16 February 2022

Israel's Freedom Convoy: "Take Back the (Steering) Wheel"

15 Adar Alef 5782, Shushan Purim Qatan | ט''ו אדר א' ה''תשפ''ב, שושן פורים קטן



I didn't post on time for the first day of the convoy protesting Israel's COVID-19 mandates and all that goes with them, but they're still there...so here's some of the record: 

Arutz Sheva: Israel Freedom Convoy heads for Jerusalem

Reuters: Israelis mount their own COVID "Freedom Convoy"

Jewish Press: Freedom Convoy: Israel

JNS: Israeli COVID 'Freedom Convoy' takes to the streets

Adina Kutnicki: Israelis Join Freedom Convoy

Israel Video Network: 20,000 Israeli Trucks and Family Vehicles Take Part in Global Freedom Convoy

HaAretz (in a rare non-premium article): Israeli 'Freedom Convoy' Blocks Main Highway in Protest of COVID Measures

US News and World Report: Israelis Mount Their Own COVID 'Freedom Convoy'

And this one, which I think is the clearest one of them all:

Freedom Convoy Israel 2022, published on two sites:  United Pushback | Brownstone Institute

Many of these articles list the goals of the convoy in Israel. They are:

  1. The termination of the government’s Covid policies
  2. The return to normalcy for all Israeli citizens
  3. The opening up of all businesses
  4. Full transparency in the disclosure of all government contracts and protocols- including the infamous Pfizer Covid vaccine contract. 
  5. Respect for indivdual privacy (arising from the scandal of the government and police using the spy software, Pegasus, to spy on ordinary citizens)
  6. Reaffirmation that all human beings are equal and have constitutional rights

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No one has explained what the "wheel" in the slogan refers to, so I put it in the title. Another term can be helm.

Like this one, a nice mix of old and new:

31 January 2022

Esther Pollard passed away today, BD"H...

 29 Shevat 5782 | כ''ט שבט ה''תשפ''ב

So fast...from when Esther went to the hospital during Shabbat Mishpatim until today, from what is said to be Covid-19-related illness, including sepsis. 

[NOTE: No word on whether she was "vaccinated." As it should be. She lived with cancer for years, and  I have heard that many people have died from a return of cancer, after taking the shot, that came on so fast they didn't have time to get treated. Thus, the following paragraph:

VAERS reveals through this OpenVAERS link to reports (to search for specific symptoms, press "Search COVID reports" and type in what you're looking for under "Symptom" towards the bottom of the form  that will pop up on the left side of the screen.) that 663 people to date had cancer as a symptom after getting the shots. I haven't had time to figure out how many never even had cancer before, much less people in remission or still fighting an active case. But it is clear from reading the reports that many never had cancer before because it's not in their history.]

As a fellow breast cancer survivor, I had been praying for her speedy recovery and a great life for her and Jonathan, now that they've been here for over a year. But I haven't been fighting the breast cancer in the same way she had been. For more information, see here or here.

Esther's funeral, at Har haMenuchot in Yerushalayim, is about to take place as I type...hopefully I'll get this up in time for people who want to attend by video.


UPDATE: finally have the video...thanks to Devash

 

I've never done this before, so if we click the video and it doesn't reflect any action during the broad/pod/whatever kind of "cast" it is, we can still go there: Esther Pollard's Funeral 

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UPDATE: It was supposed to have been livestreamed more than 80 minutes ago, but the video still doesn't work. I was sitting there for an hour and a half (90 minutes) and nothing happened.

UPDATE: I was advised to try here on Twitter when I still couldn't get YouTube. No dice.

It could be that only a certain number of people can view these videos at once...or else something not so innocent is going on.

Hard to tell from here.

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UPDATE before the funeral: A few words from Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar, Women for Israel's Tomorrow, by email. Hebrew follows English: עברית מעקבת אחרי אנגלית 

 

Our dear friend Esther Pollard, the woman of steel, has left us.

Esther was an exemplary personality, who persisted to the end in achieving her goals.

Nothing could divert her even one millimeter from the path of freeing Jonathan from prison for the “sin” of loving the Land of Israel.

Despite the physical distance between them, Esther and Jonathan were one body and soul, joined by their great love for, and devotion to, the Land of Israel, without fear and without apprehension.

Esther knocked on the doors of world leaders, never resting for a moment.

When she was not traveling, she was organizing moving prayer vigils throughout the Land.

With her devotion, Esther succeeded in gaining a free and happy Jonathan here in the land of his forefathers, on whose behalf he sacrificed for more than thirty years.

They were together in this mission that united them, a mission that will remain in the nation’s memory forever.

May her memory be inscribed forever in the annals of the Jewish people.

Last summer we had the privilege of hosting Esther and Jonathan Pollard in Oz veGaon for the annual Sovereignty Youth conference. Jonathan and Esther were greeted with a royal reception by hundreds of youth.

Watch the moving moments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN9cbcNIeHU&t=4s

The funeral will take place today at 4:00pm Har Hamenuhot, bet Hahesped Kehillat Yerushalayim. All of Am Yisrael are invited to accompany Esther on her final journey and to embrace Jonathan.

Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar

The Sovereignty Movement and the Sovereignty Youth Movement

 

 


חברתנו היקרה אסתר פולארד, אשת הפלדה, הסתלקה מאתנו

 

אסתר, דמות מופת הדבקה במטרתה עד אין קץ

 

דבר לא יכול היה להטות אותה מהחתירה המקודשת לשחרורו של יונתן מהכלא, שם ישב ב"חטא" אהבת ארץ ישראל.

 

על אף המרחק הפיזי היו אסתר ויונתן גוף ונשמה אחת, דבוקים באהבתם הגדולה ובמסירותם לארץ ישראל, ללא חת וללא מורא.

 

אסתר התדפקה על דלתותיהם של מנהיגי העולם באומץ ובנחישות בדרישה לשחרורו של בעלה, לא נחה לרגע

 

בין מפגשיה עם שועי עולם הובילה בכל רחבי הארץ תפילות שהרעידו לבבות.

 

בדבקותה הצליחה אסתר לזכות ביהונתן חופשי ומאושר כאן בארץ אבותיו שלמענה הקריב מעל שלושים שנה.

 

הם היו יחד בשליחות הזאת שחיברה ביניהם, שליחות שתישאר בזכרון האומה לעד.

 

יהי זכרה חרות לנצח בתולדות עם ישראל.

 

בקיץ האחרון זכינו לארח בעוז וגאו"ן, בועידת נוער ריבונות, את אסתר ויהונתן פולארד שהתקבלו בקבלת פנים מלכותית ע"י מאות בני הנוער. צפו ברגעים המרגשים

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN9cbcNIeHU&t=4s

 

הלויה תצא ב16:00 מבית ההספד קהילת ירושלים בהר המנוחות.

עם ישראל מתבקש להגיע ללוות את אסתר בדרכה האחרונה ולחבק את יהונתן.

 

יהודית קצובר ונדיה מטר

תנועת הריבונות ונוער ריבונות

 

 

24 January 2022

A need-to-know item about the C-19 "vaccine" injections...

Light of 23 Shevat 5782 |  אור כ''ג בשבט ה'תשפ"ב

Editor's note: I started writing this post before Tu b"Shevat, the New Year of the Trees. But, I really didn't want to ruin our enjoyment of this very special day. 

However, it seems that there was more fact-confirming than I thought there would be...

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How bad is the batch your shot was taken from when you took the experimental injection?

I'm thinking that a lot of my dear readers probably didn't know there were differences between batches of  C-19 vaccines. (There shouldn't be, between batches of established medications or other kinds of interventions, unless they are improvements. Usually, improvements would be advertised heavily even in a merely relatively normal world.) Neither did I, before about two weeks ago. So, don't worry. We're all learning together.

Everything we're encountering is an experiment these days. So, we've had to wait and wait and wait for data...

I'm thinking that the difference between batches of the same experimental injection might explain the disconnect between people who had relatively normal reactions to their shot and those who, unfortunately, had adverse reactions, or even passed away after their shot. 

An example of testimonies is here (Hebrew with English subtitles). It's also subtitled in other languages (last count, today, is 13 — 2022/01/25 HDG).

In one of my multitude of emails, I found something that might help people who took the shot  — even if they are no longer considered vaccinated — assess their situation as a result:

A link to How Bad is My Batch?.

It's a recently new site — I have no relationship (friendship, business, or whatever) with the webmaster in any way, so I have no idea how recently it was first uploaded. But I feel it is worth passing on, for those for whom it would prove useful. He's from the US, and gets all his information from the American VAERS website through the OpenVAERS interface more (which is independent from the government; the team comprises a small group of people who have vaccine injuries or have children who do. See the FAQ if you're interested in more info.). 

But Dr. Robert Malone wrote a very positive article about his experience with it. Click or tap here if this piques your interest.

Pro Tip: Look for the link that best applies to you. Here's the scoop:


The first thing is that you need possession of, or access to, the batch number and/or lot number of the shot you were given. 

You should have received a lot number when you got the shot somehow, whether on your phone or a slip of paper or something similar, and it should be in your medical records (if not, insist that it should be). And if you are multiple-vaccinated AND got multiple batches, they all should be listed in order of occurrence. You, or your loved ones, will want to check them all.

*** a note here:

So far, the Israelis I have asked had no access to their vaccine batch or lot number. 

Do the health funds here keep records of these things? I don't know yet. But if/when I do, I'll put my answer in the comments here. Or, I may make this information a separate post.

If any readers know the answer, I thank you in advance if you would please post in the comments.

*** to continue...

When you go to the site: 

  • Israelis (if they happen to have their batch or lot number) should choose the "Outside of USA" link at the top of the page (most  vaccinated people took the Pfizer, but if I recall correctly, there have been other ones here as well). 
  • NOTE: searching VAERS doesn't help find Israelis. A search containing the word ISRAEL brings up people who mention Israel in their report(s); they're not necessarily Israelis. All foreign reporters to the VAERS system are designated FR in the STATE field.
  • Americans should choose Pfizer, Moderna or Janssen without any qualifier, since it's the default. 
  • Anyone outside the USA should choose the one above with the "outside the USA" qualifier.

 

Look for the entry field, which should look something like this picture of the Pfizer one, if you got one of the other two.

Once you've linked to the page that applies to you, put your batch number/lot number into the cell provided on the page that says "Enter (name of vaccine) batch code".

Your lot number and the number of adverse events and deaths, if any, should come up on the screen, highlighted in yellow, below the input cell. Most of the batches have a minimal number or none of these, which accounts for people who have had a relatively good experience with the injection or recovered from adverse reactions. (The problem seems to be that the pharmaceutical companies have been experimenting with various harmful ingredients by the batch. A game of Russian roulette?)

If you have more than one batch or lot number, click Clear between each one.

The site where you can do this, linked above, is so busy now that the fellow who does this great service has had to have a duplicate site made: https://www.howbadismybatch.com/

He updates every month, mid-month. Any improvements to the site (more brands of vaccines, for example) should be suggested to him, and you may donate if you wish/have money to give.

The site lists only three of the many existing vaccine options.


In reality, vaccine batches should be uniform across the board. The fact that this site was made and is obviously needed should speak loudly to all our souls.  

I hope this helps, and I hope there will be more database sites like that one. Meanwhile, I'll do some more searching to see what can be found, be"H.

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Who are you to be saying these things? You're not a doctor, a nurse, or any type of authority!

You would be correct if you were thinking that about me. I'm mostly speaking from a common-sense, and, I hope, commonly decent point of view: I think doctors and alternative practitioners should be asking their patients about their experience with the shots they took, and receiving directly from the vaccine providers, the information they should be giving their patients. But, what do I know.

So, I have begun asking people close to me to find the lot/batch numbers that will get them to this vital information for themselves. 

Just in case.

It's only derekh eretz, after all. It will give you an opportunity to take fast, alternative action, as fast as you can, should you find that your batch has done harm to others. 

Personally, I find vitamin C powder more widely available in some Israeli health food stores and the first line of defense while you're looking for other things. May you find them.

But most of all — whether the "vaccine" project continues or not — I hope early treatment and appropriate post-adverse event/adverse drug reaction treatment will now be allowed to become widely available, and not just talked about. 

And, to tie it to this post, all Covid-19 vaccinees should be able to receive their batch/lot numbers as well, all over the world. If not, only God will be able to help the medical authorities. 

The question is, will He?

Soon (I'm praying), these powers that shouldn't be won't be able to afford to enforce harmful and even deadly mandates, be"H.

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Further reading:

 "There is currently NO medical emergency" (במקור בעברית) | The Ultimate Path to Geula | How Dare He... | Jerusalem hospital refuses surgery to unvaccinated woman (and she tested negative & positive on the same day...wonder how accurate that was... | Thousands of American doctors  and scientists stand up against the tyranny of COVID mandates | Shamgar Connors Denied a Kidney because Unvaxxed: Could this happen to us in Israel, or has it already? | YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS: Del Bigtree speaks at the Defeat the Mandates event in Washington, DC All the more so, we Israeli Jews need to stand up for our G-d! | As far as I know, not to do with injections...pray for Esther Yocheved bat Raizel Bracha (Esther Pollard) - she's in the hospital for C-19-related illness |  2024 Dr. Jessica Rose: My 5C rebuttal of the 5C model of vaccine hesitancy |

28 December 2021

Who is G-d's firstborn son? And more...

 24 Tevet 5782 | כ"ד טבת ה"תשפ"ב


Blogger's note: First of all, I should warn my gentle readers (and my not-so-gentle ones too😉) that what follows may seem, or even be, what I'm terming "religiously politically incorrect" for some of you. Nevertheless, I write with the hope that we all seek the truth, whether it be PC or not.

I do not imagine that only Jews read this blog. Perhaps most readers are, but not all.

And away we go...

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According to a well-known law, or principle of Scripture, the Law of First Mention, one must find the first place where the question is answered. It will be the "simplest, most understandable reference from which the others build." (source)

The answer to our title question is in our previous parasha, Shemoth (the beginning of the book of Exodus), 4:22.

The context of this verse is a chapter where the Lord is commanding Moshe Rabbenu (Moses our Teacher) to go to Par'oh and speak with him about the matter of freeing the nation of Israel to go and worship Him in the midbar (wilderness. The specific detail of the celebration of G-d in the wilderness occurs in 5:1.).

A breakdown of the translation of the last three words in the Hebrew: The noun "b'chori" means "my firstborn," which is masculine, referring to "b'ni, "my son." "Is" is understood, and Israel is the object of the noun phrase, which in English is rendered "my firstborn son." 

Does this mean that Jacob, who attained the name Israel in Bereshith (Genesis) 32:25-30,  is G-d's firstborn son?

No. The first thing we learn from the principle of the firstborn son of HQB"H is that it refers to a nation and not to a particular person from within that nation (or a person from within any other nation, for that matter).

I repeat: Israel, as presented in the context of the ending of Egyptian slavery, does not refer to Ya'aqov (Jacob), but to his progeny, the nation of Yisrael.

There are no two ways about it, and no other way to interpret it. Israel — the Jewish People — is named by G-d as His firstborn son.

My search for the law of first mention brought only Christian sites. I know that Chabad teaches this too (my mom went to Chabad events for quite some time, and she taught it to me); and I imagine that this is common-sense enough that others would do the same as well, and have come up with it on their own. This would especially apply to those who believe in the infallibility of the Word of G-d in its original language.

(Anyone who can clarify this for me, please feel free to use the comment section. Thanks in advance!)

The main point to remember here is that we do not deviate from what is learned in the first mention. We may learn more details and elaborations on it, but we may not turn away from what it essentially means and make it something else.

Those who seek to use this tool properly need to be sure it does not lead in a direction that may not be warranted. It would probably be best to use more than one Scriptural reference, to make sure there is no conflict. I am about to present one here, that Christians bring upon themselves because, for them, all roads lead to Otoh haIsh (Yoshke/the J man).

The source above, which I'm linking again here, gives an example in the first mention of blood, Hevel's (Abel's) blood at the hands of Kayin (Cain) in Bereshith (Genesis) 4:10, and ends up with the one we call Otoh haIsh (Yoshke/J). The path they took completely missed the verse we're discussing here, thus coming to conflicting conclusions, creating more questions than answers.

This constitutes a violation of the law of first mention because it basically wipes out a whole lot of Scripture that explains the concept of the son of G-d, as explained above and, I'm sure, elsewhere. Not to mention that their whole understanding of sacrifice is skewed, and the unmistakably human sacrifice of Yoshke "for the sins of the world" is expressly forbidden.

As my rabbi from the States told me many years ago, long before I made aliyah: It took haShem close to 2,000 years to wipe out the human sacrifice of ancient times, and Xianity brought it back.

Who knew?

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R' Shimon Kessin firmly believes that both Christianity and Islam are above us today because we are still in violation of our obligation to love our fellow Jews. Listen here to the one on Christianity:

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Official Israel proved this once again regarding a recent event in Dubai. A Jerusalem pavilion was created there, separate from the Israel pavilion — which presented Israel as a nondescript country, nothing particularly special — and labeled as belonging to "Palestine." Meaning, that Islam basically owns Jerusalem. 

Did our Ministry of Foreign Affairs do or say anything about it? The big question I have is...

Is this an accident, or is it a secret policy of our government to allow our ownership and responsibility for Jerusalem, our ancient capital, to be disavowed?

This question needs to be answered openly, publicly and honestly. We need to know the state of our governance, whether the system we live under can still serve us or not, on many levels and many issues besides this one. Basically, we cannot allow this desecration of our name and reputation to continue. Not only that, but we must be sure that we are ruled by those who have our best interest as a nation at heart.

Will we serve G-d or not?

We must do teshuva.

Avi Abelow introduced the following video:

Israel’s Foreign Ministry paid over $20 million to have a pavilion at the global expo in Dubai that is expecting 25 million visitors from around the world. Yet, instead of inspiring and exciting expo visitors with what makes the Jewish state of Israel unique and enticing to all of humanity, Israel’s foreign experts dropped the ball, big time. 
 
What bothers me more than the missed opportunity is the missing appreciation for their own heritage and homeland, that actually is what so many people around the world are so starving to experience on a visit to Israel.
 

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More...

A Huge Win for the Jewish People in our Holy City of Hevron (Video) |

23 December 2021

Jews & Christmas Trees by Efraim Palvanov (Mayim Achronim) — and more

 19 Tevet 5782 | י"ט טבת ה"תשפ"ב


Snippet:

As we approach Christmas and New Year’s Eve and start seeing “Christmas trees” popping up all around us, it is worth exploring where this custom came from, and what the Torah might say about it. It is especially important to address because some Jews from the former Soviet Union continue to have a (seemingly) non-religious “New Year’s tree” yolka in their homes, as do assimilated and intermarried Jews across Europe and America. Is it okay to have such a tree in a Jewish home? As might be expected, the short answer is “no”. To properly understand why, we must take an eye-opening trip back in time.

 Read more HERE

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I would note that many Jews, at least where I came from in the States, mock X-mas trees as "Hanukkah bushes."

 More reading on this topic:

21st Century Idolatry | Former missionary warns Jews about aggressive tactics to bring them to yeshu | Leaving Christianity and Finding the Truth in Torah Judaism | Yad l'Achim (English) |