גרופע פון היימישע מאנסי מיידלעך באזוכן אין אלבאני, און באקומען די טעם פון פאליטיק. מען קען ערווארטן אז עטליכע מיידלעך וועלן לויפן פאר פאליטישע אמטן אין די קומענדיגע יארן
א איינוואוינער אין ספרינג וואלי מעסט אפ די טיפקייט פון די פאטהאל לאך אין פאראנט פון זיין הויז, און ווייזט ווי גרויס עס איז.
דערווייל זעהט זיך נישט אן קיין שום ארבעט פון עס פאררעכטן
א מאנסי איינוואינער האט געעפענט א וועבזייטל צו פארגרינגערן מענטשן צו באריכטן פאטהאלס. די זייטל ארבעט פאר סיי וועלכע געגענט אין די פאראייניגטע שטאטן
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מאנסי איז ווי כעלים: אין כעלים איז געווען א גרויסע לאך ווי מענטשן זענען געפאלן, אנששטאט עס פאררעכטן האט מען געבויט א שפיטאל.
אין מאנסי איז דא פול מיט לעכער אויף די ראוד, אנשטאט פאררעכטן די לעכער, האבן מיר חברים צו פאררעכטם די פלעטס.
Thank you @NYSenatorWeber for helping the wonderful organization Chasdei Lev distribute Pesach food to families in need.
And thank you as well, Senator Weber, for allowing a historic 5.3% tax increase on East Ramapo residents under your watch without putting up a fight, helping make sure our community pays some of the highest taxes in the state.
That way, families can struggle to afford basic food… while you show up for photo ops with the organizations helping them.
Some followers DM’d me about my posts regarding Agudah and the so-called “dying bill.”
Let me be very clear:
EVERYONE who has actually read the bill knows that it is not dangerous to anyone and will not harm or kill any community members.
The process to access the medication is extremely strict, even stricter than in New Jersey, (and in NJ has an average of 60-70 people taking it per year.) and it would only apply to someone who is terribly sick, has no chance of recovery, and wants to avoid unnecessary suffering.
There is no reason for a Jewish organization to be worried. That’s why you haven’t seen any of the major community organizations protesting this bill, not Hatzolah, Refuah Helpline, Chaim Medical, Bikur Cholim, RCCS, or others.
All of these organizations care for the sick on a daily basis, and they know this bill changes nothing about how the doctors will treat them.
Even many Jewish lobbying groups and community leaders remained silent because they understand the truth, and there is nothing to worry about.
There was, however, one organization that came out against the bill, but instead of making measured statements, they used exaggerated, dramatic language, even more sensational than their previous statements on the Yeshiva education issue, which was in fact a direct attack on our community.
So why the drama? Is this really worse than the Yeshiva education issue? And in all of their statements, not a single poster or ad clarified how this bill actually works. Instead, they created drama, scaring people and spreading misinformation. (which is a direct attack on our life-saving doctors)
Now let’s look at a different angle:
there are over a million of Jews living in New York State affected by this bill. Yet, no neighborhoods ran campaigns against it, except one.
You guessed it: Monsey.
Monsey saw numerous ads in daily papers, local publications, and letters to the editor opposing the bill. But not one ad explained the facts of the legislation. All of them were focused on smearing the Democrats, and the ads were placed by Senator Bill Weber’s team. (see images below.)
The picture is very clear: the campaign against the bill wasn’t really about the “Medical Aid in Dying” legislation. It was about Bill Weber, aiming to secure his seat by attacking Democrats in the community.
Given Agudah’s close involvement with Senator Weber’s office, the Agudah of Rockland division consistently promotes Republican agendas at multiple levels of government, particularly in support of Weber.
So it's very clear when they appear to be the only organization that publicly opposed this measure, despite remaining silent when a similar bill was introduced in New Jersey, that they share the same political agenda, suggesting that the effort was less about policy and more about discrediting Democrats to help secure Senator Weber’s seat.