Stephen Mendelsohn wants to have his dead brother cremated! Won't let him rest in peace!

This past Rosh Hashana Mr. Martin Mendelsohn went downstairs to the recreation room of Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, NY to listen to the shofar.

 On Tuesday afternoon he passed away 
peacefully in his sleep. To date he has not been buried.

Martin Mendelsohn lived a simple life. A long time accountant for the city of New York he remained single his entire life, his only family a brother living on the West Coast. Martin lived out his retirement years in various adult homes; all glatt kosher facilities with a shul on premises.

Martin was a beloved figure at Evergreen- friendly, warm, kind and gentle. Every morning he delivered his newspaper first to his 95 year old neighbor; he would read it only once she was done. He went to Shul on shabbos and paid his annual fees for the Pesach Seder meals as well as for the chazzan for the High Holidays.

His brother Stephen, demands that Martin be cremated. 

Mr. Chesky Schonberger, the owner of Evergreen Adult Homes and an Orthodox Jew, refuses to allow this abomination to occur. He has launched a legal battle that has thus far cost upwards of $30,000 and is poised to set a legal precedence which could have long lasting ramifications for Orthodox Jewry across the United States; providing the necessary funds are raised to allow the fight to continue.

“I called the funeral home the moment I heard that Marty, who was my friend, had passed away. Like I do for all residents, I offered to pay any additional expenses to ensure he received the highest level burial according to Jewish custom. 

I was shocked and dismayed when the funeral owner told me the body was scheduled for cremation on Monday.”

Mr. Schonberger immediately contacted Martin’s brother and after expressing his condolences, offered to pay for the expense of shipping the body to California as well as all expenses that would be incurred for a Jewish burial. The brother adamantly refused.

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There was no swaying the brother and for Chesky Schonberger, no turning back. He consulted with Maran Hagaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky shlita, and was given the psak that this has the din of mes mitzvah and he should proceed ‘with all his abilities and strength’. 

After speaking with Agudas Yisroel and Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, as well as other Rabbanim and leading daas Torah including Rav Yisroel Dovid Schlesinger, Chesky retained the services of a lawyer, who though upfront about the slim chances of winning a stay, took up the case. He instructed Mr. Schonberger to collect any and all evidence that could help prove that Martin would have been opposed to being cremated based on his belief system.

A photo of him attending shofar blowing on Rosh Hashana, taken by a non-Jewish nurse moved by the sight, first hand testimony from the Rabbi of a previous home where Martin resided and attended minyan; these became part of the evidence package frantically put together and brought to the court on Friday at 5 pm. 

The judge summarily dismissed their request. They found another judge and at 10 pm Sunday night were granted the stay. 

The funeral home was served the restraining order Monday morning mere hours before the cremation was scheduled. The cremation of Martin Mendelsohn would not go forward, but the battle was just beginning.

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Stephen Mendelsohn was furious. He located former Federal Judge, Richard Holwell who was willing to take on his case pro bono. He remains determined to see his brother cremated.

On October 8th, Mr. Stephen Mendelsohn appeared in Rockland County Supreme Court together with his lawyer. During questioning conducted by Beth Finkelstein, counsel for Mr. Schonberger, 

Mr. Mendelsohn admitted under oath that both his parents were buried according to Jewish law and that his brother Martin sat shiva for his father, lit memorial candles and covered the mirrors. “My brother and I argued. I wanted my father cremated and my brother said my father must have a burial.” He described how both he and his brother attended Hebrew Day school in the Yeshiva of Bensonhurst.

Rabbi Binyomin Kelsen, Esq. of Teaneck, NJ, a musmach of Yeshiva University, Dayan, Rav and expert on all factions of Judaism was in court as the professional witness accepted by both sides. His testimony centered on the essence of mesorah and the differences between Orthodox, Conservative and Reform practices.

 Judge Victor Alfredi asked numerous questions and concluded the proceedings with one pivotal inquiry: “In your expert opinion, having heard all this testimony, do you think Mr. Martin Mendelsohn would have wanted to be cremated?”

“One hundred percent not!” was Rabbi Kelson’s adamant response.

As such, it would seem that the legal argument was successfully made that Mr. Stephen Mendelsohn is negating the law that the next of kin should adhere to the wishes of the deceased. 

However, ruling in favor of Mr. Schonberger would set into motion a hitherto unprecedented legal battle. Never before has someone with the legal status of “friend” successfully challenged a next of kin regarding burial of the deceased based on his/her wishes and religious beliefs. The judge succumbed to the pressure exerted by the defendant’s lawyer and ruled against Mr. Schonberger.

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Chesky, currently represented by Dennis E. A. Lynch of Feerick Lynch MacCartney PLLC, is awaiting word on whether or not this case will be pushed up the next rung of the justice ladder to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division: Second Judicial Departmen.

 One thing is for certain, he will not back down without a fight.

But this battle cannot be fought without funding. Mr. Martin Mendelsohn awaits burial and it is up to us, to step forward, join the fight, and provide the money necessary to ensure that Martin be buried as he would have wished: as he lived, with dignity and love for the Jewish faith.

Please act now. Join forces with Chesky Schonberger, Isaac Leider and all of Klal Yisroel and be a part of the ultimate chessed shel emes. Contribute generously so that Mordechai ben Reuven should be brought to kever Yisroel.

Netanyahu arrives in USA

Source: Israel's Netanyahu arrives in Washington by ReutersNews on Rumble

Tim Sebastion the English Bastard Interviews Naftali Bennet

Israel's Education Minister and Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett has been through plenty of interviews with international media outlets, many of them overtly hostile.

But none as hostile as one published Sunday with DW's Conflict Zone host Tim Sebastian, he said.

The 25-minute interview includes a relentless grilling of the Minister, who maintains his composure despite some provocative questions.

Among other points, Bennett insisted that the conflict will continue indefinitely until "the Muslim world accepts Israel's right to exist -we were here way before Islam ever started."

He also repeated his strong opposition to the formation of a 23rd Arab "Palestinian" state in Judea and Samaria.

"I vehemently oppose the notion of forming another failed Arab state in the heart of Israel. That's crazy," he said.

 "All the rest are disintegrating and falling apart into tribal structures, so here we're going to try another artificial one? 

Why?

 Do I want to commit suicide?

"We tried this. In 2005 we did this big experiment in Gaza. We did all three things the international community wanted: we pulled back to the '67 lines, we pulled out all our soldiers, and we expelled out 8,000 Jews from their houses - and what did we get in return...?

"What do you do when every single centimeter you give, the radical Islamists turn into a base for radical Islam and for Iran?"

As for his interviewer's questions regarding the "occupation" of Judea andSamaria, he retorted: "Jews have been living in Jerusalem way before British people were living in London."

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Carly Fiorina gets back at the Yentas of 'The View:'

Carly Fiorina faced off with the Yentas of “The View” on Friday, speaking to the Yentas who called her smile “demented” and said that her face was worthy of a Halloween mask parody after the most-recent republican presidential debate.

Fiorina challenged the hosts of “The View” to have her back on the show to “see if they have the guts to say that to my face.” And they did.

“Let’s clear the air,” Goldberg declared at the beginning of the show, introducing Fiorina and asking her to respond to the comments the show had made that had drawn ire.

“You know what, look I’ve been called all kinds of things, Whoopi…  I’ve been called a bimbo from the time I was a secretary to the time I was a CEO. I think we need to be able to have civil conversations in this country about our differences… so I'd just like to have a conversation about where we agree and where we disagree,” Fiorina said.

Goldberg later asked if Fiorina would be able to handle humor should she become president “We saw that you were a little upset with us about a comic comment that was made, so how will you… get a thicker skin to accept some of the humorous things that will be said about you?” Goldberg asked.

“If you meant [the] comment about my face being demented as a Halloween mask as humor, so be it… I have a real thick skin," Fiorina fired back. 

Joy Behar then chimed in, insisting she was a comedian who jokes about all the candidates. 

"You know what Joy, you can say whatever you want. I’m not going to stop that," Fiorina said. "And don’t worry, I have skin plenty thick enough to take whatever people throw at me. I think there are real issues in this nation that we ought to able to discuss in a fact-based [conversation].”

Michelle Collins then asked Fiorina if she was being told to smile more.

“I don’t have people coaching me to act a different way and be a different way, and I love to smile and laugh.”

Goldberg criticized the press Fiorina had garnered based on her “fake feud” with “The View.”

“I think ‘The View’ garnered a lot of publicity from this as well… I think that’s why you have me on your show [again]."

Paula Faris charged Fiorina was “clearly trying to make lemonade out of lemons” by exploiting her feud with “The View.”

“Oh, so you are telling me you guys are lemons?” Fiorina quipped.

Throughout the chat, Fiorina repeatedly expressed she wanted to steer the conversation to discuss the important issues facing the United States.

Collins at one point asked Fiorina why she is running for president.

“I want this nation to be once again a place of limitless possibility for everyone,” Fiorina said proudly.

A chat between Goldberg, Behar and Fiorina about abortion and Planned Parenthood got heated and the women all began to interrupt each other.

“May I finish the answer to the question?” Fiorina said loudly as things got heated.

At one point, Goldberg was forced to acknowledge that Fiorina had the floor.

Fiorina repeatedly called the points the women were making “the litany of the left.”

The women touched on everything from the minimum wage to what it means to be a feminist. They, however, struggled to not interrupt one another or speak over Fiorina during her appearance.

The back-and-forth between the hosts of “The View” and the presidential candidate began on Oct. 29 when Joy Behar and Michelle Collins ridiculed Fiorina’s appearance. Fiorina then fired back on “Fox News Sunday,” saying she was “tired of being insulted by liberal feminists.”

On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg — who said she wasn’t planning to be at the faceoff on Friday but then attended anyway —charged that Fiorina needed to learn “the difference between when somebody’s coming for you, when somebody is paying you a compliment and when somebody is saying, ‘here’s my observation.’”

Interestingly, Fiorina’s campaign manager revealed on “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson” Wednesday that ABC tried to put-off Fiorina’s already announced Friday appearance but the sit-down went down as planned after some confusion.

Two-state word games

Netanyahu has convinced himself that the only way for Israel to appear “legitimate” and “rational” to the world is to offer the two-state solution. He couldn't be more wrong.
by Mark Langfan

Lord Beaverbrook is said to have once asked an elegant socialite if she would spend the night with him for a million dollars, to which she responded, "yes.”  He then asked her if she would do so for 10 dollars, and she fumed, “Of course not, what do you think I am?” - to which he returned, “Madame, we have already established what you are. Now we are haggling over the price.” 

PM Netanyahu’s non-stop offerings to Abbas of the two-state solution is a bizarre takeoff on this story in reverse. 

 In this reverse-world, with Netanyahu the socialite and Abbas the questioner,  Netanyahu offers Abbas payment in the form of a “demilitarized Palestinian State” if Abbas would only agree to accept Israel. But Netanyahu’s groveling offers of a two-state solution not only don’t validate Israel’s bona fides as a legitimate state, they delegitimize Israel’s very existence.

First, Netanyahu is prevaricating to his voters  by not building in Judea and Samaria.  Netanyahu ran on a right-wing platform and has betrayed the mandate on which he was elected and the people who elected him.  He can come up with all the reasons he wants for that, repeatedly claiming  that Obama threatened him.  The facts prove he has instituted a virtually total freeze on Jewish building in Judea and Samaria.  What’s worse, the Palestinians know this and the Palestinians know Netanyahu is lying to his own people.  

Next, Netanyahu has convinced himself and his followers that the only way for Israel to appear “legitimate” and “rational” to the world is to offer the two-state solution, and to beg the Palestinian Arabs for peace talks despite their incendiary blood-curdling incitement and murder rampages. 

Netanyahu’s behavior could be compared to the sister of a victim of a mass murder inviting the mass-murderer for dinner. Netanyahu’s offer of “talks anywhere, anytime” is beneath suicidalism.  It shows pathetic desperation and rewards Abbas for his genocidal incitement and encouragement of  blood-dripping murder sprees.

Do Netanyahu’s offerings of a 'West Bank' Palestinian state make Israel appear more “legitimate” or “reasonable” to the world?  To Netanyahu, maybe.  To the rest of the world? No.  It makes Israel look like a cheap thief who was caught red-handed, and wants to start to negotiate on keeping some of his ill-gotten loot. 

Netanyahu is like the socialite, agreeing to a million-dollar “demilitarized” PA State to which Abbas responds, “How about it for $10?”  Netanyahu responds, “Of course not, what kind of country to you think I am?" to which Abbas responds, we determined that when you first offered to give me the 'West Bank' in return for my calls to annihilate Israel."

The entire world surmises that only a petty-thief who stole the land to begin with would offer half of his land as an opening offer for negotiations.  Netanyahu’s offer of  two-states only served to convince the world that the Palestinian narrative claiming that Israel “stole the land” must be true.

Imagine a Palestinian would-be terrorist listening to Netanyahu's offer for “anywhere, anytime” talks while Abbas is inciting teenage Palestinian Arabs to murder any Jew of any age. Netanyahu’s weakness incites the Palestinian would-be stabber to action because he thinks to himself, if stabbings made Israel agree to two-state solution talks, then more stabbing of Jews will make Netanyahu even more desperate to give up territory.

The terrorist asks himself, why serve Netanyahu a teaspoon of terrorism, if you can serve him a tablespoon of terrorism.  And, still, throughout the horror of Palestinian Arab murders, Netanyahu keeps begging for peace talks and spouting about the two-state solution.

Netanyahu’s two-state solution gambits don’t make Israel look reasonable, they don't make the world love us. Instead, they make Israel and the world’s Jews look desperate. And that is a far cry from what the Jewish State was supposed to be about.

Chareidim no longer relying on "betachon" and "Torah Learning" and learn self defense!

Very interesting, these are the same Chareidim that mocked Zionists claims of "Koichie V'etzem Yadie" (based on our own power)! Yet here see them doing the same thing that they chastised the IDF with!

Secret IDF Special Forces mission rescues last remaining Jewish family in Aleppo, Syria from ISIS slaughter

Very very interesting! Zionists saving a family from ISIS? 

Where were the  Satmar Shomrim?

Where were the big "machers" with the keys, and flashing lights?

Watch! Soon, Artscroll will be re-writing history and claim that Rav Weissmandel would have saved them but the Jewish Agency didn't give him any money!

Oy vey, the Zionists IDF saved them...oy vey!

Special mission rescues final Jewish family in Aleppo, but aliyah regulations prevent complete success.

By Matt Wanderman
It was recently revealed that Israeli special forces carried out a daring operation to rescue the last Jewish family in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

The Jewish Chronicle reports that preparation for the mission began months in advance. First an Israeli-American businessman named Moti Kahana sent a message to the family, whose name has not been released, that he wanted to get them out of the war-torn country. Despite the constant dangers in Syria, though, the family was too afraid to even take the chance on escaping.

Kahana, who has a number of connections with rebel forces, soon heard reports that ISIS was closing in on the family and decided to get them out, whether they liked it or not.

Without revealing precisely how or with whom he coordinated his plans, Kahana set the wheels in motion for the IDF to make another tally in its history of saving stranded Jews, a list that already made its mark in Yemen and Ethiopia.

Once the time came, three soldiers knocked on the family’s front door. The 88-year-old matriarch answered, fearing that Assad’s soldiers had come to take them all away. Instead, the soldiers ordered the seven people present that they could each take one bag and that they must get into a waiting minibus.

After the minibus began moving, the soldiers handed out Syrian passports and said that they would soon be free.

The vehicle was stopped at an ISIS checkpoint, but the family was able to convince the guard that they were refugees trying to escape from Assad. The guard was so impressed by their claims that he even called other checkpoints, instructing them to let the minibus through.

It took them 36 hours to cross the hundred kilometers to the Turkish border. Once out of Syria, they drove to a rented home in Istanbul, where Kahana was waiting.

However, their problems were not yet over.

One woman, who is referred to as Gilda, was married to a Muslim man and had converted to Islam. While the rest of the family quickly received Israeli identity cards and resettled in Ashkelon, the Jewish Agency informed Gilda that people who voluntarily convert to a religion other than Judaism lose their right of return.

According to Kahana, the two chose to return to Syria rather than remain in a Syrian refugee camp inside of Turkey. He says that he is still working to get them out again, but he is less optimistic about a second operation.

Obama will not allow Pollard to make Aliyah even though he will be released

Barack Obama will not take action to enable Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard to move to Israel following his expected parole in less than two weeks, Obama's deputy national security adviser for strategic communication Ben Rhodes told Israeli reporters in a briefing late Thursday night.

Pollard is set to be released from prison after serving 30 years of a life sentence for passing classified information to an American ally on November 20, the US Parole Commission announced July 28. The conditions of Pollard's parole have not yet been released but they are expected to include a ban on him leaving the US for five years and he is to be forbidden from giving interviews.

It was still unclear Saturday whether Pollard's release will take place on Friday November 20 or on Saturday November 21, 30 years since his arrest. Pollard keeps Shabbat but it was unclear whether he will be released Friday to enable him to spend Shabbat outside of prison.

When Pollard's parole was announced, his lawyers, Eliot Lauer and Jacques Semmelman, wrote that Obama has the constitutional power of executive clemency, which grants him the authority to commute Pollard's sentence to time served and allow him to leave the United States and move to Israel immediately. They urged the president to exercise that power.

But Rhodes made clear when asked by reporters that Obama would not take such action on Pollard's behalf, saying that the president does not interfere in American legal procedures.

"President Obama has not intervened in the judicial process here in the United States, and that's been his consistent approach," Rhodes said. "With respect to the case of Jonathan Pollard, he’s made clear that he wants there to be fair treatment under the law, as there should be with any individual. But he as President has not intervened in that process. He respects how important this issue is to many Israelis. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Prime Minister raised this. That's obviously his determination. But again, that's been the approach that the President has taken."

Obama has commuted sentences of 89 people during his presidency, more than any American president since Lyndon B. Johnson. He has granted full pardons to another 64 people.

Most of the convicts who received clemency from Obama were drug dealers and thieves. When he has announced commutations, he has said that the sentence of the convicts did not fit their crime. Obama is expected to announce more commutations later this month in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The official Pollard campaign and the caucus for Pollard in the Knesset declined to respond to Rhodes' comments, saying that they were not new.

"We have made a strategic decision not to intervene at this stage," said the head of the caucus, MK Nachman Shai. "After he's out of prison, we can struggle for him to be able to move here."

Eli Shur aka David Porat Refuses to give his wife a Get!