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HOME & FAMILY Born to Learn Annette Krimloff-Smith, a researcher who studied the habits and development of hundreds of babies, presents a different approach in her book: "Your Child: Experience and Intelligence." Creativity Corner : Traditional Shavuos Greenery Tied
With a Bow A silent and dangerous killer may be loose in your home. It
is clear and odorless, but definitely a killer. Thousands of
people are killed each year by this silent slayer, and many
more have fallen victim to its side effects. It causes
symptoms ranging from only a mild headache to muscle
paralysis and serious neurological problems. It also has been
known to be especially dangerous to an unborn fetus, elderly,
and individuals with heart and lung problems. This killer is
called CARBON MONOXIDE.
Finding the Apartment You Want to Buy Assuming you have some clarity about financing and where you
want to buy. Now what?
There are three major categories of residential apartments:
1] Statutory Protected Tenancies (Key Money Apartments; 2]
Sale of apartments already built; 3] New apartments not yet
built, also called "buying from plans."
The Endangered Species Another tour group squeezed past us on the narrow cobblestone
path in Tsfas' old city. The men were bare headed and the
women wore slacks. They stared at my husband in his black
coat and long curly payos. They noticed me with many
children; my son with his tzitzis hanging out, my
young daughters in dresses nearly scraping the ground. "I've
got to get a picture of this," one man said to his wife,
"this is like something out of the shtetl...
The Blintza Balagan For twenty-two years my mother-in-law supplied us with
delicious blintzes before Shavuos. This I found to be a most
satisfying arrangement. Then my mother took over the
tradition until she could no longer continue due to ill
health. There followed several years of tasty frozen ones,
with the best hechsher, of course, or spending Yom Tov
with one of the married children.
A Mother's Favorite
Stories NO STUMBLING BLOCK
"There is abundant peace for the lovers of Your Torah, and
there is no stumbling block for them" (Psalms 119:165).
R' Eliyohu Lopian comments that the title "lovers of Your
Torah" applies particularly to women, who are not obligated
to be students of Torah. It is the wife who demonstrates an
unselfish love of Torah by enabling her husband and sons to
devote themselves to Torah study.
I was very hurt by the intonation of the last paragraph in
"What's Cooking - Friday Morning Challos" (Yated, 30
Nissan).
It is true that baking challos can contribute greatly
to Fridays and Shabbos. The "smell of Shabbos" permeates the
house on Friday, as the challos bake, welcoming home
arriving cheder boys. I also bake them on occasion,
reaping nachas, and I must admit, also enjoying the
praise on Shabbos.
However...
POET AND PROSE CORNER
The Wandering Jew
Searching for the magic wellspring for his parched soul, the
Israeli youth packs a bundle of adventures dreams into a
knapsack, and sets out on an endless journey to conquer the
`world.'
Determined to discover the eternal truth, he marches through
the South American jungles armed with a machete. He hacks his
way through thick greenery. He faces the infamous jungle
dangers and tracks all the exotic animals. The search leads
him deeper and deeper into the jungle until he reaches a
pagan Indian tribe. Escaping its clutches by the skin of his
teeth -- through some `mysterious help' -- he returns to
Civilization.
Disappointed but not discouraged, he sails some more seas,
experiences the powerful ocean, feels the stormy swells of
waves and admires the majestic whales and their mysterious
songs. Water, water, everywhere, but the lookout cannot see
the magic wellspring.
He flies a big bird, high up in the sky, and lands in
Katmandu, Nepal. Up narrow and winding tracks, he proceeds.
Inhaling the rarified air of steep mountains, and climbing
through breathtaking scenery, he puffs his way to the top,
expecting to find the magic wellspring waiting for him.
Nothing. Was it simply a mirage of his dreams, even less
substantial than any desert mirage? He views the vast scene
below him brokenheartedly, when, suddenly, out of nowhere, a
voice greets him.
"Shalom aleichem, my son. You look distressed. Your
soul needs a rest."
"I have lived the six days of Genesis, but have not found a
day of rest."
"Well, it is obvious, my son. You haven't given your own
heritage a try. Too many precious years have passed you
by!
"Is it adventure you seek? Come and sail on the fastest
vessel of the mind -- the Torah. High seas? Dive into the
deep ocean of the Talmud. Challenge? Summon all of your
stamina and courage and fight the evil inclination in the
jungles of your spirit.
"Mountains to climb, peaks to conquer? Climb the Ladder of
Middos. You'll find it rougher, tougher than scaling
the steepest slopes!
"You! Yes, you! The Wandering Jew! The wellspring of
knowledge is right here inside you. Waiting for you to tap
it, dip into its refreshing waters. Come along and claim your
most precious gift. The beautiful Torah. And march right off,
directly to the nearest YESHIVA."
[Based on a true story of a Jewish youth who roamed the
entire world, only to be told by a guru in Nepal to quit his
search for non-truth and set off for Jerusalem to claim his
own heritage! Which he did!]
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