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10 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE 52 a publication of Bnei  Aram  Soba  a non-profit organization 1616 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11223 Telephone: 718-645-4460 Fax: 718 618-9942 email: Office@CommunityM.com www.communitym.com Executive Mashgiah RABBI ELI DAVID Executive Publisher JACK COHEN Editor-in-Chief FREDDIE HARARI Associate Editor JOLIE GREIFF Contributing Writers MACHLA ABRAMOVITZ RABBI MAX ANTEBY DR. JACQUES DOUECK VICTORIA DWEK MOZELLE FORMAN SOPHIA FRANCO DAVE GORDON ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS RABBI ELI J. MANSOUR- TAMMY SASSOON FRIEDA SCHWEKY MICHELLE SHREM PNINA SOUID RABBI MAX SUTTON Graphic Designer NADIA ASE Photography MORRIS ANTEBI Account Executives BARBRA PANIGEL LAUREN SHAMULA Shevat-Adar 1 5784 / February 2024 Volume XXIII Number 5 COMMUNITY Living Emunah Why Doesn’t Hashem Show Us Why It Is Good? RABBI DAVID ASHEAR 18 The Lighter Side 78 Jokes and Riddles From The Files of The Bet Din THREE IPHONE 15S RABBI MAX SUTTON 42 74 Mabrouk Words of Rabbi Eli J. Mansour We Are All Lifeguards! 12 76 Community Highlights Once Upon A Thyme Spicy Peanut Ramen ADINA YAAKOV 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 2024 Bnei Aram Soba. Subscriptions $18 or $3 when included in membership dues. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Community Magazine 655 Pullman Ave, Rochester NY 14615. Advertising and sponsorship proceeds are used exclusively for charitable purposes. Advertisements do not necessarily carry the endorsement of the Publisher. Readersshould verifykashrutstatus independently.Ads for Internetand relatedservicesare intended for thosewhohaveaheter foruseofsuchservices. Printed inCanada. THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS MESSAGES OF TORAH AND HALACHOT. PLEASE HANDLE IT APPROPRIATELY. Emotional Wellness Hashem Is Proud of Us! RABBI DAVID SUTTON MEDICAL HALACHA Assistance in Wearing Tefillin RABBI YEHUDA FINCHAS 46 60 Ask Jido Home Is Where The Heart Is How to Winterize Your Home KAREN BEHFAR 64 Woman to Woman One on One with Adina Yaakov ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS 56 How You Can Help on the Front Lines IDF Commando Reveals What His Squad Needs Most Now JACK COHEN Israel’s Military and Political Quagmire AVI KUMAR Flatbush Community Fund – A Lifeline for Many Local Families DAVE GORDON The Debate Over Proposed Coney Island Casino Continues… ELLEN GELLER KAMARAS The Ahavat Yisrael Project MARI GINDI  Mourning a Beloved Torah Giant – Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon, ZT”L   RENEWAL – They Do Lives, Not Windows Mitzvah Man Hesed Stories Helping Displaced Families PNINA SOUID TAL Academy is Filled with Excited Learners! Amazing Gizmos and Gadgets of 2024 Positive Parenting Raising Secure Children TAMMY SASSOON Cooking with Chef Shiri Pecan Pumpkin Cake Why Scientists Are Still Baffled About The Miracle of Water Who’s Pulling the Strings? L. AZAR 20 24 28 30 36 38 34 44 48 50 58 62 66 70 72