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the bais medrash of the school on the him a break, I told myself, he’s obviously hood in Haifa as well as in Zichron
first floor, where the boys were hearing a under a lot of pressure. Yaakov and scores of other places in
shiur. When we got to the second floor Israel. I didn’t see any smoke and won-
office of the administrator in charge of He told us that the boys went on out- dered whether our destination in Haifa
admissions, he was nowhere to be found. ings once a week, participated in lots of was near the raging fires. What’s happen-
The father, who will not use a cellphone games and activities during the week ing to our little country? It didn’t take
– even borrow someone else’s – asked that were an outlet for their nervous much to believe that arsonists with
me to call the administrator. I did, and we energy. Many came from troubled homes “nationalistic motives” were behind the
arranged to meet in 45 minutes. or had learning disabilities. Many had fires. To top it off, they were trying to
been exposed to things on the “street.” burn down their own country!
I suggested that we take advantage of The mesivta was doing its utmost to
the sunny (but windy) day to take a look steer the boys onto the right path. The High winds and a very dry season
at the gardens of Ramat Hanadiv, where administrator said that he himself was a made these fires possible. (And believe
Baron Edmond de Rothschild was product of this school. me, there are plenty of careless Jews who
buried, just outside Zichron. The beauty don’t think twice about tossing a lit ciga-
of the blue Mediterranean Sea seen from From what I could see, the dorm rooms rette into the brush.) During the prayers
the lush green well-manicured gardens were simple but clean and adequate. We for rain on Shmini Atzeres, I wondered
had a calming effect on the father. We went downstairs to the bais medrash to how relevant they were in modern day
returned to the school, and the father daven Mincha. There were maybe three Israel, with its eight desalination plants. I
started asking the administrator ques- Ashkenazi kids in the whole room. The knew that the water produced there was
tions. The school had a strict dress code kids seemed nice, through I could sense a expensive to use, but those plants
and was strict about not allowing cell little bit of pent up aggression in some of seemed to take away the urgency of the
phones, MP3s, or computers. Smoking them. But I saw no untoward behavior. prayers for rain. It is as if we took the
was strictly forbidden (although it was keys back from G-d.
allowed in Kfar Zeitim in designated We ate lunch then drove on to Haifa,
areas). I was slightly amused as the riding up the Coastal Highway (Kvish But that is an illusion. Even if Israel
administrator, Rabbi Sabag, emphasized Shtayim) and then followed the signs to produced all its water needs (which it
this restriction as I noticed all the ciga- the Carmel Tunnels – the longest in doesn’t), without rain, the parched forests
rette butts on his desk’s ashtray. Give Israel. As we emerged from the tunnel, I and undergrowth were ripe for brushfires.
heard on the radio that there were fires Now, the raging infernos were devouring
raging in the Hadar Hacarmel neighbor-
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first floor, where the boys were hearing a under a lot of pressure. Yaakov and scores of other places in
shiur. When we got to the second floor Israel. I didn’t see any smoke and won-
office of the administrator in charge of He told us that the boys went on out- dered whether our destination in Haifa
admissions, he was nowhere to be found. ings once a week, participated in lots of was near the raging fires. What’s happen-
The father, who will not use a cellphone games and activities during the week ing to our little country? It didn’t take
– even borrow someone else’s – asked that were an outlet for their nervous much to believe that arsonists with
me to call the administrator. I did, and we energy. Many came from troubled homes “nationalistic motives” were behind the
arranged to meet in 45 minutes. or had learning disabilities. Many had fires. To top it off, they were trying to
been exposed to things on the “street.” burn down their own country!
I suggested that we take advantage of The mesivta was doing its utmost to
the sunny (but windy) day to take a look steer the boys onto the right path. The High winds and a very dry season
at the gardens of Ramat Hanadiv, where administrator said that he himself was a made these fires possible. (And believe
Baron Edmond de Rothschild was product of this school. me, there are plenty of careless Jews who
buried, just outside Zichron. The beauty don’t think twice about tossing a lit ciga-
of the blue Mediterranean Sea seen from From what I could see, the dorm rooms rette into the brush.) During the prayers
the lush green well-manicured gardens were simple but clean and adequate. We for rain on Shmini Atzeres, I wondered
had a calming effect on the father. We went downstairs to the bais medrash to how relevant they were in modern day
returned to the school, and the father daven Mincha. There were maybe three Israel, with its eight desalination plants. I
started asking the administrator ques- Ashkenazi kids in the whole room. The knew that the water produced there was
tions. The school had a strict dress code kids seemed nice, through I could sense a expensive to use, but those plants
and was strict about not allowing cell little bit of pent up aggression in some of seemed to take away the urgency of the
phones, MP3s, or computers. Smoking them. But I saw no untoward behavior. prayers for rain. It is as if we took the
was strictly forbidden (although it was keys back from G-d.
allowed in Kfar Zeitim in designated We ate lunch then drove on to Haifa,
areas). I was slightly amused as the riding up the Coastal Highway (Kvish But that is an illusion. Even if Israel
administrator, Rabbi Sabag, emphasized Shtayim) and then followed the signs to produced all its water needs (which it
this restriction as I noticed all the ciga- the Carmel Tunnels – the longest in doesn’t), without rain, the parched forests
rette butts on his desk’s ashtray. Give Israel. As we emerged from the tunnel, I and undergrowth were ripe for brushfires.
heard on the radio that there were fires Now, the raging infernos were devouring
raging in the Hadar Hacarmel neighbor-
HONEST ABE HEATING&COOLING
Staiman Design • 410-580-0100
$25 OFF*** Mention this ad and get $25 off our already low prices.
Call or visit our website for more savings!
*See our website for terms and conditions. **Offer expires 12/30/16 & cannot be combined with any other offers. ***Minimum purchase of $125 required. Minimum restrictions apply.
Now Serving CHESAPEAKE Heating & Cooling Customers!
410-358-5041 www.HonestAbePlumbing.com ששובמתר
License #70433 HVAC License: #78126
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