Community Magazine April 2019

18 Letters 28 Living Emunah Being Humble Rabbi David Ashear 42 Laws of Giving Gifts on Purim 46 From The Files of The Bet Din t’s Not All Roses Rabbi Max Sutton 47 You Be The Judge! It’s Not All Roses 48 STRAIGHT TALK Sage Advice from Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l 50 The Effect of Music on the Brain and Mind Rabbi Zamir Cohen 76 Ask Jido 78 Home Is Where The Heart Is Karen Behfar The Importance of Obtaining Renter’s Insurance Joey Sasson 80 Mabrouk 82 Community Highlights COMMUNITY CALENDAR 86 I t’s Amazing! Exploring the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom What is the difference between grasshoppers and locusts? 88 The Lighter Side 90 Riddles 92 Peleh the Boy Wonder Are there plants that can help save people’s lives? 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 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. Adar II -Nissan 5779 - April 2019 Volume XVIII Number 7 COMMUNITY 58. woman towoman One on One with Alice Chera 60. Positive Parenting Strategies to Conquer Bedtime Battles 62. HealthyHomelife Empathetic Listening – The Key to Connection 64. PROPEL: Recipe For Success – Young Leadership Event 66. Between Carpo ls 3-Ingredient No-Bake Biscotti 68. once uponathyme Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookies ’ Departments 14 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE & Style FOR THEWOMAN OF TODAY SPIRIT 18 Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour Pesah Prep includes Keeping Kids in the Picture 42 Failure to Get Out the Vote Brings Troubling Consequences for Our Yeshivot MACHLAABRAMOVITZ The Bloody Nile Examining the First of the Ten Plagues YEHOSHUA BEN YOSEF 44 48 Beresheet Spacecraft – One Giant Leap for Israel DAVE GORDON How Many People Can One Person Feed? RACHEL COHEN 70 The Fours and the Fives of the Pesach Seder YISSACHAR DROR Remembering Edmond Bassoul FRIEDA SCHWEKY 30 38 56 Passover 2019: Work Smarter, NOT Harder ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS 74 The Nut Job Mom’s Timely Tips for Making Pesach Dishes Allergy-Friendly FRIEDA SCHWEKY 44 8 Le ters 28 Living E unah Being Hu ble Ra bi David Ashear Laws of Giving Gifts on Purim 46 From The Files of The Bet Din t’s Not All Roses Ra bi Max Su ton 4 You Be The Judge! It’s Not All Roses 4 STRAIGHT TALK Sage Advice fro Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l The Effect of Music on the Brain and Mind Ra bi Za ir Cohen 76 Ask Jido Ho e Is Where The Heart Is Karen Behfar The Importance of Obtaining Renter’s Insurance Joey Sa son 0 Mabrouk 82 Co munity Highlights CO MUNITY CALENDAR 86 I t’s Amazing! Exploring the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom What is the di ference between gra shoppers and locusts? The Lighter Side Riddles 92 Peleh the Boy Wonder Are there plants that can help save people’s lives? 96 Cla sifieds Co munity Magazine is published monthly by Bnei Aram Soba, 1616 Ocean Parkway, Br oklyn, NY 1 23. Periodicals postage paid at Br oklyn, NY, USPS Number 021-802 (I SN 1 52-809X). Copyright 2019 Bnei Aram Soba. Subscriptions $18 or $3 when included in membership dues. POSTMASTER: Send a dre s changes to Co munity Magazine, 1616 Ocean Parkway, Br oklyn, NY 1 23. Advert sing and sponsorship proceeds are used exclusively for charitable purposes. Advertisements do not nece sarily 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 h ter for use of such services. Printed in Canada. THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS MESSAGES OF TORAH AND HALACHOT. PLEASE HANDLE IT APPROPRIATELY. Adar II -Ni san 5 79 - April 2019 Volu e XVIII Nu ber 7 COMMUNI 58. woman towoman One on One with Alice Chera 60. P sitive Pare ting Strategies to Conquer Bedtime Battles 62. HealthyHomelife E pathetic Listening – The Key to Connection 64. PROPEL: Recipe For Success – Young Leadership Event 66. Betw en Carp ls 3-Ingredient No-Bake Biscotti 68. once uponathyme Gluten-Fr e Chocolate Chip Ski let Cookies ’ 14 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE & Style FOR THEWOMAN OF TODAY PIRIT ords of Ra bi Eli J. Mansour Pesah rep includes Keeping ids in the Picture Failure to et ut the ote Brings Troubling Consequences for Our Yeshivot MACHLAABRAMOVITZ he loody ile Examining the First of the en lagues YEHOSHUA BEN YOSEF 4 48 eresh et Spacecraft – ne iant Leap for Israel DAVE GORDON o any eople Can ne erson Feed? RACHEL COHEN 70 The Fours and the Fives of the esach Seder YISSACHAR DROR Re e bering Ed ond assoul FRIEDA SCH EKY 30 38 56 Pa sover 2019: Work Smarter, N T Harder E LEN GE LER KAMARAS 74 The ut Job Mom’s Timely Tips for Making Pesach Dishes A lergy-Friendly FRIEDA SCH EKY 44 1 Letters Living Emunah Being Humble Rabbi David Ashear 42 Laws of Giving Gifts on Purim From The Files of The Bet Din t’s Not All Roses Rabbi Max Sutton 7 You Be The Judge! It’s Not All Roses 8 STRAIGHT ALK Sage Advice from Rab i Avigdor Miller, zt”l 50 The Effect of Music on the Brain and Mind Rabbi Zamir Cohen sk Jido 78 Home Is Where The Heart Is Karen Behfar The Importance of Obtaini g Renter’s Insurance Joey Sasson 8 Mabrouk Com unity Highlights CO UNITY CALENDAR I t’s Amazing! Exploring the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom hat is the difference between grasshop ers and locust ? 88 The Lighter Side 90 Rid les Peleh the Boy Wonder Are there plants that can help save people’s lives? 6 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 ES AGES OF TORAH AND HALACHOT. PLEASE HANDLE IT AP ROPRIATELY. Adar II -Nissan 5779 - April 2019 Volume XVIII Number 7 COM UNI 58. w t w One on One with Alice Chera 60. Positive Parenting Strategies to Conquer Bedtime Bat les 62. He lt H elife Empathetic Listeni g – The Key to Con ection 64. P EL: Recipe For Suc es – Young Leadership Event 6 . Betwe n Ca ls 3-Ingredient No-Bake Biscot i 68. o ce u at e Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Skillet Co kies ’ 14 COM UNITY MAGAZINE Style FOR THEWO N OF TODAY PIRIT 18 Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour esah Prep i cl des Ke pi Ki s i the Picture 42 Failure to Get Out the Vote ri s ro li g C seq ences f r r eshivot MACHLA BRAMOVITZ e Bl y Nile xa i i the First of the Ten Plagues YEHOSHUA BEN YOSEF 44 48 Beresheet Spacecraft – O e Gia t Lea for Israel DAVE GORDON How Many People Ca O e Perso Fe d? RACHEL COHEN 70 e F rs a the Fives f the Pesach Seder YIS ACHAR DROR emem eri Edmond Bas o l FRIEDA SCHWEKY 30 38 56 Passover 2019: Work Smarter, NO arder ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS 74 e Nut Jo Mo ’s Timely Tips for aking Pesach Dishes Allergy-Friendly FRIEDA SCHWEKY 44 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 messag s of Torah and halachot. please handle t appropriately. 14 Community Magazine 20 6 II - Nis April 2019 32 42 The Nut Job Mom's Timely Tips for Making Pes ch Dishe Allergy-Fri f r Isr l l il 18 Letters 30 Living Emunah Being Humble Rabbi David Ashear 52 From The Files of The Bet Din It’s Not All Roses Rabbi Max Sutton 53 You Be The Judge! Down the Drain 54 STRAIGHT TALK Sage Advice from Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l 82 The Effect of Music on the Brain and Mind Rabbi Zamir Cohen 84 Ask Jido 86 Home Is Where The Heart Is Follow us here for all your real estate tips and info Karen B hfar 88 Th Importance of Obtaining Rente ’s Insurance Joey Sasson 90 Mabrouk 92 Community Highlights 96 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 98 I t’s Amazing! Explor the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom W at is the difference between grasshoppers and locusts? 100 The Lighter Side 102 Riddles 104 Peleh the Boy Wonder Ar there plants that can h lp save people’s lives? 108 Classifieds 78 64. o an to o an One on One with alice chera 66. Positive Parenting strategies to conquer bedtime battles 68. HealthyHomelife empathetic listening - the key to connection 70. P r f s - y g leadership even 72. B 3-ingredient no-bake biscotti 76. once uponathyme gluten-free chocolate chip skillet cookies r s f a i li J. a s r esach Prep Includes Keepi g Kids in the Picture Passover 2019: Work Smarte , NOT Harder ARA