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FeaturesNovember 5, 2010

A PittsburghMiracle

"Oh, no," Marilyn said under herbreath. She felt a flutter of panicand checked her watch. Luckily,she still would have just enoughtime to make her connecting flightto Los Angeles.

Miriam Sokol

Parshas VayeitzieWhat was so unique aboutZevulun? He wasn’t Yaakov’s

first born, and his descendants weren’tkings like Yehuda, scholars like Yis-sachar, nor priests like Levi.Rabbi Reuven Wolf

Soul FoodThen it hit Yitzchak. Itwas too late. He had already giventhe blessings to his younger son,Yaakov. Realizing the mistake,"Yitzchak trembled in great tremor."Who is the one who hunted game, andbrought it to me?"

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This is the season of baseball’sWorld Series. Baseball hasbeen a major source of joy

and memories in my life.

I spent the summer of 1962 stayingwith my Uncle Bill and Aunt Lill inChicago. I was and remain privileged tohave many cousins in Chicago, the off-spring of numerous uncles and auntswho have made their homes throughoutthe various neighborhoods of Chicagoand the suburbs. I also had one uncle,my mother’s brother Nate, who hadnever been married and who was some-what uncomfortable around his manynieces and nephews. Despite this, UncleNate decided that he would take a dayoff from his duties as a cab driver totake his nephew from Los Angeles forthe day. I will never forget when he ar-rived at the home where I was stayingthat summer and asked, “Do you mind,I got tickets to the Cubs-Braves double-header today at Wrigley Field?”

Did I mind?!! I was one of the biggestbaseball fans of all time. Seeing a gameat Wrigley Field was a dream come true.Witnessing first hand an entire double-header starring the Cubs’ Ernie Banksand the Braves’ Hank Aaron would bean experience I never would forget. I re-member walking into the stadium as theopening pitcher for the Cubs was deliv-ering the final warm-up pitches. We en-tered Wrigley Field from a gate behindhome plate. As soon as you enter, yousee the field and the pitcher on themound. I had been used to attendingDodger games at the old Coliseum andthe then new Dodger Stadium wherethere was a major distance from homeplate to the seats behind home plate.But at Wrigley, the seats are virtually ontop of the plate. You enter the stadiumjust above field level. You look out atthe entire historic stadium, all the way tothe ivy covered walls of the outfield. Istill feel the goosebumps I felt that dayas I first encountered Wrigley.

Hank Aaron hit two home runs in thedouble header. One of these homersstarted as a long fly ball, but ended upgoing over the right field fence as thestrong Chicago wind captured the balland carried it.

I don’t remember the scores that day,but I remember the experience. I onlyspent one afternoon with my uncle Nateof blessed memory. However, he pro-vided me with an experience that hasstayed with me ever since.

A neighbor used to fill up his stationwagon and take 7-8 boys from our streetto Dodger games at least once weekly.In 1958-60, I went with this neighbor toabout 25 games per year. I saw Koufaxstrike out 18. I witnessed at least 20“Moon shots” where Dodger greatWally Moon hit relative bloopers overthe short fence in the Coliseum’s leftfield.

My father, not a real fan, knew my lovefor the game. He bought box seats forthe second game the Dodgers everplayed in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, Igot the measles and I could not hide mysevere coughing, though I tried, andcouldn’t go. But he also bought ticketsfor the whole family for Roy CampanellaNight in 1959 where the Dodgershosted for charity the New York Yan-kees in the middle of the season. I wasthere among the 93,000 who attendedthat night. After the game, my mothersaid, “Come with me.” She guided usthrough a gate and led us directly to theback door of the dressing room for thevisiting Yankees. There, this baseball fa-natic, met and got the autographs ofMickey Mantle, Moose Skowron, YogiBerra, Roger Maris, Tony Kubek, ElstonHoward, Whitey Ford, and others.Wow…

Baseball, especially back then, was agreat source of Jewish pride. On theDodgers in those early Los Angelesyears were three Jewish players. Thegreatest of course was Koufax. But not

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My heroes as a boy: Willie Mays,Don Drysdale, Mickey Mantle, JuanMarichal, Roberto Clemente…Themany boys of summer.

Heroes are good. There is nothingwrong with having sports heroes.They got to be heroes through talentand hard work. Motivating us towork hard, develop skills, practice,and show up each day are the resultsof following these heroes.

The problem occurs when all ofour heroes come only from sports. Apopular news program had as itsmotto: There’s more to life thannews, weather, and sports. Baseball isa wonderful sport. It can be a specialhobby and love. Our children can ex-press a love for baseball, as they didin my day, or for basketball as they donow. There is nothing wrong withthat. But our lives must be more thanjust sports.

I have a variety of heroes that go farbeyond sports. I have been privilegedto see true heroes of Jewish history.These individuals made a differencein the world. And I have spent timewith them!

Among the highlights of my lifewere the four hours that I spent along

with only a dozen other high schoolleaders with David Ben Gurion. Thisphysically small man was a giant of aperson. A luncheon for teenage lead-ers of local Los Angeles Jewish youthorganizations lasted longer than thescheduled two hours as we listenedand interacted with Ben Gurion from11 a.m. to almost 4:00 p.m. He chal-lenged us to take over the leadershipof our people and Israel.

I cherish my memories of a two-hour discussion on peace with Men-achem Begin and my morning in aquestion and answer session withGolda Meir.

I was personally interviewed byRabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel ofsaintly memory. This master com-bined the religious and secular. AndI will always remember the presenceof the Lubavitcher Rebbe. A totallyfull room of Rabbis and rabbinicalstudents where there was not oneextra inch of room saw the hundredsgathered move aside to establish a 15foot corridor through which theRebbe would walk. The leader of ourgeneration remains a hero for all time.You knew when you were in his pres-ence that this was a man who made adifference.

Greatness is not only the domain ofmen. On a Rabbinic Mission to Is-rael, I participated in a class on Chu-mash with Nechama Leibovitz. Thiswoman who taught Rabbis made the

most difficult passages easy to under-stand. She was a hero as a scholar,writer, and teacher.

A well rounded person should bemulti-faceted with many interests.Heroes can include sports figures, butour children especially need Torah he-roes. They need examples of thosewhose lives reflect the best of our tra-dition and history. They need to ap-preciate the present, past, and futureof our people, and those who lead usthrough history.

Borrowing from sports, there arenow “Rabbi cards” that can be col-lected by the young. These cardshighlight the pictures and accom-plishments of great Rabbis past andpresent. There are story books foryoung children and biographies ofTorah greats for older children andteens which can make more real andpersonal the contributions of ourleaders from throughout history.Names of great Rabbis like Rashi andMaimonides should be on the lips ofour children. We should attendevents with our children where ourliving Jewish heroes are speaking. Weshould help to make our children partof Jewish history.

Now, at World Series time, we canpay homage to the Boys of Summer.But we need to make sure that ourchildren exalt our Rabbis and Jewishheroes, the Men, and Women, for AllSeasons. •


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In general, the sages describeYaakov as a man of the Torah. Hespent eighty years learning Torah,first from his grandfather, Avra-ham, and his father, Yitzchak, andlater at the school of Shem andEver. Yaakov flourished in theworld of spirituality.

When he arrived in Lavan’shome, he spent twenty-four hoursa day, for seven years, working forhim. Due to Lavan’s deception, heworked another seven years. Thesages tell us that he did not learnany Torah during this time becausehe was legitimately occupied withhis labors and bound by his agree-ment.

It’s quite interesting to note thatit was precisely here, outside of theHoly Land, on the estate of Lavan,

who is ranked among the world’smost infamous crooks and liars,where Yaakov flourished and thetribes were born. It wasn’t justLavan that was corrupt - the nameof this land was Charan/Anger. Itwas a nasty place, where the entiresociety was corrupt, enmeshed inthievery, trickery and deception, aplace that angered G-d.

The Jewish people are supposedto be a light onto the nations – toserve as the example of honesty,decency and goodness. How is itthat G-d arranged for the tribes tobe born in such a horrible place?How is it that Yaakov, a man oflight, the highest of our forefa-thers, a tzaddik and a pillar ofTorah, flourished in this place?

Later in the Parsha, the Torah de-scribes the names that were chosenby the mothers of each tribe. When

Leah delivers her sixth child, she isoverjoyed – she has now becomethe mother of as many children asall of Yaakov's other wives wouldeventually have, combined. Shenamed this sixth son Zevulun, be-cause “Now my husband will make hispermanent home (zebul) with me" (Gen-esis 30:20). This implies that thisparticular son is the most attractiveto Yaakov, and he would strive tobe close to him.

What was so unique about Zevu-lun? He wasn’t Yaakov’s first born,and his descendants weren’t kingslike Yehuda, scholars like Yissachar,nor priests like Levi. Zevulun’slegacy is that of a merchant and anentrepreneur. Zevulun spends hisdays engaged in the world, travel-ing, meeting, buying and selling

goods. Yaakov, however,is constantly engaged inspirituality, and is directlyassociated with the Torahitself. Why would Yaakov

desire to live in the vicinity of Ze-vulun?

This question becomes evenstronger if we consider the generalrole of the Jewish people. We weregiven the Torah, which teaches usto be close to Hashem, and in-structs us in His commandments.We ought to spend as much time aspossible involved in Torah andmitzvos, and minimize the mun-dane. This is what we teach ourchildren, and what we strive for inour lives.

Why is it then, that most peoplearen’t doing that? Most people can’tafford to do that! Why is it thatmost of the Jewish people,throughout most of history, spentmost of their time working becauseit seems impossible to survive oth-erwise? Why did G-d create a worldwith a purpose, place us within it,

command us to follow Him, andthen make it practically impossibleto do so? Of course, there aresome, the tzaddikim and the rarescholar who find a way to make it.What about the rest of us who arestuck at work?

From a mystical perspective,Torah and mitzvos give us access toG-dliness. They are the channelsthrough which we can reach G-dand draw down his infinite light.Hashem desires to dwell in thisworld; that it should become aplace filled only with His light, de-void of darkness and negativity.Torah and mitzvos are the toolsthat Hashem gave us with which towork the creation. It is our job touse these tools – to learn and fol-low the Torah as best we can – inorder to refine the world and pre-pare it for the ultimate redemption.

Transforming the world is a pri-mary role of the Jewish people. Itis up to us to find and express theessential G-dliness of every place,and that is the impetus for earningour livelihood. We becomeplumbers, doctors, drivers, ac-countants, computer programmersor construction workers, but at thecenter of our lives remains thedrive to connect with Hashem.Through our exposure to the worldin the course of earning a living,during daily interactions withclients and co-workers, we aregiven powerful opportunities to in-crease G-dliness, drawing His lightinto every place in the world.

By serving as examples and mod-els of morality and kindness to thenations, we imbue G-dly con-sciousness into the world aroundus. Furthermore, by engaging themundane with holy intentions, anddrawing our nourishment andlivelihood from there, these neutral

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things become holy fuel for ourmitzvos, prayer, and Torah study.In that way the purpose of creationis realized.

This seems like a good enoughreason for Yaakov to desire livingin the vicinity of Zevulun. Since G-d wants us to create a dwelling forHim within the creation, He de-sires, so-to-say, to live in our world,Yaakov too desires to live withthose whose efforts are most con-centrated in this area, the workingpeople, the Zevulun Jews.

However, this is not truly reasonenough. Although most of us aretasked with the field work of ele-vating the world and lighting up thedarkness, there must still remainthe full time scholars, our guidesand leaders, who constantly livewithin the light. If Yaakov, our holyforefather, is described as a Tzad-dik, a man of learning and a pillarof the Torah, why is his placeamong the working people? Itseems that his role is amongst theleaders and the scholars in thestudy hall, not out in the fields withthe rest of us.

It is, however, precisely becauseG-d wants to dwell down in ourworld that Yaakov must dwell withZevulun. Yaakov isn’t just a Tzad-dik and Torah scholar, he personi-fies the Torah. His greatest desire

is to express its full potential withinthe context of the entire world, notjust in the study halls. It is onlywhen the entire world is exposed tothe Torah, enabling the Torah to el-evate and refine it, that the poten-tial and power of the Torah is fullyactualized and demonstrated.Those people or things that standin opposition to holiness, whenthey are exposed to the Torah, theyfall away, and only the ultimatetruth remains.

In the physical world, scientistsdetermine the nature of an objectthrough extreme tests. After exam-ining it as presented, they expose itto every possible element and con-dition – heat, cold, light, darkness,high pressure, vacuum, and so on.After the stress is applied, they ex-amine it again, and study what re-mains. If the beat-up object, afterthe trauma it went through, is stillrecognizable, then its nature isproven beyond any doubt. If therewas anything extra or superficial itwas washed away by the elements,and only the truth remains.

In order to fully reveal the Torah,the Zevulun Jews expose and applyit to the world beyond the studyhalls and classrooms. They fulfillYaakov’s potential, and allow G-d’slight to shine within the world andultimately dwell in our hearts.

Within the creation, the Torah isclothed in physical concepts andJewish souls are wrapped inside abody; the true nature of the Torahand the essence of the Jew is hid-den. However, the Zohar states -“Yisroel v’Oraysa v'Kudsha BrichHu Chad Hu/The Jewish People,Torah and Hashem are one.” Theultimate truth is that there isn’t adifference between the Jewish peo-ple, the Torah and G-d - all are onein the same. By demonstrating thetruth of the Torah and our insepa-rable connection with it, we alsoexpress our unity with G-d, and re-move the physical blockages of thedivine.

When Moshiach comes, G-d’sdwelling place will be the hearts ofthe Jewish people, as the versestates: "v’asu li Mikdash v’shachantib’socham/and they shall make forme a Mikdash and I shall dwell inthem" (Shemos 25:8). Hashem saysthat they (the Jewish people) willmake the temple, but He will notdwell within IT, he will dwell withinTHEM.

This is precisely why sometimesour performance of Torah andmitzvos occurs under such stressand extreme conditions. Everynook and cranny of creation mustbe elevated and permeated withG-dliness. It’s not enough for us to

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simply pass through a placeor stop and quickly performa mitzvah somewhere. Thisisn’t a testimony to the en-durance and truth of theTorah. However, when theJewish people stay true toG-d’s Torah and mitzvosunder every possible pres-sure or circumstance, that it-self serves as the revelationof ultimate truth. The Jew-ish People, the Torah andG-d are inseparable – theyare fundamentally con-nected despite all the ele-ments that constantly workto separate them.

When Yaakov, living withLavan in a society ofcheaters, was maintainingand upholding the Torah – itwas contrary to logic. Theonly way to survive in aplace like Charan is to one-up the next guy. Yet, it wasprecisely here, by bringinghis Torah to Charan and re-maining an upright and hon-est individual, that Yaakovwas able to excel beyondanywhere he was previouslycapable. Charan was wherehe acquired enormouswealth, both physically andspiritually, because he in-creased the G-dliness of theplace by actualizing theTorah, and demonstratingthat he was one with it - de-spite the challenges. He wasable to overcome becauseTorah is the only truth; it

prevails everywhere, in everypossible environment.

It is the truth of Torahwhich is demonstrated bythe Jew who works to main-tain and increase G-dlinessin all places – at a desk, outin the field, on a jobsite,driving carpool, or makingdeals at a convention – thatstrengthens and validatesYaakov’s own desire forTorah to reach its full poten-tial in this world.

Of course, we must un-derstand that the greatnessof Zevulun’s lifestyle doesn’tlie within the work itself. Itis through the fruit of dili-gent and consistent effortsto uphold the Torah, followthe mitzvos, daven properlyeveryday and to educate ourchildren - despite the bur-dens of livelihood and thenegative influences in theculture around us. When weflourish as Torah Jews in theworkplace and in our com-munities, we increase theG-dly real estate in theworld, and push away theforces of darkness.

Once we have uncoveredthe truth, and revealed thefull light of the world,Hashem will redeem us, fullydwell within our hearts, andremove all remaining dark-ness from creation. May wemerit the coming of Moshi-ach very quickly.•

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It was a daring mission.Yitzchak wanted to blesshis firstborn Esav. He

asked Esav to prepare a meal for himin order "that his soul would bless him."But Yaakov, beat Esav to the blessing.

Upon his mother's instructions, hedressed like Esav, and, before Esavarrived, brought his father goat meatas a meal. Then Yaakov respectfullyasked his father to sit and eat in order"that your soul may bless me" (Genesis27:19).

Thinking that Yaakov was Esav,Yitzchak obliged and blessed Yaakovwith the words, "And may G-d give youof the dew of the heavens and the fat of theearth and abundant grain and wine" (Gen-esis 27:28).

Those words have been the hall-mark of our blessing ever-since. Theyare cherished by Jews the world-overwho repeat them, some in jubilantsong, others in tearful longing, everySaturday night after the havdalah. Butthe story did not end there.

Soon after Yaakov left the room, hisbrother Esav burst in. He brought hisfather a well-prepared meal and wasready to receive the blessings thatwere intended for him. He told his fa-ther to eat in order that "your soul shallbless me!"

Yitzchak asks the giver, "Who areyou?" And he answers, "I am Esav, yourfirstborn!"

Then it hit Yitzchak. It was too late.He had already given the blessings tohis younger son, Yaakov. Realizing themistake, "Yitzchak trembled in greattremor. "Who is the one who hunted game,and brought it to me?"

Esav pleads "Bless me too father!"Yitzchak's replies, "behold a lord, I havemade him over you, and as for you, where,what can I do for you my son?" (Genesis

27:33).

Eventually, Esav weeps and says,"Have you not one blessing, Father? Blessme too, Father."

Yitzchak relents and blesses himwith words that sound just likeYaakov's blessings. "Behold, of the fat-ness of the earth shall be your dwelling andof the dew of the heavens from above."

What begs explanation is: what didYitzchak mean with the words, whereshall I get a blessing from? Does theearth not contain abundance for two?Second, if at first Yitzchak felt he hadnothing to give Esav then why did hefinally relent?

Third, what is the difference be-tween Yaakov's blessing and Esav'sblessing? They both are told that theywill get dew from heaven and the fatof the earth?

In the mid sixties, the State of Is-rael, like so many fledgling countrieswas interdependent upon other na-tions. Israelis tell the story of how,shortly after Levi Eshkol becamePrime Minister, an aide burst into hisoffice.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I have terriblenews. We were just informed that aserious drought is imminent!"

Worried, Eshkol looked up from hisdesk. "And where will the droughtoccur?"

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Eshkol's face cleared, and a smilebroke across his face. "I was scaredfor a moment I thought you meantKansas."

Rabbenu Bachya points out the dif-ference between Yaakov's blessingand Esav's. Yaakov was blessed withdew, and so was Esav. The differenceis that Yaakov was blessed with the

words, "May Hashem give you of the dewof the heavens and the fat of the earth."

When Esav came crying to his fa-ther, his immediate reaction was,"How and where from can I bless you?"Yitzchak could no longer directHashem to give the blessings directlywith His grace.

Of course, It is easy to give bless-ings from Kansas! But blessings fromHashem, with his countenance andspirituality, are not freely distributed!

At first Esav asked Yitzchak, "yoursoul shall bless me." In fact Both Yaakovand Esav asked for Yitzchak's soul tobless them. But Yitzchak was unableto give soul-blessings to Esav. Hissoul-filled blessings, the blessings ofHashem, had been already bestowedupon Yaakov. So Esav asks for anyblessing and Yitzchak proceeds tobless him sans the words Hashem.The blessings of the soul, those thatare handed directly from G-d, werealready awarded to Yaakov.

Only after Esav omitted the questfor soulful blessings, and asked forYitzchak himself to bless him, wasYitzchak ready to bless Esav.Yitzchak understood the world in adifferent way than kings, queens, andprime ministers. He understood thedifference between a drought of spir-ituality and a drought in Kansas.

Rabbenu Bachya explains that bless-ings without affixing Hashem's nameare easier given than those with directties to the Almighty. Transitory giftsare as fleeting as the evaporating dew.The only blessings that remain for-ever are those incorporated with theblessings of the Almighty. Thoseblessings, from the Source of bless-ings last a lifetime. But they are rarerthan once in a lifetime. They are oncein a heritage. •



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D r. Abraham Twerski isa renowned psychiatristand rabbi who de-

scends from a long line of revered Ha-sidic leaders. Dr. Twerski founded andoperates a successful drug rehabilitationcenter in Pittsburgh and has authoredseveral popular books on drug addic-tion and spiritual well-being. On theSabbath and holidays, he retreats to hishome, where he invites guests to sharefestival meals with his family. At thesemeals, he relates remarkable Hasidictales that have been handed down fromgeneration to generation -- legacies ofthe Jewish oral tradition.

During one Sabbath meal, after Dr.Twerski had related a particularly strik-ing tale, one of the guests politely sug-gested, "Why don't you collect thesestories in a book? They're so moving,but I can barely remember enough de-tails to do them any justice when I tryto recount them myself."

Dr. Twerski was silent and lookedthoughtfully at the man. "I used to saythe same thing to my uncle," he saidafter a few moments.

Later that year, Dr. Twerski publishedhis first work of nonfiction stories, ti-tled From Generation to Generation.

In Venice, California, Marilyn receiveda copy of Dr. Twerski's new book froma friend as a thank you gift. In her thir-ties, Marilyn was divorced and raisingher young son, David. She had notgrown up in a religious household, andshe knew little about Judaism, her reli-gion. At the recommendation of afriend, she attended a few lectures on it,and she was so moved that she began togo to synagogue and learn more. Soon,she was incorporating some of thepractices of Orthodox Judaism into herlife, such as keeping kosher and observ-ing the Sabbath.

Marilyn was a respected lecturer insports nutrition, and she had been on

the staff of the 1984 SummerOlympics. In June 1986, she had aspeaking engagement in Atlantic City,and everything went smoothly until herreturn flight home.

On her itinerary, she had one layoverin Philadelphia, then a second short onein Pittsburgh, where she would board afinal plane to Los Angeles. The flightfrom Atlantic City to Philadelphia wentwithout a hitch, and she was eager andexcited to return home and see her son,David, who would be leaving for hisfirst trip to sleepaway camp that comingweekend. She sighed. It would be thefirst time they would be apart for an ex-tended period, and she couldn't helpfeeling a little wistful about it. I guessmy little boy is growing up, she thought.

But as she exited the gate at thePhiladelphia airport, she heard over theloudspeaker. "Flight 181 to Pittsburghwill be delayed fifteen minutes becauseof weather conditions. We apologize forany inconvenience."

"Oh, no," Marilyn said under herbreath. She felt a flutter of panic andchecked her watch. Luckily, she stillwould have just enough time to makeher connecting flight to Los Angeles.

As she waited impatiently, however,there was another announcement:"Flight 181 to Pittsburgh will be delayedanother twenty minutes."

"Don't they know people have con-necting planes to catch?" she cried.

Her chest tightened. Now she reallyfeared she would miss her connectingflight, and she ran to the reservationsdesk to see about other planes to L.A.But she soon discovered there werenone that could solve her particulardilemma. As an observant Jew, shecould not drive or take an airplane on aJewish holiday or the Sabbath; Jewishlaw forbade it. A two-day Jewish holidaywas to begin after sundown thatevening, which was a Wednesday, fol-


lowed immediately by the Sabbath,which would not end until late Saturdaynight. If she missed her flight, there wasno way she could get home before Sun-day afternoon. And her son was leavingfor camp Sunday morning!

Everything was falling apart. She stillhad to help David pack -- and howwould she get him to the airport on Sun-day? Even if he got a ride from a friend,how could she miss sending him off onhis first long trip away from home? Andwhere would she stay for the next threedays -- so she could properly observe theholiday and Sabbath? These thoughtsplayed over and over in her head untilthey finally announced that Flight 181was ready for boarding.

She fretted the entire way fromPhiladelphia to Pittsburgh, hoping andpraying that she would make it. As theplane landed and arrived at the terminal,she grabbed her duffel bag and dashedto the exit, slightly crazed. She ran all theway to the connecting flight, but it wasno use. The flight to Los Angeles had al-ready left.

"Oh, no!" she cried aloud, suddenlyparalyzed by her anger and frustration.For a moment she just stood there andsobbed, feeling the sting of life's unfair-ness.

After a few minutes, she'd calmeddown and gathered her wits about her.She called her rabbi in Los Angeles.

"Stay in Pittsburgh for the holiday andthe Sabbath," he advised her. "We'll helpyou with your son. Find a Jewish familyto stay with."

Since she didn't know anyone in Pitts-burgh, she tried to reach some local syn-agogues. But with the holidayapproaching, their offices were closed.She tried a few other Jewish organiza-tions. No luck. Panic began to overtakeher again. She checked her wallet; shehad almost no money. She had never feltso helpless.

Then, suddenly, the name AbrahamTwerski popped into her head. He livedin Pittsburgh. Yes. Yes, she was sure ofit. She remembered his name from in-side the jacket cover of his book, "FromGeneration to Generation." He runs ahospital for drug addicts in Pittsburgh! Imust find him!

She took a cab to Twerski's hospital,spending nearly all the cash she had. Shebolted inside and found Dr. Twerski'soffice, but it was empty. She uttered an-other cry of despair.

Marilyn found one of the doctor's as-sociates. "Please give me his number athome," she asked.

"I'm sorry, I can't do that," the associ-ate replied. Marilyn explained her situa-tion, but her frenetic, panicked manneronly made the associate more nervous.

"Of all people, the rabbi would under-stand," Marilyn pleaded. "Please, youhave to help me. I don't even have anymoney left for a cab."

Marilyn's distress was so genuine thatthe associate finally said she would callDr. Twerski's son, who also worked inthe hospital. She called him at home, andhe arranged for Marilyn to spend theholiday and Sabbath with a family nearthe Twerski residence. Dr. Twerski's sonarrived at the hospital twenty minuteslater and drove Marilyn to the neighbor'shouse. She almost couldn't contain hergratitude and relief.

As he dropped her off, he wished hera happy holiday.

"And you too, happy holiday," shereplied. "And thank you again! "

Marilyn's hostess greeted her warmlyat the door, surrounded by the exquisitearoma of freshly baked bread. "We'redelighted to have you," she said. "Come,let me show you to your room." She ledMarilyn upstairs and left her alone.

Relieved but still worried about herson, Marilyn immediately called a good

friend in Venice to make sure he wouldbe taken care of and would get to theairport all right. Then she called Davidand explained what had happened. Sheconcealed her own disappointment, re-assuring herself that he was in goodhands.

Then Marilyn lay back on the bed, ex-hausted and hungry, and began to relaxfor the first time in hours. She replayedthe day's tiring events in her head. Shefreshened up and went downstairs. Thehouse was full of holiday spirit, and thegood cheer and smells of cooking wereintoxicating. She lit candles with theother women in the dining room as theywaited for the men to return from prayerat the synagogue.

The men arrived with great noise andabundant greetings, and the family satMarilyn at a place of honor for theevening meal. The warmth and the joy-ous songs uplifted and enraptured Mar-ilyn in a way she hadn't expected --creating a sense of openness inside herto whatever destiny had to offer. Whenshe went to bed that night, she fell intoa deep and peaceful sleep.

The next day, it was arranged that Mar-ilyn would have lunch at the Twerksi'shome nearby. After hearing of Marilyn'smishaps, Mrs. Twerski said, "There mustbe a reason for all this."

At lunch, Marilyn felt the magic of theprevious night lingering inside her.Across the table, several men were en-gaged in various conversations, and oneof them, Steven, began to catch her at-tention. He had light, kind eyes and awarm manner, and he displayed an ad-mirable conviction in his beliefs. He wasalso quite funny. Every so often Marilynlaughed at one of his offhanded com-ments, and as the meal progressed, itseemed his lighthearted jokes weremeant especially for her.

At the end of the meal, Steven offeredto walk Marilyn home. They walkedslowly, talking easily and comfortably. It


was not long before Marilyn felt asthough she had known him all her life.She was disappointed when they arrivedat the house where she was staying, hop-ing for any excuse to continue talking.For the rest of the day, all she couldthink about was Steven.

The next morning, over coffee, sheasked her hostess where Steven wouldbe having lunch after the morning syna-gogue service. Marilyn arranged to eatlunch in the same place. But whenlunchtime came, Steven didn't appear.When Marilyn made some casual in-quiries about him, she found out he wasdating someone. Oh, how could I havebeen so wrong? Marilyn thought. Was Ithe only one feeling a connection? Shethought that perhaps the wine and songfrom the night before had deluded her,and she couldn't help feeling disap-pointed.

On Saturday night, Marilyn quietlypacked her few things for her trip back

home the next morning. The telephonerang. It was Steven.

"Hi. I so enjoyed talking to you," hesaid.

Marilyn's heart skipped a beat. "Me,too."

"I changed my lunch plans and cameover the next day to where you're stayingso we could have lunch together. But Iguess you went somewhere else." Mari-lyn smiled, but decided not to say any-thing. "Are you leaving tomorrow?" heasked.

"Yes. First thing in the morning."

"Would you like to go out for a drinktonight?"

"Yes," Marilyn answered. "I would."

That night they went out, and theirconnection felt just as strong as it had atlunch two days before. And as it turnedout, he wasn't dating anyone seriously.The next day he drove her to the airport.

When Marilyn got home, she was justpulling her key out of the latch when thetelephone rang. It was Steven.

"Was your trip all right?" he asked.

"Yes. I just walked in."

Then he dispensed with further smalltalk. "I'd like to come to L.A. to seeyou."

The next week, Steven went to L.A.and not long afterward, Marilyn visitedhim in Pittsburgh. Five weeks later, nei-ther of them had doubts about theirfeelings for each other, and they becameengaged. After they married, they settledin Pittsburgh, not far from the Twerskis,and they had four children together.

But their fated match was set in mo-tion long before fog delayed Marilyn'sflight.

Who was the young gentleman whopolitely suggested that Dr. Twerski me-morialize his Hasidic tales in a book?That gentleman was Steven. •

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Yaakov was on the run, but he had nowhere to turn.Eisav, his brother, was out to kill him for stealing the bless-ings. His parents were old and could not harbor him. Sofor fourteen years he hid in the house of Study -- YeshivasShem V'Ever.

But those years, too, passed, and now Yaakov was on hisown, and about to stay in the home of his crafty uncle,Lavan, whose reputation for deceitfulness earned him thename Lavan HaArami.

Between a brother like Eisav and an uncle like Lavan theonly one Yaakov could turn to was Hashem. And soYaakov spends a night under the stars and dreams of aladder ascending to heaven. There are angels going up theladder and others going down. In the dream Hashem ap-pears to Yaakov and assures him that, "Behold, I am withyou, and I will guard you wherever you go" (Genesis 28:15).

When Yaakov awakes and realizes the sanctity of hishabitation, he, too, makes a commitment. "If Hashem willbe with me and guard me on this way that I am going, and provideme with bread to eat and clothes to wear and return me to my father'shouse in peace…the stone I have set will become a house of Hashemand all that he gives me I will forever tithe" (Genesis 20-22).

Yaakov pleads with Hashem for food, shelter, andwarmth. He wants no more than the basic necessities oflife. In return, he pledges to build a house of the L-rd andgive charitably. It is a wonderful commitment, one that

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Sender Laib Aronin of Skokie, Illinois, gave me a beau-tiful sefer, A Student Looks At The Siddur. In it he quotesShmuel Weintraub, a survivor of Bergen-Belsen and otherdeath camps, who tells a story that I'd like to re-tell withfictitious characters.

In Auschwitz, there were two inmates on different endsof the camp. Chaim was healthy enough to eat only halfof his bread ration for a few days and so he stored thestale pieces for a time in the imminent future when heknew his strength would wane.

Dovid, at the other end of the camp, had no strength tosave bread. He ate all that he had every day and hoped itwould be enough to survive. What he did manage toscrounge was scraps of cloth, which he sewed ever-so-stealthily to make an extra blanket in dire foreboding ofthe coming winter.

Months later, things got worse in Auschwitz. The nightswere freezing and the rations dwindled. Dovid's blanketwas of little use, for he was starving. Chaim's bread wasworthless, for he was freezing. Each of the two heard

about the other's needs. They also knew of their extrastashes.

Dovid and Chaim had to trade their precious com-modities to keep alive. The bread was bartered to keepDovid warm, and the blanket was bartered to keepChaim from freezing. But it did not help. Unfortunately,Dovid starved, and Chaim froze.

Yaakov Avinu knew that the world is filled with com-modities. But the greatest blessing is to use the gifts forthe purpose that they are intended. Bread was given toeat. Clothes to wear. All too often, we find that food andclothes are going for purposes not intended. Sometimesthey are just wasted, and sometimes they are used tomake extravagant statements.

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Sea. Forty days before a child is borna voice is heard: this person is des-tined for that one. Somehow ourbashert, the person destined for us,waits for us. But that doesn't mean wefind him.

Gila and Ben found each other. Andon the day of their wedding, eachwent to visit Yosef Goodman's gravein order to thank him. Ben left thewedding invitation at the grave.

It was Yosef who was their match-maker.

Yosef had been in Maglan, an elitecombat unit of the paratroopers ofthe Israeli army. Yosef enjoyed thefreedom and excitement of parachut-ing. Even on the day of his accident,his friends told Yosef's mother that ashe was jumping, he was happy andshouting. He, together with four oth-ers who were the best guys in the unit,was doing special training jumps. Butthis time – his 36th jump – somethingwent terribly wrong. His comman-der's leg became entangled in the ropeof Yosef's parachute. They started tospin quickly in circles. Yosef tried tosave them both by cutting himselffree from his parachute while openingup his emergency parachute. Thecommander landed safely. Yosef'semergency parachute was released buthe was too close to the ground for itto fully open.

Yosef Goodman died on February2, 2006. He was 20.

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The second of 9 children, Yosefwas a generous, well-loved person,fun loving and full of life, not afraidof anything. He was a loving brother.When his older brother wanted to

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ing in yeshiva, Yosef's parents askedthe other children if they would bewilling to help support him in the fu-ture if they were working and theirbrother was still learning. Yosef wasthe first son to say yes, he would helpsupport his brother if he needed as-sistance. In fact, he changed his armyinsurance policy a month before hedied, naming that brother as the ben-eficiary instead of his parents. Nowhis older brother, studying in yeshivaand married, is using Yosef's gift tosupport his family.

Yosef's parents, Ann and MordechaiGoodman, are immigrants from theStates; Mordechai grew up in Texas,Ann in New York. Annetrained as a lawyer;Mordechai is the ownerof Pizzeria Efrat, fa-mous for its wonderfulpizza and Ben & Jerry'sice cream. If you go tothe pizza place, youoften see the kids work-ing there. Yosef put inmany hours baking piesand delivering pizza. He was tall andlean, good-looking, and he loved tolaugh.

Gila Wolbromsky lives a few housesaway from Yosef's family. Gila'syounger brother was Yosef's goodfriend. They grew up together; alltheir childhood stories are sharedones.

One Friday afternoon, when Yosefcame home from the army for Shab-

bat, he went over to Gila's house andtold her that he wanted to set her upwith his former commander, BenBerdichev. Though Ben had com-pleted his army service, he and Yosefstill spoke often on the phone andhad a very close relationship.

When Yosef told Gila about want-ing to set her up, she didn't think thathe was serious. She was already datingsomebody and she didn't think muchabout the suggestion.

Two and half weeks later Yosefdied in the parachuting accident.Gila's last conversation with Yosefhad been about Ben.

The day he died, Yosef called Ben."Did you call her yet?" he asked. Bensaid: "We'll speak about it later." Hewasn't planning on calling. He wasgoing to Australia to work at a Jewishday school and he didn't think it madesense to try to begin a new relation-ship when he was leaving. But Yosefinsisted, and Ben promised he would

call.

But Ben didn't call.

After Yosef was killed,during the week of shiva,Ben spent a lot of time atthe Goodman house. Hewanted to be there, togrieve and to talk aboutYosef. Gila saw himthere, but she had no ideathat he was the com-

mander that Yosef had been talkingabout.

But he heard her name there, andknew who she was.

"The last day of the shiva, Bencame over to me and apologized tome. I didn't know why. But then I re-alized that he was Ben. Yosef hadbeen serious and he had given Benmy number and made him promise to

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call me," Gila said.

"You have nothing to apologize about," she told him.

"I promised Yosef I would call."

That was the beginning of their relationship. Theykept on meeting, even though they are very different andBen was soon to leave for his trip to Australia. Gila grewup in an observant home, Ben's family was not reli-giously observant. Gila didn't know why Yosef had putthem together.

They started seeing each other and when Ben went toAustralia, after six months, Gila went to visit him. Benreturned from Australia early, after ten months, becausehe wanted to be with Gila.

Once they were dating, they told the Goodman familyabout their relationship. Ben and Gila worried becausethey felt that in some way they were an extension ofYosef. If they broke up, would it be a blow to the Good-man family? But Ann and Mordechai told them to feelfree to do whatever they needed. Not to feel any pres-sure.

Soon they were making plans to be married. "Ourwedding was in October. The wedding was meant to beoutdoors but during the reception there was a dramaticrainstorm with thunder and lightening, and the weddingwas moved indoors at the last minute, with the guests'help. The night Yosef died had also been a rainy nightwith thunder and lightning. We felt that Yosef was danc-ing with us," says Gila.

Mordecahi, Yosef's father, was honored with a blessingunder the chupah. He said, "I am saying this blessing in-stead of your matchmaker, Yosef."

Ann Goodman says, "When they got married it wasalmost two years after Yosef died, and it was a wonder-ful feeling: I felt that I was still getting nachat, pleasure,from Yosef."

Both Ben and Gila feel privileged to have Yosef playsuch an important role in their lives. They know thattheir marriage is truly a match blessed in heaven. •

By Sherri Mandell Sherri Mandell is the author of The Blessing of a Bro-ken Heart, a collection of essays and stories writtenafter her son Kobi's murder. The Blessing of a BrokenHeart is available from all fine book sellers, Amazon

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Question:My child always blames everyone else for his own mis-

behaviour. It's always "he started it," "she made me do it,"and nothing is ever his fault. How can I teach him to takeresponsibility for his actions and not shift blame to oth-ers?

Response:Yesterday my two year old son snatched a toy from his

older sister. She was about to throttle him, so I intervened.I saw this as a chance to impart some Jewish wisdom, soI explained to my daughter the idea of our two innervoices - the Yetzer Tov and the Yetzer Hara.

There's a voice inside that tells me to be upright, moraland well-behaved. This is my drive to be good, called theYetzer Tov. But I also have a deviant and rebellious side,an inner voice that tries to convince me to do whatever iswrong and hurtful and selfish, known as the Yetzer Hara.

These two voices constantly battle to win me over. I have to choose which side gets the upper hand. And I am re-sponsible for my choice. If I listen to my darker side, then I only have myself to blame.

So before my daughter had the chance to attack her brother I asked her, "Are you going to listen to your YetzerHara and hit your brother, or are you going to listen to your Yetzer Tov and just find something else to play with?"

This turned things around. Instead of being in a fight with her brother, she was now facing an inner struggle of evilversus good. She can no longer excuse her behaviour by saying, "He started it." No matter who started it, if she hitshim, she has made a bad choice. It was her own Yetzer Hara that she succumbed to.

On the other hand, if she chooses not to hurt her brother and walks away she is not a loser, but a winner. She didn'tlose a fight with her brother, but rather won a battle with her own evil inclination. Either way, the choice is hers, andshe is responsible for that choice.

She thought about it for a second, and then made her choice. She gave her brother a whack in the face.

Well, at least I tried.

But it was not a failure. Even though she didn't do what I wanted her to do, she heard what I had to say. This episodereinforced in her little mind the idea that there is an inner battle of good and evil. In the long run, with repetition andpatience, that message will sink in.

Kids fight. They won't change so quickly. But by moving the battleground from the outside to a battle within, wecan help our children channel their aggression toward fighting their own evil, and in the end, their own good side willwin. •


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