prolifejudaism

The holiday of Shavuos is when Jews celebrate the anniversary of receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai.  To prepare for this holy day, we follow up on a suggestion from yesterday's chat to highlight the miracle of life, given by the Almighty Creator who gave us the holy book of life, the Torah. Also, from yesterday's show, a story we shared about the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) providing 1000 free abortions last year. If the Israeli government only offers killing Jewish children as the solution to unplanned pregnancy, we need to provide outreach for adoption and pregnancy care to these parents. 

Adoption is life saving, and needs to be offered immediately to vulnerable parents, whether they are IDF soldiers or financially distressed couples or homeless women. We share a heartwarming story about a woman dying of cancer whose twin sons, whom she had placed for adoption as infants, reunite with her at her bedside. The Jewish community has two long established adoption agencies, Embrace a Jewish Child and the Jewish Children's Adoption Network. Also, the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation maintains a list of couples who have reached out to us looking to adopt Jewish infants. We pray to reach abortion minded Jewish women and to save their children from a painful, unnecessary death - and save their Mothers from a broken heart. When one parent rejects adoption and insists on abortion, we can still encourage the other parent to intercede and offer adoption in the hope that it will be accepted. We quote Anne Frank who wrote "Where there is hope there is life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again."

We study Power Point slide # 5 Sanctity of Human Life In Judaism, slide # 103 Why Save Jewish Lives?, and slide #105 Jewish Adoption. We close the show with Rabbi Nachman's meditation on the 42nd day of the Omer count. Recorded 5/21/20.  

Miracle of Life: 9 Months in Four Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_lI86boUU

Dying mother meets twins she placed for adoption. https://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/2020/05/88518/

Counting the Nightly Omer 42nd Day https://learnemunah.com/holidays/omercount.html

For Info, Help & Healing please visit jewishprolifefoundation.org

In this episode, we delve into the tragedy of the loss of Jewish life in Israel due to abortion. We start by looking into this day in Jewish history in 1967, the start of the Six Day War between Israel and her Arab neighbors. The Israel Defense Forces(IDF) prevailed and became tasked with safeguarding Jewish life in Israel. We move onto a 2019 article about the abortion policy in the current IDF, which provides unlimited contraception and abortions to its service members, resulting in 1000 abortions per year. We focus on the insanity of this policy, by which Israel is killing more Jews than does its enemies.  Next, we share about Efrat, one of several pregnancy care organizations in Israel, and for the need for a pro-life educational movement in Israel to introduce a life affirming view of gestational children.

We look at the current abortion rates in Israel, studying Power Point slide # 52 Abortion In Israel, and slide # 53 Jewish Abortion Is Epidemic (updated due to rising abortion rates). We close the episode with Rabbi Nachman's meditation on the Omer count for today. Aired 5/20/20.

The Six Day War. http://www.sixdaywar.org/content/threats.asp

Number of abortions among IDF soldiers rises https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/267701

Efrat https://en.efrat.org.il

Counting the Nightly Omer 41st Day https://learnemunah.com/holidays/omercount.html.

For Info, Help & Healing please visit jewishprolifefoundation.org

This episode sheds light on a very sinister time in history when abortion was weaponized against Jews in ghettos in Nazi occupied territories. 

Decree of 1942: Pregnancy in the ghetto is forbidden. Every pregnancy must be terminated. A pregnancy may be carried to full term only by women who are in the eighth or ninth month. Beginning in September, a total ban is placed on births. Women who are pregnant will be executed.

In Lithuania on this day in Jewish history, Jewish doctors in the Kovno ghetto were forced to abide by the decree. They were told that if they terminated the pregnancies, the mothers' lives would be spared. Under duress and because of this deception, the rabbis agreed to allow this violation of the Torah's prohibition of abortion to save the mothers' lives. Tragically, the women were murdered not long afterward.

The 'save the mother's life exception' to the prohibition of abortion in Judaism is commonly misused to this day to allow killing children in the womb. In our time, a mother's life is rarely in danger from a pregnancy, yet, the lie justifies the child's destruction. Occasionally, women die from abortion, and many suffer physical damage and spiritual death afterwards. 

We cite a Dvar Torah published by Bar-Ilan University in Israel that details the legalized human rights abuses against Jewish women and children during the war. Next, we visit the website of Hadassah Medical Center in Israel to read that they do 1st and 2nd trimester non-surgical abortions, revealing that the 'save the mother's life' lie remains a useful tool of death despite the well known fact that abortion very rarely poses a threat to a mother's life and the dangers of abortion to women far outweigh those of childbirth. We share Rabbi Nachman's inspiring mediation on the 35th day of the Omer count, and close the program studying Power Point slide #110 Judaism’s Mystical Tradition, and slide #103 Why Save Jewish Lives?  Aired 5/14/20.

Ban on Pregnancy in Ghettos, Concentration and Death Camps https://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php?id=18049&pt=1&pid=14327&level=0&cPath=43,14206,14211,14327,18049

Hadassah Medical Center Gynecology https://www.hadassah-med.com/medical-care/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology-ein-karem/gynecology.aspx

Counting the Nightly Omer https://learnemunah.com/holidays/omercount.html.

For Info, Help & Healing please visit jewishprolifefoundation.org

Abortion is increasing during the coronavirus quarantine which means that many more mothers, fathers, and family members are suffering the negative emotional, relational and spiritual consequences that arise after termination. Women may also experience physical trauma from chemical or surgical abortion. In this episode, we describe our healing program, Tikvat Rachel - Rachel’s Hope For All Her Children, Both Born And Unborn. We study Power Point slide #95 Abortion Hurts Women, slide # 96 A Lack Of Jewish Help, slide# 97 Abortion Haunts Women, slide #98 Abortion Hurts Men, slide #99 Tikvat Rachel- Rachel’s Hope For All Her Children, Both Born And Unborn, and slide # 100 Help Is A Call Away. We finish the episode with Rabbi Nachman's meditation on the 28th day of the Omer count. Aired 5/7/20.

Counting the Nightly Omer28th day  https://learnemunah.com/holidays/omercount.html.

For Info, Help & Healing please visit jewishprolifefoundation.org

This episode tackles the controversial topic of abortion for the unfortunate circumstances of conception for rape and incest, what is called the 1% of abortion cases. We've heard many times even religious Jews credibly justify abortion in these circumstances. Because abortion for the 1% is almost universally accepted today among many people, including Jews, we look to the Torah to correct this self serving corruption of traditional Judaism. We start by studying Power Point slides #22 Circumstances of Conception, and slide # 23 The 1%. Next, we mention a heartwarming and inspiring interview by LiveAction about a woman who recounts her life as a woman conceived in rape and her mother who chose life. We include a second story from the Justice Foundation about safe haven laws that allow unwanted newborns to be dropped off at police and fire stations and hospitals, providing a life saving alternative to unplanned pregnancy. We close this episode with counting  the 18th day of the Omer. Aired 4/27/20.

Pregnant From Rape At 11, My Mother Rejected Abortion https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=500612413927055&extid=ehRdWB3JqTcqFl7j

A Safe Haven Should Be Used Instead of Abortion During the Pandemic https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/safe-haven-should-be-used-instead-of-abortion-during-pandemic-legal-foundation

Counting the Nightly Omer https://learnemunah.com/holidays/omercount.html.

For Info, Help & Healing please visit jewishprolifefoundation.org