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(א) אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב. (ב) כִּי אִם בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה חֶפְצוֹ וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה. (ג) וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל פַּלְגֵי מָיִם אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיוֹ יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ וְעָלֵהוּ לֹא יִבּוֹל וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ. (ד) לֹא כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים כִּי אִם כַּמֹּץ אֲ‍שֶׁר תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רוּחַ. (ה) עַל כֵּן לֹא יָקֻמוּ רְשָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְחַטָּאִים בַּעֲדַת צַדִּיקִים. (ו) כִּי יוֹדֵעַ יְהוָה דֶּרֶךְ צַדִּיקִים וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד.

תהילים ו

(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹת עַל הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד. (ב) יְהוָה אַל בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאַל בַּחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי. (ג) חָנֵּנִי יְהוָה כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ עֲצָמָי. (ד) וְנַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָה מְאֹד ואת (וְאַתָּה) יְהוָה עַד מָתָי. (ה) שׁוּבָה יְהוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשִׁי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ. (ו) כִּי אֵין בַּמָּוֶת זִכְרֶךָ בִּשְׁאוֹל מִי יוֹדֶה לָּךְ. (ז) יָגַעְתִּי בְּאַנְחָתִי אַשְׂחֶה בְכָל לַיְלָה מִטָּתִי בְּדִמְעָתִי עַרְשִׂי אַמְסֶה. (ח) עָשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַס עֵינִי עָתְקָה בְּכָל צוֹרְרָי. (ט) סוּרוּ מִמֶּנִּי כָּל פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן כִּי שָׁמַע יְהוָה קוֹל בִּכְיִי. (י) שָׁמַע יְהוָה תְּחִנָּתִי יְהוָה תְּפִלָּתִי יִקָּח. (יא) יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ מְאֹד כָּל אֹיְבָי יָשֻׁבוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ רָגַע.

 

תהילים יג

(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד. (ב) עַד אָנָה יְהוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵנִי נֶצַח עַד אָנָה תַּסְתִּיר אֶת פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי. (ג) עַד אָנָה אָשִׁית עֵצוֹת בְּנַפְשִׁי יָגוֹן בִּלְבָבִי יוֹמָם עַד אָנָה יָרוּם אֹיְבִי עָלָי. (ד) הַבִּיטָה עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הָאִירָה עֵינַי פֶּן אִישַׁן הַמָּוֶת. (ה) פֶּן יֹאמַר אֹיְבִי יְכָלְתִּיו צָרַי יָגִילוּ כִּי אֶמּוֹט. (ו) וַאֲנִי בְּחַסְדְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי יָגֵל לִבִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה כִּי גָמַל עָלָי.

תהילים כ

(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד. (ב) יַעַנְךָ יְהוָה בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב. (ג) יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶךָּ. (ד) יִזְכֹּר כָּל מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶלָה. (ה) יִתֶּן לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא. (ו) נְרַנְּנָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל יְמַלֵּא יְהוָה כָּל מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ. (ז) עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ יְהוָה מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ. (ח) אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר. (ט) הֵמָּה כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָד. (י) יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ.

תהילים קב

(א) תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִי יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחוֹ. (ב) יְהוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבוֹא.(ג) אַל תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי בְּיוֹם צַר לִי הַטֵּה אֵלַי אָזְנֶךָ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי. (ד) כִּי כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹ קֵד נִחָרוּ. (ה) הוּכָּה כָעֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַשׁ לִבִּי כִּי שָׁכַחְתִּי מֵאֲכֹל לַחְמִי. (ו) מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִי. (ז) דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבוֹת. (ח) שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל גָּג. (ט) כָּל הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּעוּ. (י) כִּי אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָכְתִּי. (יא) מִפְּנֵי זַעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי. (יב) יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָשׁ. (יג) וְאַתָּה יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר. (יד) אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד. (טו) כִּי רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת אֲבָנֶיהָ וְאֶת עֲפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵנוּ. (טז) וְיִירְאוּ גוֹיִם אֶת שֵׁם יְהוָה וְכָל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֶת כְּבוֹדֶךָ. (יז) כִּי בָנָה יְהוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדוֹ. (יח) פָּנָה אֶל תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹא בָזָה אֶת תְּפִלָּתָם. (יט) תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל יָהּ. (כ) כִּי הִשְׁקִיף מִמְּרוֹם קָדְשׁוֹ יְהוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם אֶל אֶרֶץ הִבִּיט. (כא) לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה. (כב) לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָ‍ִם. (כג) בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת יְהוָה. (כד) עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ כחו [כֹּחִי] קִצַּר יָמָי. (כה) אֹמַר אֵלִי אַל תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶיךָ. (כו) לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָיִם. (כז) הֵמָּה יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְיַחֲלֹפוּ. (כח) וְאַתָּה הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּמּוּ. (כט) בְּנֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ יִשְׁכּוֹנוּ וְזַרְעָם לְפָנֶיךָ יִכּוֹן.

תהילים קל

(א) שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְהוָה. (ב) אֲדֹנָי שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָי. (ג) אִם עֲו‍ֹנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר יָהּ אֲדֹנָי מִי יַעֲמֹד. (ד) כִּי עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא. (ה) קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָלְתִּי. (ו) נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר שֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר. (ז) יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל יְהוָה כִּי עִם יְהוָה הַחֶסֶד וְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ פְדוּת. (ח) וְהוּא יִפְדֶּה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל עֲו‍ֹנֹתָיו.

 

Help Give Life And Joy To A Suffering Family - Gemol Dalim

  

Shaaallooommmmm swwweeetest and most beloved friends!

Would you like to save the hostages from the hands of the barbaric Hamas? Sadly, that is not within our physical power [tfillos are another thing altogether! Keep the tehillim flying!!] But we do have the power with the click of a computer mouse [I call mine "Mickey":-)] to help a holy Jewish woman and her children who are also in dire straits and free them from their distress and bondage.

First, I would like to make a personal request: I ask that you read until the end. Even if you choose not to donate [which is understandable given the volume of requests you receive], there is tremendous value in just feeling for another Jew. It purifies the soul. So thank you in advance for dignifying me and this letter:-)!

I would like to introduce you to a very special young woman I will call "Chani". I am calling her that because it is actually her name 😊. I want to say that I know Chani [through her father who is a good friend of mine] personally and have verified that every word I am about to write is absolutely true, without any exaggeration [I am actually CONSIDERABLY understating the case] .

Chani had a very difficult childhood. How difficult? Auschwitz difficult. In some ways - not as bad as Auschwitz. She had more food [not always but usually] and there were no gas chambers in town. But in many ways - it was WORSE than Auschwitz. I cannot go into detail for Tzniyus purposes and other reasons as well [one being that if I tell you, you might not be able to sleep properly anymore - as has happened to me], but suffice it to say that it was 20 years of unremitting Gehenom on many different levels.

Imagine the most traumatic childhood possible - hers was worse. The pain was so unbearable that Chani attempted suicide three times in three different ways [I will spare you the details] and EACH TIME she was miraculously found and saved in time. BARUCH HASHEM!!

Then she was pressured into marrying a boy - but not before he said that, well, she is too fat so she has to lose weight and he also doesn't like the way she dresses. So after a massive diet, exercise regimen, throwing her clothing in the garbage and a new wardrobe - they got married. She wasn't excited about the wedding, but she attended because, you know, some weddings you HAVE to attend, even if you don't feel like it... They subsequently moved to the US.

Not surprisingly, her husband turned out to be a very abusive person. Just an example: She found herself out on a Brooklyn street one night, after her husband threw her out of the house and locked the door. Or another - her husband recently sent her an email [they are separated] saying that he wishes she had actually succeeded in her suicide attempt. He sends similar messages all the time. He goes on and on and on cursing her in every which way. [She has to read them because in the middle of his diatribes he supplies important information about their daughter whom he stole]. There are many worse stories but I will spare you the trauma I experienced hearing them. I am 52 years old. I have never experienced anything nearly as traumatic as hearing these stories from the person who experienced them. I have had trouble sleeping, lost weight [about 10 pounds - sakanas nefashos for a man with my physique:-)] and have constant crying spells.

To make the situation even more difficult, about five years ago she was diagnosed with cancer and is battling that. [When she had a serious operation, her husband didn't come to the hospital because, well, he doesn't like hospitals].

To make a much much longer story short - she is now living in Europe with her baby boy and young daughter. Her husband is holding another daughter hostage. Lovely guy.😊

She was recently late with her rent [mostly because she didn't have the money to pay it] and I found out JUST BEFORE she was thrown out to the street - with her two young children, in a country where she doesn't even speak the language. Fortunately, I found somebody [מי כעמך ישראל!!] willing to cover the rent for that month and she was saved at the last minute. Buzzer Beater!!!! Baruch Hashem!!!🤗👍

She also was literally starving [until I found out and as a result got some holy Jews to send help]. Once, after not having eaten for 30 hours [!!], she prepared herself two pieces of chicken. Right before she was going to eat, her little daughter, who usually doesn't like chicken [she prefers schnitzel], asked for the chicken. She gave her daughter BOTH PIECES [] and continued starving. A woman with cancer. This is a story right out of Bergen Belsen. This just happened recently. And that was just one fast. There were many others. She went at least once [I am not exaggerating] SEVEN DAYS without eating [only drinking] for lack of funds. [Her reaction? Baruch Hashem I had what to serve my children(!!!). I asked her how she managed to take care of her children under such circumstances. Her response "היה קשה" - It was (indeed) difficult. I have this all documented and am planning to save until my dying day. And a lot, lot, lot more].  

My request: PLEASE HELP CHANI AND HER CHILDREN. It could be by paying a month or 6 months or a year's rent. It is only 310 Yuro - $336.55 in dollars. Bubkes. [For that amount - you can imagine what her "apartment" looks like. A "Trump Tower Deluxe"]. Or by paying her food bill for a month. Or her utilities. Or anything. For various reasons - she is unable to work, so she is completely dependent on YOUR help. Her family can't help because they are heavily, heavily in debt themselves.

I have no fancy ad campaigns, no gimmicks and no matching [although this Shabbos, I managed to match my socks, to my wife's great delight]. I ask that you send a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation [Federal Tax Id #: 46-4301263] to 

FLAGSTAR BANK

6321 New Utrecht Ave

Brooklyn NY 11207 

Routing Number - 026013576

Account Number - 1505744604

PLEASE NOTE - Keren 633 "Mother with cancer". 

Or - via credit card.  

Or via paypal, venmo and chasepay to info@baisshalom.org.

To email a check, scan the check and email to checks@baisshalom.org. 

Again - Keren 633 "Mother with cancer".  

You can also send me money [without a tax deduction] via "zelle quick pay" to alchehrm@gmail.com and I will pass it on to her or I can give you my bank info in the US or Israel and you can make a transfer. 

Chani is an incredibly bright, talented, beautiful inside and out, spiritual, kind and thoughtful girl. She is FILLLLLLLED with Emunah like nothing I have ever seen. She is so incredibly positive. She expresses no anger or bitterness. [Pain, yes. Lots of pain 😢😢]. It is nothing less than a miracle that she is normal after all of the horrors she has experienced. As we all anxiously await the safe return of our hostages, this is a great time to help those in their own captivity whom we have the capacity to help. Chani is our sister. PLEASE HELP!!    

If anyone has any questions [or ideas how to help more], I would be happy to answer, either via email [alchehrm@gmail.com], telephone [0548512588] or zoom.

וגדולה צדקה שמקרבת את הגאולה [בבא בתרא י,א]!!!

Hashem will repay you with interest many times over. I prrrromise. Probably in this world but most certainly in the next world where it really matters.

Thank you for your time and the dignity you afforded me.

With much love and blessings,

Ally Ehrman🤗😊🧡🌅🤓