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Sivan 25, 5771 · June 27, 2011 This Week's Features Printable Magazine Getting Closer Every Day Understanding Chukim by Yael Hanover Recognizing When Dreams Come True Our purple house I find myself reflecting on life's choices, and wondering if I got what I always wanted... By Beryl Tritel As If I Loved Her I would become the mother I never had. I would heal by giving and by being generous. I would heal by being positive, optimistic and uncritical. I would heal by being elevated. I would heal by being respectful, sensitive and empathetic to my children. I would heal by continuing to treat my mother with sensitivity and respect despite it all . . . By Mimi Frank ALSO THIS WEEK ON THEJEWISHWOMAN.ORG: Safe Swimming Young children have difficulty discerning danger, so it is wholly the adult's responsibility to protect and establish preventative measures to assure their safety... By Chana Lewis Batya Berg A woman who had no children, but daily cares for 150 children Batya Berg never had children of her own, but her days are filled with caring for the needs of her young charges. Some of them have no mothers, others are orphaned from their fathers; all of them are bewildered, wounded, and intimately familiar with poverty, illness and despair. By Mirish Kiszner Kosher Traveling When my husband and I were offered an incredible, once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a week's vacation on a remote beach island, I was thrilled. But without the possibility of kosher food anywhere nearby, what were we going to eat? By Sara Esther Crispe Mexican Taco Salad Simply Kosher Don't miss this awesome Mexican taco salad! By Jamie Geller  Watch (7:16) Not What I'm Looking For I was just set up on a date with a wonderful young woman. I really enjoyed her company and spending time together. However, I just wasn't attracted to her . . . Answered by Elka Feldman

Marriage Equality: After New York, What Now For The GOP?

Jun 27, 2011 | By Amanda Peterson Beadle

After the 33rd “yes” vote was counted in New York’s Senate Friday night, it was momentous not in the least because the Legislature had passed marriage equality – the state House had already approved the measure — but also because they passed it with four Republicans voting in favor of the historic measure in the Republican-controlled Senate. New York became the sixth state to allow marriage equality, and certainly not the last as polls show more Americans now favor marriage equality than who oppose it. And many across the nation celebrated with New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the marriage equality legislation into law on Friday night.

But there was one group that wasn’t cheering but who seemed like they should be – the Tea Partiers who champion the 10th Amendment and want states to take control of their own matters. That is, until the issue is whether states would be taking charge of their own marriage laws.

For the past few years, the Republican Party seems to be following a more libertarian path instead of claiming the moral high ground, as did prior to the economy bottoming out at the end of the Bush era. In fact, Bush’s views on marriage equality and morality were viewed as a key contributing factor to his re-election in 2004. So how do the states’ rights-championing tenthers mesh with the previously embraced Religious Right?

THE DONORS: In New York, it was a matter of following the money. Cuomo pulled together Republican donors who could help him win over senators in the Republican-controlled Senate. Using donors from the other party who were sympathetic — the New York Times reported that one of the donors has a gay son — helped sway some votes. “A major target was James S. Alesi, a Republican from suburban Rochester, who seemed tormented by his 2009 vote. […] The coalition approached him from every angle. The Republican donors invited him to a meeting on Park Avenue, telling him they would eagerly support him if he backed same-sex marriage.” Alesi eventually became the first Republican senator in New York to publicly support marriage equality.

But beyond just the politicians, it was a broad, unlikely group of allies who pushed for marriage equality. Labor unions rallied people while Republican donors funded lobbying efforts. Sean Avery, a hockey player for the New York Rangers, publicly spoke out in support of marriage equality, as did New York City MayorMichael Bloomberg.

Cuomo and the unified coalition of marriage equality supporters potentially created a roadmap for how they passed the bill in their state. The question now is whether such a bipartisanship force can be assembled again.

THE TEA PARTY: Tea Party darling Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is having trouble figuring out how to phrase her opinion about marriage equality. First, responding to a question about marriage equality during the Republican presidential debate, she showed her Tea Party roots and said, “I don’t see that it’s the role of a president to go into states and interfere with their state law.” But she also said marriage should be between a man and a woman, and added at the end that she would support a constitutional amendment preventing marriage equality.

She gave a similar answer in an interview with Chris Wallace on this week’s Fox News Sunday, saying she supports New York’s right to enact marriage equality into law because the 10th Amendment gives states that right. But again, she also reiterated that she favors a constitutional amendment against marriage equality.

For a group that favors states’ rights, no national Tea Party figure has stood up in favor of marriage equality. When Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York spoke out against the measure before the Senate’s vote, he even described it as a form of government tyranny — using some Tea Party-style language rather than sticking to a strictly religious argument.

While Bachmann’s flirtation with embracing New York’s decision lines up with her Tea Party-favoring, states’ rights campaign mores, it doesn’t line up with the official views of the party whose nomination she seeks.

THE REPUBLICANS: Eight years have greatly changed the political field since Bush won re-election on social issues in a year when 11 states had ballot initiatives to create state consitutional bans same-sex couples from getting married. Now, the Republican candidates all still say they oppose marriage equality, but, as in New York, some Republican donors are standing on the other side of the issue. And nationwide polling suggests a majority of Americans favor marriage equality.

So where does that leave the Republican party?

While preserving traditional marriage was a tenet of the Republican party’s platform in 2008, it is not an issue mentioned prominently on the Republican National Committee’s website in 2011. Prominent Republicans including former Vice President Dick Cheney and Bush’s daughter Barbara Bush now support marriage equality, but Republican presidential candidates are focusing on their economic plans rather than their social views. In the all-important Iowa caucus, supporting marriage equality or civil unions could be trouble for a campaign in Iowa, with 58 percent of Republican Iowa caucus-goers polled saying they would not vote for a candidate who even supported civil unions.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) supports civil unions, while former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) only says people in nontraditional relationships should be given some rights. Meanwhile, openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger has been all but ignored by the media and shut out of the presidential debates and other key events. As for the rest of the crowded Republican field, the candidates are playing to their base, either opposing marriage equality outright or saying only that it is up to the states to decide. (A comprehensive rundown of the 2012 candidates and their positions on LGBT issues can be found here.)

That opinion may work for now among conservative primary voters and entrenched marriage equality opponents, but the tide is turning the other way – potentially leaving the Republicans behind.

Evening Brief: Important Stories That You May Have Missed

After reports surfaced that Chief Justice David Prosser choked his colleague, fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, while arguing with her last week, Fox News called for the justice’s resignation. No, not Prosser’s. Fox’s Greta Van Susteren thinks that “Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson is not doing her job to lead the court and to give confidence to the people of Wisconsin.”

The recent Republican fix-all for the economy — cut spending to create jobs — may be supported by the GOP’s presidential candidates, but the facts sure don’t. The states that have cut back the most on their spending have watched their economies lose the most jobs.

Calling the fight for gay equality “one of the most urgent and important human rights struggle of all times,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke in favor of the New York vote to legalize same-sex marriage today at State Department LGBT pride event and asked her colleagues “to look for ways to support those who are on the front lines of this movement.”

Rep. Michele Bachmann was off to an aggressive start to her official presidential campaign today in Iowa as she unwittingly compared herself to John Wayne Gacy of Waterloo, Iowa, who achieved notoriety for murdering of 33 people in the 1970s. “That’s the kind of spirit that I have, too,” Bachmann said.

A host of industry emails examined by the New York Times show that the buzz over natural gas as a replacement energy source may not be warranted and calls forth questions about the amount of natural gas that can be successfully extracted, the economics of such extraction and the safety of the shale fracking process. 

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Safety First! Sivan 25, 5771 · June 27, 2011 Print this Page "Make a fence around your roof so you won't bring bloodshed upon your house if someone falls."-Deuteronomy. For most of history, rooftops were places for storage, drying produce and just plain leisure. They were also hazardous. The Torah instructs us to reduce that hazard by erecting a fence or guardrail-at least 10 handbreadths tall and sturdy enough to support the weight of a grown man. Roofs that are not used (like those of most modern houses) need not be fenced. This precept goes beyond roofs. If the Torah tells us to fence in dangerous rooftops, obviously we need to deal with other potential hazards as well. The Jewish sages provided a few examples: Not just rooftops, but porches and balconies must be fenced in, and staircases equipped with sturdy railings. Construction workers must cover any hole they leave behind or surround it with a barrier. The same applies to swimming pools. Dangerous equipment and other hazardous materials must be stored away so that they pose no danger. You didn't create your own life, so how could you be permitted to endanger it? Ideally one shouldn't own a dangerous dog. A dog is considered dangerous if its bark frightens people. If one must own such a dog, he must keep it chained, so that it is incapable of harming or frightening others. A father is obligated to teach his children to swim. Are You Your Own Hazard? You didn't create your own life, so how could you be permitted to endanger it? And so, the mitzvah of reducing hazards applies to yourself as well. Some examples of forbidden hazards: Wading through rushing waters that are higher than your waist. Driving a vehicle at a dangerous speed. Traversing a dangerously unstable bridge or walking under a shaky ladder. Since smoking is now recognized as a health hazard, many contemporary halachic authorities are of the opinion that it is forbidden to smoke today (and certainly in the presence of others). Print this Page   |   Post A Comment   |   Read Online   |   More Mitzvah Minutes

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Morning Devotions Sivan 25, 5771 · June 27, 2011 By Yaakov Paley Print this Page Feet dangling in the air three feet off the ground, an upside-down body twisted into the unlikely likeness of a gothic question mark moves unsteadily in my direction. It takes a moment for my mind to confirm what my eyes have insisted all along-a young man is supporting his body with the palms of his hands, as he dances a bizarre handstand along an otherwise unthreatening sidewalk. It is an early spring morning, and I have taken a brief detour to admire the serene magnificence of one of G‑d's many beautiful riversides. Others have come here as well, not only to accept nature's morning offering, but more specifically, to exercise. He will not give in, nor will his foe; they appear to be equally matched On a small concrete pad, a gray-haired gentleman softly but firmly punches the air. He falls back as if repelled, and then attacks again. A straight-legged kick, three perfect punches, and again he retreats. On and on he duels some hidden enemy, punching, swirling, launching, retreating. He will not give in, nor will his foe; they appear to be equally matched. Were I to return to this scenic spot in an hour's time, that young man will yet be twisting his body into unimaginable shapes. His elder neighbor will not have moderated his admirable struggle; he will still be commanding his wrists to slice imagined blocks, propelling them into the lake with sudden thrusts of his feet. I admire these people. They spend hours every morning exercising their limbs and muscles, pushing themselves relentlessly with great discipline. Imagine how wonderful I would feel if I observed their grueling morning routines. I feel stiff and lifeless just watching them! These people donate the freshest hours of their day, every day, to perfecting their muscles and joints. The have earned themselves fit, agile bodies, the proud products of years spent walking on their palms and determinedly punishing the air. Judging by the fluency of their moves, they undoubtedly follow up with some evening exercise. I would imagine that their daily diet and activities are adapted to reflect their athletic goals. I sigh. The lake is enchanting, the exercises intriguing, but I cannot stand here musing forever. I am on my way to the synagogue for morning prayers. And then it hits me! Do I not likewise dedicate an hour of my every morning to exercise? Spiritual exercise, that is. I cannot claim to build muscular stamina during that time. Rather, I develop my soul's bond with G‑d and determine the strength of its influence on my body and life. Lovingly, I wrap the prayer shawl around my body, and bind my biceps with tefillin. My session has begun. This is quality time spent honing my emotions, refocusing my mind, reinvigorating my trust, and readjusting the compass of my life. By the time I'm through, I can feel spirituality pulsating throughout my being. There is simply no compensating for time and hard work when it comes to prayer-a couple of snatched minutes just won't do the trick. Each day, I put myself through identical words, motions and emotions. The text is more or less the same each morning, but the feeling is completely fresh each day. I must force myself to focus, ignore a range of distractions, and maintain mental momentum. Yes, this training certainly revolutionizes my day; if I enter the synagogue weary or dejected, I will leave invigorated, brimming with newfound trust. Incredibly, I exit with not only spiritual, but also physical, energy. This training certainly revolutionizes my day Each morning, I praise G‑d for everything He created-from the breathtaking morning riverside scene to the pulse and breath that fills my every living moment. I describe to G‑d my worries, my requests. I beg Him, plead with Him, praise Him, and love Him in a series of mental and emotional workouts. He listens carefully, I know it. He delights in this morning routine at least as much as I do. He waits for it, although He does not require it for His wellbeing, while I sometimes slacken despite needing it desperately. And when I am done, I feel so much better, lighter, accomplished. Even the universe's manifold cobwebs seem to have thinned over the hour. What I felt unable to do before prayer, I know I can do after. I am stronger. I am healthier. I know I have secured a better future. I will follow up with a brief stint in the late afternoon, and then another short drill in the evening. My diet and activities throughout the day will reflect my spiritual goals. No, I no longer envy the topsy-turvy fellow at the water's edge, nor the gray-haired gent deliberately slicing the atmosphere. My own brief bout of vigorous morning physical exercise is limited to just ten minutes by the urgent need to rush off to the synagogue and devote myself to over an hour of spiritual, mental and emotional training. Ahh, there's nothing like a good tefillah, a good prayer! I need it. My home requires it. My future demands it. I just couldn't manage without it. Print this Page   |   Post A Comment   |   Read Online

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I Heard the Germans Shooting My Dovid Sivan 25, 5771 · June 27, 2011 A Miraculous Holocaust Story By Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal Print this Page Based on the testimony given by Dovid Landau to Shmuel Globa (from the original Yiddish). In a small city in Galicia, Poland, during the 1930s, a Jewish dentist by the name of Dr. Dovid Landau established a thriving practice in Piaskes, a thoroughly Christian neighborhood. A warm and genial man, Dovid formed friendships quickly and easily with Jews and non-Jews alike, and patients came to his office not only to have their teeth fixed, but also to unload their hearts and ask him for advice. His wife, Shifra, was a beautiful blonde who shared her husband's charisma. When she finished her advanced degree in elementary school education, she opened a Jewish kindergarten in the heart of town and, like her husband's practice, it too flourished. These halcyon years for the young couple came to a swift end with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, and the subsequent merciless attacks on the Jewish communities. The German soldiers in Piaskes constantly feasted on stolen Polish delicacies and liquor. Soon their stomachs started to swell and their teeth began to rot. Even though patronizing a Jewish doctor was strictly forbidden, they heard that Dr. Dovid Landau was a good dentist, and surreptitiously went to him for treatment. They befriended him, and as a result of these "connections," he was able to help the Jewish community by having a number of harsh decrees annulled. He used his friendships with his Nazi patients to ensure a somewhat easier life for his brethren. But the day arrived when even Dovid could no longer influence events. Three Jews had been arrested for some minor infraction and were condemned to be hanged. No amount of pleading, bargaining or bribing could effect any positive change. All the Jews in the town were ordered to witness the hanging, a tactic frequently used by the Nazis. The Nazi commander looked at the masses of frightened Jews gathered in the square, and, for some reason, his eye fell upon Dovid Landau. "You!" he pointed. "Step up!" Dovid didn't know why he had been singled out. "Put the nooses around the necks of these Jews!" the commander barked sharply. Dovid stepped out from the rows of Jews and said, "I cannot do this." Infuriated, the commander's wrath now spilled down upon Dovid himself. "Shoot this dog!" he instructed two German soldiers. They grabbed his arms and pulled him forward. "We'll take him to the fields and do it there," they told the commander. Fortuitously, both men happened to be Dovid's patients. When they arrived at the outskirts of town, one whispered to him: "Don't be afraid. We'll dig a shallow grave. Climb in, and stay there until it gets dark. Run deep into the forest; we know there are Jewish partisans hiding out there, and maybe you can join them. But remember, whatever you do, don't ever show your face in our town again." Then they took out their guns, shot twice into the air, returned to the site of the hanging, and told the commander the job was done. Everyone gathered in the square had heard the shots, including Shifra. Her body had tensed, but her face remained expressionless; she did not collapse into tears or fall onto the ground in hysteria, as everyone had expected. Rather, she stood there, calm and stoic. As far as she or anyone else knew, Dovid was verifiably dead. Dovid wandered through the forest at night, when it was safer, and rested during the daytime, hiding between tall stalks of wheat. Hunger gnawed at him, and he felt faint and weak. After several days, he felt ready to surrender to death. When he spotted a small cabin in the distance, he made a decision: Whatever is going to happen, let it happen, but I must try to get some food and water. He knocked on the cabin door and was greeted by an elderly peasant man whose face registered shock. "Oh, you must be so hungry," he said instantly, in sympathy and quick understanding. "Come inside; I'll give you some food." Dovid told the peasant his story, and the man gave him food, drink and fresh clothing. The man took Dovid to an empty barn, and told him that he could sleep in the hayloft. "In the morning, I'll point you in the direction of the Jewish partisans," he said. When Dovid finally found the partisans, they were as excited as he, declaring his arrival to be "providential." Many of them knew him from town, and knew him to be a skilled dentist. Hiding out in the forest for so long, their teeth had become neglected, their gums badly swollen. The next day, two of them ventured out of the woods to steal dental equipment and medicine, and Dovid thus began a second thriving practice-in the forest. In addition to his dentistry work, Dovid also fully participated in partisan activity against the Germans, and was involved in skirmishes where many of his comrades were mortally wounded. He was nearly captured or killed several times himself, but somehow he always managed to escape death at the last minute. Throughout his five-year ordeal, Dovid thought constantly about his beloved wife, Shifra, wondering if she was alive, and, if so, where she was. During the moments of high drama that had preceded his staged shooting, Dovid had forgotten to ask the two German soldiers who saved him to contact his wife. He hoped that they would seek her out and tell her the truth about his so-called death, so she wouldn't mourn needlessly. But the soldiers never told Shifra that they had helped Dovid escape. While the war raged on and Dovid fought with the partisans, Shifra grieved the loss of her husband. Dovid searched for Shifra the moment he was liberated, but the beloved place of his youth was now empty of Jews. Not a single Jew from his town had survived the Nazi purge. As he walked the streets of his old city and returned to visit old haunts, he felt hollow. He had expected to be joyously greeted by the local citizenry, to be showered with "bravos" and "hurrahs" for having survived. But the dead eyes of the villagers did not warm at the sight of him, and their faces turned stony as he walked by. In fact, wherever he went, he felt rabid anti-Semitism directed at him-even from his former patients and friends. There was nothing left for him here. Shifra was gone, his friends and relatives were gone; the life he'd known was over. There was no reason for him to stay. Dovid emigrated to Israel, and joined the Haganah (the fledgling Israel Defense Forces). Having honed his combat and intelligence skills during his years as a partisan, Dovid was ably suited for his new role. At the same time, he watched other survivors marry one another and start anew. He knew he should try to rebuild his personal life, but he couldn't stop wondering about Shifra. In Europe, he had tried tenaciously to track her down, both through Jewish organizations and on his own, but all his search efforts had proven futile. His spirit was restless, and he knew no inner peace. Turmoil vibrated through every fiber of his being. He obsessed about Shifra and the question, always the same question-is there any chance she could be alive, after all? From afar, the astute and observant captain of Dovid's brigade watched one of his finest soldiers pace, clench his teeth, and often bury his face in his hands. He felt his pain. When the captain was asked to dispatch two competent intelligence men to Poland to retrieve three Jewish children who lived in a Christian orphanage in Cracow, he instantly knew the name of at least one whom he would appoint. The captain decided this mission would provide Dovid with the perfect opportunity to return to Poland and launch a new search for Shifra. He welcomed the providence that would give Dovid a second chance to find his wife. Dovid and his friend Mordechai were given British passports, and instructed to pose as a pair of English journalists writing a feature story on Christian orphanages during the postwar period. Soon, they were en route to Poland. A few weeks after her husband Dovid had been "executed" in the forest, Shifra Landau returned to her apartment one afternoon to find a sealed envelope on her kitchen table. When she opened it, she found a false Polish passport, a genealogical history of her pure Polish ancestry, and one hundred German marks. No letter was attached, and she could not guess the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Stunned, Shifra sat down at the table to ponder her options. She made a beeline to the local rabbi to seek his advice. "I am, of course, overwhelmed and tremendously grateful for this opportunity," she told him, "but I feel guilty about abandoning my kindergarten. Who will take care of the children?" she asked. "My dear child," the rabbi said, "it is very commendable of you to care so deeply about your people, but according to Jewish Law, we are commanded to do everything possible to save our own selves first. And, maybe," he added, in an attempt to console her, "just maybe, from your vantage point as an Aryan, you will also be able to help other Jews as well. You must cross over to the other side." Shifra followed the rabbi's counsel and traveled to Cracow, where she obtained employment as a teacher in a Christian orphanage brimming over with blond-haired, blue-eyed cherubs. Three children-one boy and two girls-immediately stood out from the rest. They were dark-haired and dark-eyed and, somehow, they just seemed different. Could they possibly be Jewish? Shifra wondered. When she was asked to help bathe the children, Shifra was able to ascertain that the little boy was circumcised, as she had suspected. Now that her instincts about the boy had been validated, she was even more determined to find out the truth about the two little girls, as well. One night, Shifra broke into the office where the children's files were kept and discovered, once again, that her intuition had been correct. The two little girls were also Jewish, the files listing their real names as well as those of their parents. After Dovid's death, Shifra had become listless and depressed, but now she was reinvigorated with new purpose-to mother these three Jewish orphans, to nurture them as she would her own children. A regenerative energy pulsed through her, helping her overcome the tremendous tension she had felt while living her double life. Shifra watched over the three children for the next several years, until Poland was liberated in 1945. A few weeks after liberation, Shifra visited a hastily organized Jewish aid society in Cracow to ask for assistance in smuggling the three children out of the orphanage. "Look," the foreign staff members told her, "we just got here, and we don't really know how to deal with this kind of situation. Go back to the orphanage, continue to pretend that you're Christian, and we'll send a delegation to the manager of the orphanage, asking that the children be returned to the Jewish community." The Poles, however, refused to cooperate, vehemently denying that these three children were Jews. The Jewish organization tried to negotiate with the manager, offering a large sum of money to "redeem" the children, but this tactic also failed. Finally, in desperation, the Jewish aid society contacted the Haganah in Israel and asked for help. In response, a telegram advised the Jewish organization that two Haganah shlichim (messengers) were being sent to Cracow, with orders to spirit the children away in the middle of the night. They would be masquerading as British journalists. Shifra was told about the plot, and asked to be on the lookout for two messengers from the Haganah. Their names were not mentioned. Upon their arrival, the two British journalists were given a warm welcome by the orphanage's manager, who affably offered to give them a tour of the premises. When Dovid noticed the lone figure in the study hall, sitting with her head down, immersed in a book, a muscle twitched in his face, but he said nothing. It had been five long years, and she had grown much thinner, but Dovid instantly recognized his beloved wife, Shifra. Shifra, engrossed in her book, had been oblivious to the men. But Mordechai, Dovid's comrade, immediately noticed that Dovid had started to shiver inexplicably, and his face had blanched white. "Dovid, what is it?" he asked. "Shifra, my wife . . . she's in the study hall." After the tour was over and the manager had left them to their own devices, Dovid and Mordechai conferred. They agreed that if Dovid were to directly approach Shifra, she might sustain too great a shock. Beyond her personal welfare, they were also concerned about jeopardizing their operation. They decided that Mordechai would speak to Shifra first, in order to gently give her advance notice and psychologically prepare her for the great miracle that was about to take place. Shifra, like her husband, was made of iron stock. When Mordechai gave her the news that Dovid was alive and outside, she blushed deeply and tears sprang to her eyes. In a heroic effort to control her emotions and not give anything away, she nodded curtly, continuing to sing the song with the children that Mordechai had interrupted when he'd entered the classroom. He whispered one more thing in her ear: "Two o'clock tonight." Shifra had prepared the three children's clothing, and a little before 2:00 AM, she opened the front door of the orphanage. Her heart sank when she saw the night watchman posted at the door. "What are you doing up so late?" he asked. "Don't you usually retire early?" "I have the most awful headache," she said. "I thought that perhaps I could get rid of it by going outside. I need some fresh air." "Enjoy your walk," the guard said, politely doffing his cap. A few minutes later, Shifra returned to the watchman's side and told him that she had found a drunk Englishman sprawled outside on the sidewalk. Could he help her and the Englishman's friend drag the man inside? The guard obligingly stepped away from his post and helped Mordechai pull Dovid-the supposedly drunk Englishman-into the orphanage hall. Mordechai also pretended to be a little drunk, and offered the guard a shot of whiskey from his bottle. The guard was happy to take a drink, and soon fell into a heavy sleep. "There is enough medicine in that whiskey to keep him asleep for several hours," Mordechai said. It didn't take long to sneak the children out of the orphanage and into a jeep that was waiting down the block, its motor running. A few hours later they were in Czechoslovakia, from whence they would be whisked away to Israel. Postscript: For decades, a sheaf of precious documents belonging to Etta Ansel, daughter of a Polish survivor, gathered dust in the corner of an attic. Her father, Shmuel Globa, had founded a Jewish historical society in the aftermath of the Holocaust, and had recorded the testimonies of many survivors. It was not until Etta decided to help us unearth these heretofore unknown stories for this volume that she discovered a set of pages entitled Nissim-the word in both Yiddish and Hebrew for "miracles"-which told the story of Dovid and Shifra. A miracle indeed. Print this Page   |   Post A Comment   |   Read Online

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Sivan 25, 5771 · June 27, 2011 This Week's Features Morning Devotions By Yaakov Paley Parenting Transitions It's just that in my newly configured family, any celebration that takes me away from home has acquired an entirely new meaning-another abandonment of our thirteen-year-old daughter... By Judy Silverman Marriage What Is Love? . . . and how will I find it? How do you find love? Create some. By Tzvi Freeman Parshah I Miss You, Aaron I would set you up with so many men, women and children who have lost their direction in life. Maybe you would be able to touch the hearts of those who have fallen off the beaten path, and bring our lost children home... By Levi Avtzon Voices Running out of Gas It was the kind of neighborhood where you don''t just take a leisurely walk, even in the daytime. I was scared . . . By Daniel Moscowitz Life Lessons Adult Lessons from a Child's Game Chutes and Ladders I've spent quite a few hours recently playing this game. My children love it and I have no doubt why. Everything can change at the very last moment, and that is exactly what is so exciting... By Sara Esther Crispe Pictures with a Purpose Food For Your Soul Brooklyn, NY Knowledge of Torah is food for your soul. By Michoel Ogince

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Le galassie perdute Secondo le stime più recenti, l’universo osservabile contiene 200 miliardi di galassie. Gli astronomi si chiedono perché siano così poche di James E. Geach Leggi l'articolo

Betelgeuse come non si era mai vista Le supergiganti rosse come Betelgeuse rappresentano uno degli stadi dell'ultima fase della vita di una stella massiccia, in cui la stella aumenta le sue dimensioni ed espelle materiali con un intensità incredibile Leggi l'articolo

Come l'ameba riconosce i suoi 'parenti' Quando le amebe Dictyostelium formano degli aggregati per produrre un corpo fruttifero e le spore, scelgono di farlo con le amebe geneticamente più simili Leggi l'articolo

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Vedere l'invisibile Un gruppo di ricercatori italiani sfrutta le più avanzate tecniche di grafica computerizzata e i più rigorosi criteri scientifici per realizzare straordinarie «esplorazioni» virtuali all'interno delle cellule di Monica Zoppé Leggi l'articolo

I neuroni e le regole della velocità Due studi svelano che i singoli neuroni sono in grado di controllare la velocità con cui vengono riciclate le vescicole sinaptiche da cui vengono rilasciati i neurotrasmettitori Leggi l'articolo

Antartide: il ghiaccio si fonde in profondità In 15 anni, la fusione al di sotto della coltre glaciale è aumentata del 50 per cento: la variazione non può essere spiegata dal lieve aumento della temperatura nello stesso periodo Leggi l'articolo

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Cento anni di superconduttività Osservata per la prima volta un secolo fa, la superconduttività ha portato ad applicazioni pratiche importanti, anche se il quadro teorico del fenomeno è ancora incompleto di Roberto Di Capua, Marina Putti e Ruggero Vaglio Leggi l'articolo

7 soluzioni radicali per l'energia Dal fotovoltaico quantistico alla benzina solare ai condizionatori magnetici: tra tanti progetti visionari, ecco quali sono le innovazioni tecnologiche che potrebbero realmente rivoluzionare il futuro dell’energia Leggi l'articolo

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La scintilla interiore Lo specialista dell'udito Charles J. Limb sostiene che studiare il cervello durante le improvvisazioni musicali può aiutarci a svelare il mistero della creatività e del genio di artisti come John Coltrane Intervista di Alicia Anstead Leggi l'articolo

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From Jolinda Hackett, your Guide to Vegetarian Food Here's a quick tour of what's new on the site the past couple weeks. Jennifer, our raw food expert, has come up with a great way to use all the fresh green beans in her garden, and I've been cooking up some stir-fries. Hope you love these recipes as much as we do! Broccoli and sausage stir-fry I had tons of vegetarian sausage on hand, and I always love a good broccoli stir-fry, so I added some in to a simple veggie sautee, and the result was delicious! I used Lightlife's Italian flavored sausage and they went perfectly with the broccoli and the mild seasoning in this recipe. It was so perfect, I made the exact same thing for breakfast the next day! See More About:  healthy recipes  broccoli recipes  mushroom recipes Barbecue baked tempeh recipe I honestly don't know why I didn't try this ages ago! These little baked tempeh nuggets sat in my fridge for a couple days and were the perfect snack. They'd be great in sandwiches too, but I just munched on them as they were. See More About:  meat substitutes  high protein vegetarian recipes  quick and easy recipes Jennifer's green bean salad Isn't this green bean salad beautiful? It's from Jennifer, our raw food writer. Here's what she has to say about it: "When the green beans are dripping off the vine, it's time to come up with a raw green bean salad recipe! So here she is. I love coriander, but if you don't have it ground you may want to leave it out, the crunchy seeds will not soften in this raw dish." Japanese soba noodles with shiitakes and scallions A simple vegetarian and vegan Asian dish of Japanese soba noodles, served chilled with shiitake mushrooms and green scallions. If you're vegan, make sure the soba noodles you buy are egg-free, as some are and some aren't. You can always use another noodle, such as Japanese udon noodles, to make this dish as well. Add more veggies to these chilled Japanese soba noodles to make them more of a full meal if you'd like.

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