בס׳ד

"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



29 Jun 2020

Wedding Rules

Below are some of the rules England has set for weddings which will be allowed to take place from July 4th.

People should wash their hands before and after exchanging rings

No food or drink should be consumed as part of the event, unless needed for solemnisation

People should avoid singing, shouting, raising voices or playing music at a volume that makes normal conversation difficult and encourages people to shout. This is because there could be an increased risk of transmission from aerosol and droplets.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-no-food-drinks-or-receptions-the-new-post-lockdown-rules-for-weddings-in-england-12017488

Regarding Rituals - Full immersion should also now be avoided

Are they banning mikveh immersion?

Rabbi YY Jacobson: Black Lives Matter, Gender Identity, Feminism, Racism, Equality, Anxiety, Death

An Indictment

90 years ago, an Arab newspaper said the Jews will never get the Kotel as long as Muslims are alive

Indictment comes for attempted arson of Jewish-sponsored assisted living community

Below are links to two articles describing alleged mail-in fraud. Which article details the party affiliation of those who were charged? Which article concludes with "The charges come as Paterson’s all mail-in ballot election was allegedly rife with fraud. Grewal confirmed that almost 20 percent of the mail-in votes cast were thrown out by the Board of Elections"? 

New Jersey Democrats Charged with Mail-In Voter Fraud

City councilman among 4 facing voter fraud charges in New Jersey

24 Jun 2020

Thank you

Think Good and It Will Be Good

Rabbi Moshe Weinberger - Meaningful People

The Opinion Editor

New York Times hires opinion editor from The Intercept, a news site that’s harshly critical of Israel

Her twitter feed and tweets critical of Trump is probably a good harbinger of what her NYT articles will look like.

Free Beacon has published an article about Ms. Greensit titled NYT Taps Intercept Alum to Manage Editorial Page

Greensit appears to espouse a reliably liberal worldview. In 2017, she shared an Intercept article that said Cotton "may be America's most dangerous senator." She has also tweeted articles that referred to President Donald Trump as a "Quack-in-Chief" and Vice President Mike Pence as the "most powerful Christian supremacist in U.S. history." She also promoted articles that argued Gazans were justified in trying to invade Israel and defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) against bipartisan criticism of her anti-Semitic comments.


If you click on the links in the Free Beacon article, you can still see the one about President Trump. But the other tweets are unavailable. I did find a cached version of a different tweet over here.


11 Jun 2020

Shaar Habitachon

Still in Isolation

My Fear

Zoombombed

Pennsylvania Synagogue Zoombombed With People Saying ‘Death to Jews’

Meet the Jewish day school teacher who won $50,000 on ‘Jeopardy!’

A friend of mine who lives in another country began working at her dental office this week, after a hiatus of a few months, due to the coronavirus. She confided in me that she was a bit stressed with all the precautions and new rules being instituted in the office. Not wanting to bother her, I wrote her a whatsapp message yesterday about how I was thinking of her and hoping that all was going well at her place of work. This morning I awoke to a message from her, "Thank you! You made my day.Work has been hectic these first few days."

I was left with a heartwarming feeling that an act so small on my part can make someone's day.

Below is the first of a new series that began last month.

5 Jun 2020

Blessed

As I opened up youtube today, I came across a wedding that took place this week which was streamed live and can now be viewed by people online. The first comment posted after the wedding video was "I so purely covet how you all are Family in the Jewish community. You are blessed!"

The Los Angeles Pogrom That No Jewish Organization Will Talk About

Pelosi Suffers 10-Second Mental Lapse On-Camera During Press Conference

Facebook removes viral post falsely portraying IDF soldier