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Musings onthe Bombing

in BostonI kept thinking, this stuff doesn’t hap-

pen here. After 9/11, though there hadbeen plots and threats, all had beenthwarted and no one had been hurtdue to terrorism since. And Boston,

well it is just safe. Alas, we all have our“reality bites” moments.

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The Baal Shem Tov explained tothem that it was the holy day of Lag

BaOmer, a day to be outside in thefields, joyously celebrating the day of

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

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The Baal Shem Tov’s Lag BaOmer Parade

BY YERACHMIEL TILLES

Two weeks before Rosh Hashanah in 1734, on his 36th birthday, Rabbi Yisrael, the Baal Shem Tov, was revealed

as an extraordinarily holy person and the leader of the fledg-ling Chassidic movement. Before that, he devoted himself to keeping his special qualities well hidden from the public eye. He dressed, spoke and carried himself like every other simple, uneducated poor Jew in the Ukraine. To support him-self, he worked as a plain laborer. His intense prayers, his meditation and his deep Torah study were all carried out in secret. In conversation with other Jews, he would often encourage them with teachings and stories from the Midrash and Talmud that stressed the value of serving G-d simply but wholeheartedly. He strove to nourish in them a love for G-d, for Torah and for the entire Jewish people. But when he did so, it was always in the language and idiom of the com-mon people. No one suspected him of being more than he appeared. Only his wife knew his capabilities.

Sometimes it happened that he would be forced to use his extraordinary powers to save Jews, or even whole communities, in distress. Whenever he did so, as soon as the time of need ended, he would immediately move to a new and distant location where nobody knew him. One of these occasions took place on Lag BaOmer.

In those days, Jewish communities in Eastern Europe were often subject to attack by wild bands of violent Cossacks and other such coarse anti-Semites. They would beat Jewish men, sometimes even fatally; rape the women; and plunder or de-stroy whatever Jewish property they could get their hands on. Once, the town where the Baal Shem Tov was living received word that such a gang of evil marauders was headed their way. The entire Jewish community decided to abandon their homes and hide in the hills for a few days, until the invading

Cossacks would calm down and leave. The Baal Shem Tov accompanied them. The people took refuge in the numerous caves that dotted the rugged terrain.

IT WAS THE HOLY DAY OF LAG BAOMER . . .From their lookout places they could see that the Cossack

horde had arrived. Unable to find any Jews to physically as-sault, they vented their anger and frus-tration on Jewish property. They broke into the warehouse of wine, drank them-selves into a state of crazed drunkenness, smashed the rest of the barrels and set fire to the building. The Jews all trembled in fear that the cruel Cossacks would decide to search the hills and their hiding places would be discovered.

A few days went by. The invaders stacked up piles of booty looted from Jew-ish homes and stores. The Jews were still terrified of being discovered. How star-tled they were to see that the nondescript Yisroelik (a nickname for Israel, the Baal Shem Tov’s name) was assembling groups of their children outside of the caves, in broad daylight!

They protested, whereupon the Baal Shem Tov explained to them that it was the holy day of Lag BaOmer, a day to be outside in the fields, joyously celebrating the day of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He assured them that not only would they not be endangered, but that the merit of their Lag BaOmer observance would help to protect and rescue the entire community.

Somehow his enthusiasm and conviction affected the ner-vous parents, and they gave their permission. The Baal Shem Tov went from cave to cave and gathered nearly all the chil-dren.

While many of the adults were still mulling over this startling turn of events, the Baal Shem Tov launched a mini-

The Baal Shem Tov explained to them that it was the holy day of Lag BaOmer, a day to

be outside in the fields, joyously celebrating the day of Rabbi Shimon

bar Yochai.


parade. The children marched along, singing happily, as they followed their new charismatic leader. At first, they were a bit afraid and sang only in whispers and low voices, but in just a short time their fear melted away as they raised their voices to join in the infectiously cheerful tunes of the day honoring Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

The parents gazed after their chil-dren with nervous affection, but their attention soon whipped to the Baal Shem Tov. It was as if he was a person they had never seen before. His face flamed with rapture as he sang, and all his movements reflected ecstasy in the divine, as he danced with the circle of children. The simple Yisroelik that they knew had been transformed in their eyes into the holiest of men. His voice combined with those of the pure innocent children to produce singing that seemed to be no less awesome than that of the angels in Heaven.

The parade and the singing contin-ued for a long time. Afterwards, the Baal Shem Tov led the children to a small plateau, sat them on the grass, and distributed to each of them des-serts that he had brought with him. He made sure that each child pro-nounced loudly the correct blessing for the food that he received. Then, after they had eaten, he told them riveting stories from the Talmud and the Midrash about Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and about Rabbi Akiva. The children listened attentively and felt the powerful love the Baal Shem Tov had for each of them, responding with great affection.

The parents and the other adults from the village remained very wor-ried. How could Yisroelik stay so long in the open with their children? Their frightened glances switched rapidly back and forth from the smoke and fury in the village below to the rows of children seated in front of the Baal Shem Tov. They whispered prayers that all should end well and that ev-eryone would be safe.

Suddenly, they saw the Cossack gang rush from the village and scat-ter in every direction, running with all their might. They left so suddenly that they didn’t stop to take anything with them, abandoning their massive plun-der. At first the Jews were afraid that the crazed invaders were searching for them again, but the speed with which the enemy disappeared from the vicin-ity soon calmed their fear. Soon after, all the Jews returned to their village. The danger was over!

Eventually, they were able to clarify what had happened. Somehow, the hooligans had found out—or thought they had found out—that a troop of government soldiers was rapidly ap-proaching in their direction. Fright-ened, they had fled for their lives, abandoning everything that might slow down their flight.

The Jews returned to their homes with happy strides, amazed by the miracle that had taken place for them. They knew without doubt that the miracle occurred in the merit of their children’s joyous celebration in honor of the great sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on his day of joy, Lag BaOmer, with the heretofore hidden mystic, the Baal Shem Tov—who had already disappeared to another location.

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of their children’s joyous celebration in

honor of the great sage Rabbi Shimon

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I am sitting at my laptop as the older boys bounce a ball back and forth safely between themselves, and my heart is stopping to

race.My wife called me at 3:00pm to get the kids right away; there

was an explosion at the finish line at the Boston Marathon. The kids go to the Chabad School, New England Hebrew Academy, just a mile or so away from the blasts.

We live in a suburb of Boston, some 15 miles north of the City of Boston, and it is usually a traffic crawl the entire way. Today be-ing a Massachusetts Holiday, Patriots Day, there were thankfully no cars on the road.

The whole way in, driving at speeds I care not mention, my mind kept on going back to my kids. The radio was reporting that there were more bombs found and all I could think of was I hope they are fine. As I crossed the bridge into Boston my cell phone seemed to not be working properly only heightening the anxiety. Thankfully, the phone kicked back in and I saw an email from the school announcing that all the kids were accounted for and safe.

I kept thinking, this stuff doesn’t happen here. After 9/11, though there had been plots and threats, all had been thwarted and no one had been hurt due to terrorism since. And Boston, well it is just safe. Alas, we all have our “reality bites” moments.

After gathering my kids into my car and heading back North, trying to field their thousands of questions, I realized that their world, and mine, won’t ever be the same. The terrible reality that evil exists and can touch them even here at home is heartbreaking.

We associate bombs, sadly, with Israel or Iraq, not Boston.Later, another wise email came from the school nurse; to try to

avoid the news and not share too much with the kids so as not to overwhelm ourselves and them. But, the calls and texts kept com-ing in. Until I heard some positive stories of the greatness of the human spirit and decided that this is a better route to go about when responding to my children.

Rather than focus on how many killed or injured, focus on the

people along the parade route who are coming out of their homes to give people water, or food, or a place to rest or stay, since the City was in virtual lock-down and many could not get to their homes or hotels.

An email pops in from Rabbi Posner in Boston, the Chabad center likely closest to the bombing…

The Chabad House and the Posner family are okay, Thank G-d.

Two things:1. If anybody is in the area that needs help - a runner/family

that needs a place to stay, a hot drink, a hug or wants to daven... whatever.

OUR DOORS ARE OPEN. 2. Thank you so much to all that texted, called, emailed, FB

messages to see how we are! We love you.Shmuel and Chana

It hit me, this is the appropriate response.Thank G-d everyone is OK, now what can I do to help? We

will all get past this, the perpetrator/s will be caught and punished, security will never be the same, we will have to live with the new realities that this event has inevitably thrust upon us.

However, if we can take the positive message, and if we can convey it to our children, that tragedy while very frightening, is an opportunity to grow and give, rather than cower and run, then at least, as a parent I will give them something strong and positive to hold onto. Perhaps that will be the tool to help them get through this.

May G-d comfort those who have lost loved ones, and may he heal all the injured and we speedily be ushered into the era, where “death will be swallowed up forever, and G-d will wipe away tears from all faces. May we know happy times.



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But the challenge is not an easy one. Think-tanks, jour-nalists, and regular Israelis discuss the “Hareidi problem,” but very few organizations have actually developed solutions which both respect and empower this fragile community. The Ultra-Orthodox believe that the preservation of Jewish heri-tage and deep rooted tradition can only occur through contin-ued Torah study, and this is coupled with a deep-seated fear of

the secular workplace. Meanwhile, the extreme attitudes from the opposite end of the spectrum, demanding a complete inte-gration into Israeli society, further compound the problem and do nothing to allay these fears.

While the average monthly household income in Israel is a little under $4,000, for the Ultra-Orthodox, this amounts to a little over $2,000. The Ultra-Orthodox have lower rates of employment, unpredictable patterns of work which can leave them in abject poverty. Low earning potential, coupled with government support declining dramatically as soon as employ-ment begins produces an incredibly low incentive to work.

“We needed to find a way to empower the Ultra-Orthodox to strive for better earning potential and, in this day and age, it comes through knowledge and training,” said Moti Feldstein, director of Kemach. Kemach, (whose Hebrew acronym stands for ‘Promoting Hareidi Employment,) was established in 2007 to provide career-appropriate education, enabling community members to work in long-term, decently paid jobs to reverse the cycle of poverty.

Up until 2 years ago, Moshe Shechter’s life path did not diverge from the traditional route of an Ultra-Orthodox male. Born in Haifa 39 years ago, he went to cheider, to yeshivah, and finally to Kollel. He married within the community and

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together raised seven children. Two years ago, Moshe was dev-astated to realize he could not provide for his family. “I turned to Kemach, having seen their logo on an advertisement for a course for Hareidi men being offered in conjunction with the Technion,” explained Shechter. Kemach put him through intensive testing to determine suitability and after a day-long battery of tests, they put his name forward for acceptance.

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The decision for Shechter to attend the course was not sim-ple – he had never studied physics or mathematics, and cer-tainly not English. Not deterred by these challenges, he was, however, daunted by the cost. Although his wife worked in be-tween maternity leaves, her saleswomen’s salary was in no way sufficient to support him through school. Kemach agreed to provide a loan to cover tuition fees and living expenses which, upon completion of the course, will turn into a scholarship (Kemach has an exceptional completion rate of over 95% for all their vocational and academic courses).

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Zilbershlag attends the Hareidi College of Jerusalem, which acts as a campus for courses from a range of Israel’s top Universities. Zilbershlag’s course is provided by Bar Ilan Uni-versity, and is taught separately for men and women. Despite the adjustments made for the needs of the Ultra-Orthodox community, including alternative course materials, Zilbershlag says that without the additional support of Kemach he would not have succeeded. His course began with 40 students, now just 10 remain.

“Many families are against academic study and exert im-mense pressure on students to return to Kollel [full time reli-gious study]. Additionally the financial commitments involved in supporting a large family while studying, even part-time, is too great a strain on many students.” Kemach provides both financial and emotional support to all students enrolled on its courses.

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The first kohanim were Aaron (Moses’ older brother) and his four sons. Together with their future descendents,

they were chosen by G-d to conduct the service in the Sanc-tuary as representatives of the entire people of Israel. Due to his sanctified position as a minister serving in G-d’s Temple, the kohen may not come in contact with the dead, his body must be unblemished, certain marriages are prohibited to him, etc.

You may not have heard the story of the fellow who visits his rabbi and begs him to make him a kohen. He just has to belong to the priestly tribe and he’s prepared to pay the rabbi any amount of money for the honor. The rabbi pa-tiently explains that neither he nor anyone else can make the man a kohen. It is simply not in the province of the rabbinate to do these things. The fellow is desperate. He offers the rabbi a huge donation if he would only grant him this one favor. The rabbi is exasperated but intrigued and asks the man why it is so important to him that he be made a kohen. The guy an-swers: “Rabbi, my father was a kohen, my grandfather was a kohen, I just have to become a kohen!”

The truth is that as funny as a born kohen wanting to buy his way into his own family may sound, being a kohen is no joke.

In my own experience, I have been involved in a number of human tragedies which emanated from Jewish ignorance about the role of a kohen and the regulations which pertain to members of the priestly tribe.

While cemetery conduct and protocol for a male kohen is

a very important mitzvah, failure to comply with these regu-lations is between him and G-d. It does not affect anyone else, at least not in any earthly, tangible form. However, when it comes to marriage choices there is always someone else in-

volved and, subsequently, very much affected.

Some tragedies are unavoidable. When terror strikes, G-d forbid, it may be impossible to stay out of harm’s way. Illness is not something any sane person consciously chooses. But the most frustrating tragedy of all is one that was avoidable. And when ignorance of our traditions leads to human pain and anguish, then fa-miliarizing ourselves with those tra-ditions could go a long way towards preventing tragedy from happening in the first place.

Picture the scene. A young man announces his engagement and arrives at the synagogue to book his wedding. The rabbi discovers that he is a kohen

and his fiancé is a divorcee, convert, someone previously mar-ried out of the faith, or perhaps the daughter of a non-Jewish father. Very sensitively, he advises the young couple that there may be a halachic impediment to their union being solem-nized “in accordance with the law of Moses and Israel.” This week’s parshah gives us the basic laws governing whom a ko-hen may and may not marry. If he is indeed a genuine kohen and she does, in fact, belong to one of the above-mentioned categories, we have a problem.

Now my question is, why in the two or three years of their relationship did this issue never surface? The answer is igno-

If the Torah tells us that a particular union is

not kosher, rather than resenting the interference we should consider it as if the Almighty Himself

came down and whispered a word of loving advice in our ears: “Trust me; this one is not right for you.”



rance. Nobody ever told them that there was a problem.Who gets the blame? Why, the rabbi, of course. He is ac-

cused of being a religious fundamental-st, intolerant, uncaring, rigid and inflex-ble. Well, let me assure you that my col-eagues and I love to be welcoming and

accommodating at all times. There are, however, situations when Jewish law and radition, which to us is sacred and in-

violate, may well appear to be standing in he way of human happiness. And we are

not empowered to change the law to suit he occasion.

Personally, I say the responsibility to educate our young people about this particular issue lies with their parents. Es-pecially a father who is a kohen and has passed down that lin-eage to his son has a moral obligation to advise his son of what t means to be a kohen. True, there are privileges, like being he first to be called to the Torah, but there are also responsi-

bilities, like choosing marriage partners very carefully.These types of pain and misery are absolutely avoidable if

we educate our children. Well before they become romanti-cally involved, parents should inform their kids to be discern-ng in whom they date. In the same way as no intermarriage

ever happened without prior inter-dating, no kohen would suffer disappointment over an unsanctioned marriage if he only

dated girls he would be able to marryHe shouldn’t be hearing about it forthe first time when he approaches therabbi with a wedding date.

Marriage today is a tenuous institution. It is an enormous challenge toremain on the right side of the statistics. If the Torah tells us that a particular union is not kosher, rather thanresenting the interference we shouldconsider it as if the Almighty Himsel

came down and whispered a word of loving advice in our ears“Trust me; this one is not right for you.” Sometimes we thinkthe Torah is standing in the way of our happiness when thereverse is true. In the long run, it may well be protecting bothparties from making a serious mistake with life-long ramifications.

The priesthood is as old as the Jewish people. To be a kohen is something no money can buy. Space does not allow meto expand on the subject here. Suffice it to say, it is a very special blessing. Let’s make sure that our children never considerthat blessing a curse.

“Rabbi, my father was a kohen, my

grandfather was a kohen, I just have to

become a kohen!”

Over Pesach, my daughter told us that we call it Pesach because we’re focused on what HaShem did for us

(passing over the houses) while in the Torah it is referred to as Chag HaMatzos, because HaShem focuses on what we did, leaving so quickly that we couldn’t even let our bread rise. It reminded me that being focused on and proud of the achievements of the other party is a wonderful tool for strengthening any relationship.

It was therefore curious to me that in Shemona Esrai, throughout the Yom Tov, we say Chag HaMatzos. Shouldn’t we continue the idea of praising what HaShem did for us and call it Pesach? It was only on the seventh day of Pesach that I was inspired with an answer.

We don’t just call it Chag HaMatzos. Instead, we have a complete phrase, “Chag HaMatzos, Zman Cheirusainu,” meaning, “the festival of Matzos, the time of our freedom.” What, I kept asking myself, is the connection between mat-zah and freedom? On the contrary, we call it the bread of our affliction, poor man’s bread, and don’t think of it as a shining symbol of liberty like some glorious light-brown circular flag blowing in the wind.

Well, if we define being rich as not one who has a lot, but one who needs little (which we do - check out Pirkei Avos), then freedom could be defined not as one who is in control, but as one who is not controlled by external forces and desires. In other words, the less I need, the less others have control over me.

Of all foods, I thought, mat-zah needs the fewest ingredients. It only needs two, flour and water, and is even missing a key ingredient in all other types of bread – TIME. Yes, when the Jews took their dough out of Egypt, they didn’t allow time for it to rise.

They were told to go immediately and that’s what they did. They didn’t worry about the fact that they didn’t have the time they needed so their food would be ready. They just left, and that is a great aspect of freedom.

People are always complaining that we don’t have enough hours in the day. There’s too much to do and not enough time. Even Chazal said it, “The day is short and the workload is large.” It’s easy to get discouraged, but instead of stress-ing about the fact that there’s not enough time to get it all done, let’s remember the end of the Mishna – “It’s not your responsibility to finish the job, but you are not free to neglect working on it [with whatever time you are given.]”

The freedom we experienced from the matzos was the ability not to worry about the finished product, and just to do what we need to do now. We left the results up to HaSh-em and got matzah, which is even better than bread because it can be eaten for much longer without going bad. In fact,

in the desert heat it probably stayed light, crispy and tasty.

I remembered this thought one day as I was driv-ing behind a v-e-r-y s-l-o-w driver. I was trying to get to shul for Mincha, and this guy was making

his way ever so slowly down the one-lane road, with no opportunities to pass him. He was doing about ten

miles an hour below the speed limit. I started to get annoyed and angry, then told myself, “It’s up to G-d whether I make it in time. At this moment, I have to recognize that I’m not in control.” It worked. I calmed down, and drove without getting road rage

or showering him with “blessings.” (I made it to Mincha.)

We’re now in the period of Sefiras HaOmer, and we count each day. We don’t

say, “Today is fifteen of fifty,” we say, “today is

It’s About Time BY RABBI JONATHAN GEWIRTZ

The Observant Jew



fifteen.” Part of the lesson that we learn from Pesach and Shavuos, including the interim weeks, is that we don’t have o worry about finishing the job, but rather making the most

of the time we are given to work with. Each day should be a goal and each day should be an achievement. “Am I doing what I am supposed to do at this very moment?” If I am, then

am free. I am not beholden to an end result that is beyond my reach, and I am not bound by a need to fill twenty-four

hours in a day with thirty-six hours’ worth of work.In our lives, we will not have the time to do everything

that must be done in the world. However, if we spend time worrying and lamenting that fact, then we’ve wasted some of the precious time we HAVE been given.

This lesson is one we learned from HaShem when we re-linquished control and left with the unrisen dough. It was G-d who gave us the matzah which taught us this special lesson about freedom and life, and that’s why we focus on this gift during Shemona Esrai, seeing it as just one more of the myriad billions and trillions of things He does for us on a daily basis.

Freedom is about time. It’s about knowing that at this moment I’m exactly where I should be. This knowledge about time is a gift - that’s why they call it the present.

Jonathan Gewirtz is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications around the world. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion.

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Even Chazal said it, “The day is short and the workload is large.” It’s easy to get discouraged, but instead of

stressing about the fact that there’s not enough time to get it all done,

let’s remember the end of the Mishna – “It’s not your responsibility to

finish the job, but you are not free to neglect working on it.”

Jewish Community leaders endorsed

Michael Feuer for Los Angeles City Attorney in the upcoming City

General Election scheduled for Tuesday,

May 21, 2013.

Mike Feuer is one of Califor-nia’s leading lawmakers and

attorneys. A former Majority Policy Leader of the California State Assem-bly and Chair of the California As-sembly’s Judiciary Committee, Mike has written some of the state’s most important public safety, children’s health, consumer protection and envi-ronmental laws.

Mike previously served for six years on the Los Angeles City Coun-cil, where he wrote some of the tough-est laws in the nation to curb gun vio-lence, fought successfully for anti-gang and after-school programs, and fund-ed jobs for disadvantaged youth. He initiated L.A.’s 3-1-1 non-emergency services system, improving 9-1-1 re-sponse times and making L.A. gov-ernment much more effective. Mike was the Council’s leader on ethics reform and spearheaded business tax reforms. He chaired successful Coun-cil efforts to deliver on-time, balanced budgets and championed the rights of disabled people, senior citizens and children.

Prior to his work on the City Coun-cil, Mike directed one of the nation’s leading public interest law firms, Bet

Tzedek Legal Services (The House of Justice). Under Mike’s leadership, Bet Tzedek helped more than 50,000 indigent, primarily elderly or disabled clients on crucial cases involving nurs-ing home abuse, consumer fraud, ac-cess to health care, housing, Holocaust restitution and more. The Los Angeles Daily Journal wrote that he turned Bet Tzedek into a “national success story,” and named him one of “California’s 100 Most Influential Attorneys.”

Mike has also taught at the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA School of Public Affairs. He practiced law at two of the nation’s leading firms, Huf-stedler, Miller, Carlson & Beardsley and Morrison & Foerster. He began his career as a judicial clerk for Cali-fornia Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin.

He has received numerous awards reflecting the breadth of his achieve-ments as a legislator and lawyer. A Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Mike and his wife, Gail Ru-derman Feuer, have been married for twenty-nine years. They have 2 chil-dren, Aaron and Danielle.

Jewish Community Leaders Endorse

Michael Feuerfor City Attorney

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Rambam Hospital Awarded $5 Million Grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust

(New York, NY) – Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel, has received a $5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust in order to purchase the necessary medical equipment for its new fortified underground emergency hospital.

The Sammy Ofer Fortified Un-derground Emergency Hospital is a three-story, 60,000 square meter fa-cility, which is fully fortified against both conventional and unconventional warfare. As the largest hospital of its kind in the world, it can convert from a 1,500-vehicle parking lot into a 2,000-bed emergency hospital within just 72 hours of war being declared. The grant will go towards buying equipment for the hospital, thereby contributing enormously to preparing it for use.

“The initiative for a fortified hospi-tal came about following the Second Lebanon War six years ago,” states Professor Rafi Beyar, Director and CEO of Rambam Health Care Campus. During the course of the war, 45 missiles fell in close proximity to Rambam, and al-though no one was hurt, it triggered off the thinking among hospital executives that action needed to be taken. “We realized that we couldn’t rely on miracles anymore,” continues Beyar. “We had to prepare for any future threat by having a safe area where patients could be moved to and where staff could func-tion.”

Six years later, the building of the new fortified hospital is almost complete and once all the relevant equipment has been bought, the hospital will be fully functional.

“We are extremely thankful to the Helmsley Charitable Trust for granting us this donation, which we will use in or-der to procure vital equipment for the hospital,” remarks Beyar.

“Unfortunately, the threat of war has grown increasingly strongover recent years. As the main referral hospital for over twomillion people in the North of Israel, Rambam Hospital is de-

termined to have the capabilities of pro-viding acute and chronic hospital careunder fire to all those who need it.”

“As security and health care pre-paredness are core objectives of our pro-gram in Israel, we are pleased to supportRambam in equipping this vitally im-portant new facility,” said Sandor Fran-kel, a trustee of the Helmsley CharitableTrust.

ABOUT THE LEONA M. AND HARRY BHELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST:

The Helmsley Charitable Trust as-pires to improve lives by supportingeffective nonprofits in a variety of se-lected program areas. Since 2008, whenthe Trust began its active grantmaking,it has committed more than $800 mil-

lion to a wide range of charitable organizations. The Trust’sgrantmaking program in Israel supports leading institutionsand initiatives that seek to strengthen the nation’s leadershipin scientific, technological and medical research, its health carepreparedness, and its standing in the world. For more infor-mation on the Trust and its programs, please visit www.helms-leytrust.org.

ABOUT RAMBAM HOSPITAL:Rambam Health Care Campus is the largest medical cen-

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A $5 MillionGrant forIsraeli Hospital

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who need it.”

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‘’This school makes a real difference for our children,’’ says Shmuel Marcus of 8th Day. ‘’We’re very excited to be a part of this amazing concert and to rock the house with our hometown crowd.’’

With all this incredible talent on one stage this promises to

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and has hundreds of students enrolled yearly. They continue to strive to bring top notch education to young girls in the Jewish community. This concert will help raise the much needed funds to keep the school running at a high and well qualified level.

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Great gifts for all occasions!Invited out for a Shabbosmeal? Baby gifts, Bas Mitzvahgifts, Wedding gifts, & Housewarming gifts. Don't put it off!Come in today and go outrelieved. Call for a specialappointment.

Rochel Duchman323-938-8222 or 323-620-3618

GIFTS MUSIC BANDS

Yosef Y. Shagalov Traveling Notary Public

& Home Signing Agent.

Cell:(323)934-7095

email: [email protected]

Music by Ariel Louk "Because a Simcha should be happy"

One man band to a full orchestra.

Please call now for availability & rates!

323-997-2647 [email protected]

Orthodox woman available towatch your children full time orpart-time hours, at your location.Excel. references. 323-651-9389

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Certified Personal Trainer forWomen only, individual or groups.For more info please contact-Sarit: 424-653-8705 or [email protected]

Looking for staff who loves work-ing with children ages 3-4 & 4-5 inthe Pico Robertson area,have alltheir education units completed.Experience required. Please emailresume to [email protected] or call 323.632.8312

Community Links is currently look-ing for energetic and outgoingsales people. Positions are avail-able in the Los Angeles area aswell as the greater Valley. Competitive commission rates!Please email resume [email protected]

Eden Memorial Park - Plot Com-plete with Service, Burial, StoneSold Out Court of the Matriarch'sBronze Marker, Base, Outer Con-tainer, Opening/Closing plus serv-ices $12,500.Please call RobertCancilla 562-290-2849

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Traditional Ritual Circumcision

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Home: 323.934.9329

Cell: 323.896.5098www.expertmohel.com

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NOTARYDANCEA Time for Dancefall classes! Jointhe fun this yearas we kick offseason 9. Amaz-

ing classes include ballet, gym-nastics, jazz, tap, hip hop, zumbaand drama workshop for girls andteens. New Boys Gymnasticsand Kickboxing ages 4-15 andWomen's Ballet, Modern andmore! Check out our schedule atwww.atime4dance.com or call323 404-0827 for more info.

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(Eng. Spanish-French-Italian-Yiddish-Portuguese-Hebrew).

524 N. La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-930-0444 (office)

323-646-2356 (Cell/after hours)

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Happy MomentsFor all your event needs!

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Dancing Rabbi for

wedding /bar mitzvah

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Face painting 1/2 hr special up to 12 kids $80

DJ 1 hr $225

Petting zoo 1.5 hr $275

Face painting 2 hr $ 180

Balloon sculpting 2 hr $180

Balloons and face painting 1 hr $180

Characters, princess & super heroes party 1 hr $175

Moon bounce $69

Photo booth 3 hr $395

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SUMMER 2013 WITH THE WERNER BROTHERS

BANFF, ALBERTA JUNE 30 - JULY 7, 2013

VAIL, COLORADO JULY 21 - 28, 2013 Welcome to Banff National Park

Looking forward to hosting you

Join us in Colorado at the Vail, Cascade Resort and Spa

Horseback riding Lake Louise Signature Room

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