Shavuot and the Connection to Next Pesach

We just finished B”H counting the 49th day and seventh week of the Omer, begun the second night of Pesach 2020, and now before Shavuot we Harvest the Wheat IY”H for next Pesach 2021. 

You Are Asking Jews to Give Up our Yerusha? Give Up our Yehuda and Shomron? Give Up our Historical Land?

This is NOT what Hashem wants

It’s from the Erev Rav, from those who fight Hashem, those who care NOT for our Torah, 
the Promise to our Avos, our Yerusha

THIS CANNOT BE

REPORT: US demanding Israel drop claims to areas beyond sovereignty plan
Israeli officials say US is pushing Israel to accept sovereignty plan as final border, drop claims to rest of Judea and Samaria arutzsheva

It’s because of our Sins that we may lose a portion of our holy Land

The Trump administration has called for the boundaries set by Israel’s sovereignty plan to become Israel’s eastern border, with Israel agreeing to give up its demands to apply sovereignty over the remaining parts of Judea and Samaria, according to a report by Galei Tzahal Wednesday afternoon.

According to the report, which cited unnamed members of the Israeli coalition government, the Trump administration has pushed for the joint US-Israeli mapping team, which is delineating the boundaries of the areas to be placed under Israeli sovereignty, to define those new boundaries as the borders of the State of Israel.

[. . .]  Samaria Regional Council chief Yossi Dagan, who is lobbying against the peace plan’s provision for the establishment of a Palestinian state, said the American request “was further proof” that the US is “slowly making its demands harsher and in so doing is harming the basic interests of the State of Israel”.

Dagan called on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to apply sovereignty immediately – with or without American support.

“The ball is always in Jerusalem’s court,” said Dagan. “With all due respect to the US and its friendship [with Israel], Israel is a sovereign state, not a banana republic of the US. The excessive demands of the US and its interference in setting Israel’s borders are beyond what is acceptable between friends, even good friends.”

The Risks vs. Benefits of Face Masks – Is There an Agenda?

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:  

Sen. Rubio, The White House Staff, Q and Q+, and all wearers of Coronavirus Face Masks

MAY 26, 2020
The Risks vs. Benefits of Face Masks: Is There an Agenda?
Children’s Health Defense. By Dr. Alan Palmer, Contributing Writer

There has been a shifting of positions on the use of face masks with the COVID-19 outbreak. Initially it was not recommended, then we had different signals from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and representatives of the CDC, the NIH and other agencies. More recently, the policies recommending wearing face masks have become more prevalent and often mandated in public places. Is there sound medical or scientific basis for the recommendations? Is much of it simply virtue signaling? Is there a legitimate rationale to do it to protect the vulnerable? And if so, at what cost to the rest of society? There are many important considerations including the risk versus the reward. So, what are the risks vs. the benefits? And would there be a partisan reason for some policy makers to push for one over the other? Because as unfortunate as it is, all decisions and policies have to be viewed from at least two lenses, politics and who stands to benefit financially?

Let’s look at the two camps in the debate:

The benefit is greater than the risk—
Proponents of face masks use the following arguments:

We can prevent sick or asymptomatic infected people from infecting others by wearing masks – There may be some credible evidence to suggest this, but in doing so the infected person wearing the mask may be making their infection much worse as a result. The “wear them only in a medical setting” arguments below will prove this out. N-95 masks have been shown to block 95% of airborne particles with a median diameter >0.3 μm2, whereas standard face masks may block 50-70% of particles depending on the mask. (medcraveonline)

If healthy people wear face masks, they will be protected from those that may be infected- The counterpoint in the next section will make the argument against that logic.

If you wear a mask, you are less likely to touch your nose, mouth or eyes, which is where the vast majority of infections begin– Some claim this to be true, but an argument can be made that people handle their mask frequently when adjusting them on their face and to remove them and put them on. All this touching of the mask raises the potential that viral transmission to the mask can then transfer to the nasal and oral cavities. Recent video of the Coronavirus Task Force news conferences has underscored this, as Dr Fauci and others from the task force are seen frequently fiddling with their masks in the background.

The risk is greater than the benefit (except in a medical setting)— Detractors from the regular use of face masks cite the following: Face masks do not protect the wearer from transmission by others.

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Jogger who ran with face mask suffers burst lung. arutzsheva: The Sun reports a man suffered a burst lung after running for miles wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus. The jogger, from China, was rushed to hospital after his lung collapsed following a 2.5-mile run in Wuhan while wearing a face covering, forcing him to undergo major surgery after developing the potentially life-threatening condition. Doctors now urge people not to wear face masks while running, as covering the mouth and nose can impede breathing. SO WHAT DOES THIS SAY FOR REGULAR PEOPLE WEARING MASKS IMPEDING THEIR BREATHING WHILE OUT WORKING ALL DAY, SHOPPING FOR HOURS, and especially children sitting in classrooms for hours when they should be breathing in fresh air and receiving the D3 effect from the Sun?

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The American Medical Association just released a position paper on masks:
“Face masks should be used only by individuals who have symptoms of respiratory infection such as coughing, sneezing, or, in some cases, fever. Face masks should also be worn by healthcare workers, by individuals who are taking care of or are in close contact with people who have respiratory infections, or otherwise as directed by a doctor. Face masks should not be worn by healthy individuals to protect themselves from acquiring respiratory infection because there is no evidence to suggest that face masks worn by healthy individuals are effective in preventing people from becoming ill. Face masks should be reserved for those who need them because masks can be in short supply during periods of widespread respiratory infection. Because N95 respirators require special fit testing, they are not recommended for use by the general public.” (Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); April 21, 2020 Volume 323, Number 15 JAMA)

A recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that, “None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.” (bin-Reza F et al. The use of mask and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: A systematic review of the scientific evidence. Resp Viruses 2012;6(4):257-67. ncbi.nlm.nih)
Face masks restrict the elimination of virus, recirculating the virus into the nasal/sinus and upper respiratory passages-

“By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.” Article by Russell Blaylock M.D., published May 14, 2020 in Technocracy News and Trends. Dr. Blaylock is a prominent retired neurosurgeon and author of health-related books. “We know that people who have the worst reactions to the coronavirus have the highest concentrations of the virus early on. And this leads to the deadly cytokine storm in a selected number.” (Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy; technocracy news)

This direct rebreathing of the virus back into the nasal passages can contribute to the migration of the virus to the brain. (1, 2) “Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain. In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.”(3)

• Baig AM et al. Evidence of the COVID-19 virus targeting the CNS: Tissue distribution, host-virus interaction, and proposed neurotropic mechanisms. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020;11:7:995-998.
• Wu Y et al. Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses. Brain Behavior, and Immunity.
• Perlman S et al. Spread of a neurotropic murine coronavirus into the CNS via the trigeminal and olfactory nerves. Virology 1989;170:556-560.

Wearing a face can cause headaches and reduce oxygen levels- A recent study involving 159 healthcare workers aged 21 to 35 years of age found that 81% developed headaches from wearing a face mask… That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood CO2 (hypercapnia). It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20%. And proper oxygenation of the blood is essential for energy, mental clarity, focus and emotional well-being. (Ong JJY et al. Headaches associated with personal protective equipment- A cross sectional study among frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19. Headache 2020;60(5):864-877.)

Wearing a face mask causes one to re-breath the carbon dioxide (CO2), that the lungs are attempting to expel- This in turn reduces the immune response, negatively affects epithelial cell function (cells in the lungs and blood vessels) and lowers the amount of oxygen exchange across the alveolar membranes. From the article:

“Hypercapnia, the elevation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in blood and tissues, commonly occurs in severe acute and chronic respiratory diseases, and is associated with increased risk of mortality. Recent studies have shown that hypercapnia adversely affects innate immunity, host defense, lung edema clearance and cell proliferation. Airway epithelial dysfunction is a feature of advanced lung disease….These changes in gene expression indicate the potential for hypercapnia to impact bronchial epithelial cell function in ways that may contribute to poor clinical outcomes in patients with severe acute or advanced chronic lung diseases.”

This clearly can have a negative impact with a disease like COVID-19. (nature)

Wearing a face mask can increase your risk of infections- The last point discussed the drop of oxygen levels after wearing a mask. A drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia), is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the T-regs.

This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome. In addition, reduced oxygenation can accelerate cancer growth.

1. Shehade H et al. Cutting edge: Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 negatively regulates Th1 function. J Immunol 2015;195:1372-1376.
2. Westendorf AM et al. Hypoxia enhances immunosuppression by inhibiting CD4+ effector T cell function and promoting Treg activity. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;41:1271-84.
3. Sceneay J et al. Hypoxia-driven immunosuppression contributes to the premetastatic niche. Oncoimmunology 2013;2:1 e22355.

Wearing face masks is a constant reminder that we should fear this invisible enemy or “monster” as some politicians have called it- There is no doubt that wearing a mask reinforces the worry and fear about COVID-19. Even being in public mask-less and seeing that most people are wearing masks leaves one with a sense of angst. Fear, worry and anxiety are powerful immune suppressing emotions.

This is another factor relating to the immunosuppressive effects of face masks. This is a link to a section of a 2007 book titled, Cytokines: Stress and Immunity– Second Edition 2007. You can read Chapter 2 titled Worried to Death? Worry, and Immune Dysregulation in Health and HIV. Interestingly, HIV is a viral infection as is SARS-C0V-2 (COVID-19).

What are some government agencies saying?
On April 27, 2020, the Ventura County California Public Health Department released a Pros and Cons one-sheet summary about face masks (link at end of this section). One thing they warn against is the general public buying and using N-95 masks, because of the shortage of PPE for medical personnel. This is very wise advice. (simivalley)

It also cites some other limited benefits of preventing transmission, pretty well characterized by this quote:

“There is a ‘very slight protective advantage’ to wearing a medical mask as opposed to wearing nothing at all in a community setting. The risk of acquiring a viral infection is reduced by 6%. When both ill and well wear a medical mask in a household, the risk is reduced by 19%. There is more “evidence to support the use of medical masks for short periods of time by particularly vulnerable individuals when in transient high-risk situations.”

But what else does it say?
And what scientific evidence do they present that describes the effectiveness of masks and that warns against the use of face masks by the general public? Here is a good sampling…

With near universal use of cloth and medical masks worn in public in Wuhan, China during the 2019-2020 flu season leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak, the outbreak spread virtually unchecked.

• “Available evidence shows that (cloth masks)… may even increase the risk of infection due to moisture, liquid diffusion and retention of the virus. Penetration of particles through cloth is reported to be high.”
• “Altogether, common fabric cloth masks are not considered protective against respiratory viruses and their use should not be encouraged.”
• (cdc.gov)
• “Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.”
• The virus may survive on the surface of the facemasks.”
• “Self-contamination through repeated use and improper doffing is possible.” (bmjopen)
• Textile materials (that can be used for cloth masks) can contain harmful chemicals and dyes (i.e. formaldehyde). There is no research available regarding the safety of breathing through such materials but formaldehyde is a gas that can irritate a person’s eyes, nose, throat and lungs, or trigger an asthma attack, even at low concentrations. Prolonged exposure to formaldehyde can cause cancer. (ww2.arb and gao.gov)
• Wearing cloth masks in public can create a false sense of security and complacency in which people may neglect other hygiene practices. (https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak)
• Frequent washing and drying of a cloth mask can decrease the filtration capacity of the mask. ()
• “Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS–CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients… the size and concentrations of SARS–CoV-2 in aerosols generated during coughing are unknown. Oberg and Brousseau demonstrated that surgical masks did not exhibit adequate filter performance against aerosols measuring 0.9, 2.0, and 3.1 μm in diameter. Lee and colleagues showed that particles 0.04 to 0.2 μm can penetrate surgical masks. The size of the SARS–CoV particle from the 2002–2004 outbreak was estimated as 0.08 to 0.14 μm; assuming that SARS-CoV-2 has a similar size, surgical masks are unlikely to effectively filter this virus.” (annals.org)

In total, the document presented 18 arguments and studies against the effectiveness and use of masks and 10 showing some limited benefit. After careful scrutiny of the pros and cons, I am landing squarely against the use of them other than by medical personnel in a clinical setting, or if an individual that is in close proximity of an infected person with the risk of being directly coughed or sneezed on, as in when caring for or visiting a sick person. (vcportal.ventura)

The conclusion of the Russell Blaylock M.D. article states the following:

“It is evident from this review that there is insufficient evidence that wearing a mask of any kind can have a significant impact in preventing the spread of this virus. The fact that this virus is a relatively benign infection for the vast majority of the population and that most of the at-risk group also survive, from an infectious disease and epidemiological standpoint, by letting the virus spread through the healthier population we will reach a herd immunity level rather quickly that will end this pandemic quickly and prevent a return next winter.”

“During this time, we need to protect the at-risk population by avoiding close contact, boosting their immunity with compounds that boost cellular immunity and in general, care for them. One should not attack and insult those who have chosen not to wear a mask, as these studies suggest that is the wise choice to make.”

So, what’s the motivation behind the mask?
Given all of that information, it’s time to ask the obvious question. What would be the possible motivation for pushing the narrative about face masks and in some cases even mandatory face mask rules? And how does that motivation interface with the extended stay-at-home orders? We have “flattened the curve” to prevent the risk of overwhelming our health care system (but so did Sweden without lockdowns – a great topic for another post), so why the continued extreme social distancing and face mask mantra?

Here is a hypothesis, but in the form of two questions. It implies malintent which I cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, but just indulge me for a moment. In the end, each person must decide that for themselves. Here we go….

1. If you wanted to prevent the population from gaining herd immunity, which would further support the need and desire for a vaccine, what would be the best way to do that?

2. If you were successful at preventing people from developing natural immunity by keeping all the healthy and young low-risk people apart from one another and thus wanted to increase the chances for a second wave of the virus in a few months, how could you increase the chances of those people becoming infected and ensuring a second wave once they are released from quarantine and begin mingling?

Now match those two questions with the proper answers:

A. Suppress their immune systems with fear, loss of income, lack of exercise and sunshine and face masks whenever going away from home.
B. Keep the young and healthy people at home and sequestered from each other.

If you paired 1 with B, and 2 with A, congratulations! Welcome to the growing number of free-thinking people that are connecting the dots.

One thing for certain is that so many people have taken the wearing of face masks and social distancing to a bizarre extreme. A few days ago, I saw one woman in the neighborhood out for a walk in the heat of the day. I commented to her that it sure was a hot time of day to be out for a walk. She looked at me with an odd look of concern on her face and said, “yeah, but at least there are no other people out now”. Other common examples are the people driving alone in their car with a face mask on and people walking through parking lots and down uncrowded sidewalks or at a park wearing face masks.

My purpose on mentioning these examples is not to be condescending or critical of individuals that are overly fearful or are unaware of the harm face masks may cause them. These individuals have been duped by a complicit media that has continued to run with the absolutely, ridiculously, outrageously inaccurate models and never adjusted their level of hype and fear mongering long after those models had been exposed for what they were—ridiculous. In the meantime, people that are living with an irrational level of fear as a result, are being harmed physically and emotionally.

CDC’s recommendations for opening schools require children to wear face masks
Picture classrooms of children wearing face masks. This image is repulsive to me on so many levels. Yet, updated CDC guidelines on May 19th, 2020 and posted on their site titled Considerations for Schools, recommends that children older than the age of 2 wear face masks. In part, it says, “Teach and reinforce use of cloth face coverings.” It then goes on to say…

Note: Cloth face coverings should not be placed on:

• Children younger than 2 years old
• Anyone who has trouble breathing or is unconscious
• Anyone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face covering without assistance (cdc.gov)

And many in the government and educational system are echoing these preposterous recommendations. My opinion based on the science we just looked at is that this would be a huge mistake. Making children wear face masks has the potential to cause long-term psychological, emotional and physical damage. It promotes an excessive fear of germs (phobia) and of social interaction. The reduced oxygen levels will increase anxiety, fatigue and brain fog, decrease learning capacity due to decreased oxygen to the brain, weaken their immune systems and can lead to an increased rate and severity of all types of infections, not just COVID-19. We know that children are at very low risk of complications from COVID-19. Yet, this practice of wearing face masks could potentially increase that level of risk.

Teaching children good hygiene practices and that their immune system can help prevent and fight “germs” if they eat healthy food, exercise and practice good health habits would go a long way to empower them with positive and practical knowledge that they can learn and use throughout their lives.

Going forward
As we learn about the miscalculations from the hugely exaggerated models, the inaccurate coding and calculations of COVID-19 deaths bloating the numbers, the large percentages of people that are already immune because they have had the infection and recovered, many not even knowing they were sick, we realize that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is nowhere near what we had thought. Then there are the mistakes made within nursing homes and long-term care facilities, including sending positive COVID patients into those facilities and the mistakes with the way we treated many cases with ventilators. In a retrospective analysis of all of these factors, I believe that we will realize that mortality from COVID-19 is not even as bad as a “normal” flu and pneumonia season.

This is not to say that initially we shouldn’t have viewed COVID-19 as a serious potential health crisis, but so is 50,000 to 80,000 people dying from flu and pneumonia every winter. My greatest concern is the destruction of the economy, loss of jobs, loss of small businesses, the effects on marriages and families, skyrocketing mental health disorders, stress related diseases and the deaths due to despair and loss of hope, people not getting the medical attention for things like heart issues, high blood pressure and cancer they would otherwise get if they had access to hospitals and routine procedures. These are all the unintended consequences of what we have already done, and if we continue to ignore the new evidence of the data, science and doctors’ experiences on the front lines, we will certainly cause much more harm than good.

Going forward with the current situation (and should a viral outbreak occur in the future), risk versus benefit of every decision must be considered.

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Dr. Alan Palmer is the author of a FREE eBook called 1200 Studies: Truth Will Prevail.


ME: Now that the virus is practically gone and the numbers steadily declining there is no need for masks.
Its all a show! To keep the CV in the news. To keep people “controlled”. Its all a BIG SHOW!

Important Information You Should Be Aware of . . .

. . . below is a excerpted portion of an article, the subject of which is “contract tracing” and your device:

[. . .]  Relying on Bluetooth is problematic. A recently released study reported that Bluetooth “contains vulnerabilities enabling impersonation attacks during secure connection establishment.” The vulnerability is described as a Bluetooth impersonation (BIAS) attack, where devices are tricked into accepting a new connection that has copied the pairing signature of a previous one.

“Any standard-compliant Bluetooth device can be expected to be vulnerable,” . . . “All devices that we tested were vulnerable to the BIAS attack.”

Of more concern are less sophisticated socially engineering text messages and emails that warn you have been near an infected patient. These can provide links to install contact-tracing apps. These are designed to trick you into installing malware or giving up usernames and passwords.

The fear of infection can be used to coerce people into installing and running tracking software before entering commercial establishments or accessing government or health services.

And there is always the fear that your personal data can be accessed or even sold.

Source article at breaking news




PS Blogger is changing the layout and functioning of blog dashboard and blogposts. That is why this post was published, but in checking out the features for the new mandate to become effective sometime in June, it reverted back to this format (at an earlier timezone) and made this post ‘unpublished’ BUT now corrected and available.

This Was To Be Expected After Lengthy Lockdowns

Parents and Rabbeim are wondering when will our boys be back in heider/yeshivos? 
When will it be safe enough? ArutzSheva 

What’s going on in the kindergartens?
Jerusalem: Almost 100 Chareidi Kindergartners In Isolation

A kindergarten teacher in Jerusalem was diagnosed with the coronavirus on Sunday, forcing about 60 children from five kindergartens which she visited to enter quarantine, an Army Radio report said. In Sanhedria Murchevet, a kindergarten assistant in the Chachmas Shlomo cheder was diagnosed with the coronavirus, forcing other staff members and two groups of kindergartners, each with 15 children, into quarantine. The assistant had worn a mask while working with the children, as required by health ministry regulations. In Modiin Illit, yeshivah bochurim from a specific shiur were sent home after the son of a rebbe in the yeshivah was diagnosed with the coronavirus. YWN  See also arutzsheva

Test the TEST-KITS, and the teachers and aides 
every day BEFORE 
allowing children into the classrooms

This will happen because when one spends a lot of time locked up at home, so entering back into the public with a weakened immune system they will be exposed OR may have actually had the virus at home.  It is necessary to reinforce their immune system with neutraceuticals, such as Vitamin D3 with K2; Vitamin C, Zinc, and some Oregano liquid capsules. The children should be reinforced with age-related vitamin regimen. Don’t listen to a doctor who “rules” against. They know “nothing” about proper foods and vitamin therapies. See a Naturapathic Provider also.

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WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where coronavirus declining. = CREATING PANIC AGAIN. The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan told an online briefing. Ryan said epidemics often come in waves, which means that outbreaks could come back later this year in places where the first wave has subsided. . . . 'the fact is that the disease can jump up at any time,’ […] Ynetnews

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THIS IS NOT A SECOND WAVE, IT IS THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS FROM “LOCKDOWNS” 
“LOCKDOWNS" WEAKEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND MASKS DO THE SAME

[and I presume that they knew this as part of their evil Pandemic plan]
NOW THEY SAY — A “JUMPING VIRUS” ??? – VIRUS WAVES??
Are they for real?

Speaking of Children . . .

They Want Your Children: State Preparing to "Isolate" Kids from Parents (see UPDATE below)



Listen to Christian’s Warnings:
States are broadcasting their intention--and preparing logistics – -to "isolate" children from their parents in the name of public health. Talking points from the WHO provide the cover narrative, but the politically-motivated use of Child Protective Services by Governor Kate Brown in Oregon against a salon owner who defied the lockdown ALREADY demonstrates that this is nothing but a method of squelching dissent -- and a dangerous one. Absolutely spread this message to all parents, particularly those in states/countries with leaders who are enabling the takeover of global technocratic collectivism.

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The UN, WHO, CDC will not stop with their Agendas! This evil must be stopped.

UPDATE:  Here it the next atrocity:

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a statement recently that recommends separating newborn babies from their mothers in an effort to stem the spread of Covid-19.
The separation is intended for mothers who tested positive for coronavirus. However, the CDC also recommends separating them from mothers who are suspected to have coronavirus. In other words, the CDC is looking to separate newborn babies from their mothers even if they didn’t test positive for Covid-19. [The colostrum is the first stage of mother’s breast-feeding to the infant and creates and nurtures the infant’s “immune system” for protection. And they want to remove this from the baby and instead stick a needle full of HepB vaccine into the baby instead! weird is not the word for it. ]

From the CDC website:

“Although it is well recognized that the ideal setting for care of a healthy term newborn while in the hospital is within the mother’s room, temporary separation of the newborn from a mother with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should be strongly considered to reduce the risk of transmission to the neonate.” 

breaking news

Dr Zelenko Continues to be Viciously Persecuted – Now he Speaks Out About it

. . . for protecting the lives of Kiryas Joel and the World
(the very evil Erev Rav)

Dr. Vladimir Zelenko explains what certain individuals in Kiryas Joel leadership to social Media



Commenters in Support:

This is indeed outrageous and absolutely terrible. Ur community mirrors what is going on in many parts of the world, ‘demonization of HCQ combination’ which is the ‘virus of evil, lies, vengeance and greed’. Obviously Jews are not immune to this latter ‘virus’ either. I know u do not mainly care about living but mainly only about truth and saving lives. Staying where u are is deadly for U, financially bc they will continue to call the State on u and smear ur name around. Nobody can handle such stress in the long run w/o getting sick and u are struggling already with an illness. The only and right option seems to be to leave and forget about this place. Be grateful that u have many offers, choose the one that is best for u and ur family...

So sorry to hear this. Dr. Zelenko is the real deal: he has the integrity and ability to solve this coronavirus crisis. His sight should be on this higher calling and hate to see him being distracted by this side issue at the local level. Of course, there are forces aligned with Big Pharma and against Trump who want to see him fail. We are well-aware of that. But he shall overcome all this.

I am so sorry to hear about this situation. During the Sefiras Haomer of all times😢 Hashem help us . Please ribono shel Olam help us all.

Dear Dr Zelenko, do not stop your wonderful work to heal the world ; you’re just experiencing the way the sitra achra systematically attacks the side of the Keddusha. Ultimately they will fall and you will rise with Gods’ help

I've been following his videos since March and the zinc-inclusion data (proving efficacy) from subsequent studies (his early common sense to his medical training and listened to his intuition) -- is finally backing up De. Zelenko- who has been very practical and proactive in treating the virus and he has saved countless lives and his research has better results than Fauci's so-called Remdesivir efficacy. It's a shame he is under attack by others who are jealous of his attention. It's a shame the studies that were designed that showed no benefit excluded his recommendations - like the one at the veterans hospital.

This is very upsetting. Dr. Zelenko, may HaShem bless you with the strength to continue your work.

Dr Zelenko you are a upstanding man and by the will of the almighty you will overcome such people and problems, the almighty saved you before because he knows best. Bless you and your family

He's a tzadik, righteous Jewish man. It's Jewish people like him that inspired me to keep the seven laws of Noah and leave idolatry. May The Holy One of Israel, protect and empower this kohen to introduce this medication to the world. The Jewish people are the kohenim of the nations and this man is being used by Hashem, to bring healing to the nations. May Hashem protect this man and empower him.

Be strong and have courage and peace. Your great help and desire to help humanity is much appreciated and In the end the truth must win. You have the support of many.

I'm very sorry Doctor Zelenko! This Man, or his Organization! Are the same EVIL FORCES! ...who are ATTACKING REAL Doctors! ...such as yourself!

HaShem has shined a light onto you and your medical expertise in order to save countless lives in the future. It is very unfortunate for the over 1000 lives already lost. One could deem the evil actions against you as causing those deaths. It is so sad that evil can come from within, but the Torah warns us about this. The Erev Rav are still among us. May Hashem Bless you and your family and KEEP you in health and prosperity. Amen

Time for the Medicine of Truth Part III

 Part I, Part II, Part IV.

Time for the Medicine of Truth Part IV

1, 2, 3 Not long and full of wisdom and truth

Time for the Medicine of Truth

Not long but packed with the Emes Part II, Part III, Part IV.

Time for the Medicine of Truth Part II

Short but packed with wisdom Part I, Part III, Part IV.

To Mask or Not to Mask, That is the Question, Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer . . .

will not protect you from coronavirus or any virus

MAKE UPA YOU MIND FAUCI ! (that’s italian lingo)
Fauci Says No Masks
IN MARCH: Remember when Fauci was pooh poohing the Mask? BTW this was in March when CV was VERY ACTIVE and CONTAGIOUS. So, what is really the purpose of the Mask??


And then there was this:
NEARLY APRIL (no mask)


Now there is this:
IN MAY:  Fauci and Brix in their custom “masks”



NOTE:  We Jews should associate these “Masks” with Lashon Harah; that we should watch our speech.

NY Gov Cuomo and Mayor deBlasio Need to be *Investigated

Gov. Cuomo and Mayor deBlasio are Deliberately Damaging the Economy of Brooklyn

Today, after months of shuttered stores, a coalition of small businesses in Borough Park re-opened in defiance of Governor Cuomo’s executive order which had forced them to close.

The Governor’s executive order issued on March 18 allowed for only essential stores such as groceries and pharmacies to remain open to customers. Coming at the height of the busy season pre-Pesach for many local small businesses, this caused economic havoc on the business owners who rely on the income from this season to support them through the quiet summer season.

The *Pandemic *Gaussian Curve is nearly finished

In a viral video, Mrs. Simcha Minkowitz, the owner of Amore Jewlery on 13th Avenue, said that this executive order allowed for big-box chain stores to remain open and continue selling non-essential items creating a clear dichotomy in the way that businesses are allowed to operate in New York State. Mrs. Minkowitz said in an interview that, “Our businesses are being held hostage and the main point is that we can open and we can open safely. We will ask to wear gloves, and we will ask everyone to wear masks.” Emphasizing the safety precautions that she and others are ready and willing to make, Mrs. Minkowitz questioned the Governor’s decision making in forcing small business to remain shut.

Mr. Mendy Werdyger said that “Since the executive order closing non-essential businesses, of course Mostly Music was closed and hurting, hurting very much. When children are home and not in Cheder, what is more important to keep kids busy than music and educational videos?”

Mr. Nachum Sanders who owns Sander’s hats on 14th Avenue did however commend the government saying that, they requested from all the banks and credit cards that they "hold on the payments.” But Mr. Sanders pointed out that, “the government forget to hold on payments of water bills and real estate taxes which is much higher.”

The owner of Shoe Place on 13th Avenue emphasized that the pre-Pesach and pre-Summer seasons represent more than half of the gross receipts from the whole year. As the government has allowed big box stores like Walmart and Target to remain open selling items like toys, appliances, and other non-essential items, which drives the nail further into the coffin of the customer base of small businesses - something that they may never recover from.

Galit Winer, owner of Kidi Chic a six-location chain of children's stores, says that, "Safety is our priority. We understand the severity of the virus...We watch how big-box stores are open for business - selling essential and non-essential items...We are being crushed by the financial impact of this virus as these big-box stores are reaping greater profits than ever before."

Over the last few days as Governor Cuomo has begun allowing gatherings of up to ten people for any purpose, he still will not let small businesses operate. Despite the fact that the number of people in a store would be very low allowing for proper social distancing and cleaning, he continues his reign of terror on the finances of small businesses forcing them to remain shut.

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FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS Hundreds Of NY Small-Businesses Open In Defiance Of Executive Order (see next post)

YWN:   A movement of NY small businesses fighting for survival has grown into a pack of thousands of supporters and hundreds of businesses. Now, the group is planning to fight the system head on.

Beginning on Sunday morning, around 200 stores plan on opening in Boro Park, Williamsburg, Flatbush, Monsey and the Five Towns. Many will be opened on Sunday, and others to start on Monday. They will use extreme social distancing, some just curbside service, while others allowing one person at a time into their establishments. The are banded together under the name #ReopenNY

Organizers tell YWN that NY Governor Cuomo and NYC Mayor Deblasio are aware of the movement. The group has lawyers and is well prepared for legal action, including visits by the police.

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*Pandemic Gaussian Curve (flatten the curve) – What is it?

(the following is area specific, i.e. city, state, country)
Interesting Facts about the Logistic (Gaussian) Curve

The point of inflection is the point where the curve changes from increasing faster to increasing slower. It also marks some symmetries for the curve. (see chart)

• Half of the people are accounted for below the point of inflection, and half are accounted for above the point of inflection.
• Half of the time is accounted for to the left of the point of inflection, and half of the time is accounted for to the right of the point of inflection.
• Once the point of inflection is known, it is possible to estimate:

1. How long a pandemic will last. Since half the time occurs to either side of the point of inflection, the point of inflection is the midpoint of the curve. Therefore, if a pandemic has lasted x days in getting to the point of inflection, it will likely continue for another x days. (see chart)

2. The total number of people that will be infected. Because half of the people are infected on either side of the point of inflection, it gives the midpoint. Therefore, the number of people who will be infected after the point of inflection is roughly equal to the number infected up to the point of inflection.
Before the point of inflection is known, it is not easy to make accurate predictions.

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/
Interactives/Pandemics-How-Are-Viruses-Spread/

De Blasio Under Scrutiny

Trump Designates All Houses Of Worship As ESSENTIAL,
Trump Will Override Governors  YWN
AND
Cruz Calls for DOJ Probe into de Blasio Closing Unapproved Opening of Yeshivah. JPRESS
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday called for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over the New York Police Department shutting down an Orthodox Jewish school that opened despite the city’s social-distancing orders due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cops shut down Brooklyn Yeshiva over coronavirus violations NYPost

NYPD Empties Hundreds From Shul In WIlliamsburg YWN

“The next time NYC’s mayor sends out a gleeful tweet about sending cops after Jews, the DOJ should investigate to make sure he’s not violating constitutionally guaranteed religious liberties,” tweeted Cruz. “Actually, they should have done it after the last one.” […]

In a letter last month, Cruz called for the DOJ “to closely monitor New York City” for cases of “constitutional violations” concerning religious discrimination against Jews.

It came in response to de Blasio tweeting about hundreds gathered in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn for a rabbi’s funeral: “My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed.” De Blasio half-apologized for the tweet.

And while you’re at it, do something about this mean treatment to children:
Williamsburg: Children’s Carnival Shut Down By NYPD, Summons IssuedYWN

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu – Diaspora Jewry Needs our Encouragement

Tzfat Chief Rabbi:
'Diaspora Jewry still struggling with coronavirus'
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says Diaspora Jewry still struggling with coronavirus.

"Now is the time to encourage them and give them strength.”

Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu called on Sunday morning to show support for Diaspora Jewry, which he said was still struggling against the coronavirus.

"There was no time when our Diaspora brothers did not help the State of Israel," he said, and called for taking action of "unity and love" on their behalf.

"Rosh Hodesh Sivan is the day on which we stood at Mount Sinai as one man with one heart," he wrote on Facebook. "Our brothers abroad are in great distress. It is a mitzvah to strengthen them at this difficult time. Not to be confused, Israel has seen a loosening in restrictions but abroad funeral homes are still full. "

Rabbi Eliyahu added, "Hundreds of thousands have lost their relatives to coronavirus, which is still spreading in the US, France, England, Spain, South and Central America and more. The hospitals are full and no one knows what the day will bring. All this aside from the hundreds of thousands who have lost their jobs and livelihoods."

"We must remember that there was no time when our Diaspora brothers did not help the State of Israel," he wrote. "There is no yeshiva that was not built with their help. There is no military unit that was not fostered by them. In every free-loan fund, school, community, you will find their donations, in any hospital or university. "

Rabbi Eliyahu noted what could be done for them. "Our sages say that a good word is stronger than money. And a good word can also be sent via phone or video. You can also make a list of family or friends abroad. Write them something in Hebrew or in their language."

He added, "Someone told me to organize a prayer for them and sent a video to his family. They passed the video on to all their community members who cried with excitement. There is no doubt that even more ideas and activities of love and unity can be generated. Now is the time, don't miss it. Now is the time to encourage and strengthen.” arutzsheva

Are Israelis in Hevron in jeopardy? Is this the Next War?

THE THREAT: 

 PA Will Resume Security Coordination, If Israel Secretly Confirms Annexation is Off the Table JPRESS

The Palestinian Authority (PA) released footage Thursday evening depicting Palestinian security forces blocking IDF troops from entering the West Bank city of Hebron. [view video at YNetNews

still from video

The Israeli squad veered off course during a routine patrol and were told by Palestinians to head back. Such incidents occur occasionally but may take a different meaning following PA President Mahmoud Abbas' Tuesday announcement that the Palestinian governance was cutting its ties with Israel due to the latter's intentions to apply sovereignty over West Bank lands.
The video of the incident was posted on the official Twitter account of Abbas' Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).

Is safety of Israelis living in Hevron in jeopardy?

Earlier Thursday, PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met with Palestinian security officials and devise a timetable for the end of the security cooperation with Israel.
"The annexation is an existential threat to the Palestinian plan and kills the two-state solution," Shtayyeh said at the of the meeting. "Israel broke the international law and all previous agreements it signed – political, military, financial, and legal. From now on, the PA is no longer bound by these agreements.”

Palestinian officials said that the ending of coordination between the two security systems does not mean the PA greenlights terror attacks against Israeli targets in the West Bank and it will crack down on those who will try to test this new state. The Palestinians are still unsure how wide the scope of this separation will be as it may pose a problem for Palestinians wishing to cross the border with Jordan, which is only done in coordination with Israeli and Jordanian authorities.

Brazenness Succeeds!

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced on Thursday that Palestinian security services will also no longer share information with their U.S. counterparts.

"It has been 48 hours that the American Intelligence Service has been notified that the agreement with them is no longer in force," Erekat said referring to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Security cooperation with the US no more. Security cooperation with Israel no more."

Erekat did not provide specific details on what the announcement would mean on the ground. The exact details of the information-sharing are not public but are thought to concern Palestinian militant groups such as Hamas.

Arutz Sheva Interviews Dr. Zelenko

Arutz Sheva speaks with Dr Vladimir Zev Zelenko


Arutz Sheva spoke with Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, the Jewish doctor who recently announced his decision to close his clinic in Kiryas Joel, who came to national prominence earlier this year for treating presumptive COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and Zinc, a treatment which quickly became controversial.

When asked about his decision to close his clinic, Dr. Zelenko said his reason was "an internal issue" which has "nothing to do" with COVID-19.

"I will say one thing, that Kiryas Joel has the lowest death rate of any Jewish community in America," he said, but declined to say whether the numbers were thanks to himself. "I'll let other people make that conclusion."

When asked why there are politics surrounding the use of hydroxychloroquine, Dr. Zelenko said, "I would think you would want to know more about the actual treatment, how to publicize it, how to really end the death and the misery and the suffering and the economic disaster....instead of trying to get me into politics, political rhetoric."

"I can give you reasons why there's resistance, it's very simple. It's called politics, profit, arrogance, and fear."

Quick treatment of coronavirus, he said, is crucial: "Within the first five days when symptoms start, the viral load or the amount of virus is relatively stable or constant. But around day six, it explodes like a wildfire. Now most patients don't come to the doctor right away. They come around day four or five...you wait until the results of the test, which takes three days, you get into day eight. And what happens by then is the patient is really sick, the fire's out of control. So the key is to treat based on clinical suspicion."

"This virus is here to stay, it's not going to disappear...it'll be around, it'll probably mutate as well. That's okay though," he added.

"My data will show that if you initiate treatment within the first five days, you have an 85% reduction in death and hospitalization. What that means is that this infection becomes no different than any other infection." He also said that the medication he uses is "one of the safest in the world."

"I invite anyone to prove me wrong. Go and prove me wrong. This medication, when scaled globally, will end this plague."

In a letter to US President Trump, Zelenko presented his treatment:

My field-tested treatment regimen for high risk patients with clinical diagnosis is as follows:

Hydroxychloroquine 200mg twice a day for 5 days

Azithromycin 500mg once a day for 5 days

Zinc sulfate 220mg (or the equivalent of 50mg elemental zinc) once a day for 5 days

I also suggest the following prophylactic regimen for very high risk individuals:

Hydroxychloroquine 200mg once a day for 5 days, and then 1 pill a week until immunity can be shown or a vaccine becomes available.

Zinc Sulfate 220mg (or the equivalent of 50mg elemental zinc) once a day for 5 days, and then 1 pill a week until immunity can be shown or a vaccine becomes available.


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LTC: You "should have" learned by this brave pioneer, true old-fashioned doctor, and saver of humanity!

Shame, Shame on his detractors and those who perpetrated evil against him.

The Healing Rains

Layil Shabbat I smelled rain, but because it was already dark I could not find where it fell. My sensitive smeller knows when the rain clouds open up overhead.

I will make these and the environs of My hill a blessing: I will send down the rain in its season, rains that bring blessing. Ezekiel 34:26

Jewish tradition (Mishnah: Ta’anis 12b) teaches that rains that fall at the end of the month of Nissan after Passover are considered to be a bad sign for the world and are, in fact, a curse.

But rains that fall in the next month, Iyar, do not follow this rule. Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel, an 18th Century Hasidic leader from Apt in Russia, certainly felt so, teaching that rains in the month of Iyar had a ‘segula’ (benevolent influence).

“Rain that falls in the month of Iyar bring great healing to the world for every ill that has no cure anywhere,” Rabbi Heshel wrote in his book Oheiv Yisrael. Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz, a Polish-Lithuanian Hasidic leader who was a contemporary of Rabbi Heshel, taught that the benevolent influence of Iyar rain could be accessed by standing bareheaded outside in the rain. He also recommended opening the mouth and drinking the rainwater.

Though rain out of season may not be desirable, the Yerushalmi Talmud (Taanit parek aleph, halacha chet) teaches that as long as there was enough rain during the winter, rains after Pesach are an additional blessing. This double-dose of rain is hinted at by the Prophet Jeremiah.

They have not said to themselves, “Let us revere Hashem our God, Who gives the rain, The early and late rain in season, Who keeps for our benefit The weeks appointed for harvest.”Jeremiah 5:24

Source: breakingnews

THE REAL NORMAL

THE REAL NORMAL

By Roy Neuberger

People are saying, “When will things get back to normal? When will Corona go away?”

Let’s think about this.

In Ancient Egypt, after the plagues, Pharaoh did not recognize the existence of Hashem. For this he is considered evil. He did not want to recognize the Existence of Hashem or the sanctity of the Children of Israel.

The plagues came for a purpose. Ancient Egypt was destroyed so the Children of Israel could be freed and receive the Torah at Mount Sinai.

My friends, please forgive me, but today, when we say, “when are we getting back to normal,” are we any different from Pharaoh? If we do not recognize this pestilence as coming from Hashem for a specific purpose, then we are not getting the message.

A few weeks ago, Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits[1] wrote the following about the current crisis: “Nobody in this world knows if, when and how this is going to end.”

The big word here is “if!”

Maybe we are never going back to “normal!” This was no ordinary event. In a matter of weeks, an invisible agent turned the entire world upside down, just as the plagues turned Ancient Egypt upside down.

On Friday night, when we sing “Lecha dodi,” we open the door to a new world. Shabbos enters and the world changes. Right now, it is “Erev Shabbos” in the history of the world, the year 5780 in the Jewish calendar. The year 6000 is the beginning of the Seventh Millennium. But it is a mitzvah to bring in Shabbos early, to add to Shabbos. Similarly, in Egypt, our bondage was shortened. Hashem freed us before the time we expected.

On Shavuos, we have a tradition to learn Torah through the night. It was dark at the top of Har Sinai when Moshe Rabbeinu ascended the mountain. “Hashem said to Moshe, ‘Behold, I come to you in the thick of the cloud….”[2]

Zechariah ha Novi[3] describes the days leading up to the Final Redemption: “And it will happen on that day that there will be neither clear light nor heavy darkness. This will go on for a whole day, understood only by Hashem, neither day nor night, but toward evening it will be perceived as light.”[4]

When huge things are happening, it often seems dark and obscure. Confusion reigns until things become clear. The Ninth Plague was the plague of darkness. This was the prelude to the moment when everything exploded.

“It was at midnight, and Hashem smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt …. And Paro arose at night, he and all his servants and all Egypt, and there was a great outcry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not a corpse. He called to Moshe and Aharon at night and said, ‘Rise up, go out from among my people, even you, even the children of Israel, go and serve Hashem as you spoke!”[5]

When the Torah says, “There was a great outcry in Egypt,” you can imagine the tumultuous, wild scene, Pharaoh and his servants screaming in the darkness for the Children of Israel to go away!

Do you think we are going back to “normal,” my friends?

Do you know what “normal” is?

Normal is the Garden of Eden! We have forgotten, because it has been 5780 years, but that is where we are going. Gan Eden is normal! Let’s set our sights on perfection!

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[1] Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah and Rosh Kollel of the Jerusalem Kollel

[2] Shemos 19:9

[3] The Prophet Zechariah

[4] Zechariah 14:6, read on the first day of Sukkos

[5] Shemos/Exodus 12:29ff

Rabbi Kahana – Yom Yerushalayim: Golden Memories

BS”D 

Yom Yerushalayim 5780

Rabbi Nachman Kahana

Golden Memories

I would like to relate to you, dear reader, three episodes of uplifting, spiritual ecstasy which I believe I will not experience again until the Mashiach appears.

The first occurred 72 years ago in 1948 in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn N.Y. The other in 1967 in Netanya, and the third in Yerushalayim in 1968.

Prior to the establishment of the State, when the underground forces of the Etzel (Irgun Tzva’ie Le’umi) and Lechi (Lochamai Chayrut Yisrael) were battling it out with the brutish-British in a successful war to drive them out of  Eretz YIsrael, my parents were very involved in supplying the Etzel with necessary equipment and arms, after the United States had  put an arms embargo on the Medina of all military equipment. It involved raising money, lots of money in the millions, purchasing the equipment and then clandestinely delivering it to its destination. During those years, my brother Meir and I were members in the Etzel’s youth group called Betar. My specialty, even at such a young age, was to collect money. After school I would spend many hours in the subway system. The train would stop for 12 seconds at the stations and I would make a little speech to the effect that the Jews are fighting for their lives in Palestine:  please help. With my little pushka (collection box) I succeeded in raising respectable sums of money.

My big worry was the police, because it was illegal for a child under 14 years of age to solicit funds, and if caught they would confiscate my day’s efforts. I felt no danger riding the subways; it was a good time in American society.

One night the members of Betar went to the then Jewish neighborhood of Brownsville with three trucks to raise money. We had large “Jewish” flags and the idea was that every four boys would hold a flag and the loudspeaker would ask for donations.

The Jews were ecstatic in their rush to throw money into the flags. Usually when one gives tzedakah he takes money from his wallet and then considers how much to give. What I saw was not real. People began taking money and not even looking what they were giving, they just threw it on to the flags. My flag was quickly filled, and we threw the money into the back of the truck, and again positioned ourselves with a fresh waiting flag.

There was a sense of common bond with the Jews fighting ten thousand kilometers away and everyone felt that he was part of the effort to create a Jewish medina in Eretz Yisrael after such a long and horrific galut.

The second ecstatic incident occurred in 1967 on Wednesday of the Six Day War, the 28th of Iyar. At 10:30 that morning the radio announced that Tzahal had liberated the Temple Mount and the Jewish nation was sovereign over Yerushalayim for the first time in over 2000 years. I cannot even attempt to describe the euphoria of the people in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya where we lived at the time. It was a total Chassidic Chareidi neighborhood that suddenly turned to loving the Medina, and the soldiers. We felt the Mashiach was coming any second.

That night I organized about 100 young men of the Kirya to walk to the center of town and celebrate with everyone.

It was pitch black since we were still at war. When we arrived at the blackened city square, I made a short speech and then the dancing began, around and around in sheer ecstasy. In the darkness of the night the towns people who had never seen Chassidim dancing in the city square joined with us.  You took the hand of the person next to you in the darkness, without thinking that it might have been a total stranger, man or woman.

But no one paid attention because we were all ecstatic in the realization that we had now just closed a 2000-year circle that took the Jews to the four corners of the earth, and back to the Temple Mount.

From time to time I meet an individual who participated in that dance. We are all a bit older now, but those meetings bring to mind that incredible night in the city square of Netanya.

The third ecstatic moment, which unfortunately did not last long, was in 1968. That year our submarine the INS (Israel Naval Ship) DAKAR with 60 sailors on board was reported missing. The nation was in a depression. People walked with their heads bowed in the hope that the sailors would be found.

The following day I was on Jaffa Road and a message began spreading from one to another – “the Dakar has been found!”

Traffic came to a halt and hundreds of people took to the middle of the street and began in wide horas dancing in ecstatic circles the whole length of Jaffa Road.

I joined in one of the circles and took the hand of the person next to me, or perhaps he or she took my hand. At that moment we were all filled with gratitude to HaShem for bringing the sailors home. You didn’t know and didn’t care whose hand you were holding; our minds were somewhere else.

The circles went around again and again for more than a half hour. However, sadly, later in the day it was announced that it was a false rumor, and indeed 31 years later in 1999 the Dakar was found in deep water off the coast of Greece.

In 1998 I was invited by the Yeshiva of Flatbush to be the honoree at its annual dinner.  I was a graduate of the elementary school, class of 1952.

The following day I spoke to the high school faculty and students about life in Medinat Yisrael. I told them many interesting things, and at the end I proposed an entrance exam to the young men and women who were ripe and deserving to enter the holy land.

I told them about the ecstatic dances in Netanya to celebrate the liberation of Yerushalayim and the circles in Yerushalayim at the news that the Dakar had been found. Then I said, “close your eyes, if you can see yourself swirling in sincere joy over Yerushalayim or when you hear that your brother Jew  was saved from death, then  you belong with us; but if your soul remains unmoved,  then you have a serious religious or even a psychiatric problem.

On this Yom Yerushalayim day 5780 (2020), there is still so much history to be played out for the Jewish people. It is a pity to stand by the wayside and view the miraculous episodes as a spectator when you could be a participant in creating the beautiful tapestry called Am Yisrael enveloped in Medinat Yisrael and caressed by Eretz Yisrael.

So Be careful, Be healthy, and above all Be HERE.

Chag Yerushalayim Samayach

Shabbat Shalom,

Nachman Kahana

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