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My Favorite Pesach Cleaning Checklist by Rabbi Scheinberg

Is Passover cleaning getting you stressed out, tired out, and flipping out with your kids and husband? Rabbi Scheinberg Shlit”a says: Don’t go overboard, Jewish mom! If you are starting to look like the woman in this video, I recommend that you print up Rabbi Scheinberg’s thorough but easy room-by-room instructions as a sanity-preserving guideline for Passover cleaning. This is long, so I’ve marked the highlights in bold.

CLEAN FOR PESACH AND ENJOY THE SEDER! by Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg
Edited By Rabbi Moshe Finkelstein Kiryat Mattersdorf, Jerusalem
Pesach 5765

These notes are based on the responsa of Moreinu veRabbeinu HaGaon HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, shlita, rosh yeshivas Torah Ore, to questions posed by women attending his regular talks. They have been compiled by a group of his students. The notes also include Hebrew sources and footnotes, which are not reproduced here.

PREFACE

In former times, wealthy people who had large houses also had many servants who did their bidding, while poor people, who could not afford servants, lived in small homes with one or two rooms. Understandably, the pre-Passover chores of the rich were performed by the servants, while the poor, who had only their one or two rooms to clean, a few pieces of furniture, a minimum of utensils, and some clothing, took care of their needs themselves.

In those days, cleaning was hard. Tables were made of raw wood, requiring them to be scrubbed or even to be shaven to ensure that no pieces of food were hidden in the cracks. Earthen or wooden floors also needed to be thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed.

Today, we seem to be caught in a trap. The average modern home is larger than formerly. Furniture, utensils and clothing are much more plentiful. The average home today can compare with the more affluent homes of previous generations. However, we do not have the servants that they had, so that today, all the chores fall on the woman of the home. At the same time she still feels obligated to clean and scrub as they did formerly, even though she has laminated furniture and tiled floors, making this type of cleaning unnecessary.

As a result of this, the pressure of pre-Pesach cleaning has reached unnecessary and overwhelming levels. The housewife often becomes overly nervous, unable to enjoy the holiday joy of Passover and unable to perform the mitzvos and obligations of the Seder night.

INTRODUCTION

Passover, like every other yom tov, must be enjoyed by every member of the family, including women. This is an obligation clearly defined in the Torah as explained by our Sages. We can understand a person dreading Tisha B’Av but Pesach is to be looked forward to and anticipated with joy. Every woman should be well rested, relaxed and alert at the Seder table so that she can fulfill all the Torah and Rabbinic obligations and follow the Haggadah with the rest of the family. Clearly, the performance of her pre- Passover duties must be balanced against her Passover obligations.

Pre-Passover cleaning is required to avoid the danger of transgressing any Torah or Rabbinic prohibition of having chometz in the house on Pesach. It is evident from the responsa of the Rosh Hayeshiva shlita that this need not be excessive.

It is not the intention here to abolish traditions which have been passed down by Klal Yisroel from generation to generation. Nevertheless, some practices adopted by women in the Passover cleaning today are not an actual continuation of the old traditions. For example, if a person does not sell his chometz, of course it is necessary to check his utensils and to wash off any chometz left on them, or to render the chometz inedible. But if the chometz is sold, then washing the pots, pans and dishes which are going to be locked away is not necessary.

One might be tempted to insist on doing the extra work anyway — to be machmir (stringent). However, in these stringencies lies the grave danger of causing many laxities and brushing aside many mitzvohs completely, including Torah and Rabbinic obligations which women are required to do on Passover and particularly during the Seder.


Many women like to do more “cleaning” than the bare minimum, to such an extent, that some even incorporate their general “spring cleaning” into their required pre-Passover chores. These extra exertions should not prevent them from fulfilling their obligations on Passover, and particularly on the Seder night.

GENERAL NOTES

A. All property and possessions must be cleaned and checked to make sure that they are free of all chometz, except in the following cases: B. If, during the year, chometz is not brought into a place, that place does not have to be cleaned out or checked for chometz. C. Any article which is not used on Pesach does not need to be checked for chometz, provided it is put away properly and the chometz in it is sold. D. Crumbs which have been rendered completely inedible [C.J. Weisberg explains: by coating with small amount of household cleaner] to the extent that they are not fit to be eaten by a dog are not considered chometz. E. The general obligation to check for and destroy crumbs does not apply if the crumbs are less than the size of an olive (kezayis) and are dirty or spoiled enough to prevent a person from eating them. F. The household cleaner (mentioned below) used must spoil the crumbs slightly to the extent that people would refrain from eating them. G. It is customary that any item to be kashered should not be used for 24 hours prior to kashering, in order that it should not be a ben- yomo.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

1) CLOTHING CLOSETS: If there is some significant possibility that chometz went into them, they should be checked for fully edible crumbs of chometz, besides large pieces of chometz. If the probability that chometz entered these places is remote, a rav can be consulted to clarify the conditions under which they do not have to be checked. This includes chests, dressers, basements, and all other similar places (see General Note E).

2) FLOORS: We don’t have earthen floors with deep cracks in them. It is sufficient for tiled or covered floors to be swept and washed with a household floor cleaner. Cracks and spaces between tiles do not have to be checked if the cleaning solution reaches into them.

3) FOOD CABINETS: If the cabinet is not going to be used on Passover, then you just have to lock it or seal it in a manner that will remind you not to use it on Passover and sell it with the chometz (see General Notes C & E ). If the cabinet is going to be used on Pesach, take out all the food and wash it with a rag soaked in a household cleaner. Be sure the cleansing agent reaches into all the cracks and soaks into any crumbs that might be left there. The usual practice is to line the cabinets.

4) REFRIGERATOR: Take the food out, and wash it with a rag soaked in a household cleaner. The racks are usually covered. (It is advisable to leave holes for air circulation.)

5) KASHERING SINKS: Clean the sinks (see General Note G), and pour a kettle of boiling water into them and on their sides. Some people pour hot water mixed with bleach down the drain. The usual practice today is to use an insert, or line the sinks (e.g. aluminum foil, contact paper). If not difficult, this practice should be followed.

6) FAUCETS (TAPS): Cleaning, without any other kashering procedure, is sufficient.

7) MARBLE AND STAINLESS STEEL COUNTERS: If they were used for hot chometz they should first be cleaned well. They should either be completely covered so that nothing Pesach’dik touches them or (if it will not ruin the countertop) pour boiling hot water on them (see General Note G). Many people do both.

8 TABLETOPS: Wash them with a household cleaner. The usual practice is to cover the tables.

9) KASHERING RANGE/OVEN/STOVE-TOP: Wash the top and side surface areas with a rag soaked in a strong household cleaner. Clean the knobs well. Grates can be kashered by first cleaning them well (see General Note G), then put them back on the stove, and then lighting all the burners, raising them to their maximum heat, putting on a blech while the burners are on. This spreads the heat over the whole top and intensifies the heat on the grates. Let it burn for 5 – 10 minutes. [Be careful that the knobs don’t melt.] After kashering, the usual practice today is to cover the stove-top with aluminum foil (being extremely careful not to block the air inlets around the burners and on the back of the stove, as this could create poisonous fumes in the room).

* OVEN: If you want to use the oven: (a) First clean the oven well with an oven cleaner (e.g. Easy-Off). Make sure that it reaches into all the cracks and around the screws. (After using the oven cleaner, there is no need for further cleaning). (see General Note G). Then heat the inside of the oven by turning the oven on to its highest temperature for about one hour. (b) If your oven has a turbo option (a fan which circulates the heat ), consult a rav about your particular type. (c) After kashering, if the oven door has a glass window, preferably cover the entire inside of the door with aluminum foil. (d) If a closed oven insert is available, this would be preferable. In this case, only washing and cleaning are necessary. (e) Do not use the chometz-dik oven racks for Pesach. If this is difficult, then one can kasher the racks with the same procedure as for the oven, placing them as close as possible to the heating element.

If the oven is not going to be used: None of the above is necessary. Just make certain that there is no edible chometz inside, tape it closed well and see below #10.

10) POTS, PANS, DISHES, & SILVERWARE (CUTLERY): Whatever is not going to be used for Pesach should either be locked up, or put away and sealed in a manner which will remind you not to use them on Pesach. If there is a possibility of actual chometz in them, the chometz should be sold (see General Note C.). If you do not sell chometz, then they should be either washed or soaked in a household cleaner; it is not necessary to scrub them. (Concerning kashering utensils for Pesach consult a rav.)Fairy-Godmother-mitt+spoon1-72H

TIP: To clean Stainless steel Counters, Pots and Pans – Use oven cleaner on all your Stainless Steel Pots and Pans. Wear Rubber Gloves and have good ventilation! Wait 20 Minutes then scrub and wash clean.

TIP: To clean a Water Urns קומקומ that has calcium from Hard Water – Pour a bottle of Vinagar in it and let stand overnight. Then wipe out with a cloth.

11) FOOD PROCESSOR/MIXER: A rav should be consulted.

12) DISH TOWELS: If one does not have a Pesach’dik set of dish towels, then one’s regular dish towels may be used if they are washed with a detergent and no food remains attached to them. (It is customary to have a set of Pesach’dik dish towels.)

13) PESACH TABLECLOTHS: These can be ironed with the same iron as is used during the rest of the year.

14) CLOTHES, BLANKETS, POCKETS, ETC.: If they have been washed in detergent or dry cleaned, then there is no need for them to be checked (see General Note E). Otherwise they need to be cleaned and checked thoroughly by brushing or shaking them out well. However, if there is a possibility of crumbs between the stitches or in a hidden crevice which cannot be shaken out, then they must be wiped with a rag which has been soaked in a detergent. Clothes which will not be worn on Pesach do not have to be checked, but they should be put away and the chometz in them sold (see General Notes C. and Sec. 10 on Pots and Pans).

15) SIDDURIM, BENCHERS, SEFORIM, BOOKS: If there is a chance that they contain chometz, then they should either be put away and sold with other chometz utensils (see General Notes C.), or cleaned and checked well.

16) TOYS: If there is edible chometz, then it should be either removed, or rendered inedible (see General Notes E). There is no need to scrub them.

17) TECHINA & OTHER KITNIYOS (legumes): May be used after the house has been cleaned for Pesach. They should not be cooked in utensils that will be used on Pesach, and certainly not on Pesach itself (according to the Ashkenaz minhag).

20) LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS: For example, setting the table, etc., should be completed early enough in the day, so that you will be able to rest a little bit. Be ready to start the seder immediately after ma’ariv, to ensure that the children won’t fall asleep at the Seder.

21) ENJOY PESACH! Try to make the Pesach chores easy for yourself. Don’t do unnecessary hard work. Don’t do unnecessary cleaning. You can be like a Queen and you must enjoy your Pesach!

Reprinted from www.Orchos.org. All Rights Reserved. Revised Edition. Permission is given to reprint for non-sale purposes only.

10 Adar, 5762. Jerusalem, Israel

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Pesach Crisis Cleaning Checklist

April 13, 2008 by http://www.amotherinisrael.com/pesach-crisis-cleaning

When it comes to Passover I don’t like to talk about where I’m “holding,” because I don’t want to hear that my neighbor has set her seder table while my house looks like a tornado ran through it. But those who are inspired by others’ progress should look here.

This is for readers having trouble getting started with Pesach preparations. It’s all practical; no inspiring words tonight.

Mom in Israel’s Guide to Pesach Cleaning

Make a schedule including a column for each day. Mark any appointments you have, and pencil in the Pesach chores that are left. Try to distribute the heavy jobs among different days, according to when you will have help.

Keep in mind that anything you plan to kasher must be cleaned carefully and cannot come into contact with hot chametz for 24 hours prior to kashering.

Anything not coming into contact with food does not need to be cleaned, only checked for pieces of edible chametz.

Here are the jobs, in some kind of logical order. Skip anything that doesn’t apply to you.

  • The refrigerator and freezer. Empty them and clean carefully.
  • Chametzdik Menus. As you empty cabinets and the refrigerator/freezer, sort food into the following categories: Kosher for Pesach, eat before Pesach, sell (chametz), put aside (not chametz, but not KFP either), and give away/throw out. If you need more food, add it to your shopping list. Make menus for the meals until Pesach.
  • Cover one shelf of the fridge and freezer with newspaper for the last of the chametzdik food.
  • Cabinets. Empty out and line one or two cabinets for Pesach food as early as possible. Continue to prepare cabinets as you finish up the cooking and can put away utensils you no longer need. If you come across an item that you haven’t used since last Pesach, give it away.
  • Don’t clean more cabinets than you need. Wipe off the crumbs and gook, and ignore stains. If it’s convenient, put Pesach utensils in the cabinets as you prepare them.
  • Bedrooms. The kids should do their own, if they are old enough. If you are compelled to clean every toy small children might use during the holiday, set aside a few and pack up the rest. Check backpacks, pockets, purses and drawers. Don’t clean them.
  • Plan menus for Shabbat and the seder. Make them simple. Mark down any items not on your standard shopping list.
  • Shopping. The longer you wait, the more crowded the stores. Pick a calm, quiet time to write the list, and don’t forget non-food items like toilet paper, dish and laundry detergent, candles, toothbrushes and cleaning supplies. Avoid going to more than one or two stores, and if no one in the family can help, go with a neighbor (at least in Israel).
  • Set aside utensils to be kashered. Arrange for the sale of chametz.
  • Clean the car. Or at least check it.
  • Keep up with the household laundry. If the leader of your seder wears a kittel (special white robe) is it clean? Any summer clothes you want to take out? Ironing? Linens? Tablecloths and dish towels?
  • Check that medicines are kosher for Passover.
  • Scrub the top of the stove, grates, and knobs.
  • Clean and kasher the oven.
  • Clean and kasher the dishwasher. Since this involves taking it apart and cleaning a million pieces individually, you may decide it’s possible to survive without it. Ours is electronic so the timer will be useless anyway by the time the seder rolls around this year.
  • Vacuum the sofa, or at least pull up the cushions and look for chametz. Maybe you’ll find something good.
  • Polish silver. Not essential but nice�maybe you can find an available pre-teen.
  • Haircuts and clothes shopping, if necessary.
  • Kasher utensils.
  • Finally, clean, kasher and cover the counters and sinks.
  • Cook. Start with the items that keep well. As soon as I “turn over” the kitchen I make the mayonnaise, hard-boiled eggs, and egg noodles. The kids make the “ice cream” (sherbet). (I bought two boxes of macaroons; no baking for me.) Then I do the soup, haroset, meat and vegetables, leaving the horseradish for last. I calculate the vegetables I need and prepare them at the same time. For example, if I need carrots for soup, pot roast and carrot salad, I peel them all at once. Chopped onions also keep in the refrigerator. I wash all greens at once, dry them on towels, and store in the refrigerator.
  • Last minute items: Wash floors, empty garbage and vacuum canister, open packages, set timers, and check the refrigerator and cabinets for chametzdik food.

Allow time after every task to clean up and “put out fires” that have built up elsewhere, and to make sure your kids are fed and supervised. Get them involved whenever you can (see below). Take frequent breaks to eat, drink, and rest. Alternate heavy and light jobs, sitting and standing. Try to sweep and do a light mop at the end of each day (ha).

Wishing you all happy cleaning, and pleasant memories of this time for ourselves and our children.

 

Kitniyot List

OU Kosher Staff  https://oukosher.org/passover/guidelines/food-items/kitniyot-list/

The following are considered Kitniyot:
Beans
Buckwheat
Caraway
Cardamom
Corn
Edamame
Fennel
Fenugreek
Lentils
Millet
Mustard
Peas
Poppy Seeds
Rapeseed (Canola oil)
Rice
Sesame Seeds
Soybeans
Sunflower Seeds

The following are not considered Kitniyot, but may require special checking:
Anise
Carob
Chia Seeds
Coriander
Cottonseed
Cumin
Guar Gum
Linseed
Locust Bean Gum
Saffron

The following may be Kitniyot and are therefore not used:
Amaranth
Peanuts

Pesach and Halachic Issues with Pets

https://www.star-k.org/kashrus-kurrents.php

Chometz from the five grains16 is assur b’hanaa on Pesach, i.e. we are forbidden to eat it or derive benefit from it. One may not even have chometz in his possession on Pesach.

The following commonly listed items found on pet food ingredient panels are not acceptable for Pesach: Wheat (cracked, flour, germ, gluten, ground, grouts, middlings, starch17), barley (cracked, flour), oats (flour, grouts, hulled), pasta, rye, and brewer’s dried yeast. Note: Any questionable ingredient should be reviewed by a competent Rabbinic authority. Dog and cat food made with gravy or sauce generally contain chometz.18

Kitniyos

legumes, such as rice and beans, may be fed to animals even though they are not eaten by Ashkenazic Jews. The following commonly listed items found on pet food ingredient panels are acceptable for animals on Pesach: Beans, buckwheat, brewer’s rice,19 corn, grain sorghum (milo), millet, peanuts, peas, rice, safflower, sesame, soybeans, soy flour, and sunflower.

What is Kitniyot?

OU Kosher Staff

In addition to the Torah’s restrictions on owning, eating and benefiting from chametz, an Ashkenazic minhag developed in the middle ages to not eat certain foods known collectively as “kitniyot”. The Mishnah Berurah (453:6 & 464:5) cites three reasons for the minhag (a) kitniyot is harvested and processed in the same manner as chametz, (b) it is ground into flour and baked just like chametz [so people may mistakenly believe that if they can eat kitniyot, they can also eat chametz], ( c ) it may have chametz grains mixed into it [so people who eat kitniyot may inadvertently be eating chametz]. Although initially there were those who objected to the minhag, it has become an accepted part of Pesach in all Ashkenazic communities.

Which foods are kitniyot 

The earlier Poskim mention that rice, buckwheat/kasha, millet, beans, lentils, peas, sesame seeds and mustard are included in the minhag (see Beis Yosef O.C. 453, Rema 453:1 & 464:1 and Mishnah Berurah 453:4, 7 & 11) and it is generally accepted that corn (see below), green beans, snow peas, sugar-snap peas, chickpeas, soybeans, sunflower and poppy seeds are also forbidden. On the other hand, potatoes (see below), coffee, tea, garlic, nuts, radishes and olives and not treated as kitniyot (see Sha’arei Teshuvah 453:1, Chayei Adam 127:7 and others). Iggeros Moshe (O.C. III:63) assumes that peanuts are not kitniyot but notes that some have a custom to be machmir. Some other examples of foods which are or aren’t kitniyot will be noted below and in the “Derivatives of kitniyot” section.

Iggeros Moshe explains that the minhag to not eat kitniyot developed differently than other minhagim and therefore rules that only foods which we know were specifically included in the minhag are forbidden. [See also Chok Yaakov 453:9 who makes a similar point]. With this he explains the generally accepted custom to not consider potatoes to be kitniyot even though logically they should be, as follows: the minhag of kitniyot can be dated back at least until Maharil, who died in 1427, and potatoes didn’t come to Europe until the 16th century, so potatoes were a “new” vegetable which wasn’t included in the minhag. An important “exception” to the aforementioned rule that “new” vegetables aren’t included in the minhag, is corn/maize which Mishnah Berurah 453:4 and others rule is kitniyot even though it was introduced to Europe after the minhag had already begun.

As a rule, spices are not considered to be kitniyot and Rema 453:1 makes a point of noting that anise/dill and coriander are not kitniyot. Taz 462:3 notes that all spices should be checked before Pesach to establish that no chametz-grains are mixed in, and elsewhere Taz (453:1) specifically notes that anise and coriander seeds should be thoroughly checked. In addition, Taz and Magen Avraham (453:3) discuss whether fennel, cumin and caraway seeds (i.e. three variations of “Kimmel” ) can possibly be checked (and used) for Pesach. Thus, as a rule, spices are not kitniyot but require special care to guarantee that no chametz-grains are mixed into them. Some hashgochos consider fenugreek to be kitniyot while others do not, and the surprising ramifications of this question will be noted towards the end of the article.

From Chabad.org What is Chametz?

https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1755/jewish/1-What-Is-Chametz.htm

Chametz is “leaven” — any food that’s made of grain and water that have been allowed to ferment and “rise.” Bread, cereal, cake, cookies, pizza, pasta, and beer are blatant examples of chametz; but any food that contains grain or grain derivatives can be, and often is, chametz. Practically speaking, any processed food that is not certified “Kosher for Passover” may potentially include chametz ingredients.

Chametz is the antithesis of matzah, the unleavened bread we eat on Passover to recall the haste in which we left Egypt, and the humble faith by which we merited redemption. Matzah is the symbol of the Exodus, a central component of the Seder rituals, and the heart of the “Festival of Matzot” (as Passover is called in the Torah). And the flip-side of eating matzah is getting rid of chametz — and the egotism and spiritual coarseness it represents.

Guide To “Real” Chometz

https://www.star-k.org/kashrus-kurrents.php

PRODUCT
“REAL” CHOMETZ?
Barley (if pearled, raw and packaged) No
Beer Follow Family Custom1
Bread Yes
Cake Yes
Cake mixes (dry) No
Cereal with primary ingredient of wheat, oats, or barley Yes
Chometz content is more than a k’zayis. The chometz can be eaten in a time span of kdai achilas pras2 (e.g. box of Froot Loops cereal) Yes
Chometz content is more than a k’zayis. The chometz can not be eaten b’kdai achilas pras2 (e.g. box of Cap ‘N Crunch cereal) No
Chometz content in entire package is less than a k’zayis but is greater than 1/60 of the product (e.g. Corn Flakes cereal) No
Chometz content is less than 1/60 of the product Not chometz 4
Chometz Nokshe (e.g. chometz glue) No
Condiments containing vinegar (e.g. ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles) No
Cooked on chometz equipment (not during Pesach) but contains no chometz in the product. Not chometz3
Cookies Yes
Detergents Not chometz4
Extracts No
Farfel Mix Yes
Flour No
Food Coloring No
Ketchup No
Kitniyos Not chometz3
Licorice Yes
Malt flavoring (in product) No
Maltodextrin No
Maltose (in product) No
Mayonnaise No
Medicine containing chometz No
Modified food starch (from unknown sources) No
Mustard No
Pasta Yes
Pickles No
Pretzels Yes
Products non-edible even for canine consumption (nifsal mayachilas kelev) Not chometz3
Rolled Oats Yes
Vanillin and Ethyl vanillin No
Vinegar (from unknown sources) No
Vitamin tablets containing chometz No
Wheat gluten (unknown amount in product) Yes
Wheat protein (unknown amount in product) Yes
Whiskey Follow Family Custom1
Yeast (Baker’s) Not chometz3
Yeast extract No
1. Some individuals sell this chometz, others do not. One should follow his family custom.2. Kdai achilas pras is the amount of time it takes to eat the volume of buttered bread equaling 3-4 eggs (approximately 2-4 minutes). For example, if one eats a bowl of Foot Loops cereal, he will eat a k’zayis of chometz within 2-4 minutes. However, if one eats Cap’N Crunch cereal, he will not eat a k’zayis of chometz fast enough as the amount of chometz in Cap’N Crunch cereal is relatively minimal.3. These products are not chometz. One may even retain possession on Pesach. Sale is not necessary (mutar b’hana’ah b’Pesach). The product may not be eaten on Pesach.4. These products are not chometz. One may even retain possession on Pesach. Sale is not necessary (mutar b’hana’ah b’Pesach).

Purim 5774-5775


Purim 5773
    After you have:

  • Given Tzedakah צדקה‎ (Charity to the poor),
  • Listened to the Megillah reading Twice-Night and Morning,
  • Given the equivalent monetary amount of a silver 1/2 Shekel,
  • Given food to the Poor and given Mishloach manot משלוח מנות‎ Purim baskets delivered to at lest two people.
  • Then had your Purim Sudah in the Afternoon unless it is on Friday in which you should have it around Noon.
  • Then you can have so fun:

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Purim Burn Prevention Post

P U R I M   CAPS   for  Cap  Guns  ARE  E X P L O S I V E!

February 20, 2013 by Chaya Malka

 P U R I M CAPS for Cap Guns ARE E X P L O S I V E!

P U R I M CAPS for Cap Guns ARE E X P L O S I V E!

Its not just big bangers and fire-crackers that  are dangerous. Regular caps can endanger life. Let’s learn from one families serious injury, “Our son was terribly burnt and injured on Purim from caps that exploded in his pants’ pockets with a massive BOOM. It was a miracle that the pants didn’t carry on burning. The manufactures of these caps know they’re EXPLOSIVES! The tiny “how to use” warning on the package, is barely legible and needs magnification to read. The caps rub together creating friction. Touching them heats them further. So the manufacturers write not to put them in a pocket – do they really think kids will keep them somewhere else!? They say “Don’t touch the caps, keep them in their packaging”- so how do they get into the cap-gun? They say “only to be used with adult supervision”  – as if an adult could prevent the injury! In fact I was sitting next to my son at the time of the EXPLOSION!”

 My son’s entire right arm and both legs had to be bandaged for months. Looked very unpleasant… What about under the bandaging? Hand burns can leave scars that seriously limit hand and finger movement and require lengthy physiotherapy treatment. My son’s leg wounds were very serious especially on points where the inflammable material exploded directly into them, causing terribly painful deep cuts and loss of skin.(see photos in sidebar).

Treating burns requires daily washing to prevent infection and regular bandage changing. The treatment required spreading special creams on the burn- which is extremely painful.  The effected skin had to be peeled off to allow new tissue to grow. The pain following the explosion was indescribable and the suffering continued for weeks. Recovery from burns is a long, slow, painful process.

Today’s caps are made all over the world from cheap materials to save the manufacturers’ money. They are cheap and deadly! Baruch Hashem our son recovered but every year the hospitals are inundated with kids suffering injuries from the caps, such as serious burns, lost fingers and horrific facial injuries…Don’t allow any EXPLOSIVE “toys” in the house! Explain to your children their dangers – they shouldn’t touch them or go near them.

Do everything you can to motivate your kids NOT to use caps. Caps can cause years of suffering, pain, and misery. Tell the teachers at schools to warn students. Tell your friends! Please spread the word however you can! Caps are EXPLOSIVES !!

How crazy can America get?

Protect Jewish Girls on Purim

Jewish women and girls are not allowed to drink on Purim

Preventing exploitation of Jewish Girls in Israel through intervention and Empowerment http://www.learnandlive.org.il/

Preventing exploitation of Jewish Girls in Israel through intervention and Empowerment http://www.learnandlive.org.il/

From Arutz Sheva Israel National News.com: The Jewish holiday of Purim will take place next week, amid typically boisterous celebrations. But one group is warning that young Jewish girls face a serious danger on the day of drinking and celebrating the Jewish people’s rescue from destruction in ancient Persia.

Patty Kupfer, Director of Learn and Live, a group focused on saving Jewish girls from abusive relationships, notes one particularly drunk 17-year-old girl last Purim was nearly “helped” by two Arab men into their car.

“We intervened and took her to our ‘safe tent’ where female staff look after girls and let them sleep off the liquor till the morning. We save girls like this every year,” reported Kupfer.

Kupfer notes that particularly in downtown Jerusalem, 15- to 18-year-old girls tend to take too far the religious imperative to drink and revel in the salvation back in the days of Queen Esther, becoming inebriated and unwittingly putting themselves in danger of being taken advantage of. Exploitation of

Jewish girls — not just for Purim

Knesset figures state that last year over 700 young Jewish girls were lured into relationships with Arab men, only to be confronted by abuse. Reportedly over a thousand calls from girls trapped in Arab villages are fielded by Israeli hotlines every year, with many others unable to call.

The group notes that Muslim legal authority Sheik Abu Humam Al-Athari announced in 2011 that Islamic law encourages Arab men to capture “infidel” (Jewish and Christian) women. Since the ruling, Learn and Live reports the number of Jewish girls who have “gone missing” more than doubled.

“This is a silent war and our daughters on are on the front line,” warns Kupfer. “Vulnerability and low self-esteem, combined with the Sharia law, has led to this disastrous state of affairs for the girls and for the Jewish people.”

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Rescued Jewish Girls

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy.[1] Symptoms can include an abnormal appearance, short height, low body weight, small head size, poor coordination, behavioral problems, learning difficulties, and problems with hearing and sight.[1][2] Those affected are more likely to have trouble with school, the legal system, alcohol, other drugs, and other areas of high risk.[9]

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Prayer for Preparation for drinking wine on Purim

Prayer said prior to each glass of wine

Prayer said prior to each glass of wine

Click to download PDF file Leshem_Yichud-Purim Preparation for drinking wine on Purim English     RAV ELIEZER BERLAND’S PRAYER FOR PURIMRAV ELIEZER BERLAND’S PRAYER FOR PURIM

Prayer said prior to each glass of wine in Hebrew

Prayer said prior to each glass of wine in Hebrew

Click to download PDF file Preparation for drinking wine on Purim-Hebrew

Leshaem Yichud Hebrew Purim

Leshaem Yichud Hebrew Purim

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Purim Cartoons

'Remember, it's only a costume'

‘Remember, it’s only a costume’

Caption: Israeli parents reminding their children that the Purim attire is only a ‘costume’ and not a “lifestyle”.

 


 

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J-street speaker says Israel should be destroyed – to applause

From Elder of Zion 27March2015 http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.il/2015/03/j-street-speaker-calls-for-destruction.html#.VRozQ837tC0

My test for whether people are really "pro-Israel" stands, and J-Street has flunked.

My test for whether people are really “pro-Israel” stands, and J-Street has flunked.

Here is Marcia Freedman, in a J-Street panel discussion on Liberal Zionism and sitting next to Peter Beinart, describing how she believes that the Jewish people should not have a state, and that instead they should live as a minority in an Arab Palestine as a “protected minority” – in other words, as dhimmis. I kept all the context

The moderator didn’t challenge her, and as far as I could tell neither did any other panelists.

Worse than that is that despite its avowed purpose, the organization cannot and does not defend Israel’s existence against its critics – instead, it gives its critics a platform where they can spout their hate unopposed.

This is not exactly pro-Israel, or pro-peace.

UPDATE: Freedman’s opinions are not anathema to J-Street, despite that organization’s press releases. She is a member of their advisory council!

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Dry Bones: Israel at 30 (1978) - Note that there are two images of Israel. The more "Westernised" business-suited version of herself (at 30) and her remembering her early "oriental" look. Also notice the take on Jimmy "one term" Carter, and the fact that we were both excited and nervous about how things were proceeding with Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt. At the bottom of the page Doobie the Dog adds his earthy and cynical comment in his own strip.

Dry Bones: Israel at 30 (1978) – Note that there are two images of Israel. The more “Westernised” business-suited version of herself (at 30) and her remembering her early “oriental” look. Also notice the take on Jimmy “one term” Carter, and the fact that we were both excited and nervous about how things were proceeding with Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt. At the bottom of the page Doobie the Dog adds his earthy and cynical comment in his own strip.

Dry Bones: Israel at 30 (1978) – Note that there are two images of Israel. The more “Westernised” business-suited version of herself (at 30) and her remembering her early “oriental” look. Also notice the take on Jimmy “one term” Carter, and the fact that we were both excited and nervous about how things were proceeding with Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt. At the bottom of the page Doobie the Dog adds his earthy and cynical comment in his own strip.

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A Message From The Kalever Rebbe For Purim 5775 – What’s The Solution For The Iranian-Persian Threat?

3March2015 http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/288622/a-message-from-the-kalever-rebbe-for-purim-5775—whats-the-solution-for-the-iranian-persian-threat-.html
kaliv (6)Horrific acts of anti-Semitism have recently spiked in Israel, Europe, and even in the United States of America. Jews in Paris, London, Buenos Aires, New York and alas, even in Jerusalem, are feeling increasingly insecure in the face of actual and threatened violence.

We still reel from the dreadful, fatal attacks carried out against our holy brethren in a Har Nof synagogue and a Paris kosher shop within the last few months. And, of course, the ever more strident expressions of intent from religious and political leaders in Iran to “wipe Israel off the face of the map” combined with their inexorable march toward nuclear capabilities, makes Jews the world over shudder with grave fear.

All of which painfully begs the obvious question: what factors lie at the root of this increased anti-Semitism and, more importantly, what can we Jews do to constructively combat this mushrooming scourge that threatens our very existence?
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As we approach Purim, we find, amazingly, that the dangers we face today uncannily mirror those of antiquity, and the lessons of the Purim narrative and the miraculous salvation delivered “in those days, during this season,” provide much instruction for us to integrate and practice in our time as well. Particularly, the specific Mitzvos instituted and recorded by Mordechai and Esther in the Megillah to commemorate and celebrate Purim hold the key to ameliorating the anti-Semitism confronting us.

The events of Purim, which transpired some 2,500 years ago, were centered in ancient Persia, the site of modern day Iran. The evil Viceroy Haman conspired with King Achashveirosh to commit genocide on all Jews living within the Persian Empire, comprising 127 provinces, most of the known world at that time. What triggered that terrible decree? What had the Jews done to deserve total annihilation at that time?

In fact, this very question was posed by the Rabbis of the Talmud (Megillah 12a). One of the answers given is that the Jews of that generation were guilty of having participated in, and having derived pleasure from, the grand royal party thrown by Acahashverosh to celebrate his enduring rule over his vast empire. In partaking of this extravagant bacchanalia, the Jews had betrayed their heritage, history and, most grievously, the teachings of Hashem’s most precious gift to them, Torah and Mitzvos.

Celebrating Achashveirosh’s sovereignty and enjoying his largesse reflected their desire to get close to the King and gain acceptance in secular society. This diminished Jewish loyalty and fealty to Hashem, the King of Kings, and represented a denial of the recognition that all of our needs are provided for by Him alone and not some pagan King of flesh and blood.

Furthermore, the Talmud relates that Achashveirosh utilized the vessels of the plundered Bais HaMikdash (Holy Temple) to serve his guests at the party. In addition to profaning the holy vessels through immoral usage, reveling in such a party the demonstrated that the Jews no longer held out hope, or worse, had no desire for the Temple’s eventual reconstruction!

Additionally, by lustfully imbibing the feast’s delicacies and satiating their basest desires, the Jews fostered a sense of self-absorption that inevitably eroded their concern for the needs of their fellow man and dulled their Jewish sensitivity to the plight of the poor and less fortunate amongst them.

Valiantly, fighting against this ruinous trend stood one man, Mordechai the Jew, who remained steadfast in his belief and commitment to Torah true Judaism. He strongly admonished the Jews not to join the feast and to resist the temptations of assimilation into Persian society. Alas, they did not heed his call.

Against this regrettable backdrop, Haman came to power and instituted his terrible decree of wiping out the entire Jewish nation. This was anti-Semitism in the extreme, but it came about as a reaction to weakening Jewish practice and faith. In fact, the Al-mighty is insuring that the Jewish identity should forever be maintained. Whenever Jews abandoned their heritage and drew too close to their gentile neighbors, a swift, severe backlash always followed. Ironically, the very anti-Semitism which threatens to destroy the Jews, ultimately preserves them. For without this reaction, the surging tides of assimilation and abandonment of faith would wipe out any trace of Jewish identity, God forbid.

Anti-Semitism always forces us to confront our Jewish identity, to band together and re-commit ourselves to the path our forefathers and sages set out for us in an unbroken chain leading back to Har Sinai whence we first received the Torah. When we repent and mend our ways, the salvation comes. This is precisely what happened in the story of Purim when Queen Esther instructed Mordechai, “Lech Knos es Kol Hayehudim HaNimtzaim B’Shushan, V’Tzumu Alai, – Go and gather all of the Jews of Shushan and fast for me.”

With that one instruction, Esther sought to rectify all of the ills that had infiltrated into Jewish life. In place of disunity, gather together; in place of gluttonous royal feasts focused on King Achashveirosh, fast and focus your prayers toward the Almighty above; and in place of thinking about yourselves and disregarding others, pray for me, pray for your fellow Jew.

Hashem accepted the Teshuva of the Jews at that time and orchestrated events to provide for their salvation. In its aftermath, Mordechai, Esther and the Sages of the day instituted four special Mitzvos to commemorate the salvation and reinforce its lessons. The Mitzvos and lessons are:

1. Reading the Megillah – The most critical element in reclaiming and strengthening Jewish practice is the study of Torah. We read the Megillah as a remembrance of the story, as a way of praising Hashem for His salvation, and as a form of Torah study to reinforce this crucial lesson.

2. Seudas Purim – We eat a lavish meal, but dedicate it to acknowledgement of Hashem as our absolute ruler and the One who provides for all of our material needs. We enjoy the meal in the company of spouse and family demonstrating that we are happy with our God given lot in life and have no desire for what others have.

3. Mishloach Manos – sending portions of food to one’s friend.” This fosters a spirit of brotherhood, love and unity, the foundation stones of both Jewish compassion and strength.

4. Matanos l’evyonim – “gifts to the poor.” We do not become arrogant with our material wealth. Rather we acknowledge it as a gift from Hashem and recognize our responsibility to act as Hashem’s messengers in providing for the welfare of those in need of assistance.

These Mitzvos and the lessons they instill were the key to battling anti-Semitism in days of old and remain equally relevant in battling the scourge of anti-Semitism we face today. We must learn from the narrative of Purim that whenever the Jewish people try to emulate the gentile nations through assimilation and intermarriage, there will be a backlash. Far from endearing ourselves to the nations of the world, we will only arouse their ire.

Thus, the nations remind Jews everywhere that a Jew is not a German, a Frenchman, an Englishman or an American. Moreover, a Jew is not an “Israeli” a term which applies equally to Jews, Arabs and other non-Jewish citizens of the State of Israel. A Jew is simply a Jew, a servant of God. When we live our lives in accordance with God’s will, keeping the Mitzvos and living as a priestly and holy nation, only then can we earn the respect of the nations and only then will anti-Semitism abate.

This Purim season, as we contemplate the dangers arrayed against us, and many people greatly fear the possibility that the Iranian government might get the final approval on a deal, which according to some experts may result in assisting them to reach their horrific goal, let us all recommit to the path of Torah and Mitzvos. And let us pray that the salvation Hashem brought to the Jews of ancient Persia will be delivered to us as well, in the merit of our serving Hashem in fullness of heart and spirit.

Wishing you and your families a joyous and spiritually uplifting Purim!

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Israel denies Islamic Jihad cease fire claim, continues to pound empty buildings

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Hakim fires rockets at Israel

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Israel is denying claims by Islamic Jihad that a ‘cease fire’ has been reached, and is continuing to pound empty buildings in Gaza.

The Air Force hit several terror targets in Gaza on Thursday afternoon, following a wave of rocket attacks on southern Israel on Thursday morning. Israel denied Gaza terrorists’ claims that a ceasefire had been successfully negotiated.

IAF commanders reported that all warplanes involved had returned safely to their bases.

At the same time that the IAF announced it had carried out further strikes, Islamic Jihad declared a ceasefire. A spokesman for the terrorist group told AFP, “An Egyptian-brokered truce went into effect at 2 p.m.”

However, Israel denied this claim. Israeli sources said only that “quiet will be answered with quiet.”

‘Terror targets’ means the buildings and bases which the terrorists use, which are abandoned by the time the IAF shows up (unless they catch someone firing, which does happen from time to time). It’s only civilians that the terrorists leave behind when they expect an attack.

I hope that the IAF at least got this contraption:

Islamic Jihad's 12-rocket launcher

Islamic Jihad’s 12-rocket launcher

It’s Islamic Jihad’s new 12-rocket launcher.

Imagine if they spent all that money on roads and sewers instead. They might even have a state….

 

Allah Gave Israel to The Jews, There is No Palestine

 

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Jordanian sheikh: Allah gave the land of Israel to the Jews (update)

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Al Quds and other Arab media outlets published this amazing article this weekend:

Jordanian sheikh: Allah gave the land of Israel to the Jews

Jordanian sheikh: Allah gave the land of Israel to the Jews

Sheikh Ahmad Adwan, who introduces himself as a Muslim scholar who lives in Jordan, said on his personal Facebook page that there is no such thing as “Palestine” in the Koran. Allah has assigned the Holy Land to the Children of Israel until the Day of Judgment (Koran, Sura 5 – “The Sura of the Table”, Verse 21), and “We made the Children of Israel the inheritors (of the land)” (Koran, Sura 26 – “The Sura of the Poets”, Verse 59).

“I say to those who distort their Lord’s book, the Koran: From where did you bring the name Palestine, you liars, you accursed, when Allah has already named it “The Holy Land” and bequeathed it to the Children of Israel until the Day of Judgment. There is no such thing as ‘Palestine’ in the Koran. Your demand for the Land of Israel is a falsehood and it constitutes an attack on the Koran, on the Jews and their land. Therefore you won’t succeed, and Allah will fail you and humiliate you, because Allah is the one who will protect them (i.e. the Jews).”

The sheikh added: “The Palestinians are the killers of children, the elderly and women. They attack the Jews and then they use those (children, the elderly and women) as human shields and hide behind them, without mercy for their children as if they weren’t their own children, in order to tell the public opinion that the Jews intended to kill them. This is exactly what I saw with my own two eyes in the 70’s, when they attacked the Jordanian army, which sheltered and protected them. Instead of thanking it (the Jordanian army), they brought their children forward to (face) the Jordanian army, in order to make the world believe that the army kills their children. This is their habit and custom, their viciousness, their having hearts of stones towards their children, and their lying to public opinion, in order to get its support.”

It is worth mentioning, that the above mentioned sheikh visited Israel and met Jewish religious scholars. The “Israel in Arabic” site conducted an interview with him, in which he said that the reason for his openness towards the Jewish people “comes from my acknowledgment of their sovereignty on their land and my belief in the Koran, which told us and emphasized this in many places, like His (Allah’s) saying ”Oh People (i.e the Children of Israel), enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned unto you” (Koran, Sura 5 – “The Sura of the Table”, Verse 21), and His saying “We made the Children of Israel the inheritors (of the land)” (Koran, Sura 26 – “The Sura of the Poets”, Verse 59) and many other verses.

He (Adwan) added: “(The Jews) are peaceful people who love peace, who are not hostile and are not aggressors, but if they are attacked, they defend themselves while causing as little damage to the attackers as possible. It is an honor for them that Allah has chosen them over the worlds – meaning over the people and the Jinns until the Day of Judgment. I made the reasons for Allah’s choice clear in my books and pamphlets. When Allah chose them, He didn’t do so out of politeness, and He wasn’t unjust other peoples, it is just that they (the Jews) deserved this.”

The Israel in Arabic site, which appears to be an Israeli site, has a much fuller interview in Arabic.

When Adwan visited Safed (Tzfat), it was covered by Israel’s Orot TV:

ערוץ אורות- למי שייכת ארץ ישראל – Orot Channel – To whom does the Land of Israel belong [Jordanian sheikh: Allah gave the land of Israel to the Jews]

Orot – Jewish Television 30December2012

(h/t Ibn Boutros)

UPDATE: A friend contacted Mudar Zahran, the famous Zionist Jordanian, and he wrote that from what he could find out, Adwan is a fraud:

Sheikh Majed Al-Odoan, chief of the Odoan tribe, tells the media that “Sheikh” Ahmad Al-Odoan [who made pro-Israeli comments] has never been a member of the Odoan tribe”, and that the tribe “does not even know who he is in the first place”, our sources confirm the man is a retired Jordanian Postal Service ministry officer, with no history of him being a tribal “Sheikh” nor an Islamic “Sheikh”.

מיוחדים – למי שייכת ארץ ישראל? Specials – Who owns the land of Israel?

What does a bride do at the vigil on her wedding day?

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We are going now into our sixth day of the vigil. The response by the people and by so many politicians, who all come to identify with the message of Sovereignty, is overwhelming and very moving. The People of Israel are strong, love Eretz Yisrael and want their Prime Minister to stand firm.

1) What does a bride do at the mother’s vigil on her wedding day?

On Wednesday, the fourth day of the vigil, activity in the tent of the vigil with the motto “The Mothers say YES to Israeli Sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley” continued to gain momentum. Many public figures came to the tent as well. Mothers from throughout the land came to express solidarity.

The surprise of the day was when Sapir Sabah arrived with her mother, Nurit, directly from the Knesset. Sapir displays leadership ability. She does not accept the results of the hearing for her teacher of Jewish Philosophy, who criticized the IDF and its soldiers saying that our army is not ethical and that this land is not ours. “I would give up if he was sorry and had expressed regret, but he continues his incitement.”

Next came Rebbetzin Shani Taragin, who, in honor of the month of Adar, brought biblical references to overeignty from the Scroll of Esther, from the passage “Each person rules in his house”. The passage implies that the People of Israel must be sovereign in its Land. The lesson ended with the connection between oshua’s conquest and Purim. Just as the Holy One, blessed be He, aided Joshua in girding himself to be ourageous, so the Holy One, blessed be He, will help if we make an effort and take initiative.

There was a surprise awaiting MK Moti Yogev of the Bayit HaYehudi (Jewish Home) party after he finished his ords of blessing and solidarity to the organizers and spoke about the importance of applying sovereignty over the entire Land of Israel. A bride in a white dress came to the tent. She wanted to enter the wedding canopy only after having done a deed for the national home, before building her private home.

The bride is Efrat Leshem, the granddaughter of the Ganiram family, who are among the founders of ommunities in Hebron and the Golan Heights.

If, even on the day of her wedding, a bride sees fit to take part in the national struggle, then the People of Israel will surely be victorious.

During the evening Yochai Dimri, the new energetic head of the Council of South Hebron, came to the tent, as well as MK Moshe Feiglin, Rebbetzin Lior, Rabbi Yisrael Dorminetzer from the Jordan Valley with his family, Rabbi Haim Greenspan and Sarah Eliash.

The vigil, organized by Women in Green in cooperation with Matot Arim and Professors for a Strong Israel, continues on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Link to the video of this moving event (We are working on the English translation of the movie but even just seeing the images will move you.) http://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/270350

PHOTO album of vigil: http://www.womeningreen.org/theMothersSay-PhotoAlbum

מה עשו כלה וספיר סבח במאהל האמהות?

מול בית ראש הממשלה מסכמים יום נוסף של משמרת הקריאה לריבונות. רבנים, רבניות, חברי כנסת ואישי ציבור לצד אורחות מפתיעות.

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משמרת האימהות היום הרביעי

במשמרת האמהות מול בית ראש הממשלה מסכמים את היום הרביעי להקמת המשמרת כיום מרגש במיוחד בעיקר לנוכח האורחים המיוחדים שהגיעו למקום כדי להביע את תמיכתם במהלך ובקריאה המרכזית העולה ממנו: כן לריבונות ישראל על כל שטחי יהודה ושומרון.

 

במהלך היום הגיעו למקום, לצד מאות ואלפי תומכים מרחבי הארץ גם הנערה ספיר סבח שהובילה את המאבק נגד התבטאויותיו השמאלניות-קיצוניות של המורה אדם ורטה, הרבנית אסתר ליאור, הרבנית שני טרגין, חבר הכנסת מוטי יוגב, סגן יו”ר הכנסת, חבר הכנסת משה פייגלין, יוחאי דמרי, שרה אליאש ורבים אחרים.

 

נזכיר כי את משמרת האמהות הקימה תנועת ‘נשים בירוק’ בשיתוף עם תנועת ‘מטות ערים’ וחוג הפרופסורים לחוסן מדיני וכלכלי. ראשי ‘נשים בירוק’, יהודית קצובר ונדיה מטר, מספרות כי “הפתעת היום הייתה כאשר למאהל הגיעה ספיר סבח עם אמה נורית הישר מהכנסת. ספיר מגלה יכולות מנהיגותיות. היא אינה מקבלת את תוצאות השימוע שהיה למורה שלה למחשבת ישראל אשר התגולל על צה”ל וחייליו באומרו שצבאנו אינו מוסרי ושהארץ הזאת לא שלנו”, הם אומרות ומספרות כי סבח הצעירה סיפרה שהייתה “מוותרת לו אם הוא היה מצטער ומתחרט, אך הוא ממשיך להסית”.

 

לאחר מכן הגיעה למקום הרבנית שני טרגין שנשאה דברים ובהם קשרה בין חודש אדר לקריאת הריבונות. הרבנית טרגין הזכירה בדבריה את הפסוק “כל איש שורר בביתו” כרמז לחובתו של עם ישראל לנהוג בארצו כבעל בית. עוד הזכירה את הקשר בין כיבוש יהושע לפורים, ובתפילה כי כשם שהקב”ה עזר ליהושע שהתחזק והתאמץ כך גם בימינו יעזור לנו הקב”ה אם נתחזק, נתאמץ וניזום.

 

למקום הגיע גם חבר הכנסת מוטי יוגב, איש הבית היהודי, שנשא גם הוא דברי ברכה וחיזוק למארגני משמרת האמהות תוך שהוא מדגיש בדבריו את חשיבות החלת הריבונות הישראלית על כל חלקי ארץ ישראל. תוך כדי דבריו הגיעה למאהל כלה בשמלה לבנה שסיפרה כי החליטה שתיכנס לחופתה רק לאחר שתשתתף במעשה לאומי לפני בניית ביתה הפרטי, ולכן באה להזדהות במאהל האמהות ועם הקריאה לריבונות.

 

קצובר ומטר שהופתעו גם הן למראה הכלה במאהל שהקימו, מספרות כי הכלה היא אפרת לשם, נכדתם של משפחת גנירם ממייסדי חברון ורמת הגולן. “אם כלה ביום חופתה מוצאת לנכון להגיע למאבק לאומי, אזי עם ישראל לבטח ינצח”, הן אומרות.

 

כאמור בהמשך הערב הגיעו למאהל יוחאי דמרי, ראש המועצה החדש של דרום הר חברון, סגן יו”ר הכנסת חבר הכנסת משה פייגלן, הרבנית ליאור, הרב ישראל דורמינצר מבקעת הירדן, הרב חיים גרינספן ואשת החינוך שרה אליאש.

 

יצוין כי המשמרת המאורגנת ע”י נשים בירוק מטות ערים וחוג הפרופסורים לחוסן מדיני וכלכלי תימשך גם היום, יום חמישי, מחר יום שישי ותיחתם ביום ראשון.