Community Magazine September 2019

10 Community Magazine 14 Letters 26 Living Emunah Miracle at the Kotel Rabbi David Ashear 42 How Jury Duty Prepared Me for Rosh Hashanah Rabbi Boruch Leff 44 From The Files of The Bet Din CancellingAPurchase Rabbi Max Sutton 45 You Be The Judge! What Goes Around Comes Around 46 STRAIGHT TALK Sage Advice from Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l 70 SZ CONNECT If Every Person Was a Matchmaker… 74 Hello Fall, Goodbye Summer Ellen Geller Kamaras 76 Ask Jido 78 Home Is Where The Heart Is Follow us here for all your real estate tips and info Karen Behfar 80 Mabrouk 82 If You Only Vote Republican, You Need To Read This Sari Setton, Exec Director, SCF 84 Community Highlights 86 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 88 I t’s Amazing! Exploring the Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom Is the Grizzly Bear Named for its Grisly Nature? 90 The Lighter Side 92 Riddles 94 Peleh the Boy Wonder How do antibiotics help fight diseases? 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. Elul 5779 – September 2019 Volume XVIII Number 12 COMMUNITY 56. woman towoman One on One with Heather Deutsch 58. Positive Parenting Dealing with Negative Thoughts 60. HealthyHomelife The Silent Treatment - Reworked 62. PROPEL Reflections of a Summer Intern 64. between carpools Strawberry Cream Dessert 68. once uponathyme Chocolate Covered Apples Departments White Walkers Crowned DEAL YMSL Softball Champions Norman Jemal Back to School Allergy Guide with The Nut Job Mom Frieda Schweky & Style FOR THEWOMAN OF TODAY SPIRIT 16 Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour No More Excuses 34 United Around Torah: Sephardic Community Gears Up for Siyum HaShas 2020 48 Helping Singles Through Blessings, Inspiration, and Prayer Pnina Souid 40 38 We Broke the Cycle of Poverty – From Recipient to Giver MACHLA ABRAMOVITZ 32 Hesed Spotlight: Ezra Cornman Bar Mitzvah Foundation Frieda Schweky TIKVOT – Unleashing the Winner Within Ellen Geller Kamaras 52 Back to School Gizmos & Gadgets 74 28