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Community � World News � Israel � Jewish Thoughts
Purim 2012
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6 from the editorsTo My Dear Readers,
It is a pleasure and honour to be greeting you to another ex-citing issue of the South Florida Jewish Home.As every issue is unique and fun, I especially enjoy the issuesdedicated to Chagim that mark our way through the mile-stones of the year.
For some of us, when we hear that Purim is upon us - wepause and think "if Purims now, then Pesach is in a month!YIKES!!". If you are in this niche market, then relax - we willhave everything you could possibly need to be prepared, inour Pesach featured issue. So, remember to stop and smellthe roses by enjoying Purim and bearing in mind what mir-acles have taken place to protect us. Take a moment to pauseand pray for your "Purim Miracle". The story of Purim re-minds us that there is no such thing as a "coincidence" andeverything happens for a reason. There is a plan in store forus.
This Shabbos marks the one year yahrtzeit of the Fogel fam-ily. This tragic event served as an enormous wake up callacross all communities. It will undoubtedly continue tobring us together to protect what is ours and strive in per-fecting our ways.
Inside this issue you will find great articles and ideas to helpyou celebrate the festivities of Purim. What a perfect time ofyear for it to be a mitzvah to be happy and spread smiles. Soread up and laugh out loud like no one is listening. Thankyou for sending in your jokes for our contest, we certainlylaughed plenty over here. This issue we published the top 5that made us laugh, stay tuned in the coming issues for morewinners and keep sending them in!Thank you for reading and hope you enjoy reading this issue,as much as I enjoyed editing it!Chag Purim Sameach !
Be Safe, Be Happy.
Your Editor
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inside this issue
� 10 week in news
� 18 Purim
� 25 Community
� 29 K cuisine
� 31 Zyieg
� 32 Opinion
� 35 Money
� 42 Dining Guide
� 46 In memory
� 47 Sports
� 50 Marketplace
SHABBAT TIMESFriday, March 2, 2012 Parshat tetzaveh Light Candles at: 6:04 pm
Shabbat, March 3, 2012 Shabbat Ends: 6:58 pm
Friday, March 9, 2012 Parshat Ki Tzitza Light Candles at: 6:08 pm
Shabbat, March 10, 2012 Shabbat Ends: 7:01 pm
Purim
Contest
Winners
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GlobalIranian Scientist’s Widow Speaks
There has been much speculation regarding the assassination of Mostaga AhmadiRoshan, an Iranian nuclear scientist. Iran has blamed the U.S. and Israel for theattack. Iran has unswervingly been stating that their nuclear project is not for mil-itary intent. Recent statements made by the widow of the scientist have done every-thing to belie those claims. Fatemeh Bolouri Kashani said that her husband“sought the annihilation of the Zionist regime wholeheartedly. Mostafa’s ultimategoal was the annihilation of Israel.” She continued on to describe how her husband“loved any resistance in his life who was willing to fight the Zionist regime andsupported the rights of the oppressed Palestinian nation.”Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was killed on January 11, 2012. He was killed in northernTehran, Iran by a car bomb. No one has formally accepted responsibility for theattack.
Student Sews Lips in ProtestAn Iranian student, Dariush Jalali has been arrestedafter he sewed his lips together to protest the pres-sure against his political activism. He was studyingat Yasuj Univesiry in southwest Iran. Over the week-end, the student chained himself to a metal railingoutside the university with his lips sewn. He was re-portedly detained “violently” by security forces and
taken away in a car, his whereabouts have not been revealed. Jalali was reportedly sentenced to one year in prison last after participating
in a protest in 2009 that was anti the Iranian regime. After serving just threemonths of his sentence, he was released. Officials had banned Jalali from classesrecently. Before his arrest, Jalali passionately issued a statement saying, “Why amI protesting in this fashion? Why the lips closed? Why the chained feet? I sewedmy lips because no one heard my cry against injustice. I chained my feet becausemy running didn’t take me anywhere. No matter how much I shouted, no one heardme. I said maybe my silence will be heard. I ran and ran but no one saw it. I saidmaybe I will be noticed by being in chains.”
Well, he sure was noticed but probably not in the way he was hoping for.
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Leaked U.S. Classified Information
An army officer who is being charged with “engineering the biggest leak of classi-fied information in U.S. history” has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is most famous for allegedly leaking classified docu-ments to WikiLeaks. He was arraigned last week in Ft. Meade, MD. The founderof WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize lastyear. He ultimately did not receive it.Bill Gates and Bill Clinton have been nominated for the prize this year as well.
World Bank Calls for China ReformsIn a new report titled, China 2030, the World Bank urges China to reform theireconomic policies and look towards change. World Bank President Robert Zoel-lick held a news conference in China to explain the report’s finding that called forstructural economic reforms in China. Zoellick said, “China has been very suc-cessful over the past 30 years with one structural model for development. Thatmodel has focused on export-led and heavily investment-led growth. The 12th five-year plan recognizes that needs to change, to focus more on domestic demand andconsumption.” The current economic growth in China will be unsustainable unlessthe country makes free-market reforms. A protester at the conference said that the World Bank is poisonous to China andthat its policies exacerbate the country’s growing wealth gap. Arvind Subramanianof the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington said thatmany in the country are angry over the inequality between classes. “There is noquestion that in this country, rising inequality is a major, one of the big imbalances.
I think that people see that one of the solutions to that is to have greater account-ability and that might be the mechanism through which greater political freedomsare demanded,” Subramanian said. “I think political reform, economic accounta-bility mechanism, is perhaps kind of, if I can peer through the lens, is kind of theway forward in China.”
FinancialThe Explosion of Super Commuters
It seems that technology and the economy have contributed to the growth of super-commuters, those who travel long distances to work. Many super-commuters travelhundreds of miles from their homes to work and use cars, trains, planes or buses astransportation. From 2002 to 2009, the number of super-commuters grew in eightof the ten largest U.S. metropolitan areas. In Philadelphia alone, the number in-creased by 50%.A typical super-commuter is under 29 and middle class. The role of technology,such as the use of computers, cell phones and video conferencing has assisted inthe trend. “Simply put, the workplace is no longer fixed in one location, but ratherwhere the worker is situated.
Buffet Acknowledges his Errors Warren Buffet has a yearly ritual of sending a letter to shareholders of BerkshireHathaway underlining his personal financial successes. Each year, his pronounce-ments are eagerly anticipated as investors around the world want to hear advicefrom a man who is worth $44 billion. In this year’s letter, Buffet admitted to several mistakes including a significant errorregarding some Texas utility bonds. Of course the error is minor next to all theprofitable decisions Buffet made in the year 2011. The mistakes are highlighted
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with the intention of being informative to readers.Last year in his letter to shareholders, Buffet predicted that this year would be thestart of the American housing recovery and would help fuel economic growth. Inresponse to this inaccurate prediction, Buffet concluded that biology makes thisissue unavoidable and as more people are brought into this world, more houseswill be needed. He wrote, “While ‘doubling up’ may be the initial reaction of someduring a recession, living with in-laws can quickly lose its allure.”Buffet bought $2 billion in bonds from Texas Utility Energy Future Holdings.Now those bonds are only worth about $878 million. Buffet openly admitted tomisjudging the company’s prospects and the assumption that gas prices would re-main low. He stated, “However things turn out, I totally miscalculated the gain/lossprobabilities when I purchased the bonds. In tennis parlance, this was a major un-forced error by your chairman.”Another bad decision Buffest confessed to was buying Berkshire Hathaway itself.Buffet purchased the struggling New England textile mill in the 1960s. The millcontinued operating before Buffet shut it down 20 years later. Buffet admits nowto not recognizing that the textile business was a dying market and would continueto lose money. Buffet wrote, “And then, in a final burst of brilliance, I went outand bought another textile company. Aaaaaaargh! Eventually I came to my senses,heading first into insurance and then into other industries.”Buffet gets credit for humbling himself to acknowledging his blunders but hey,c’mon, don’t cry over spilled milk, especially when you got about $44 billion cartonsleft.
Top Retailers of 2011The retailing industry suffered major setbacks in the past few years and unfortu-nately there are no promising signs that the year 2012 will be any different. Re-search company Retail Sails recently used a key metric to rank U.S. stores. Thehealth of the store is calculated based on the annual sales per square foot. It should come as no surprise that the number one spot was filled by Apple Inc.Apple stores earn an average of $5,600 per square foot of retail space. The surpris-ing part is that that number is nearly double the rest of the retailers on the list.There is a large gap between Apple and number two on the list, Tiffany and Co.Tiffany opened its first store in 1837 and now earns an average of $3,085 in salesper square foot. Other retailers that made it to the list include: Coach handbag re-tailer at number three with earnings of $1,824 per foot, Lululemon Athletica ayoga-inspired athletic apparel company that has over 150 stores, and True ReligionJeans which is number five on the list. One common feature amongst the retailers who managed to get top dollar persquare foot is branding. Branding is perhaps the biggest common factor because itbrings traffic into the stores. Happy shopping!
Presidential Piggybacking is Expensive The term presidential piggybacking refers to combining official duties with politicalbusiness. President Obama’s trip to Florida served a dual purpose: a speech on the
economy and political fundraising. Since the New Year, the president has takenfour trips outside of Washington D.C. He appeared at 18 re-election fundraisers.Political opponents have strongly criticized the president’s jet-setting and haveraised many questions amongst taxpayers as to who bears the high costs of thepresident’s frequent travel. Traditionally, official presidential travel is paid for with tax money and includedin the cost of executive branch operations. The candidate’s campaign committee isresponsible to foot the bill when the journey or event is politically related. In in-stances where the two are intertwined, the costs are supposed to be split. Brendan Doherty, a political science professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, ex-plains, “Most presidents have doubled up on trips and said they followed the law,which is a complex formula no one really understands.” He added, “And even ona fully political trip, the taxpayer ends up paying part of the bill.” According to campaign finance experts, the president’s campaign is expected toreimburse the government the price of a first class commercial airline ticket foreach additional passenger on an Air Force Once Plane to or from a political event.However, that amount is not even close to the amount that is costs to operate anAir Force One flight or the army of Secret Service agents, not to mention the pres-idential motorcades. It costs $179,750 per hour to operate an Air Force One flight. That sum includesthe cost of fuel, flight consumables, depot level repairs, aircraft overhaul, and en-gine overhaul. The salaries of pilots and airmen are not included because they arepaid regardless of the plane’s actual use. So Obama’s one-day trip to Florida will cost approximately $674,000 in airfarealone.
Half of Americans Don’t Pay Taxes
According to a recently revealed numbers, only half of U.S. citizens pay federalincome tax. In 2009, just 50.5 percent of Americans paid income tax, meaning151.7 million citizens got away without paying their share. In 1984, 85 percent ofAmericans paid their taxe s. Speculators suspect that the number of people not participating in the tax systemcould have increased due to a bad economy and high unemployment. This trendthreatens government revenues. This also raises allegations of welfare recipientscosting the economy a tremendous amount of money. The reduction in the numberof taxpayers is also a result of low-income workers taking pay cuts and reducedhours, and therefore slipping out of the tax system. Of course, the number also in-cludes people who illegally fail to file a tax return.
Another finding shows that 21.8 percent of U.S. citizens receive financialassistance from the federal government. That is around 67.3 million people relyingon the federal government for food stamps, health insurance, and other similarsupport. The combination of fewer taxpayers and higher welfare payments highlyaffects the national deficit.
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IsraelIsrael’s New Friend
Israeli defense officials confirmed an attention-grabbing deal on Sunday. AerospaceIndustries agreed to sell $1.6 billion worth of drones and anti-aircraft and missiledefense systems to Azerbaijan. This would bring sophisticated technology to thedoorstep of archenemy Iran. It has not been confirmed whether or not this defensedeal is related to a potential plan for Israel to strike Iran. Israel has been busy attempting to form diplomatic alliances. Azerbaijan is a strate-gic choice since it is neighbors with Iran. This relationship continued to blossomeven after Israel’s friendship with Turkey deteriorated in 2010 after nine Turkswere killed aboard a ship that sought to breach Israel’s blockade of the Gaza strip.Iranian ministers have accused Azerbaijan of permitting members of the Mossadto operate on its territory and provide a lobby for the killing of Iranian nuclear sci-entists. The country denied the accusations calling it “slanderous lies.”Israel is primarily concerned with Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli leaders have sug-gested that they are prepared to attack Iranian nuclear facilities in order to keepTehran from building bombs. Iran has denied that agenda and claims to be hopingto produce energy and medical isotopes. This conflict will be the main topic of con-versation when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with CanadianPrime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday and with President Barack Obama inWashington on Monday. A U.N. nuclear agency reported that Iran has rapidly ramped up production ofhigher-grade enriched uranium over the last few months. Netanyahu said this re-port brings proof that Iran is trying to produce a nuclear bomb and that this reportis “another piece of incontrovertible evidence.”
Trump to Visit Israel Donald Trump is a blatant supporter of Israel. Over the weekend, he met withTourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov who invited Trump to visit Israel to scope outpossible investment opportunities in tourism and local real estate. Trump is one of the biggest real estate entrepreneurs in the U.S. and around theworld. Recently he has become more involved in politics. Misezhnikov urgedTrump to come to Israel and explained, “Your visit will signal to the world that Is-rael is a safe place for tourists.” He assured Trump that an investment would proveto be a smart financial decision while showing political support. Trump responded warmly to the offer and asked Michael Cohen, the ExecutiveVice President at the Trump Organization, to plan a trip for near future. We will keep you posted on the details… Unofficial El Al Leaflet Cuts the West Bank and the Golan off the Map Passengers on an El Al flight departing from Moscow’s airport received a pamphletwith a map of Israel that seemed to be missing the West Bank and the Golan. Is-raeli passengers were furious and expressed their grievances on the El Al’s Facebookpage. The company blames an independent source for publishing and distributingthe maps, although El Al’s logo was stamped on the leaflets. The pamphlet alsoincludes El Al company information, its development, transportation details, andlounges. In response, El Al commented, “Following the publication of the leaflet map image,we wish to make it clear: All of El Al’s official publications include the official mapof Israel. An initial probe reveals that the leaflet is not an official El Al leaflet andno such official leaflet has been publishing on behalf of the company. We will con-tinue to look into the matter.”
U.S. Denies a Visa for Israeli Parliament Member National Union MK Michael Ben Ari was denied a visa by the U.S. government.The consulate cited that Ben Ari’s involvement in a “terror organization” was thebasis of the rejection. The request for the visa was so that Ben Ari could participatein two conferences being held in the U.S. this week, one that promotes aliyah toIsrael.The U.S. State Department maintains the right to prohibit the entrance of peo-ple who were previously involved in terror activities or were members of a terrororganization in a foreign country. Ben Ari was a member in the Kach movement,a far-right political movement that is considered a terror organization in Israel,
Canada, the European Union, and the U.S.Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin expressed his fury over the decision in a letter toU.S. ambassador Daniel Shapiro. Rivlin stated, “I would like to express my protestagainst the decision and request that it be reconsidered. Mr. Ben Ari is a Knessetmember who represents the National Union party, an entir ely legitimate party inthe Israeli parliament. As a public official in Israel, a close ally of the U.S., he cannotbe recognized as a member of a terror group or be prohibited from visiting theU.S.”Ben Ari responded to the unfair decision by pointing out, “The U.S. government,who receives with open arms Ahmadinejad, who calls for the destruction of Israel,Abbas, who planned the murder of children in Jerusalem, and Ahmed Tibi, whoenthusiastically encourages shahids, chose to bar me from meeting with Jewishcommunities in the U.S. and to encourage aliyah to Israel, with claims that I am aterrorist. Now it is clear that the American blindness that cannot differentiate whois a terrorist threatening world peace is what brought about the horrible terror at-tacks of September 11.”
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The calmest day of the year in our house is by farPurim. On Purim we can enjoy our year long activ-ity of brainstorming the theme for the coming year’sPurim mishloach manos. I kid you not! We beginbrainstorming every year on shushan purim. Oneyear one of my children suggested the next year’stheme on purim afternoon but we pushed off theconversation for the next day so we could just enjoythe day.
Does that mean that my theme is 12 months ofpressure? Absolutely not! It is a family project
where everyone’s ideas count. We usually tie it all to-gether about a month before purim but it’s definitelyour family’s pride and joy throughout the year.
I have a hard time going into a store and deciding ona container, what to fill it with and tying bows. Atheme focuses my ideas, it makes it easier for me!
My husband finds the whole idea of themes too stress-ful. He doesn’t like the pressure of trying to out-dowhat we did the year before. Whenever we discussmishloach manos ideas, he votes for firemen. He’sready to tell people we’re all BURNT OUT! and toexpect a regular package next year!
Take a look at our past years’ fun and youdecide for yourself !-
Pizza Bakers!The costumes were so easy! I got the hats from thelocal pizza shop. The aprons were from Michael’s andI printed my own iron ons!
Mishloach manos was just as simple. I found a pizzashop that was open on Purim that made me smallpizza pies. I bought the French fry containers and putveggie straws in it, covered with a piece of foil. I putthe French fries in a brown bag with a small soda bot-tle. The kids looked like mini pizza delivery men andwere so proud!
Feedback was amazing! We even had a little girl callto order another pie!
DoctorsI had a baby 3 weeks before Purim so I bought thesecostumes from Dressupamerica.com. They were greatcostumes and they washed beautifully.
For the mishloach manos I ordered boxes that looklike a doctor’s satchel from NashvilleWraps.com. I putin a package of chicken noodle soup, a small box oftea, a medicine dispenser with round white mints, acan of Dr. Pepper and we made chocolate band aidswith a candy mold.
NutsI had these sweatshirts screen printed: “Allergy Alert:This Shirt May Contain a Nut”
The mishloach manos was full of nuts. A can ofpeanuts, a pecan square (from the bakery), we madechocolate covered pretzels dipped in nuts and a smallameretto liquor. For this theme we did something ex-citing and had a pen personalized to say “EpiPen –Happy Purim – The Miller’s”. It was a real hit!
Recycling MenThis idea was long formulating in my head but I didn’tknow how people would react to it. It was a smashingsuccess!
For the costumes I went to downtown Toronto andbought the real high visibility shirts that city workerswear.
The containers I bought at the dollar store. I had astencil of a recycling symbol made on line and wetraced it onto the container. For this theme the fooddidn’t matter, I bought whatever was cheap. Everyfood in the container had a different label that read“To The Miller’s From The ________ (insert differentfamily names for each food item)”.
This is the poem that went along on a plain piece ofcrumpled white paper:
I must have miscalculated; I thought I had enough,I guess I’ll have to RECYCLE someone else’s stuff.
Next time I’ll be more careful when making mishloachmanos from my table,I’ll have to remember to take off the other person’slabel!
Balloon MenWe got a little carried away! I found a Classy Wrapballoon stuffing machine on ebay for $180 and we putthe food inside the balloon.For the costumes I took undershirts and made an ironon. I rented a helium tank and each child had a bunchof balloons to hold that they gave to children whocame to the door.
The mishlaoch manos was amazing but did get frus-trating when they popped!-
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Summing up the Purim holiday: They tried to kill us,
we won, let’s eat.Purim is Judaism’s most dramatic, fun-filled holiday. Whenelse can you dress up like a bunny rabbit and eat doughy tri-angles filled with poppy seeds?
Purim occurs on the 14th of Adar. (In certain walled cities likeJerusalem, “Shushan Purim” is celebrated the following day, the 15th ofAdar.)
Purim celebrates the dramatic turn-around events, where the wickedHaman tried to annihilate the Jewish people of ancient Persia. The Jewswere saved through God’s miraculous arranging of events, as expressed bythe heroics of Mordechai and Esther.
There are four mitzvot specific to the holiday of Purim (see below).
30-Second HistorySet in Persia 2,300 years ago, the Book of Esther – or the “Megillah” as it iscommonly called – recounts how a seemingly unrelated series of events spuntogether to save the Jewish people from annihilation.
King Achashverosh throws a huge six-month party and Queen Vashti re-fuses to follow orders. After a global search, Esther becomes the new queen– but does not reveal her Jewishness. Mordechai, the leader of the Jews, un-covers a plot to assassinate the king – putting him also in a favorable posi-tion with the king. All this comes in handy when Haman, the king’s topadvisor, obtains a decree to have all the Jews destroyed. (Purim is the Persianword for "lottery," used by Haman to determine a date for his planned de-struction of the Jews.)
In the end, through a complex twist of events, Esther gets the decree re-versed, Haman is hanged on the gallows, and Mordechai becomes primeminister.
The name Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther) actually mean “revealing thehidden.” Unlike every other book in the Bible, Megillat Esther does notmention God’s name even once. The hidden hand of God is revealedthrough the maze of events.Megillat Esther teaches us that life’s challenges are always for the best, be-cause what appears as an obstacle is really an opportunity to develop our-selves for the better. And it all comes from God’s invisible hand that guidesour fate, every step of the way.
Fast of EstherEvery year, the Fast of Esther is held on the day prior to
Purim (Adar 13).What is the source of this fast? In the Megillah (4:16), Esther
agrees to see the king uninvited, and asks the Jewish people tofast for three days beforehand.
Also, the Jews fasted and prayed on the 13th of Adar in preparationfor their defense against Haman's decree. As such, his is not a fast of
sadness, but rather one of spiritual elevation and inspiration.
The fast begins at dawn and ends after nightfall. No eating or drinking ispermitted. Since this is not a major fast, pregnant or moderately ill peopleare exempt from the fast. (Consult your rabbi.)
If the 13th falls on Shabbat, due to the honor of Shabbat, the fast is observedon Thursday, the 11th of Adar.
The Half-Shekel
On the eve of Purim, there is a custom to give three coins to charity, to recallthe half-shekel (Machatzit HaShekel) donated annually to the Templetreasury during Adar. Three coins are given because in the Torah portiondealing with the half-shekel (Exodus 30:11-16), the word terumah (“dona-tion”) appears three times.
Each coin should be the denomination of half the standard currency in thatcountry (e.g. half a shekel, half a dollar, half a pound). The money is thengiven to the poor.
Reading the Megillah (Scroll of Esther)The Scroll of Esther (Megillah) is read on Purim night, and again the nextday. We read it in the synagogue, because the larger the crowd, the greaterpublicity is given to the miracle of our being saved.
The entire Megillah must be read from a kosher scroll, written with properink, parchment, etc. Every word must be clearly heard.
The custom is to make noise at the mention of Haman's name, in keepingwith the command to wipe out the remembrance of Amalek (Deut. 25:17-19). Similarly, the Shabbat before Purim is called Shabbat Zachor, becausethe Maftir portion features the command to remember (zecher) Amalek.
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FriendsOn the day of Purim, we send two items offood to at least one person – MishloachManot. It is preferable to send ready-to-eatfoods or drinks. The food should be of a re-spectable quantity according to the standards ofthe sender and recipient.
The reason for this mitzvah is to ensure that everyonehas sufficient food for the Purim feast. More to thepoint, this increases love and friendship between Jews,providing an ideal opportunity to embrace our fellow Jews– irrespective of any religious or social differences. (After all,Haman did not discriminate amongst us.) For this reason, itis particularly good to give gifts to those who you may havehad an argument with, or someone new in the community whoneeds a new friend.
According to some, it is preferable to send the gift via a third per-son, since the verse (Esther 9:22) describes the mitzvah as “sending”food packages to one another.
Matanot La’evyonim – Gifts to the PoorOn the day of Purim, it is also a special mitzvah to give money to at leasttwo poor people – Matanot La’evyonim. Each poor person should begiven at least the amount of food that is usually eaten at a regular meal, orthe amount of money required to buy this.
It is preferable to do this after the Megillah reading, so that the blessing"She'hecheyanu" can apply to it.
If you do not know who is qualified to receive the gifts, then give the moneyto an authorized charity collector who will distribute the money on Purimfor the purpose of fulfilling this mitzvah. The money may even be given toa charity collector before Purim, if he will distribute it on Purim day.
It is better to spend more on gifts to the poor (Matanot La'evyonim) thanon Mishloach Manot. There is no greater joy than gladdening the hearts oforphans, widows and poor people. The Jewish people are one unit – we can’tpossibly enjoy the holiday if poor people don’t have enough.
Rejoicing & thePurim Meal
The day's grand finale is the festive meal. ThePurim seudah (feast) should begin during the day-
time and extend until after dark.We eat our fill and pamper our bodies – because it is
the Jewish bodies that Haman sought to destroy. Also,we are obliged to imbibe alcohol (responsibly, of course)
until one doesn't know the difference between “cursed isHaman” and “blessed is Mordechai."
We dress up in costumes, to let our defenses down and open up to thedeeper reality of ourselves and our world. All our current problems and life'simperfections blend into good, until they become one unified expression ofthe Almighty’s infinite perfection.
On Purim we add "Al Ha'nisim" – an extra paragraph which describes thePurim miracle – to the Amidah prayer, and also to the Grace After Meals.
Shushan PurimResidents of Jerusalem celebrate Purim one day later than other Jews,called “Shushan Purim.”
The Megillah (Esther 9:20-22) says that the Jews prevailed over theirenemies on the 13th of Adar, and on the 14th they feasted to celebratethe victory. But in Shushan the capital, the battle lasted an extra dayand the holiday was not celebrated until the 15th.
When the Sages instituted Purim, they took into account thatShushan was a walled city, and made the following stipulation:While most cities celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar, citieswhich were walled at the time of Joshua should celebrate “Shushan
Purim” on the 15th.
The only city that was definitely walled at time of Joshua is Jerusalem. Somecities in Israel – Jaffa, Akko, Hebron – have an additional Megillah readingon the 15th as a stringency.
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Judy Akoros
Every year, when I think of mishloach manos, my palms get sweaty and my heart starts pounding.Since when are we required to do arts and crafts projects past the 6th grade? This year I vowed tokeep things simple. Here are some ideas for you to help you create simple, elegant and beautifulmishloach manos.
Be CreativeThe most beautiful mishloach manos I have ever received didn’t have a “theme.” The most impor-tant thing to find is a container that is big enough to fit all your items and small enough that youdon’t need too many items for it to fill. Try small jars, vases, cardboard containers or bags.My good friend Bracha is a master at taking just a few items and putting them together in a unique,creative way. One year, she bought glass jars, filled them with small cookies and homemade bon-bons. She filled the jar halfway with sugar and tied a beautiful ribbon to the top of the jar. Thelook was amazingly elegant and yet so simple.
Another year she took a cardboard box and made sections using folded cardboard. She filled thesections with food in coordinating colors—chocolates, chocolate-dipped cookies and a small bottleof liqueur. Simple, elegant and beautiful.
Use ColorColor coordination is pleasing to the eye and makes your job so much easier. Once you decide on a color scheme, your shopping is that much easier. In my experience,less is more. When buying food items, it is best to remember that people appreciate more “choshuv” items. Although they may be slightly more expensive, instead ofsending out five items, send out three more “choshuv” ones. Your mishloach manos will look that much more sophisticated.
It’s the Little ThingsWhen sending out mishloach manos (or any present for any reason), so much is dependent on the wrapping. When you add finishing touches to your mishloachmanos, even the simple ones, it looks much more elegant. Use ribbon, a mask, tulle, tissue paper…all these things add to the presentation.
Make It YourselfAfter eating so much processed food, it’s always nice to get something homemade. Find something that you make that’s delicious, transportable and elegant. It couldbe salsa, a small babka, a soup, dips, a homemade bread. Wrap the item together with one other food, and you’re done. One year, my sister received a mishloach manos that was wrapped in a simple dishtowel. There were two jars ofhomemade salsas and a package of breadsticks nestled in the towel. Last year, my neighbor sent me a salad withcrackers. It was delicious and kept me satiated throughout the day! One year my mother sent out a platter withcut up vegetables and dips; I’m surprised I didn’t eat them all when I was delivering them!
Themes, Themes, ThemesAlthough we all “make fun” of “themes” in mishloach manos, Purim is about fun and it’s cute to send outmishloach manos that will make people smile. In the past, I have received many different mishloach manoswith fun themes. Some people choose a nationality (Italian, Mexican, Israeli, French), some choose a time ofyear (Pesach, Rosh Hashana, summer, winter) or something that connects with their family (doctor, newspaper,baseball). You can also send out foods that go together. For example, I have received a “smores” mishloach manos (crackers,marshmallows, chocolate), a chips ‘n dip mishloach manos, and PB & J mishloach manos. A theme doesn’t haveto be over-the-top. It’s the idea behind it that makes it cute!
With so much on our minds on Purim, from costumes, hearing megillah, planning a seudah, it’s always nice toknow that there are ways to make things easier on ourselves. I hope that this year will be filled with fun, foodand festivities!
A freilechen Purim!
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There are so many things that women are busy with for Purim, whyshould we spend so much time on our children’s costumes? Every year,I promise myself that I will prepare something quick and easy to dressmy little ones. This year, I share with you some of my ideas—your kidswill love how they look and you will love the time you save makingthem!
Construction WorkerWhat happens when you need to create a costume lastminute for your little one? Just grab these few items andyou’re set! Watch out, men at work!You Will NeedHard hatOpen flannel shirtT-shirtJeansTool beltWalkie TalkieOrange oaktagString or ribbonDraw the words “Men at Work” on the orange oaktag and at-tach with string and ribbon to your child’s neck.
FacebookHere’s a twist on one of the most popular things this year.You Will NeedCereal boxPaperGlue
Wrapping paperString or elasticUse a cereal box to create the outsideof the “book” and cover with wrap-ping paper. Make accordion pleatsat the end of 11x17 white papers.Attach paper to the “book cover.”Cut out a circle in the center for theface. Write the words “Facebook” onthe white papers. Your face will bein between the words “face” and“book.” Attach the string or elasticon the sides of the circle cut-out soyou can keep it on your head.Your friends will really “like” thiscostume!
Uncle MoishyCalling Uncle Moishy fans! Thisone’s for you!You Will NeedBlack top hatSilver paper
Black felt iron-on lettersTzitzisWhite t-shirt with black sleeves or black long-sleeved shirtand white shellBlack pants
Cut out a big “mem” from the silver paper and attach it to theblack top hat. Iron on the Uncle Moishy letters to the shirt. Add a
red star in the middle. Dress your child with the shirt, tzitzis andpants and you’re ready to go!
BakerNeed some help whipping up a batch of cookies? Noproblem! The baker is here!You Will Need
White oaktagWhite tissue paper
White apronRolling pinBowl and spoonUsing the white oaktag and tissue paper, make the baker’s hat. Cut 6inches from the oaktag and wrap it around your child’s head. Staplethe tissue paper onto the hat so it looks like a baker’s hat.
PainterThis costume is perfect for your budding artist—and so easy to do!You Will NeedBlack BeretWhite shirt PaintbrushBlack pantsWhite oaktagColored markersLet your child splatter the shirt with paint or color it with markers. You can also draw
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different color “paint” onyour child’s face. Using thewhite oaktag, make apainter’s palette. Cut theoaktag in half and glue thetwo pieces together. Once theglue is dry, cut out the painter’spalette and let your child colorthe different colors onto thepalette.
MagicianThere’s magic in the air foryour little Harry Houdini.You Will NeedBlack top hatBlack capeWhite shirtBlack pantsDeck of cardsToy RabbitGlue cards onto the cape. Attachrabbit to inside of the black top hat. Drawa mustache onto your child’s face. Andmake sure he practices those card tricks!
SurgeonIs there a doctor in the house?You Will NeedShower capCrocs Scrubs or white lab coat and white pantsStethoscope
Where’s Waldo?In this simple costume, your child is sure NOT to blendinto the crowd!You Will NeedRed and white striped shirtBlue jeansRound glassesBeanie
Jelly BellysThis costume is so sweet and oh so good!You Will NeedWhite and red oaktagColored markersClear plastic garbage bagsBalloons in different colorsRibbon or stringDraw the Jelly Belly logo on the white oaktags. Use the red oaktag forsome of the design. Blow up 15-20 balloons of different colors. Fillthe clear garbage bags with the balloons and attach to the oaktag.Use the ribbon or string to hang it over your child’s shoulders.
ScarecrowThis one is for the birds!You Will NeedPlaid shirtDenim overallsStraw
Floppy hatFake birds
Yellow glovesBroomstick (optional)Stick the straw into the pockets of the overalls, out of the
shirtsleeves and glue some onto the hat. Attach thegloves to the ends of the shirtsleeves. Glue the
birds onto the hat and shoulders. If youdare, insert the broomstick into theshirtsleeves so your child’s arms
stick out. (You may want to dothat just for the pictures!)
HamanBeing that no one wants to
be the villain, this costume issure to be original!You Will Need
Three corned hatSilky pajamasShoes with pointy toesBlack eyelinerGarbageUse the eyeliner to draw a mustache on your child’s
face. Glue pieces of garbage (cardboard, etc.—you don’twant anyone to be offended by the smell!) to the paja-mas.
MasksThese masks are beautiful and require very little effort.You Will NeedFeathers or fake flowersPiece of felt, same color as the feathers or flowersSequinsGlue or hot gun
Mask To make these beautiful masks, cut out a piece of feltand glue onto each side of the mask. Then, glue thefeathers onto the felt. If you are using the fake flow-ers, take the petals off the flowers and glue the flowerpetals onto the felt. Cut out eye holes in the center of
the felt. Glue sequins onto the edges of the eye holesand the ends of the mask.
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� CommunityHEAR ALAN DERSHOWITZ, OTHERS DISCUSS HOW TOSTEP UP FOR ISRAEL AT A FREE EVENT ON MARCH 15
A panel of speakers, including Harvard professor and author Alan Dershowitz, and a film will be part of Step Up for Israel, a freeevent to be held on March 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 190 N. County Road in Palm Beach. The event is sponsoredby The Ewa & Dan Abraham Project, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Jewish Community Relations Council andJerusalemOnlineU.com, along with other local and national Jewish organizations.
The event will feature a screening of “Israel Inside,” a documentary which “explores the positive characteristics of Israeli societyfrom a humanistic, psychological and emotional perspective,” according to the film’s website. The film will be followed by a paneldiscussion with Dershowitz, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace President Robert Wexler and President and CEOof Hillel Wayne L. Firestone. A dessert reception, sponsored by Temple Emanu-El, will be served after the discussion.
Step Up for Israel is an international grassroots Israel education campaign chaired by Dershowitz and Israeli Ambassador Dore Gold.
The event is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Israel and Overseas Department, the Business & Professions Division and Next Gen Jewish Palm Beach; the AmericanJewish Committee; the National Council of Jewish Women; the Anti-Defamation League; Hadassah; and Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach.
The Ewa & Dan Abraham Project, funded by S. Daniel Abraham in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, is designed to broaden the scope of Jewish education and outreachin the greater Palm Beaches by creating programs for all ages and interest levels on Israel, current events, and Jewish traditions, holidays and culture.
The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County serves residents from Boynton Beach to Jupiter and west to Wellington as the central Jewish community-building organization of the greater PalmBeaches. Federation strengthens Jewish identity, energizes the community’s relationship with Israel and meets the human needs of the Jewish community in Palm Beach County, Israel and 70 countriesaround the world.
Space is limited. Call (561) 242-6643 or email [email protected] to RSVP or for more information.
This year, the organization that provides emotional and social support to sick children andtheir families, will put its friends and supporters in the driver’s seat – literally. Chai LifelineSoutheast will hold its major fund raising event at the Dezer Collection, the largest privatecar collection in the United States.
“We were really looking for someplace different and fun,” said Ellen Weiss, MSW, director ofthe Southeast region. “While the organization’s work is very serious, much of what we do ismeant to bring smiles and happiness into the homes of children who have little to smile aboutwhile they’re sick.”
Dinner guests will have much to smile about as they peruse the Collection. Among the autosdisplayed are eleven vehicles from the Batman movies and autos from the Dukes of Hazard,Back to the Future and Magnum PI.
There is also much to celebrate, as the Gala notes the contributions of community leaders whohave made Chai Lifeline a priority in their lives. This year the agency will present its prestigiousLegacy of Hope Award to real estate developers Susan and Sid Koslovsky. The Koslovskysbecame friends of the organization when their granddaughter was diagnosed with cancer.Their firsthand look at the way that Chai Lifeline’s professionals and volunteers impact thelives of families struggling with pediatric illness convinced them to become involved.Eva and Dr. Michael Salzhauer will accept the Dor L’Dor Appreciation Award with theirdaughter, Aleah. Aleah’s Bat Mitzvah project included volunteering and raising funds throughan event she created and organized.
“We are accepting this award in hopes that others will choose to make the most importantmoments in their lives more meaningful by sharing them with Chai Lifeline Southeast,” com-mented Eva.
Longtime supporters Miriam and Yaakov Amselem will receive the Community ServiceAward for their involvement in Chai Lifeline and other important institutions in SouthFlorida.
“The Amselems have been of the organization for many, many years. This acknowledgment islong overdue,” noted Mrs. Weiss.
Josh Steinhauser will be recognized for this extraordinary commitment to Chai Lifeline’s fam-ilies. Every Sunday, when Josh’s Organic Market closes to the public, Josh and a group ofChai Lifeline volunteers package a week’s worth of organic vegetables and fruit for delivery to close to 50 Chai Lifeline families.
Three extraordinary volunteers will share the Women of Gold Award. Bracha Ickovitz, SheilaKleinman, and Daphne Bortunk have a strict policy of never saying “No” to Chai Lifeline.From visiting hospitalized children to driving families to medical appointments to ensuringthat families visiting for medical care have everything they need (including friends!), thewomen are the consummate volunteers.
“The diversity of our honorees underscores the many ways that people contribute to ChaiLifeline, and demonstrates that our leaders truly are our greatest strength,” stated Mrs. Weiss. The funds raised during the Annual Gala campaign provide emotional and social support services to families in south Florida and nine southeastern states.
For more information about the 2012 Gala and Chai Lifeline Southeast, visitwww.chaigala.org or call 305 956-9990.
Chai Lifeline Puts Donors in the Driver’s Seat at 2012 Gala “It’s not your usual charity dinner”avows Ellen Weiss,
Regional Director of Chai Lifeline Southeast’s 2012 Annual Gala, to be held on Tuesday, March 20.
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26 South Florida Retirement Community Hosts National Searchfor Best Homemade Matzah Ball
Recipe Public Also Asked to Vote for Favorite Matzah Ball Mix from aBox For a Chance to Win $25 Gift Certificates
Do you think you have a winning matzah ball recipe?
Google matzah ball recipes and you’ll find there are as many variations for this quintessentialPassover favorite as there are ways to spell the word matzah, a transliteration of the Biblicalword for unleavened bread.And so the search begins.
Forest Trace, a luxury South Florida resort retirement community, will host a nationwide searchfor the “Best Homemade Matzah Ball” recipe through March 15, 2012. The winners will beannounced at the community’s Third Annual Golden Matzah Bowl on Thursday, March 22,where professional caterers and restaurateurs vie for the title of “Best All Around Matzah Ball”and a $500 check to charity.
“We believe the Matzah Bowl is the perfect prelude to Passover as well as a wonderful charitableevent,” explained Director of Hospitality Elaine Grossinger Etess, daughter of renowned ho-telier Jennie Grossinger and a judge at the event. “So why not keep the matzah ball rolling?”
There are two categories for the homemade matzah ball recipes: Best Matzah Ball Recipe fromScratch and Best Matzah Ball Recipe from a Mix. Recipes can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to Forest Trace Matzah Bowl, 5500 NW 69th Avenue, Lauderhill,
Florida 33319 on or before March 15. Submissions must include the person’s name, telephone number,email address and story behind the recipe. After all, what is a recipe without a story?
One winner will be chosen in each category by a panel of professional judges. The two “homemade”winners will have a $180 donation made in their names to their charity of choice. Last year’s winner,Alice Green of Wellington, Fla., donated her winning check to Mazon, a national nonprofit organiza-tion dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger among people of all faiths. The other winner, KarlaGoldstein, donated her winning check to Chabad of Hallandale.
Readers also are encouraged to visit the community’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/ForestTraceand vote for their favorite matzah ball mix from a box. Each day, from March 6-15, the judges will ran-domly select a winner from the voting pool. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Publix orTarget (winner’s choice). The winning matzah ball mix will be announced at the Matzah Bowl (March22).
Forest Trace is a luxury resort senior community situated on a scenic and tropical 73-acre campus witha 30-acre lake, flora and trees. The community represents the standard that defines excellence in service,
dining, facilities and accommodations. For one monthly rental fee,senior adults can enjoy an active and entertaining lifestyle along withsuperb services, amenities, tennis, golf and dining...all included.
Conveniently located at 5500 NW 69 Avenue in Lauderhill, justwest of Fort Lauderdale, the community features 322 spaciousapartments with balconies in a private, secure setting. For more in-formation about Forest Trace, visit www.ForestTrace.com or call954.572.1800.
Matzah Bowl reader contest including Elaine Grossinger Etess, daughter of famedhotelier Jennie Grossinger ( Grossinger’s Catskills Hotel) and Director of Hospitalityat Forest Trace, who was a judge at the 2011 Matzah Bowl along with Art Ginsburg(aka Mr. Food)
Dan Reed, Food Service Director, gives one of the twoawards for Best Homemade Matzah Ball to Karla Goldstein.A donation was made at Karla’s request to Chabad of Hal-landale. Arlene Lasko, Lasko Catering and Lasko Getaways was the recipient of two
awards at the 2011 Matzah Bowl: Most Like Mom’s and People’s Choice Award.Here she poses with TV personality, Mr. Food with her Most Like Mom’s award.Lasko caterers was one of the professional participants in the 2011 Matzah Bowl.
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$5 Million GrantTo Transform West Palm Beach Public Library into World-Class
Institution and Encourage Support for Public Libraries
Driven by its commitment to “invest in the people with the values, ability and passion to change the world,” the Mandel Foundation, has awarded a $5 million grantto the West Palm Beach Library Foundation (WPBLF). With this significant and notable gift, the West Palm Beach Library will be renamed in perpetuity, as the“Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.” In addition, repre-sentatives of the Mandel Foundation will serve on several commit-tees of the WPBLF.
“A public library is a vital resource for every person – students, par-ents, job seekers, budding authors and entrepreneurs alike. It oftenserves as the center point of a community,” said Morton L. Mandel,chairman of the Mandel Foundation. “We believe that the WestPalm Beach Public Library is a world-class institution and a modelfor the modern public library. We are extremely pleased to be ableto support this effort.
Established by Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel of Cleve-land, Ohio, the Mandel Foundation’s primary mission is to provideoutstanding leadership for the nonprofit world. It supports leader-ship education programs in its own institutions and at selected uni-versities and organizations worldwide. The Foundation’s priorityfunding areas include – leadership, management of nonprofits,higher education, Jewish education and continuity, and urbanneighborhood renewal.
The gift will be awarded in the form of a grant, and has three majorcomponents. First, it will be used to fund the endowment of theWPBLF, whose mission is to help expand programs, enhance services and strengthen the collections of theWest Palm Beach Public Library. Second, the grant funds will help develop the WPBLF organization andlastly, the grant will fund innovative library programs geared toward making the library more user-friendly,and attracting a wider variety of constituents.
“Over the past 10 months the WPBLF executive committee has worked closely with the Mandel Foundationto make this dream a reality. The Mandel Foundation has given the WPBLF and the library an extraordinarygift, one which will greatly help the library today and for many generations to come. This powerful collabo-ration will enable us to transform our library into a premier center for exchange of ideas and learning, a placein the community which all can benefit from and enjoy. We are deeply grateful to the Mandel Foundationfor this generous gift,” said Jim Sugarman, WPBLF executive director.
Sandy Myers, WPBLF board chair expressed gratitude to the Mayor and City Commissioners for workingwith WPBLF to create an agreement between the library foundation and the City of West Palm Beach thathas enabled it to raise funds that will assist the library without using tax dollars to raise those funds. Fundingfor the library’s ongoing operational expenses is supported by City of West Palm Beach tax revenue. TheWPBLF, in contrast, raises funds for programs and items that enhance and supplement the library’s basicservices, such as updated technology and the acquisition of new books and other media collections.
In addition to the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, the Mandel family name is on six other build-ings, and the foundation has made numerous donations in excess of $1 million. From 2006 to 2010, majorgrants were given to provide new facilities at six institutions, including a $22.5 million grant to establish TheMandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University, one of the largest gifts in the university’s history.The foundation had previously established, at Brandeis, the Mandel Center for Jewish Education. In 2011,the foundation awarded an $18 million grant to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to establish the MandelSchool for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Locally, the Mandel Foundation made a $5 million gift tothe Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches toward the creation of the “Mandel Jewish CommunityCenter” in Palm Beach Gardens.
The Foundation Founders – Joseph Mandel and Morton Mandel and his wife Barbara are full-time residentsof Palm Beach, Fla.
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the CAJE Spelling Bee On February 13th, fourth and fifth grade students from Brauser Maimonides Academy, David PosnackHebrew Day School, Hebrew Academy of Margate and Kol Ami Beth Emet gathered at BMA to par-ticipate in the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) Spelling Bee. Each grade level competed asa team in several rounds of spelling questions, including bonus words. Al the students worked hard in preparation, but felt that the effort was well worth it and would like toparticipate in an intra-school event again. In addition to the impressive spelling, the middot exhibited bythe students on was wonderful to see. And the winners are… 4th Grade:1st Place – Brauser Maimonides Academy 2nd Place – David Posnack Hebrew Day School3rd Place – Hebrew Academy in Margate5th Grade:1st Place – Brauser Maimonides Academy 2nd Place – Hebrew Academy in Margate3rd Place – David Posnack Hebrew Day School
BMA would like to thank the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) for giving them this tremen-dous opportunity, and the participating school’s staff and faculty who helped make it happen. Brauser Maimonides Academy is a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School, educating children 18 monthsthrough 8th grade, located in Hollywood. For more information, contact Risa Kahane at 954-989-6886or [email protected].
Middle School Internships at Brauser
Maimonides Academy
Last year, Brauser Maimonides Academy (BMA) AssistantPrincipal, Rabbi Dr. Gur Berman, visited a public highschool in Providence, Rhode Island called the MetropolitanRegional Career Center (The Met). The school caters tostudents who do not believe they can be successful in a tra-ditional public school setting and educates them in an “al-ternative” way. Three days a week, the students spend theirday in a real-world internship working with adults whosediscipline or field the students are interested in. Studentsspend the other two days of the week at school, eitherworking on projects related to their internships or studyingMath and Language Arts in traditional classrooms inpreparation for state-mandated standardized tests. While at The Met, Rabbi Dr. Berman shadowed studentsat their internship sites and in school. At their internshipsites, he saw High School students who were fascinated andinvigorated by the work in which they were engaged andthe adults with whom they were working. Back at school,he saw these same students with a greater appreciation ofthe Math and English they were learning because theyknew they would be using those skills in their internships.“At the Met, I experienced something that I had known forsome time, mainly that kids (like adults) are capable of in-credible feats when they are engaged in pursuits that theyare passionate about” says Rabbi Dr. Berman.This year, Rabbi Dr. Berman has brought some of this typeof learning to BMA. For his Tuesday elective, 8th grader,Amram Amselem, works with Manny Synalovski (the ar-chitect who designed BMA’s new building) at Mr.Synalovski’s firm. Amram is currently helping Manny de-sign a home. Adam Mark, also in 8th grade, works with hisfather on learning graphic design. Adam is working withhis father on designing logos for shirts. Finally, Robert Ro-gatinsky, grade 7, began taking classes that should lead tohis earning a certified tree trimmer license. Robert hopesto start his own tree trimming business in the near future. If you are an adult and would like to share your professionalpassion with one of our students, please let Rabbi Dr.Berman know. BMA strongly believes that some of themost authentic and powerful learning experiences occurwhen young people and adults with similar interests worktogether and learn from each other and is committed toproviding those types of opportunities for its students. To learn more about Brauser Maimonides Academy, pleasecontact Risa Kahane at [email protected] or 954-989-6886.
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Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar Review for South
Florida Jewish HomeSimply enter through the glass double doors of Euro Fusion Restaurant & Barand you will quickly come to see that you have crossed the threshold into BocaRaton’s hottest new destination for Mediterranean Cuisine, Specialty Sushi andSignature drinks.
Upon your arrival, the hostess will greet you with a friendly smile and ask if youprefer to sit inside or outside. At most restaurants, this may seem like an easy de-cision. But at Euro this is not the case. Inside seating means beautiful leather ban-quets, custom marble table tops and a lively atmosphere that rivals most New YorkCity establishments. Outdoor seating provides beautiful water views and a calmingenvironment that makes you want to sit there for hours sipping on one of therestaurant’s signature drinks. The choice is yours and any decision you make willbe a good one.
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar’s décor is stunning but so is the food that emergesfrom their bustling kitchen. Colors, textures and presentations pop, making it diffi-cult for diners to choose from a myriad of tempting menu selections.
The best advise is to just dig in! Start with a signature roll from the sushi bar. Thehand crafted masterpieces will leave your mouth watering and your taste budsbegging for more! Choose an appetizer to follow that up. Maybe the eggplantstack – lightly fried eggplant, layered with portabella mushrooms and smotheredwith a home made marinara sauce that will have you licking the plate clean.
The unique and innovative pasta and fish entrees are prepared to order. The searedred trout, served in a white wine butter sauce with capers and sun dried tomatoesand gently placed over a mound of fluffy mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetablesis heavenly. The Fettuccini Alfredo is rich and creamy and cooked to perfectionevery time.
Pizza lovers will be delighted with the restaurant’s many choices, from margheritato wild mushroom.
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and reservations are strongly recommended. The restaurant is under ORB Certifica-tion. The restaurant is located at 6877 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33433.Contact them at 561-395-1109.
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar is a rare gem and should not be missed.
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30 Every Event is a CelebrationJewish Federation of Broward County
Women’s Philanthropy BashWelcomes Celebrity Event Planner
Mindy Weiss The Jewish Federation ofBroward County’s Women’sPhilanthropy Bash will certainlybe an event to remember. It hasto be, with special guest andcelebrity event planner MindyWeiss as the featured guest.
Author, speaker and planner tothe stars, Mindy Weiss is one ofthe most sought after eventplanners and lifestyle experts inthe country. She is known fororganizing parties, weddings,corporate events – even b’naimitzvot at such locations as theBeverly Hills Hotel and SonyStudios in California. Her A-List client list includes JenniferLopez, Heidi Klum and Seal,Fergie and Josh Duhamel,Brooke Shields and others.
“Mindy Weiss promises to bring her party-planning insights and a few juicy storiesabout planning events for the stars,” said Eric B. Stillman, President and CEO ofthe Jewish Federation of Broward County. “We’re delighted to have her entertainand motivate the Women’s Philanthropy Division.”]Planning the Women’s Philanthropy Bash also helps event chair Amy Stolbergcontinue her work giving back to the community.
“It’s very important to me to help improve the lives of Jews in Broward County,the U.S. and Israel,” said Stolberg, a long-time supporter of the Federation andLion of Judah since 2008. “My role with this Bash helps me to feel that I am doingthat. Being a part of the Women's Division of the Jewish Federation gives me achance to create lasting friendships, feel empowered and make a difference.”
The Jewish Federation of Broward County’s Women’s Philanthropy Bash will beheld on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, with cocktails at 7 p.m. and the program beginningat 8 p.m. A $500 minimum women’s philanthropy gift to the 2012 Annual Cam-paign is required, payable through December 31, 2012.
For more information about the event, call Lauren Rickoff at 954-252-6923 [email protected].
The Jewish Federation of Broward County acts in concert with its network of ben-eficiary agencies to lend them a helping hand,; safeguard and address local educa-tional and social service needs; perpetuate Jewish tradition and heritage; and ensurethe continuity and survival of Israel, and Jewish communities around the world.
OU’S OUR WAY PRESENTS EIGHTH ANNUAL POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION OF MEGILLAT ESTHER, MARCH 7, 8
Our Way, the Orthodox Union’s program for the deaf and hard ofhearing, presents its eighth annual PowerPoint presentation ofMegillat Esther for Purim, which falls on Thursday, March 8 this year,with the Megillah being read Wednesday night, March 7 as well.
Our Way of Yachad/National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD)is dedicated to providing resources, services, and social programmingfor the Jewish deaf and hard of hearing.
All a synagogue needs is a laptop with a projector and a screen wherethe disc is shown. The mouse of the computer serves as the placekeeper on the screen. Graphics are included, along with an option forsynagogues to insert their own graphics to accompany the Purimstory, allowing for an even more interactive experience.
The software is available for $100. To order a copy or for more infor-mation, contact Batya Jacob at 212-613-8127 or [email protected].
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The Tikunei Zohar de-fines Yom Kippur as“Yom K’ Purim” whichmeans “a day akin toPurim”; the “kof ” servesas a preposition ratherthan as part of the worditself. The implication isthat Purim is greaterthan Yom Kippur.How do we understandthis notion? The Talmuddiscusses how oneachieves happiness on aholiday, the choicesbeing through eitherfood and drink orprayer and Torah study.The Talmud concludesthat the consensus isthat there are three oc-casions which requirethat happiness be
achieved through physical pleasure; these occasions are Shavuos, Shabbos, andPurim.What is the thread which unifies these three days? One apparent unifying threadis that these three occasions figure prominently in Bnei Yisroel’s acceptance of theTorah. On Shavuos Moshe ascended Har Sinai to receive the Torah. There is a dis-pute as to whether this took place on the sixth or seventh of Sivan, however, every-one agrees that Kabbolas Hatorah occurred on Shabbos.On Purim we find that there was a reaffirmation and a new acceptance of the OralLaw, as the verse in the Megillah states, “kiymu vekiblu hayehudim” - “The Jewsaffirmed and accepted.”What must be explained, however, is why receiving the Torah would necessitate acelebration of a physical nature. One would have thought that precisely for thisreason, the day’s focus should be primarily spiritual. Haman’s persona typifies be-havior consistent with that of Amalek. A deeper understanding of the nature ofAmalek will give us greater insight into the personality of Haman. The Talmudteaches us that Haman was one of the most powerful and wealthy individuals ofhis time. He had a great number of children and many friends, yet when one “in-significant” Jew refused to bow down to him, his response was “All that I have isworthless.”What is the source of Haman’s great insecurity that could prompt such a response?Rashi in Parshas Beshalach cites a Midrash which likens Amalek to a dog.Why is a dog the symbol of Amalek? The Talmud describes a person who eatswhile walking in a public place as a dog, and also disqualifies him from testifying.Rashi explains that since he has no self-respect, he cannot be trusted to tell thetruth.Why is a dog the animal used to represent someone who lacks self-respect? TheRamchal asks why Hashem did not place man immediately into the World to
Come, thereby avoiding the trials and tribulations of This World. He answers thatif a person would be placed immediately into the World to Come without earninghis right to be there, he would live a parasitic existence, bringing him shame anddiscomfort. Consequently, he would have no self-respect.A dog is an animal whose entire existence is dependent upon the benevolence ofits master. It is therefore the symbol of shame and is used to represent someonewho lacks self-respect. The philosophy of Amalek is that Hashem has disassociatedHimself from This World, and the world is a place ruled by coincidence and hap-penstance, devoid of all Divine intervention.Without a system of reward and punishment man cannot substantiate his existence.Therefore, Amalek is likened to a dog, the animal that cannot justify its own exis-tence. Haman cannot justify his existence and therefore, all that he possesses cannotbe justified as well. This is the source of his deep-rooted insecurity. The nations ofthe world justify their existence by participating as productive members of society.However, Bnei Yisroel are held to a higher standard of obligation, and therefore,require a greater degree of justification. Most of us have not justified our existence.How then, do we retain our self-respect? If a person makes a commitment to followa path which will allow him to justify his existence, the commitment itself consti-tutes a justification of his existence; it removes from him a sense of shame, and al-lows him to maintain his self-respect. The three occasions during the year whenBnei Yisroel make this commitment are the days on which Bnei Yisroel receivedthe Torah. Celebrating by partaking of the physical pleasures of This World reflectsthe justification of our existence, for a person can only truly be happy when par-taking of the pleasures of This World if he senses that he is justified in doing so.On Yom Kippur we live an angel-like existence. Therefore, the commitment thatwe make is only with the spiritual portion of our being. On Purim this commitmentis expanded to include the physical portion of our being as well. Consequently,Purim can be viewed as having a higher status than Yom Kippur.
1.Cited by many commentaries in the name of the Arizal 2.Pesachim 68b 3.Shabbos 87b 4.Ibid 58b 5.Esther 5:13 6.Shemos 17:6 7.Kiddushin 40b 8.Derech Hashem Ch.2 1:2 9.See Rashi Bshalach 25:18 “ asherkorcha” -derech mikreh, happenstance.z
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I don’t sleep well. The prospect of an Iranian bomb keeps me up at night. And when coupled with
the missile threat from Iran’s allies, Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as Syria shouldAssad stay in power (or perhaps even if he doesn’t), the danger to Israel – and theworld – only grows, while the sleep diminishes further.
I happen to believe that, through tried-and-tested courage, ingenuity, and resolve,Israel will prevail over this multi-pronged security threat. After all, it has no choice,since the alternative is annihilation.
What puzzles me is what I see in the Jewish community here in the U.S. – or,more precisely, what I don’t see.
To be sure, many Jews I meet are acutely aware of the gravity of the situation,also lose sleep over it, and manifest their concern any way they can.
They join organizations, travel to Israel to express solidarity, contact elected offi-cials, write to the media about an Iranian bomb as a regional and global gamechanger, and attend meetings and rallies.
They may or may not believe they can affect the final outcome. But, at least, theywant to be able to look themselves in the mirror and say that, on their watch, theyrefused to remain indifferent to what is – let’s call it by its rightful name – the Iran-ian regime’s genocidal ambition.
But there are quite a few other Jews who act differently.
I encounter them just about every day. They appear strikingly unmoved by the sit-uation, both as it affects Israel and beyond. Nothing has changed in their sleep pat-tern. Nothing has been altered in their daily life. Nothing has shifted in theirthought process or emotional equilibrium.
Life for them continues as if – well, as if Iran never existed... as if Iran’s end-of-days-obsessed leaders never declared their goal of a world without Israel (or pro-claimed their undying hatred for the “Great Satan,” America)... as if theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) didn’t reveal that Iran was headingtowards nuclear-weapons capability... as if the U.S. defense secretary didn’t statelast month that Iran could have the capacity within a year... as if Hezbollah wasn’tknown to have more than 40,000 missiles in its arsenal and the stated aim of de-stroying Israel... and as if Hamas, whose charter calls for Israel’s elimination andthe murder of Jews, wasn’t acquiring rockets right and left.
It is these American Jews I am trying to understand, because, frankly, I find theirreaction quite unfathomable – and because I know their mobilization, if only itcould be triggered, would be a great boost to those already engaged.
At the risk of stating the obvious, we Jews are not a monolithic people. Therecouldn’t possibly be a one-size-fits-all explanation for the thinking of those on thesidelines.
That said, I’ve noticed a few different mindsets.
One group says they think it’s all hype.
According to this view, anyone who asserts that Iran and its allies pose a dangermust be a warmonger, a militarist, a neocon at heart – and we want nothing to dowith them. You know, these are the very same drumbeaters who claimed Iraq washeaded for the bomb, and look where that got us.
A second group says Israel has no calling on them, evokes no special connection.
We’re about building community here, they assert. What “they” do “there” is theirbusiness, as if, by the way, Iran’s ambitions have no bearing on America, either.
A third group says, yes, there may be a problem facing Israel, but if it had a differ-ent government and policies, the danger would soon recede.
Therefore, until Israel gets its house in order to our particular liking, they proclaim,no support.
A fourth group says they express Jewish identity by helping others – in Asia,Africa, Latin America, anywhere, that is, except Israel.
One telling illustration is the Jewish campus center I recently saw that boasts ex-actly one advocacy sign – “Save Darfur.” I assure you space is not the issue shouldanyone wish to put up a second sign, “Stop Iran.” Clearly, a lack of interest is.
This reflects what I call the ABJ mindset – Anyone But Jews. These Jews have ahumanistic and compassionate streak, but, oddly, apply it to everyone but fellowJews.
And for the fifth group, it’s just never the right time.
They say they understand the situation, but they’re just too busy with other thingsright now – other obligations, commitments, and plans. Maybe in a year or two thecalendar will clear up. Check back with us then.
I don’t approach Iran as a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, doveor hawk.
I simply approach it as one who takes Iranian leaders at their word when theyspell out their goals – and when their clandestine programs are revealed by theIAEA, the Obama administration, Britain, France, and Israel.
History should have taught us that we ignore such explicit threats at our peril.Or are we condemned to learn history’s basic lessons again and again?
Isn’t a threat to a Jew anywhere a threat to Jews everywhere? Can some so easilybuild mental walls between us and Israelis, or, for that matter, us and Argentina’sJewish community, which experienced Iran’s deadly reach in the 1990s?
Let’s also be clear about one thing: Iran’s objections to Israel have nothing to dowith who is prime minister and which parties have a Knesset majority.
Rather, it has to do with the state’s very existence.
I’d say it is high time for some Jews to get out of the business of making excusesfor our avowed adversaries, or of disregarding the deadly seriousness of their threats.To think otherwise is to fall into the old trap of believing that, if we somehow justbehave differently or lie low, our foes will reconsider their irrational hatred. And it would be nice, wouldn’t it, to believe we can pick the time of our choosing
to get involved. If only Iran’s leaders might accommodate our busy schedules, lifewould be so much simpler.
The fate of a nation hangs in the balance, as Israelis must once again face un-flinchingly the situation as it is – and as they doubtless will.
We might be living thousands of miles away, but surely American Jews should beable to prioritize and stand as one – if I may be allowed to dream – in saying “no”to an Iranian bomb and “yes” to Israel.
If not now, when?
We Jews Are a Complicated People, Aren’t We?By David Harris
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Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha – When Adar comes in we increase ourhappiness. This phrase usually conjures up images of a jolly clown and the signsmany children make in school year after year. As you look around neighborhoodswith many young children in yeshiva you can see them on the doors, shaped likeclowns or with a picture of a clown on them. It made me think: Is Purim aboutclowns?
If you think about it, while we associate clowns with laughter and parties, do wereally connect them to happiness? Or is happiness a much deeper concept? Wehave all heard many times the old adage about the clown with a smile painted onwho was crying inside.
It would seem to me that clowns don’t symbolize happiness, but only temporary,superficial, mirth and gaiety. It’s not real, but a costume, an outward appearance,which I guess is appropriate for Purim. I remember a story about a clown whichthe Alter of Slabodka would tell over. He said to imagine:
“A fellow gets up in the morning; he puts on a long coat, a black hat; has grown along beard and payos, and he looks in the mirror. Awed with what he sees, he ex-claims, “Ooooh! Fahr dehm darf men hoben Derech Eretz! Such a person is de-serving of respect and reverence!””
“Fool!” thundered the Alter, “That’s you! Er is a payatz, such a fellow is a clown,dressed up in a costume.” This, said the Alter, is how we fool ourselves instead ofbeing honest with ourselves. He called it, “Bain Adam L’Atzmo,” mitzvos betweena person and himself.
Let’s take a look at Purim and see whether the clown is more appropriate than werealize. We celebrate the Jewish People accepting the Torah with love, doingTeshuva and returning to HaShem. It’s a day when prayers are answered and wehave a tremendous power to commune with G-d and make requests. When welearn Torah on this day we can reach depths of understanding that we could noton other days and heights of spiritual growth that we’ve not experienced over theprevious year. Yet, how do we spend our day?
We run around giving Shalach Manos, which is a mitzvah, but are we focused ontrying to fulfill it in the best way possible, or are we focused on impressing peoplewith our theme or our packaging? Do we give this much thought to MatanosL’Evyonim?
When we drink, do we use the intoxication to broaden our emotions and minds ordo we drink until we act wild and with abandon? All too often we take the super-ficial approach to the mitzvos of Purim, fulfilling the letter but not the spirit of theday. We are supposed to drink, but we don’t ask why. I recall hearing that becauseJews throughout history had such difficult lives, only after they had imbibed a bitcould they rise above their immediate troubles and see the hand of HaShem intheir lives and recognize all the good they had.
By focusing on the physical aspect of the drinking, the outer layer or façade, as itwere, we lose the reason for the mitzvah. We lose the opportunity to ascendthrough our observance of the Purim holiday, and instead just try to “have fun.”While Purim should be fun and we should be smiling, it should be a happinessthat emanates from deep within our souls, not just below our tonsils.
This is the mask of the Yetzer Hara, who realizes how dangerous this day is forhim because of what we can achieve on it. He therefore places our focus on thelight-hearted enjoyment of the physical aspects of Purim. He foists upon us imagesof clowns and jesters, causing us to confuse fun with happiness and entertainmentand partying with fulfillment.
The B’nai Yissaschar tells us that the difference between Sasson and Simcha is thatSasson is joy about something you hope to get in the future, while Simcha is hap-piness about what you already have.
When we say Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha, it doesn’t mean make a partyand have fun. That’s just clowning around. What it really means is focus on whatHaShem has done for you, see how you have been blessed with family, life, andparnasa, which are dependent on mazel, and Adar is the month of Jewish mazel.Start to see what you have and find a way to enhance your relationship with Haka-dosh Baruch Hu.
Then, when Purim comes around, daven with intense kavana. Ask whatever youwant because HaShem’s wishing well is open for business. Don’t let Mincha belost to an alcoholic stupor – savor it and beg for what you need to make you reallyhappy. Ask for closeness to HaShem; ask for the ability to find the sweetness inTorah and mitzvos; ask for parnasa, health, children, things that will last a lot longerthan a beer buzz.
This year, turn Purim on its ear. Enjoy the day, but do it because you appreciatethat HaShem is watching over you every minute of every day, making sure youhave what you need and protecting you from harm. Celebrate how HaShem hassaved our people through the ages, and turn the spotlight on the real clown here,which is the Yetzer Hara, trying to put on a good show to fool us into wasting thisamazing opportunity.
You may not start giggling with giddiness, but you will definitely laugh heartilywith happiness.
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Abe goes to see his boss and says, "We'redoing some heavy house cleaning athome tomorrow for Pesach and my wifeneeds me to help with the attic and thegarage, moving and hauling stuff.""We're short-handed, Abe," the bossreplies. "I just can't give you the day off.""Thanks, boss" says Abe. "I knew I couldcount on you!"
• I don't want to be my own boss because: A: I don't need a terrible boss. B: I don't want a lazy employee!
• Mom, there's someone collecting for hisold age home at the door. Can I give himGrandma?
• Women are just like Google. You askthem one question and you end up witha million answers you don't want.
• "I want to be a millionaire just like mydad!" "Wow, your dad is a millionaire?""No, but he always wanted to be!"
• Today was really my lucky day. I foundtwo Knicks tickets nailed to a fence! Itwas great because I really needed thosenails!
• How many Kabbalists does it take tochange a lightbulb? 11,1 to hole thelightbulb and ten to spin the universe!
• I have a friend so addicted to Twitter,instead of saying Amen, he says RT!
• Prune juiceshortage
Submitted by Gabriel B.
Authorities across the east cost have been brac-ing for what threatens to be the first knownpassover prune juice shortage since the now in-famous fiber-gate that stretched from 1956 to1958.
The timing of this possible national constipa-tion disaster might have long reaching effectsif the passover programs and tour guides areany indication. " we are prepared for the worst",said asher yuhtzar, of beten b'simcha tours. "we have stocked up on all Passover and non-grebukte fiber enriched foods known tomankind. These products are not always thefirst Passover choice, but they promise to be ef-fective and liberating and they will offer un-precedented relief to those affected and mostblocked by this tragedy".
As historians have documented with thoroughresearch and meticulous detective work thanksthe the fiber census of 1959, the last shortagehad a national effect on a variety of serious is-sues, ranging from the obvious work relatedhazards, all the way but not limited to everyshalom bayis issue never before even consid-ered my man and womankind. "constipationis a serious issue which can strike any of us atany given time, " said dr. likvid drainuv, a doc-tor in Jewish holiday related maladies at He-brew college in charmin, new jersey. " we havespoken with our colleagues at adwe, kedemand paskzes to emphasize the dangers that weface. They are now aware of the consumerneeds, and are working with local authoritiesto infuse all Passover foods with the nationaldaily recommended dosage of fiber - which ofcourse is doubled over the matzo season. Ob-viously, the Passover fiber levels are consis-tently raised to levels ranging from brown toblack, Which always causes horrific trepidationand fear of it being Mekayim the mitzva withthe proper kavanos. in addition, those who areknown to be machmir in the kezayis of matzo
are equally as machmir in their daily fiber con-sumption (DFC), and so we are prepared tobring in crop dusters who will be spraying theentire east coast with prune dust with a base offlax seed oil".
Finally, an announcement posted on the web-site of the center of angry constipadors (TheCAN) announced that they will be giving outfree fiber shots while supplies are still available.Pease stay tuned for details as they develop andcome through the information highway, hope-fully without any backing up.
• Mozart cafeName change!
Submitted by Andrew D.
Our friends at Mozart cafe have recently beenalerted by the estate of the famous musician,(Mozart) that they must cease and desist fromusing the trademarked name of the great mu-sician -unless royalties are backdated from1998, and paid in full. " while we love ourname and treasure our connection with thegreat moetzart, we are unwilling to pay the as-sessed fee of 121 million dollars, said cafeowner moshe "uzi" ofer. " henceforth , fromherein out, we will be oblique and vague whilespeaking about Moetziet. In addition, we willbe holding a local competition in while welook for a new name of our cafe, formerlyknown as mo'tiziet cafe. Anyone who comesup with a winner, meaning a name in while noroyalties are paid AND the name reminds peo-ple of chummus, will win free parking for ayear, and are guaranteed to get whatever theyorder--- within a 40 minute post order. Youwill also be allowed to make your own chum-mus at the table( if you order that dish).
Contest entries must be submitted no laterthan Purim night, 2012.
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Casino mogul Shel-don Adelson is bet-ting big on NewtGingrich. AlthoughAdelson has utilizedthe dizzying brightlights of Las Vegasto make oodles ofmoney, he is knownto personally shunthe limelight. Butbehind the scenes,he is one of themajor powerbro-kers in AmericanIsraeli Jewish pol-itics. And now,with the advent ofPolitical ActionC o m m i t t e e s ,which due to a re-cent Supreme
Court decision are essentially unlimited in the amount of funds they cancontribute towards political races, he is quickly becoming the main power brokerin the Republican Party.
Adelson is passionate about his love for Israel and has described his political viewsas “far to the right.” According to a profile piece done on Mr. Adelson in the NewYorker Magazine, in George W. Bush’s final year as president, Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice engaged in a last-ditch effort to restart the Israeli-Palestinianpeace process, with a two-state solution in mind. Adelson and his wife,who were big donors to Bush and even donated $500,000 to fund thecost of his second inauguration, met with Bush and expressed their con-cern about Secretary Rice’s new initiative. After the meeting, Bush putone arm around Adelson’s shoulder and another around that of his wife,Miriam, who was born in Israel, and said to them, “You tell your primeminister that I need to know what’s right for your people—because atthe end of the day it’s going to be my policy, not Condi’s. But I can’t bemore Catholic than the Pope.” According to an Israeli official, Bush re-called the incident and jokingly said about it, “I had this crazy Jewishbillionaire, yelling at me.”
This crazy Jewish billionaire wasn’t born a crazy Jewish billionaire. Adel-son, born in 1934 to Jewish Ukrainian immigrants, grew up in the poorDorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. His father was ataxi driver and his mother ran a knitting store. He went from being a
poor Jewish kid who was bullied on Boston street corners by the non-Jewish kidsto being ranked by Forbes magazine as the third richest man in America with anet worth of $23.3 billion, behind Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Adelson whogrew up with his father’s taxi being his main mode of transportation, now travelsin any one of his three private planes: A Boeing 767, 747 and 737.
In 2003, Adelson’s wealth was only $1.4 billion, but in 2004 his fortune increasedby 750% when his company went public. Forbes estimates that over the past twoyears, Adelson’s fortune has been growing by $1 million every hour.
In 1979, Adelson, who dropped out of City College of New York, createdCOMDEX, which became the world’s leading computer trade show. What wasthe niche that made COMDEX so successful? He rented convention space for 15cents a square foot and leased it to exhibitors for up to $40 a square foot, turninga cool 70% profit margin, after expenses. “I was Las Vegas’ biggest customer, andI used to laugh at Las Vegas,” says Adelson. He eventually sold COMDEX forapproximately $850 million.
With no background in hospitality or gaming, Adelson, who is known for his will-ingness to take risks, purchased the famed but outdated Las Vegas Sands Hotelfor $128 million in 1989. Insiders thought he was crazy. “I’ve been met withridicule in every industry I’ve entered,” Adelson told Forbes. “It’s been that way allmy life. All the Irish boys from South Boston used to beat up all of the Jewishkids.” But Adelson proved the naysayers wrong.
Using the proceeds of his sale of COMDEX, he leveled the Sands in 1996 andbuilt the Venetian Hotel and Resort Casin o. The Venetian is said to have been in-spired by a trip Sheldon and Miriam Adelson took to Venice for their honeymoon.The 4,000 room hotel and resort created a new level of opulence in Vegas and hadthe effect of bringing Venice to Vegas. “We’ve tried to duplicate all of the famous
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Although he built the Venetian to attract the top 5 percent of travelers, he madesure not to attract the really high-end gamblers known as “whalers” who play$100,000 hands. “We’re privately owned. If I take a $25 million hit on a weekend,it comes out of Sheldon Adelson’s pocket. I don’t have a public company to tap,”said Adelson at the time. Adelson wasn’t content with the Venetian being his prize jewel; he was just gettingstarted and felt like the new kidon the block. “I loved being theoutsider,” says Adelson. As anarch-rival of casino mogulSteve Wynn, Adelson brazenlybuilt the $1.8 billion dollarPalazzo resort adjacent toSteve Wynn’s prized WynnLas Vegas Resort. Accordingto USA Today, the two had ac-tually been friendly rivals untilthey had a falling out due toAdelson’s complaints aboutthe eruptions of Steve Wynn’sMirage Resort’s signaturefaux volcanoes, which causenoise that can be heard at oneof Adelson’s hotels locatedacross the street from the Mi-rage. Wynn had his ownproblems with Adelson, mainly the fact that Adelson’s Palazzo Re-sort is taller than the Wynn. As such their rivalry turned bitter.
Although Adelson could rest on his laurels due to his Las Vegas success, he hasturned his attention to Asia, where his now publicly traded company earns 90%of its profit. “I believe that there is enough room in Asia for five to ten Las Vegases,”says Adelson, alluding to many future projects in Asia.
In 2004 he opened the $265 million Sands Macau, which is a resort and casino,and recouped his entire investment in one year. The Sands Macau was merely aprecursor for things to come. In 2007, Las Vegas Sands Corp, which is led by Adel-son, opened the Venetian Macau 10.5-million-square-foot mega-resort, which ata cost of $2.4 billion is the world’s largest resort and casino and is the sixth largestbuilding in the world.
To say that Sheldon Adelson “tapped” into the Asian market would be an under-statement; it’s more like he “roared” into the Asian market. For now— before hisnext project, which will certainly come in due time— his masterpiece is the newMarina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino Resort in Singapore. This facility, which at acost of $5.5 billion is the world’s most expensive hotel, was designed by famed ar-chitect Moshe Safdie. It has three hotel towers, which are designed to look likethree decks of cards. Perched atop the three towers is a massive boat-shaped “Sky-Park,” which features restaurants, stores and a 650-foot vanishing edge swimming
pool, which gives the appearance of a 55-story drop off. Even more impressive, theMarina Bay Sands is expected to generate $3 billion dollars in cash flow every year. Adelson’s philosophy of grandiosity is not just a business strategy; it is the guidingprincipal in his life. “Just do things in life the way other people don’t do them.Change the status quo then you will succeed. I’ve said that a thousand times butnobody listens,” says Adelson.
When it comes to Israel too, Adelson does things in his own way. He calls the244,000 teenagers who to date have visited Israel through his funding of Birthrightand the 14,000 of those teenagers who ended up settling in Israel after going on
such trips Israel’s “ready-made ambassa-dorial staff.” On a recent tripwith Birthright, Adelson ex-plained, “If there were no Jewsin the Diaspora who advocatedfor Israel’s best interest, Israelwould have to send peoplethere… All we have to do is getthem to come here and love Is-rael… ‘It changed my life’ are thefour words these kids say.” In atelevised interview celebratingthe arrival of the tenth anniver-sary Birthright mission, many ofthe Birthright participants ex-pressed how their trip to Israelprovided a spiritual awakeningfor them. “ I can’t wait to prayhere and experience what it’s like,”said one Birthright participantupon stepping off the plane.
In 2007, Adelson launched a new newspaper in Israel called Israel Hayom. Thenewspaper, which is distributed for free, and, according to estimates, operates at aconsiderable financial loss, has become the most read newspaper in Israel. Adelsonstarted the newspaper because he noticed that the political views of his friends inIsrael “didn’t seem to jive with reality.” He realized that his friend’s views were “sooff base from reality because they got their information from the Maariv andYediot, which were not on the same page as reality.” As a smart business man, Adelson knows that for the newspaper’s success it is im-portant for it to not appear as a mere platform for his views. He is quick to pointout though that he “bites his tongue” and does not tell the editors what to write.“In fact,” he says, “I honestly called Murdoch’s office and Fox News and said tothem I want to use your phrase ‘fair and balanced’… and through a friend of afriend who got to Mr. Murdoch, he said ‘yes we could use that phrase.’” In 2008, the Adelsons started a foundation and pledged to dole out more than$200 million to Jewish causes annually. Appraising Adelson’s influence, GaryTobin, president of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Fran-cisco, said, “I predict that Adelson will change the nature of Jewish philanthropyby setting new standards in dollar terms for giving to Jewish causes and hopefullyothers will follow his lead.”
According to The New York Times, Adelson’s and Gingrich’s paths crossed as
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Adelson became aware of his love for Israel in the 1990s, at thesame time that Gingrich was the very pro-Israel Speaker of theHouse.
Adelson’s first visited Israel in 1988, when he was in his mid-fifties.On his first trip he wore a pair of walking shoes which belongedto his father, who himself loved Israel but never had the opportu-nity to visit. Adelson explains that his involvement in Birthrightwas inspired by his father. “My father never went to Israel becausehe couldn’t. But then when he could do so, he was too old and toosick. So I want the young people to come here before they are tooold and too sick,” says Adelson.
Shortly after visiting Israel for this first time, Adelson was set upon a blind date and married his second wife Miriam, an Israeli in-
ternist and authority on methadone treatments for drug addicts. Despitebeing married to a multibillionaire, Miriam Adelson, M.D., heads rehabili-tation clinics in Las Vegas and Tel Aviv. Miriam is often credited with fos-tering her husband’s love for Israel.
Unlike many others who try to conceal their support of Israel from the pub-lic eye, Adelson has no qualms about publicly displaying his affection for
Israel. “I am not Israeli, the uniform I wore in the military unfortunatelywas not an Israeli uniform; it was an American uniform.” But, he pointsout, “My wife was in the IDF and one of my daughters was in theIDF…my little boy, his hobby is shooting, hopefully he will be a sniperfor the IDF.”
Many believe that Adelson’s funding of Newt Gingrich’s presidentialcampaign— to the tune of approximately $25 million to date— is basedon his belief that Gingrich is the most pro-Israel of the candidates. Inan interview with NBC, Gingrich attributed Adelson’s support to thefact that, “He knows I’m very pro-Israel, and that’s the central value ofhis life.” However, in a statement released by the Adelsons, they havesaid, “Our motivation for helping Newt is simple and should not bemistaken for anything other than the fact that we hold our friendshipwith him very dear and are doing what we can as private citizens to sup-port his candidacy.”Despite Gingrich’s faltering presidential bid, Adelson will likely be a big
player in the 2012 elections. Many associates of Adelson believe that he willultimately put his money behind whichever Republican candidate gets thenomination and will do whatever he can to help defeat President Obama.
Exactly what will he do and how we will he do it? Nobody knows at thispoint, after all, as he has said a thousand times, he doesn’t do things the wayother people do them and he always looks to change the status quo.
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A full year after what has been described as the cruelestmurder in Israel’s history. A father, a mother, a son, andanother son, and a baby girl—and the three who sur-vived. Tamar, the oldest child, is smiling now. She talkswith her friends on her cellphone in her secret, exu-berant teenage language. A sprinkle of frecklesmarches across her nose and her cheeks.
She was the oldest daughter, Rut and Udi Fogel’s onlydaughter, until baby Hadas was born. “She was so con-nected to her mother. Unusually so,” the grandmotherTali says and strokes the small hand of her grand-daughter. “Ruti felt that this wasn’t good, and that sheneeded to separate from her daughter a little bit so thatshe could become her own person. Ruti did an amaz-ing job. She would say to her, “Tamari, you don’t alwayshave to be the best and the most outstanding just inorder to make me happy. I’ll also be proud of you if youbring home a low grade…”
Grandma Tali wipes away her tears with the strongfingers of a woman who raised 9 and now 3 more. “It’spossible that that separation was a type of preparationfor what would come. I see it very, very clearly. Asthough Ruti sensed something and wanted to prepareher daughter for it. This also happened with me. Wewere so close and connected, and in the period leadingup to the murder, Ruti told me, “Eema, we need tohave a bit more distance between us.” I thought, ap-parently this is what she needs. Only now do I under-stand that Ruti wanted to prepare me.”
It was Shabbat Zachor, the first Shabbat of March ayear ago. The police arrived at the parents’ house in
Jerusalem to inform them of the unfathomable tragedy,but nobody was home. “The Holy One did a kindnesswith us and sent us to spend that Shabbat withYochai’s family in the North,” Rav Yehuda recalls. “Hegranted us several more hours of happiness. We had awonderful Shabbat. Looking back, I think that thatShabbat was somewhat special.” “On the way to Yochai, on Friday, we spoke with Rutifor the final time,” Tali remembers. “We spoke aboutthe preparations for Purim and the costumes and theguests. I put Ruti’s voice on the speakerphone and thewhole way we spoke and laughed harder than we everhad before. Ruti talked about guests who arrive drunkfor the Purim meal and about others who don’t under-stand why people drink on Purim anyway.”
And then she said, “Eema, you know, I’m not certainthat we’ll be coming to the Purim meal.” We had nevercelebrated Purim without the children. Everybody al-ways comes. And in the end, she was right. There wasnot a regular Purim meal that year. There was noRuti.”…
When Shabbat was over, the men remained at shul inorder to recite Kiddush HaLevana. “Our son Elichaicalled and said, “There was a terror attack in Itamar,’Tali recalls.” Right away I called the telephones of Rutiand Udi and nobody answered. I called Uriya, ourdaughter who lives in a yishuv next to Psagot. She criedand told me, “Udi and Ruti are gone.” …
Photos of the Fogel family decorate the walls of thehouse. Ruti and Udi in the living room, Yoav and Eladand Hadas in the kitchen and the entrance hall.Yehuda ben Yishai, a Rabbi at Machon Ora, and hiswife Tali believe in the simplicity of the flow of life.Without hiding anything and without going into hid-ing. A positive world view that sees the light hiddenwithin the great darkness. Inspiring.
The children are truly full of light, the grandmotherand grandfather declare. Powerful and full of strengthslike their parents. “I would have expected that theywould be falling apart. That we would need to pullthem together. Truly pull them together,” their grand-mother says. “But actually we discovered that they haveunusual strengths. They are in so much pain but theycontinue to live and to cope. They don’t cry the wholeday. Of course they do cry. Especially Tamar. But when
there is no cryingthere is acceptanceand determinationand even manymoments of joy.As great as the lifethat has been lost,so too is the lifethat they havebrought into ourhome.”
“Adults can under-stand that we have no choice, and that we must go on,”Tali Ben Yishai says, “But a child is emotion…The me-morial service was approaching last month, and oneevening I saw that Roee, who is seven years old, wasvery sad.”
“I hugged him and told him, ‘What do you say, Roee,are we going to overcome this?’ and he said, ‘Yes,Grandma, we will overcome.’ Then I asked, ‘Is thisworld good or bad?’ And this child, from such an in-nocent and pure place, told me, ‘Despite everythingthat happened to us, Grandma, the world is good.’
“Also little Yishai is managing in an amazing way. Heis demanding like any young child. But his demandsconnect him with life. He gives a great deal of love andalso gets irritated quickly and cries a lot. He misseseveryone so much. Many times he calls me ‘Eema.’ Atthe beginning, this was difficult for me. But I knowthat this is very important for him, so I encouraged it.I tell him, ‘Come to Eema, Yishai.’ Not always. Some-times I remind him that I’m just his Grandma.” “And we have photos in the house of all 5 of them.They are here, the photo of Ruti and Udi is in the liv-ing room, so everyone can see them, and also Yoav,Elad, and Hadas. And when Yishai speaks to them heis not traumatized despite the fact that I believe thaton the inside there are many unresolved issues. Some-times I point at them and I say to him, “Here’s AbaUdi and Eema Ruti. Where are they now?” “Theypassed away,” he says. “Then I tell him, “Aba and Eemawent to build the 3rd Temple.”
The Fogel family massacre occurred exactly a year ago, on Shabbat Zachor.
The following is a partial translation of an article that appeared in Maariv written by Sari Makover BalikovThe second childhood of the Fogel orphans is taking place in an old house in picturesque Jerusalem. It is a house that is full and nurturing. The smell of soup, a soft
carpet, a child playing an instrument. And Tamar. Exactly a year has passed since she entered her parents’ home in Itamar and discovered the nightmare and fledscreaming for her perfect life that was destroyed. Today Tamar is 13 years old and far too young for the memories that haunt her, but her eyes are calm and clean, her
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Best Season in Yeshiva Basketball HistoryElliot Danis (’12)
Basketball at Weinbaum Yeshiva High School was always respected by the studentsand faculty, but there was never a confident belief that the Varsity teams would doany winning against capable opponents. Things have changed.
This year WYHS has completely transformed the basketball program at the school,structuring the program after some of the most elite high school basketball pro-grams in the state. The atmosphere began to change with the hiring of WYHSalumnus Yogev Berdugo to take charge as the head coach of the Boys Varsity squad.Berdugo was a fantastic player in his youth, breaking national yeshiva high schoolrecords while playing for WYHS and moving on to play college at Hofstra andBrandeis and pro basketball in Israel. Coach Berdugo brings a certain toughnessand passion to the game that has evoked the same attributes within his players. Thebasketball program was revamped completely by Coach Berdugo. Universally re-spected and highly skilled Boys JV coach Uri Yudewitz, himself a legendary HillelCommunity Day School (North Miami Beach) player, serves this year as VarsityAssistant coach, creating a seamless boys basketball program.
The Girls Basketball Team has been as impressive. Coach Jeffrey Harris, who him-self played high school and college basketball at Yeshiva University in New York,has been a winning coach at one of WYHS’ feeder schools, Hillel Day School ofBoca Raton. Coach Harris also serves as the school’s president.
The results?? The wins are starting to add up. The boys and girls varsity teams startedthe season off with a statement by both winning the Jewish high school pre-seasontournament hosted by Hebrew Academy. The season has gone tremendous for bothteams as the boys finished with an outstanding record of 12-7, while the girls ad-vanced to the second round of playoffs and completed their season with their bestrecord in WYHS history. The school administration has celebrated the teams’ suc-cesses and put basketball front and center, rewarding the player’s hard work withfun events for the school.
Teams that have historically stomped all over the Storm found themselves fightingfor every basket when matched up against the tough and physical play the Stormteams brought every night.
As my third year on Varsity, I can honestly say that this is the most hopeful I havebeen about the team throughout the three years. It is a privilege to play for CoachBerdugo and I can’t thank the school enough for supporting the basketball programwholeheartedly. All I can say now is that we are the best Jewish basketball team inSouth Florida looking to cause bring home the gold from the Yeshiva UniversityNational Invitational Red Saracheck Tournament for Jewish high schools in lateMarch. And to all those teams who once thought the WYHS game was an easyvictory, bring it!
On the heels of their District Championshipvictory the RASG Hebrew Academy Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team recently hostedthe 7th Annual Captain Hyman P. Galbut Girls’ Basketball Shabbaton. Ten teamsfrom around the globe participated in 25 basketball games over four days of com-petition and enjoyed amazing activities and learning on the Hebrew Academy cam-pus and in the local Miami Beach community. The Girls’ Basketball Shabbatonended championship round play, with Yavneh of Dallas capturing the champi-onship with a 54-44 against YULA of Los Angeles. The Bulldogs were the onlyteam to run through the tournament undefeated (5-0), as tournament MVP AliFeinstein led the way with 21 points in the championship game.
The Hebrew Academy Varsity Lady Warriors continued their record-setting seasonby capturing 3rd place, defeating North Shore (Long Island) 56-47 in a rematchof last year’s championship game. With the win, Hebrew Academy finished 4-1during the tournament, and completed their season with an impressive 21-7 record.Bari Gordon led Hebrew Academy with 18 points and 8 rebounds, Andrea Weisshit five 3-pointers, and Shoshie Mond closed her Lady Warrior basketball careerwith 10 points and 8 rebounds. In addition, Gordon, Mond and senior BeccaMasin were all named to the tournament All-Star team, and Gordon won the tour-nament Hot Shot competition, with eighth grader Hailey Dobin finishing as therunner-up.
Participating schools included:Columbus Torah Academy, Columbus, OH
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, Livingston, NJMa'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, Teaneck, NJMargolin Hebrew Academy located in Memphis, TN
North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck, NYRASG Hebrew Academy, Miami Beach, FL
Ulpanat Orot High School for Girls, Toronto, OntarioYavneh Academy of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Yeshiva Atlanta High School, Atlanta, GAYeshiva University High School of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Of the experience Rabbi Elisha Paul, Hebrew Academy Associate Head of Schoolreflects, “It was inspirational seeing our auditorium filled with over 120 young Jew-ish women from all over North America studying Torah together. To me this wasjust as powerful as the excitement of the actual tournament play.”
The RASG Hebrew Academy is an Orthodox Jewish Day School serving studentsfrom birth through Grade 12 that inspires and equips students to meet their great-est potential both academically and spiritually by focusing on their individual at-tributes and instilling eternal Torah values in a changing world.
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