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Wow! Here we are at our 3 year an-niversary, and we have you to thank! Our success is based on a partnership between us, our advertisers, and the communities served by CitySpirit Mag-azine. We enjoy bringing you upbeat and informative articles and hope to continue to do so for years to come.

This time New York came to me in the form of my two daughters and grandsons. Unfortunately, my son was sorely missed, as he couldn’t leave, due to work. The joy one feels at such times is difficult to describe. It’s clearly a pres-ent from above. I went from spending nachas time with children and grand-children to an enjoyable get-a-way to San Diego with my mother and daugh-ter. We have been talking about us girls getting away together since my daugh-ter was in high school (a few years ago). B”H, for the sandwich generation We are able to obtain both z’chusim and na-chas simultaneously.

As I reflect upon this past year, many tears and much heartache can be remembered, however, I can’t forget the cherished moments of joy and simcha with family and friends. That’s what keeps me going. The ups and downs are a natural part of life, and as the saying goes, “If something doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger”. Each year, we must be getting stronger from what we have enjoyed and survived and take that with us into the next year. We must prepare ourselves spiritually, emotionally and physically – with all our heart.

Which brings us to our feature arti-cle, Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky’s newly

released book, Stories that Awaken the Heart an Artscroll Series Publication. These stories are wake-up calls which inspire us to grow in the face of adver-sity. (page 25)

While we’re on the topic, don’t miss our exclusive interview with Dr. Ron Leor, Chief of Cardiology at Sanz Medi-cal Center –Laniado Hospital. A doctor with heart, soul and a vision to keep Laniado Hospital in the forefront of technology. (page 19)

Our Community Spirit section are a testament to the wonderful contribu-tions and accomplishments our com-munity is involved in. (pages 10-18)

We welcome Rabbi Elchanan Shoff (page 34) and Rabbi Elazar R. Muskin (page 36) who share their insight about the coming High Holidays.

Rabbi Gershon Bess explains the halachic nuances when saying Amen. (page 30)

Visit the rich city of Vienna from the comfort your home – with our Wander-ing Jew, Hershel Lieber. (page 38)

Check out the new “hip” article by our over-the-counter Guru pharmasist, Manny Saltiel. (page 40)

Faigy Grossman shares some of her favorite holiday recipes with CitySpirit readers. (page 42)

Kids! Check out our holiday fun pages and contest in this issue of Kid-Spirit. (page 44)

May we continue to help each other, care for each other and uniting the cit-ies with good spirit!”

Kesiva V’Chasima Tova Tova

Editortova Klein

Contributing WritErsrabbi gershon bess

Hershel Lieberrabbi Elazar r. MuskinManny saltiel, Pharm.d

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PubLisHErMati Jacobovits

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features 19 Exclusive Interview Dr. Ron Leor, Chief of Cardiology, Sanz Medical Center – Laniado Hospital

25 A Sampling of inspiring stories as told by Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky in his newly released book – Stories That Awaken the Heart published by Mesorah Publications

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10 Commissioner Andrew Friedman

12 Kids of Courage

14 Maimonides Academy

18 Baruch Cohen: Giving Back

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44 Puzzles, Contest & More Fraydee Mozes

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30 Dvar Halachah Rabbi Gershon Bess 34 Inspiration Rabbi Elchanan Shoff

36 Point of View Rabbi Elazar R. Muskin

38 The Wandering Jew Hershel Lieber

40 Advice from Over-the-Counter Manny Saltiel, Pharm.D.

42 Dining In Again Faigy Grossman

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ers as the commissioner to represent the Los Angeles City Fire Department at this year’s World Summit on Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel is to be held from September 11-14.

He was invited by Dr. Boaz Ganor, founder and executive director of The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism and deputy Dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplo-macy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center. This is the 11th conference of its kind.

Commissioner Friedman will be speaking on the topic of “Terrorism and Local Preparedness” at one of the workshops. This topic includes the importance of crisis management, as well as rescue and recovery in contending with terrorism. From the time of 9/11, Mumbai, London, and many others to this day, we have had the need to learn how to prepare on ev-ery level for the possibility of any type of terrorist attack. The importance of the professional performance and efficient de-ployment of first responders and rescue teams is key. Learn-ing and strategizing with other countries can help improve the response to any form of attack, if G-d forbid, an attack should happen somewhere. It is scheduled to coincide with and com-memorate the terror attacks of September 11.

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How does one describe the indescribable? How does one put into words that which cannot be explained?

Two weeks ago, a staff of 260 volunteers set out to im-prove the lives of 129 children and young adults with chronic ill-nesses – the Kids of Cour-age. The eight day trip to San Francisco included those from twelve states, England, Canada and Israel with conditions ranging from cancer to cerebral pal-sy. But within the Kids of Courage family, disorders, suction machines & venti-lators become the norm.

“Medical chaperones are friends, nurses become mentors, & counselors are one with their campers,” says Kids of Courage co-founder Ari Adlerstein.

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And what a magical dream it was.Throughout the eight magnificent days, the “Couragers”

(this is how the members of Kids of Courage refer to them-selves) visited nearly a dozen parks – from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to an Oakland Athletics game and from Raging Wa-ters to The Exploratorium museum. The Couragers also took in many attractions, including a tour on Alcatraz Island and the Ringling Brothers Circus in San Jose.

The trip’s scheduling is planned six-months before the big event & every as-pect is reviewed no less than ten times, says Kids of Courage’s Program Director Ari Dobkin. “Every single detail has to be ironed out. Many of these children have never flown or traveled far and the logis-tics involved are mind boggling.”

Imagine a charter flight with dozens of medically trained volunteers helping with in-flight oxygen, medications and feeding tubes. The medical team headed up by Dr. Stuart Ditchek is comprised of highly trained physicians, paramed-ics, critical care nurses and others. The counselor to camper ration is anywhere from 1:1 to 3:1 depending on the com-plexity of the camper.

“In addition to setting up what we call a, ‘hospital in the sky,’ I think it’s the most fun airplane ride anyone can ever take complete with pillow fights at 33,000 feet,” said Dr. Ditchek.

Kids of Courage understands that any ill child can go to a hotel or experience Six Flags. These 8 days are all about tak-ing that to the next level. Says Adlerstein, “Whether it’s 400 people Skypeing on a big screen with a camper awaiting a lung

transplant or a surprise Lipa Schmeltzer concert on Motzai Shabbos, the programming is one of a kind.”

“It was the best week of my life,” said Jacob Adler, a camper from Teaneck, N.J.

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asked, “Who are you? What is this large group?” The answers leave them speechless because it is the group’s unity, spirit, energy & love that do all the talking.

After all, how can one describe the indescribable?

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mAimOniDES ACADEmy STuDEnT’S DELEgATiOn TRip TO iSRAEL

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on February 6th of this year, seventeen of our 6th grade Maimonides Academy students boarded an El Al flight to Israel for what would prove to be an expe-

rience of a lifetime. As participants in the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles’ Twinning Program, the children were hosted in the homes of students from the Meiron School of Tel Aviv for ten days of shared classes in the school as well as trips, hikes, and living the daily life of an Israeli.

In December of 2010, as we were preparing to send our delegation, a parent of one of the traveling delegates, suggest-ed that while in Israel our students should plant trees to help Israel recover from the Carmel fire. This idea led to the Mai-monides Academy Tu B’Shvat Campaign. The goal of the cam-paign was to raise approximately $6000 toward the replant-ing, rebuilding and protecting of the land of Israel. The goal was for each child to raise $18 by selling buttons. The buttons were designed by the school – they had the image of the Israeli Fire Department or the image of an Israeli fire fighter with the words “Ein Li Eretz acheret gam im admati boeret” – I have no other country even if my land is aflame.

Our students were so inspired at an assembly held to launch the campaign that in addition to selling buttons in various locations throughout the city, they also sold lemonade

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and hot chocolate. Two 4th grade students raised hundreds of dollars by selling custom cakes that they themselves baked. By the time our 6th graders left for Israel, over $6000 had been raised for Israel.

In Israel, the Maimonides students from Los Angeles and the Meiron Students from Tel Aviv together planted trees with Keren Kayemet and presented a $2000 check towards replant-ing the destroyed forest in the Carmel.

Later in the week, On Rifman from HaShomer HaCha-dash, The New Israeli Guardians came to Meiron School to talk to the Maimonides and Meiron students about how their organization responded to the Carmel fire. Hashomer Hacha-dash (The New Israeli Guardsmen) is a volunteer organiza-tion established to protect Israeli Jewish lands and property in the Galilee (north) and Negev (south) from ongoing Arab theft and encroachment. The students of Maimonides then presented them with a check for $3000.

In addition to these unique opportunities that enabled our students to feel the power and importance of giving to and connecting with the Jews of Eretz Yisrael, we also expe-rienced a most uplifting Shabbat in the “Ir Ha’atikah” (The Old City). Friday morning, before leaving for Jerusalem, the Maimonides and Meiron delegates packed gift items they had been asked to provide for about 60 Israeli soldiers. Just be-fore candle-lighting they made their way to the Claman home where they met with approximately 50 Chayalim and Chaya-lot who were being hosted for Shabbat as part of the Thank Israeli Soldiers program. Standing on the rooftop balcony overlooking the Har Habayit, the students had the opportu-nity to express their appreciation to the soldiers for all they do to defend Israel on behalf of Jews all over the world. We then made our way to the Kotel together for Kabbalat Shabbat.

Shabbat in the Old City was spent walking in the footsteps of our forefathers, standing in prayer before the Kotel, see-ing and feeling the Kedusha of places that they have learned about. This inspired our students to feel more connected to their roots, proud of their heritage, and more committed to Torah.

These were but some of the amazing experiences the stu-dents enjoyed, but certainly they are among those that really represent the concept upon which the Federation’s twinning program was founded. “Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Lazeh (each Jew is responsible for the other).” Jews the world over are con-nected to each other and to the Land of Israel.

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Civil trial attorney, Baruch C. Cohen, was retained on a lawsuit, in the proverbial 11th hour, literally one week before the parties were to go to trial, to represent a de-

fendant in a mean- spirited business dispute worth several million dollars brought by a vindictive partner. The plaintiff rejected every one of the defendant’s settlement offers and threatened to destroy the defendant financially at trial. The panic-stricken defendant lacked confidence in his former at-torney and replaced him with Mr. Cohen literally on the eve of trial because of Mr. Cohen’s reputation and extensive litiga-tion experience trying cases. The plaintiff, upon learning of defendant’s new counsel on the eve of trial, called several of his attorneys to find out information about defendant’s new trial counsel. One of them once opposed Mr. Cohen in a former trial: “Be afraid; Be VERY afraid…” the lawyer told his client. “Cohen is very clever and crafty and will zero in on the weak-nesses of your case like a surgeon with laser beam accuracy and exploit them at trial.” And so it was. Mr. Cohen worked up the defense within the week leading up to trial, interviewed the witnesses and obtained a stunning defense verdict for his client at trial, and, if that wasn’t enough, obtained an award of his new client’s attorney fees, as the prevailing party.

Baruch Cohen, a civil trial attorney and aggressive litigator, whose success over the last sixteen plus years has one quality which stands above most trial lawyers today. This character trait pours over into his defending the State of Israel from the biased media, his Holocaust based papers and speeches, and his diversified topics of divrei Torah. His commitment to To-rah values and creating a kiddush Hashem in all these arenas, while wearing his yarmulke in court, makes Jews proud and pleased that he is on our side. Yet, what force drives this man to pursue the truth in court like a bull towards a matador? It’s PASSION! He is a person who passionately believes in To-rah, yirat shamayim (fear of G-d) and honesty while pursuing an honest parnassah. He reinvented himself, professionally, several times, each time pushing harder outside his comfort

zone in order to learn and gain insight into new practice ar-eas of law which helped build the backbone he has today. De-spite people’s negative comments regarding his choice in law schools, choice of law, or wearing a yarmulke always, that in-ner voice of guidance proved worth listening to and made him into who he is today. I’m sure this contributed to him looking out for the underdog with passion, integrity and aggression. This is why Baruch Cohen has been called by his colleagues: “the pit-bull of litigators”.

Now, he is giving back. I am not referring to his clients where he is required to use all his talents in order to win a case which in turn provides handsomely for his family, I am referring to where he uses those same values to give back to the community by helping troubled youth, mentoring Jewish law school students and yeshiva students in their early twen-ties who are confused about parnassah and their future. Mr. Cohen also gives shiurim (lectures) to strengthen the bereaved who have experienced tragic losses in their lives. Baruch Co-hen is a man who has dealt with a personal tragedy of enor-mous proportion, yet maintains a positive and optimistic out-look. His love for Yidden hits deep into his core when aroused by negative media coverage. Any venue which challenges or disgraces Jews publicly grabs Mr. Cohen’s attention and pro-vokes Baruch to prove the propagandist wrong. One of his most impressive tools in the courtroom and when speaking publicly is his PowerPoint presentation used to win cases or make special presentations.

I recently witnessed one of his dramatic PowerPoint screen-ings regarding the PR of Israel called, “Defending the State of Israel from the Biased Media; The Case for Moral Clarity”, lessons from Alan Dershowitz’s book by CAMERA (the Com-mittee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America). He presented to the “jury” (audience) a point by point case of misrepresentation to the world and US media regarding Israel. He took 10 of the Mainstream Media’s lies presented over and over to the world where countries are convinced to look at Israel and Jews with disdain while pitying their Arab counterparts, and dissected them with compelling and grip-ping evidence. He took each point, one by one, and presented a comprehensive and well researched proof of how it was, all blatant LIES against the State of Israel! This precise and calcu-lated ability which Mr. Cohen clearly uses is motivated by his passion not only for truth, but his love for the Jewish people.

He lives by his Yeshiva’s, Yeshivat Chofetz Chaim’s, motto: Torah Im Derech Eretz - Torah & Mussar with parnassah, where Torah is present in all that you do.

Be a proud Jew first and find your strengths to focus on a goal and fulfill your tafkid (purpose) in this world and you will be successful!

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Heart and Soul By Tova Klein

dr. ron leor, phd“I remember when I was shot in the hand. I was afraid to go to the Nazi-run clinic, although it had doctors. I knew that the moment I entered that place, I would not come out alive. So what did I do after being shot? Despite my fear of the Nazis, I found a tree, picked a leaf, and held it tightly over the wound to staunch the bleeding. Then I tore off a branch and tied it around the wound to hold the leaf in place. With God’s help, I recovered in three days. At that point, I resolved that if God granted me life and I was healed—for I looked like a walking skeleton—and if I left this place and the evil Nazis, then I would build a hospital. It would be founded with doctors and nurses who believed that there is a God in this world. They would know that when they heal a patient, they are doing the greatest mitzvah in the Torah.”

– Rabbi Yekutiel Yehudah Halberstam, The Klausenberg Rebbe – Sanz Chassidic Dynasty

ChiEf of CardiologySanz MEdiCal CEnTEr – laniado hoSPiTal

CitySpirit: Dr. Leor, on behalf of our readers, I thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to talk to us about the Heart Institute at Laniado Hospital.Dr. Ron Leor: Thank you for your inter-est and your support.

CS: How did you begin your career?DRL: I first attended The Technion Med-ical School in Haifa. I specifically chose this program since it included both technology and engineering in addition to medicine. I began my internship in 1980 and spent five years specializing in internal medicine at Hadassah Medical Center (Mount Scopus, Jerusalem). I was always especially interested in cardiol-ogy since I could combine my computer and medical skills that I learned at The Technion. In 1985, I transferred to the cardiology department at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.

CS: What led to Laniado hospital?DRL: The Heart Institute at Laniado Hospital is affiliated with to the Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center. In 1985, during my training in cardiology, I was sent on a part time basis to Laniado Hospital.

CS: And now you run the place?DRL: In May of 1993 I was hired as di-

rector of the Heart Institute at Laniado Hospital – so yes, with G-d’s help and the highly competent staff – I guess I do.

CS: What was your first impression of Laniado Hospital? How does it dif-fer from other hospitals?DRL: Laniado Hospital is a midsize hos-pital which is ever expanding and reno-vating. It is totally different today than when I began in 1985. I think all the de-partments work very hard to give good and up-to-date care to the patients as in most other hospitals in Israel. What’s unique is our spirit, our striving to work with a positive attitude and a good re-lationship with the patients and their families.

We don’t patronize our patients, and we are open about our medical proce-dures and techniques. I think that when patients are calm and confident, the adrenaline level is lower and the medical results are better. We treat all patients at the Heart Institute – no matter who you are or how old you are.

CS: I know from experience, that hospitals sometimes treat, or should I say don’t treat, older patients with the same care as younger ones.DRL: We don’t discriminate – you could be 100 years old - we will treat you and give you the best available care.

CS: You made remarkable progress in your department. Do you use any other hospitals as role models?DRL: I don’t use any particular hospital as a role model, but I research the ma-jor advances in technology, which can enhance our effectiveness. We do coop-erate with all the major cardiology de-partments throughout Israel, with our primary relationship being with Sheba Medical Center.

CS: When was the Heart Institute created and why at that time? DRL: Laniado Hospital opened in 1975 as an outpatient clinic with four rooms. In 1976 it opened it’s first department – obstetrics and gynecology. It grew quickly, the need was there.

By 1977 we included a small emer-gency room and in 1978 a coronary care unit was added. At that point the hospital offered in-patient care with a total of 70 beds. In 1984, shortly before I was transferred, it became affiliated with The Heart Center of Sheba Medi-cal Center.

CS: Can you tell us about the im-provements and advancements your department implemented?DRL: When I first started, Laniado Hos-pital had six beds in the coronary care unit with an old echocardiogram ma-CI

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CS: That sounds like a major under-taking – was it?DRL: You have no idea. We finally opened the lab in 2003 and it tremen-dously changed the functionality of the hospital. We used to send up to 2500 pa-tients a year to other hospitals for these services.

Since 2003 we have continued up-dating and adding services. In addition to performing cardiac catheterizations,

we do all sorts of echo examinations and specialize in permanent pacemakers, in-tra-aortic balloons and hemofiltration.

In 2008 – the same year Laniado Hospital celebrated the delivery of its 100,000th baby – our state-of-the-art Angiography Unit opened it’s doors. We currently average seventy permanent pacemakers per year.

CS: What’s next?DRL: A major undertaking was to reno-vate the intensive care ward to integrate a ICCU coronary care unit and a step-

down unit which brought our total to 18 beds. Laniado acquired top equipment and computerized everything. During the same period, parallel to the new ICU – we built a cardiology unit for non-emergency situations which brought the total to 36 beds. This was great because it allowed us to get people ‘in and out’ as quickly as possible. It’s an unbeliev-ably efficient method of admitting and discharging patients according to their level of need. Last year the ER was re-configured to have direct access to each of the many ICU departments.

Much can be said about the miraculous way that the Sanz Klausenberger Rebbe built up Laniado Hospital from a hospital which only included a small maternity ward and a few outpatient clinics, to a medical center with over twenty five departments and 400 beds. The continued development and growth of the hospital is determined by the support it receives from its friends.

The community of Los Angeles is familiar with Laniado Hospital. Going back two decades or more, there was an active group of friends and functions were held. Stanley Diller met the Klausenberger Rebbe and was taken in by the extraordinary personality and greatness of the Rebbe. He formed a “Twin Hospital Project” between the LA New Hospital he owned in Los Angeles at the time together with Laniado Hospital in Netanya.

Stanley Diller continues today with his leadership to bring Laniado Hospital to new achievements, taking upon himself the Chairman-ship of the Board of Governors of the West Coast Friends. He to-gether with Urie Lieberman, Director of the West Coast Friends of Laniado Hospital have been making progress encouraging promi-

nent members from across the community to join the Board of Governors. The group now includes Irving Bauman, Stanley Black, Michael Fallas, Walter Feinblum, Rabbi Yehuda Feigen, Andrew Friedman, Sol Goldner, Jona Goldrich, Michael Kest, Joseph Korn-wasser, Frank Menlo, Alon Miller, Rabbi Zvika Ryzman, Alan Stern, and Sol Teichman, a beautiful rainbow representation of the Los Angeles Jewish community. This special blend of leadership is in-dicative of Laniado Hospital’s philosophy receiving and treating all, through a dedicated staff made up mainly from a religious back-ground who are largely serving a secular population.

A fascinating group of friends have come together from different parts of Los Angeles forming the West Coast Friends Committee including Dr. Ernie Agatstein, Kenny Alter, Michael and Michele Boldt, Victor and Mazal Hadad, Mendel Goldstein, Yaakov and Sohaila Keypoor, Moti Kest, Dr. Simcha Mann, Elie and Felice Marciano, Sam and Rivki Mark, Michael and Eva Neuman, Dr. Steven Presser, Stanley Treitel, and David Zefren. Urie Lieberman, Director of the West Coast Friends looks forward to see the groups enlarging and bringing in new Board and committee members.

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CS: How would you compare the Heart Department of Laniado Hos-pital to other well-known hospitals?DRL: From the number of beds – we have 36 – we are one of the largest heart institutes in Israel. Last year we hospi-talized 3,544 patients, 1,308 patients in the ICCU and Intermediate Step Down Unit and 2,236 patients at the Depart-ment of Cardiology. Our mortality rate for heart attacks at 7 days is 2.0% as

compared to the national average of 3.1% At 30 days we are at 4.8% as com-pared to the national average of 5.0%.

We serve the 350,000 citizens of the Netanya Area and the ratio of our number of beds to our target population is one of the best in the country. This enables us to admit most of the cardiac patients who arrive at the hospital and especially all patients after invasive pro-cedures. Our average patient spends no

more than 3.9 days in the cardiology unit – which is shorter when compared to most hospitals.

CS: Has your focus changed in the last 18 years?DRL: I always work to keep up-to-date and advance our department according to new emerging trends in cardiology.

With the help of my colleague, Dr. Yitzchak Hertz, director of our Cath

the new Mri institute that laniado is establishing will ensure more rapid detection and greater accuracy in diagnosing disease, pathology, and injury. it is expected to serve over 7500 patients a year, sparing the residents of netanya and the Sharon region lengthy trips to medical centers outside the region.

More significantly, in emergency situations where time is critical, the new Mri institute can literally make the difference between life and death.

it will provide invaluable services to all the departments, and particularly cardiology, orthopedics, internal Medicine. dr. Zvi Shimoni, Head of internal Medicine, was very happy to hear of the West coast friends of laniado Hospital’s decision to undertake the raising of the two and a half million dollars to purchase the Mri and build and prepare the necessary infrastructure to house the unit. “the acquisition of the Mri enables the hospital to take the diagnostic treatment to a new level”, points out Shimoni.

the new Mri institute, with its advanced diagnostic capability, will save many hundreds of lives and improve the quality of life for thousands more.

“We invite our friends in los Angles to become our partners in creating the Mri institute – and to have the zechut of saving not one - but many – lives”, offers urie lieberman, West coast friends director.

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CS: What’s new about it?DRL: This machine has a much better resolution which will enable us to enter into a new era of cardiac valve implanta-tion and hopefully cerebral catheteriza-tion in patients who are admitted with a stroke.

Last year the catheterization unit carried out 840 ‘caths’ for our heart pa-tients, 1500 for patients in other depart-ments and 500 out-patients.

CS: Are there any other new technol-ogies the unit is looking to bring in at this time?DRL: Our first priority is acquiring an MRI for the hospital which will enable us to better diagnose myocardial (heart muscle) and pericardial (outer layer of heart muscle) diseases and would help us

with further advancements in the coro-nary area. The MRI is needed for use in all areas of medicine – so all our depart-ments will benefit. This machine uses a much lower degree of radiation than other scanners, which is great.

CS: Who are your patients?DRL: Our patients come from near and far. We are known for our high success rate. Patients come for second opinions and for more complicated procedures than other hospitals are able to offer.

CS: What do you find most rewarding working at Laniado Hospital?DRL: Being director of the Heart Insti-tute at Laniado Hospital has enabled me to build the department almost from scratch – according to my views and be-liefs in the performance of medicine. It enables me to give the patients the best care, in a positive atmosphere while con-sidering the financial bottom line so

that we can keep doing what we do best – helping our patients lead healthy and productive lives.

Sanz Medical Center–Laniado Hospital is a public non-profit institution under the supervision of an international board of trustees. The hospital is founded on Jew-ish law in every detail. Sanz Medical Cen-ter–Laniado Hospital never goes on strike, and treats every individual regardless of religion, race, or nationality.


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FORGIVE ME There is no one for whom teshuvah does not apply. In every Jewish heart, no matter how blackened with soot, there is a pure spark of holiness that can still be reached given the right circum-stances.

Rabbi Duvi Bensoussan relates a story that he heard from a rebbi in Je-rusalem.

There was a certain rebbi in Yeshi-vah Ateres Yisrael in Jerusalem who was known to be a tzaddik

of the highest caliber. This rebbi would regularly go door-to-door at all hours of the day and night to collect money for impoverished widows and orphans. Before each holiday, he would happily distribute this money, along with food and clothing, to those who needed it. Given his sterling reputation, he was of-ten entrusted with large sums of money from people who were confident that it would be put to good use. Unfortu-nately, word of this fact made its way to the wrong ears.

It was a few nights before Rosh Ha-shanah one year when the rebbi sat up late at his dining-room table, engrossed in a sefer.

Gradually, he became aware of strange noises at the door, as if the lock were being tampered with. In one ter-rible moment, three hooded men burst into the room. One grabbed him rough-ly by his collar and leaned close to his face.

“Where is the money?” the hooded man demanded in a cold, flat tone. “Don’t bother denying that you have it. We know you do.

Now, where is it?”Although he was shaking with pain

and fright, the rebbi resolved that he would not divulge this information. That money belonged to orphans and

widows, and it wasn’t his to give away. With trembling lips, he said as much to the men who loomed over him.

The man closest to him demanded, “Do you not understand what’s going on here, rabbi? This is no game. Give us the money, or we will kill you!”

The other two men branched off and began to ransack the room as the third stood guard over the rebbi.

The rebbi’s wife, who stood trem-bling in the corner of the room, pleaded with her husband, “Just give them the money!”

“I can’t,” whispered the rebbi. “It’s not mine to give.”

At that statement, the man stand-ing over him fell upon him savagely, beating him mercilessly with his fists and kicking him with his feet. The bar-baric pummeling continued, until blood soaked the face of the rebbi and pooled around his body.

“Now tell me where the money is,” the robber said, breathless with rage. “If you don’t tell me, I’ll finish you off right here.”

Heaving what felt like his last breath, almost vomiting with pain, the rebbi forced out, “I…won’t…give you…the money.”

The brute muttered a curse and slipped a knife out of his pocket, bru-tally stabbing the rebbi in the stomach. The rebbi threw back his head and howled with the pain; he was feeling his consciousness dimming. No mat-ter…the money would not go to these animals ransacking his room.

“You don’t understand,” he wheezed, “I can’t give it to you. It’s for the orphans and widows, and they won’t have anything to eat for Yom Tov without this money.” “Rabbi,” the rob-ber pronounced in utter bewilderment, the rage slipping from his voice, “do you not understand? We are going to kill you!”

The rebbi summoned up a reserve of strength he didn’t know he had, and raised his arms to open his shirt and pull aside the tzitzis over his chest. “Go ahead, then,” he murmured. “I will not give you the money of orphans and widows. It belongs to them, not to you.”

The hooded man sank to his knees suddenly, still holding the bloody knife in one hand. Shaking his head violently as though to clear it, he appeared to be conducting a vicious battle in his own mind.

Suddenly, he rose to face the two other men who were already approach-ing the rebbi in anticipation of “ending it.” Screaming like a man possessed, he shoved them across the room with both his hands.

“No!” He howled. Sinking back into a crouch once again, his knife clatter-ing to the floor, he lifted the blood-soaked rabbi into his arms. “What have I done?” he wailed. “Oh, G-d, what have I done?”

Shocked and bewildered, the re-maining two robbers fled the scene im-mediately through a window, eager to put distance between themselves and their suddenly insane comrade.

The remaining robber carried the rabbi gently down the stairs and se-cured him in the back of his getaway car, peeling off his mask to reveal that he was crying profusely. As he started the car and began driving to the hospi-tal, his shoulders heaved with his sobs.

“You are the greatest tzaddik I have ever seen in my life,” he wept.

“I have never seen this kind of pu-rity…you are an angel. How could

I have done this to you? How could I? I’m so, so sorry…”

Jamming his car into a spot in front of the emergency room, the rebbi’s would-be killer gently lifted his victim from the backseat and raced into the building. “Somebody help this man!”

he screamed. “This rabbi is about to die!”

A stretcher was produced immedi-ately, and the rabbi placed upon it.

The robber leaned in close to the rebbi, his eyes bloodshot with tears. “Please forgive me,” he whispered fer-vently. “I never meant to hurt a tzad-dik.”

The rebbi’s eyes fluttered open. “You did teshuvah. I heard you.

I forgive you. All is forgiven.”The robber clasped the rebbi’s hand

in wordless gratitude and then turned on his heel to flee, never to be seen again.

Rabbi Bensoussan exhorts:This man swung from one extreme

to another in moments: murderous thief to baal teshuvah in a heartbeat. When you think about it, we are that robber. We tear our neshamos apart throughout the year with our sins and our filth, and then we hurry to shul on Yom Kippur to cry and beg Hashem to forgive us

for our destruction of the spirit that He entrusted with us. And, like a medic in the emergency room, G-d cleans and bandages our wounds so that we can survive another year to rectify our mis-takes.

Like the rabbi who forgave, our Fa-ther will always embrace us with love despite our shortcomings. Our job is to seek out this love and humble ourselves enough to ask for it. If we truly mean it, we will not be turned away.

SHOFAR BlOwInG In AuScHwITz

Miraculously I had obtained a shofar through one of the transports that had just arrived

in the camp. All day I went from bar-racks to barracks blowing the shofar for my Jewish brethren. This was fraught with great danger; if I had been caught by the kapos, I would have been killed on the spot. But through Hashem’s great mercy, I merited the ability to blow the full 100 shofar blasts about 20 times that day. The sound of the sho-far uplifted the broken spirits of the in-mates. At the very least, they possessed the knowledge that they had the merit to fulfill the mitzvah of tekias shofar.

When the 1,400 boys in the isolated barracks found out that I had a shofar, they pleaded that I come to blow the shofar for them. They wanted to have the merit of this precious mitzvah dur-ing their last moments before they were killed al kiddush Hashem.

I did not know what to do. Entering the barracks was extremely dangerous, for the Nazis could show up at any mo-ment. If I were found among the boys, there was no doubt that I too would be taken to the gas chambers. The ka-

pos would never allow me to escape. I stood there, weighing my decision, un-sure as to whether

I was permitted to risk my life to blow the shofar for the boys. “Rebbe, Rebbe!” they cried. “For Hashem’s sake, have pity on us and grant us the merit of hearing the shofar in our final hour.”

Despite the power of their words, my doubts were reinforced by my son, Zalman Leib, who was with me and begged me not to put my life at risk.

“Haven’t you blown the shofar 20 times already? Isn’t that enough?” he argued. Listening to his heartfelt plea, I realized that he was right. On the other hand, the cries of those children tugged at my soul.

Overcome with pity, I thought that perhaps this great mitzvah would pro-tect them at this critical time. Hearing their cries, other people implored me to go in and blow the shofar for them, assuring me that due to the merit of the mitzvah I would come out unscathed.

I decided that come what may, I could not turn the boys down. I started haggling with the kapos, who stubborn-ly refused to allow me into the barracks. At last, in exchange for a sizeable sum of money that was raised on the spot, they gave in. They warned me to listen

for the sound of the bell at the main gate, for that was the signal that the Na-zis were entering the campgrounds.

I agreed to their stipulations and en-tered the barracks. I stationed my son Zalman Leib outside, to keep an eye on the road and to let me know immediate-ly if he saw the SS officers approaching the main gate. I told him to interrupt me even if I were in the middle of blowing the shofar.

To tell the truth, my decision did not go in accordance with halachah.

I knew full well that endangering your life for the mitzvah of shofar is for-bidden. But my decision at that moment was based solely on the fact that my life had little value at that time. Who in Auschwitz was able to know how many days he had left to live? We had seen with our own eyes that every single day, they killed and burned hundreds and thousands of people. We watched peo-ple simply drop dead of exhaustion due to the intense labor. And the dead lay at our feet like sheaves of wheat after the harvest. We saw no value in human life anymore. This was the crux of my argu-ment for acceding to the boys’ request. I risked my life only because I knew that in truth, my life had very little value.

THE HuGSometimes when a parent can’t seem to get through to his struggling child, love can succeed where logic fails. In this story, Rabbi Avi Fishoff shares an inci-dent that occurred on Erev Rosh Hasha-nah a few years ago, which proved how far a little love can go.

It was Erev Rosh Hashanah and the streets of Flatbush were clogged with cars as everyone hurried to

complete their last minute pre-Yom Tov errands. Stuck behind a red light at an intersection, I was scanning the passing pedestrians when my eye caught sight of Jake.*

The truth is, you couldn’t miss Jake. He was a giant of a guy: six-foot four at least. I had gotten to know him over the course of the past few years, as a result of my efforts to reverse his pre-cipitous spiritual decline. His rebellion was somewhat of a mystery; he came from a fine family and had been given everything a boy needs to succeed. In fact, he was a sweet kid.

Despite that, somewhere in Jake’s heart, there was a hole. Little by little, he started looking outside the yeshivah world for something to fill the hole. At this point, he had stopped keeping Shabbos, stopped putting on tefillin, and basically, had stopped living as a Jew altogether.

Still, he seemed willing to let me be his friend. So I gave my horn a light tap to get his attention and shouted out my window, “Jake! Can I give you a lift?”

He ran to the car and climbed in before the light changed. We got into some small talk.

“So what are your plans for Rosh Hashanah?” I asked him.

He shrugged and raised his eye-brows as if to say, “You think I care?” I knew he hadn’t heard the shofar or

even fasted on Yom Kippur for several years.

“Listen, I’m heading into Boro Park. Do you want to come along?” I offered.

“Sure, I’ve got nothing else to do,” he replied.

We continued plowing through the Brooklyn traffic. As we crawled into the even thicker traffic of Boro Park, I asked Jake,

“Doesn’t your grandfather live near here?”

Jake’s grandfather—his mother’s father—was a tzaddik of some re-nown. No doubt, there were plenty of Jews seeking his blessings for a good new year as the Day of Judgment ap-proached.

“Yeah, he’s somewhere around here,” Jake confirmed. “But I haven’t seen him in years. We’re not exactly close.”

“Well, that may be,” I replied. “But you know, it is Erev Rosh Hashanah and I just had a good idea. Everyone knows that your grandfather is a big tzaddik. Wouldn’t it be great if you got a bera-chah from him for a sweet new year?”

“No I don’t think so, Rabbi,” said Jake. “And I don’t think he would want to see me. He thinks I’m a sheigetz.”

“I don’t believe that, Jake. Every grandfather loves his grandchild.”

Then I heard Jake mumble to him-self, “Yeah, right, love. Never in my life did anyone ever show me love. Never did I get a hug or a kiss from my family.”

“What did you say, Jake?”“Oh, nothing, Rabbi. Just that my

family doesn’t really love me.”“Listen, Jake, let’s go to your grand-

father for a few minutes. I’ll wait for you outside while you get your berachah and then we will leave.”

Jake finally agreed.As we drove to his grandfather’s

house, Jake kept talking to himself about how no one loved him and how

he never got any hugs. It would have been comical to hear this hulk of a man revealing his craving for a hug, except that it was so very sad.

A few minutes later, we arrived at his grandfather’s home and Jake went inside. As soon as he disappeared be-hind the door, I called his mother and told her how I had picked up Jake and took him to her father’s home for a be-rachah. Then I asked her if she could enlighten me about Jake’s mumbled conversation with himself.

“Is there any reason why your son feels like he never got any hugs or show of love from his family?” I asked her.

“Of course we show him love,” Jake’s mother replied. “But you know, Rabbi Fishoff, we’re not the touchy, mushy type. We’re not a family that hugs. Neither my husband nor I are that type.”

“I see. But I have to tell you that even so, it seems to be the thing Jake really needs. I’m sure you love him, but he’s not reading that message.”

I got off the phone quickly, realizing all at once what I had to do. I ran up the stairs, hoping to catch Jake before he left his grandfather’s presence. I got to Jake just in time, just as he was get-ting up to leave. Jake was heading to the door, with his back already turned to his grandfather. I caught the grandfather’s eye and began motioning, wrapping my arms around myself and mouthing,

“Give him a hug! Give him a hug!”The grandfather saw and seemed to

understand what I wanted him to do. As Jake reached the door, he turned back toward his grandfather to say goodbye. His grandfather looked at him and start-ed to raise his hand up toward Jake’s shoulder. Jake gazed, perplexed, at his grandfather’s outstretched hands, and finally understood that the elderly tzad-dik wanted to give him a hug.

He leaned his giant form forward

and gently embraced his grandfather, his face flushing red with emotion. He said goodbye and went down the stairs; when he sat down in the car, he looked as if he were in shock. For a few long moments, he couldn’t say a word.

Then, shaking his head as if he had seen a mirage, he said, “He gave me a hug. I can’t believe he really gave me a hug.”

“Wow, Jake, that’s really great,” I replied blandly. I didn’t want to inter-fere with his thoughts. I just wanted that feeling to sink in and take hold. As we drove through the crowded streets,

Jake kept repeating how he couldn’t be-lieve that his grandfather had hugged him. Then the car fell silent, and Jake seemed deep in thought.

Finally, at a red light, Jake said words that, in my wildest dreams, I would not have expected to hear—at least for many months or years into the future.

“Rabbi, I’ve been thinking maybe I should start putting on tefillin again. You know, to start the year off right. Maybe it’s time for me to keep Shabbos again too.”

Well, Jake kept that Rosh Hashanah and then he fasted on Yom Kippur. And

he has put on tefillin and kept Shabbos ever since that day.

There is no way to assess the value of that one hug; it was priceless, in the truest sense of the word. But what this incident really taught me was how very much our children need to know that we love them. It is indeed the one in-gredient essential to their success in life.

So don’t hold back: give your kid a big hug, even if you think he is too big for hugs. Don’t wait for him to ask, because by then, so much opportunity can be lost.

A lITTlE wARMTH, A lIFETIME OF InSPIRATIOn

At this year’s Agudah Convention, speakers explored the theme of “Lev Avos Al Bonim—For the

Sake of Our Vulnerable Youth.”It was an uplifting weekend dedicat-

ed to understanding and upholding our great role in influencing our children’s lives. The consistent message of the speeches is that our most powerful tool in reaching our children’s neshamos is the warmth we display toward them. Here are three stories that touched me, and I’d like to share them with you. The first is from Rav Yaakov Bender, rosh ye-shivah of Yeshivah Darchei Torah.

Many years ago, there was a 15-year-old boy who used to daven at the old yeshivah building of Torah Vo-daath when it was still located in Wil-liamsburg. The boy had lost his father, and on the day this story took place, he had come to the yeshivah to daven Minchah.

As he waited for Minchah to begin, the boy noticed a distinguished- look-ing, elderly man walking into the beis midrash.

Instantly, the boy recognized that this regal-looking talmid chacham was the great Ponevezher Rav, Rav Yosef Sh-lomo Kahaneman.

The Rav noticed the boy as well, and much to the boy’s pleasure, the Rav asked him for a favor. “I have yahrtzeit today and need the amud,” he told the boy. “Can you please try to arrange it for me?”

Immediately, the boy approached the gabbai and related that the Poneve-zher Rav was there and wanted to dav-en for the amud. The gabbai was happy to accommodate the revered Rav, and Minchah soon began.

When davening was finished, the Rav made another request of the boy. “I have to go to the Satmar Rav’s house, but I don’t know my way around here,” he explained. “Could you help me find the address?”

What a privilege this mission was for the boy! He arranged a ride for the Rav and even accompanied him to the meeting, hoping to be of further assis-tance. And indeed, his presence was needed again after the meeting, this time to arrange for transportation to Boro Park. The boy hailed a taxi. As the two were settling into their seats, the boy explained to the Rav that he would

not be able to accompany him all the way to his destination. He would have to disembark before the taxi reached the highway.

When the time came for the boy to get out of the taxi, he turned to the Rav and said, “Before I leave, can the Rav give me and my mother a berachah. I am a yasom (orphan) and my mother has to raise our family on her own.”

The Rav exclaimed, “You are a yas-om!” He threw his arms around the boy, gave him a big hug, and then showered the boy and his mother with berachos. There was no mistaking the spirit flow-ing from the Rav to the boy; it was sin-cere love, for a child he barely knew. For those few moments, the boy felt as though he were as treasured as the Rav’s own son.

Concluding this story, Rabbi Bender thundered to the crowd assembled at the Agudah Convention, “Rabbosai! It has been many years since the Poneve-zher Rav gave me those hugs and be-rachos, but I can still feel the love and warmth. Smother your children with warmth and they, too, will never ever forget it!”

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Answering int [Amen]One is obligated to answer int whenever one hears the rec-

itation of a bracha. The int response is so vital, that according to some opinions, the reward of the responder is greater than the reward of the one who actually recited the bracha.

If one is in shul to fulfill the mitzvah of hearing the blow-ing of the shofar, the geu, kgc [the person performing the mitzvah] will recite a bracha before blowing the shofar. In such a case, each member of the congregation must listen to the bracha in order to fulfill his or her obligation of reciting a bracha before performing a mitzvah.

Alternatively, a person must recite a bracha before eating food. While a passerby may happen to hear someone reciting such a bracha, he does not have to listen to the bracha in or-der to fulfill any personal obligation, since he is not presently eating.

While the distinction between the two cases is obvious, the common denominator is that, in both cases one is required to answer int if one hears a bracha, (whether he is listening to the bracha specifically to fulfill the bracha obligation, or if he just happens to hear another person recite a bracha).

The meaning of int

Essentially, “int” is a declaration that “The substance of the bracha is true and I believe it”. This is the intent one should have when responding to a bracha of praise of Hashem.

However, when the bracha is also a request, the intent of the responder should be “The substance of the bracha is true and it should be His will that the request be granted”. For ex-ample, when chazzan recites the bracha of ubtpr (heal us etc.)we intend int to mean that Hashem is the healer and that it should be His will that sick people should have a full recovery.

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Kaddish is actually a prayer that the dominion of Hashem as the creator and ruler of the world should be abundantly clear to the world. When one answers int to Kaddish, he is praying and hoping that this revelation occurs immediately during our lifetime.

The proper pronunciation of int is with a .ne under the “t” and a hrhm under the “n” . The first syllable is pronounced like the “o” in the word “store”. The second syllable is pro-nounced as in the word “main”. Some people incorrectly pro-nounce the second syllable as if it were vocalized as a tua –”eh”. Nor should it be vocalized as a erua – like the “o” in the word “shoe”, or as a okuj – like the “o’ in the word “home”. One should also be careful to pronounce the “n” sound at the end of the int rather than to simply say nt. Likewise, one must be careful to pronounce the “t” and not just say “Main”.

vnu,h int – the “Orphan” int

As mentioned earlier, there are times when a person is ob-ligated to recite a bracha and can actually fulfill that obliga-tion by listening to another person recite the bracha. On the other hand, a person may happen to hear a bracha which he is not personally obligated to recite.

According to the Shulchan Aruch, if a person hears some-one reciting a bracha which he does not “need”, he may answer int even if he does not hear the actual bracha, or even know which bracha was recited. For example, if he came into shul and heard the congregation responding int to a bracha, he can join them even though he does not hear the bracha and does not know to which bracha they are responding.

However, if the person “needs” the bracha [to fulfill his own personal obligation] he cannot fulfill his obligation, even by answering int, if he did not actually hear the bracha. This is true even if he knows exactly which bracha was recited. In fact, he is not even permitted to answer int, since such an int would be considered an “orphan” (not actually connected to a bracha).

It is the opinion of the Ramoh that one may not recite int to a bracha unless he knows to which bracha he is respond-ing. If he just hears the congregation saying int, but he does not know to which bracha it applies, he is not permitted to answer int. According to the Ramoh, this too is considered an “orphan” int.

One must respond int as soon as the reciter completes the bracha. Even two seconds after the bracha ends is too late to recite int, and the int is considered an “orphan”. However, as long as most of the congregation is still reciting int, one may join them and respond [even though he does so two seconds after the chazzan ends the bracha.] In fact he can still respond


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int within two seconds of the end of the int response of most of the congregation.

If a person is reciting brachos and intends to be thmun [relieve another of his obligation of recitation of the bracha] another as well, he may not begin the second bracha before the responder finishes reciting int to the first bracha. Even if most of the people who are listening have completed say-ing int, he must wait until everyone has finished. If he begins the next bracha while the responder is still saying int, the re-sponder will not be able to fulfill his obligation since he did not hear the beginning of the second bracha.

However, if the responders are merely answering int and do not need to fulfill their own obligation of reciting the bra-cha, the chazzan may begin the next bracha if most of the responders have finished saying int.

If the reciter begins the next bracha before the responders have had a chance to respond, they may no longer recite int

once he has begun reciting the next bracha. This is another example of an “orphan” int, since once the Chazzan starts re-citing the next bracha, the int can no longer be connected to the previous bracha.

During the repetition of Shmoneh Esreh, the chazzan may not begin the next bracha until the congregation finishes their int response for the previous bracha. This applies during the recitation of Kaddish as well. The chazzan should continue only after the congregation has finished their int response.

During ohbvf ,frc, [blessing of the Kohanim] the Chazzan should not call out “ohbvf” until most of the congregation has finished responding int to the vfrc of ,usuvk vtb lku ina cuyv. The ohbvf cannot begin the vfrc until after the Chazzan fin-ishes “calling” them. The Chazzan cannot begin lfrch until after most of the congregation finishes saying int to the bra-cha of the Kohanim. The Kohanim may not begin repeating each specific word before the chazzan has completed reciting that entire word.

One should not respond int in a louder voice than the one reciting the vfrc. However, it is permitted to do so if he in-tends to encourage others to answer int.

If a person simultaneously hears two people reciting dif-ferent brachas, he should answer intu int, thereby responding to each bracha with an int.

When we do / do not answer int

One should train his children to answer int, since once a child answers int he will have a portion in the World to Come.

One is obligated to respond int to the vfrc made by a child who has reached the age of chinuch (usually classified as five to six years old, depending on the maturity of the child). The Mishna Berurah states that one should not answer int to

a vfrc recited by a child younger than the age of chinuch even when he recites the vfrc on food he is eating.

However, it is the custom of many to answer int to the vfrc of young children as well. Some explain that answering int itself is actually an act of chinuch – training and educat-ing the child to respond int whenever he hears a vfrc. The Steipler Rav ZT”L would answer int to the vfrc of a child as soon as the child was able to recite the vfrc, which was obvi-ously before he reached the age of five or six. HaRav Chaim Kienevsky Shlit”a explained that his father did it as a chinuch for the child. Therefore, one would only answer int if the child is able to hear the response. A person standing a distance from the child would therefore not answer int, since it would not be educating the child to answer int if the child did not hear it. In such case, one would only answer if the child has already reached the age of Chinuch.

There are two customs regarding answering int to the vfrc of vcvtc ktrah ungc rjucv before gna ,thre. Some end the vfrc together with the chazzan (and do not say int), while others do answer int on the vfrc. If one did not end the bracha with the Chazzan, in any case he would have to answer int.

It is generally accepted not to respond int after the vfrc of ktrah ktd in the morning. If the chazzan ends out loud, the congregation should conclude the bracha together so that they do not need to answer int. It is the more commonly accepted custom for the chazzan to end the vfrc quietly.

It is necessary to pause between the response of int to the bracha iuhmk u,bhfa rhzjnv and the congregational recitation of ohsun, since this int refers to the previous bracha (that Hash-em will return his vbhfa to Yerushalayim). The congregations’ recitation of ohsun in unison with the Chazzan refers to the acknowledgement of the kindness Hashem bestows upon Klal Yisroel of the following bracha.

One may answer int to a vfrc while he is still saying P’sukei D’zimra, even if he is in the middle of a posuk. [How-ever, he should at least be at the end of a phrase]. One may re-spond int to the brachos of ausev kev and vkp, gnua even if one is in the middle of a phrase of P’sukei D’Zimra. However, he should not say una lurcu tuv lurc during P’sukei D’Zimra. Likewise, one should not respond tuv lhrc to someone’s Kad-dish if he is in the middle of P’sukei D’Zimra.

Rabbi Gershon Bess is Rav of Congregation Kehillas Yaakov and serves as the Halachic authority for the Los Angeles Kollel and Yeshiva communities. He gives a slate of highly regarded lectures on Talmud and Halacha and is the Rosh HaVaad of Vaad L’Maan Yahadus which has published Halachic bulletins for many years. He is a graduate of the yeshivos of Philadelphia, Ponovez, Lakewood and the Kollel of Los Angeles and serves on the Bais Din of the Rab-binical Council of California.

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in our prayers, we refer to the holiday of Sukkos as “the time of our Joy.” And on Sukkos we read the scroll of Koheles (Ecclesiastes). A quick glance at Koheles - pick any spot –

will let you know that this does not seem like joyous reading. A Rabbi who stood to address his congregation on Sukkos, and began speaking of how all is futility and there is no happiness to be found in this world would likely get strange looks. And yet he would simply be quoting the book of Koheles. Why is this apparently morbid book read on Sukkos? It would almost seem more appropriately placed on Tisha Baav! And how on earth does it help us experience the “time of our simcha?”

An example may help us bring our point across. The fel-low whose life is about baseball is a fascinating specimen. We are not speaking of the garden variety baseball fan, but rather of one who finds no pleasure in anything else. Imagine – the only joy that he finds in life is when the New York Yankees win a game. When they lose he is terribly unhappy. When they make a good trade, he is happy, but if fewer member of the Yankees are invited to the all-star game than members of the Boston Red Sox, he is depressed. This gentleman will find no happiness in life. There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, the Yankees will not win every game, every year. They will not always succeed. But a more important reason that he will not find happiness is that even if the Yankees were to win every single game, and succeed in every way, he would still not be fulfilled. For while baseball is a pleasant pastime, it is simply not capable of filling the void in the human heart and psyche. His deep emotional self will remain unrealized if his life is focused completely on major league baseball.

In fact, teaches Koheles, this world is also something that gives a person no happiness. Even were one to be complete-ly successful in every physical pursuit; and he were to grow wealthy, receive honor and popularity, and every other desire of man, he would still be completely miserable. This is as hard for us to hear as it for that baseball fan to hear that life is not about baseball. But the only opportunity that this base-ball fan has to engage in life productively, is to be told clearly, in a way that he can accept, that life in not about baseball.

There is love, and there are sunsets. There is fine wine, and there are meadows. Elephants, trees, waterfalls, apples; these are not just obstacles to baseball, but can be great sources of pleasure. We are taught on Sukkos that life is not about our homes. They are all really temporary, like our Sukkahs. We are not living in a world that is permanent, and thus we ought not to make our lives all about this silly world. But we also discover what most baseball fans know as well. In the context of a happy healthy life, baseball can be a pleasant little diver-sion, and can in fact enhance one’s life. As long as one’s life is not about baseball, baseball can have a place in one’s life. The same is true with the pleasures of this world. Ideally Sukkos is a cathartic experience for us, teaching us that life is not about our temporary homes, but rather about the real things in life. If we get the message, we can then spend the rest of the year in our homes, for though they are not all that meaningful as goals, they can wonderfully enhance a life that is focused on the right things.

Sukkos is the time of our joy. We read Koheles on Sukkos, for we discover that the key to happiness is realizing that this little world is in fact nothing at all to live for. Life is about truth, happiness, and accomplishing real things; in other words, following and implementing and studying and master-ing the Torah. When a person does study Torah, and takes the words of Koheles to heart, he is then set on the path to the most pleasurable life that is possible, where neither this world, nor the game of baseball is blown out of proportion.

Rabbi Elchanan Shoff was ordained by Rabbi Noah Weinberg of Aish Hatorah, and by Rabbi Zalman Nehemia Goldberg, Chief Jus-tice of the Supreme Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem. He is currently residing in Jerusalem, where he is a Senior Lecturer for Hineni International Programs (H.I.P), a Lecturer for Aish Hatorah, and teaches several other well attended classes each week as well. He is the author of Vaani Bahashem Atzapeh (Jeruslaem 2010) in He-brew on Tehillim, and his weekly Torah email “Strolling Through Paradise” reaches some more than 1000 people. He can be reached at [email protected]

“The sukkos holiday you shall make for seven days… and you shall rejoice on your holiday.” Dvarim 16:13-14

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The Talmud in Rosh Hashanah 27b states: “If one places a shofar within a shofar and blows, if the inner one is heard, he fulfills the mitzvah, but if the outer one is, he

does not.”How should we understand this law? Is it simply a legal con-

cept, or does it hold a moral lesson as well? In today’s climate, besieged by the voices of chaos and disunity, it is difficult to imagine that there can even be a soft inner voice that will unite us with love and understanding.

Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, a survivor from Buchenwald, was 8 years old when the camp was liberated. He maintains friendships with many survivors. One, a very wealthy man, is also the thinnest man the rabbi has ever seen.

On one occasion his friend invited the rabbi to a delicious dinner, but the friend barely ate. He only nibbled at the food. Worrying that his friend might be ill, the rabbi finally asked why he wasn’t eating. The man replied, “Every time I sit down

to a beautiful meal, I hear a voice in my head. It is my twelve-year-old daughter who died of starvation in Auschwitz. She comes to me and asks three words in Yiddish: “Father, please, bread.” In Auschwitz I couldn’t give her that bread, and now when I want to eat, I hear the sound of her voice and I can’t eat.”

We all hear voices. One comes from the harsh, cruel outside world. It is strong and powerful; it blasts our ears; it seems to conquer us. But then we hear a second voice, a quiet voice, an inner voice, urging us to have courage, to support our people, to stand by Israel, to obliterate terror.

The Talmud, in discussing the shofar, also makes another profound and telling observation. It states the principle, “That two voices cannot be heard simultaneously.” But then the Tal-mud includes an exception: “If it is beloved and dear, one con-centrates and hears.”

We are constantly subjected to two voices that compete for our attention. Which sounds shall we hear—the loud clamor or the still small voice of love and unity?

At first you might think that the loud voice will win, and the soft voice will definitely lose. The loud voice seems so pow-erful. It seems to conquer all. But if the soft voice is the voice of God, if it is beloved, it will be heard and ultimately will be victorious.

Simon Wiesenthal relates that when he was imprisoned in concentration camp, he once saw a fellow inmate risk his life to smuggle a siddur into the camp. At first, Wiesenthal admired this man. But then, the next day, to his horror, he saw that man rent out the Siddur in exchange for pieces of bread.

Wiesenthal recounts, “I was angry with this Jew. How could he take a holy siddur and use it to take a person’s last piece of bread.“ From that moment on, he vowed never to pray again.

After the liberation, he explained his lack of faith to Rabbi Eliezer Silver, the famous US Army Chaplain, who had come to comfort survivors. In response, Rabbi Silver said, “Why do you look at the Jew who rented out his siddur? Why don’t you look at the dozens who gave up their bread in order to use a siddur? That’s faith! That’s the true power of the siddur.”

Wiesenthal concluded, “When he said that, I walked to-gether with him to pray.”

Which voice are we going to hear? The laws of the shofar are there to guide us, to tell us if we listen to the inner voice of our conscience, we will find the right path for the coming year. Rabbi Elazar Muskin is rabbi of the Young Israel of Century City.

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This past July we had a family wedding in Vienna. We decided to extend our stay after the wedding to tour Austria, Liechtenstein and the Swiss Alps. The com-

bination of exciting cities and tranquil countryside gave us the blend of adventure and relaxation that satisfies our vision of a great vacation. Architectural gems, castles, historic bustling city centers on one day, were followed by majestic mountains, lush valleys, scenic rivers, and picturesque towns the next day. Yes, we did a lot of driving and yes, we took too many photos,

but we had ample time and a dynamic determi-nation to experience and enjoy all we have seen.

Vienna is a great city to visit. You can liter-ally spend days walking its magnificent streets, squares, parks and river banks enjoying the opu-lence of its architecture. There are museums cov-ering every interest (art, science, natural history etc.) housed in palatial structures. Cultural ac-

tivities abound in splendid concert halls and the opera house. Take a tour to see the creation of the world famous hand painted Augarten porcelain. Watch a performance of the horse show at the Spanish Riding School. Listen to a concert of the Vienna Boys’ Choir. Take a ride on the Prater Ferris Wheel. Join a Segway tour and cover so much more of the city in half the time. I can go on and on. The wealth of sights and activi-ties is endless.

For the Jewish traveler Vienna is a true blessing. There are synagogues and kosher food stores and hotels that cater to the observant tourist. There is a first class restaurant, Alef-Alef, where arrangements can be made for Shabbos. There is a great pizza and dairy place called Milk & Honey. If you stay over Shabbos you have the option of choosing from a range of over a dozen orthodox shuls, from the Stadtshul with its choir and cantor to chasidishe shteiblech and everything in between. Jewish sights that are worth visiting include the Jewish Mu-seum Vienna, the Judenplatz Museum, the City Temple and the Rossau Cemetery among others. Some have tours while others are self guided. There are a number of memorials that have significance to the Jewish visitor as well.

There are side trips one can make from Vienna that are not too far and can add considerably to your pleasure. Schon-brunn Palace is the imperial masterpiece of royal residences. Its lavish interior and manicured gardens are a must for any

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visitor to Austria. It is only forty minutes from the center of Vienna by bus and can be appreci-ated best by taking a self guided 2-3 hour au-dio tour.

Bratislava (Pressburg) is less than an hour away and has the cemetery with the graves of the Chasam Sofer, his children and grand-children. The underground tomb has a fasci-nating history and was meticulously restored a number of years ago. The capital city of Slo-vakia also has a small but interesting Jewish Museum. The center of town is a pedestrian only zone with quaint buildings and winding streets and alleys. A four to five hour day trip including traveling is sufficient time to benefit from this excursion.

For a full day diversion from Vienna, I would recommend renting a car and traveling along the Danube River. The lush

and serene countryside is full of surprises. Charm-ing towns especially Durnstein are great places to stop, walk and look around, shop, pick up a drink and have a picnic. Vineyards and orchards (we were there when it was the height of the apri-cot season) abound and freshly picked fruits are sold at farm stands. There are also boat trips origi-nating in Vienna going up the Danube passing soar-

ing castles perched on mountaintops. Relaxation of body and soul is the goal and a trip along the Danube is by far a sure prescription to achieve this.

In my next article I will write about Salzburg and Graz, two celebrated historical cities that are not more than two hours by car from Vienna. I will also introduce you to Liechtenstein one of the continent’s smallest countries. Then we will con-tinue to the Swiss Alps, the Creator’s European Showpiece.

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For years, Dovid tried to ignore the pain and limitations on his mobility. Finally, as he hobbled down the stairs in pain, he decided it was time for the hip replacement sur-

gery his doctor had been telling him about. The surgeon was selected, the date of the surgery was set, and Dovid davened with tremendous kavana that the Ribbono shel Olam should allow the entire process to go smoothly. Dovid’s wife and chil-dren davened for him, too, from points near and far, including two at the Kosel.

At the pre-op meeting, Dovid was informed of many as-pects of care he would need to undertake. He would need to exercise diligently, but very patiently, over a period of months. A physical therapist and an occupational therapist would be assigned to his care to help him slowly return to normal life. And of critical importance, Dovid would need to take an anti-clotting medicine for five weeks to prevent dangerous clots from forming in his legs or his lungs, rachmana letzlan. Dovid asked Dr. Bones if he would need to self-inject the medicine. Dr. Bones’ face lit up. “There’s a new medicine that’s been ap-proved here called Xarelto that you can take orally; we can start it right after the surgery.”

“Just approved? Are you sure it’s good? I don’t want to be a guinea pig,” remarked Dovid. “My friend, Shmuel Fruchtstein had to take an anti-clot medicine after his knee replacement, and he was given Lovenox, which had to be injected twice a day. His wife learned to do it, and he said it was no big deal. Still, I really don’t like needles.”

“Well, a clinical pharmacist specialist at our hospital gave us a presentation about a couple of new anti-clot medicines, and he told us that the studies done in the U.S. and in Europe showed that Xarelto was just as good if not better than Lo-venox at reducing the risk of dangerous clots. I’ve used it in quite a few patients already, Dovid, and it seems to be doing its job as well as advertised.”

Dovid still wasn’t sure. “Why should I be so worried about clots anyway? Isn’t that just the body’s natural response?”

Dr. Bones was known for his gentlemanly manner, and he responded patiently to Dovid’s questions. “Would you believe that the number one serious complication of total hip surgery is a blood clot? It’s true. A clot, which frequently develops in the legs and is called a deep venous thrombosis or DVT, can propagate or move to the pulmonary circulations, the arter-ies and veins of the lung. If this happens, the results can be

catastrophic. We call that a pulmonary embolism, or a PE. These PEs can be fatal, Dovid, and in fact, are the most com-mon cause of death of major orthopedic surgery. Medicines like Lovenox, Xarelto, and others in their class have prevented fatality in tens of thousands of patients since they began to be used regularly in the 1990s.

“Any risks to this medicine, doctor?” Dovid was going to be sure to do his hishtadlus, which to him meant being sure all his questions were answered.

“Well, naturally, any medicine which antagonizes the body’s ability to form a clot can increase the risk of bleeding.” Dovid looked very concerned, and Dr. Bones noticed. “The risk with Xarelto is about the same as with Lovenox. And your friend – Shmuel wasn’t it – did he have any problems?” Dovid shook his head. “The risk of a clinically significant bleed is less than 3%, which means that fewer than 1 in 30 patients will experience a bleed that will require treatment of some sort. I don’t mean to be flippant about it, Dovid, since the risk is certainly there, but the overall risk-benefit is well on the side of benefit in this equation. Do you understand?”

Dovid thought for a moment. He knew he needed the hip replacement, and now he understood that he also needed to take this medicine to complete his hishtadlus. If this is what the Ribbono shel Olam wanted, it must be for the best. He remembered when his friend Shmuel had his knee surgery, how the two of them approached Rabbi Poskin about using Lovenox. Rabbi Poskin spoke to some physicians in the shul as well as his Rosh Yeshiva. Together, they decided that it was correct to take the medicine. Why should it be different here?

“I’m OK with it, doctor. If you think it’s what I should do….”“Then you’re hip, right?”“I guess you could say that, sir.”

Dr. Manny Saltiel received his doctorate in Pharmacy at the Uni-versity of California in San Francisco, following two years of under-graduate work at UCLA. He completed a residency in Clinical Phar-macy Practice at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Dr. Saltiel was employed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 25 years. For the past three years, he is a Regional Clinical Director with Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, providing clinical leadership and assistance to several hospitals in the West and Midwest. He also holds faculty appointments with the University of Southern California.

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GOLDEN MUSTARD SqUASH SOUPWhen you want a soup that’s a bit differ-ent… sophisticated, this one fits the bill. Some onion garlic croutons in a bowl on the table are a pleasant addition to just about any pureed soup.½ stick margarine1 c. onion, chopped1 medium carrot, chopped1 celery stalk, chopped3 c. chicken stock2 c. beef stock1½ lbs. yellow summer squash, diced1 large (6-8 oz.) potato, peeled and diced¾ c. dessert topping1½ T. Dijon mustard½ tsp. nutmeg (optional)Salt and pepperGrated carrot and snipped fresh chivesYIELD: 6 servings

Melt margarine in large frying pan over low heat. Add chopped onion, carrot, and celery and sauté about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken and beef stocks, squash, and potato. Raise the heat and bring to a simmer. Cover pan. Simmer for about 30 min-utes until the mixture is very tender.

Transfer the mixture to a food pro-cessor and puree until smooth. Stir in topping, mustard, and nutmeg (if us-ing), and then salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate. Adjust seasoning to taste. Garnish with carrot and chives just be-fore serving. Serve cold.

SWEET POTATO PIE3 c. cooked and mashed sweet potatoes(about 3 potatoes)½ c. sugar2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla extract½ c. pareve milkPinch salt¾ stick margarine, meltedTOPPING:1 c. brown sugar2/3 stick margarine, melted1/3 c. flour1 c. chopped pecan

Preheat oven to 350 .̊ Mix together in-gredients for pie and place in 2 greased 8” or 9” round pans. Combine topping ingredients and crumble over pies. Bake half-hour or until topping is firm and well-baked.

TONGUE KNISHES WITH SWEET ONION SAUCEA beautiful, unique appetizer. If preferred, substitute corned beef or pastrami for tongue.PICKLED TONGUEWater to coverDough squares (equal to as many slices of tongue as you have)Mustard (1 tsp. per dough square)Egg yolk for glazeSesame seedsSWEET ONION SAUCE2 onions, diced

Oil for sautéing1½ tsp. salt¼ tsp. pepper½ tsp. paprika2 T. flour2 tsp. lemon juice4½ T. sugar1½ c. boiling water

Cook the pickled tongue in water until tender; peel and slice when cooled. Pre-heat oven to 350°. Spread a teaspoon of mustard on a square of dough, and place a slice of tongue on top. Pull the corners of the dough together and press firmly, crimping edges to form a knish. Place in baking pan seam side down. Repeat for all slices of tongue. Glaze knishes with egg yolk and sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Bake knishes for 1 hour or until light brown.Sauce: Sauté onions in oil until golden and translucent. Add remaining sauce ingredients, mix, and cook for 20 min-utes. Serve knishes hot with a generous serving of onion sauce.

FANCY FRENCH ROAST Easy, classic recipe. Fancy without the hassle.2 large Spanish onions1- 5 lb. French roast4 cloves garlic, crushedSalt, pepper, paprika, to tasteSAUCE:21/3 c. sugar3 tsp. grated horseradish2/3 c. ketchup6 T. vinegar4 T. margarine1½ c. water or ¾ c. waterplus ¾ c. tomato juiceYIELD: 15-18 servings

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APPLE-CINNAMON LUKSHEN KUGELFor a change this is a quick and easy sweet kugel that kids love. You will, too! Hint: Try mixing various types of apples to vary the taste. For example, throw in a Granny Smith or two for a little tang.1- 12 oz. pkg. medium noodles5 apples, cored, peeled, and chopped4 eggs½ c. oil¾-1 c. sugar½ c. apple juiceHandful of raisins (optional)½ tsp. salt1 tsp. cinnamonYIELD: 12-16 servings

Preheat oven to 350°. Cook the noodles and drain. Mix all the ingredients to-gether well in a large bowl.

Grease two 9-inch round pans, pour in the batter and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes, or until golden brown.m Re-move from oven and cover with foil to keep the top soft.

CHOCOLATE CHIP POUND CAKERich, flavorful version of a basic, always popular cake.Cake :2 sticks margarine2 c. sugar1½ tsp. vanilla sugar3 eggs3 c. flour2 tsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt1 c. orange juice2 c. chocolate chipsGLAZE:2 T. cocoa1 T. plus 1 tsp. hot water1 T. oil1 c. confectioners’ sugarYIELD: 20 servings

Cake : Preheat oven to 350°. Cream to-gether margarine and sugars in large mixer bowl. Add eggs. In a separate

bowl, combine dry ingredients and add to margarine mixture, alternating with orange juice.Stir in chocolate chips and mix into bat-ter. Pour into greased and lined 9x13-inch pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.Glaze: Dissolve cocoa in water. Add oil. Mix in confectioners’ sugar until glaze reaches correct consistency. If too thick, add water ½ teaspoon at a time.


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__6__ like the cycle of the year.in shul we blow the __7__ which wakes us up to do teshuvah. The days between rosh hashanah and yom Kippur are known as aseret yomei Teshuvah, which allows us ten days to ask hashem for a great year. during this time, many people perform __8__ and throw bread into the water. This symbolizes our __9__ being tossed away.after yom Kippur is the holiday of __10__ when we decorate a temporary hut called a __11__. it is a mitzvah to shake the __12__ and esrog during this holiday. The last day is known as __13__ ____ and we dance in celebration of our love for the torah.

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