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18 Dad SilenceMark could not imagine who Efraim Fishel

was. Mark had two older sisters, and he could notimagine that a child was born between his sistersand himself. When his father left the museum,Mark gently confronted him. "Dad, did I have abrother? Was his name Efraim Fishel? When?Where? Why did you never tell me?"

Parshas VayeishevRabbi Mordechai Kaminetzky

Chanukah GuideWork should not be done in the proximity

of the burning candles. Women have a cus-tom to refrain from household work duringthe half hour that the lights are burning, tohonor the brave Jewish women who played asignificant role in the Chanukah story.

Tuition Lowered: A DreamCome True?

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What You See Is What You GetIn a small village lived a poor groom.

Unable to afford a proper tailor to make awedding suit, he brought material to a sec-ond-rate one. The poor boy was shocked tosee the results. Parshas Miketz/Chanukah


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Each and every holiday, Rav YitzchokHutner writes, has a specific message ortheme at its core. It is a message that is

unique to that holiday, and to truly appreciate theholiday, that unique attribute needs be explored.Chanukah, historically speaking, was the last holidayto be established. With the establishment ofChanukah as a holiday, the roots of all the holidaysbecame firmly implanted in Jewish life, and the mes-sages they were to impart were completed.Obviously, the placement of Chanukah as the finalholiday teaches us something. This lesson we carriedwith us as a nation from the time the holiday wasestablished and forward. What is it about Chanukahthat is so significant?

The Greeks, in the days of the Chanukah story,were not interested in the physical decimation of thenation of Israel. They were interested in the decima-tion of the Jewish religion, a spiritual decimation ofthe nation of Israel. Adherence to the precepts ofthe Torah was a punishable offence. The study ofTorah could easily result in a death sentence.However, this grey cloud had a silver lining, onewhich had a deep and long-lasting effect.

The study of Torah is central to the life of thenation of Israel. It is of such importance that thesquandering of time, the simple loss of opportunityto study Torah, is a sin. However, Rav Hutner pointsout there are situations where the loss of Torahstudy actually results in greater perpetuation ofTorah study. We find an example of this dichotomyby the breaking of the Luchos, the tablets uponwhich the Ten Commandments were inscribed. Onone hand, we find that G-d "praised," so to speak,the breaking of the Luchos by Moshe (Shabbos 87a).On the other hand, we find that the Talmud statesthat if it was not for the breaking of the Luchos,Torah would have never been forgotten by thenation of Israel (Eruvin 54a). How is it that Moshecould been praised for an action that allowed Torah

to be forgotten for eternity?

The forgetting of Torah necessitates Torah studyto recapture that which was lost. A simple reminderis often not enough to relearn that which was forgot-ten. Time must be spent and effort expended toretrieve that which cannot be found. Therefore, theloss of Torah information actually results in a netgain of Torah study. Although the Luchos weredestroyed and Torah was allowed to be forgotten, G-d thanked Moshe for his action, as now much moretime would be devoted to the retrieval of that whichwas lost, the study of Torah thereby increasing inmagnitude.

The Greeks attempted to eradicate Torah from theworld. They forced many in the nation of Israel tosuspend any involvement in Torah study. Theoppression was severe, and physical and spiritualtolls were exacted. However, what the Greeks neveranticipated was that their wide-scale suppression ofTorah study would actually result in an even greaterdevotion of time and energy to Torah study. Thedarkness of the oppression led to an even brighterlight illuminating the spirit of the nation of Israel, alight that we recall when we allow the light of theMenorah, placed prominently in our windows, for allto see, to illuminate our homes.

Chanukah was the last holiday because it sent us amessage that we need to recall during our time ofexile. Specifically, Chanukah demonstrated that spir-itual suppression can result in spiritual growth. Theloss of Torah study can most definitely result inwide-spread growth and disseminating of Torah, onscales never previously imaginable. Generally, thestory of Chanukah demonstrates that the gloom ofexile and oppression can and will eventually result insplendorous bliss. As the Chanukah prayer of AlHaNissim states, G-d "gave the mighty to the handsof the weak, many into the hands of the few... thewicked into the hands of the righteous." This hap-pened on Chanukah, and it will happen again, may itbe speedily, in our days.•

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This article attracted my immediate attention. As a par-ent tasked with paying over $65,000 in tuition yearly,counting both college and a day school, this articleseemed to be welcome news.

Was this the start of a new trend? Would my daugh-ter’s high school follow thistrend? Would there finally besome personal relief from theyearly rise in tuition and fees?As tuition is not tax deductible,paying $65,000 in tuition meansearning about $100,000 just forthis purpose. Tuition hasbecome the largest budgetaryitem for many families sendingtheir children to Jewish dayschools or yeshivas. Tuitioncosts tend to far exceed mort-gage or auto costs for familieswith two or more children.With these high tuition costs, ithas become not only commonfor both fathers and mothers towork full-time jobs just so theycan meet tuition expenses. Many times, one or more par-ents have multiple jobs just for this purpose.

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It seemed like a dream come true: Tuition being low-ered, financial pressures decreasing. Then in the after-noon mail the very same day came reality for us. Thereit was, the dreaded white envelope from my daughter’sschool requesting registration for next year. There wasto be no reduction in fees at my daughter’s high school.

Tuition at the high school would again exceed the tuitionpaid at my middle daughter’s private college. Therewould be another year of sweating through payments, ofchecking whether there was money in the bank to coverthe post-dated checks.

My wife and I have achieved a modicum of personaland professional success. We earn a nice income. Butthe tuition required for high school places a heavy bur-den on us. I often think about and worry about thosewho are not as fortunate. There are hundreds of Jewishfamilies throughout L.A. who earn too much to qualify

for a scholarship, but who cannotafford the full tuition for theirthree, four, or more children.There are also those who get par-tial scholarships, but still must paytens of thousands of dollars inremaining tuition debt to givetheir children a Jewish education.

In my psychology practice, Ihave seen numerous couples actu-ally contemplate divorce becauseof the financial pressures broughtabout by Jewish day schooltuition. This had been the situa-tion already in a booming econo-my. I can only imagine the painnow experienced by families inthis economic crisis. There must

be a better way!

There are some long range solutions. Some cities likeChicago have embarked on a campaign to get activemembers of the Jewish community to include in theirwills a 5% bequest for Jewish education. In the future,the fund so created will provide schools with alternativerevenues to tuition. Every synagogue and school in theJewish community has a banner promoting this cause.This kind of long-term funding for Jewish educationshows much promise for the future.

Long-term solutions take much time. There are manypossible short term solutions, but these too may notbring solutions fast enough for families and schools at oron the verge of crisis.

To Kadima Hebrew Academy, a tip of my yarmulkah.Through your quick action, you have enabled hundredsof families to keep their children in a Jewish school. To


the administrators and board members of other schools, it is not too late to work together with families to addressthe acute financial needs of thousands of families hurt in the current economic downturn. Building and expansionprojects can be put off. I have served in the past on a day school board and reviewed budgets. There are areas tocut and trim or postpone. Pricing day schools and yeshivas beyond the ability of families to afford should not be anoption.

Helping families at this time will generate much good will that will last well past the current economic downturn.The day schools can gain many new friends. When incomes return or grow in the not so distant future, G-d willing,there will be an increased supply of friends and donors.

It is also possible for the Federation and Jewish Community Foundation to realize that money normally spent forspecial projects should be allocated instead this year toward continuing our school programs. Keeping schools whoserve so many thousands of children afloat is a cause which exceeds so many others.

These are hard times, both for schools and for families, and even for the community at large. Working together,we can ride out the crisis. In the meanwhile, neither families nor schools can act as if nothing has changed. Kudosto Kadima Hebrew Academy for taking brave action. I hope other schools follow.

Robert J. Rome, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in clinical practice in Encino, California. He can be reached at [email protected].


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By Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky

DAD SILENCE


The struggle between Yoseph and his brothers,their internal and external conflicts, are not easilyor summarily dismissible as classic sibling rivalry.

There was much more going on than who gets privileges,who gets the window seat, and whom does Dad favor.Their arguments were fundamental differences in theview of leadership for their family at present and theirdescendants in the future. And so, when Joseph dreamsof stalks and stars bowing down to him, the brotherswere naturally upset. Here he is, the second to youngestin the family, fantasizing about leadership over his eldersiblings. In addition, when he related the dreams to hisbrothers in front of his father, the Torah tells us that, "hisfather scolded him, and said to him, "What is this dream that youhave dreamt? Are we to come -- I and your mother and your broth-ers -- to bow down to you to the ground?" (Genesis 37:10) Butthe Torah tells us that despite the open rebuke, Yaakovknew that there was some method to the marvel. TheTorah ends the dialogue with the words, "his brothers werejealous of him, but his father watched the matter ". (ibid v. 11)

Rashi, along with a variety of Midrashim, interpret theword shomar, watched. Rashi says that Yaakov awaitedand looked forward to the time when this would come topass, while others interpret that Yaakov went so far as towrite down the time and the place that Yoseph wouldemerge.

The word shomar that describes Yaakov's haltingsilence seems peculiar. If the Torah means to say he wait-ed in anticipation for it to occur, it could have written,"and Jacob anticipated." The word watched connotes thatYaakov knew a secret truth that he was not to share.What is the point in telling us that? Is there a point in dis-cussing, a awareness, or feeling that was not acted upon?Perhaps the Torah tells us something else in describingYaakov's prescience, while withholding his belief, as well.

About thirty years ago, young Mark Honigsfeld accom-panied his parents on a trip to Israel. Mark, was excitedabout the wonders and beauty of the Holy Land, wasinvigorated and enthused about every site they visited,from Masada to the various museums. But one visit toYeshivas Har Etzion in the Old City of Jerusalem left aneternal impact on his soul and a gaping hole in his heart.

At Yeshivas Har Etzion there is a Holocaust museumwith an exhibit memorializing the six million. Many ofthe tiniest shtetls have memorial plaques, the only Jewish

commemoration of their mortal existence and the decla-ration that these towns, still with muddy roads and ram-shackle huts, were once beacons of spirituality and Torahlife. Mark's father, Paul Honigsfeld found a plaquememorializing his native city Belgitz, a small communityin Poland, and asked the curator if he, like many of thesurvivors who visited the museum, could add the namesof family members who had once lived in that city andwho were killed by the Nazis With Mark watching in thebackground, his father sat with the curator and gavenames. "Please list my mother Sarah D'vorah. I want youto memorialize my father Ephraim Fishel, and my sistersand brothers."

Suddenly he beckoned Mark to leave the room. A bitperturbed, Mark sauntered from the dark memorialroom, his mind wondering why in the world he wasasked to leave. Suddenly, he heard his father begin to cry.Sitting outside the room, he cried too, and then he heardhis father say a name a very close relative he had neverknown existed.

"Add my son, Ephraim Fishel ben Chaim Peretz. Please makea plaque for him too."

Mark could not imagine who Efraim Fishel was. Markhad two older sisters, and he could not imagine that achild was born between his sisters and himself. When hisfather left the museum, Mark gently confronted him."Dad, did I have a brother? Was his name Efraim Fishel?When? Where? Why did you never tell me?"

Reluctantly, his father told him that he was marriedbefore the war and had a wife and son who were killedby the Nazis. Then he added, "You know Mark, noteverything that happens does a child have to knowimmediately. Sometimes a father has to watch what hetells his children before he determines the impact it willhave on them. Forgive me for never telling you that youhad a brother, but there are just some things a fathermust guard until the right time"

Perhaps, in relating those few words, defining Yaakov'sreaction, or perhaps inaction, the Torah is telling us a les-son in parenting. Yaakov felt that one day in the future itwould surely happen. Yoseph's brothers would bow tohim. Yet he never revealed his premonitions. Instead, hewatched them. He may have thought that there was truesubstance to Yoseph's illusions. But he held back,because outspoken notions can raise sore emotions,while words we withhold can, like silence, be gold.




very year in Kislevspecial energies return

for eight nights, we light the lightsand celebrate as they burn

Listen to the candleshear them weave their spell

Listen to the candleseach flame has a story to tell

The flame of trustin our holy connection

giving us courage to fight

The flame of hopein our Heavenly Father

showing the way through the night

The flame of trust--------trust

giving us courage to fight

The flame of hope------hope

showing the way through the night



The flame of lovebinds us together

united throughout historyThe flame of awekeeping us humble

and teaching how great we can be

The flame of love--------Love

united throughout historyThe flame of awe------

awesilently teaching

how little we are and how great we can be

Flames are drawn to each otheradding to the glow

one flame lights another spreading joy wherever they go

The flame of freedomilluminating

sparks in the darkest place

The flame of peaceinside and outside

transcending time and space

The flame of freedom-----freedom

burns in the darkest place

The flame of peace------the oneness of G-d

transcending time and space



The flame of faithwhatever might happen

believing eternally

The flame of Soulthe menorah keeps burning

for you and for me

The flame of faith-----Faith

believing eternally

The flame of soul-------soul

the menorah keeps burningthe menorah keeps burning

for you and me

Miracles and wonderslight and salvation

heavens help and victory



Listen to the candlesflaming in design

listen to the Chanukah candlesthe story is yours and mine

ELyrics by Phillip Namanworth

C 2006 The Meaningful Life Center. Allrights reserved. www.meaningfullife.com



PARSHAS MIKETZ / CHANUKAH

What You See & What You Get

Blmost every year on the week of Chanukah, Parshas Miketz is read. It contains the story ofYoseph, the viceroy of Egypt, who greet his brothers and accuses them of spying,. This story isread annually on Chanukah. There must be a connection between the story of Miketz and the

Chanukah story. What is it?

This week the Torah relates how a famine plagued the entire Middle East. Yaakov's children elected to go to theonly country that was spared from hunger, Egypt. Through the brilliant vision, organization, and planning of ayoung Hebrew slave known to Egyptians as Tzafnat Paneach, that country fed both itself and the world. The broth-ers were ushered into the prodigal viceroy's chambers. He acted towards them like a total meshuganah. He accusedthem of a heinous plot to spy on Egypt. He incarcerated Shimon, and forced them to bring their youngest brother,the orphaned child of an aged father, to him. Yoseph surely wanted to teach a lesson to the brothers who sold him.But if Yoseph wanted to castigate or punish his brothers for selling him, why didn't he do so openly and directly?Why the senseless charade?

Chanukah is symbolized by the Menorah. It represents a miracle. A small amount of oil, enough for one day, last-ed for eight. But there were greater miracles. A small army of Kohanim, priests who were previously involved in onlyspirituality and had very little experience in battle, defeated the Greek army. Why don't we make a parade or a feastto celebrate a major victory? Why is the main commemoration over a little oil?

In a small village lived a poor groom. Unable to afford a proper tailor to make a wedding suit, he brought materi-al to a second-rate one. The poor boy was shocked to see the results.

"But this sleeve is six inches too short," he cried. "So pull in your arm," smiled the tailor. "But the other sleeve isa half a foot too long!" "So extend it," beamed the so-called craftsmen. "And the pants," screamed the groom, "theleft leg is twisted!" "Oh that's nothing. Just hop down the aisle with your knee slightly bent!"

At the wedding, the assembled reeled in horror as the poor groom hobbled down to the canopy in the poor excusefor a suit. "What a grotesquely disfigured young man," gasped one guest. "Oy! Ah rachmunis (pity) on his poorbride," sighed another. The spectators looked once again at the pathetic sight and noticed how well the suit appearedto fit. In unison they all exclaimed. "But his tailor -- what an extraordinary genius!"

My grandfather, Reb Yaakov Kamenetzky of blessed memory, explained to me that Yoseph had a very importantmessage to send his brothers. "More than a decade ago you sat in judgment. You thought you made a brilliant deci-sion and were smarter than anyone else, including your father. You decided to sell me as a slave. Now you meet themost brilliant saviour of the generation, the man who saved the world from starvation, and he is acting like a para-noid maniac. He is accusing you of something that is so hallucinatory that you think he is a madman. Is it not pos-sible to think that perhaps you also made a gross error in judgment? Is it not possible that you saw a situation in atwisted light? Is it the boy or is it the suit that is actually grotesque?" Yoseph showed his brothers that even the bestand brightest can misinterpret any situation.

Chanukah delivers a very similar message. The sages were not interested in commemorating a battlefield victory.They had a more powerful message for us. Nothing in this world can be judged at face value. A bit of oil that decid-edly can only last one day -- may last much longer. They want us to remember that outward appearances, as the opin-ions of pundits, have no bearing on reality. When that message is understood, it is easy to understand that a smallarmy of Kohanim (priests) can topple a mighty force. We can understand that what we view as weak may be strongand what we thought was insufficient is actually plenty. And that a little bit of oil, like a pesky younger brother, bothof whom you thought would not amount to anything, can really light the way. Good Shabbos and a FreilichinChanukah! •

Rabbi Mordechai Kaminetzky



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Chanukah Guide


The Chanukah Lights are lit in the evenings preceding each ofthe eight days of Chanukah beginning with

Sunday, December 21, 2008

WHO LIGHTS THE MENORAH

Both men and women are obligatedto light the Chanukah menorah, or toparticipate in the household menorahlighting. Children should be encour-aged to light their own menorahs.

Students and singles who live in dormitories or their ownapartments should kindle menorahs in their own rooms.

•••WHERE TO PLACE THE MENORAH

Many have the custom to place the menorah in a door-way opposite the mezuzah so that the two mitzvot ofmezuzah and Chanukah surround the person. Othersplace it on a window sill facing a public through-fare. (Ifplaced on the windowsill, it should be no higher than 20cubits - about 29 feet - above street level).

•••SETTING UP YOUR MENORAH

The Chanukah lights should consist oflamps or candles - i.e., a flammable fuel thatfeeds a visible flame via a wick. The most idealway to fulfill the mitzvah is with cotton wicksin olive oil or beeswax candles; paraffin candles or othertypes of candles or lamps are also acceptable, but not gaslights or electric lights. If circumstances do not allow theuse of an open flame, a proper rabbinical authority shouldbe consulted).

The lamps or candles must contain enough fuel, at thetime of the lighting, to burn until half anhour after nightfall ("nightfall" is the pointat which it grows dark enough for threeaverage-sized stars to be visible - about 20-30 minutes after sunset, depending on thelocation).

The lamps or candles should be arranged in a straightrow and should be of equal height. The shamash - the "ser-vant" candle that kindles the other lights - should beplaced apart from the rest (higher, outside the row, etc.).

On the first night of Chanukah one light is kindled onthe right side of the Menorah, on the following night adda second light to the left of the first and kindle the newlight first, proceeding from left to right, and so on eachnight.

•••WHEN TO LIGHT YOUR MENORAH

The Chanukah lights are kindled in the evening preced-ing each of the eight days of Chanukah. The custom ofmany communities is to light the menorah shortly aftersunset; other communities light it at nightfall. In eithercase, the menorah must contain enough fuel at the time ofthe lighting to burn until 30 minutes after nightfall. Note:The standard Chanukah candles only last approximately30 minutes. If using those candles, then light after night-fall every night (aside for Friday)

If one did not kindle the Chanukah lights early in theevening, they can be kindled later, as long as there are peo-ple in the streets (or others awake in the house).

••• SHABBOS REQUIREMENTS

IMPORTANT: It is forbidden to light a fire on Shabbat,which extends from sunset on Friday evening until night-fall on Saturday night. Therefore, on Friday evening,December 26, 2008, the Chanukah Lights should be kin-dled early, before the Shabbat Lights, which are lit 18 min-

utes before sundown. Additional oil or largercandles should be used for the ChanukahLights to make sure they will last a full halfhour after nightfall -- the standard 30-minuteChanukah candles cannot be used on Friday.

From the time the Shabbat candles are lit(Friday evening) until Shabbat ends (after

nightfall Saturday night) and until the Havdalah prayer isrecited, the Chanukah menorah should not be re-lit,moved or prepared.

Chanukah lights for Saturday night are kindled onlyAFTER Shabbat ends after nightfall.

•••BLESSINGS TO RECITE BEFORE

LIGHTING THE MENORAH

On the first night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 21,2008, recite all three blessings. On all subsequent nights,recite blessings number 1 and 2.

1. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam A-sherKi-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-tav Ve-tzi-va-nu Le-had-lik Ner Cha-nu-kah.

2. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam She-a-sa Ni-sim La-avo-te-nu Ba-ya-mim Ha-hem Bi-z'man Ha-zeh.

3. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam She-heche-ya-nu Ve-ki-yi-ma-nu Ve-higi-a-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh.

After kindling the lights, the Hanerot Halalu prayer isrecited.

•••SITTING BY THE LIGHTS

One is not to benefit from the light of the candles, only


from the shamash and other sources of light.For the first half an hour when the candlesare burning, it is customary to sit by the can-dles, and tell stories relating to the holiday.

Work should not be done in the proximityof the burning candles. Women have a cus-tom to refrain from household work duringthe half hour that the lights are burning, tohonor the brave Jewish women who playeda significant role in the Chanukah story.

•••MORE CHANUKAH PRAYERS

During the eight days of Chanukah, weadd the Al HaNissim liturgy to the Amidah(daily silent prayer) and the Grace AfterMeals. The complete Hallel prayer is alsosaid in the morning service.

A portion of the Torah is read daily in theSynagogue during morning prayers.

•••EXTRA CHARITY

It is customary to increase one's daily giv-ing to charity. On Fridays we give double theamount, to account for Shabbat.

•••CHANUKAH GELT

It is traditional to give all childrenChanukah gelt (money).

Of course, this beautiful custom adds tothe children's happiness and festive spirit. Inaddition, it gives adults an opportunity togive the children positive reinforcement forexemplary behavior, such as diligence intheir studies, and acts of charity.

Chanukah gelt is given to children afterlighting the menorah. The children shouldbe encouraged to give charity from a portionof their money.

•••HOLIDAY FOODS

Because of the great significance of oil inthe story of the Chanukah miracle, it is tra-ditional to serve foods cooked in oil. Amongthe most popular Chanukah dishes are pota-to latkes (pancakes) and sufganiot (dough-nuts).

It is also customary to eat cheesy foods onChanukah, in commemoration of the brav-ery of Yehudit.

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EARTH BALANCE is a wonderful product that canbe used instead of butter or margarine in cooking &baking. Why am I pushing this product? Because itdoesn't have any trans fats or hydrogenated oils, whichare really not healthful. It comes in a tub or in stickform. It has O-U supervision & is Pareve. EARTHBALANCE can be purchased in some of the Koshermarkets, Trader Joe's, or Whole Food Market. You willnot miss margarine on your toast when you try it & youwill see that the switch is almost "undetectable" in yourbaking. There is such a welcome feeling of "peace ofmind" knowing you are eliminating an ingredient thatcan be harmful to family or guests, G-d forbid.

Along those same lines, I would also like to encour-age everyone to switch from using regular vegetable oilfor cooking & baking to using Canola oil. It is a moreheart-healthy oil. I have also experimented with substi-tuting oil for margarine (before I found out aboutEarth Balance) in many of our family's favorite cakerecipes, with very favorable results.

The subject of oil leads to Latkes. Chanukah withoutLatkes seems unthinkable. Many of us are very tradi-tional about our concept of Latkes -- potatoes, onions,& matzoh meal fried in oil. However, if you would likea "change", here are a few varieties to consider: sweetpotato, spinach, broccoli, carrot, zucchini, cottagecheese, mozzarella cheese, black bean, jalapeno, &curry.

A great place to go with young children is theKidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena (just a 30minute drive from L.A.) It offers many different

areas/stations that will appeal to different ages & inter-ests, indoor & outdoors. There are toddler areas, aswell as 40 foot climbing towers. Kidspace is planningto have "snow" the last week of December. Checktheir website: Kidspacemuseum.org for more informa-tion, or call -- 626-449-9144.

In the same vicinity, is the Rose Bowl. Following theTournament of Roses Parade on January 1st, there is aShowcase of Floats that takes place in the afternoon, &continues through January 3rd for public viewing. Ifanyone loves flowers or is fascinated by sheer ingenu-ity, imagination & creativity, this is the place to be. Thisevent draws huge crowds! For more details, pleasecheck Tournamentofroses.com.

The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance has a projectcalled The PJ Library to help foster Jewish identity &reading, as well. They will send your family a FREEJewish book or CD, monthly. To receive this offer,please go to JewishLA.org.

"LIGHTS" is an animated story of Chanukah onDVD that has become a classic. Having an annual fam-ily "viewing" is a meaningful tradition. "LIGHTS" isavailable in most Judaica stores.

Ross Dress for Less Stores offers a discount to thosecustomers that are 55 years of age & older.

At this time of year, many stores have incrediblybeautiful table linens for entertaining. Patterns shownnow may not be available afterwards. Table runnersmay also be used on top of a mantel or on top of a cre-denza. Fabric placemats could also be used on top ofa living room end table or bedside table. Little touchesof color, texture, pattern create warmth & can help tiea room together, plus serving as furniture protectors.

Ornate framed mirrors are also great possibilities astrays for Shabbos Candlesticks or Menorahs -- 8x10,11x14, or larger, depending on the surface it will beplaced on.

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special about this mirror is that there is a Birkas Habayis,a Blessing for the Home, printed upon it. Every time Iread: "May this home be a dwelling-place of peace andhappiness..." I can see my own face intermingled amongthe words of the blessing.

One day when I looked into this mirror, it occurred tome that this Birkas Habayis is the perfect illustration ofmy critical role as my family's Akeres Habayis, the foun-dation of the home. When my mirror reflects a happyand shining face, then all the promises of this blessingwill be fulfilled. And on those days when this mirrorreflects an angry or frustrated face, then this blessing willlight up my home just as effectively as a flashlight pow-ered by a dead battery. This mirror reminds me of thetruth of the old saying, "If mom's not happy, nobody'shappy.

I think of this mirror often, but especially on those fre-quent occasions when I find myself knee-deep in house-work.

I have a few friends who are natural-born balabustas. Ihave one friend in particular named Chana, whose eyesgleam when she is sorting through bags of winter cloth-ing, or preparing homemade rolls late at night for herchildren's lunches, or creating a new recipe for chickeninvolving an array of dried fruits and lots of garlic. Iadmire Chana and her carefree enthusiasm for all thingsdomestic. I wish that we had more in common than ourfirst names.

My relationship with cooking and cleaning andthe other "house" aspects of my housewifely lifehas been an evolving one. My attitude to house-

work started out, as my Israeli friends would say, "Onits face." For my first few years of marriage, cleaning thekitchen on motzaei Shabbos, for example, was a job thatI detested with such passion that it could bring me totears.

Over the years, I have thankfully discovered somehelpful tools that provide the spoonful of sugar to makethe housework go down. I have learned, for example, totrick my yetzer hara by ensuring it that I will only clean

for 10 minutes. This silences its kicking and screaminglong enough for me to put down my book and put on anapron. I have also learned that there are few things moreenjoyable than sorting a week's worth of laundry whilelistening to an inspiring Torah class on my MP3 player.But I have discovered one tool that works better thanany other, that sprinkles sugar over even the least appe-tizing of domestic tasks. That tool is available 24/7 toevery Akeres Habayis, and can be accessed by even themost low-tech among us. That tool is old-fash-ioned hakaras hatov, homegrown gratitude.

This past Shabbos, I had an opportunity to use thelone power tool in my housewifely toolbox.

I had stayed up very late on Friday night with guests,and when I came bleary-eyed into my living room onShabbos morning, I discovered my children rolling withlaughter as they played a game I couldn't identify, butwhich involved a laundry basket full of stuffed animalsand an entire bag of salt. By the time I found them, thelaundry basket was still full, but the bag of salt was near-ly empty. I didn't know where all the salt had gone untilI looked down at the formerly burgundy living room car-pet and saw that it was as white as snow.

My blood pressure started to rise. My husband wasprobably already on his way home from shul, and thetable was still not set. The carpet would just have to wait.

I finished clearing the table from the night before, setout a new tablecloth, laid out the place settings, put apitcher of apple juice on the table, and arranged the sal-ads. As if from far away, I heard my two-year-old sayingthe words, "Apple Juice! Apple Juice!" But I had no time.My husband would be walking in the door any moment.My two-year-old would just have to wait.

I turned around to get the challah board from the cab-inet when I felt something on my foot. I looked downand saw that my foot was soaking wet. Then I looked atthe table and saw that it was soaking wet as well. Andthen I looked at my two-year-old standing on her chair,and saw an empty pitcher in her hand. I had kept herwaiting for too long, so she had decided to pour thelong-awaited cup of apple juice all by herself.

If I had looked into my Birkas Habayis mirror at thatmoment, it would have shattered into a thousandpieces. A primal scream of pure, unadulteratedfrustration formed in my throat and sat there


unscreamed, like spiritual acid.

The Weisberg homeland security commission was onred alert.

My two-year-old took one look at my face and beganto cry. If I didn't do something fast, the whole Weisbergfamily would soon be in tears.

I knew that gratitude was the only tool in my motherlytoolbox powerful enough to rescue my family from thisstate of emergency. But what did I have to be gratefulfor on this entirely awful Shabbos morning? What did Ipossibly have to be thankful for?

I began clearing all of the place settings off the table,and after some good, hard thought, I came up with onelone thing for which I was grateful. I remembered thestory my husband had told us the night before about animpoverished family in the Shtetl that did not even haveanything to eat for Shabbos. I whispered, "Thank You,Hashem, that I have food to put on the table this morn-ing."

But what else? What else could I possibly thankHashem for on this impossible morning? As I clearedthe salads and empty juice pitcher from the table, Iglanced at my children playing on the salt-filled carpet. Iremembered the friend I have been davening for whohas been childless for eleven years. "Thank You,Hashem, for my children. What a tremendous blessingYou have given me. How can I possibly thank Youenough for them?" I felt the unscreamed scream in mythroat downgrade from a scream to a loud shout.

As I peeled the wet tablecloth off the table andspread out a new dry one, I remembered theneighbors who were forced to move in with

friends along with their four young children because theycould not pay their rent. I thought of the unmarkedenvelope I left with their hosts before Shabbos,and whispered, "Thank You, Hashem, for myhome. A home in Jerusalem, no less. That is a hugeblessing. A luxury, even." The unscreamed scream offrustration shrunk to a quiet whimper of protest.

I placed the salads back on the table, and rearrangedthe table settings. I looked around the room, at my chil-dren in their Shabbos best, at the wall lined with sefarim,at the indescribable glow of holiness that fills our homeevery week from Friday sunset to Saturday night. Iremembered 20 years of Saturdays consisting of morn-ing cartoons, and corned beef sandwiches, and familytrips to the mall. I said, "Thank You, Hashem, for givingme Shabbos kodesh. How can I possibly thank Youenough for this incomparable gift of celebration andholiness week after week?"

At that moment, my husband walked in the door."Good Shabbos!" he greeted me.

"Good Shabbos!" I answered. And I meant it.

When I rushed into the kitchen one last time to retrievethe forgotten kiddush cup, I caught my reflection in ourspecial mirror. When I saw my shining face among itsblessings, I knew that its shattered pieces had beenrestored once again to wholeness. I knew that the bless-ing's final words had been fulfilled: "May happiness andjoy be joined with blessing and peace in the light of YourHoly Presence."

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More than 100 years ago, a rabbi from Jerusalem, Reb Lipa Kalashefsky (not his real name). traveledabroad to collect money for a mitzvah cause. Reb Lipa arrived in Milan, Italy on erev Shabbat, just afew hours before candle-lighting. Knowing nobody in Milan, Reb Lipa walked around the city hoping

he would find a Jewish neighborhood and a place to stay for Shabbat.

Suddenly, a horse drawn carriage drew up alongside of Reb Lipa. The carriage stopped and the passenger calledout to Reb Lipa "Shalom Aleichem! What is a Jew like you doing in Milan?"

Reb Lipa looked up with surprise and said "I am here from Jerusalem and I am looking for the Jewish neighbor-hood."

"You are in luck" said the wealthy carriage rider. He immediately invited Reb Lipa to be his guest for Shabbat.

Several hours later, Reb Lipa was sitting with the Hilvicht family enjoying a sumptuous Shabbat meal. The Hilvichthome was full of beautiful crystal bowls, flasks and silverware. However, among all the expensive items in the chinacabinet, Reb Lipa noticed a broken glass flask. The broken flask looked out-of-place among the china and silverware.

When Reb Lipa asked Mr. Hilvicht about the broken flask, Mr. Hilvicht told Reb Lipa the following story:

Mr. Hilvicht was born and raised in a Torah observant home in Amsterdam. When he was 18 years old, he trav-eled to Italy to help his ailing grandfather run the business. But soon after he arrived in Italy, his grandfather passedaway. Although his parents wanted him to sell the store and return home, Mr. Hilvicht decided to remain in Italy andtake over his grandfather's business.

It wasn't long before business was booming and Mr. Hilvicht was able to open a second store. One day, Mr. Hilvichtwas so busy with his work that he forgot to pray mincha.

That was the beginning of his slide away from Yiddishkeit. Soon, he missed shacharit too. One by one, Mr. Hilvichtdropped all of his mitzvah observance. Eventually Mr. Hilvicht married and had children. Although he became verywealthy, his practice of mitzvot was almost non-existent.

One winter afternoon, as Mr. Hilvicht was taking his daily stroll, he noticed a group of Jewish children playing hap-pily. All, that is, except for one boy who was crying bitterly and repeating, "What will I tell my father? What will I tellmy father?"

Mr. Hilvicht asked the boy why he was crying. The boy explained that his father had given him money to buy aflask of oil for lighting the Chanukah lights. On the way home he had joined his friends in their game and droppedthe oil.

Mr. Hilvicht felt bad for the youngster and bought him another flask of oil him.

But the boy's broken flask of oil had ignited the tiny flame of Yiddishkeit that still burned in Mr. Hilvicht's heart.The little boy's words rang in his ears. "What will I tell my father? What will I tell my father?" Mr. Hilvicht thought,"What will I tell my Father in Heaven?" What excuse would he have before his Father in Heaven on Judgment day?

Mr. Hilvicht returned to where the children were playing and gathered up the pieces of glass from the broken oilflask. That night, to the surprise of his wife and children, he lit a Chanukah candle.

The next night he lit two and with each passing night he increased the number of candles. As he stared at the flick-ering flames he recalled his home in Amsterdam and realized how low he had fallen.

That Chanukah was the beginning of Mr. Hilvicht's return Home.

The Shechina does not rest within 10 handbreadths of the ground. It is, however, a mitzvah to place the Chanukah Menorah within10 handbreadths of the ground. Why? Because the Chanukah lights have the power to bring holiness where holiness is not found.

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BACK WHEN POKED WITH A FINGER.ADD MORE FLOUR AS NECESSARY.

5. PLACE THE DOUGH IN A LIGHTLY

OILED BOWL AND COVER WITH PLASTIC

WRAP. SET IN A JUST WARMED OVEN TO

RISE UNTIL DOUBLED, APPROXIMATELY

1 TO 1 1/2 HOURS.

6. TURN THE DOUGH OUT ONTO A

LIGHTLY FLOURED WORK SURFACE AND

ROLL IT TO 1/4-INCH THICKNESS.

7. USING A 2 1/2-INCH-ROUND CUT-TER OR DRINKING GLASS, CUT 20ROUNDS. DIP THE EDGE OF THE GLASS

OR CUTTER INTO FLOUR AS NECESSARY

TO EASE IN THE CUTTING.

8. COVER THE ROUNDS WITH PLASTIC

WRAP AND LET RISE FOR ANOTHER 15MINUTES.

9. IN A LARGE FRYING PAN, HEAT OIL

UNTIL A DEEP-FRYING THERMOMETER

REGISTERS 370 DEGREES. USING A

SLOTTED SPOON, CAREFULLY SLIP 4

ROUNDS INTO OIL. FRY UNTIL GOLD-EN, ABOUT 40 SECONDS. TURN SUF-GANIYOT OVER; FRY UNTIL GOLDEN ON

OTHER SIDE, ANOTHER 40 SECONDS.

10. REMOVE THE SUFGANIYOT ONTO

A PAPER-TOWEL-LINED BAKING SHEET.

11. ONCE THEY ARE COOL ENOUGH

TO HANDLE, FILL THE DONUTS WITH

JELLY OR CARAMEL. FILL A SYRINGE

WITH 5-10 CC OF JELLY. PLACE THE TIP

OF THEY SYRINGE RIGHT INSIDE THE

EDGE OF THE DONUT. SQUIRT THE

FILLING INSIDE, UNTIL YOU CAN SEE IT

BUBBLING FROM UNDERNEATH THE

SURFACE OF THE DONUT. BE CAREFUL

NOT TO OVERFILL THE DONUT.

12. POWDER EACH DONUT WITH

SUGAR ON BOTH SIDES.


Calfornia Kosher KitchenJelly Donut Sufganiyot)

Ingredients2 TABLESPOONS ACTIVE DRY YEAST

1/2 CUP WARM WATER (100 DEGREES TO 110 DEGREES)

1/4 CUP PLUS 1 TEASPOON SUGAR, PLUS MORE FOR ROLLING

2 1/2 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR, PLUS MORE FOR DUSTING

2 LARGE EGGS

2 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER, ROOM TEMPERATURE

1/2 TEASPOON FRESHLY GRATED NUTMEG OR CINNAMON (OPTIONAL)

3 CUPS VEGETABLE OIL

1 CUP SEEDLESS RASPBERRY OR STRAWBERRY JAM OR CARAMEL

POWDERED SUGAR

BAKING SYRINGE (FOR FILLING THE DONUTS)


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