Adele Nemirov (Lerner)

life is an evolution, not a revolution. ~ R' Shlomo Freifeld
creator of @ParshaPages

[Adele Nemirov (Lerner) @a64L]

before you take on any chumros in bein adam l'Makom, take on every chumra in bein adam l'chaveiro. - R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach #sefirashaomertorah

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

On the day of the elections to the First Knesset, 77 years ago, at 5:35 in the morning, Rabbi Moshe Yekutiel Alpert got up and wrote the following words in his diary:

“Early in the morning, my wife, my brother, and I arose... After drinking coffee, we put on our Shabbat clothes in honor of this great and holy day, for ‘This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.’

“After two thousand years of exile, or perhaps even longer—one could say from the six days of Creation until this very day—we had never been privileged to experience a day like this: a day when we could go to the polls to vote in a Jewish state. ‘Blessed is He who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this time.’

“My wife, my brother-in-law, and I walked to the polling station in District 10, at the Mizrachi Workers’ House on Abyssinians Street, carrying our identity cards issued by the State of Israel... With immense and overwhelming joy, we walked the short distance from our home.

“All along the way to the polling station, I walked as though I were celebrating Simchat Torah, dancing in the hakafot with a Torah scroll in my arms—for I was holding an Israeli identity card in my hand. There were no bounds to the happiness and joy I felt...

“At 6:02 a.m., voting began. With a trembling sense of holiness and sacred reverence, I handed my identity card to the chairman and entered the adjoining room, where the ballot slips of all the political parties were laid out.

“With a trembling hand and a profound feeling of holiness, I took one ballot slip and placed it inside the envelope I had received from the chairman.

“And then came the holiest moment of my life—a moment that neither my father nor my grandfather had been privileged to experience. Only I, in my own lifetime, had been blessed to witness such a moment of holiness and purity. How fortunate I am, and how blessed is my lot!

“I recited the blessing of *Shehecheyanu*—thanking God for keeping us alive and bringing us to this moment—and placed the envelope into the ballot box.

“At 6:28 a.m., we returned home, and I went to pray.

“What a great festival day!

“On this day, I opened a new chapter in our lives.”

(And thanks to my friend A.A., who read this letter to me seven years ago.)

How fortunate we are to have been granted the privilege of choosing our leaders in the only Jewish state that history has bestowed upon us.

And God, as always, will do what is good in His eyes.

[הפרגוד @moshepargod]

המקובל רבי יעקב עדס הבוקר בכותל המערבי, היחיד בכל הרחבה.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

An Israeli man’s house was obliterated from an Iranian missile and he’s totally chill.

“I have my Tefilin tomorrow for Shachris, my family is fine and Purim in 2 days. It’s all good!”

Incredible resilience.

[Ari Waxman @ariwaxman]

We are living during incredible times.

Not sure if during the past 2,350 years Purim has ever had the attention it has right now.

וימי הפורים האלה לא יעברו מתוך היהודים

[liel leibovitz @liel]

Omer Shem Tov, who spent 505 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, recently appeared on an Israeli late night talk show and shared that, while a hostage, he committed to keeping Shabbat. "What does that even mean?" quipped one of the show's co-hosts. "I mean, what could you have done in captivity? Go on a fun jeep tour of Gaza?" Shem Tov didn't lose a beat. Held underground, he explained, he was given a small flashlight, the only source of illumination at his disposal. And on Shabbat, he didn't turn it on, sitting in total darkness but knowing that he was lit up from the inside by a much greater, and more eternal, force.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

WATCH 🔴

Moments capturing the identification of Ran Gvili’s body, ZL, and the immediate aftermath.

[Ari Waxman @ariwaxman]

“Everyone here in the hall at Binyanei Hauma in Yerushalayim is a kidney donor, and is present for the group photo of kidney donors that will enter the Guinness Book of Records. There is no parallel in the world to this wonderful accomplishment”.

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

It doesn't matter what time zone you're in. The Jewish world isn't sleeping a second tonight.

They're finally coming home 🎗️

[Ari Waxman @ariwaxman]

אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י הָיָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן־קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ יְמִיני׃

וַיַּגִּידוּ לְהָמָן וגו'. אֲמַר לוֹן הָמָן, אֱמַרוּן לֵיהּ זְקֵנוֹ הֲלֹא הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה לִזְקֵנִי... הֵיתִיב, וַעֲדַיִּן לֹא נוֹלַד בִּנְיָמִין.

[Ben Epstein @beherenow365]

We are a wondrous resilient extraordinary people. 🇮🇱

עם ישראל חי

(Seen in the safe room)

[Ari Waxman @ariwaxman]

הֶן עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא

[SoVeryIsraeli🇮🇱 @soveryisraeli]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay

Which woman has inspired you most?

For me, it's Rimon Kirsht.

A true heroine, and symbol of Jewish courage in the face of evil.

Art by @IlanBlock

[Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick]

This photo from Vivian Silver’s memorial service. 💔

[Hillel Fuld @HilzFuld]

An IDF battalion commander preparing his soldiers for battle, the Jewish way, by crying out to Hashem with a shofar. 🙏💪🇮🇱❤️✡️

[Yoni Leviatan @songsofyoni]

Unreal. Hamas were in her house and she said to herself, "what can I do? I'll bribe them." She told them "go rest, it's ok, you want water? food?" She gave one pineapple and said "you look pale, eat something sweet."

Meanwhile, she signaled to the police how many there were.

[Zach Frisch @zach_frisch]

Quick update!

[Adele Nemirov (Lerner) @a64L]

@JewishWonk This is such an admirable and holy goal. From one FSU kid to another - I’m certain that your tefilot in Hebrew (or English or Russian) after so much Mesirut Nefesh (self sacrifice) will be infinitely loved and valued by Hashem. You’ve got this 😁

[Adele Nemirov (Lerner) @a64L]

LGBTQ+ Jews deserve to feel welcome and comfortable in Orthodox Jewish spaces without having to hide anything.

Jews and Non-Jews deserve to live safely in the land of Israel.

Have a great day everyone!

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[Adele Nemirov (Lerner) @a64L]

There's been a lot of nonsense on this site for the past week or so, and some pretty sad news coming out of Israel. Not to rehash old fights, but I wanted to share the following so people feel safe around me:

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[Adele Nemirov (Lerner) @a64L]

@MyNameIsAviJ Oy Avi… Baruch Dayan Haemes. Sending you, Sara and your family so much love. ❤️❤️❤️