Community Magazine June 2019

Taking Matchmaking to The Next Level 16 Letters 28 Living Emunah Giving Emunah is Giving Life Rabbi David Ashear 48 Are You Ready to Take the ‘No Phone Challenge’? Helen Gindi 54 From The Files of The Bet Din Family Inheritance Dispute Rabbi Max Sutton 55 You Be The Judge! Can’t Take The Heat… 56 STRAIGHT TALK Sage Advice from Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l 58 Uniting the Jewish People – One Page at a Time! Mozelle Forman 74 Fun Summer Gizmos & Gadgets 84 The Journey of the New ArtScroll Sephardic Siddur 86 Ask Jido 88 From the Files of the Mitzvah Man Hesed Stories Pnina S. Souid 90 Home Is Where The Heart Is Karen Behfar 92 Be Prepared for Hurricane Season Joey Sasson 94 Mabrouk 96 Community Highlights 98 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 100 I t’s Amazing! Exploring the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom Why Do Catfish Have “Whiskers”? 102 The Lighter Side 104 Riddles 106 Peleh the Boy Wonder Why is the moon sometimes visible during the day? 108 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. Iyar - Sivan 5779 - June 2019 Volume XVIII Number 9 COMMUNITY 62. woman towoman One on One with susan cohen 64. Positive Parenting Balancing Your Workload 66. HealthyHomelife Judging Others Favorably 68. PROPEL support Inspires Success 72. once uponathyme Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Quiche ’ Departments Preparing for Shavout YISSACHAR DROR How to Make the Most of Your Free Time This Summer ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS Lions, and Leopards, and Rhinos, Oh My! Dave’s Adventures Across Southern Africa DAVE GORDON RABBI DAVID MASLATON 12 Community Magazine & Style FOR THEWOMAN OF TODAY SPIRIT 18 Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour The Grapes of Summer 78 A Shabbat of Chinuch at the Jersey Shore MACHLA ABRAMOVITZ 50 Morris I. Franco Community Cancer Center – Healing the Body and Soul FRIEDA SCHWEKY 30 34 44 DSN Academy for Seniors – All You Have to Do is Ask MOZELLE FORMAN Allergy Safety in the Summer FRIEDA SCHWEKY 38 42 82