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Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe graduate Yoel Spielman helped welcome back the boys following Yeshiva Break with a marvelous magic show. Spielman, a graduate of the yeshivah, now in the ninth grade at The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (MTA), also known as Yeshiva University High School for Boys, enjoyed the return to school. “The yeshivah breaks each year allowed me to re-energize myself for the second half of a powerful school year,” said Spielman. “I returned with extra vigor to apply to both Judaic and general studies.” In honor of the return to school this past week, Spielman left the boys in grades 1-6 spellbound with a repertoire of sleight of hand movements that kept on coming. “I am proud of my time spent at YTM and the visit was very exciting. I couldn’t be happier than to see my previous rebbeim shepping nachas as they saw my talents come alive,” asserted the magician.

A couple came to me. They had been married for many years. Their marriage was okay, the wife reported, but he has an annoying habit that drives her crazy—he doesn’t clean up after himself. He leaves his dishes on the table after eating. He leaves wrappers on the counter. And no matter how many times she asks him to improve, no matter how many times he promises that he will change, he still leaves his socks on the bedroom floor.

Recap: The blizzard hit hard, and Ilan stayed out to try to find his kallah. There was an overturned train, and the passengers supposedly walked away. In the meantime, a neighbor told Aunt Mimi that her father is ill, and she needs her and her husband to come right away.

Recap: Penina comes to sleep over, since Shoshana’s mother had to go away. Someone is knocking on the door. They don’t stop so Penina calls Ilana and her husband comes to get the girls. The man knocking sees his car and he runs away. They go to sleep over at Ilana’s house. Ilana gives them the journal to read to distract them from being scared.

Western law separates

Church and state;

Judaic law doesn’t

Differentiate.

Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her budget proposal for FY 2023. In her proposal, she pledges $2 billion in additional funding for pandemic relief, which she indicated should go to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) or other rent aid programs such as the Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP). The governor's numbers align with what housing advocacy groups like the Community Housing Improvement Program have been calling for in additional funding over the several few weeks. While the governor indicated the funds should be merged into the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), the funding, and overall budget, will need to be negotiated with the State Legislature. Housing groups like the Community Housing Improvement Program will be mounting a strong public relations campaign and lobbying effort to fight for this funding to be allocated to renters and their housing providers.