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This is the time that we receive in themail the beautifully calligraphiedbeige envelopes with two return

addresses on the back. Inside the envelopesare wedding announcements, often with bothHebrew and English texts, both in fancyscripts. The invitations are especially excitingwhen you remember back to the day of birthof either the bride or groom. (They grow upso fast.) So far, this summer, my own househas been privileged to receive four such invi-tations to weddings. We also have receivede-vites, special electronic notices sent by email,informing us of L’Chaim’s, engagementparties to introduce the newly engagedcouples. Weddings. Engagements. MazelTov!

In a time when people seem pessimisticabout the economy and the future, riotsthroughout the world seem to be destroyingentire countries, we see young couples gettingmarried. These couples are proclaiming theiroptimism and hope for the future. Whenpeople generally seem to feel isolated and allon their own, these young couples are makinga commitment to each other. They are em-barking on a partnership. They are taking astand. They are standing for something. Theyare accepting tradition. When others arerejecting the values of their parents andgrandparents, these young couples will bemarried in the same ceremony that unitedtheir parents and their parents before that.

The world around seems crazy. The “oldways” often just don’t seem to matter. Momsdo not need dads to raise children. Dads don’tneed moms. People don’t even talk to oneanother. Next door neighbors often remainstrangers to one another, even after living foryears right next door. People are making cut-backs in their lives, eliminating activities andexpenses to cutback with the diminishingeconomy. People don’t want to take chances.Polls indicate that most Americans see theirlives getting worse.

Yet, against this backdrop, couples arestanding up and proclaiming to the world theirlove for each other, their hope for their future,and their willingness to make a commitment.They are committing to one another. Theyare committing to life, to positivity, to hope.They are accepting the future even in the faceof uncertainties of the world about. Thiscommitment seems all the more importantagainst the backdrop of the current state ofour society.

I enjoy talking to the parents of the bride orgroom. There is great happiness. Thewedding seems an affirmation of all theyworked for. Years of tuition payments.Orthodontic appointments. Little Leaguebaseball on Sundays. Car pools. Bar Mitzvahlessons. A year in Yeshiva in Israel. Threeadditional years of college. All the invest-ments of time, effort, and money have paidoff. The show of love over the past 22 years

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was all worth it. Your son (or daughter) is nowsharing his love, the love that he learned fromyou and his family, with his new partner.

There are some interesting trends that I haveseen among couples getting married. Theywant to do it right. There is a whole slew ofartists who have created dozens of beautifulforms for Ketubot. The couples want to gracetheir new homes with the traditional text ofthe wedding contract beautifully andartistically painted and filled out. One bride-to-be whose ancestors come from the Islandof Rhodes, just like mine, asked me how shemight get an artist to replicate an ancientKetuba from the Jewish Museum in Rhodes.It was not enough just to get a beautifulKetuba, she wanted to have a Ketuba that hergreat-grandparents might have had.

Other couples spend extra time to choosethe exact right Hebrew melodies for theceremony. It is not enough just to have thetraditional verses read, couples want memo-rable melodies sung by memorable voices.There is a principle in Judaism of HidurMitzvot, not just celebrating the traditions, butobserving the traditions in the most beautifulway. Hidur Mitzvot describes how many ofthese young couples are approaching theirweddings. Tradition is alive.

The receipt of invitations tells me that thereis indeed hope. The actions of these youngcouples inspire the rest of us. It is not a timeto give up. It is a time to make commitments.It is a time for optimism. It is a time for hope.It is a time to think about and plan for thefuture.

These young couples are showing courage.They are bucking the trends of society. Theyare rejecting the rejectionism that surroundsthem. They are celebrating life. And to that,let’s say Mazel Tov!

Robert J. Rome, Ph.D., is a licensedpsychologist in clinical practice in

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Preheat oven to 350o. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.Saute leek for 3-4 minutes. Add in mushroomsand saute for 3-4 minutes more. Throw in thesalt and pepper. Pour in wine and increase heatto high and cook. Stir until the liquidevaporates, about 5-6 minutes.

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A. Some Poskim and hash-gachos accept the ruling of Ig-geros Moshe (OC 2:92 & 3:58)that synthetic materials cannotbe kashered because we have notradition as to whether the stan-dard kashering process isacceptable. However, the cRcand most American and Israelihashgachos follow the opinionof Rav Henkin (Am HaTorah,Cycle 1, Volume 10, page 5),Tzitz Eliezer (4:6:3) and MinchasYitzchok (3:67) who permit thekashering of plastic, assuming itis strong enough to withstandthe rigors of the kasheringprocess. They hold that all ma-terials may be kashered unlessthe Torah specifically states thatthey cannot be (as it does withcheress/ceramics).

Opening containersQ. What is the cRc’s policy

regarding opening food onShabbos that are sealed such asCoke, bag of salad, or sugarpackets. Can I open them myself,ask a non-Jew, or open it beforeShabbos? What is the reasonwhy I have to do this?A. There is a disagreement

between the Poskim as to whichcontainers may or may not beopened on Shabbos, and wehave not taken an official policyas to whether a Jew may or maynot open these items. For moredetails on this question, youmight want to read the article byRabbi Jachter which can befound at http://bit.ly/ouuLD1.For a final decision on this andsimilar questions we encourageyou to speak to your localOrthodox Rabbi.

The cRc has taken a stand onthis question as relates to askinga non-Jew to open the container,because that question is one thatis relevant to caterers who wecertify as kosher. Our policiesfor them are:

Individual packets of packetsof coffee, sweetener, whitenerwhose packaging has manywords written on it should notbe used because it is virtually im-possible to open these packageswithout cutting through words.

Cans may not be opened onShabbos. Whenever possible,bottles should be opened beforeShabbos, but if not, a non-Jewmay do so on Shabbos. Thesame applies to aluminum foil,Saran Wrap, and disposable

tablecloths. Twist ties may beopened by the non-Jews.

KOSHER ALERTSContrary to statements made on

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Several breads from Today’sTemptations (Chicago, IL) are notkosher certified.

Only those Today’s Temptationsproducts bearing the cRc on thelabel are certified kosher and arepareve and pas yisroel.

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Some individually wrappedS’mores Granola Bars, TheQuaker Oats Co., Chicago, ILmistakenly bear an unauthorizedOU-D. This product is notkosher. The item in question canbe found in both cartons ofS’mores and Variety Pack cartons.Corrective action is being taken.The other varieties of GranolaBars are correctly labeled OU-D.

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They sat to eat food; they raised their eyesand they saw, behold a caravan ofIshmaelites was coming from Gilead,

their camels bearing spices, balsam and lotus - ontheir way to bring them down to Egypt. (Breishis37: 25)

Why does the verse reveal their burden? To letyou know the reward for the righteous, because itis the way of the Arabs to only carry harshsmelling fuels and for this one spices wereprepared so that he would not be damaged by thebad smell. (Rashi)

A question popped up in Chumash class just lastweek! Joseph is about to be cast away into atwenty-two year exile where he will endure falseaccusations and imprisonment. Where is the superduper reward for the righteous? Sure, he getsbumped to first class, but where’s the flightheaded?

Rabbi Moshe Weinberger has often spokenabout how his father had managed to bring a pairof Tefillin into the infamous concentration campof Mathausen. During the time he was interredthere, he and many others managed to put on thisparticular pair of Tefillin. He told his son on theoccasion of his Bar Mitvah that two times, for thepurpose of delousing, all the inmates were made toremove all their clothing. He was forced to partwith the beloved Tefillin. However after thebulldozer passed by pushing all the refuse to theside -behold, his Tefillin were there to be re-claimed. He puts on those same Tefillin till thisvery day. Although all seemed so bleak at times, hesurvived with a sense he was not alone.

I took a trip recently to Israel so that my sonmight put on his Tefillin for the first time, thirtydays before his Bar Mitzvah, at the Western Wall.On the very last day of our ten day stay we went tovisit Yad Vashem –The Holocaust Museum. It waspacked with visitors of all types and stripes thatday. As we moved from exhibit to exhibit we found

ourselves becoming more and more emotionallyimpacted by what we were witnessing. At one pointI was standing next to a smallish man with aYarmulka. He was with his family. I glanced downand noticed numbers tattooed on his arm. Ishouldered up to him. Without a word ofexchange he looked in my direction nodding hishead and confirmed, “Auschwitz!”

I told the man that we came to Israel so my son,who just began his career of wearing Tefillin mightgather as many blessings as possible from greatRabbis and Tzadikim and that the KlausenbergerRebbe ztl. had said that if one wants to know fromwhom it is worthy to receive a blessing, findsomeone with numbers on his arm and he still putson Tefillin. I asked him if he wouldn’t mindblessing my boy. He lit up with joy and a tearfulsincerity and he blessed him. We treasure thatencounter and value the blessing.

We can only imagine the enormity of thepersonal angst and torment Joseph experienced onhis way down to the depths of his personal exile inEgypt. To be torn away from his father by hisbrothers, all at once like that, must have hurt himvery deeply. Then a small drop of goodness entershis otherwise dreary universe- The pleasant aromaof spices surrounds him and the awareness- Theseare Ishmaelites. Their usual load consists of harshsmelling spices. He is not just briefly comfortedbut rather forever fortified. He is not alone. Thesuffering is not meaningless. His Father- in Heavenis orchestrating even this unpleasant event forsome greater good. How true!?

Maybe it’s only a Tzadik who can catch an ever sosubtle sign in a world in which subtlety seems lost.Or perhaps, like finding a blessing in the gloomiestof places like a Holocaust Museum or in theHolocaust itself, this is what we can all hope toconnect with in a month we call -“Av”!

In a Month We Call -“Av”By Rabbi Label Lam

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