the beach, and even go bowling. There will also be a daily Torah/Learning component in each of the programs, as Yair Leolam aims to attract bnei/bnot Torah who are looking for a fun and mean-ingful experience.

YAIR LEOLAM, which means “lighting up the world”, is hoping to change the culture of the youth of today, providing them with opportunities to make a significant impact in their respective communities and schools. For more information about these programs, call Rabbi Gil Elmaleh at 052-618-6666 or e-mail [email protected]

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Seeing as this is the annual “Tiyul Issue”, I did not want to be left behind while everyone else was having a fabulous time in the great outdoors. I have, therefore, decided to take you all on an orthodontic “trip around the world”. While this might not sound like a dream vacation to you, I believe that you will find that seeing how orthodontics is practiced in various countries around the world is not only interesting, but might even change the way you look at your orthodontic treatment…

No discussion of orthodontics around the world would be complete without mentioning the ancient Egyptians and their metal bands. Archeologists have unearthed mummies with metal bands cemented onto their individual teeth. Amazingly, many orthodontists still have this practice. In our office, we try to avoid this painful procedure by using the more modern and more comfortable technique of bonding molar tubes, “זכר ליציאת מצרים”….

My personal favorite historical tidbit is the practice of some Italians and Greeks 3000 years ago of burying their dead with metal retainers in their mouth so that their bite does not collapse in the afterlife. Talk about being conscientious about retention!

O r t h o d o n t i c s

Orthodontics Around the Worldby Dr. Edo Lavi

Our trip now takes us to France, where Pierre Fauchard really started getting creative with dentistry in general, and orthodontics in particular. In the 1700’s, he devised an orthodontic appliance that was basically a horseshoe with

Frankel Appliance


strings sticking out of it. While crude by today’s standards, this was a valiant attempt at controlling the movement of the teeth.

Germany has given us the Frankel appliance. Dr. Rolf Frankel believed that by manipulating the soft tissues of the cheeks and tongue, he could stimulate orthopedic changes in the growth of the jaws. His assertions are controversial in the orthodontic community, and my understanding of the research is that these “functional appliances" are falling increasingly in disfavor. Where I trained in NYU, we hardly used them at all, but they are more popular in European countries. The biggest fans of the Frankel appliance are usually the patients, who enjoy placing a mechanism roughly the size of a frisbee in their mouth for 18 hours per day over many years of treatment in preparation for braces.

Even Australia has something special to offer the world of orthodontics in the form of A.J Wilcok’s “Australian wire”. Dr. Wilcok was a metallurgist who will not give away the secret recipe for his special wires, but I know a few orthodontists who would not leave home without it.

With the new advances in local orthodontics (as mentioned last month), Israel just might be the next big game changer in the field. For now, the title of “Best in Show” goes to the USA. Dr. Edward Angle, the “father of modern orthodontics”, was a Pennsylvania native. The American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) is the world’s largest and oldest dental specialty organization. The AAO accredited orthodontic programs in the US are considered the best in the world. The annual AAO convention is attended by the best and brightest minds in orthodontics. In fact, at NYU, orthodontists come from all over the world to participate in the “international program” for a few years in order to learn the most modern techniques in orthodontics.

What does this trip around the globe have to do with you, the reader? The truth is that geography

plays a bigger role in orthodontic treatment than you might think. I have discovered over the years that patients from different regions in the world present with different skeletal structures, different compliance habits, and even a different sense of esthetic.

When orthodontics first started in earnest in the US, all the patients in the studies looked like Dan Rather (American Caucasians). Over time, doctors realized that the esthetic standards set by the AAO for Caucasians did not satisfy the esthetic expectations of patients of other ethnicities. There is an x-ray called the “lateral cephalometric x-ray”. This is a


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Think vacation and tiyulim and what does your mind conjure up? Possibly images of sea, sand, mountains, waterfalls, laughter, ice-cream. Maybe plane journeys, foreign destinations, adventure, travel. Exotic experiences and food.

The possibilities are endless and can be tailor-made to your re-quirements. But while only matching your vacation to your needs or wants can provide for some great entertainment, most people also need to consider the financial implications of their potential options.

The purpose of this article is not to put a damper on your vaca-tion before it officially begins. I would like this column to inspire you to ensure that your summer not only offers you and yours a great time, but also allows you to live within your financial means. With sufficient planning you can avoid long term financial prob-lems including rising debt and stress levels which can occur when people overextend themselves.

There are certain times of year that naturally involve increased expenditure. Pesach is certainly one with its myriad of unique ex-penses, and the summer vacation months are definitely another.

The summer offers a financial challenge on two fronts. The first is if you are planning a family vacation away from home, and the second is how the remainder of the vacation will be spent while the kids are out of school. In Israel, the summer vacation is long and hot, and depending on which schools your children attend, there are a fair number of weeks when they are unoccupied.

Obviously each family has its own unique dynamics, and dif-ferent financial ability. The key is coming up with a plan to ac-complish your family’s goals (whether it’s just keeping the kids busy, visiting family or exposing your children to new experiences) while not breaking the proverbial bank. Too often, a family will make decisions based only on needs or wants without consider-ing the long term implications. For example, if you’re considering financing your summer plans with another loan ask yourselves the following question: If you haven’t managed to save money dur-ing the year to pay for your summer plans, why do you think that next year you’ll be able to afford to pay off that loan?! By break-ing the budget, families don’t realize that they are beginning a trend that will take them in a downward spiral into overdraft. However, this is avoidable and now is the perfect time to start planning the details so that your summer works out optimally.

There are a huge variety of destinations, within Israel and abroad, that can involve very different financial outlay. Decide which aspects of your family holiday are most im-portant to you, and those that you can com-promise on. If going abroad or on a ritzier local vacation is that critical element, you can ensure that other features of the holiday are low key to ensure you stay within bud-

get. So a large trip might be accompanied by more stay-at-home free activities. If an expensive trip is not critical, you might be able to spend more on smaller trips and/or treats.

Don’t forget to research the places you are planning to visit. Some countries offer free/reduced travel for children if organized in advance. Some tourist sites are free on certain days. Maximize those kinds of opportunities and you have found a way to reduce costs without compromising on your holiday. Self-catering vs. eat-ing out can also save you a significant amount of money.

In many ways, the less structured parts of the summer are hard-er to budget. Obviously, your needs and options vary depending on the age and range of your kids and whether or not there will be a re-sponsible older child or adult around. As with the family vacation, there are many childcare/day camp/sleep away camp/parent camp options available. Shop around. If you can't find something that suits your lifestyle and budget, speak to like-minded parents, or share your needs via social media and you might find that a group of parents together can create something that suits your needs and saves everyone money.

And finally, consider giving your children some money towards a budget. I have spoken several times of the importance of edu-cating your children so that they become financially responsible adults. Summer is a great time to start.

Decide on a weekly or monthly allowance, depending on the age and needs of your child. Sometimes less can be more as it can in-spire them to be more creative and resourceful in earning their own money. Agree what you anticipate their allowance will cover, and what, if anything, you are prepared to fund. And after they have de-cided how much they want to supplement, let them start planning.

The actual planning will become an activity in itself, as they work out the different options open to them. And in addition you will be training your next generation to budget from a young age –

one of the best skills you can give them.Budgeting can be viewed as limiting or

empowering. It's all a question of attitude. But now is the perfect time to invest energy into maximizing your money to ensure a great summer.

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side view of the patient (in profile). Computer programs were developed to analyze the skeletal pattern of the patient based on this x-ray. Every ethnicity has a different structure that is “normal” or “beautiful” for them. For example, my friend/mentor Dr. Lai works in Chinatown, where his predominantly Asian patients have “flat profiles” with a deficient midface. The African-American esthetic, on the other hand, is a much more convex profile. If you treated one ethnicity to the ethnic norms of the other, the patient would look ridiculous. This observation was noted in 1968 in the American Journal of Orthodontics in an article by Dr. RA Drummond entitled “A determination of cephalometric norms for the Negro race”. Since then, studies have been done to determine norms for Greeks, Chinese, Saudis, Brazilians, Japanese and others. Recently (November, 2013), the Journal of Pakistan Medical Association published cephalometric norms for the Pakistani population, and just this May, the Orthodontic CYBER journal published norms for the people of Nepal.

While the specific values might not apply to our patients here in Beit Shemesh, the concept of the cultural component of clinical development and subjective esthetics is a very real consideration that must be taken into account. In terms of clinical development, an unusually large percentage of our demographic has delayed eruption of teeth, crowding, and a weak chin with an overbite. This can influence some of our clinical decisions. For example, it might not be wise to extract “baby teeth” on our patients, because, for them, delayed eruption may be normal. Overbites are not such a concern because patients often experience lower jaw growth in their late teens. These are just some of the considerations that must be accounted for in a treatment plan.

Perhaps a more delicate cultural divide is the perception of esthetics. For example, in the US, bigger is considered better and prettier.

Americans like big cars, big washing machines, and big full smiles with big teeth. This accounts for a growing trend in the US of not extracting permanent teeth even in very crowded orthodontic cases. Here in Israel, that huge American smile is considered excessive by some patients. Many Israeli adults with perfectly pleasant American-style smiles after years of orthodontic treatment elsewhere, complain that their

front teeth “stick out”. Orthodontists must be very conscious of each patient’s esthetic sensibilities.

We are blessed in our community to have patients from different parts of the world. Professionals must utilize the collective wisdom of the international orthodontic community in order to achieve the optimal esthetic result for every patient.

Dr. Edo Lavi is a graduate of UMDNJ Dental School and NYU's post-graduate program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. He also completed dental residency programs as chief resident at LICH and at Interfaith Medical Center. He has brought thousands of beautiful smiles to Beit Shemesh and beyond since 2003.

The (fab) five Smulowitz girls from Moshav Aderet on a Tiyul to Herodion

Orthodontics Continued from page 35

an unusually large percentage of our demographic has delayed eruption

of teeth, crowding, and a weak chin with an overbite.

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A s k B e r y l

Dear Beryl,My mother-in-law wants to come and visit. She is really a nice lady, helpful, kind and very loving to my family. There is only

one problem: she wants to visit for two months and stay all that time in our apartment. We, thank G-d, have an amply sized apart-ment, so she would be able to stay in one part, fairly separate from where we would be. The only problem is that she is a slob! I am a very neat person by nature and I have raised my family to be the same. Even my husband likes things neat, clean and tidy. My mother-in-law, on the other hand, is very laid back. She thinks nothing of baking for the kids, doing arts and crafts with them (they LOVE her) or making dinner for us. Don’t get me wrong - this is very nice of her. But she also doesn’t think to clean up after herself! She will leave the dishes out, dirty ones in the sink, her shoes on the floor, her laundry on the floor. It really drives us mad! Is it wrong of me to ask her to stay in a guest apartment for at least part of the time?

Neat freak daughter-in-lawDear neat freak daughter-in-law,

It sounds like you have a very challenging situation com-ing up. While it is usually nice when family comes to visit, two months is a LONG time. Even for the best of situations, after a while, people tend to get on each other’s nerves, and that is totally understandable. This is your mother-in-law, not your mother which, depending on the relationship, may make things easier or better!

It sounds like she is a very nice lady who means well. Of course, that doesn’t take away from your frustration at her lack of organization. So, the question becomes, can you talk to her about this? Perhaps you can ask her to be careful about where she leaves her things? Maybe mention that you appreciate dish-es being left in the sink, rather than on the counter? She may not realize how much this bothers you and given the fact that she wants to be helpful, she may be able to meet some of your requests.

If she isn’t, then, you have to decide what is more important. Your kids obviously get a lot out of having her around and there is something really special to that. Even though two months is a VERY long time, perhaps you can think about it in terms of what they are getting rather than what frustration you will go through. If your kids are old enough, maybe you can encourage them to pitch in more when she is around.

You do need to take your feelings into account. It is very hard for a neat person to deal with a messy one (and, vice versa,

by the way). Consider how much aggravation it will cause you to have her things around. While I don’t think that it is wrong for you to ask her to stay somewhere else for part of the time, you need to ask yourself how will she feel about this and how will you asking her this affect your relationship? She may be very hurt by your suggestion and her feelings are something

to consider, as well. If you really feel like you cannot ask her to stay some-where else, try and suggesting differ-ent day trips she can take by herself while she is here. There are plenty of organizations out there, especially in Yerushalayim, which cater to the retired set and they offer lots of day trips that are well-organized. She may enjoy the opportunity to see different places while, at the same time, you get a break.

And, most importantly, speak to your husband, ask him how he feels about it. He may have even greater insight than you do about how to handle the situation.

I wish you a lot of luck!BerylBeryl Tritel, MSW, has an MSW from the NYU Ehrenkranz

School of Social Work. Her private practice focuses on Women’s Issues and Marriage therapy, in addition, she is certified in EMDR therapy. Recently, she was asked to join the therapy team at www.prettypaddedroom.com. Her writing has appeared in Bi-nah and Ami Magazines, as well as JewishWomen.org. She has offices in Ramat Bet Shemesh and Jerusalem. She can be reached at 054-842-7736, or, at [email protected]

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W i n e T a s t i n g

There are now over 200 wineries in Israel, ranging from the tiniest boutique to huge, industrial-sized. They are all over the country, with many, close to Beit Shemesh.

If you would like to visit any one of these wineries, we suggest the following course of action to ensure a successful outing:

Step one: Decide which part of the country you want to visit. Research the wineries in that area. There are two reference books that you check (available in the store). The best of them for tiyulim is "Wines of Israel" by Eliezer Sacks and Adam Montefiore (Cordinata Publishing). I believe it is still available in English or Hebrew.

Step two: Verify that the winery you want to visit is kosher enough for you. Many are kosher and many are not.

Step three: Many of the wineries have a nonreligious person opening and pouring the wine. It is worth calling ahead to see if it can fit your requirements. Some wineries will accommodate your needs and some will not. Ask beforehand.

Step four: Find an alternative destination nearby for anyone in your party who does not want to visit a winery. Israel is full of tourist sites; it is often easy to find alternate venues for those not interested in a winery tour.

Step five: Decide if you want to visit by yourself or with a tour guide. Many tour guides specialize in winery tours and can be

very helpful in getting you there, arranging the visit, setting up an accompanying meal, etc. Sometimes being taken care of is nice.

"I have already visited Golan Heights Winery, and we are going to the Golan," You might say. If so, go to Bazelet HaGolan or Odem Mountain wineries. As a special treat, you can add in a visit to De Karina Chocolates in Ein Zivan. You will not be disappointed.

Zichron Yaakov has Binyamina and Tishbi as well as Carmel. And there are many other activities to enjoy there. We especially like the Ramat Ha-Nadiv Gardens. A bit south, near Recanati, is Jacob's Dairy, my favorite cheeses in the country. We bought wine, their bread and cheese and picnicked outside their shop. North of Zichron Yaakov is Morad fruit wines and Tulip Winery in Kfar Tikva, an adult special needs community.

Dalton has Dalton, Adir, Ben Zimra, and Rimon all in close proximity. Adir has an adjacent goat cheese and yoghurt dairy.

You cannot run out of great winery destinations in Israel because new wineries are constantly opening. And old favorites still await. And then there are breweries, cider makers, liquor makers, and, soon, a whisky distillery. Enjoy this beautiful land of ours.

Gedalya Persky is the manager of Cellar 18 Wine Shop. Please send any comments or questions to [email protected]

Wine TiyulimBy Gedalya Persky

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Did you ever begin having contractions, pack your bag, call your parents, get all prepared and psyched up for this birth only to discover that after a few hours the contractions just completely stopped? Did you ever experience a labor where you reached a certain dilation (sometimes even as advanced as 9cm) when the contractions became less frequent and you felt that you were 'stuck'? If your answer to either of these is: 'YES!!" then you're normal. Why do contractions stop?

It's hard to say whether contractions stop (or slow down) because it isn't active labor yet or whether the contractions have stopped for other reasons. What is the role of oxytocin?

In many births what causes contractions to slow down or stop is lower levels of oxytocin. What does that mean? Oxytocin is the hormone that stimulates the uterine contractions. So the greater the amount of oxytocin - the greater the number of contractions - the quicker (be"H) your baby will be born. Higher levels of Oxytocin are released when a person feels safe and loved, and lower levels when one feels fear and stress.

After that introduction, let's try and see how we can help you to keep your levels of oxytocin high and get your birth going!

Please keep in mind that the following tips are not natural induction tips, but rather ideas that can help you to keep your existing contractions going and get them to be more established, effective and stronger.

1. Darken the room. Research has shown that higher levels of oxytocin are released when a room is dark, which actually makes a lot of sense. For example, most people prefer to rest or sleep in a dark room because it's peaceful, and calm.

2. Take some time to be alone. Sometimes all you may need is to be left alone for a while, in order to reconnect with your body and what's going on. Having too many family members and/or medical staff can be stressful at times (always choose wisely when deciding who you'd like to have with you at the birth).

3. Walk around and change your scenery. Moving, and changing positions may be very helpful during labor. Movement is beneficial physically and emotionally. It may help you to relax your muscles or get them moving, it may help your baby move into a better position; and emotionally you might feel in much better spirits. If you've been hanging around inside your home or the hospital for hours/days already - go outside! Breathe some fresh air and change your scenery.

4. Get wet! Water is fabulous during labor, and can really do wonders to help moms advance and establish effective

contractions. Showers are allowed and recommended at pretty much any stage, whereas bathing is suggested only after you reach 5cm (and only if your 'waters' haven't broken yet).

5. Get up girl! Upright positions are extremely important during labor. I cannot emphasize this enough. When you're in an upright position (standing, squatting, on all fours, leaning on the wall or near a couch…) gravity is working in your favor and helping the contractions to be more effective and push your baby down. Upright, you will also have more control than in any lying-down positions.

Be sure to check out the following articles for more tips about complementary medicine used in labor and birth! If you have any questions related to these topics or would like to hear more- email me at [email protected], or check out my blog

www.ilanadoula.wordpress.com

Five Tips to Help You Progress In Laborby Ilana Rosensweig

Y o u r B l o s s o m i n g B a b y


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Plishtim Continued from page 21

tempted invasion of Egypt. He lists different groups of Sea People, amongst them the Pelehset. Ramses claims victory and according to his account, he kindly settled the survivors along the Southern coast of Canaan, an area corresponding to what we know as Eretz Plishtim. Possibly, the Plishtim were victorious and settled this area by force while Ramses turned defeat into victory by claiming that he “settled them”.

Ashdod was one of the five coastal cities settled by the Plishtim and today you can visit the Ashdod museum to see archeological remains of Plishti civilization. The museum is located on 16 Hashayatim Street – Ashdod.

The Philistine residents of Ashdod were smitten with a plague of mice and hemorrhoids and quickly dispatched the Aron Hakodesh to Kiryat Gat, who after suffering from the same plague, sent it on to Ekron. Ekron is one to the few sites in Is-rael that have been 100% positively identified. A dedication plaque was found on the site which mentions that Achish son of Padi, King of Ekron dedicated a temple to Psaya Goddess of the city. In Arabic, it’s called Tel Miqne.

If you don’t want to drive to Ashdod museum to see the dis-play of the relics found there, you can always go to Kibbuts Revadim, which lies at the foot of Tel Miqne/ Ekron. Here on the Kibbuts is a re-constructed Philistine street with houses and workshops from that era. An ox drawn wagon which features later in the story has been reconstructed based on images we have from the Ramses Stella com-memorating his victory over the Sea Peoples.

Kibbutz Revadim is located along Route 3 opposite Yad Binya-min just south of the junction of Rt. 6 with Rt. 3 at the Sorek junction.

The Philistine inhabitants of Ekron refused to accept the Aron Hakodesh and convened an emer-gency council of the five city states. It was decided to send the Aron back to the Jews together with an atonement gift of solid gold hemor-rhoids and mice. This was put into a chest and loaded onto a brand new wagon. However one final test was needed to determine whether all that had befallen them was truly the Hand of God. Two nurs-ing cows with no prior experience in pulling a cart were harnessed to the wagon while their calves were kept away from them. If the cows

would ignore their instincts to go towards their young but instead would go in a straight line to the land of the Jews then this would prove that G-d Himself was involved.

To better imagine the continuation of the story, drive to Tel Beit Shemesh.

Tel Beit Shemesh is situated along Route 38 just north of the traffic lights at the entrance to old Beit Shemesh and the entrance to Yishiy. Coming from Ramat Beit Shemesh at the sharp bend in the road you’ll notice a picnic table under a large tree. Park your car here and walk towards the valley down be-low.

The cows indeed followed a straight route to the nearest Jewish town, namely Beit Shemesh which was situated close to the border between the land of Yehuda and the land of the

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Philistine. The Navi describes the cows gong on a straight path, a messila, and the straight route of the British “messilat barzel” (railway track) seems to reinforce this description. Standing here looking down at the golden wheat fields we can almost see the people of Beit Shemesh busy with the wheat harvest, rais-ing their eyes to behold the wagon arriving and rejoicing at the sight. The five Philistine chieftains who had followed the wag-on saw that their mission was accomplished and turned back home.

If you are already in Tel Beit Shemesh you might as well take a look around the archeological remains here. Some of the ru-ins you see date back to the Canaanites while the bulk of what is here is from the period of the First Beit Mikdash.

The most exciting find, however, which will delight your kids, is the huge underground cistern that stored rainwater for the city. To get there; go to the rusty iron con-traption lying halfway down the western slope. A flight of stone steps leads down to a white metal gate which is always open and which leads down to the huge cistern. Make sure to bring flashlights.

The people of Beit Shemesh didn’t act with appropriate respect to the Aron Hakodesh and many were struck down and killed. They decid-ed that they were not worthy enough to host the Aron Hakodesh and re-quested from the people of Kiryat Yearim to come and fetch it.

We will continue following in the footsteps of the Aron Hakodesh and drive on to Abu Ghosh which is located on the site of ancient Kiryat Yearim. The official name of the modern day Telzstone is Kiryat Yearim. The Aron Hakodesh was taken to the house of Avinadav who lived on “the hill” at Kiryat Yearim. Today, a French convent stands on that hill with a statue on the roof of Mary standing atop the Ark.

For the best view of the entire re-gion drive through Abu Gosh and follow signs to Maaleh Hachamisha and Har Adar. Drive into the Jewish village of Har Adar and take the sec-ond turning right and then immedi-ately right. A short drive will take you to the top of Radar Hill where a tall tower stands in memory of the fallen Palmach soldiers who fell in their un-successful attempt to capture this hill. The view at the top is well worth the climb. From here you can see half of Israel with a view that stretches along Erets Plishtim as far South as Gaza.

The Aron Ha-kodesh remained here for many more years until David Hamelech moved it with great festivity to Ye r u s h a l a y i m . This would be the final stop in the journey of the Aron Ha-kodesh.

Avi Flax is a licensed tour guide who specializes in Tnach and Mishna era tours. He can be reached on 0528967630 or [email protected]

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Twenty-f o u r - y e a r -old Tamara is not opposed to the idea of marriage – it’s just not high on her list of priorities at the moment. In fact, sometimes she thinks her life is too full to add dating to the mix. Tamara's only a year out of university and is trying to get firmly established in her engineering career. Because she's also thinking of applying to graduate school, Tamara wants to make the most of what might be a temporary respite from the pressure of studying and exams. She's enjoying time with her friends, takes advantage of last-minute specials for brief trips to Europe, goes to zumba and pilates, and joined a woman's chorale group. Tamara also volunteers one evening a week for the same organization where she did Sheirut Leumi.

Tamara feels that her life is full and rewarding, but she wonders if she should be thinking about dating and marriage. Several of her friends are marrying or hoping to meet someone to marry. “Is there something wrong with me?” she wonders. “I am not averse to getting married. I look at my parents, and they have a great marriage. But my life is so full, and I’m very happy with it the way it is. I just don’t yearn for marriage.”

Many women and men in their mid-twenties are, like

Tamara, not strongly motivated to get married. Because the average age of marriage has been climbing for the past few decades, many people in contemporary secular society are encouraged to spend much of their twenties focusing on their personal development and enjoyment before thinking about settling down to the responsibilities of marriage and family life. Others view marriage as one of many lifestyle choices that a functional person can adopt and find friendship, emotional support, personal fulfillment, and contentment.

However, Judaism tells us that marriage is an important life goal. We think about it from the moment a baby is named and the parents are given a blessing to raise their child to Torah, chuppah, and ma’asim tovim. Most Jewish parents raise their children with the expectation that they will marry and have a family of their own. But Jewish society, even the frum community, doesn’t exist in a vacuum. We’re profoundly influenced by our surrounding culture, and its values infiltrate and compete with our own. That’s one reason why today some frum men and women are not strongly motivated

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to get married when they're in their mid-twenties, and even older.

Their lives feel fulfilling, and at the moment, they don't feel they are missing anything by not having a life partner; they don’t feel it a priority to become parents and raise a family; they are content. They may date because it is socially enjoyable, while others feel that their social lives are complete without their dating. Sometimes, someone like Tamara will consider getting married if circumstances lead to her meeting someone to whom she’s particularly attracted and decides they're good for each other, but she’s not actively searching for that person and wouldn’t be overly concerned if someone like him doesn't come along. Or, she may have a timetable in her mind that tells her, "My life is great for now, but once I turn 27 or 28 (or 30 or 35), I'll want to move to another stage and I'm going to look for someone to share it with."

There are other people who expect to get married “someday”, but are not doing much about achieving that goal at this point in their lives. They may be late bloomers who are presently absorbed in their own lives, but at some point realize, “Hey, I also want to get married. Maybe it’s time to work on that.”

Tamara's ambivalence about marriage may change in the not-too-distant future. Many people become more receptive to the idea of marriage after they become more established in their careers and decide that they want to be fulfilled in another way as well, by building a marriage and a family. Unfortunately, some people come to this awareness in their late thirties or their forties and worry that they missed the boat because they only recently realized that their career and achievements don’t make them feel complete anymore. They worry that because they’ve gotten a late start, it will be harder to develop a relationship that will lead to marriage. They’re more set in their ways and more resistant to change. It’s true that dating is harder when a person is more established in life, and "older" singles have to be proactive in order to achieve that goal.

I'd encourage Tamara to remain open-minded about marriage because a good marriage is personally enriching

and fulfilling and has a high value in Jewish life, and because she'll probably become interested in marriage at some time in the future. I'd give her suggestions (see next month's column) to help her become oriented toward marriage sooner since achieving that goal can become more challenging as she gets older. In addition, because the biological clocks for both men and women begin to tick faster as they get older, she may regret waiting a long time to think about starting a family. She also may begin to feel cut-off from the mainstream of Jewish life, because many celebrations and rituals are so family oriented.

To be continued…

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The Meidva Mosaic Map, a floor mosaic, is more notable for what it does not show than for what it shows. It was discovered in an early Byzantine place of worship at Meidva. The mosaic was rediscovered in the late 1800s during the construction of a new Greek Orthodox structure on the site of its ancient predecessor. Meidva, an ancient Biblical city in what today is Jordan, has 60,000 residents and is about 20 minutes from Amman. Ten minutes to the west of Meidva is what is claimed to be Har Nevo, from where Hashem showed Moshe Rabbeinu a view of all of Eretz Yisrael.

Meidva is about nine kilometers south of the scriptural Cheshbon. In Bamidbar (21:30) we are told of Meidva’s capture by Am Yisrael from Sichon, king of the Emorites. It was part of the nachala, inheritance, of the tribe of Reuven (Yehoshua 13:9). Divrei Hayamim I (ch. 19) describes a war

that Dovid Hamelech and his generals fought there.The Meidva Mosaic Map is an index map of the Holy

Land, dating from the 6th century C.E. It is preserved in the floor of the Greek Orthodox Basilica and contains a least two

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This is a medical column and I would like to think that any subject can be discussed even if it is dirty. And this subject is.

Diarrhea- need I explain? This usually goes away after a day and is usually

from viruses or food poisoning although it can be from Celiac (usually a prolonged course), food allergies (ditto), bacteria (e-coli. salmonella, shigella - usually with fever, and maybe bloody diarrhea) and parasites (usually the patient has a history of travel to some foreign land or those with immune system problems) And, of course, you can get diarrhea from just eating too much roughage. The key is to differentiate between dangerous diarrhea and one you just have to gut through. Fever and bleeding a bad signs. Dehydration is another danger resulting from diarrhea. The best f luids for rehydration are juices or Hydran - avoid petel or tea - they do not restore enough of the salts that were lost. Same holds true for mineral water - they contain very little salt.

Diarrhea can also lead to low potassium, so patients who take pills that affect their potassium levels should be careful.

We used to say milk products should be avoided and you should eat BRAT- bananas, rice, apples and toast. However, this is low in protein. Milk can be drunk, nursing should continue, BRAT can be OK, but add protein. You may still want to pass on those pizzas and borekas.

Wash you hands very well after each bowel movement and diaper change. Adults can take bismuth (which has binding properties - all metals do – and some anti-bacterial effects); in Israel, this is called Kalbeten and is similar to Pepto Bismol in the States. Kaopectate doesn't work and tastes terrible. Immodium is kind of strong - it should not be given to children.

Cultures are the way to diagnose the source of diarrhea, but in adults, they are rarely needed if the diarrhea is not prolonged. We have avoided discussing Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis - they require their own separate column.

Constipation is also very common. A diet high in fiber, fruits and vegetables can avoid this problem. Acute constipation may be a bowel obstruction but this is rare in people who are young and never had abdominal surgery.

Osmotic agents are the best here - they pull water out of the bowel and into the stool. While magnesium has been used for years- it is dangerous in kidney failure. Lactulose works well but is very sweet. PEG 500 is the gentlest solution and can be given to kids. Irritants such as Ex Lax and Biscodyl are less effective and can cause abuse. Stool softeners do not work. Half strength prune juice works well in infants.

Dr. Leibman is a specialist in Emergency Medicine at Soroka Hospital.

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Bowel ProblemsBy Dr. YB Leibman

million pieces of colored tesserae (stone-tiles). As amazing as it sounds today, parts of the map which had survived until its excavation were destroyed in the Greek Orthodox construction. Prof. Avi Yona, who devoted much time to studying the map, estimated that it would have been made of more than 3,000,000 mosaic tiles, and that would translate into three working years! We, therefore, have no idea of its original size; it is estimated at about 140 sq. m. [1500 sq. feet])

The map depicts hills and valleys, and villages and towns in Eretz Yisrael. A combination of folding-perception and aerial views show Lebanon in the north all the way to the Nile Delta in the south, and depicts the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Eastern Desert (with a gazelle shown in the desert of Moav). Among other features, it depicts the Dead Sea with a boat (representing extraction of salt or minerals from the Dead Sea shown as a white pile between two people in the boat), a palm-ringed Jericho, Bethlehem and other biblical sites of significance to Christians. About 150 towns and villages, all of them labelled in Greek, are seen.

The mosaic contains the earliest existing illustration of Byzantine Jerusalem. As mentioned, the Meidva map is more notable for what it does not show than for what it shows. What was of importance to Christianity was blown up in size, way out of the correct proportions. What they wanted reduced to nothing and forgotten was simply left out. For instance, Jerusalem (labelled the “Holy City”) was considered of prime significance. They therefore placed it in the center of the map, not in its accurate position, and made it the largest and most detailed element of the topographic depiction. In Jerusalem itself, Har Habayit is omitted altogether. There is not one indication of Jews or a Jewish presence. The mosaic clearly shows a number of significant structures in the Old City of Jerusalem: Damascus Gate, Lions Gate, the Golden Gate, different churches, the Tower of David, and the main Cardo. It is obvious that they wanted to sever the Jewish connection to our Land and to obliterate and eliminate us completely.

An enlarged replica of the Jerusalem shown in the Meidva Mosaic Map is found in the main Cardo of the Jewish Quarter of the Yerushalayim’s Old City. (The same facsimile is featured at Shaar Shechem (Damascus Gate.)

As we stand and look at this map, we can contemplate the miracle of the survival of Am Yisrael, a lone sheep among 70 wolves ready to devour it at any given moment. Before our very eyes stands tangible evidence of the plans the nations have for our people. Our long history records many bloody horrors our people have endured and survived. Yet despite all this, we are here and flourishing. We can be certain that no matter what may befall us as individuals, the Jews as a people will — with the help of Hashem —outlive their cruel foes and emerge triumphant in the end.

(We thank Rav David Magence licensed tour-guide for his additions to this article.)

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