Vol. v no.

3 The official newspaper of the touro college Flatbush Campus MAY 2009

What’s Screaming Facts Tweet Tweet,

Inside By Yossi Zucker
an Anti-Semitic crime, and the French ju-
dicial system is proving to be incapable The New Rage

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of holding a normal Court.
By Yossie Lebel

A
1. Graduate Schools n February 13, 2006, Ilan Halimi According to Halimis’ attorney, Yous-
Worldwide (may G-d avenge his blood), a 23 souf Fofana, the 28 year old leading gang recent Sprint commercial es-
Are you tak- year old French Jew, was found barbarian, smiled in court and yelled “Al- timated that “233,000 people
ing the big bound to a tree near a railroad just south lah will be victorious!” The judge then al- just twittered on twitter; 26% of
leap? of Paris. He was naked and handcuffed, legedly provided Fofana with free reign to view[ers] have no idea what that means.”
Get some with acid burns on 80% of his body, and intimidate the Halimi family. Unrestrained, While this commercial was a marketing
quick point- his toe and ear were severed. He died on he continued his tirade, announcing that the gimmick, it contains much truth. Twitter
ers the way to the suffering fam- is a new social-web-text messaging ser-
page 3 hospital. ily was being vice that some are raving about, while
He was tor- photographed. others are simply left clueless. Like Fa-
2. Sports, Power, tured for three The Halimis cebook, it started small, and built its user
Politics full weeks by repeatedly base by word of mouth. Unlike Facebook,
Athletes are his 27 captors asked the judge it tackles social networking through a
people too. who made ran- to order him completely different outlook, and has not
Find out som demands quiet so the even reached its true potential yet.
how! by phone and proceedings Twitter’s obvious aim is to provide an
page 6 read Quran can continue. “online social life.” It follows a simple ap-
verses while The judge re- Continued on page 14
3. A Muffin A Day... Ilan was heard fused to do so.
The palat- screaming in The distressed
able art of pain in the background. The captors were Halimis walked out in protest. And now
the muffin of Muslim and African descent, but of vari- there is public outcry from the French Jew-
page 8 ous nationalities. Fast forward to May ish community to make the trial public.
1st, 2009. Despite the numerous protests Few Jews outside of France are fa-
from the French Jewish Community, the miliar with this story and are failing to
4. The Reformation Halimi Trial is being held in closed pro- sympathize with the Jewish community
The chang- ceedings. The French authorities are still in France. As administrator of the Glob-
es/forces hesitant to look in the mirror and call this al Anti-Semitism Awareness Group on
that take Continued on page 16
over a Touro

Bark, Bark, and Away!

student
page 9
that, man and his best friend were free to dant. There is a special “Pet Airways Pet
5. You Gotta Foldit, By Tova Snitzer spend time with each other. The only other Tracker” so that owners can monitor their
Foldit

A game with
brainy re-
sults
page 15
Also Inside:
Student Center.....................4
Sports..................................6
Food Court..........................8
Poetry Page.........................9
Around Campus................10
Humor/Entertainment.......12
Reviews ............................13
Science & Tech.................14
Meet the Prof....................15
News & Politics................16
R
emember the good old days
when all an owner had to do for their
pet was take it to the veterinarian,
and maybe to the groomers? Other than
pet-related expenses amount to food, toys,
and the occasional pooper-scooper. Pet-
psychics later began popping out of the
woodwork. Alas, now “extravagance” in
the pet world is reaching new heights –
literally. Introducing: Pet Airways.
To quote their website, “With Pet
Airways, your pet will be safe and com-
fortable flying in the main cabin---not in
cargo! Pet Airways is the first airline ex-
clusively dedicated to pets – no humans
please – and we take the job of providing
a comfortable experience for pets very
seriously.”
Seriously, indeed. Pets of all shapes
and sizes can be dropped off at the pet
lounge up to 72 hours before take off.
While traveling, each pet is taken for
routine potty breaks by their Pet Atten-
precious loved one’s every movement.
Additionally, if for some reason the pet’s
owner can not reach the airport in time
for landing, animals can stay at the PAWS
Lodge.
Interested in having your cuddly
creature fly first class? Prices for flights
average $150 each way to most U.S.
destinations – cheaper than some human
flights. Feeling strapped for cash? Per-
haps a collapsible kitty carrier is a worthy
investment for the next time you need to
travel. Just practice your meows before
boarding.
Tova is sure that Bo Obama flies in
comfort, but she is much more impressed
by William McKinley’s “Yankee Doodle
Dandee” whistling parrot.
 2 SPRING 2009

Editor’s Page
Letter from the Editor
The
round table
staff
Closing Curtains
Goodbyes were never charming moments for me, yet now it is my turn to don the cap and gown and
Editor-in-Chief wave farewell to the building that housed my most recent years of study, to the library and librarians who in-
Dina Kupfer
dulged me in hours of good reading, to my classmates-turned-friends who enjoyed Bagel Hole lunches and
Garden of Eat-In dinners with me, and to the professors who have fed and fueled my quest for knowledge.
Associate
editors
Hang on, though. After graduating, I can still visit Touro on J. I can still cradle books in my hands. I can
Leah Lebel
Tova Snitzer still eat, socialize, and do almost everything I did as a student. And I will. So a little formal leave-taking in
a cap and gown actually doesn’t ache much.
Copy-Editors
Efrat Gordon-Grunin It is when I wave goodbye to my professors that I gulp hard, because they are the ones who helped make
Shaindy Ziegler this place of plain desks, nondescript classrooms, and many hallways become a personal place of variety,
pursuit, and passion. It is they who made me rejoice with the results of an experiment, made me flush as I
Sports Editor argued my point, made me fall in love with Ibsen’s plays, and made me curious about wildebeests. It is the
Moshe Weiss classes they gave, now reduced to hurried notes in my Five Star, that made my years in college feel like
days. Textbooks just don’t make me rejoice, flush, love, or grow curious in the same, strong way. Au revoir
design and merci.
Zahavah Gottlieb
Samuel Fadeyi And now, a round of encouraging applause for my successors, Tova and Leah! A hearty welcome and a
mighty salute. May you enjoy this precious paper as much as I did. May you merit as special a staff as I had.
Staff Bienvenue and bonne chance!
Reporters
Rivka Borger Fondly and forever,
Sara Brummer Dina Kupfer
Bluma Gottesman
Aura Lagnado

Letters to the Editor

Abby Moskowitz
Tzvi Zucker

Circulation
Sara Brummer
The Touro College Round
Table is published by the
administration of the Touro
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Dear Touro Staff,
As I write this, I reminisce about a
difficult class, an impossible test, and too
much homework. However, there seems
to be a growing number of students who
do not feel the same way. They have
little stress from school, and it’s not be-
cause they have great time-management
and study skills. In fact, at times they
do not manage to do a stitch of work .
Like little thieves, they sneak in under
the teachers’ radar, pretend to be more
responsible than they really are, and mis-
leadingly convince the instructor to raise
their grades. Yes, they employ conniving
methods to receive a better mark, an ex-
tension for an assignment’s due date, or
extra time to study for a test. One girl in
my class did not do her homework and
received no grade deduction. In another
class, two girls who failed to study for a
test were granted permission to use that
period to study and come back later to
take the test. How is it fair that she had
more time to study - without penalty -
and ended up with a higher grade than
many other of the hard working students
in the class? What happened to justice in
grading? Why can papers be handed in a
week late with no repercussion? How is
this fair to the rest of the student body?
I am not an advocate for strict dictator-
ship-like classes, but some measure of
responsibility and suitable punishment
would be appropriate. No educational
establishment could function properly if
due dates were a recommendation, rules
were disregarded, tests were optional,
and everyone was the exception to ev-
ery regulation. For those of us who are
timely, efficient, and sincere students, it
is unfairness rearing its ugly head. Thank
you, TCRT, for giving me a venue to
vent.
-Anony Mouse
Dear Anony Mouse,
Thank you for being the coura-
geous voice of fellow frustrated stu-
dents.
Dear Round Table Staff,
First, a round of applause to you for
producing the Round Table - it really is a
wonderful newspaper. Below is my com-
ment to an article in April’s issue.
(“Warming up to Polar Bears”, April ‘09
issue) I applaud Bluma Gottesman for
writing this article, not to mention Lorie
Loeb for her very creative idea in vividly
bringing home the idea of conserving
energy. The floating or sinking polar bear
not only appeals to our compassion but
is also a “measuring” device that informs
people when they’re using too much en-
ergy - not always easy to know. I, too, can
see the polar bear being used in the home,
and I certainly hope that its inventor gets
her wish.
Sincerely,
Chava Drummond, a Touro student
 SPRING 2009 3

Op-Ed
War on Literate Dinosaurs
By Dina Kupfer Bauerlein neatly pulls together the plethora than $3.7 billion a year.”
of dooming research that makes English teachers Having devoted half of my college experi-

I
choke (although they know it in their gut). It doesn’t ence to the development of the TCRT, I’m anxious.
’m suspecting a dinosaur conspiracy against the
unveil a sudden epiphany. Rather, it presents com- Plainly, published material is not dispensable with-
world of black on white in print. Dinosaurs are
prehensive data that reveals just how stale the stale out consequence. But still, the dinosaurs are at work.
certainly feeling lonely and understimulated;
truth is. High-wired with gadgets and high-strung to There was the mournful closing of Denver’s 150 year
after all, the youthful Tyrannosaur tyrannosaurus is
succeed, adolescents are turning into “bibliophobes,” old Rocky Mountain News, Birmingham Post-Her-
supposedly 66 million years old. They surely want
too up-to-date and too busy to snuggle up with dog- ald is just a memory, The Boston Globe and The NY
newspapers and books to peruse and self-entertain
eared reading material. Times are teetering, and there is the forecasted close
while lounging in fossil beds. Many predict that
It starts early in life: Six-month to six-year- of a dozen other newsprint giants. Newspapers inves-
published material may soon join them as an extinct
olds are hooked to the screen three times the amount tigate, inform, and amuse. Newspapers, even college
species. The ubiquitous Internet is killing the need
of time they are involved in reading or being read newspapers, are key to educational enhancement.
for the written word, while the economy crunch is
to. And it only gets worse: 15-17 year olds’ aver- How can we let them go the way of dinosaurs?
creating an advertisement famine, forcing publishing
age leisure reading time dropped from 18 to 7 piti- Printed paper is on the endangered list. We must
companies off their bread and butter. It is time to take
ful minutes on a weekend day. Reading is essential do our share in preserving it. The TCRT needs loyal
up battle with the bored stiff dinosaurs who are envi-
to the education process, but the problem persists as readers and dynamic writers, efficient editors and
ously sucking our reading material into their black
they zip off to college with deficiencies in reading talented layout designers. Why are fellow students
hole. My battle cry: Mark Bauerlein’s The Dumbest
comprehension, effective writing, and overall com- unaware that a school newspaper is actually alive
Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young
munication. A stout 80% and breathing, if faintly? Why, as I stood at the se-
Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don’t
of college freshman read curity guard’s desk greeting students with a copy of
Trust Anyone Under 30). My weaponry: The TC
four books or less in the TCRT, did I walk away with an arm-load, and
Round Table.
2005, with seniors not feeling like the guy on the street corner giving out
I checked out The Dumbest Generation from
doing much better. This shreds of the New Testament? We have an elite few
our well-resourced Touro library with the intent of
points to yet another devotees, but we need more. We are Touro’s student
sharing some parts of it with my students. They re-
economy stressor: “Be- body mouthpiece. Instead of a weak whisper, there
cently handed in book critiques and, being eager
cause too many students should be warrior shouts against the fossilization of
to capitalize on their hesitant interest in the written
are not learning the basic the written word.
word, I sought to drill in the positive benefits so that
skills needed to succeed
it wouldn’t become a fleeting fascination that falls
in college or work while Dina draws literary inspiration from Beowulf.
out of vogue. The book served to do more than that.
they are in high school, She prays dinosaurs are similar enough to Grendel.
It served to explain just how urgently and ferociously
the nation loses more Show your support, email touronp@gmail.com.
we need to fight those scheming dinosaurs.

Graduate Schools Worldwide

tigation of graduate schools is then necessary. If you usually yield a few masters’ or bachelor’s degrees
By Efrat Gordon-Grunin
are considering Israel as your next stop, then read online that correlate with the field of your choice.

S
on for some of the available choices and a bit of my Just make sure that they are accredited colleges, and
o, you’re leaving Touro. You’re making that
guidance. that they have some standing in your chosen field.
giant leap into the outside world, have less
Haifa boasts Technion; Hebrew University is Correspondence courses are abound, with Raizel
structure than you’re accustomed to, and are
perfect for those in Jerusalem; or Bar Ilan Univer- Wright being the most famous in New York, and
now engrossed in figuring out what to do with the
sity, if you’re located in or near Ramat Gan. There
rest of your life. Wow, major life crossing ahead -- Continued on page 6
are also specialized institutes located around Israel-
caution and careful planning advised.
in the Galil, or Ashdod -- usually branches of major
For those who wish to pursue higher forms of ed-
universities, like Bar Ilan. In addition, there are many
ucation, now is the time to make that final decision,
colleges specifically geared to the needs of the reli-
or finish applying, if you haven’t already. For some,
gious Jewish community, like Touro Israel, Machon
leaving Touro involves leaving the state of New York
Tal and its counterparts, or the Jerusalem College of
and moving to an entirely new place, now that you’re
Technology. Maalot at the Neve Campus offers sev-
finishing your college degree. The out-of-towners,
eral options to students as well, and there are always
having graced Touro’s halls the last few years, may
short courses advertised that can offer certificates in
return home. Some elect to stay, as they appreciate
various areas, such as computers, or office manage-
the lifestyle of a Brooklyner or New Yorker. How-
ment.
ever, some, like me, move to Israel, where a whole
The next step, if the colleges in the area where
new life awaits.
you plan to reside don’t appeal, is to look for an on-
Searching for a graduate program is always hard;
line or correspondence degree. An internet search will
overseas, it can be doubly difficult. Thorough inves-
 4 SPRING 2009

Student Center
Fire Scare at Touro
want to disrupt their classes in out. Having half the students fashion as quickly as possible For a full listing of cor-
By Leah Lebel
session. Thus, they informed remain in the building as the when the fire alarm sounds. rect fire evacuation proce-

M
their students to ignore the alarm sounds is a clear dan- There is no need to run and dures, visit the New York Fire
onday, April 20th,
bell. “Some students who were ger. Some of the correct fire- panic when hearing the alarm, Department’s Website: http://
a false alarm sound-
on the third floor claimed they behavior procedures include: just quickly walk toward the www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/
ed during the first-
did not hear the alarm sound, • Installing and main- nearest exit. home2.shtml.
period classes. Everyone was
which is ridiculous, as those taining proper smoke alarm • Alerting others who
instructed to exit the building
who were on the fourth floor systems. may not have heard the alarm
immediately, but according to
told me they heard it loud and • Knowing the layout of (or those who are too en-
the security guard, “Many did
clear,” the security guard said. your floor and the nearest fire grossed in something else to
not leave.” Reasons for refus-
The fire department arrived exit before there is warning of notice) that there is a fire, and
ing to exit included the in-
shortly after, and confirmed a fire. instructing them to exit the
clement weather. The rain was
there was no fire. Although the • Keeping hallways building.
heavy, and exiting meant get-
culprit who caused this by set- clear. In case there is a fire and • Calling the fire depart-
ting stuck in the rain until the
ting off the alarm has not been people need to exit, the last ment as soon as possible when
fire department arrived. In ad-
identified, the scare brought thing needed is a hallway full one is at a safe place away
dition, many instructors were
about a warning. It is clear that of obstacles for people to trip from the fire.
aware the alarm was false: “I
fire-safety procedures must on. • Never returning to a
did not smell smoke or see
be better enforced in case, • Getting everyone out burning building for any pos-
fire” said one, and so did not
G-d forbid, a real fire breaks of the building in an organized sessions.

Coming Together to Recall the Past and

Warn the Future
T
ouro College’s Insti- ed at the response That is what it always is, an rights activist Natan Sharan-
tute on Human Rights to the atrocities of expression of bad faith.” Fa- sky. Ms. Bayefsky, director of
and the Holocaust the Second World ther Patrick Desbois told the the Touro Institute on Human
commemorated Holocaust Re- War, and we have audience, “Anti-Semitism will Rights and the Holocaust, not-
membrance Day with a panel to protest against never die. It’s why people of ed that “On the anniversary of
discussion on anti-Semitism an anti-Semitic good will must stand and be Hitler’s birthday and the eve
that included some of the speech delivered strong together.” of Holocaust Remembrance
world’s most distinguished by the head of “I have a frightening feel- Day, the UN has given a voice
scholars, activists, and human Iran.” Actor Jon ing that already the world of to a person who denies the Ho-
rights authorities. Participat- Voight added: my past is coming back…I locaust itself while preparing
ing in the panel, which was “We’re witness- feel it here when the fight another genocidal assault on
held at the United Nations in ing a new type of against racism means first the Jewish nation. This is en-
Geneva, were writer Elie Wi- Holocaust, and we, and foremost a fight against couraging anti-Semitism, not
esel, actor Jon Voight, Profes- good people of all Israel,” said long-time human combating it.”
sor Alan Dershowitz, activ- faiths, should ex-
ist Natan Sharansky, author press outrage and
Conference drew criticism
Shelby Steele, and Father Pat- demand the truth be heard.”
and sparked protests when it
rick Desbois, a French Catho- “Anti-Semitism thrives on
featured a speech from the
lic priest who leads a team of distortion with the historical
controversial President of Iran
interviewers through Ukraine record of the kind we heard
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on
and Belarus in search of Jew- yesterday from Ahmadinejad,”
its opening day. The panelists
ish mass graves from World said Harvard Law School Pro- To the esteemed, reliable, indispensable TCRT staff:
at the Touro event discussed
War II. Over 150 people at- fessor Alan Dershowitz. “The Thanks for making it happen, time and again.
modern forms of anti-Semi-
tended the event, which was fact that Ahmadinejad was Dina Kupfer, EIC
tism and President Ahmadine-
titled “Anti-Semitism in the the first and major and most-
jad’s controversial UN appear-
Here and Now.” covered speaker at this confer-
ance the previous day.
Holocaust Remembrance ence was an accurate reflec-
Commented writer and
Day coincided with the UN’s tion of what this conference
political activist Eli Wiesel:
week-long Durban Review is all about.” Shelby Steele
“Here we are now in the United
Conference, which was in- observed that “Anti-Semitism
Nations, an organization creat-
tended to combat racism. The is an expression of bad faith.

By Tova Snitzer
P
rofessor Langer
is a full-time staff mem-
ber of Touro’s Business
and Accounting Department.
He teaches a wide variety of
courses to both men and wom-
en at Touro’s Avenue J Campus,
including cost accounting, au-
diting, intermediate account-
ing, taxation, and government
and not-for-profit accounting.
How did you come to join
the accounting field?
I guess I married into it.
My father-in-law had an ac-
counting firm in New York
and encouraged me to go into
it. I was originally in Toronto
(there is a great healthcare sys-
tem there by the way), and I
moved here in 1985. I went on
to study for the CPA exam in
1989.
By Chaya S. Bleier
Y
ou may have spotted
him in the halls, pur-
posely striding toward
class or weaving his way be-
tween students and book bags.
Sunglasses in hand, and a glint
in his eyes, meet Touro’s Prin-
ciples of Marketing professor,
Professor B. Tomsky.
Rabbi Boaz Tomsky was
born and raised in a rural com-
munity in New London, Con-
necticut. He earned his high
school diploma at Ner Israel
in Baltimore, Maryland. From
there, Rabbi Tomsky went to the
Talmudic University of Florida
and learned under the direction
of Rabbi Yochanan Zweig for
nine years. During this time,
Rabbi Tomsky was an active
member of the Miami Beach
Chevra Kadisha. He attended
Barry University where he re-
ceived a Masters of Business
Administration with a concen-
tration of Finance. He received
his S’micha from the Yeshiva
Meet the Professor
Meet Professor Ben Langer
Do you prefer accounting
more than your previous pro-
fession?
In Toronto I was teaching,
full-time and then part-time,
but I always enjoyed it. Once
I moved, I missed it. I went
to graduate school at Brook-
lyn College and they asked
me to teach a class there and I
enjoyed it. I taught there part-
time while I was working. I
happen to like teaching more
than actual accounting work. I
always say: “It’s easier to get
along with students than with
clients.” In 2001, I was asked
to work at Touro College and
was eventually offered a full-
time position, which I happily
agreed to.
How did you become affili-
ated with Touro?
I got a phone call. Some-
one in Touro must have got-
Meet Professor Boaz Tomsky
in 1998 and subsequently ac-
cepted his first position as
rabbi at Congregation Beth
Abraham in Bangor, Maine.
While in Maine, Rabbi Tomsky
was a professor at Husson and
Beal College, teaching a range
of subject matter including Ac-
counting, Finance, Marketing,
Business Mathematics and
American Sign Language.
Rabbi Tomsky then moved
south where he accepted many
responsibilities throughout New
England. He was the rabbi at
Congregation Ohawe Sholam
in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In
addition, he was a professor at
the University of New Haven
and was the student activities
coordinator and middle school
Judaic studies instructor at Bi-
Cultural Day School.
In 2007, Rabbi Tomsky be-
came Rabbi Dr. Boaz Tomsky,
earning a doctorate in edu-
cational leadership from the
University of Hartford. His
dissertation is entitled: Admin-
istrators’ Perceptions of Cur-
riculum Integration within Jew-
SPRING 2009
joy teaching cost accounting
because it was the first class I
taught at Brooklyn College. I
also enjoy the two tax courses
because the material is con-
stantly changing – in terms of
work and teaching – and you
have to keep up with it.
Do you find teaching the
men or the women more re-
warding?
I enjoy both. But there is
something I noticed; the wom-
ten my name from someone in en sometimes come over and
Brooklyn College. As a grow- say thank you, which gives me
ing school, they were looking a good feeling afterwards.
for more teachers. I was inter- What do you enjoy most
viewed by Dean Bressler, Pro- about teaching at Touro?
fessor Sklar, and Dean Boylan. I enjoy meeting former
I began teaching at Touro and graduates and having them
haven’t regretted it since. tell me about their work expe-
Of the many accounting rience – it’s part of the learn-
courses you teach, which do ing process. Something that I
you most prefer? didn’t like at first, but do now,
It’s hard to choose. I en- is being stumped by students’
the beach which is right in my
backyard. I like clothes that can
be cleaned simply with a hose.
My favorite shoes, though, are
my dress shoes. I like them
because they are black and as
I was told they match every-
thing. Whether I am at school
teaching in my suit or dressed
casually in a pair of jeans, they
match.
CSB: In a different lifetime,
what would be your choice oc-
cupation?
PBT: I always longed to
be an astronaut. I am fasci-
nated with space and love to
ish community day schools.
take calculated risks and am al-
A word with the Profes-
ways up for an adventure. I am
sor:
not afraid of heights as I have
CSB: Let’s start right from
skydived before and would do
the bottom. What would you say
anything to make it to the moon
is your favorite pair of shoes?
(and back).
PBT: Well I never put too
CSB: What do you like to
much thought into the type of
do in your free time?
shoes that I own; perhaps be-
PBT: I love all sorts of
cause I actually have only few
sports and outside activities.
of them (can you believe such
For example, if you wondered
a thing?) I have a pair of Crocs
why on the first Sunday of May
which I am looking forward
there were so many closed
to using on my daily strolls to
highways, it was because of
5
questions. I try to look up the
answers and, in the process,
discover new things.
What would you like to say
to the student body at large?
Accounting is both a very
useful and needed profession.
There are accounting firms,
but also individual businesses
that need people to handle
their finances. There is always
a call for accountants. There
are many options open after
graduation. You can work in
an accounting practice or even
a regular family business. The
job can be fulfilling, but you
have to keep up to date with the
various rules and regulations in
this ever changing field.
Tova is currently pursu-
ing an undergraduate degree
in accounting and has had the
pleasure of being in several of
Professor Langer’s classes.
the 5 borough bike tour, which
I never miss (except for one
year when it fell on the eighth
day of Pesach). It was pour-
ing and the rain went through
my poncho but it didn’t matter.
The feeling of accomplishment
is so amazing and invigorat-
ing! Don’t get me wrong, next
year I’ll hope for a bright sun-
shiny day. I look forward to the
summer months when I get to
ride my bike on the boardwalk
nearby my home and just ad-
mire the breath taking view of
the ocean and the beach.
CSB: What do you feel is
the greatest challenge facing a
college student today?
PBT: As individuals, we
certainly have our unique chal-
lenges but I would have to ad-
dress the question of our cur-
rent economy. Many students
are concerned about what life
will be like after college and if
there is any point to continuing
in their studies. My advice is to
not only continue in the under-
graduate program but to seri-
Continued on page 8
 6 SPRING 2009

Sports, Power, and Politics
sonality is Zack Greinke, one
By Moshe Weiss
of the best pitchers in base-
Sports
various reasons, be it for ste- Manny Ramirez, Terrell Ow- to take steroids, fight with a
roids, prison, drugs, or shoot- ens, Ricky Williams, and Chad quarterback when a ball is not

E
ball. He would sometimes ing one’s self in the leg. Johnson are all names that are thrown to them, or kick a cam-
ach professional ath-
buy guacamole from a small Alex Rodriguez, Michael associated with an assorted va- eraman for being in the way of
lete owns a unique
shop which sold the dip for Vick, Barry Bonds, Plaxico riety of mischievous deeds that a play.
personality which has
$1.50 per serving. When have been thorns to their There are few who have
brought him to where he is
the shop raised the price teams, their communities, this intensity burning inside
now. The strength of an ath-
of the guacamole by 30 and even themselves. The their heart and do succeed, but
lete’s personality is usually a
cents, Greinke said, “I list can go on for pages, they are the exceptions, not the
clear indicator of how domi-
like the guacamole. Now, each player with his own rule.
nant the player will be in his
I don’t really love the set of antics. What you I am not giving justifica-
sport.
guacamole. So I get it would find to be a com- tion to the way these “grown
The make-up of a profes-
when I feel like it. They mon factor with all of men” have acted, and I am
sional athlete’s personality
changed their guacamole these players, though, is not condoning their behavior.
includes his intensity, excite-
from $1.50 to $1.80.... that each one has made Clearly, they set a bad exam-
ment, passion, and obsession.
and I’ll never again a significant contribution ple for young aspiring athletes.
Every athlete possesses some
get guacamole.” When to the respective sport Many say that such players do
of these qualities, whether he
Grienke was reminded that he plays. Each one of not belong on any team, in
is the best at the sport or the
that he just signed a $38 these athletes has a strong spite of their tremendous ca-
worst. There is no way a per-
million contract he said, sense of intensity, excite- pabilities. But if I were to cre-
son can win such competitive
“It’s not about the gua- ment, passion, and ob- ate a professional sports team,
sports and make it to the status
camole itself, I just don’t session. Without a drive these would be the person-
of a professional athlete if he
want to let them win.” to be the best, a person alities that I would search for
does not have some of these
Winning teams share would never make it in first. For there is nothing more
characteristics. A person can
these characteristics as the “dog eat dog world” satisfying than winning.
be born with immense talent,
well. These qualities are of sports. It is this drive Moshe never likes when a
but that will not be enough to
part of what makes sports ex- Burress, Mark McGuire, Ran- that brought these talented losing team complains about
make one a leader in his re-
citing and unpredictable. dy Moss, Dennis Rodman, individuals to the stage they the better team running up the
spective sport.
There are many people in John Rocker, Kobe Bryant, find themselves in; and it is score – play harder and they
An example of someone
sports who are infamous for Lawrence Taylor, Ron Artest, this also drive that causes one wouldn’t be able to.
containing this type of per-

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Open University as another
needed after exhausting those
resources, you might email the
colleges involved in the deci-
work. Clearly, the process
takes much time, effort,
and planning.
Society
option for a UK or European
sion, or phone them if no email Hopefully, you’ll The Touro Health Science So-
degree. (As lucky Americans
is listed. It may take some time find the program of your ciety is pleased to announce its
we graduate with only 120
to get in contact with them and dreams and be able to set- newly elected members.
credits, while they need 360!)
find out the requirements for tle in the country of your
If you already have a degree,
entry, but it will happen soon- choice. Remember that it President:
then some online schools will
er or later (preferably sooner). may take time to adjust to Chana Green
offer further courses to en-
Some foreign colleges teach a new place and setting, but Yechiel Weiss
hance your credentials. For
in the language of their coun- eventually, you will be able
example, if you have a nursing
try, so they will require a test to work your way into the Vice President:
degree, there is an M.A. online
to see if you have the basic new society, both academi- Aura Lagnado
for practicing nurses.
skills, or offer you lessons in cally and socially. I wish Shlomo Halberstam
In order to figure out how
that language to be completed you the best of luck.
to actu-
as a co-requisite to your stud- Efrat Gordon~Grunin, Secretary:
ally apply
ies there. Some require GRE a biology graduate of Touro Sara Brummer
to these
scores or other American tests, College, is working on her Jason Shaya Freidman
schools,
and some require that you acceptance to a graduate
or if more
find a professor or teacher in program in Israel, where Keep an eye out for more
informa-
that country to supervise your she currently resides. events in the future!
tion is

On The Road to Philadelphia,
The ASM Convention
By Abby Moskowitz and Dr. Milton Schiffenbauer
T
he 109th annual
American Society for
Microbiology conven-
tion was held in Philadelphia,
PA in May 2009, with eager
Touro students in attendance.
Rivka Borger, Dina Kupfer,
Abby Moskowitz, Henya
Sandhaus, Max Shenberger,
and Yechiel Weiss work in Dr.
Schiffenbauer’s microbiology
laboratory at Pace University
and were invited to present
By Bluma Gottesman
T
he recent meeting
of the Touro College
ACM (Computer) Soci-
ety was a resounding success.
A large group of students, pro-
fessors, and even a representa-
tion of devoted Touro alumnae
enjoyed a variety of refresh-
ments and a rare opportunity to
socialize with like-minded stu-
dents. Our very own Professor
Andrew Schwimmer wowed
the audience with a fascinat-
ing presentation on multiple
topics. He stressed the impor-
tance of constant learning for
computer professionals. Since
the IT field is wide-ranging
and changes rapidly, it is near-
ly impossible for any school to
teach its students everything
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their research findings on the
antimicrobial effects of poly-
phenol and of white tea.
For over a year, these stu-
dents have tested the effects of
polyphenols, a natural ingre-
dient found in teas and fruits,
and white tea on eleven strains
of bacteria. They found that
both white tea, which is high
in polyphenol concentration,
and pure white tea polyphenol
are very effective in killing
numerous varieties of disease-
Computer Crowd
they need to know. As an ex-
ample, Professor Schwimmer
pointed to Google, which was
not even around when he was
a student but has profoundly
changed the way we use the In-
ternet. Similarly, much of what
students are currently learning
will soon become obsolete. In
their place, new technologies
will be introduced, revolution-
izing the world of Information
Technology. There is also so
much computer knowledge
out there that it is nearly im-
possible for any school to keep
students fully up to date on the
most current technologies.
Therefore, schools focus on
certain fundamental concepts
and hope that they are giv-
ing students the tools neces-
sary to learn the rest on their
own. Professor Schwimmer
SPRING 2009
causing bacteria.
“The event is like a sci-
ence-fair for geniuses. It was
really neat being there,” said
one of the Touro students. In-
deed, the convention features
hundreds of presentations from
microbiology laboratories and
universities across the world.
The vast array of research
represented at the convention
was overwhelming and awe-
inspiring, as it truly demon-
strated the depth of knowledge
in the field of microbiology. At
the same time, it conveyed the
many unanswered questions
and hypothesis whose answers
are sought out in laboratories
around the globe.
Most of the research pa-
pers presented at the conven-
tion were at the graduate level.
The work of the Touro students
was one of the few undergrad-
uate research papers presented
at the convention.
stressed this to his audience.
He also encouraged them to
keep up to date with the latest
developments in the field and
to teach themselves languages
and skills that are not part of
the official syllabus.
The second part of Profes-
7
Book Release
by
Touro Professor
The Massacre of the Jews of Lithuania has received
praise from the former Executive Director of the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Dr. Michael Beren-
baum. The author, Dr. Sutton, is currently giving talks on
the role of the collaborator in the Holocaust. She uses the
example of the Lithuanians in examining how and why lo-
cal national leaders and populace actively participated in
the Final Solutions and explores the range of options.
sor Schwimmer’s talk focused in which he excels. The pro-
on a subject near to many a fessor ended his presentation
senior’s heart – computer job by challenging the students
interviews, which are different to get involved with extracur-
from those in nearly any other ricular computer activities, to
field. He kept his audience en- learn new things and develop
gaged by laying out various their skills outside the class-
questions regularly asked by room, and an exhortation to
large companies ranging from the administration to provide
Google to Microsoft. He also an environment that fosters
discussed the ACM program- student creativity and innova-
ming contests, in which teams tion, both inside the classroom
of students compete to discover and out.
who can find the best solutions
to the most problems within
a short time period. He spoke Special thanks to Profes-
about his own experience in sors Fink and Morgulis for
the contest and distributed real their help in organizing the
programming challenges from event. Bluma Gottesman is
past years for attendees to try. president of the Touro ACM
The last part of his chat (Computer) society. For more
was a brief discussion on writ- information on this or future
ing applications for Android- events, contact touroacm@
based mobile phones, an area gmail.com.
 8 SPRING 2009
A Muffin a Day Keeps the Cravings Away
By Leah Lebel
A
nyone in Touro
who is watching their
weight undoubtedly
has tried the Diet Muffins from
Meir’s Heimeshe Bakery on
Avenue J and East 13th Street.
These fat-free, no-sugar-added
specialties come in so many
different varieties. They have
everyone hooked! They are
available in miniature, low-
carb, and of course, in their
original form--which comes
in over sixty flavors. Whether
enjoyed in blueberry, choco-
late chip, corn, or in an exotic
flavor, these diet muffins give
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ously consider advancing your
education at Touro’s graduate
school. My advice has always
been to never stop learning.
Once one finishes their Associ-
ates or Bachelors degree, you
may be enticed to take a much
deserved break from the pres-
sures of school with the self
promise that after some time
you’ll go back to grad school.
The reality is that life happens
and life often doesn’t get any
easier for two reasons. First,
now that you are in school,
you are in a groove. Once
you stop, it is hard to pick up
again. Secondly, many young
men and women are develop-
ing their interpersonal relation-
ships which potentially will
lead to marriage, children, and
yeshiva tuition! One’s respon-
sibilities get bigger and bigger,
and before you know it, you’ll
wake up and be 50! I know this
because I was the youngest in
my Doctoral program and ev-
eryone in my cohort expressed
these sentiments. They were
going to take off a semester or
two but they ended up being
so consumed by their lives and
all of their responsibilities that
Food Court
consumers who are trying to
watch their weight the ability
to indulge sensibly, without all
the unneeded calories that reg-
ular muffins normally contain.
According to Meir, the
owner of Meir’s Heimeshe
Bakery, the original-size
muffins contain approxi-
mately 180-200 calories
each (depending on
the flavor), which is
about half the calo-
ries a regular muffin of
the same size normally
has. The mini-ones, obvi-
ously, have proportionally
fewer calories. The muffins
are sweetened naturally with
fruit juice and do not contain
Meet Professor Boaz Tomsky
they never kept their promise
to themselves until much later
in their lives. My unsolicited
advice is to just keep going
in your schooling and before
you know it, you’ll have many
more opportunities and options
to choose from upon gradua-
tion, as the economy will im-
prove. At times, it may seem
like a daunting task but don’t
look at the whole picture. It’s
like when I was riding my bike
on the Verrazano Bridge. You
need to look at the front tire
only. If you keep looking all
the way to the top of the hill,
you are bound to lose steam
and just give up. Take small
steps and before you know it,
when you turn around you’ll
realize that you’ve climbed
a mountain. Lastly, only sur-
round yourself around positive
people. Don’t listen to anyone
who tells you that you can’t re-
alize your dreams or that a par-
ticular program or discipline is
too difficult or you. You can do
it and you will! Just stay fo-
cused and stay positive. With
the right attitude and ambition,
you can accomplish anything
in life.
CSB: Which of the follow-
ing characters can you most
artificial sugar-substitutes.*
Although Meir claims
there is no best-selling fla-
vor, according to an unofficial
student poll taken in
the
relate to and why? A) Gandhi
b) Buzz Lightyear c) Morde-
chai Ben David?
PBT: Well this is a tough
one as all three call to me. Gan-
dhi, because I am a spiritual
person who wishes to make a
positive impact in the world,
Mordechai Ben David because
I love all sorts of music - but
I’d have to choose Buzz Light-
year. If my movie knowledge
serves me well, I believe his
signature line is “To Infinity
and Beyond!” What a great at-
titude that we must all try to
adopt and incorporate in our
lives. Often our biggest ad-
versary is ourselves as we set
limitations and barriers for
ourselves. We are often satis-
fied with the status quo and are
reluctant to take risks or em-
brace change because of such
fears. We must emulate good
old Buzz Lightyear and remind
ourselves continuously that we
can be whatever we want to be
and that we can achieve what-
ever we want to, all the way to
infinity and beyond!
CSB: What brought you to
teach at Touro College?
PBT: Touro is the fourth
college/university I’ve taught
in. It is a very special and
student lounge, the chocolate-
chip, and double-chocolate-
chip varieties are extremely
popular among Touro stu-
dents. The bakery also offers
a half-and-half option, which
is half chocolate-chip and half
double chocolate-chip (also
known as marble muf-
fins), for those who
can’t decide which
one to choose (a di-
lemma I frequently
encounter). While
muffins may be the
form most people con-
sume this tasty treat in,
the batter can be made
into cakes, cookies, and
even biscotti upon special
unique school which many of
you may not be familiar with
since you were not exposed
to other colleges. First off, the
administration and teachers
really care about the students.
They are not merely a number
but rather treated as individuals
with individual needs. I enjoy
being part of a program that
recognizes the Jewish holidays.
In my past positions, a fall se-
mester could turn disastrous
when Yom Tov would fall out
on a particular day that causes
you to cancel a few weeks in a
row. This is even more trouble-
some for a student in a college
that is not receptive to your
needing to take off these holi-
days. Even the most dedicated
student struggles during these
semesters. Most importantly, I
feel more welcome and com-
fortable in an environment that
both embraces sophistication
in a secular education and yet
also provides a comfortable
environment for the observant
student. Touro shows the Jew-
ish world that you can advance
in your academic career with-
out having to compromise on
ones religious beliefs.
CSB: Which language
would you most like to learn?
request.
Obviously, the answer to:
“How do they get them to taste
so good?” will have to remain
a secret, but one thing is no se-
cret: They are by far the most
popular baked goods eaten by
Touro students, and coupled
with a diet iced-coffee or diet
milk-shake, they make the per-
fect breakfast or snack.
*Note: The original-size
and mini muffins do not con-
tain sugar-substitutes; howev-
er, the low-carb variety muf-
fins do.
Leah can often be found
munching a double-choco-
late-chip muffin in the student
lounge.
PBT: I once taught Ameri-
can Sign Language when I was
a professor in Bangor, Maine.
It was a fun class that was both
interactive and engaging. I be-
came proficient in ASL when
I was in Ner Israel for High
School and one of my class-
mates was deaf. He had an in-
terpreter for only a few hours a
day. I chose to learn with him
as a study partner. I gradually
picked up enough to get by and
eventually assisted in the class-
room as an interpreter…but
that was a very long time ago.
I haven’t taught ASL for about
ten years now and if you don’t
use it, you lose it.
CSB: Make your own end-
ing to the sentence: “Mary had
a little lamb_____”
PBT: Mary had a little
lamb….until I ate my favorite
food on my George Forman
Grill - Lamb Chops! I am cer-
tainly a meat and potatoes man
and when I think of “PETA” I
don’t think of the acronym, (the
People for the Ethical Treat-
ment of Animals.) To me, it is
a type of bread that holds my
Shwarma. Sorry Mary!
Some of Professor Tom-
sky’s favorite things: Milk
Duds; Seltzer
 SPRING 2009 9

Poetry Page
The Reformation Getting to know YOU
By Dina Kupfer By Rivka H. Borger

As you travel through life Many obstacles faced.

She used to visit Flatbush for shopping, And all seems carefree,
Now she comes for learning. With no bumps on the road,
As many agree –
She used to reside at home, Do you know yourself?
Now she lives on the Q train.
She used to fret over her driver’s license, As you travel through life
And you come ‘cross a thorn,
Now she guards her Student ID card. Just a prick – then it’s gone,
But part of you is torn –
She used to stay out of family finances, Do you know yourself?
Now she handles The Bursar.
As you travel through life
She used to get Macy’s catalogues, And you’re caught in a storm,
Now she receives The Fall Schedule. The thunder; the crashing,
The loneliness formed --
She used to use her computer in the den,
Do you still know yourself?
Now she uses C1.
As you travel through life
Yet you seem so unsure,
She used to have free time,
The future seems bleak,
Now she has Pizza Time. And you feel insecure –
She used to eat in a dining room, Yet you know yourself.
Now she dines in the students’ lounge.
As you travel through life
She used to count calories,
Now she calculates joules.
Yet you rise to the challenge,
Now the world’s a good place
–
Since you know yourself.
As you travel through life,
And your faith is renewed,
As you see the results,
From the good you pursued –
Since you know yourself.
As you travel through life
And you try to believe,
That you can accomplish,
All you wish to achieve --
Because you know yourself.
And as life travels by
Look at what you have won
Traversing all evil,
You’ve done what you’ve
done,
Only because you know your-
self.

She used to trust idealism, Contentment is Happiness

Now she believes in ideologies.
She used to read John Grisham,
and Happiness is
Now she studies Virgil’s Aeneid. Contentment
She used to be curled up in bed by 10,
Now she’s in Lit I until 10:20. By Professor S. Siegel

Contentment is waking up daily to a sunrise,

She used to have a regents diploma,
Now she also has a bachelor’s.
She used to be a seminary student,
Now she’s almost s Touro alumnus.
All in three sweet years.
Contentment is collecting seashells by the beach,
Contentment is watching a beautiful sunset,
Contentment is to learn in a classroom and to teach.
Contentment is treasuring life’s essentials and not luxuries,
Contentment is counting blessings and not monetary wealth,
Contentment is a safe, cozy home and food on the table,
Contentment is family, friends, and especially good health!
 10
By Ricki Mugrabi
T
he Museum of Mod-
ern Art in NYC is the
largest modern art
museum in the world. People
from around the globe come to
be inspired by the masterpiec-
es exhibited on the vast white
walls of the MoMA.
New York City wasn’t
always the art center of the
world. During the 1930s-40s,
focus shifted from Paris, the
traditional home of art and
artists, to New York, bringing
with it many contemporary
artists who redefined art.
Modern art doesn’t speak
to everyone, and it did not speak
to me until my recent trip to
the MoMA with the Touro Art
Club. We joined the throngs of
spectators on a quest for artis-
tic enlightenment. We started
our trip on the fifth floor, in
front of Monet’s painting, Wa-
ter Lilies. It is a magnificent
piece of his pond, comprised
of three wall-sized canvases.
His skilled use of complemen-
tary colors gives tremendous
By Anastasia Antonenko
M
osqueteros is
a wonderful exhi-
bition of Pablo Pi-
casso’s work in the Gagosian
Art Gallery open until June 6,
2009. All of the paintings pre-
sented are from the last years
of the artist’s life, making
this exhibition very unique.
In fact, it is the first event in
the United States to focus
on the late paintings of Pica-
sso since “Picasso: The Last
Years: 1963-1973,” featured
at the Solomon R. Guggen-
SPRING 2009
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Art Club in Action
depth to the picture. We made
our way into the next gallery
and came upon the minimalist
works of Piet Mondrian. With
Professor Grenadir’s commen-
tary, the artwork actually came
to life. The black lines and se-
quence of squares and colors
made sense. One of his more
striking works is Broadway
Boogie-Woogie. The bold yel-
low, red, and blue squares and
lines really make you want to
dance.
We continued through the
galleries and saw the outstand-
Scope Art Fair In New York
heim Museum in 1984. One
important figure that appears
in Picasso’s later works is
Jacqueline Roque. She was
the inspiration, wife, and con-
stant companion of Picasso at
the time.
John Richardson is the
curator and Dakin Hart. Rich-
ardson is Picasso’s celebrated
biographer, whose third vol-
ume of “A Life of Picasso”
was published in 2007. Dakin
Hart is the former Assistant
Director of the Nasher Sculp-
ture Center in Dallas and a
Ph.D. scholar working on Pi-
casso at the Institute of Fine
ing works of Pablo Picasso,
Kazimir Malevich, Giorgio de
Chirico and many other revo-
lutionary artists of the twenti-
eth century. From Cubism and
Suprematism to Surrealism,
these artists broke away from
nineteenth-century Impres-
sionism and Realism. They
moved away from realistic art
and into the abstract world of
the unconscious.
Professor Grenadir had
strong feelings for the French
artists such as Henri Matisse.
“French know color; it’s in
Arts in New York. An exten-
sively illustrated book, with
essays by John Richardson,
Dakin Hart, Memory Hollo-
way (Assistant Professor in
Art History at the University
of Massachusetts, Dartmouth)
and artist Jeff Koons, will be
published to accompany the
exhibition. Several important
but previously untranslated
texts from the seventies will
complete this vital resource
on Picasso’s late work. The
exhibition design is by New
York-based architect Anna-
belle Selldorf.
The Gagosian Art Gallery is
their bones. They just know
how to paint!”
A personal favorite was
Christina’s World, painted
in 1948 by Andrew Wyeth.
From the strands of hair on the
woman’s head right down to
the creases of her knuckles, it
was painted with such accurate
detail that it could have been a
photograph.
On the fourth floor, we
came upon the works of Jack-
son Pollack. Pollack is said to
be the father of Modern Ab-
straction. He believed that the
located in Chelsea
at 552 W 21 ST
and it welcomes
visitors Monday
through Saturday.
Don’t miss out
on a chance to
explore Picasso’s
most extravagant
works.
Anastasia has
saved her ten dol-
lars for the art
fair.
process of painting was more
important than the results.
One: Number 31 is a wall-
sized painting of his that looks
like splattered paint. We won-
dered what qualified this as
art. “This is very difficult [to
paint], physically it’s very dif-
ficult. It’s balanced perfectly,
there is depth, there is light,
and there is incredible move-
ment. No one area is heavier
than another. The paint is
evenly distributed,” Professor
Grenadir explained.
With twenty minutes to
spare, we ran up to the sixth
floor to the Tangled Alphabet
Exhibit, featuring the works of
Leon Ferrari and Mira Schen-
del. It was the first time their
works were on exhibition in
the United States. There was
a lot of writing distributed in
their works and they had de-
tailed sculptures and collages
as well as drawings and paint-
ings on display.
It was a fascinating trip
and the Art Club had a great
time. We’re looking forward to
the next museum. How about
the Louvre?

By Tamar Merl
I
n their efforts to begin
searching for candidates to
form an LAS branch club,
the Touro Manhattan Market-
ing Club arranged for Dr. Ben
Rabizadeh, the CEO of Frum-
ster, LLC, to come speak about
“Business and the Internet.”
On May 5, 2009, from 7:15 to
8:15, Touro students planning
to major in business, gathered
in the student lounge to hear
Dr. Rabizadeh.
He started off speaking
about his personal background.
Ben Rabizadeh’s holds a col-
lege degree, surprisingly, in
pharmacy. He decided that the
best thing to do before he be-
gan “investing,” in the inter-
net business, was to ensure he
had something to fall back on
if his investing ventures ever
failed. (Little did he know
By Cipi Steinmetz and Efrat Gordon-Grunin
T
o most of us college
students, term papers
are the bane of our exis-
tence, something we all dread,
or at least do not excitedly an-
ticipate. That was my attitude,
until I was assigned a history
term paper that I chose to do on
Galileo, because I find physics
fascinating. I discovered there
are several ways that can make
term papers less of a “bane”
and more of a thrill.
Firstly, when you have
a term paper to write, do not
look for the easiest topic, but
rather for a topic you are truly
interested in. If it seems that
there are no interesting topics
available, this might be be-
cause you do not know much
about them. It would be a good
idea to lightly skim through
several topics online, and then
Around Campus
Business and the Internet
how unnecessary this was due
to his subsequent success with
Frumster.com)
After describing his two
popular websites: Frumster
and JWed, Dr. Rabizadeh clar-
ified common misconceptions
people have towards internet
businesses. Included in these
mistaken beliefs are thoughts
such as, “There is nothing to do
once a site is created. A website
just sits there and takes care of
itself,” and “All one has to do
is be first to market something
and he/she will become an
instant millionaire.” He ex-
plained that a website must be
maintained twenty-four hours
a day. This may entail even
more involvement than regu-
lar stores, which have specific
hours of operation. Dr. Rabi-
zadeh also recommends mar-
Once Upon a Time it was a Bore
choose one that you find most
intriguing.
Secondly, the Internet is
great for research, but nothing
truly compares to read-
ing a few solid books
on the topic and be-
ing able to really learn
about your subject.
While writing about
Galileo Galilei, I took
out four books and
read all of them. Not
only did I learn a lot
about his life and his
accomplishments, but
I was also exposed to
different viewpoints
on his life, and his dif-
ferent contributions to
science. It was consid-
erably easier to write a
good paper when I re-
ally knew what I was
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keting a product after others
have already done so, in order
to learn from their mistakes. In
fact, the first internet provider
was a company called Prodigy,
which failed miserably. The
failure of Prodigy; however,
allowed AOL to learn form its
mistakes and become success-
ful.
Toward the end of his lec-
ture, before he gave people the
opportunity to ask him ques-
tions, Dr. Rabizadeh provided
some useful tips for internet
businesses, as well as general
business advice. His tips for
internet businesses included
staying technologically cur-
rent and being prepared to
constantly improve the busi-
ness’ service to stay ahead of
competition. Frumster’s suc-
cess was largely due to the fact
that the site caters to its cus-
tomer’s needs. A frum social
networking dating site opened
talking about.
When I had originally
heard Galileo’s name, I vague-
ly remembered him as a sci-
entist who fought with the
Church about the Copernican
theory and lost. Most people
to rival the existing JDate,
which allowed membership
from people of any religion.
Other general business tips Dr.
Rabizadeh provided includes:
focusing on one venture at a
time, in order to focus one’s
full attention on it , saving
money in prosperous times to
prepare for economic down-
turn, and keeping customers
happy to prevent losing them
to competition. He also noted
that it is best to marketing a
consign him to the back of
their brains, thinking he has
no bearing whatsoever on us
today. That is incorrect, and
and through researching I dis-
covered exactly how wrong I
was.
You know the
Law of Inertia that
you learned about in
sixth grade? That’s
Galileo’s Law of Iner-
tia, and it actually ex-
plains the reason you
are thrown forward
when a car shortstops.
Do you remember the
parabola from Math
B? That’s Galileo’s
too. And the Coperni-
can theory he believed
in and validated is one
that is very pertinent
to us. It states that the
Earth revolves around
the sun and not the
11
good product.
So to all the science (and
other) majors out there, you
may just end up working in the
business field. As the motto
for the New York Lotto goes,
“Hey, you never know.”
Tamar is currently an ac-
counting major at Touro’s Ave.
J campus. Who knows? May-
be she’ll end up working at a
pharmacy!
other way around. Let’s not
forget the scientific method,
which is based on the belief
that truth can only be attained
through observation and ex-
periment. Galileo Galilei was
the one who fostered that be-
lief and thus became the “Fa-
ther of Modern Science.”
My solid research made
me realize Galileo is not just
some ancient scientist, but
that his discoveries are highly
relevant. The point of a term
paper is for you to learn about
your subject and learn how
to research, and through that,
I discovered that what once
seemed to be a fact of ancient
history actually has bearing
on our lives today Hopefully,
these two pointers on papers
will help turn the experience
into an enjoyable and enlight-
ening one, as it did for me.
Good luck.
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Viva La Revolucion!!!
By Tzvi Zucker
I
n recent shocking news,
the price of green coffee
beans has risen 22% this
year. For those of us who drink
coffee regularly, a switch to
tea may be in order. Figur-
ing we would be trendsetters,
the humor department made
the switch. While sipping tea
and flipping through the news
channels, we here at the humor
desk of the Round Table(which
is square) came across a star-
tling announcement. We were
so surprised, we hid under our
desks – however, due to budget
cuts, there is only one desk for
ten of us who toil away in the
sub-basement of Touro trying
in vain to come up with ways
to make tired, hungry, and dis-
interested students smile.
The reason for our con-
cern was the pronouncement
by prominent individuals that
Americans should take up arms
and revolt! Viva la revolucion,
baby! According to Rush Lim-
baugh’s devoted following and
Mr. Hannity’s constituents,
and the rest of the conserva-
tive movement (including Mrs.
Gladys Limburger, retired op-
tician), we are now facing a
situation of taxation without
representation; our President is
taxing us unfairly, and we have
no representatives to explain
to him that we don’t want such
taxes. So we have no choice
anymore – like our Found-
ing Fathers, we need to rebel
against the yoke of tyranny. On
tax day, an estimated quarter
million Americans in hundreds
of cities congregated to create
a nationwide Tea Party! No tea
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was served, nor was there any
dumped into the ocean, simply
because these parties weren’t
anywhere near the oceans. In
fact, there wasn’t much of a
party at all. It was just a bunch
of speeches and chanting. Tex-
as Gov. Rick Perry announced
at Austin City Hall his stance
against the federal government,
as some in his U.S. flag-waving
audience shouted, "Secede!"
At a rally at the Iowa Capitol,
many of the about 1,000 people
wore red shirts declaring "rev-
olution is brewing."
This protest was eagerly
aired by Fox News, which high-
lighted calls for revolution from
many influential and obviously
important speakers (because
they were speaking). In addi-
tion to their fair, balanced, and
completely unbiased reporting,
Fox also promoted attendance
at these events, and sent its top
news teams around the country
to these protests. Morning host
Megyn Kelly announced that
the day was for “protest from
sea to shining sea” (we assume
the shining sea is the Atlantic
off the coast of Jersey). And
reporter Cody Willard asked
people to “Wake up and start
fighting the fascism that seems
to be permeating this country.”
This example of fair, balanced,
and completely important re-
porting is only one of many il-
lustrations of impartiality.
In fact, Glenn Beck decid-
ed to hold his event in the Ala-
mo, because (and we promise
we are quoting), it is “The only
place in America where I think
it really, REALLY, makes sense
– the Alamo.” Now, inasmuch
as most of America is unfamil-
iar that the Alamo is where the
original Tea Party took place,
this seems like an odd idea to
us who recall Boston. How-
ever, the military significance
of the Alamo is clear – it was a
brutal loss to the Texas Revolu-
tion. Wait – Texas revolution?
Isn’t the governor pushing
for one? Right! So that’s why
Glenn sees it making sense –
he is trying to ensure that the
Texas Revolution not fail the
same way twice. That is really
astute! The Conservative up-
rising is showing remarkable
foresight and planning early in
the conflict.
So apparently we are hur-
tling towards revolution. What
is surprising is that the Demo-
crats haven’t seen this coming
while Republicans have been
stockpiling guns for years.
These tea parties are only the
beginning. Personally, we sit-
ting here under the humor desk
in the RoundTable office are
passing the time waiting for
revolution the only way we
can. Drinking coffee.
Tzvi would like brownies to
accompany the coffee, but due
to the zero budget crisis none
are being offered.
Chess Corner By Jeff Vaks
Q. Can you show a good trap in the opening for
black?
A. Expert’s response: This trap works well, especial-
ly on a beginner’s level. In this game, I played black.
I was in the fourth grade, while my opponent was in
the tenth grade.
Mike (White) Jeff (Black)
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3. Bf1-c4 Nc6-d4
This is the trap. Black sacrifices the central pawn.
Mike was happy.
4.Nf3:e5 Qd8-g5
5.Ne5:f7? Decisive mistake, but everybody likes to
make a knight fork.
Black send white in knockdown 5...Qg5:g2!
6.Rh1-f1 Qg2:e4+
7. Bc4-e2 Nd4-f3 # Checkmate!
Q. How important is the opening preparation in high
level competitions?
A. Expert’s response (the following trap was pub-
lished by International Master Kostich in his book):
The opening preparation is very important. The last
world chess championship between Vishy Anand
and Vladimir Kramnik was practically decided by
the great opening preparation of Anand, allowing
him to crash Kramnik and become the new world
champion.
Now Anand will play a match with Topalov. The
young genius Magnus Carlsen will be on Anand’s
team. Here is one of Carlsen’s games.
Carlsen Magnus - Werle Jan
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6
3.d4 cd4
4. N;d4 a6
5.c4 Nf6
6.Nc3 d6
7.g3 Qc7
8.Be3 b6
9. Bg2 Bb7
10. 0-0 Nbd7
11.Rc1 Be7
That was a novelty in this position. White gets an
overwhelming advantage.
12...ed5 13.cd5 Qb8 14.Nc6 B:c6 15.dc6 Ra7 16.cd7
N:d7
17. Bh3! 0-0 18.Bd7 R:d7 19Nd5! Carlsen gradu-
ally won this position. This game was played in Wijk
aan Zee of the Netherland in 2004.
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Review
Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts
about Alternative Medicine
Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst

By Dina Kupfer

I used to apply arnica to a bruise. I used to encourage my mom to visit an acupuncturist. I used to look
forward to my next visit to the chiropractor for those stress knots. Now, I’m rethinking it all.
In Trick or Treatment, expert writers Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst launch into an absorbing analysis
of acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic therapy, and herbal medicine, and then briefly through a range of
other obscure therapies such as anthroposophic medicine, Feldenkrais Method, and Reiki. As seekers of scien-
tific truth, they tackle the questionable effectiveness of the many alternative medicinal practices. As authors,
they keep readers curious and then astounded.
Singh and Ernst believe in numbers, in experiments, and ultimately, patient care. Cogently, they un-
ravel the principles of evidence-based medicine and gently, they explore each practice before banging the gavel
on it. Their reports of clinical trials lead to one undeniable conclusion: alternative therapies are largely value-
less aside for their placebo effect and some slight exceptions.
Besides for educating readers about these various therapies, Singh and Ernst delightfully recount the
“inside story” of many medicine-related tales such as the once fashionable blood-letting treatment, vitamin C’s
curative power, and Florence Nightingale’s valor. Trick or Treatment is a probing and enjoyable read, easily
understandable even to the non-scientific mind.

Dina still has arnica in the medicine cabinet. She prays the placebo effect will still work after having read
the book.

Awareness: The Key to Acceptance, Forgiveness, and

Growth Miriam Adahan
By Gabriella Nussbaum

“That is so not her type.” This statement, and others like it, have always set my teeth on edge. Labeling, pigeon-
holing, and categorizing human beings repulses me. Therefore, when I first picked up “Awareness” by Miriam
Adahan, I was appalled. The first thing I saw was that people were classified in a chart entitled “The Enneagram At
A Glance,” which clearly delineated nine “personality types.” I immediately suspected what the book would con-
tain. Despite my misgivings, my curiosity overwhelmed me, and I began to read. To my surprise, I was delighted
by the author’s frankness.
Adahan clearly states that the purpose of her book is to help people reach a higher level of acceptance. She
discusses the complex aspects of human personalities, known as “Wings.” Each chapter discusses one of the nine
personality types in the Enneagram, their strengths and weaknesses, their inner fears and inner gifts, what they
should improve with, and how. Adahan points out that even within a particular personality type there are healthy,
intermediate, and unhealthy levels of consciousness, and that with a conscious effort, one can reach a more healthy
state of thinking. She provides tips in each chapter on how to relate to people with the personality discussed.
Adahan identifies and tackles the oft hidden truths of the human psyche, and reading this book takes the reader
on a journey that can be painful yet liberating. One should read “Awareness” with the realization that s/he will be
looking into an uncompromising mirror that will reveal both the light and the dark sides of his/her personality. As
one would expect, this can be a very scary and difficult thing to do. However, with bravery, honesty, and the desire
for self-actualization, one can tap into the depth of “Awareness” and discover the great potential that lies within us
all.

Gabriella Nussbaum is the type. Whatever that should mean.

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By Abby Moskowitz
M
ost of us have been
there—the elliptical,
the treadmill, the bike,
or the Stairmaster— wiping sweat
from our foreheads and watch-
ing the digital clock count down
the seconds towards the end of
the workout. We feel our bodies
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proach: it allows people to eas-
ily follow their friends and
allows their friends to follow
them. So what exactly are peo-
ple “following” you wonder?
That question does not have a
single answer. People follow
whatever their friends may be
doing through updates they
post. Twitter users have up to
one-hundred-forty characters
to write whatever they choose.
There are no guidelines regu-
lating postings. Twitter sug-
gests that users’ posts answer
the forever-changing “what are
you doing?” question. In real-
ity, however, users use Twitter
as a microblog (blogging with
tiny articles), where they keep
the people following them up-
dated on events that they con-
sider important.
Part of Twitter’s popu-
larity came about through its
use of a KISS (keep it simple,
stupid) approach. The web-
site is simple to use, having
no complex logic or ideas.
In fact, some criticize Twit-
ter for being too simple, and
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Science & Technology
What Exercise Does For You
ache and want to press the “stop”
button. Yet somehow, when the
workout if finally over, we are
filled with a new-found energy
and feel as though we can take on
the world.
  Part of the reason we feel so
great after an exhaustive workout
is the release of endorphins. By
literal definition, endorphins are
a group of peptide hormones that
bind to opiate receptors and are
secreted as painkilling chemicals
in the brain. They are produced
naturally and have effects similar
to those of artificial narcotics such
as morphine and heroin. In fact,
morphine attaches to the same re-
ceptors in the brain as the endor-
phins. The release of endorphins
Tweet Tweet, The New Rage
want Twitter to start offering
more advanced functionality.
Their complaints have been
so far ignored. Twitter knows
that users enjoy it and so have
made very few changes to its
UI (user interface). Facebook
learned this the hard way when
thousands of users signed peti-
tions against the site redesign.
Most people do not like change
and Twitter is listening to the
majority call.
Many famous individuals
use Twitter as a way of keeping
their fans “in the know.” Some
of these people include Presi-
dent Obama, Oprah Winfrey,
and Ashton Kutcher (the first
Twitter user to gain one mil-
lion followers). CNN is also
on Twitter, providing breaking
news updates to their huge list
of followers.
Twitter’s real power lies in
the many real-time updates it
receives on a regular basis. For
example, when Chesley Sul-
lenberger landed Flight 1549
in the Hudson River, Twitter
users who were near at the time
is believed to increase during
prolonged exercise. This may ex-
plain the commonly used phrase
“runner’s high,” where exercisers
experience a sense of excitement
during vigorous activity.
Exercise has also been found
to aid in sleep cycles and increase
energy levels. The National Sleep
Foundation reports that exercis-
ing, specifically in the afternoon,
can help deepen shut-eye and cut
the time it takes to fall asleep. In
addition, the Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center found
that postmenopausal women
who exercise for thirty minutes
every morning fall asleep more
easily than those who do not. In
addition, the Harvard School of
immediately posted images
of the plane. Even traditional
news sources got the story
much later. Additionally, dur-
ing the 2008 Mumbai attacks,
Twitter was used extensively
to spread information about the
attacks. Twitter’s search option
is rumored to one day rival
Google’s, as it allows people
to search through millions of
pieces of real-time information
(as opposed to Google’s stale
information) with the click of
a button.
Users of Twitter have sev-
eral choices of how to update
their status. The most common
is via SMS (text messaging).
Twitter users in the United
States can send their updates to
40404, and the updates are im-
mediately posted onto the site.
Public Health studied more than from running, walking, or per-
31,000 individuals and found that forming any other kind of physi-
subjects who were physically ac- cal activities, visit http://www.nu-
tive had up to thirty-percent high- tristrategy.com/activitylist.htm.
er energy levels than those who Abby believes in a physi-
were physically inactive. cally active lifestyle. She avoids
It is clear that exercise has the elevator like she would potato
many benefits. contributing to a chips.
sleeker physique, happier mood,
better sleep, and providing higher
energy levels. This can all be at-
tained by including a thirty min-
ute daily workout—a small price
to pay for such grand results. And
as a side benefit, it burns many
calories! For example, bicycling
lightly for one hour can burn be-
tween 381 (140 pound subject) to
531 (195 pound subject) calories.
To find out calories burned
Furthermore, users can choose this popular service. For ex-
to receive updates via SMS ample, there is Jaiku, a service
from people they follow. Up- that was purchased by Google,
dates can also be sent via the and later retired, leaving de-
web (twitter.com) and through velopment to “a dedicated and
many third-party applications passionate volunteer team of
that have been developed for Googlers.” And, we cannot
Twitter, like special versions forget Facebook and MyS-
that can be installed on com- pace, which offer comparable
puters, iPhones, Blackberries, microblogging functionality.
and even Nintendo DS. Whatever the case, Twit-
Twitter is not alone. Many ter’s future is looking bright
other services provide similar, as millions begin to “tweet,”
or almost-identical, features to almost like the birds.
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Science & Technology

You Gotta Foldit, Foldit
form. For example, an enzyme zles from Rosetta’s server, and ing them to create a protein that
By Bluma Gottesman that breaks down glucose will computes them while the proces- will neutralize them. Ultimately,

I
magining a twelve-year-
old child win the Nobel Prize
in medicine may seem ridicu-
lous now, but according to a group
of researchers at the University
of Washington, a new computer
game they created may make it
quite possible. The game, Foldit,
was designed to take advantage
of human pattern-recognition and
puzzle-solving skills to help sci-
entists with the difficult project of
folding proteins. Proteins are one
of the essential building blocks of
living things. They perform myri-
ads of functions, from aiding di-
gestion to fighting infection. Each
protein molecule is composed
of dozens and sometimes hun-
dreds of amino acids, which are
hydrocarbon molecules. When a
protein is first created, its amino
acids are lined up in a long chain.
Within milliseconds, the protein
folds itself, forming a compact
mass. Each protein has a unique
shape dependant on its molecular
structure and the task it will per-
fold into a shape that fits with a
glucose molecule, while proteins
that carry nutrients through the
bloodstream fold into streamlined
masses that easily travel through
the body.
Proteins fold so rapidly that
their arrangement may seem ran-
dom. However, the process is ac-
tually governed by strict rules of
physics: a protein always folds
into the most stable shape pos-
sible. Studying the way proteins
fold may have major implications
for medical science. Scientists
have identified and studied mil-
lions of proteins, but the native
(natural) structures of most are
unknown. If we can discover a
protein’s native structure, we can
better understand its functions,
and, if necessary, create drugs to
block or enhance these functions.
For instance, if we can identify
the protein that causes a cell to
become cancerous, we may be
able to develop a drug that will
bind to that protein and neutralize
its effect, thereby stopping tumors
from growing. In addition, there
may be a possibility of designing
new proteins, in shapes that can
benefit us. For example, if we
can design a protein to lock onto
HIV viruses and destroy them, or
block the action of the genes in
sor is not doing any other work. Dr. Baker hopes to find people
While this process is much who can fold proteins efficiently
faster than other methods, the and design proteins to help cure
program has to sift through every diseases. “I imagine that there’s a
possibility, even those humans twelve-year-old in Indonesia who
would immediately realize are can see all this in their head.” Dr.
unsuitable. That is where Foldit Baker hopes they will utilize their
comes into the picture. The game skills and go on to win the Nobel
presents players with unfolded Prize.
mosquitoes which cause malaria, proteins and challenges them to Foldit can be downloaded
we can improve the lives of many fold them into the most energy- from http://fold.it/portal/, and
individuals. efficient shape possible. Points rosetta@home from http://boinc.
The challenge to fold proteins are awarded based on the stability bakerlab.org/rosetta/.
into beneficial shapes is formida- of the design created. The game Bluma is terrible at Foldit, so
ble. One group taking up the chal- is based on the rules of phys- she decided to make her contribu-
lenge is The University of Wash- ics which determine molecular tion to medical science by getting
ington research group, headed attraction. It may sound geeky, others to fold instead.
by biochemist David Baker. The but Foldit actually makes a great
Baker Lab developed a computer game. The proteins look like col-
program known as Rosetta, which orful puzzles, and users have fun
automates the work of protein yanking, pulling, and wiggling
structure prediction. Given the them into the right shape.
molecular makeup of a protein, Dr. Baker and his colleagues
Rosetta runs through every pos- have high expectations for the
sible configuration of molecules, game. Foldit has been download-
in search of the most stable shape. ed over 100,000 times and has en-
To marshal the computing power couraged player competition for
necessary for the endeavor, Baker the top score. Seven solutions cre-
employs an ingenious strategy – ated using this program won priz-
he is signing up ordinary people es at a worldwide protein-folding
to donate their unused proces- competition in 2008, beating
sor time to medical science. Ro- many of the world’s foremost sci-
setta@home is a program that entists. Foldit’s developers plan
can be easily downloaded onto a to add a protein-design contest to
home computer. Once installed, the game, giving players models
the user’s computer receives puz- of viruses like HIV and challeng-
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News & Politics

Durban II: Serious or Circus?
anti-Israel diatribes. In the worst in regards to racism and their blatant disre-
By Sara Brummer midst of Durban I, America human rights. Ahmadinejad, gard of human rights

D
urban II, while un-
der the auspices of be-
ing a United Nations
conference to combat racism
and improve human rights
around the world, became an
outlet for different countries to
express their opinions regard-
ing Israel and America. Dur-
ban II, which took place April
20-24 in Geneva, followed the
famous 2001 Durban Confer-
ence, which equated Zionism
with Nazism, among other
walked out after sensing the
atmosphere of the conference.
Several similar comments
from different sources were
expressed. Realizing the out-
come of the second conference
would be similar to the first,
many countries refused to par-
ticipate in the event, including
the United States and about
a half-dozen other countries
including Italy, Germany and
Australia. Those that did come
held different views about the
conference .
Some used
the camera’s eye
to spout racism
and bigotry while
others showed the
world what they
thought of this
type of speech.
Ironically, many
of the speakers
and participating
countries are held
as some of the
leader of Iran and one of the
conference’s main speakers,
called Israel, among other de-
rogatory remarks, “A cruel and
repressive racist regime.” A
few delegates donned brightly
colored clown wigs, as their
way of expressing their views
against Ahmadinejad.. Once
Ahmadinejad began speak-
ing, these “clowns” threw red
soft foam clown noses at him,
showing their disgust at his
statements. Security forcibly
removed these “clown del-
egates.” Following this, del-
egates from the twenty-three
European nations who attend-
ed walked out, to the loud ap-
plause of the remaining coun-
try representatives.
While promoted as a con-
ference to end racism globally,
Durban II has actually done the
opposite by allowing speeches
full of hatred towards specific
countries given by speak-
ers who have been known for
to occur. In addition,
speeches denying the
Holocaust were deliv-
ered and documents
regarding the confer-
ence that were full of
hatred towards Israel
were published.
The dates set for
the conference were
quite coincidental-
they overlapped with
Holocaust Remem-
brance Day. This
time overlap carries
a deep message for cus where people can spout
the world: with such hatred their personal philosophies
permeating the world, espe- and bigotries. When the del-
cially at an anti-racism confer- egates themselves show how
ence, another Holocaust is a meaningless this event is and
strongly possible. Conferences so many countries publicly re-
such as these have been noth- fuse to send representatives,
ing more than a waste of time the world should listen and de-
and energy. Hatred and rac- cide to act, instead of chatter-
ism towards others cannot be ing about it frivolously.
resolved through meaningless Sara Brummer prefers
idle chatter - especially when action over speech, decisions
this chatter is part of a UN cir- over indecisiveness

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Facebook, I receive numer-
ous emails from French Jews
thanking me for bringing their
issues to the fore, while com-
plaining at the lack of general
support. Apparently, walking
Screaming Facts
around as a Jew or admit- has not settled in the dust. We Even if you think it can’t on burying it under obvious
ting one is Jewish in France can not afford complacency. happen here, at least realize lies is the product of a silence
is a possible death sentence. Recently, Leon Klinghoffer’s what is happening to your when it was necessary to
French authorities do not seem murderer was released from brothers and sisters around the scream. Let’s join hands and
capable of handling the persis- an Italian prison. Leon was an world. Be aware, remain in- scream for truth and peace. Let
tent problem – and the prob- American cripple who was shot formed, and sympathize. The us heed the command, “Do not
lem is spreading and thrown overboard a cruise agony of the Halimis is un- stand idly by the blood of your
worldwide. I my- ship in 1985 by Al-Moqui, imaginable. To be in a coun- brother, I am G-d” (Leviticus
self was assaulted a Palestinian terrorist. BMI try where a judicial system is 19:16).
by an Arab protes- Airlines was caught without scared of the truth and keeps
tor standing behind Israel on its in-flight map. Our
the protest barriers president is making advances
while passing an to Iran and Hamas. Europe is
anti-Israel dem- desensitized to Israel. The list
onstration on 46th continues as it has for centu-
Street and Broad- ries, but the world is smaller
way. The hate signs now. We have to show that we
and chants did not care. Rockets mercilessly bar-
shock me because I raged Sderot, and only after
have heard of it be- the rockets were threatening
fore. In Europe. In the deeper points of Israel did
the 1940s. But New American Jews start tasting
York City 2009? anti-semitism. The rockets are
Anti-semitism starting again.