Community Magazine January 2019

14 Letters 26 Living Emunah Constant Contact Rabbi David Ashear 70 From the Files of the Mitzvah Man Hesed Stories Pnina S. Souid 72 From The Files of The Bet Din ATimely Collection? Rabbi Max Sutton 73 You Be The Judge! Eviction 74 STRAIGHT TALK Sage Advice from Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l 104 Ask Jido 106 Home Is Where The Heart Is Follow us here for all your real estate tips and info Karen Behfar 108 Stranded Motorist Winter Survival Tips 110 Mabrouk 114 Community Highlights 118 I t’s Amazing! Exploring the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom Do horses sleep standing up? 120 The Lighter Side 122 Riddles 124 Peleh the Boy Wonder Why is a cold called “the common cold”? 128 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 2019 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. Tevet - Shevat 5779 -January 2019 Volume XVIII Number 4 COMMUNITY 86. woman towoman One on One with Tehila Abramowitz Saadia 88. Positive Parenting How do we gain compliance from our children? 90. HealthyHomelife Filling Your Cup with Optimism 92. PROPEL: MyMother, MyMentor, MySelf Raquel Shalam, Life & Career Coach 94. Between Carpools The Creamiest White Sweet Potato-Cauliflower Soup 98. once uponathyme “Fried” Chicken and Waffles Departments new column! 10 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE & Style FOR THEWOMAN OF TODAY SPIRIT 16 Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour From Apples to Oranges: The Fruit Testifies 82 68 MOMS Challah Bake 2018 ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS Ma’or Yeshiva High School Ignites the Spark of Hesed in Their Students FRIEDA SCHWEKY Trump’s Report Card – Two Years In DAVE GORDON Shaare Torah’s “Escape the Room” Hanukah Adventure FRIEDA SCHWEKY 76 78 Tova Family Farms: From Harvest to Product in One Day Moroccan Community Takes Off in Jackson, New Jersey MACHLA ABRAMOVITZ 112 28 Hacham Shaul Kassin, zt”l – Special 33-page Commemorative Section Community Magazine pays tribute to the world-renowned leader and spiritual mentor, our Chief Rabbi, Hacham Shaul Kassin, zt”l . 33 TRAVEL TIPS WINTER 102