My daughter is "FlatbushGirl" and I couldn’t be prouder

 

Adina Miles Sash, a US Orthodox Jewish activist and social media influencer a.k.a FlatbushGirl who spreads the message #frumwomenhavefaces. (Courtesy)

As the mother of Adina Sash also known as FlatbushGirl, I am still taken by surprise when people stop me on the street to give their opinions of Adina. Sometimes the feedback on her viral Instagram campaign is encouraging and heartwarming as people share how she has entertained them and also inspired them to think more critically about community issues. I feel overwhelming pride that she has found a space in their hearts. Other times I am stopped by complete strangers who feel that Adina needs to calm down and be less controversial. And my heart still swells with pride because my daughter is at the forefront of change.

I raised Adina to be independent, to know her strengths, and to use her voice. At a young age she was already questioning some of the messages she was receiving in her Bais Yaakov school, like how a girl’s hair should be a short length and that a woman’s role is to support her husband in learning. She had an uncanny ability to know when she was being indoctrinated by the system, and when she sensed nonsense, she always called it out.

When Adina pursued a dual BA in psychology and English, I thought she’d follow in my footsteps as either a psychologist or college professor, with her ability to understand the human psyche and her incredible oratory skills proving that she could be either one. But she ultimately continued on with a Master’s degree in medieval literature, reading texts that most of us never knew existed. My daughter was clearly a nonconformist and freethinker, navigating a unique path.

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His usefulness over, the Dems will soon replace Joe Biden

 

If you think that Joe Biden's term as president will extend through a full four year term, there are a few used Dominion voting machines I'm offering to sell you at retail prices.

In fact, I'll make a prediction that his trusted staff of doctors, within a few weeks after the inauguration, if not sooner, will sadly come to the conclusion that Mr. Biden has developed some severe symptoms requiring him to resign his office and hand it over to his VP, Kamala Harris, who then assumes the Presidency.

Under the provisions of the 25th Amendment, enacted after President Kennedy's assassination, it appears that when Kamala assumes the role as President, she can nominate someone to replace her as VP. If you recall, back in 1974, after Nixon resigned and ford assumed the Presidency, Ford nominated Nelson Rockefeller to be his VP. More on this later.

Uneasy Democrats know that Biden must leave office as quickly as possible. He cannot face the simplest of questions from an exasperated media who covered for and helped catapult him into office. They're already pressing for some answers as to what Biden has planned to handle domestic and international problems. They can no longer ask him what his favorite flavors are or give him ready made questions about how he loves and believes in his son, Hunter.

They might even go so far as to press him on why his selection of cabinet and team of burned out advisors all seem to be retreads from the regimes of Obama and Clinton. Where are the new ideas to douse the fires of new situations?

Expect the snarling tigers at the gates, the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to soon start testing him with military threats to our overseas allies to take advantage of an out-of-touch-with-reality, Biden. Our loyal friends in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel, Egypt, Arabia and Eastern Europe are holding their breaths awaiting the onslaught from their enemies. It's coming.

Joe Biden, though, has already exhausted his usefulness to the party. His job is done. He was loyal and played out his role from his basement, letting the obviously criminal mail in ballots, bogus voting machines and the Chinese Virus slide him into office.

He can no longer hide from view. He appears unable, not only, to give an unrehearsed vision of his plans to re-unite a severely divided country but as well, to soothe the anxieties of a world being strangled by the deadly virus. He still hasn't unveiled his blueprint covering the continual search for, distribution of and monitoring the efficacy of the myriad of mind boggling cures and preventatives now pouring out of labs.

He seems to be mentally at a stand still but will, it seems, be sworn in. But t he Democrats have no honor. They have used Biden; he's no longer an asset; he's a tragedy (to them) ready to happen. He has to be replaced. His recently "broken foot" incident was the beginning. Most probably, his wife, Jill, will break the news of his recently diagnosed "illness" and with an emotional performance to the world, will announce his resignation from office.

Look to Bernie Sanders, to be selected by Harris, to fill the chair of VP. After all, we can't have another woman or black in the White House and Bernie will win the hearts of the necessary radical Left to support the Harris Presidency. The coming Four Years are nearly upon us. May we pray for G-d's help in wading through them.

Alan Bergstein, lecturer and columnist, is an editorial writer for The NY Jewish Voice and a retired NYC school principal A father of four, he is a Korean War veteran and Jewish activist who is President of the Judeo/Christian Republican Club of Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Simon Cowell to join Israeli X-Factor show

 

The king of the reality music show concept, Simon Cowell, will star as a judge on the Israeli version of “X-Factor.”

Cowell will feature in the fourth season of Israel’s “X-Factor,” produced by Reshet 13. The network said work on the new season, with Cowell, would be getting under way “in the next few days.”

It will be the first time that Cowell will judge on the show he created, outside of the UK and the US.

“Over the years The X-Factor format discovered amazing talents from all over the world, I can’t wait to see what Israel has to offer,” said Cowell.

The role is a bit of a comeback for Cowell, reported Deadline.com, given that the music impresario underwent extensive back surgery following an electric bike accident earlier in 2020.

According to Deadline, Cowell was looking for new opportunities, given that “X-Factor” UK ran its course after 16 years and ran for three seasons in the US, with Cowell as a judge.

Past judges on “X-Factor Israel” have included rapper Subliminal, pop star Ivri Lider, vocalist Shiri Maimon, singer Moshe Peretz and supermodel Bar Rafaeli as host

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Watch Trump Sing "I Will Survive"

 

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Drug Pricing Rule ... Wants Higher Prices

 

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a last-minute Trump administration rule aimed at curbing drug prices from taking effect on Jan. 1.

The rule, which would have tied Medicare reimbursements for certain drugs to prices paid by some other countries, was challenged by drug industry trade groups. 

U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake in Maryland ruled that the administration had rushed the rule without giving the public a chance to comment.

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Tribute to R' Yaakov Levitz ... a Friend of Din

by Rabbi Moshe Boylan

Klal Yisroel and the Olam HaTorah particularly were saddened by the petirah of Rav Yaakov Levitz zt”l, world renowned distributor of many Sifrei Kodesh. 

The niftar was a talmid of Rav Yisroel Zev Gustman zt”l, the famous Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Netzach Yisroel. He was also very mekurav to lhbc”l Rav Feivel Cohen Shlita, the author of the Badei HaShulchan series on many parts of Shulchan Aruch. 

It was truly appropriate that the niftar’s name was Yaakov, as he represented many of the middos tovos of Yaakov Avinu. One example was in his chashivus haTorah, which related to the middah of Yaakov Avinu, who was an Ish tam yosheiv ohalim. Besides learning in Yeshivos when he was young, even in his later years he was known for his love for Torah. He was a true Talmid Chochom. 

Of course, a parnasah, distributing seforim is a zechus for a person, as he is spreading Torah. {It is even said that the heilige Chofetz Chaim zt”l, who also would sell seforim, sometimes used to say the words (not the beracha) “Laasok beDivrei Torah” when he was involved in selling and distributing his seforim.} 

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Hospitalized COVID Patient Murdered By Roommate For “Praying”

 

A coronavirus patient is accused of beating his 82-year-old hospital roommate to death with an oxygen tank in Lancaster, Calif., last week because he was upset with his Catholic prayers, according to authorities.

The victim shared a two-person room at Antelope Valley Hospital with the suspect, 37-year-old Jesse Martinez. They were both undergoing treatment for COVID-19, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The two did not know each other, but the elderly victim’s praying upset Martinez on the morning of Dec. 17, authorities said. The suspect is accused of grabbing an oxygen tank and pummeling the victim.

Hospital workers detained Martinez at the scene until law enforcement arrived, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The 82-year-old was pronounced dead at 10:20 a.m. the next day. Authorities did not immediately release his name.

Martinez faces murder charges, with hate crime and elder abuse enhancements, according to investigators.

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ARRESTED: Terrorist Suspect In Murder Of Esther Horgan, H’YD

  It has been cleared for publication that a terrorist suspected of murdering Esther Horgan has been arrested following a joint operation of the Shin Bet, Israel Police, and the IDF.

The suspect, a Palestinian Arab who lives near Jenin, is being questioned by the Shin Bet. All other details of the investigation are under gag order.

Horgan, a 52-year-old mother of six, a resident of Tal Menashe in the Shomron, was found dead in the Reichan forest with signs of severe violence on her body overnight Sunday.

She had left her home on Sunday at 1 p.m. to go for a run in the nature reserve in the Reichan forest, next to Tel Menashe, and never returned. When her husband failed to reach her on her phone, he contacted the police and a search began.

Horgan left behind her husband Binyamin and six children, the youngest of whom is 13, and celebrated his Bar Mitzva only three months ago.

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7 Thoughts About The New COVID Vaccine

 

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com

As many people know, I was recently hospitalized with COVID. One of the downsides of serious breathing problems is the inability to think, to learn, or to have a sense of clarity. I want to share some thoughts about the vaccine, and I hope that what I write will help influence the behavior of others. But first, I would like to thank those who have been davening for me. Along the way, I have met some fascinating people whose chesed is extraordinary. Aside from my family members, I want to thank the staff at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Mrs. Sima Bachrach at Chesed 24/7, Mrs. Breindy Sporn, Hatzalah, Mark Gross, Estie Hoffman, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Larry Gordon, Mr. Wasserman, Reb Yechiel Eckstein, and a few others, too.

1. Torah to Klal Yisrael is like oxygen. We cannot live without it. The mashal is much more real and tangible now, for me personally, after this COVID experience. When someone is gasping for every breath, rachmana litzlan, he cannot learn Torah. Believe me, I tried.  Why place yourself at risk not to be able to breathe?  Take the vaccine.
2. This vaccine had no special dispensation. Notwithstanding what one Rabbi in an Israeli hospital is saying, it was required to go through the same process as every other pharmaceutical: (1) pre-clinical trials on animal testing. (2) FDA approval on clinical trials; four phases of clinical trials in humans. The first phase has 20 to 100 volunteers; the second is hundreds of people to see if it truly prevents infections in a meaningful way. The third phase involved 30,000 people to see if it works in diverse populations and to look for rarer side effects. We are in phase four now. But phase four allows for the vaccines.  Those that have a known allergic reaction to things should not take it.
3. The vaccines work. Without the vaccines, some people will get a mild version of it, like my family members did. Others, like I did, could get a more serious version where their breathing is very seriously affected. My treatment included Remdesivir, antibodies through blood plasma, some serious steroids, anti-clotting drugs, etc.
4. Gedolim in Eretz Yisrael said to take the vaccine (I verified this with the gabbaim myself this week.) Rav Hershel Schachter said to take it for two reasons—to save yourself and to save others. Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky (who is not always the biggest advocate of vaccines) said that if your doctor recommended that you take it, of course you must take it.
5. It is this author’s thought that, just based upon the bitul Torah aspect alone, aside from any pikuach nefesh issues, there is not a heter in the world to avoid the vaccine.There is even an Ohr HaChaim HaKodesh (Sh’mos 27:20) which says that Moshe Rabbeinu would not desire to redeem a people who are batlanim from Torah. The Gra in the Even Shleimah (7:6) lists all of the things that bring to bitul Torah. [This COVID is the emperor of bitul Torah maladies.]
6. There is a serious concern that COVID can affect reproduction. One should take the vaccine to avoid any questions in this matter, too.
7. There is also the matter of pikuach nefesh for other people, which involves five separate mitzvas

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Santa Claus With Tefilin

 

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Breaking ....DIN Vaccinates

 

At 8:25am Israeli time, DIN walked into his medical provider in Beit Shemesh and got vaccinated....    

No further info at this time.... we will update you if we have anything  further...

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Homeless man set free after slugging woman in random subway attack ...Had 77 Priors

 

A homeless man with 77 prior arrests sucker-punched a 68-year-old woman in a random attack inside a Manhattan subway station — and was only issued a desk appearance ticket before being set free, according to cops and police sources. 

The victim was inside the 34th Street-Herald Square station, on the northbound R train platform, just before 8 p.m. Tuesday when John Chappell, 64, suddenly clobbered her in the face, according to police.

The woman was taken to Bellevue for her injuries, cops said. 

Chappell was busted a short time later on West 34th Street near Sixth Avenue, and charged with assault. He was handed a desk appearance ticket, cops said. 

Most of his prior arrests, dating back to 1986, were for marijuana possession, reckless endangerment, assault, petit larceny and turnstile jumping, police sources said. 

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British Jews more than two times as likely to die of the coronavirus as British non-Jews.

 

A total of 616 British Jews have died during the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released by the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Seventeen more coronavirus-related fatalities were reported in the Jewish community last week, pushing the total over 600, the Board of Deputies said.

The deaths counted by the Board of Deputies include all deaths in which the funerals were conducted by Jewish burial organizations, and coronavirus was listed as at least one of the causes of death.

Based on the figures provided by the Board of Deputies, British Jews appear to be disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus, making up nearly 1% of coronavirus fatalities, despite making up about 0.39% of the population of Britain. Jews are thus 2.3 times more likely to die of the coronavirus than the rest of the population.

This despite the fact that the criteria used in the Board of Deputies pandemic death toll count are stricter than those used by the British government, which counts any death as being coronavirus-related if the deceased tested positive for the coronavirus within 28 days.

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Contagious British strain of Covid is in Israel

 

The Health Ministry announced Wednesday that four cases of an especially contagious mutation of the coronavirus which was first discovered in Britain have been found in Israel.

3 of the diagnoses are from people who had returned from Britain and are quarantined at a Corona hotel.

Another case from Israel is being verified.

The ministry said it was "monitoring every case and will update accordingly."

According to government decision, starting at 10 pm tonight, anyone arriving in Israel from abroad will require quarantine at a Corona hotel irrespective of the country from which he arrived.

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein informed government ministers that the British coronavirus mutation had been found in Israel, saying "Unfortunately, alongside the good news there is less good news."

"In the last two days we have been making a concerted effort to ensure that the mutation from the UK has not infiltrated Israel."

"Until a few minutes ago we were optimistic, but now we're less optimistic. This is information from a few minutes ago," he said.

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Trump"s Best Speech Yet

 

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2020

Even Pelosi re-tweeted the speech .... but the old rag lied and said that "we finally heard what the republicans want to give as stimulus checks".. 

That's actually a lie since she knew what the republicans wanted all along but insisted on checks of $600.00 and reiterated that on an interview on CNN with Wolf Blitzer...she wanted to fund her special interest groups rather than feed Americans..

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Bnei Brak Extremists Burn Down Corona Testing Station

 

A group of extremists in Bnei Brak who are anti-Corona testing on Monday night burned down a United Hatzalah corona testing station in the city. Thankfully, no one was injured during the act of violence and vandalism. The incident took place shortly after 10:30 PM on HaRav Shach Street.

Head of the Bnei Brak chapter of United Hatzalah Effi Feldman said: “It is no secret that there are a group of people in the city who are anti-corona testing. And while people may be entitled to their beliefs, burning down a corona testing station, or any other act of violence is unacceptable.”

“Aside from the destruction and vandalism, which came at no small cost to the organization which is 100 percent supported by donations, these extremists are preventing other people who wish to get tested from doing so, and that, too, is unacceptable,” Feldman added. “As soon as we are able, we will replace the equipment that was destroyed and resume testing to serve the people of the city who wish to get tested, and help stop the spread of this virus.”

President and Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer, who himself contracted the virus back in March and almost died, as a result, said: 

“This virus is a killer and must be taken seriously. The fact that people don’t want to get tested is absurd. As someone who was very ill because of this virus, I cannot stress enough how important it is that we all do our part to combat it. So many good people have become ill or died as a result of the virus. And to have hoodlums burn down a testing facility, in a city that was hit very hard by the virus is difficult to understand. The people of Bnei Brak are good people who simply want to prevent the disease from spreading so that they don’t catch it and their families don’t catch it. I am deeply saddened that people would stoop to committing acts of violence and vandalism such as this especially regarding a public health issue.”

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Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham try to stop Joe Biden re-entering Iran nuclear deal and Paris climate accord with last-minute move to get Senate to vote them down

Republicans Sens. Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have outlined a way for President Donald Trump to trip up President-elect Joe Biden's plans to rejoin the Paris climate accord and the Iran nuclear deal. 

Graham, in a series of tweets, and Cruz, in a letter addressed to Trump, aimed to get the two agreements treated as treaties, so they'd need a two-thirds Senate vote for passage, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. 

Cruz asked Trump to submit the two agreements to the Senate, while Graham tweeted that he was working to secure a vote. 

With the Senate near a 50-50 Republican-Democrat split, there's almost no chance the two deals - which have become politically toxic for Republicans - would get two-thirds of the body's approval.  

In his letter to Trump, Cruz applauded Trump for pulling the U.S. out of both international agreements. Trump took the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement in June 2017. In May 2018 he abandoned the Iranian nuclear deal.  

Cruz then laid out a plan.  

'I urge you now also to remedy the harm done to the balance of powers by submitting the Iran Deal and the Paris Agreement to the to the Senate as treaties,' Cruz recommended. 'Only by so doing will the Senate be able to satisfy its constitutional role to provide advice and consent in the event any future administration attempts to revive these dangerous deals.'   

Cruz said that the Obama Administration unilaterally signed on to them because they knew they wouldn't get Senate approval.

'The only reason the Obama Administration refused to submit these agreements to the Senate as treaties was that it knew the agreements were deeply unpopular and doomed for defeat,' he wrote. 

Biden campaigned on an ambitious agenda to combat climate change, including plans to rejoin the Paris accord. 

He also promised supporters he would abandon Trump's 'America First' policies and rejoin and strengthen multi-lateral compacts, like the Iran nuclear deal.  

If Trump takes Cruz and Graham's advice, it will make it more difficult for Biden to unilaterally act and sign up the U.S. for these deals. 

In remarks Tuesday, Biden continued to say that he was open to working across the aisle with Republicans to get the bidding of the American people done.  

Most Republicans have been slow to come around to the idea that Biden won the November 3 election over Trump, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell referring to Biden as the president-elect just one week ago. 

The White House wouldn't say if Trump had signed on to the plan. 

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Exodus from Democrat states like NY and California to Republican states such as Texas and Florida is set to alter the number of seats in House of Representatives next year

 Shifting populations in the U.S. could mean Democrat strongholds like New York and California lose congressional seats to Republican states like Texas and Florida when boundaries are redrawn next year, according to new analysis.

The U.S. Census Bureau released figures Tuesday showing how populations have changed in the last year. 

New York has seen more residents leave in the past year than any other state, with 126,355 people fleeing the Empire State between July 2019 and July 2020, the Bureau revealed.

And analysis of the statistics by The Brookings Institution suggests the state could lose a congressional seat when the official 2020 Census results are released next year, along with a new legislative map.

William Frey, chief demographer for the Brookings Institution, used the census population estimates, and combined them with similar estimates over the last decade.

He then applied an algorithm designed to calculate reapportionment, which was created by experts at the University of Michigan. 

The annual population change statistics released on Tuesday may include some people who have fled populated states due to the COVID pandemic, as the numbers extend into July.

But next year's official congressional redistricting will be based on the 2020 Census, which was carried out on April 1, before the worst effects of the pandemic caused tens of thousands to move out of states like New York.

When boundary lines are redrawn, Frey predicts that New York will lose one congressional seat, taking the state to 26.

California would lose one of its seats in the House for the first time, bringing it to 52.

Florida meanwhile would overtake New York for the first time in history, gaining two seats for a total of 29.

Alabama, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island would also all lose a seat. 

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New Photo of the Chafetz Chayim Revealed for the Very First Time

 

Rabbi Dan Schlesinger of Sinai Publishing house discovered a never seen booklet that deals with the life of the Chafetz Chayim specifically with his planned immigration to Eretrz Yisrael which the CC subsequently cancelled.

In the booklet there is a never before seen photo of the Chafetz Chayim sitting with two other unidentified Jews and the table is set with bottles of wine.

The booklet contains documents and the banknote of 100 pounds that Rabbi Yosef Levy Hagiz a Jew living in Israel at that time, sent to the CC in Radin to help in financing his trip and immigration to Eretz Yisrael, a matter that never materialized and the CC subsequently returned the money. 

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Stimulus Bill Funds Hundreds Of Millions In Aid To Palestinians .. This provision Was Pushed by the Jew Nita Lowey

 

The coronavirus relief bill released Monday includes $250 million in investment aid for the Palestinians and for encouraging Israeli-Palestinian dialogue in a provision titled the “Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act of 2020.”

The provision, named for retiring Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), is buried deep within the nearly 6,000-page legislative text.

Citing economic stagnation in the Palestinian Territories, and the potential for economic development to encourage peace, the Lowey Act would spend $50 million per year for the next five years. A version of the act passed the House in July.

The act would create the “People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund,” run by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to “provide funding for projects to help build the foundation for peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians and for a sustainable two-state solution.”

The provision was initiated by Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York 

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