Yesterday we received good news. Long may it continue. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the prayers, candles, novenas, all the good wishes and love sent our way, to Yitzy. We heard good news re the first chemo and are hoping for similar reports until the crisis is over, a healing in place, and perhaps a lesson we all need to learn.
Voices can be raised for the good en masse; we can achieve positive results through the power of minds and souls harnessed together. The result- a 12-year-old boy who finally was able to get up from bed and eat for the first time in four days. Yes, the second chemo took place, and we are hoping with every atom in our bodies, hearts, souls, with every bit of physical and mental powers we can muster, that the healing take place, soon. All the prayers will need to remain in place, continuing to speed Yitzy along a positive path, continue to help, and we thank Hashem for hearing the prayers and wishes of so many.
In the meanwhile, the power of hate and evil continues to grow apace. The level of uncertainty and fear among American Jews rises dramatically, young Jews in NY - once considered a "Jewish" city, are afraid to openly display their Judaism. CUNY, the system of higher education which provided a path, a way for so many first and second generation Jews to make a life here in America, to raise families, to contribute much to our great nation -this formerly great institution has turned its back on the past, abandoned the present and consigned the future to evil, to perpetuation of ancient hatred continuously hiding itself until it burrows deep within society, finally bursting, and its ugly pus contaminates all.
Hatred of Jews is hidden beneath taunts and accusations against that nation of Israel. Yes, it is not perfect; neither is any other nation of the world. Yet, for its errors, its actions, even for survival, Israel is condemned and the rush to join the 'party' is on. Crazed with glee at this official acceptance of antisemitism the 'fun' begins. Yes, anti-Zionism is anti-Jewish. Unacceptable demands of Israel, unlike any other nation is antisemitic. No matter what one calls a rose, it remains a rose. No matter what one uses to disguise and rename, repackage old hate in new clothing, antisemitism and murderous thoughts directed at Jews, is what it is, naked, ugly, bloody, a refuge for the evil throughout history.
My world has no room for this hatred. It is filled with my concern for Yitzy. It is consumed with worries for all my grandchildren, my great grandson as I try to turn away thoughts of a strong possibility of a benighted, violent, dangerous future in a world gone mad, unhinged.
Where do we turn for refuge when our own leaders fail us. When they neglect their responsibilities. When they cut each other to pieces. When they act like the trash they are, all of them. Black, White, Hispanic - whatever. One has to look far and wide, deep and high, to find the few who remember who and what they are supposed to be.
Hate runs in all directions and follows no rules. It seeks its own level and enlarges its territory. it consumes all before it and leaves nothing behind. It sets a world aflame and burns hater and hated alike. There is no escape.
We need to remember the power of good, the attraction of evil, and fight. Power can be harnessed with the input of thousands, millions. They refuse to stand by and allow hate to ruin the world. These are the same people who hear the cries, the anguish, of a grandmother. The combined power of their prayers, wishes, and love help a little boy find a path to health.
May the prayers continue.
May Yitzy be healed.
May all our children be safe.
May our world be healed as well.
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