By Malka Eisenberg

A group of rabbis is coalescing into a movement to belay the misconception that all rabbis and Jews are supporters of Presi-dent Barak Obama and the principles of the current Democratic Party.

“Our main purpose is to counter the im-pression of Rabbis for Obama,” said Rabbi

David Algaze, co-chairman of Rabbis for Romney and Rav of Havurat Yisrael, in For-est Hills, Queens, New York. His goal is to dispel the notion that Jews and “especially rabbis” feel that President Obama is “the best president for the Jews and Israel. In fact, he is one of the most hostile we’ve had and I am very concerned if he is re-elected. Rom-ney will do even better for Israel. We saw his

presentation of G-d and values rather thanthe atheistic and other values of Obama. Webelieve in freedom but not in anti-religiouspropaganda. People should be free to believefor themselves.” He cited a climate where “ifone espouses religious values then you are attacked.”

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By Malka Eisenberg

Drora Brody’s maternal grandparents smuggled thousands of Jews from Yemen to Aden and on to Palestine from 1935 to 1944. They personally sewed dresses as disguises for the men in their clothing fac-tory in Yemen and used their connections to the local sultan and their own funds to bribe border guards.

In response to complaints by the Mufti of Jerusalem, the British effectively block-aded Palestine to prevent Jews from enter-ing there. Jewish refugees came to Nissim and Mazal Hassan Yefet, Brody’s grandpar-ents, from other areas of Yemen for help. The Yefets housed them in their home and in temporary caravans, set up for the overfl ow of refugees, erected around their home before smuggling them across the border. Hassan-Yefet was the religious and communal leader of Lahj and a confi dant of the local sultan, Abed Alkarim Faisal, who authorized Yefet to deal with Jewish matters. Yefet was known as Abba Nissim because, said Brody, a resident of Great Neck, “he redeemed hundreds of orphans from being converted to Islam with his own money. He was a generous and caring man who personally paid for all circumci-sions and weddings.”

When the local sultan found out about their secret activities in 1948, the Hasan Yefets fl ed, leaving behind their textile factory, their home in Lahj, a fortifi ed va-cation house in Aden--all their wealth. In

1948, 63,000 Jews lived in Yemen and Aden, a British protectorate. Jews lived in Yemen since the third century C.E. By 1958, only 4,300 Jews lived there; no Jews

Photo courtesy Dr. Paul Brody

Dr. Paul Brody (L), Vice President of the International Committee for the Land of Israel (ICLI),introduced Councilman Dan Halloran( R), Congressional candi-date for Queen’s 6th District, who he recently accompanied to Israel with Dr.Joe Frager, Chairman of the Board ICLI, to Ambassador Ron Prosor., at the recent UN special session to offi cially recognize Jewish refugees from Arab lands.

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By Karen C. Green

Sammy Tavakoli, 16, of Great Neck, is like most other tech savvy teenagers who enjoy the latest ‘toy’ on the market. But the 11th grader at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School wasn’t smiling when he noticed that the new Apple map system doesn’t list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

“I zoomed in on Israel and noticed Jeru-salem wasn’t marked as the capital, no capi-tal at all, but all the Arab countries had their capitals clearly marked and delineated,” he said. “I thought about it for a day and decid-ed why not do something about it. I started a petition. I emailed Dr. Vitow to distribute it to the school and he did. My classmates are glad that someone is doing something about it. There’s a Zionist group at NSHA, Chovovei Tzion, and we are collaborating to get the word out,” noted Tavakoli.

Thus far he sent it to his brother Ariel at Syracuse University and to Jewish communi-ties in Washington, DC and Persian Commu-nities in Los Angeles, but he’s hoping that his petition gains momentum and encourages all to participate. http://www.change.org/peti-tions/apple-identify-jerusalem-as-the-capi-tal-of-israel-on-their-program-apple-maps-3.

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By Malka Eisenberg

A recent survey of housing prices in Israel over the past fi fty years presents a picture of thriving real estate prices, regardless of wars, rockets or terrorism.

In response to internet bloggers and com-mentators cries that prices on housing in Is-rael won’t go down until rockets fall on the land (G-d forbid), Israel’s online business news site, Globes, studied statistics from Is-rael’s turbulent history to determine the truth of this statement.

Overall, in a survey in percent of changes in housing prices and changes in infl ation from year to year from 1962, there were times when the rise in infl ation exceeded the rise in housing costs but, prices rose in real estate in Israel except in 1966 and fi ve years between 2000 and 2007. Thus housing prices in Israel rose, often in double digits, during 44 years.

After the Six Day War, prices increased, ac-cording to the article in Globes, from eupho-ria and economic growth, in spite of the War of Attrition (between June 1967 and August 1970). After the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the economy was in crisis due to energy issues and a high rate of infl ation. Even so, prices rose in real estate and all prices went up with the rise of infl ation at the time, including the cost of housing. Globes discounted the years of the war when infl ation was in triple digits, but af-ter the war, after the economic stabilization program and instituting the new shekel, pric-es in real estate again rose. Prices rose even during the fi rst intifada. Prices continued to climb for real estate in the 1990s during the Gulf War even when the scud missiles fell on Israel. During that time, there was an infl ux of immigrants from the Soviet Union and an increase in building, with over 140,000 apart-ments constructed during that time. Infl ation hit zero in 1999.

In the fi rst decade of the 2000s, with the second intifada, housing prices began to go down, but with the greatest drop no more than 6%, compared to the double digit rises of other times. They noted that with a rise of 46% over the last four years, it seems as if there would not be a sharper drop than 6% in housing prices in Israel.

In the wake of the second Lebanon War in the summer of 2006, there were moderate drops in prices with the sharpest drops in ar-eas under rocket fi re. Prices dropped in the north under Hizbullah rocket fi re, with prices

in Haifa down 10.5% in 2007 from 2006. In contrast, in 2008, housing costs dropped by 1.7%. Infl ation was 3%.

Various representatives of contractors and builders in Israel quoted in the article noted that the economy thrives after wars since the wars are relatively short and the rebuilding af-ter helps the economy. One said that real es-tate pauses but doesn’t go down. Another said that during the scud attacks, people signed contracts in the dark because there was no electricity, and then came out of the shelters and bought homes. He added that during the second intifada fewer bought but then Jewish investors from abroad came to show support and bought.

The report also noted that prices in Sderot continue to rise in spite of the rockets com-ing in from Gaza. One real estate agent there noted that initially prices were down, but have risen since Operation Cast Lead in 2008 and the relative quiet since then, coupled with the government reinforcing buildings and adding safe rooms to each apartment, and contrac-tors fi xing the infrastructure and beautifying the buildings. Another cause for the climbing real estate prices in Sderot could be attributed to an increase in students at Sapir College in Sderot looking for apartments and the pro-jected construction of a railway station at the entrance to the city.

When asked if housing costs in Israel rise regardless of the security situation there, Sarah Eiferman, CEO and Owner of Eifer-man Properties LTD in Israel, responded in an email that, “I have found that people are concerned with the anti-Semitism and the unstable economy in their countries, and not with the ‘security situation’ in Israel. For an accurate picture, it is important for you to know that there are signifi cant differences in different parts of Israel and there is a dif-ference between new construction and resale sales. In the neighborhoods that overseas buy-ers are interested in, in the center and south neighborhoods, for resales, the prices are sta-ble. There are some areas where prices have risen 10 - 20%. A seller who needs to sell will show fl exibility in their asking price.

In the north chareidi neighborhoods, pric-es are high. People can get more for their money buying in the Jerusalem suburban neighborhoods.” She noted that an increasing number of clients have bought more than one apartment in the last year and a half.

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live in Aden today and only 250 lived in Ye-men by 2011. Much of Aden’s Jewish com-munity was destroyed and 82 Jews killed in the wake of a Muslim pogrom after the 1947 partition vote on Palestine; the government of Yemen began evicting Jews in 1948. Be-tween 1949 and 1950, Israel airlifted most of the Jewish community in Operation “Magic Carpet,” close to 50,000 refugees.

None of this is new, but the injustice and inequality in addressing the Jewish refugee issue is now bubbling to the surface and be-ing addressed in a recent UN conference, by Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Aya-lon, and in two pieces of legislation proposed in the United States Congress. The current interest in Jewish refugees from Arab coun-tries was initiated by M.K. Rabbi Nissim Zeev of the Shas Party, when the Israeli Knesset passed a law on February 23, 2010 “obligat-ing the Israeli government to act for the rec-ognition of the rights of close to one million Jewish refugees from Arab countries with the framework of peace process negotiations.” The vote was 35 to one in favor and was sup-ported by the Netanyahu government.

On September 21st, a special session was held at the UN, “The Untold Story of the Middle East: Justice for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries,” hosted by MK Ayalon and Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ron Prosor. The meet-ing was intended to press the UN to recog-nize the Jewish refugees forced to fl ee their homelands in Arab countries at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel. It was co-hosted by the World Jewish Congress and by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Some may consider this as a way to bal-ance the political and diplomatic equation by bringing global acknowledgement of the hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Arab countries to counterweigh focus on the Arab refugees from the State of Isra-el. Over 850,000 Jews were displaced from their ancient homes in Arab lands after 1948. Many of the communities can be traced back 2,500 years, predating by millennia the mod-ern Arab states. In an article in Globes, Israel business news online, Ayalon said that, “Jus-tice isn’t a term for just one side. The same criteria must apply to both sides.” Prosor wants the UN to set up a research center to document the economic and psychological damage incurred by the refugees who were ultimately absorbed by Israel. Each of their

stories should be told, he said.“The time has come to rectify this histori-

cal injustice by restoring the plight, as well as truth and justice, of Jewish refugees from Arab countries to the Middle East narrative from which they have been expunged and eclipsed,” said Shelomo Alfassa, staff consul-tant to the American Sephardi Federation, an author and historian, in an email. Alfassa is the former U.S. Director of Justice for Jews from Arab countries (JJAC), an organization that seeks to draw attention to the rights and justice of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. “Simply put, any narrative on the Middle East that does not include justice for Jewish refugees is a case study in Middle East revisionism. It is an assault on truth, memory and justice. Rights for Jewish refugees from Arab countries have to be part of any nar-rative – any peace process – any decision-making - if that narrative or peace process or decision-making is going to have integrity, credibility, and legitimacy.

“In particular, the United Nations must bear express responsibility for this distorted narrative. Indeed, the U.N. is a case study in Middle East revisionism. Since 1947, there have been 842 resolutions adopted by the U.N. General Assembly that have dealt with the Arab-Israeli confl ict. There have been 126 resolutions that have specifi cally dealt with the Palestinian refugee plight. In none of these U.N. Resolutions on the Middle East is there any reference to, nor any expression of concern for, the plight of the 856,000 Jews

living in, or having been displaced from Arab countries.

“Jews and Jewish communities have ex-isted in the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf region in substantial numbers for more than 2,500 years,” Alfassa continued, “fully one thousand years before the advent of Is-lam. With the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the status of Jews in Arab countries changed dramatically as virtually all Arab states in the region declared war or backed the war to destroy Israel. These events trig-gered a dramatic surge in a longstanding pat-tern of discrimination and abuse that made the lives of Jews in Arab countries simply untenable. Jews were either uprooted from their countries of birth or became subju-gated political hostages in the Arab world’s struggle against Israel. In virtually all cases, as Jews fl ed, individual and communal prop-erties were seized and/or confi scated with-out any compensation provided by the Arab governments involved.

“When the issue of refugees is raised within the context of the Middle East,” he noted, “people invariably refer to Palestinian refugees, not former Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Yet, there were two major population movements that occurred during years of turmoil in the Middle East. In fact, there were more former Jewish refugees up-rooted from Arab countries (over 850,000) than there were Palestinians who became refugees in 1948 (UN estimate: 726,000).

“The legitimate call to secure rights and

redress for Jews who were forced to fl ee Arabcountries is not a campaign against Palestin-ian refugees; nor is it about launching legalproceedings to seek compensation,” Alfassaexplained. “It is an initiative to ensure thatthe plight of former Jewish refugees fromArab countries be placed on the internation-al political agenda as a quest for truth andjustice and that their rights be secured as amatter of law and equity. In the context ofthe Middle East, it would be an injustice toignore the rights of Jews from Arab coun-tries. As a matter of law and equity, it wouldnot be appropriate to recognize the claim ofPalestinian refugees to redress without rec-ognizing a right to redress for former Jewishrefugees from Arab countries. And becauseas time has gone by, more and more primarywitnesses to the dispossessions caused by Arab countries against their Jewish popu-lations have been dying. Over 75% of Jewswho were made refugees—people who havelost everything they owned--have now since died. This is the last best chance to take ac-tion while there are still live witnesses to dis-cuss these tragedies.”

Alfassa noted that two bi-lateral Congres-sional Resolutions on this issue were passedin 2008 and there were hearings on Jewish refugees in the United Kingdom’s House ofLords, the Italian Parliament and in Genevaat the UN. It is also a major topic in the Is-raeli government and the Israeli media.

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY8)introduced House bill (H.R.) 6242 on July 31st “to direct the President to submit toCongress a report on actions the executivebranch has taken relating to the resolutionof the issue of Jewish refugees from Arabcountries.” His bill seeks to tie any mention of Palestinian Arab refugees with mention ofJewish and Christian refugees and “other dis-placed populations.”

The Yefets settled in Yafo, penniless, and there, grateful Yemenite Jews brought themfood and clothing for a full year. They laterturned to the welfare agency having gonefrom “riches to rags,” said Brody. Nissimbecame a gardener in Israel to tend to andbeautify the Holy Land. Those children whowere over age 12 worked to help the family.Brody’s grandparents are buried in Holon,her parents live in Bat-Yam and most of heraunts and uncles live in Israel, with some family in London and some in New York.Said Drora Brody, “Several books about Ye-menite Jewry serve as testaments that my grandparents died rich in good deeds.”

Delayed push for recognition of Jewish refugees

Jersey rabbi, Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg, who has blogged about the need to counter-act the Rabbis for Obama. Rabbi Algaze is drafting a mission statement for the group and said that other rab-bis are stepping forward, includ-ing Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld, of Kew Gardens Hills.

The prototype of Rabbi Al-gaze’s document states that the group seeks to “communicate the concerns and interests of the Jewish community during the electoral process,” gleaning infor-mation on candidates’ positions on Israel’s security and issues of import to Jewish voters, includ-ing “Biblical values.” He stressed that, “We clearly deny the impression created by the Rabbis for Obama that American Jews

want “daylight” between America and Israel, as Obama declared, or that the social views espoused by these Rabbis are rooted in our authentic tradition.”

Rabbi Algaze cited President Obama’s past association with “progressive” Jews including Rabbi Arnold Wolf who met with Yassir Arafat, and others known to espouse anti-Israel views in-cluding Bill Ayers, Rashid Khalidi and Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Rabbi Algaze mentioned Lynn Gottlieb, who met with Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and is affi liated with an organiza-tion listed as an anti-Israel group by the Anti Defamation league, as one of the Rabbis for Obama. “These rabbis want Obama to con-

tinue pressuring Israel to make concessions

that will endanger her security and the safety of her citizens,” noted Rabbi Algaze.

The Rabbis for Romney declaration voiced concerns over some of Obama’s ac-tions toward Israel. Some of these include his demand to freeze construction in towns in Judea and Samaria and in Jerusalem, that he wanted to put “daylight” between America and Israel, his insistence that Israel pull back to the indefensible pre-1967 borders, and his designation of Israel as “one of our closest allies in the region.”

In contrast, Algaze points to Romney’s re-cent trip to Israel, his expressions of friend-ship to Israel and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and his statement that, “You ex-port technology, not tyranny or terrorism… What you have built here, with your own hands, is a tribute to your people.”

“This is hard for Jews who have been vot-ing Democratic for generations to accept all

this,” concluded Algaze in the statement. “Itwould be easier to ignore the problem andpretend it’s not there. But the problem isthere and we need to face it. This Democrat-ic Party is not the party of Henry Jackson, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Harry Truman or John F. Kennedy. We who care about Israel should not ignore her in times like these. “

He also pointed optimistically to a recentInvestor’s Business Daily presidential poll(IBD/TIPP) that had only 47% of Jewishvotes among likely voters supporting Presi-dent Obama if the election were today.

“Jews should know that there is not just one group,” he emphasized. “We don’t wantthe impression that all rabbis in America sup-port Obama.”

If you are interested in joining, please email ravalgaze@gmail.com.

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Nissim Hassan Yefet (center) surrounded by his family, including wife Mazal, holding youngest child Batsheva, and Drora’s mother, top rowleft, in a composite photo, circa 1951, photographed in Israel.

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When it was all over, I was stunned. If it were a t-ball game instead of a Presidential Debate, Jim Lehrer would have stopped it early, invoking the slaughter rule. Not only did Romney win the fi rst debate between the presidential contenders, but he won big. The strangest part was not only did he win on content, but on style. Mitt Romney looked

like a man passionate about changing the country.

President Obama looked petulant, re-peating the same false taking points over and over whether they were relevant to the point being made, or not. The President looked thin-skinned, like a man not used to having his policies questioned.

The challenger’s task was to show he had a grasp of the is-sues, reasonable solu-tions, and most impor-tant was that he had to show he wasn’t the evil

villain, the hater of puppies and little babies portrayed in the Obama campaign advertis-ing. Romney passed with fl ying colors.

From the very beginning, the President was trying to avoid talking about his record, while Romney tried to make him wear it like Hester’s “A” in The Scarlet Letter.

“You’ve been president four years. You said you’d cut the defi cit in half. It’s now four years later. We still have trillion-dollar defi -cits. The CBO says we’ll have a trillion-dollar defi cit each of the next four years. If you’re re-elected, we’ll get to a trillion-dollar debt.”

When Obama tried to invoke George Bush with a “failed policies of the past” comment,

Romney countered with: ”Let’s look at history. My plan is not like

anything that’s been tried before. My plan is to bring down rates, but also bring down deductions and exemptions and credits at the same time so the revenue stays in, but that we bring down rates to get more people working.

He explained fi rmly that his tax plan was a restructuring of the Tax Code, not a cut to revenues or for the rich (and diplomatically pointing out that Obama was lying).

“First of all, I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut. I don’t have a tax cut of a scale that you’re talking about. “

“So if the tax plan he [Obama] described were a tax plan I was asked to support, I’d say absolutely not. I’m not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. What I’ve said is I won’t put in place a tax cut that adds to the defi cit. That’s part one. So there’s no economist that can say Mitt Romney’s tax plan adds $5 trillion if I say I will not add to the defi cit with my tax plan.”

“Let me repeat -- let me repeat what I said. I’m not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. That’s not my plan.”

And my personal favorite:“Look, I’ve got fi ve boys. I’m used to peo-

ple saying something that’s not always true, but just keep on repeating it and ultimately hoping I’ll believe it. But that -- that is not the case. All right? I will not reduce the taxes paid by high-income Americans.”

Each time Romney pushed back, Obama seemed to get angrier and less patient, he even sported the famous Obama grimace--the same one he had when Netanyahu “schooled” him in the oval offi ce. When he wasn’t grimacing, Obama was looking down or away. Focus groups and pundits both commented that Romney looked at Obama, but Obama never looked at Romney.

Once the POTUS even emulated the fa-mous Roberto Duran “no mas!” When he told Jim Lehrer Jim, I -- you may want to move on to another topic. Another time he had this childish confrontation with the host:

“LEHRER: Two minutes -- two minutes is up, sir.

OBAMA: No, I think -- I had fi ve seconds before you interrupted me“

Romney scored points on energy, oil com-pany taxes, and for the fi rst time ever, ex-plained the difference between Romneycare and Obamacare and after his explanation, he let the POTUS “have it.”

I just don’t know how the president could have come into offi ce, facing 23 million peo-ple out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the -- at the kitchen table, and spend his energy and passion for two years fi ghting for Obamacare instead of fi ght-ing for jobs for the American people.

Ouch! That had to hurt! At times it looked as though the President

wasn’t even paying attention. After a seg-ment where Romney explained one change he would make in Dodd-Frank (the provision which creates banks that are too big to fail) and was cut off from explaining another, the President said:

“He says that he’s going to replace Dodd-Frank, Wall Street reform, but we don’t know exactly which ones. He won’t tell us.”

The excuses poured from the media and the spin room: Al Gore said it was the high altitude, some blamed Jim Lehrer (actually Obama had the fl oor four minutes more than Romney).

Some pundits have offered up a valid point that generally a president does not do well the fi rst debate in a reelection bid. Carter was awful, Reagan looked old, and both Bushes were awful also. The only ex-ception was Clinton vs. Bob Dole (Dole was horrible). The counter of that argument is

that every single fl ash poll taken afterward(CNN and CBS for example) reported that no president had lost so badly as Obama had done last night.

So Romney won and won big, but it is byno means a game changer (debates rarelyare). It certainly shifted the momentum, andmade Romney look like a viable choice for president as opposed to a grandma-hatingmonster. I suspect that when the rolling av-erage polls begin to show the effect of lastnight, there will be a Romney bounce, BUTas I said after DNC---they are called bounc-es because they go up--and they go down.Romney must continue to show the passionand aggressive defense of his policies shownlast night to win this election.

There are two more Presidential debates; Obama’s team is comprised of professionals. They will recover from last night and makechanges in his debate preparation. I guar-antee that when they meet at Hofstra Uni-versity, Barack Obama will be a different andmuch more formidable opponent and Rom-ney better be ready for this more diffi cultchallenge.

The topic for the Long Island debate will be foreign policy. The President will mostassuredly be prepared for tough questions on his treatment of Israel, the 9/11 terror-ist attack on our mission in Benghazi, andFast and Furious, the scandal that lead todeaths both in the United States and Mexico.Foreign policy is an area most diffi cult for achallenger as the sitting president has all the“trappings” of the Commander-in-Chief.

Make sure to look for this column the week after the Hofstra debate, as I will belive at the debate and in the spin room togive readers of the Jewish Star the real be-hind the scenes report.

Jeff Dunetz is the Editor/Publisher of thepolitical blog “The Lid” (www.jeffdunetz.com).

Letters to the editor

Passing on the liesTo the Editor

Conservatives were ecstatic to see a compassionate conservative Wil-lard Romney at the debate against Obama. They were pleased by his performance and declared him the winner. Romney lied over and over again disavowing everything he has stood for during his campaign. If the new standard for leadership is lying then i think i will pass. I am sup-porting Barack Obama for president. Obama has integrity, Romney does not.

Dr. Robin Wieder

East Rockaway, NY

What happened to Ed?To the Editor

Dear Ed –You’re a lost cause on this one–

but I do feel a change in the wind.We’ll win without you.I’d have preferred for you that

you be with the winner. But it’s not just about winning – far from it. For me, it’s about America, Israel and the West.

Note how your commentary yesterday has no substance what-soever – rare - very rare – for Ed Koch. And all that you proclaim

about “solvency, stability” and thelike – you can’t possibly believe that. Here is the purest effect of “charm”ever seen: the “charm” that Barack Obama has showered upon you. Andwhy shouldn’t he? He’s desperate. The superfl uous use of the yellowfowl proves it. You mention Obama’s “intelligence.” However, his entireadministration has been about intel-lectual dishonesty, equivocation andworst of all, weakness in the interna-tional sphere. You support him de-spite your continuous admonitions ofdistrust for him on Israel.

To paraphrase: “In his heart, he (Ed) knows he (Romney) is right.”

All those who have admired yousince the 1970’s – the same time dur-ing which we admired another ofthe great Democrats, Henry “Scoop” Jackson – will not be with you this time.

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The stage is set. The fi rst two sons of Man have brought their offerings to their G-d, and He has favored the

younger’s dedication. The older brother is disheartened, and it shows on his face.

Says G-d, “Why are you so frustrated? Why has your face fallen? If you do good, you will lift up! But if not, then sin lies crouching at the door. It desires to get you, but you can rule over it.” (4:6-7)

In the next verse Kayin kills his brother.The story is incomplete. Why Kayin

killed Hevel is unclear. Was he provoked? Was it self-defense? Did he even under-stand that his act could be fatal? Was the murder premeditated? Or an error? There are a myriad of interpretations hinged on

the question of what the “sin crouching at the door” might be. As G-d’s statement was the last thing Kayin heard before he com-mitted murder, one can argue it was the trig-ger that unleashed his rage. But what did G-d mean?

In a lecture on re-pentance delivered in 1987, Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein explained the “sin that crouches at the door” as the

most blatant obstacle to proper observance of the Law and commitment to G-d which plagues a particular hashkafi c (philosophi-cal) community.

“…[It] is not the same sin at every door. Each door, each domicile, each commu-nity has its particular sin, a specifi c spiri-tual danger indigenous to it, endemic to that group or that individual.” Quoting the Chafetz Chaim, he notes that different gen-erations have different pitfalls. Some “suc-cumb to idolatry, others to desecration of Shabbat, some to sins between man and his Maker, and others to interpersonal sins.”

At the same time that he declared the sin plaguing the Religious Zionist commu-nity (i.e. “Modern Orthodox” community in the United States) to be one of “shikhecha,” forgetting G-d, or “lacking the immanent sense of G-d felt so deeply, keenly and per-vasively in other parts of the halakhically committed Jewish world” (which is indeed a problem), he defi ned “avodah zara” – be-yond idolatry – as “superstition and mis-guided conceptions of G-d.”

Rabbi Lichtenstein does not need my stamp of approval. His assessment of our community is spot on. But I think his defi -nition of avodah zara is also quite notewor-thy.

Looking to rabbis (people) as role mod-els is wonderful. Idolizing them and turning them into fl awless human beings is idola-try. Many rabbis exhibit excellent judgment all the time. Some make mistakes. The real Gedolim acknowledge their mistakes.

Kosher laws are quite special. Making an obsession about invisible parasites – and

thus declaring water, lettuce, broccoli and strawberries unkosher – is idolatry. (No one is interested in eating infested vegetables. Remind people that bugs are not kosher, but don’t wage war on fruits and vegetables!).

Modesty is one of the most important Jewish traits. But making a religion solely about personal defi nitions of such – when the law is somewhat fl exible, and in some cases changes based on the standards of the general society – is idolatry! Modesty is not just about length of clothing and size of head coverings.

A chupah is a public event that declares a man and woman united in marriage. This allows them to be seen together in public, and to sit together at a wedding or any sim-cha other than their own wedding. Who has separate seating at their family Shabbat table?

Why do advertisements for communi-ties and retirement homes in magazines only feature males in the photographs? Is it such a crime to see a photograph of a little girl, a mother in modest dress, or an elderly woman in a wheelchair? This is our world. This is life.

Mandating to others how to live, and judging their “frumkeit” based on externals (not calling a Kohen or Levi to the Torah or not counting a bar mitzvah for a minyan on account of a T-shirt) is not only the most disgusting form of sinat chinam (baseless hatred), but is also a form of idolatry.

I received the following email in re-sponse to a debate about metzitzah that I posted on my blog: “The ‘pious’ Jew who only cares about ‘G-d’ and His rulebook is clearly off the derech… whatever he is wor-shipping it is not G-d. He [has] invented a G-d to worship and [has] created an imagi-nary rule book… to replace the much more challenging reality [of what it means to be an observant Jew].”

Kayin could not overcome his crouching sin, perhaps his passion, and it caused him to kill his brother.

For some Jewish people, worship of the “avodah zara” I have described is their crouching sin. On account of it, Judaism is ultimately denigrated, the shouting match-es which ensue, and the negative feelings exacerbated through criticizing others all come at the expense of the, perhaps unan-ticipated, desecration of G-d’s name which appears in television, newspapers and blogs fueled by misinformation, yes, but also im-properly presented information which de-picts Orthodox Jews as being hopelessly stubborn or blinded by their own faith.

In Kayin’s case, his sin lay in his inabili-ties: to discern the fl aw in his gift to G-d, to learn from his mistakes, and to see that he could live in harmony with his brother, de-spite their differences, and that each had a unique way of relating to G-d. If they could only respect the other approach – live and let live and stop telling the other what to do in the most intolerant of ways – they could have lived in harmony.

The saga of brother versus brother need have never unfolded so tragically.

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Rabbi Noam Himelstein studied in Yeshivat Har Etzion and served in the Tanks Corps of the IDF. He has taught in yeshiva high schools, post-high school women’s seminaries, and headed the Torah MiTzion Kollel in Melbourne, Australia. He currently teaches at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem, and lives with his wife and six children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion.

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Meet Ariella Freedman and Rivka Abbe of YU High School for Girls

One is the newly elected international president of an organization with thousands of members; the other speaks her mind to elected offi cials on Capitol Hill and is about to launch her own weekly radio program. Perhaps most extraordinary is that both young woman, Ariella Freedman and Rivka Abbe, are still in high school at Yeshiva Uni-versity High School for Girls, also known as “Central,” in Holliswood, Queens.

Freedman, of Lawrence, NY, was recently elected to a one-year term as international president of the Orthodox Union’s National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY). Her new responsibilities are in addition to her previous post as vice president of the organi-zation’s New York region. Freedman, 17, is a senior and a member of ARISTA, the national honor society, as well as an active member of Central’s performing arts program, but in addition to schoolwork, most weekends fi nd her on the road, travelling to NCSY Shabba-tons and other events.

“Most people mistake Ariella for a col-legiate because she is so poised and full of passion that she gives off the impression of being much older,” said Rabbi Steven Burg, managing director of the OU and interna-tional director of NCSY. “Yet, she’s very down to earth and can speak to teens of any back-ground and relate to them. Those are the qualities that we look for in a leader.”

“We are so proud of Ariella’s achieve-ments,” said CB Neugroschl, Central’s head of school. “But even more than specifi c roles that she has played, Ariella is a consummate mentsh. Her kindness and warmth are al-ways apparent. She truly has a sense of the promise of leadership and we are excited for her to continue serving Klal Yisrael.”

Abbe, a junior, will launch her own radio show, “Teen Spirit with Rivka Abbe” (Tues-days from 7-8 p.m. EST) on the Nachum Se-gal Network beginning October 17. She hopes to use the weekly program as a platform to address issues that concern teens and to in-fl uence her listeners to become active in their communities and in the Jewish world.

On Sunday, October 14, the 17 year old from the Upper West Side plans to convene 250 of her peers—Jewish students from high schools across the New York region—on Ye-shiva University’s uptown Wilf campus to in-troduce them to the mechanics of lawmaking, Israel advocacy and lobbying. The next day, she’ll lead the group to Washington, D.C. to meet with members of Congress and discuss U.S. policy concerning Israel. The lobbying mission will be Abbe’s second. She developed the program after founding C-PAC, Central’s Political Awareness Committee. It was a re-sponse to “Israel Apartheid Week” programs on college campuses.

“When Jewish students who received 12 plus years of a Yeshiva education cannot re-spond to these claims, and G-d forbid start to believe it themselves, we realize that we are creating a generation that is our own worst enemy,” said Abbe. “If our own people do not know the truth and cannot stand up for it, then who will do so and how do we expect others to believe it?”

C-PAC, led by a board of Central students, educates the rest of the student body about Israel, Middle East politics and Jewish his-tory, brings in outside speakers and arranges the lobbying missions.

“Rivka has a true passion for Israel…that is inspiring for the entire school,” said Neu-groschl.

Learn more about Yeshiva University High School for Girls at its upcoming October 28 Open House (www.yuhsg.org).

The educational mission of the Yeshiva University High Schools is to teach and per-petuate the values of Torah Umadda, the synthesis of Jewish law and life and Western civilization. The YU High Schools provide a platform for Jewish leadership through a challenging academic program in an atmo-sphere that encourages adherence to the traditional beliefs and practices of Modern Orthodoxy.

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R abbi Michael Hattin, the gifted com-mentator and master teacher of Bible at Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, per-

haps expressed this sentiment best when he wrote recently that, “The Torah is the most studied book in human history. It has been intensively studied and commented upon for thousands of years. It seems doubtful at this point that anything new could be added to the accumulated material.” Well, aside from his new commentary on the Chumash, “Passages: Text and Transformation in the

Parasha” [Urim Publi-cations, 2012], a work that deserves your im-mediate attention, an-other new work of a differing literary genre, was recently brought to my attention that will serve as the prime fo-cus of this week’s essay.

In, “Parashah Se-ries: Sefer Bereishis” [The Living Torah Mu-seum, 2012], Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch presents a detailed 148

page photo essay of each sedra in the Book of Genesis, featuring many colored pictures of artifacts together with a very informa-tive narrative related to the Biblical texts as housed and displayed in the The Living To-rah Museum.

As an introduction to what motivated Rabbi Deutsch to found this project, he states

that, “…the more we understand about the ancient world, the more we will understand what the Torah, Chazal, and the commenta-tors are referring to. To this end, I have spent years studying ancient languages and the his-tory of many of the cultures that existed in Biblical times.”

This motivating factor serves not only to help develop a unique fi eld of study through the use of pictures and archeology, but the very establishment of a museum, a special cultural and educational facility that gives our sacred writ a sophisticated treatment that was long overdue in our community.

The Living Torah Museum, pointed out Rabbi Deutsch, has two branches, each with a distinct focus; one in Boro Park which features items mentioned in the Bible, and one in the Catskills featuring items cited in the Mishnah.

A planned third branch in Lakewood will feature items that appear in the Talmud.

As an educational tool that will enable students to better visualize the sacred texts, the museum is undoubtedly a facility of great value to all who choose to visit. Additionally, the book under review, enables us to take a portion of this great cultural gem into our homes, schools and shuls, to better assimilate and visualize that which Rabbi Deutsch has brought together with such great effort and loving devotion.

Hopefully, in the years to come, this se-ries will expand and be updated so as to help reinforce the museum’s sacred mission, thus enabling our people to better learn the true value of our people’s history and appreciate

the legacy of our sages and their teach-ings.

Please note that this work is only available at this time at the museum or by phone at 877-752- 6286.

With the reading of the Torah cycle about to begin anew, it is my pleasure to inform you of the publication of “Understanding Onkelos: The Great-est Bible Translator” [Targum Press, 2012] by Rabbi Stanley Wagner and Rabbi Israel Drazin. Designed as a guide for rabbis, teachers, and stu-dents, this work is an apt introduc-tion to the authors’ distinguished translation of the fi ve volume, “Onkelos on the Torah” that ought to have an honored place in your home library.

This guide briefl y treats each parasha with a summary, two to three topics of relevant discus-sion, and a concluding section titled, “for further study,” meant to prompt the reader to engage in further study and research.

By example, note is made in Parashat Noach of how anthropo-morphisms in the Torah text are handled by Onkelos, a classic method em-ployed throughout all of Onkelos’ work.

This continued work of scholarship by Rabbi Wagner and Rabbi Drazin gives their previous work an introduction that is unfor-tunately absent in many other works. Besides making for some interesting reading, this

work will give you a broader perspective asto why Onkelos was so highly regarded byour sages, especially Rashi, and is, to this very day, given such a high profi le on theChumash page.

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DRS’s Class of 2016 at OHEL’s beautiful Camp Kaylie Campus

DRS’s largest grade together for ShabbosDRS prides itself on the “Achdus” it tries

to foster between its students. That’s why,in just the second week of school, DRS tookits new Freshman Grade to OHEL’s beautiful Camp Kaylie campus to spend Shabbos to-gether. The new Freshman class, DRS’s larg-est in its 16 year history, includes 93 studentsfrom 15 different elementary schools, and 8different communities. New friendships were fostered immediately over the weekend, asstudents had the opportunity to play ball,learn, and experience a DRS Shabbaton to-gether with new classmates, and Rabbeim.The students all got a chance to taste the amazing Ruach and spirit of DRS that the school is so famous for.

DRS Seniors selected as Semi-fi nalists for National Merit Scholarship Award

This year, two DRS Senior students, Alex Selensy and Benny Aivazi, have both quali-fi ed as semi-fi nalists for the National Merit Scholarship. Additionally, Senior Eitan Lip-sky was chosen as a “commendee” for the scholarship, which means he scored within the top 96th percentile of PSAT scorers in the country. These are extremely prestigious honors, and they refl ect the high level of edu-cation that DRS strives to deliver to their stu-dents, as well as the level of commitment and work they expect from them. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recog-nition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a privately funded, not-for-profi t organization. Each year approximately 10,500 scholar-ships are awarded through NMSC programs, which represents less than 1% of the initial pool of entrants. Students who qualify as a Semifi nalist have an outstanding academic record, are endorsed and recommended by school offi cials, and earn extremely high PSAT scores.

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Peninsula Public Library hosts fi rst annual chol hamoed program for community children

On Wednesday afternoon, October 3, 2012, the Peninsula Public Library hosted its fi rst ever “Day of Play” Program which was held on the intermediate days of Sukkot (also known as Chol Hamoed) for all the children of District 15, which includes Inwood, Ce-darhurst, Lawrence, Woodmere and North Woodmere. The program was free and in-cluded a comprehensive arts and crafts pro-gram as well as a music and dance segment as well. Over 150 parents and children at-tended the festivities and were thoroughly delighted with the projects that they created.

This program had been a long time in the planning said Peninsula Public Library Treasurer Jeff Leb. “Aside from the time and energy that the Library Board puts into mak-ing the PPL as welcoming and benefi cial as possible, it is very rewarding to produce an event that is enjoyable to the all of the par-ents and children of School District 15.” Leb continued, “We are very happy that we were able to schedule this to coincide with a day that the private schools were off so that all the children in our community could partake in the programming.”

Sarah Yastrab, Vice President of the Pen-insula Public Library and one of the plan-ners of the event was very happy with the program. “This was an extremely successful event for all the people in our community.

Everyone had a really wonderful time – even my own children. Mrs. Yastrab, on behalf of the Library Board also thanked Library Direc-tor Karen Porcella and the Children’s Library Director Carolynn Matulewicz for putting together a great program that services all of our constituents.”

Hindy Reich, a parent who accompanied her children to the Peninsula Public Library on Wednesday said “I am really grateful to the Peninsula Public Library for arranging this free program for the children. My daugh-ters had an amazing time here. We spent the day, and the program was local and abso-lutely free - who can ask for anything more?”

The Peninsula Public Library will con-tinue to offer various programming for all community members. On Sunday, October 14, 2012, from 12:00-2:00 PM, the PPL will be hosting a public “meet and greet” where

members of the community can have refresh-ments, meet the Library Director and the Board of Trustees and share their visions for the future of the Library. The event will be

held in the ‘Bentley Room’ in the basementof the Library, located at 281 Central Avenuein Lawrence. On-street parking will be freeduring the event.

F all football Sundays and post season baseball usually wipes out “couple’s time” as we know it. Not in my case though. I’m a crazy die-hard Atlanta Braves baseball and

Miami Dolphin football fan, my husband Jerry, a Yankee and Giant’s fan. A few years ago, my daughter walked into the house with a few friends just as I was shouting and wav-ing my foam tomahawk back and forth (as we Brave’s fans lovingly call “the chop”) while cheering a player who had just homered. I hadn’t heard them come in since I was in the study. Her girlfriends laughed, but the boys said, “Wow,

that’s your mom, how cool!” Imagine how cool they would have thought my 90 year old (k’h) mom was had she been sitting near me at the time. She does a mean “chop” accompanied by the chant. She was a quick learner. When our games are on simultaneous-ly, Jerry watches downstairs in the den, I’m up in the study, each of us wildly cheering our teams, or unfortunately, groaning at times. Edy Blady and Harry Fink, you should come over and cheer with Jerry--I know you live and breathe Yankees as well!

I need to win every single game. Each loss is devastating to me. Last year,

after the Brave’s fi rst loss, Jerry said to me “Judy, it’s just one game, really only a game and it’s the fi rst week.” I said, “Ev-ery game counts, and in the end we could lose the division or the wildcard by one game.” Each time they lost in the fi rst two months, Jerry would remind me that other teams will begin to fade come June and July and that I didn’t have to be concerned yet. He knew better than to come anywhere near me when we lost the wild card berth by “1” game last season. I am proud to say that I have not missed one game this year. If I couldn’t watch them on T.V. (I have the baseball package) I taped the game or followed them on my cell phone whether

at a wedding ceremony, at work, and even at my son Daniel’s law school graduation…he understood, he’s the same crazy fan as I am. And by the way, I didn’t only watch the Braves, I watched every team game in my division to make sure they lost. Yes, “we” became any team that played against the Mets, Nation-als, Marlins or Phillies. As the deadline for this article is before the wild card playoff game, I can only hope we win and that the umpires have their Seeing Eye dogs with them.

Although a diehard Yankee fan, Jerry is an even more rabid Gi-ants fan. No matter what part of the house I’m in, I know when they score or mess up a play. My leather sofas still have stress tears where he beat them mercilessly during the regu-lar season last year, out of frustration.

Many of my friends take their football seriously as well. My neighbor Brian Sand and his son Andrew are Dolphin fans. Let’s just say when I watch a game at their home, and the Dolphins lose, I always pray there are no sharp objects near Andrew. Phil Sider and his son Adam have Jets season tickets and have been diehard fans forever. Another Jets fan is Jerry Richter of West Hempstead. He, along with his lovely wife Ilyce and his three boys, never a miss a game. They have a larger than life size blowup of a Jets player that sits in their front yard all season long. The only time it gets defl ated is on Yom Kippur. Hmm, Jerry, was that last defl ation an omen of your season to come?

All kidding aside, Jerry hosts his buddies each Sunday and they feast on his BBQ specialties that he’s so famous for. Just ask Jason Feingold, Adam Dickter and Rafi Rimer--they swear these wings are the best they ever tasted. So whether you’re

cheering on your baseball team, football team, or keepingyour spouse company (should they allow you in the room),enjoy Jerry’s recipe below.

For those women who are not fans, but want to join themen during a game, follow these simple rules.

1. Never stand in front of the T.V. to get his attention,that’s what commercials are for…unless they are beer orsports car commercials.

2. Yes, he knows that fl ipping from channel to channelannoys you, but he needs to get in as much football as pos-sible and this lets him check every game that is going on

simultaneously.3. When he cheers, you cheer.

4. Any comments about how cutea player looks, just keep to yourself,

along with questions like “are theguys with the black and white

stripes players, too?”5. Don’t ask, “Is that

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Facts in action: Obama and his support of Israel

Juda Engelmayer

What can a young boy living in Israel teach us about American policy and the sup-port of the American president for Israel?

In an era when candidates tell audiences of all walks what they want to hear to steer votes their way, what should an electorate do to discern the truth from hyperbole? No

matter which candidate or party one supports, the messages seem to change, the promises seem to adjust to the sounds of popular opin-ion and we are left each day being bombarded with pundits trying to interpret the newest campaign comments and gaffes into palatable po-sitions.

John Adams said, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our

inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evi-dence.”

For the past nine years, Menachem Zivot-ofsky, an Israeli-born American citizen, has been fi ghting through his parents and attor-ney, Nathan Lewin, for the U.S. Congress to enforce a law that it passed overwhelmingly in 2002. Even after a resounding loss in the Supreme Court, with two of the judges ap-pointed by President Obama voting with the majority, the President and the State Depart-ment do not allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to identify themselves on their American passports as being born in “Israel,” even those born in Western Jerusalem which many had thought was previously undisput-

ed.Remarkably, whereas anyone born in any

other part of Israel can list Israel as their birth country on their passports, there is a U.S. accommodation for those opposed to Is-rael’s existence to list just the city of birth but without the country, in contrast to if they are born, say in Haifa or Tel Aviv. So, this admin-istration is fi ghting an American’s right to list his country of birth as Israel even though he was born in Western Jerusalem, but a Pales-tinian American born in Ramat Gan, Israel can voluntarily leave Israel off his passport.

About six weeks ago the Democratic Party held its convention in Charlotte, North Caro-lina and gasps of shock were heard that the issue of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was removed from the Democratic position statements. Amidst the confusion and des-peration to hide the truth, it was awkwardly placed back on its platform in an uncomfort-able, highly questioned, public, televised vote that seemed to have actually failed.

Then, the chair of the Democratic Na-tional Committee, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, declared that, “the personal views expressed by the President” are that “Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel.” In another address, for-mer Democratic Congressman and president of the Center for Middle East Peace, Robert Wexler said that President Obama’s policy on Israel was an “unfl inching commitment,” and assured the crowd that the President had “directly intervened” to have the Jerusalem language added to the platform.

That fact must have fallen fl at for White House spokesman Jay Carney when, prior to the Convention, at a White House press briefi ng on July 26, Carney refused to ac-knowledge that Jerusalem was considered

the Capital of Israel. This was subsequently reported on by media, and the video posted to Youtube, as indelible evidence of the less than certain policy on Israel.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in March 2012 rejected the State Department’s claim that Congress had no authority to require it to permit the identifi cation of Jerusalem as being in Israel because it was a “political question, ” in an 8-1 vote. The State Depart-ment is ignoring that ruling and the case is heading back to court. The secretary of state contends that requiring the State De-partment to allow Jerusalem-born citizens to identify themselves as born in “Israel” uncon-stitutionally interferes with the president’s authority “to recognize foreign sovereigns.”

Since 1948, successive administrations have declined to recognize any country as having sovereignty over Jerusalem. It is not an Obama issue alone, yet it is his admin-istration that is rejecting even undisputed western Jerusalem while claiming to sup-port Jerusalem as the capital of Israel when it comes to lobbying for votes. The President is trying to talk the talk, having it both ways. Yet, in action, he seems to want it just one way.

On paper, and according to his support-ers, President Obama has an indelible record on supporting Israel. The continued issu-ance of military aid and support for the Iron Dome missile defensive program and the ad-ministration’s support for sanctions against Iran are solid. But the aid was committed by Congress and administrations prior to Obama’s presidency, and he has not done a lot on his own, short of signing legislation that had enormous bipartisan congressional support.

President Obama has said that he will

not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. He pushed Congress to impose sanctions against Iran that appear to be affecting Iran’s economy. However, in a July 2nd editorial in the Wall Street Journal, titled, “Obama’s Iran Loopholes: All 20 of Iran’s major trad-ing partners have sanction exemptions,” the ease of subverting those sanctions is evident. The editorial concluded, “We’ve never con-sidered sanctions likely to persuade Iran to drop its nuclear program, but it’s dangerous to pursue them half-heartedly while claiming progress and keeping the international tem-perature down as Iran’s centrifuges spin.”

Facts are facts and talk is talk. Mr. Rom-ney is prone to it as well, like when he poked fun at green initiatives at the end of hisConvention acceptance speech and then en-dorsed them in the debate he apparently wonmore than a week ago. The difference forJewish voters who support Israel is which set of facts and which campaign speeches will resonate the deepest.

It is no secret that Russia supports the anti-Israel Syrian regime that is slaughter-ing its people and that is likely sending itsweapons to Hezbollah militants who are al-ready armed to the teeth. Nor is it a surprise that Russia has trained hundreds of Iranian nuclear scientists and blocked international action against Tehran. So when President Obama was unintentionally caught on anopen microphone asking former RussianPresident Dmitry Medvedev for “space” un-til after his reelection, when he’d have more “fl exibility” on missile defense, Jews need to ask what may happen in an Obama ad-ministration that is not seeking Jewish votes,money or re-election.

Juda Engelmayer is an executive with the NY PR agency, 5W Public Relations.

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Of course I knew what a busy “break” we were in for, after all I was responsible for organizing the details of our jam-packed itinerary. For the last few weeks we’ve been traveling the land of Israel, modern-day wan-

dering Jews explor-ing this place we call home, rolling our bags beside us. We arrive at each relative eager to reconnect after two years’ absence. At each spot we lighten our load by dispensing gifts and light up our spirits with warm human in-teraction. Not virtually, but in person, the way it should be.

We joined our daughter in Baka, the charming Jerusalem

neighborhood where she’s living. Together we went to Neve Zedek, the oldest part of Tel Aviv, where we rendezvoused with my Cu-ban cousin Eduardo who lives near Sderot. We were hosted for Shabbat dinner by Sarit, my friend since high school, our husbands and children becoming ever closer these last three decades despite geographical distance. Then we moved to Raanana for a sumptuous Sukkot at Carmen and Yossi, ex-neighbors from Woodmere’s “tree streets” who relo-cated to Raanana’s “bird streets” where the

natural and landscaped beauty rivals that of our area.

Post-Yom Tov we all took a stroll to walk off heavy holiday meals. We’d heard entic-ing music coming from nearby Park Raanana and realized a big concert was beginning. Taking a shortcut to the entrance, we found out Shlomo Artzi was headlining. The venue was sold out and there was no convincing the guards to let my husband, a huge fan, pay for the lawn seating. Instead, with many others, we listened, watching the giant video screen, enjoying free entertainment.

Next morning, we were picked up by David’s Hod Hasharon cousins. That town borders Raanana and Kfar Saba. In the old days, there was land between these central cities, but today, the skyline is fi lled with cranes balanced atop buildings, the air fi lled with constant construction sounds. Moshavim still dot the area, allowing for a respite from the urban sprawl.

That day and the following two were spent driving to and from the north. We were interested in unique sights, not so simple in this small country we’ve been to so many times. Cousin Dov and family readily rose to the challenge. We visited the Binyamina and Tishbi wineries for delicious taste testing, the artist village Ein Hod where we were greeted by a fl ock of forty assorted color goats, and Daliat el Carmel, a Druze town fi lled with shoppers and the aroma of freshly baked laffa bread. We hiked Mount Meron, savor-

ing the view of the Kinneret and the Golan Heights, then lunched in Tzfat after nego-tiating the crowded, serpentine streets. We drove around Zichron Yaakov, drank “cafe hafuch” at Haifa’s highest point, and walked along the shore at sunset.

Highways 4 and 6 got us speedily to our northern destinations (with aggressive drivers with whom I wouldn’t dare share the road), but our returns were traffi c-fi lled with “pkakim,” traffi c jams, everywhere. Chol Ha’moed is the ideal travel time for Israelis, parents fi lling in school holidays with day trips. I heard perhaps up to 1/5 of locals fl ee the country for Sukkot and Pesach. Whoever leaves is surely replaced by visitors like us, fl ying in for the festivals.

Our next stop was Be’er Sheva, cousin Francoise’s home. We love staying with her family in their apartment at the edge of the desert. We had planned to get there via Tel Aviv’s train station Friday morning before transportation halts for Shabbat. Thursday night we heard a bike marathon was going to close all roads leading in and out of the “white city.” Hod Hasharon’s line to Tel Aviv was going out of service Friday. I feared an impossible Erev Shabbat southward com-mute and quickly called Francoise to ask if we could arrive on the last trains that same night. Without hesitation, she agreed and we quickly packed up our bags and set out. We love riding Rakevet Yisrael and within 90 minutes my cousin welcomed us warmly at

the last station. Be’er Sheva, the capital of the Negev,

is slower paced, perfect for a long weekend.We visited cousin Eduardo in his newly builthome on a kibbutz 30 minutes away. David ran on the “tayelet” and saw camels, goatsand sheep shepherded by Bedouin women in black robes (and crocs!), a sharp contrast toour stop at Be’er Sheva’s modern mall.

We headed back to Tel Aviv for the endof Sukkot. After the desert, we were ready fora hotel stay by the beach, a respite from im-posing on/exploiting our family. A weekend with more cousins at a “tzimmer” up north awaits, then a fi nal four nights at the B & Bin Jerusalem.

Though our travel adventures havealways been this frenetic, we may be readyto slow down. Perhaps we’ll adopt the more“normal” option of having one home base. We chose our trekking style for its economicadvantage, but also for the priceless oppor-tunity to spend wonderful quality time with our cousins and friends, affording us a truly authentic, memorable experience.

Miriam Bradman Abrahams is Cubanborn, Brooklyn bred and lives in Woodmere.She organizes author events for Hadassah, re-views books for Jewish Book World and is very slowly writing her father’s immigration story. She can be reached at mabraha1@optonline.net

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Oct 13Five Towns Community Chest Free Movie NightThe Outdoor Movie Night featuring the block-buster feature fi lm E.T. will be presented on Saturday evening October 13th at 8:30pm in the Andrew J. Parise Park, Cedarhurst.

Oct 12-14, 19-21, 26-28, Nov 2-4Learn Yiddush in Four WeekendsYiddush Farm Fall Weekend Beginner’s CourseSpend 4 consecutive weekends on our organic farm learning Yiddish, celebrating HYPERLINK “http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=596cc010954ea47d152c6d72c&id=b7ffa65f3e&e=31e60c22d4”

Oct 14Five Towns Community Chest 5K Family Run/WalkTo register for the event click the run link at www.fi vetownscommunitychest.org

Hewlett/Woodmere Street FairGala Street Fair sponsored jointly by Hewlett Woodmere Business Association and the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund with the cooperation of the Five Towns Community Chest.

Musicians including musical director, Toby Tobiasand 12 musical performers, including Jen Chapin, Doug Kwartler, Jeff Pearlman & Wigjam, The Welldiggers, Elie Massias, The Toby Tobias Ensemble, The Day Laborers, Josh Tobias will play on two stage areas.

The Arts Below Sunrise aspect will include authors (including Jill Santopolo and Judith Caseley), children’s art activities and local artists, including our featured artist Charlotte Strongwater. Participants and spectators in the 5K Race & Walk will be able to head up Broadway into the heart of the Music & Arts Festival im-mediately after the race ends.

West Hempstead Street FairThe West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the West Hempstead Com-munity Support Association, will host its 11th annual Street Fair at Hempstead Avenue between Westminster Road and Colony Street. For more information, call (516) 619-2045.

October 16First Annual Community Chesed Fair and Food DriveThe Brandeis School and Rambam Mesivta are jointly holding its fi rst annual chesed fair and food drive to benefi t RockCanRoll.orgMany charitable organizations are coming to showcase their causes in hopes of informing ev-eryone to the needs of our community. Our hope is to inspire and effect change. 6:30 p.m.

Library Dedication The Brandeis School honors Dr. Mildred David , former Head of School and longtime Five Towns resident.

Dr. David provided years of outstanding leadership to The Brandeis School following her 30 year career at Hewlett Elementary School.

Upon her retirement from The Brandeis School in June 2010, she received a gift from the faculty that was matched by The Susser Founda-tion to compile a Judaics collection which will enrich Brandeis students’ Jewish education.

This dedication ceremony will take place on

the same day as the Inaugural Brandeis School Community Chesed Fair and Food Drive which is being held in conjunction with Rambam Mesivta.

Indoor PlaygroundThe Samuel Field YM&YWHA located at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY is offering a unique Indoor Playground for children 5 and under who must be accompanied with an adult, on Wednesdays from 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM. All participants must wear sneakers and NO PRE-REGISTRATION is required. Come on down and check out all the exciting equipment including

climbers, bridges, balance beam, etc. and activi-ties. Program begins October 17, 2012For further information call Carol & Nancy at (718) 225-6750 ext. 229 or 228

UJA Federation Connect to Care“How to Benefi t from Public Benefi ts and Available Cost Saving Programs” Congregation Tifereth Israel, Glen Cove, NY 10:00 a.m. - 12 noonWhere: Congregation Tifereth Israel40 Hill Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542

Oct 20Making Marriages Great!National Council of Young Israel and Young Israel of Jamaica Estates present the Highly Acclaimed Shalom Workshop

Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, MAEsther Friedman, MSW - DirectorYoung Israel of Jamaica Estates83-10 188th Street, Jamaica, New York Pre-registration requiredFree for YIJE members; $15 per couple for

nonmembersFor more information 212-929-1525 or

jsteinig@youngisrael.org orr online at www.youngisrael.org/marriage

October 21First Annual Masbia Bike TourFeaturing three different rides for different levels including a ten mile family ride through Prospect Park. Registration fee includes t-shirt and gear. All proceeds go directly to feed the hungry. www.masbia.org

Ride and registration at Brizzi Park, 10th

avenue and 43rd Street Borough Park, BrooklynTo register go to www.crowdrise.com/mas-

biabiketour. Email Cindy@masbia.org for more information.

Yeshiva University 7th Annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Society ConferenceOut of the Ashes: Jewish Approaches to Medical Dilemmas Born out of the HolocaustHuman experimentation, mental health of 2nd and 3rd generations.

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.Yeshiva University, Wilf Campus located at

500 West 185th StreetPre-registration required. Register online at

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‘Think Israel’ conference Organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh and The Jew-ish Agency for Israel, the conference, which is geared for Jewish students and young profes-sionals, will focus on careers and life in Israel, and feature various workshops addressing Jobs in Israel, Higher Education, Building your Community, Social Justice, Israel Engagement and more. The event will also include an Israel Fair where people considering Aliyah will be able to meet with potential employers as well as a special workshop for physicians. There will also be a Tweet-up focusing on using social media to bridge the connection between Israel and the Diaspora. The ‘Think Israel’ conference (www.nbn.org.il/thinkisrael), which is expected to draw hundreds of attendees, will incorporate various breakout sessions covering a wide array of Aliyah and Israel related topics, including break-ing into the Israeli job market, higher education and social action in Israel, army service in Israel, exploring The Jewish Agency’s Masa programs and a special presentation by Nefesh B’Nefesh Co-Founder and Executive Director Yehoshua Fass. The event can be followed on Twitter at #thinkIsrael. The conference will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the UJA-Federation of New York offi ce.

Oct 23AMIT Greater Long Island GalaNew Horizons for Children Paying Tribute to Outstanding Long Island HonoreesThe Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch BoulevardCedarhurst, NY Cocktails 6 p.m. Program and Dinner 7:15 p.m.

Oct 28Hachnasas Sefer TorahThe Esformes Sefer Torah In memory of Harav Shlomo Freifeld, zt’lDedicated by Rabbi Morris and Delecia Esformes9 a.m. Shiur by Rav Naftali Jaeger12 noon K’sivas Osios1:30 p.m. Torah Procession accompanied by Live MusicStarting at the corner of Nassau Expressway and Cedar Lawn Avenue2:30 p.m. Seudas Mitzvah For opportunities and information, please callRabbi Moshe Rubin516-239-9002 ext 124

Chabad of the Five Towns had their Sukkah Mobile at the Simchas Beit Hashoeva celebration in Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst.

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Reproduced from “Time for My Soul: A Treasury of Jewish Stories For Our Holy Days”

He never deviated from his customary preparations for Shabbos. Exactly at noon, each Friday, he immersed himself in the mik-vah, returned to his room, changed his every-day clothing for his Shabbos clothing, stood before the shtender (raised reading desk) and recited Tehillim, Psalms. He began his recitation every week with chapter one, verse one; “Happy is the man who does not follow the advice of evil people.”

Painstakingly, with great intent and con-centration, and enunciating every word of the 150 chapters, he concluded with the last words of the last chapter: “With every breath of life in me, I will praise You.”

Shmuel Kaminka had just fi nished Psalm 147 when he was interrupted by an urgent knock at his door. At fi rst, he tried to dis-regard the knock, hoping that the intruder would think he was not home, but the knock turned into impatient pounding. Reluctant-ly, he opened the door. His friend stood in the doorway.

“I have rushed over here from the bais midrash of Rebbe Tzve Hirsh Nadverna,” he blurted out breathlessly. “He wants to see you immediately.”

“Please tell our rebbe,” Shmuel answered impatiently, “that I am almost fi nished recit-ing the Psalms. I am already on the 147th chapter. I will come in about ten minutes.”

Shmuel’s friend returned to the bais mi-drash and delivered his message. Rebbe Tzve Hirsh snapped: “Go back to Shmuel. Tell him I need him immediately, and tell him that if he does not come now, he doesn’t have to come at all.”

When Shmuel heard the words of his reb-be, he closed his book of Psalms and ran to the bais midrash. As he ran, angry thoughts crossed his mind, “Why couldn’t he wait un-til I fi nished? I only had three more chapters left. What could possibly have happened that was so urgent that the rebbe demanded to see me this minute? What could be more important than my concluding the recitation of Psalms?”

By the time Shmuel crossed the threshold of the study hall, he was enraged. He hon-estly believed that he was no longer ready to greet Shabbos.

As he approached his rebbe, he tripped over the sprawled body of Avraham, the town drunk. Rebbe Tzve Hirsh paid no attention to the irate mood of his indignant student. He simply turned to Shmuel and said: “Take Avraham to the wash basin and clean him up. Then go with him to collect money so he can buy food for Shabbos. His wife and children are hungry. If he goes out to collect money alone, no one will give him anything because people are afraid he will spend it on liquor.”

Shmuel could not believe his ears. He did not understand why he couldn’t fi nish recit-ing Psalms, why Avraham the town drunk could not wait. Angrily, he dragged Avra-ham to the washbasin. The drunk stood up slowly, tottering uncertainly. After Shmuel

washed his hands and face, he linked his arm with Avraham’s and the two of them set out to collect money to buy food for Shabbos for Avraham’s family.

Shmuel fi nished his task and left Avraham on the doorstep of his cottage. Slowly, he trudged back to his room, trying to recapture the mood of Shabbos, trying to fi n-ish the recitation of the Psalms, so he could welcome Shabbos with joy.

He did not succeed.Shmuel was troubled all of

that Shabbos. He did not un-derstand why his rebbe sent him when other students were available, why he had to help the town drunk rather than recite Psalms. He did not com-prehend the intention of his rebbe, so he decided that he would seek out a different one.

However, before he acted, he concluded that it would only be fair if he went to Rebbe Tzve Hirsh and asked him for an explanation.

Determined in his resolve, after hav-dahlah, he timidly knocked on the door of his rebbe’s room

Rebbe Tzve Hirsh was very gracious.. “Please come in, Shmuel,” he beckoned. “I hoped you would come. I knew you were deeply disturbed by what I asked you to do yesterday. I would like to teach you some-thing, something that I think is the essence of Jewish life.

There is a verse in Pirkai Avos that states:

This is the way of Torah, eat bread with salt,drink water in small measure, sleep on theground, live a life of pain (B’cha-yeh tzartechyeh), but toil in the Torah. Here inNadverna, we translate the passage live a

life of pain differently than in most places. In Nadverna we translate the passage to mean:When you see someone in pain,give him life (B’chayeh tzar,t’chayeh). You see,” Rebbe TzveHirsh continued gently, “Avra-ham the town drunk was in ter-rible pain. He was in desperatestraits. His wife and childrendepended upon him. Theywould not have had a morsel offood to eat for Shabbos. I calledyou to come immediately be-cause I trusted you to help him.I knew you would be upset that

you could not fi nish the recitation of Psalms,yet Avraham and his family could not wait.The Psalms could wait. Even the Almighty could wait.”

Shmuel gulped. He sighed deeply. In hisheart, he really had not wanted to leave Nad-verna. He had only wanted to understandhis rebbe’s intent.

Sheepishly, Shmuel left his rebbe’s room. The following Friday afternoon, exactly atnoontime, he immersed himself in the mik-vah, returned to his room, changed his ev-eryday clothes for his Shabbos clothes, stoodbefore his shtender, and began, “Happy is theman,” hoping there would be another knockon his door.

MVP MVP, the premier Jewish Orthodox Boys Basketball Camp at Camp Seneca Lake under the direction of Irv Bader and Judah Rhine, celebrat-ed its fourth consecutive year of record breaking registration and enroll-ment. There were 4 divisions, 34 teams and over 160 games played over the course of 5 days! The games were competitive and exciting with many last minute buzzer beater endings. This year’s MVP featured players with all levels of playing ability in 4th thru 12th grades from many schools throughout the tri-state area including: Yavneh, Noam, Moriah, Ashar, TABC, Frisch, JEC, Haftr, HALB, HANC, North Shore Hebrew Academy, YCQ, Har Torah, SAR, Ramaz, MDS, Yeshiva of Flatbush, Derech HaTorah, MTA, Rambam, DRS, Kushner, and other Yeshivas from as far away as Chicago. In fact, some of the counselor/coaches were former MVP players and were able to give over their experiences to the players from their years at MVP.

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Stunning 2 BR, 2 Bth, (1 bth brand new) 2nd Fl. Fully Furn'd, New A/C, New Kit, Granite Countertop, Stainless Steel Ap- pliances, New Tile Flr, Crown Molding Throughout, New Carpet, Flat Screen TV's, Terrace Overlooking Golf Course. Golf & Tennis Club Membership Avail. Close to All! Rent 3 month w/option to buy. Walk to Clubhouse. Call Today! 516-457-6046 ENJOYING THE HEAT? DON'T BE STUCK IN THE SNOW NEXT WINTER!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Garage Sales

THRIFT BONANZA!!SUNDAY, 10/28, 12:00pm- 4:00pm MONDAY, (BAG DAY) 10/29, 10:00am- 2:00pm. $3/ GROCERY-SIZE BAG. **Bargains Galore** Bring a Friend! Temple Am Echad, Saperstein Plaza, Lynbrook (Opposite LIRR). 516-593-4004

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Miscellaneous For Sale

Miscellaneous For Sale

DISH NETWORK. STARTING at $19.99/month PLUS 30 Premium Movie Channels FREE for 3 Months! SAVE! & Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL - 877-992-1237

DISH NETWORK. STARTING at $19.99/month PLUS 30 Premium Movie Channels FREE for 3 Months! SAVE! & Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL - 877-992-1237

HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc, for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD- BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. Suffolk Cty~ License #41959-H Nassau Cty~ Li- cense #H18G7160000

HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc, for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD- BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. Suffolk Cty~ License #41959-H Nassau Cty~ Li- cense #H18G7160000

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Health Care/Opportunities

Health Care/Opportunities

EMPLOYMENT

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved pro- gram. Financial aid if qualified- Job Place- ment Assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (866)296-7093

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved pro- gram. Financial aid if qualified- Job Place- ment Assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (866)296-7093

CAMP DIRECTORNorth Shore Hebrew Academy seeks an

experienced Camp Director to run all aspects of its N'Shama Day Camp

operation. Please email letter/resume to: Arnie Flatow, Executive Director

aflatow@nsha.org

RECEPTIONIST FOR NEWSPAPER Publisher and Self-Store Facility in Gar- den City needed for Part Time Position. The ideal candidate should have excel- lent communications and customer ser- vice skills, be professional, be reliable and dependable and have reliable trans- portation. Candidate should have com- puter knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be able to work a schedule of some weekday evenings and every weekend. Job Re- sponsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting cus- tomers, Assisting new customers by showing store facility options and pric- ing, Collecting payments from custom- ers, Contacting customers for late pay- ments, Ensuring building and facility is locked and secured prior to leaving, along with general administrative re- sponsibilities. Candidate MUST be able to work the following schedule and must be reliable and dependable. Schedule: Saturday from 8 AM to 5 PM; Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM; Monday, Wednes- day, Friday from 2 PM to 8 PM Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements to hramoo@liherald.com

HOME HEALTH AIDES: Immediate Work!

Free Training-Nassau/Suffolk. Free Physicals, Paid Vacation,

Direct Deposit, Sign-On Bonus...Nassau 516-681-2300, Queens

718-429-6565, Suffolk 631-654-0789, Bronx 718-741-9535

Business/Opportunities

ACTORS/ MOVIE EXTRAS NEEDED Immediately for upcoming roles $150-$300 per day depending on job requirements. No experience, All looks needed. 1-800-951-3584 A-105. For casting times /locations

MAKE UP TO $2,000.00+ Per Week! New Credit Card Ready Drink-Snack Vending Machines. Minimum $4K to $40K+ Invest- ment Required. Locations Available. BBB Accredited Business. (800) 962-9189

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SERVICES

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality, Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if quali- fied. SCHEC certified. Call 888-201-8657www.CenturaOnline.com

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality, Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if quali- fied. SCHEC certified. Call 888-201-8657www.CenturaOnline.com

SAVE ON CABLE TV-Internet-Digital Phone. Packages start at $89.99/mo (for 12 months.) Options from ALL major ser- vice providers. Call Acceller today to learn more! CALL 1-877-736-7087

SAVE ON CABLE TV-Internet-Digital Phone. Packages start at $89.99/mo (for 12 months.) Options from ALL major ser- vice providers. Call Acceller today to learn more! CALL 1-877-736-7087

Careers/TrainingTEACH ENGLISH OVERSEAS!

Complete training and job placement assis- tance. Convenient NYC location. Email: te- soltrainingintl.nyc@gmail.com. Phone: 516-582-6270

CLASSIFIEDSTo Advertise In This Section, Call 516-632-5205

Owner Financing is Available to Qualifi ed Purchasers

ALL-NEW DECORATOR REMODELED CONDOS IN THE COUNTRY’S #1 RESIDENTIAL COUNTRY CLUB

AT BELOW MARKET PRICES!

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BOCAWEST LIVING

Don’t miss this limited opportunity to acquire an exceptional home, entirely renovated for today’s casually elegant lifestyle:

All new layout, walls, fl oors, wiring, everything!

Beautiful kitchens with granite countertops and GE Profi le appliances

Kohler fi xtures and Grohe faucets in bathrooms

Elegant porcelain tile fl ooring, bamboo on upper fl oor homes

Mandatory Membership in Boca West Country Club (fee is additional)

1 Bedroom Decorator furnished - 800 sq ft $50,000

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Free Physicals • Paid Vacation • Direct Deposit 401K • Paid in Service • Bonus for Referrals

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