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August 19, 2025

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Four Jewish brothers left home for college to become a lawyer, a doctor, a hedge fund operator, and a retailer. They all prospered. Some years later, chatting after a Chanukah dinner, they discussed the gifts that they were able to give to their elderly mother.

The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama."

The second said, "I had a hundred thousand dollar speaker set installed in the house."

The third said, "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver her an 600SL with a chauffeur."

The fourth said, "Listen to this. You know how Mama loves reading the Torah and you know she can't see very well. I sent her a parrot that can recite the entire Torah. It took 20 Rabbis 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it."

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her Thank You notes. She wrote:

"Moshe, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks so much."

"Yosef, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes… and the driver is a Nazi. A million thanks."

"Menachem, you give me a whole-house Dolby sound set. It could hold 50 people, but all my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing, and I'm nearly blind. Thanks anyway."

"Dearest Chaim, you were the only son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious."

Please Daven for the unconditional release of:

Evyatar David, 24

Evyatar ben Gila

לְדָוִד אֵלֶיךָ יי נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּׂא

אֱלֹהַי בְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי אַל אֵבוֹשָׁה אַל יַעַלְצוּ אֹיְבַי לִי

גַּם כָּל קוֶֹיךָ לֹא יֵבֹשׁוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִים רֵיקָם

דְּרָכֶיךָ יי הוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרְחוֹתֶיךָ לַמְּדֵנִי

הַדְרִיכֵנִי בַאֲמִתֶּךָ וְלַמְּדֵנִי כִּי אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי אוֹתְךָ קִוִּיתִי כָּל הַיּוֹם

זְכֹר רַחֲמֶיךָ יי וַחֲסָדֶיךָ כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵמָּה

חַטֹּאות נְעוּרַי וּפְשָׁעַי אַל תִּזְכֹּר כְּחַסְדְּךָ זְכָר לִי אַתָּה לְמַעַן טוּבְךָ יי

טוֹב וְיָשָׁר יי עַל כֵּן יוֹרֶה חַטָּאִים בַּדָּרֶךְ

יַדְרֵךְ עֲנָוִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וִילַמֵּד עֲנָוִים דַּרְכּוֹ

כָּל אָרְחוֹת יי חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת לְנֹצְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ וְעֵדֹתָיו

לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ יי וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנִי כִּי רַב הוּא

מִי זֶה הָאִישׁ יְרֵא יי יוֹרֶנּוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ יִבְחָר

נַפְשׁוֹ בְּטוֹב תָּלִין וְזַרְעוֹ יִירַשׁ אָרֶץ

סוֹד יי לִירֵאָיו וּבְרִיתוֹ לְהוֹדִיעָם

עֵינַי תָּמִיד אֶל יי כִּי הוּא יוֹצִיא מֵרֶשֶׁת רַגְלָי

פְּנֵה אֵלַי וְחָנֵּנִי כִּי יָחִיד וְעָנִי אָנִי

צָרוֹת לְבָבִי הִרְחִיבוּ מִמְּצוּקוֹתַי הוֹצִיאֵנִי

רְאֵה עָנְיִי וַעֲמָלִי וְשָׂא לְכָל חַטֹּאותָי

רְאֵה אוֹיְבַי כִּי רָבּוּ וְשִׂנְאַת חָמָס שְׂנֵאוּנִי

שָׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵנִי אַל אֵבוֹשׁ כִּי חָסִיתִי בָךְ

תֹּם וָיֹשֶׁר יִצְּרוּנִי כִּי קִוִּיתִיךָ

פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל צָרוֹתָיו

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