Community Magazine March 2016

JROOT Radio LEON SAKKAL 14 Letters 42 From The Files of The Bet Din An Aging Father Rabbi Max Sutton 43 You Be The Judge! ADifficult Character 44 The Top 10 Genizah – The Burial of Holy Scriptures Rabbi Daniel Levy 68 Tips for Building a Perfect Resume 72 Mabrouk 74 Great Kosher Dining Elan Kornblum & Hannah Levy 76 Health &Wellness Medical Quiz Healthy Homelife 78 SY Varsity 82 Community Highlights 84 Off-Peak Megillah Schedule 88 Mazza and More The Homemade Touch 90 Exploring the Wild World of Animals The Duck 92 Professor Noe Ital 94 The Lighter Side 95 Riddles 96 Classifieds Community Magazine is published monthly by Bnei Aram Soba, 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Periodicals postage paid at Brooklyn, NY, USPS Number 0021-802 (ISSN 1552-809X). Copyright 2016 Bnei Aram Soba. Subscriptions $18 or $3 when included in membership dues. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Community Magazine, 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Advertising and sponsorship proceeds are used exclusively for charitable purposes. Advertisements do not necessarily carry the endorsement of the Publisher. Readers should verify kashrut status independently. Ads for Internet and related services are intended for those who have a heter for use of such services. Printed in Canada. THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS MESSAGES OF TORAH AND HALACHOT. PLEASE HANDLE IT APPROPRIATELY. Adar I - Adar II 5776 March 2016 Volume XV Number 6 COMMUNITY Departments 16 Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour: No, Purim is Not a Free-For-All Yeshiva Lev Torah Sponsors Grand Siyum and Special Lag Ba'omer Event Yeshivat Lev Torah was founded with the goal of producing the next generation of community members who are committed to Torah study and practice, and who conduct themselves with sterling character, integrity and responsibility. Learn how the yeshiva, which serves community children from nursery through eighth grade, strives to provide its students with a first rate religious studies program alongside an outstanding general studies curriculum. 16 50. Woman toWoman An exclusive interview with judi franco chalme 52. Positive Parenting Tammy SassoOn 54. Keeping It Organized Marie Torgueman 56. Shaatra Does It Miriam Sasson 58. taste -withvictoriadweck Chicken Lettuce Wraps 60. One Smart Cookie Esther SassoOn 62. The Little Things in Life who's pulling the strings? VolumeXVNumber6 Adar I -Adar II5776 March 2016 YESHIVAT LEV TORAH Sponsors Grand Siyum and Special Lag Ba'omer Event BREADBERRY TASTE WITH VICTORIA DWEK NO, PURIM IS NOT A FREE-FOR-ALL Rabbi Eli J. Mansour COMMUNITY OFF-PEAK MEGILAH SCHEDULE P.84 NEW FILM TO REVEAL SECRETS ABOUT THE ALEPPO CODEX < 26 R JIDO: MY FATHER I HAVE NOT KEN IN 3 YEARS... P 28 32 & New Film to Reveal Secrets about the Aleppo Codex YIRMIYAHU COHEN Unearthing the Mysteries of Purim DAVE GORDON 26 36 Golden Leaves Center Enters Second Year SARINA ROFFÉ 40 { My father and I have not spoken for three years. I have offered three different times to let him visit his grandchildren so he can have a relationship with them... Dear Jido, { 66 10 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Style FOR THEWOMAN OF TODAY SPIRIT