Study: Tefillin help prevent heart attacks

Jewish men who wrap leather straps around their arm as part of their daily morning prayers may also be protecting themselves from heart attacks, a study found.

A pilot study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine found that regular users of tefillin, or phylacteries, may receive cardiovascular health benefits though remote ischemic preconditioning — that is, briefly restricting blood flow and oxygen to the heart and then restoring it.

The results of the study were published last month online in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology.

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA sample Cherokee Nation Says "The DNA test is useless"

The Stanford University researcher who studied Sen Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) DNA sample did not actually use samples of

Native American DNA.

The Boston Globe broke the story Monday of Warren’s DNA test, which she and the newspaper claimed as proof of her Native American ancestry, after results suggested she may have had a Native American ancestor six to ten generations ago. That means her genome may be between 1/64 to 1/1024 percent Native American.

Buried deep within the Globe story, however, is the admission that the Stanford University researcher who studied her DNA sample did not actually use samples of Native American DNA to determine whether Warren’s dubious claims of Cherokee ancestry were true.

UPDATE ON THE ARAB CAB DRIVER WHO BEAT A BORO-PARK JEW

Farrukh Afzal, 37, of Staten Island was charged with assault, hate crime, criminal mischief and harassment for the attack, which took place at around 7:30AM near 46th Street and 13th Avenue.

 R’ Lipa Schwartz, 62, was walking to Shul, Tallis and Tefillin in hand, when a black “Church Ave Car Service” vehicle driven by Afzal came to a screeching halt at the curb nearby. Afzal got out, ran towards Schwartz and began punching him in his face while screaming “Allah, Allah” repeatedly.

“He came out from the car. I couldn’t explain to you how angry he was. He was screaming the whole time,” Schwartz Schwartz told CBS2.

“All of a sudden… boof, boof, boof, boof!”, Schwartz said, referring to the barrage of punches that came his way. “So I start to fight back because it’s either death or life.”

Schwartz, a father of nine, ran towards 46th Street, but he tripped and Afzal caught up to him and once again began to beat him mercilessly.

“I fell down on the street. All of a sudden he’s on my head again, start to punch me. I screamed, ‘What you want from me?!? Help me please,’” Schwartz said.

Fortunately, a passerby approached to stop the attack, and Afzal went after him. Police said it was that distraction that likely saved Schwartz. Witnesses kept the driver at the scene until cops arrived and arrested him.

“I’m telling you if he had a knife he would stab me right on the place. No doubt,” Schwartz said.

Police later told CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez that Afzal had mistaken Schwartz for another Hasidic man who had hit his car for no apparent reason while he was stopped at a red light.

ANOTHER FRUM "SHOITEH" WITH MEASLES INFECTS PEOPLE IN NY & NJ; AND Visited Monsey Locations

Monsey Residents are being warning they may have been infected by the unidentified traveler at some point between Oct. 4 and Oct. 11.

Health officials say anyone at these locations may have been exposed to the measles:

• • Congregation Bais Elazer in Monsey, N.Y. on Oct. 4
  • Mia’s Reflexology in New City, N.Y. on Oct. 4
  • Lifetime Gym in Montvale, N.J. on Oct. 5
  • Wesley Kosher in Monsey N.Y. on Oct. 5
  • Congregation Borov in Monsey, N.Y. on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6
  • Costco in Nanuet, N.Y. on Oct. 7
  • Care 365 in Monsey, N.Y. on Oct. 8
  • Westchester Medical Center’s Emergency Room in Valhalla, N.Y. on Oct. 11

Rockland County health officials say the infected person is now being treated and is isolated.

Symptoms of the measles include fever, runny nose, red eyes that are sensitive to light, coughing and a red rash. The illness usually appears 10-12 days after exposure, but can sometimes take up to three weeks to develop.

It is the second time in a month that a visitor to Rockland has exposed others to the measles. An international traveler went to New Square from Newark International Airport and spent several days before symptoms appeared; local people were exposed to the measles from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1.

Moetzes Directs Chareidi Party Not To Bring Down Government Over IDF Draft Law

So where is Satmar?????? I thought the IDF law was "Yehereg Ve'al Yaavor?" 

Seems that the Israeli Gedoilim don't think that going to the Army is such a big Aveirah .....

It seems that getting $$$$$$$ for the Moisdois is more important than a law conscripting Yeshivah Boys to protect their own country!

Car Service Arab Guy Beats the Hell Out Of Old Boro-Park Jew In Broad Daylight .... No One Comes To Help!

NYS Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) praised the NYPD following the quick apprehension of the suspect.

“This attack was inexcusable,” said Hikind, who remained in close contact with the Police Chief of Brooklyn South as well as Deputy Inspector David Wall, commanding officer of the 66th Precinct regarding the brutal beating. “Watching the video of the incident or just hearing about it is traumatizing—especially to children and the elderly here who survived the Holocaust. “Thank G-d this guy is off the streets, This isn’t the wild west; this is Borough Park.  We won’t allow violent, hateful behavior taking place on our streets.”

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Moshe Lando Lakewood Bochur Missing ... Found!

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Police report that he was B"H found!

The "Token Negro" Kanye West

In the beginning, it was safe to ignore Kanye West and his growing bromance with President Trump. After all, West is a performer, which makes it easy to discount his political talk, and he is married to a Kardashian, which, well, enough said.

But recent events demand attention. First came West’s Sept. 29 appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” where he rapped in his red Make America Great Again hat and praised Trump in a speech, most of which NBC cut from its telecast.

Mrs Lilach Paraschiv From Monsey Dies Suddenly Gave Birth 5 Weeks ago

Mrs Lilach Paraschiv A”H (nee Menachem) of Monsey, NY. Died suddenly yesterday.

Mrs Paraschiv, who turned 42 on Wednesday, suddenly collapsed on Thursday morning at her home. Hatzolah did everything they would to save her life, but were unfortunately unsuccessful. She leaves behind a husband and five children – the oldest 11 and the youngest just FIVE WEEKS OLD.

Her parents flew back to Israel just last night, after coming to visit their newest grandchild.

The Levaya and Kevura will take place hopefully on Friday in Eretz Yisroel.

The family has no money for the burial transport and money for Kevura, and local Askonim and Rabbonim have launched a fund to assist the family.

Walking Out for the Rabbi’s Drasha – To Participate In A KIDDUSH CLUB

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com)

There was someone who had walked out of the sanctuary of the shul to where the other men were making kiddush. This time, however, someone began to berate him:

“You don’t come here to daven! You come here to drink and to talk!”

This vignette would normally be unremarkable, except for the fact that the person doing the berating was the shul’s Hispanic custodian. The story is not apocryphal – it genuinely happened.

What we are concerned about, however, is not the berating per se, but rather the halacha behind walking out in the first place.

The man was walking into the shul’s unofficial “Kiddush Club.”