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This is Ellie Bennett, your neighborhood doctor. (May 7, 2020)
I’m not a politician. I am not a government official. I’m not a Rabbi. I have no sway on when the economy (or shuls) reopen. My one and ONLY concern is the safety of my family, friends and neighbors.
On Tuesday evening, May 5, Rabbi YY Jacobson, well-known speaker, shared an enlightening live-streamed shiur on behalf of Emet Outreach. The shiur delved into how to develop a personal relationship with G-d. “We have to remember in Judaism that every crisis is an opportunity.”
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 1500 traditional rabbis in matters of public policy, this week called upon Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2020 Presidential race, to withdraw his statement that he would resume funding to the Palestinian Authority despite its ongoing provision of financial rewards to the families of terrorists, and his claim that Israel would “jeopardize a two-state solution” were it to extend sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, the “West Bank.”
We all have areas within ourselves and our lives that may be bitter, coarse, and unpleasant. We are all surrounded by others who also possess their own flaws and faults. We may at times be on the ground, overwhelmed with feelings of depression, anger, anxiety, or fear.
The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) on Monday called on The New York Times to issue a retraction after it published a defamatory article last week that unjustly vilified the Israeli Defense Forces.
