- לפסח ושבת שלום ומבורך לכולם. (For a peaceful and blessed Passover and Sabbath to all.)
- For Messianic Jews/Jewish Christians, remember why we (and gentile Christians) celebrate פסח:
- "שמרו זאת בזיכרון של לי."
- "בכל שעה שאתם אוכלים מצה הזאת ושותים הכוס הזה, אתם מכריזים המות שלי עד אני באה."
(If you don't read even some Hebrew, use Google Translate to translate it. Incidentally, I used Hebrew-Verbs.co.il, Milon, and other sources [including what I remembered from studying Hebrew in college] to translate it into Hebrew].)
Also, G-d willing, I'll try to record videos on, among other subjects:
- Bladder cancer, since I do volunteer for the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. As I explained to the recruiter (Natalie Bennett), I have a history of other cancers (e.g., Colon Cancer) in my family (e.g., Pop-Pop had it. BTW, he also died of Myelodysplasia that turned into Leukemia), and I can imagine that Bladder Cancer is exacerbated by conditions such as IBS (which I have) and, of course, Colon Cancer. By the way, when I talked to Natalie, I learned that Bladder Cancer is the most-diagnosed cancer in the United States, despite that it hardly gets awareness raised for it (compared to, e.g., Breast Cancer. Great-Granddad's cousin Katarzyna Czerniecka Czokola, as I found out, did die of Breast Cancer, by the way.).
- Why Russia and the Middle East are, quite frankly, their own continents, despite their current classification. Technically, Central America could be its own continent, too.
- What "few in number" for Israel might actually mean (i.e., depending on who is considered Jewish ethnically and/or spiritually Biblically and amongst Jews. Either way, we're "few in number" from at least an ethnic standpoint.)
Meanwhile, ללילה ושבת ופסח טוב ושלום ומבורך לכל ישראל וצדוקים מגויים.
PS Part of the reason that I promoted my Facebook page is to (hopefully) get noted for my commentary and (G-d willing) get a job as a commentator and an analyst. Being, e.g., on SSI benefits sucks (and I opposed being on them at first, feeling that doing so was a form of socialism and being a burden on the tax payers. Besides, I have been persecuted for being on them [See below for a horrid example.]. But what can I do when, e.g., I have C.P., no paying job, etc.?)
Also PS: I save most of my emails. BTW, I just noticed this now-just-reported comment, too:
Then people swear that attitudes toward people with disabilities has changed...actually, it has gotten worse. Then they want me to represent people with disabilities when they act like I, a person who lives with a disability, don't know what I'm talking about....no kidding,
as one Haggadah reads (with my emphasis and bracketed additions), that :
Access to affordable housing,
quality health care, nutritious food and quality education is far from equal.
The disparity between the privileged and the poor is growing, with
opportunities for upward mobility still gravely limited. Maimonides taught,
“Everyone in the house of Israel is obligated to study Torah, regardless of
whether one is rich or poor, physically able or with a physical disability.”
Unequal access to basic human needs [e.g., being treated as a human being who was created in the image of G-d],
based on one’s real or perceived identity,
like race, gender or
disability, is a plague, antithetical to the inclusive
spirit of the Jewish tradition.
And
We do not adequately address violence in our society,
including rape, sex trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence and elder
abuse [including verbal, mental/psychological, religious/spiritual, and other intangible/non-physical abuse; and neglect], even though it happens every day within our own communities.
