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The SMART SMARTCHOICES CHOICES NEWSLETTER 732.200.2812 IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES & TRIUMPHS NISSAN 5780 // ISSUE 2 COVID-19 ISSUE INSPIRATION | INFORMATION | AWARENESS Rav Asher Arieli Shlit”a Delivers a Rare, Moving Address Regarding the Coronavirus SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS ISSUE av Asher Arieli STATE OF THE ART ‘KOSHER R Shlit”a, the famed PHONE’ VENDING MACHINE maggid shiur at COMES TO LAKEWOOD the Mir Yeshiva of Yerushalayim, delivered a heartfelt call in response to the current Coronavirus pandemic. He stressed that while each individual must undertake to do teshuvah on a personal level, nevertheless, there are certain areas where we, as a klal, must focus. To hear this speech (Yiddish), call the Smart Choices Hotline at 732.400.9003, option 1 – 1 – 45. FOR THE LONGEST EREV PESACH Smart Choices presents hundreds of hours of inspirational speeches to hear from the comfort of your home! For a full list of speeches, see pages 4-5. Purchasing a kosher phone For a list of Coronavirus speeches & other hotline has never been so easy! numbers, see back page. A self-service vending machine, fully stocked with kosher phones & cell phone accessories has been installed in Yeshiva IN THIS ISSUE: area, on Private Way & 7th Street Page 2 – Editors Note and Message from TAG (in The Willows apartment building, with the other Page 3 – The Verdict That Shook Manchester vending machines). Page 4 – R’ Elya Ber Wachtfogel Shlit”a on Coronavirus Very cheap rates! Page 5 – NetFree comes to the USA For more information, call (866) 444-5404 Page 6-7 – Updated Smart Choices Hotline List Service provided by The Smart Choices Newsletter // 1 // ני תש"פ EDITORS NOTE As we find ourselves in very challenging times, facing newnisyonos from many directions, Klal Yisroel, as always, is shining in many ways. The gemilus chasadim that organizations and individuals are providing in unique and special ways is truly amazing! The spread of Torah learning via countless teleconferences, featuring thousands of new shiurim and chizuk speeches on timely topics, are helping us strengthen our levels of avodas Hashem in teshuva u’maasim tovim. One of the many areas of improvement where many have taken concrete steps is in the challenges of technology. Individuals have taken steps, each on his own level, thousands have joined public kabbalos in this area, and day by day, Yidden are being mischazeik even as the challenges get harder and harder for many reasons. No Yid may .”ואתם לא תצאו איש מפתח ביתו עד בקר” )שמות יב:כב) :Before Makkas Bechoros at the time of Yetzias Mitzrayim, Hashem told Bnei Yisroel leave the threshold of his home on that night. We find that Makkas Bechoros is considered not only the last of the ten makkos, but also the beginning of the Geula. Seforim explain (see ‘Ohr Hamoed’) that Hashem set up the whole stage of Makkas Bechoros: All the Yidden staying in their homes eating the Korban Pesach and putting the dam Pesach on their doors. All of this was a way of showing that the Yidden live in their sacred homes of kedushah without outside influences, and in that zechus of keeping their homes separate, with kedushas Yisroel, they were zoche to the Geula of Yetzias Mitzrayim. As we stand in Nissan, the month of Geula, just a few days before the Yom Tov of Pesach, accompanying us are the thousands of kabbalos, chizukim and upgrades of Klal Yisroel strengthening and upholding the kedusha of our homes. May we be zoche that this should herald the Smart Choices !חג כשר ושמח !ultimate Geula that we all so longingly await ועת צרה היא ליעקב וממנה יושע ועת צרה היאSITUATION ועת ליעקב CURRENT צרהOF THEוממנה היא ועתLIGHT יושעIN ליעקב צרה BY TAG היא וממנה ליעקביושע PUBLICIZED וממנה LETTER יושעAWARENESS NOLO SHAILA HOTLINE H G EC Y CHIZUK SPEECHES AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE SHAILA HOTLINESHAILA HOTLINECHIZUK SPEECHESCHIZUKT SPEECHES AN IMPORTANTAN MESSAGEIMPORTANT MESSAGE SHAILA HOTLINE CHIZUK SPEECHESFor technology questions relating to AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE For technology questions relatingFor technology to questionsFor relating speeches to please call theForSMART regular speeches please call the regular For speeches please call the regular the currentfrom situation, the please Lake callwood thefrom Roshei the Lake Yeshivawood Rosheiand Yeshiva and from the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and the current situation, pleasethe call current the situation, pleaseTAG call Fornumberthe technology 732-730-1824 questionsCHOICESTAG relating number to 732-730-1824 For speeches please call the regular TAG number 732-730-1824 TAG Corona Response Hotline at from the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and Mashgiach to the Community TAG Corona Response HotlineTAG Coronaat Response Hotlineandthe at currentselect option situation, 1 pleaseand call select the option 1 TAG number 732-730-1824 Mashgiach to theMashgiach Communityand selectto the option Community 1 347-9SHAILA 347-9SHAILA TAG Corona Response Hotline at and select option 1 347-9SHAILA Mashgiach to the Community 347-9SHAILAINSPIRATION | EDUCATION | ASSISTANCE מחמת המצב הקיים אנשים רבים יצטרכו לעבוד מהבית, וזה עשוי להכריח אנשים רבים שמסרו נפשם שלא יהיה מחמתלהם המצב הקיים אנשים רבים מחמת המצביצטרכו הקייםלעבוד אנשים מהבית, רביםוזה עשוי יצטרכו להכריח לעבוד אנשים מהבית, רביםוזה עשוי שמסרו נפשםלהכריח שלא אנשים יהיה רבים להם שמסרו נפשם שלא יהיה להם 732.200.2812 אינטרנט בבית להכניס אותו עכשיו לראשונה. מלבד פסק ההלכה הבסיסי לשעת מחמת הדחק, המצב יש גם הקיים חשש אנשיםגדול רבים שברגע שא־יצטרכו אינטרנט לעבודבבית להכניסמהבית, וזהto אותו not עשוי עכשיומוסר אינטרנט נפש להכריח בבית were לראשונה. אנשיםwho להכניס מלבד רבים אותוpeople פסק שמסרועכשיו compel ההלכה נפשםmay לראשונההבסיסיThis. שלא יהיהמלבד.home לשעת להםפסק from הדחק, work יש ההלכהto גם need חששהבסיסי will גדול לשעת people שברגע הדחקmany, שא־יש גם ,situation חשש current גדול to the שברגע Dueשא־ נשים “יטעמו” את הנוחיות של השימוש באינטרנט בבית, יהיה להם קשה להסיר אותו לאחר שיעבור האונס. ההדרכה not to מוסר נפש not people to who were מוסר compel נפש Due to the current situation, Duemany to people the current will need situation, to work many from people home. will This need may to compel work from people home. who This were may אינטרנט בבית להכניס אותו עכשיו נשים “לראשונה. יטעמו” מלבדאת פסק הנוחיות thereההלכהשל , נשים “שעת הבסיסיהדחק השימוש יטעמו” this אתלשעת for באינטרנטפסק הדחק,הנוחיות הלכה בביתיש, של basicגם יהיה the חשש השימושלהם from גדול קשה Aside באינטרנטשברגע להסיר.time שא־בבית,first אותו the יהיה לאחרit for להם שיעבורקשה not to introduce toלהסיר האונס. מוסר,now אותו נפש ההדרכהuntil לאחר who home were שיעבורpeople in their האונס. have, therecompel internetההדרכהmay שעת This הדחק for home. this פסקfrom הלכה basic ,to there work שעת needthe הדחק people forAside this from will פסק .manyRABBINICALtime הלכה have internet in their home untilhave now,internet to introduce in their home it for untilthe first now,Due time. to tointroduce theAside current from it for the situation, the basic first דלקמן ניתנת בכדי לסייע להקטין את הפרצות שעלולות ח”ו להולד משעת נשיםהדחק “יטעמוהנוכחי:” את הנוחיות של השימוש באינטרנט בבית, יהיה להם קשה להסיר אותו לאחר שיעבור האונס. ההדרכה דלקמן ניתנת בכדי לסייע hard to להקטיןדלקמן be את will ניתנת it בכדיהפרצות ,the homeלסייע in שעלולות ח”ולהקטין internet את להולד of using הפרצות משעת הדחק שעלולות convenience ח”ו הנוכחי:the להולד ”tasted“ משעת there have ,הדחק שעת people הדחק הנוכחי:forthat this once פסקחשש הלכה tasted” that oncethe convenience peoplehave internethave of “tasted” using in their internet the home convenience until in the now, home,BOARD toof introduceusing it will internet be it hard for the in to the first home, time. itAside will frombeis hardalso the atobasic serious“חשש that onceis also people a serious have חשש is also a serious •מעסיקים שיש להם יכולת לקיים את העבודה המחייבת חיבור לאינטרנט דלקמן מחוץ ניתנת לבתים, בכדי בדאי לסייע שיעשו להקטין זאת, את אם הפרצות שעלולות ח”ו להולד משעת הדחק הנוכחי: has it willpassed. be hard to אונס ,that once people have “tasted” the convenience of usingremove internet it after in the the home חשש is also a serious •מעסיקים שיש להם יכולת •לקיים מעסיקיםאת שיש העבודה להם יכולת המחייבת לקיים חיבור את לאינטרנטהעבודה מחוץ המחייבת לבתים, חיבור בדאי לאינטרנטשיעשו מחוץזאת, אם לבתים, בדאי שיעשו זאת, אם has passed. HaRav Malkiel Kotler Shlit”a אונס hasremove passed. it after the אונס remove it after the הם יכולים לשאת בהוצאה. •מעסיקים שיש להם יכולת לקיים הם את יכולים העבודה לשאת המחייבת בהוצאה.חיבור הם יכולים לאינטרנט לשאת מחוץ לבתיםבהוצאה,. בדאי שיעשו זאת, אם .has passed אונס remove it after the שעת הדחק ח ו פרצות HaRav Yisroel Neuman Shlit”a הם יכולים לשאת בהוצאה. : The following guidance is intended to assist in minimizing which may ” arise from this :שעת הדחק arise from this ח”ו :may שעת הדחק this which פרצות arise from ח”ו towhich assist may in minimizing פרצות The following guidance is intendedThe following to assist guidance in minimizing is intended •אנשים שיכולים להשעות את עבודתם ללא קושי כלכלי רציני צריכים לעשות זאת במקום להכניס •אינטרנט • אנשים שיכולים להשעות are את אנשים ,homes עבודתםof שיכולים ללא outside קושי להשעות אתכלכלי connection רציני עבודתםan internet צריכיםללא קושי requires לעשות זאתכלכליwork which רציני במקום to keep צריכים להכניס ability לעשות the אינטרנט זאת: have שעת who במקום הדחק this להכניס • fromEmployers arise חאינטרנט”ו which may פרצות The following guidanceHaRav is intended Henoch to assist Shachar in minimizing Shlit”a • • לבית. • Employers who have the abilityEmployers to keep who work have which the requires ability to an keep internet work connection which requires outside an internet of homes, connection are outside of homes, are אנשים שיכולים להשעות את לביתעבודתם. ללא קושי כלכלי רציני לבית.צריכים לעשות זאת במקום להכניס אינטרנט .HaRav Yosef Elefant Shlit”a encouraged to do so, if they can bear the expense • לבית.
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