The White House said Tuesday morning that the United States has received indications that Iran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel in the near future. “The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” an unnamed senior White House official said in a statement. This warning comes as Israel launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, on the heels of killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah and decimating the terrorist organization’s senior military leadership, as well as after killing and injuring thousands of other Hezbollah terrorists in pager and walkie-talkie explosions. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
U.S. has intelligence suggesting Iran will imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, Axios reports. A White House official warns “a direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran.”
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight, and even though progress was reported in talks on Monday, the workers went on strike. The strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977. Workers began picketing at the Port of Philadelphia shortly after midnight, walking in a circle at a rail crossing outside the port and chanting “No work without a fair contract.” The union had message boards on the side of a truck reading: “Automation Hurts Families: ILA Stands For Job Protection.” Local ILA president Boise Butler said workers want a fair contract that doesn’t allow automation of their jobs. Shipping companies made billions during the pandemic by charging high prices, he said. “Now we want them to pay back. They’re going to pay back,” Butler said. He said the union will strike for as long as it needs to get a fair deal, and it has leverage over the companies. “This is not something that you start and you stop,” he said. “We’re not weak,” he added, pointing to the union’s importance to the nation’s economy At Port Houston, at least 50 workers started picketing around midnight local time carrying signs saying “No Work Without a Fair Contract.” The U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports, said Monday evening that both sides had moved off of their previous wage offers. But no deal was reached. The union’s opening offer in the talks was for a 77% pay raise over the six-year life of the contract, with President Harold Daggett saying it’s necessary to make up for inflation and years of small raises. ILA members make a base salary of about $81,000 per year, but some can pull in over $200,000 annually with large amounts of overtime. But Monday evening, the alliance said it had increased its offer to 50% raises over six years, and it pledged to keep limits on automation in place from the old contract. The union wants a complete ban on automation. It wasn’t clear just how far apart both sides are. “We are hopeful that this could allow us to fully resume collective bargaining around the other outstanding issues in an effort to reach an agreement,” the alliance statement said. In a statement early Tuesday, the union said it rejected the alliance’s latest proposal because it “fell far short of what ILA rank-and-file members are demanding in wages and protections against automation.” The two sides had not held formal negotiations since June. “We are prepared to fight as long as necessary, to stay out on strike for whatever period of time it takes, to get the wages and protections against automation our ILA members deserve,” Daggett said in the statement. “They must now meet our demands for this strike to end.” The alliance said its offer tripled employer contributions to retirement plans and strengthened health care options. Supply chain experts say consumers won’t see an immediate impact from the strike because most retailers stocked up on goods, moving ahead shipments of holiday gift items. […]
Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy. Living the last 19 months in home hospice care in Plains, the Georgia Democrat and 39th president has continued to defy expectations, just as he did through a remarkable rise from his family peanut farming and warehouse business to the world stage. He served one presidential term from 1977 to 1981 and then worked more than four decades leading The Carter Center, which he and his wife Rosalynn co-founded in 1982 to “wage peace, fight disease, and build hope.” “Not everybody gets 100 years on this earth, and when somebody does, and when they use that time to do so much good for so many people, it’s worth celebrating,” Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson and chair of The Carter Center governing board, said in an interview. “These last few months, 19 months, now that he’s been in hospice, it’s been a chance for our family to reflect,” he continued, “and then for the rest of the country and the world to really reflect on him. That’s been a really gratifying time.” James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924 in Plains, where he has lived more than 80 of his 100 years. He is expected to mark his birthday in the same one-story home he and Rosalynn built in the early 1960s — before his first election to the Georgia state Senate. The former first lady, who was also born in Plains, died last November at 96. President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter’s 1976 campaign, praised his longtime friend for an “unwavering belief in the power of human goodness.” “You’ve always been a moral force for our nation and the world (and) a beloved friend to Jill and me and our family,” the 81-year-old president tells Carter in a tribute video filmed in front of Carter’s presidential portrait at the White House. Outside the North Portico, the Bidens are placing a display of large lettering declaring “Happy Birthday President Carter” and the number 100. Carter has asked Biden to eulogize him at his state funeral when the time comes. The Carter Center on Sept. 17 hosted a musical gala in Atlanta to celebrate the former president with a range of genres and artists, including some who campaigned with him in 1976. The event raised more than $1.2 million for the center’s programs and will be broadcast Tuesday evening on Georgia Public Broadcasting. In St. Paul, Minnesota, Habitat for Humanity volunteers are honoring Carter with a five-day effort to build 30 houses. The Carters became top ambassadors for the international organization after leaving the White House and hosted annual building projects into their 90s. Carter survived a cancer diagnosis and treatment in his early 90s, then several falls and a hip replacement in his mid-90s before announcing at 98 that he would enter hospice care. Townspeople in Plains planned another concert Tuesday evening. The last time Jimmy Carter was seen publicly was nearly a year ago, using a reclining wheelchair to attend […]
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In accordance with an assessment by the Home Front Command, and in light of recent developments in the war with Hezbollah, the Home Front Command on Tuesday published tightened restrictions on the public in a number of areas, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the northern Shomron, and the Sharon and Carmel areas. The announcement follows the rocket fire on the Tel Aviv area on Tuesday morning. The restrictions began today, October 1, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. and will remain in effect until 8:00 p.m. on Motzei Shabbos, October 5. Gatherings in these areas are restricted to 30 people outdoors and 300 people indoors, a restriction that has major implications for Rosh Hashanah tefillos, especially at Chassidish courts. Beaches will be closed. Other places, such as children’s activities and workplaces are allowed to be open only if a nearby shelter is accessible. Following the Home Front Command’s announcement, the annual Erev Rosh Hashanah mass Selichos ceremony at the Kosel was canceled and instead will be broadcast live. Currently, there are no restrictions at Ben-Gurion Airport and flights are landing and taking off as usual. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari on Tuesday morning spoke to the foreign press and explained why IDF forces entered Lebanon overnight Monday. “Hezbollah turned Lebanese villages next to Israeli villages into military bases, all ready for an attack on Israel,” he said. “Hezbollah had prepared to use those villages as staging grounds for an October 7-style invasion into Israeli homes.” “Hezbollah planned to invade Israel, attack Israeli communities, and massacre innocent men, women, and children.” Hagari then decried the futility of UN Council resolutions that claimed to reign in Hezbollah, asserting that if the world cannot control Hezbollah, Israel has no choice but to push the terror group away from its border. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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As IDF soldiers battle Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and Hamas terrorists in Gaza, the war against terror in the northern Shomron continues. Four Duvdean commandos were injured on Tuesday during a counterterrorism operation in the Shechem area, one seriously and three moderately. The IDF spokesperson stated on Tuesday that as part of an operation in Shechem under the intelligence direction of the Shin Bet, soldiers from the Kfir Brigade eliminated the terrorist Abed Shaheen, who advanced and carried out terror and shooting attacks at IDF forces in Yehudah and Shomron and was actively planning further attacks. In a separate operation, Duvdevan commandos carried out an arrest operation in the Balata “refugee camp” next to Shechem overnight Monday. Terrorists hiding in a building opened fire on the soldiers. The soldiers returned fire, killing one terrorist and injuring another. Four soldiers were injured in the gun battle. On Tuesday morning, IDF forces completed an operation in the village of Silwad in Binyamin, during which they arrested six wanted terror suspects and later carried out an operation in the villages of Deir Ibzi and Kafr Ni’ma. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Sirens blared in dozens of cities in the Tel Aviv and Sharon areas, including Tel Aviv, Ramat HaSharon, Kfar Saba, Herzliya, and Ra’anana as well as in yishuvim in the Shomron after Hezbollah fired a rocket barrage at central Israel on Tuesday morning. Residents heard the sounds of loud booms as several rockets fell. Other rockets were intercepted. One of the rockets hit a highway near the Choreshim Interchange on Route 6, moderately injuring a bus driver in his 50s from shrapnel and lightly injuring a 31-year-old driver of a private car. Several people also suffered from shock. MDA paramedics said: “We arrived at the scene and saw signs of an impact on the road, with a bus pulled over to the side and its windows shattered from shrapnel. The bus driver, a 54-year-old man, was fully conscious and had shrapnel wounds on his head and chest. Shrapnel apparently penetrated the bus door. While we were carrying out rescue operations, we provided medical treatment to the driver, and after he was extricated, we transferred him to an MDA ambulance and transported him to the hospital in stable condition. MDA teams on-site are also treating several victims of shock. There were about 10 passengers on the bus, and the incident could have ended much more severely.” The other victim was also treated by MDA paramedics and evacuated to the hospital The rocket impact caused a fire to break out next to the highway: Police officers and bomb sappers were quickly deployed to impact sites and searched for shrapnel remnants to remove any further risk to the public. Shrapnel was found in Ramat HaSharon and in several areas in Kfar Saba. B’Chasdei Hashem no injuries in these areas were reported. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
The IDF’s 98th Divison, which includes soldiers from the Paratrooper, Commando, and the 7th Brigades, entered Lebanon overnight Monday after training for weeks at the northern border. The elite division was transferred from the battle in Gaza to lead the incursion into Lebanon. On Tuesday morning, the IDF released footage of the soldiers’ preparations for the launch of the operation. The IDF spokesperson stated: “After operating in Gaza, where the soldiers of the 98th Division gained skills and operational experience, they moved north and are now conducting limited, localized, targeted operations that began last night.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Thousands of people gathered in the heart of Lakewood, NJ, for a monumental Atzeres Tefillah, fervently beseeching Hashem to bring an end to the current tzaros and hasten the Geulah. With the escalating security situation in Israel, the unprecedented rise in anti-Semitism around the world, and the looming implementation of new draft laws that threaten to conscript thousands of bnei Torah into the military—posing an unprecedented challenge to limud haTorah in Eretz Yisroel, the lifeblood of the Jewish people—the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and leading Gedolim issued a Kol Korei urging everyone to attend the Atzeres Tefillah on Sunday. The event was attended by many yeshivos and their talmidim in Lakewood, as well as many women, along with others from across the tri-state area who heeded the call of the Gedolim. The Atzeres began with Mincha, followed by the heartfelt recitation of Tehillim for our brethren in Eretz Yisroel and around the world, as well as for the nearly 100 hostages that remain in Hamas captivity. Inspiring speeches were delivered by Reb Malkiel Kotler and Reb Elya Ber Wachtfogel, emphasizing the urgency for Teshuva and increased Tefillah during these turbulent times. They also highlighted the grave implications of the draft laws and the existential threat they pose to the Olam HaTorah. Harav Elya Ber described how precisely during these times with so much tragedy, it’s critical that we don’t lose a single lomed Torah. Harav Yeruchem Olshin spoke passionately about the tragedies in Klal Yisroel, and how this draft law is most catastrophic as it targets the very lifeblood of Klal Yisroel which is the Lomdei Torah. The Atzeres continued with Selichos led by Harav Yeruchem Olshin. Harav Yitzchok Sorotzkin addressed the Atzeres in English, stating the words of the Rambam that in times of tragedy we must cry out with increased Tefilah and do Teshuva. The Atzeres culminated in an emotional Kabolas Ol Malchus Shamayim led by Harav Dovid Schustal. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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Tzvi Yehezkeli, Arab affairs correspondent and the head of the Arab desk at Channel 13 News, discussed the significance of Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. “It’s a historically monumental Islamic event,” he began. “It really depends on how Israel will proceed. We’ve discovered that Nasrallah is weaker than we thought…the question is how this escalates from Israel’s perspective. Will we approach this tactically regarding Lebanon? In the Lebanese context, you could really disarm Hezbollah.” He clarified: “Do you know what the Lebanese will do when you give them the option to disarm Hezbollah? A peace agreement with Lebanon could even happen. Nasrallah participated in Assad’s greatest massacre; he starved Syrians. I think Iran is weak right now in a sense that we’ve cut off a very important branch. Hezbollah has truly taken a hit.” “There’s no command, no chain of command, there’s no military brain – Nasrallah was the communications mastermind that mapped out the way and the military personnel translated that into action. That’s gone now.” “It reminds me of the end of the Lebanon War. We didn’t do all the work in Dahieh, there’s still the precision missile project—Hezbollah still has an arsenal of missiles. We need to tackle today what we neglected after the Lebanon War. We have to keep going until the point where the Lebanese people say they’ll deal with the rest and we’ll reach a peace agreement. If you neutralize the Iranian threat to the Middle East, it’s the dawn of a new day in the region. For real.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. But the numbers have been misconstrued without key context. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released data to Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales in response to a request he made for information about people under ICE supervision either convicted of crimes or facing criminal charges. Gonzales’ Texas district includes an 800-mile stretch bordering Mexico. Gonzales posted the numbers online and they immediately became a flashpoint in the presidential campaign between former President Donald Trump, who has vowed to carry out mass deportations, and Vice President Kamala Harris. Immigration — and the Biden administration’s record on border security — has become a key issue in the election. Here’s a look at the data and what it does or doesn’t show: What are the numbers? As of July 21, ICE said 662,556 people under its supervision were either convicted of crimes or face criminal charges. Nearly 15,000 were in its custody, but the vast majority — 647,572 — were not. Included in the figures of people not detained by ICE were people found guilty of very serious crimes: 13,099 for homicide, 15,811 for assault, 13,423 for weapons offenses and 2,663 for stolen vehicles. The single biggest category was for traffic-related offenses at 77,074, followed by assault at 62,231 and dangerous drugs at 56,533. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, later clarified that the numbers span decades and those not in its custody may be held by a state or local agency. For example, someone serving time in a state prison for murder could be counted as a criminal not in ICE’s custody. They are not being held by federal immigration authorities but they are detained — a distinction ICE didn’t make in its report to Gonzales. Millions of people are on ICE’s “non-detained docket,” or people under the agency’s supervision who aren’t in its custody. Many are awaiting outcomes of their cases in immigration court, including some wearing monitoring devices. Others have been released after completing their prison sentences because their countries won’t take them back. What do both sides say about the numbers? Republicans pointed to the data as proof that the Biden administration is letting immigrants with criminal records into the country and isn’t doing enough to kick out those who commit crimes while they’re here. “The truth is clear — illegal immigrants with a criminal record are coming into our country. The data released by ICE is beyond disturbing, and it should be a wake-up call for the Biden-Harris administration and cities across the country that hide behind sanctuary policies,” Gonzales said in a news release, referring to pledges by local officials to limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Trump, who has repeatedly portrayed immigrants as bringing lawlessness and crime to America, tweeted multiple screenshots of the data with the words: “13,000 CROSSED THE BORDER WITH MURDER CONVICTIONS.” He also asserted that the numbers correspond to Biden and Harris’ time in office. The data was being misinterpreted, Homeland Security said in a statement Sunday. “The data goes back decades; it includes individuals who entered the country over the past 40 years or more, the vast majority of whose custody determination was made long before this Administration,” the agency said. “It […]
The Syrian civil war played a key role in Israel’s success in penetrating the inner circles of the Hezbollah terror group, the UK’s Financial Times (FT) reported. Israel revamped its intelligence strategy toward Hezbollah following the 2006 Second Lebanon War, including technological advancements that became “insurmountable,” such as satellites, advanced drones, and the capabilities to hack cell phones and turn them into listening devices. When Hezbollah sent its forces to support Assad in his war against his own citizens who were rebelling against his brutal regime, Israel seized the opportunity. The report quoted a senior Lebanese official who said that Hezbollah operatives had to “expose themselves in Syria,” sharing information with Assad’s corrupt intelligence services or the Russian intelligence agencies, which were under constant American surveillance. The official emphasized that the Syrian civil war was the “price of supporting Assad,” as operatives were forced to expose themselves. The report stated that “for almost a decade, Israeli intelligence treated Hezbollah as an ‘army of terror,’ and not as a terrorist group like [Osama] bin Laden’s. This was a conceptual change that forced Israel to scrutinize Hezbollah closely and widely. As Hezbollah grew stronger, and as it deployed to Syria in 2012 to help [Syrian President Bashar al-]Assad suppress the uprisings against him, it gave Israel the opportunity to take its step. What emerged was a dense ‘intelligence picture’ – who was responsible for Hezbollah’s operations, who was promoted within the organization, who was corrupt, and who exactly returned from an unexplained trip.” “While Hezbollah members struggled in the bloody war in Syria, and to keep up, the organization’s forces grew. The growth left the organization more vulnerable to Israeli spies who placed agents or looked for defectors. Syria was the beginning of Hezbollah’s expansion. This weakened Hezbollah’s internal control mechanisms and opened the door for large-scale infiltration.” After Israeli intelligence agents identified Hezbollah operatives, they meticulously logged their daily schedules into a database, extracting data from their vehicles, locations, and even their spouses’ cell phones. “Unit 9900, whose designated role is visual intelligence gathering, wrote algorithms that filter terabytes of images, aimed at identifying the smallest changes in the hope of detecting an improvised explosive device on the roadside, a ventilation opening above a tunnel, or something else like a concrete reinforcement addition that hints at a bunker. Once a Hezbollah operative was identified, his daily movement patterns were fed into a vast database. The information can be obtained from devices such as his wife’s mobile phone, a smart car’s odometer, or his location. This can be identified from various sources like a UAV flying overhead, a hacked CCTV camera feed he walks past, or even his voice captured on a modern TV remote control’s microphone.” A former senior Israeli official told FT: “For years, Israeli intelligence managed to populate a huge target bank. Israel had a lot of capabilities, a lot of intelligence that was accumulated and awaited use. We could have used these capabilities during the war a long time ago – but we did not.” The report added that in recent months or years, Israeli intelligence officials developed a technique that allow them to pinpoint Hassan Nasrallah’s location. A plan to eliminate Nasrallah was almost carried out at the beginning of the war but was canceled due to […]
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As tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims have begun arriving in Uman, Ukraine, for Rosh Hashanah, United Hatzalah has established a new emergency care complex near the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. This site is the focal point of the annual pilgrimage, drawing worshippers from around the world each Rosh Hashanah. The new facility, featuring a command and control center, a dispatch center, a medical equipment center, and an emergency equipment warehouse, will play a critical role in coordinating emergency responses and ensuring that help is readily available during the holiday. Every year, United Hatzalah sends a delegation of volunteer physicians, paramedics, and EMTs from Israel to support the influx of visitors. These volunteers work in shifts around the clock to provide medical care until the pilgrims depart. As part of its yearly medical standby operation, United Hatzalah has also intensified its preparedness efforts in light of ongoing security concerns due to the war between Ukraine and Russia. A significant emergency drill simulating a rocket attack from Russia was recently conducted near the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. This exercise involved collaboration with the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), local police, firefighters, and medical teams to prepare for potential emergencies during the pilgrimage. In recent days, United Hatzalah has already treated over 80 cases, including minor accidents, breathing problems, limb injuries, cuts, and other medical issues. The organization is working in cooperation with the local clinic team in Uman, which is prepared to receive patients in emergency situations throughout the holiday. “To meet the emergency care challenges of tens of thousands of visitors coming to Uman, we’ve established an advanced emergency care complex that will enable us to provide swifter and more comprehensive emergency care than ever before,” said Lazar Hyman, VP of Volunteer Operations for United Hatzalah. “Both local and visiting volunteers will be equipped with advanced medical equipment to protect the health and safety of all visitors. We’re also collaborating closely with Ukrainian authorities to ensure comprehensive protection for those celebrating the holiday here.”
The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5% of its spending next year for defense, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3% this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. The government’s draft budget released Monday proposes spending just under 13.5 trillion rubles (over $145 billion) on national defense. That is about 3 trillion rubles ($32 billion) more than was set aside for defense this year and was the previous record. The Ukraine war is Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II and has drained the resources of both sides, with Ukraine getting billions of dollars in help from its Western allies. Russia’s forces are bigger and better-equipped than Ukraine’s, and in recent months the Russian army has gradually been pushing Ukrainian troops backward in eastern areas. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the United States last week in pursuit of continuing financial and military support as the war approaches its three-year milestone next February. Russian President Vladimir Putin is also looking how to sustain his war effort as military spending has placed a huge strain on the Russian economy. Earlier this month, Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 19% to combat high inflation. It held out the prospect of more rate increases to return inflation from the current 9.1% to the bank’s target of 4% in 2025. According to the draft budget, spending on defense should decline in 2026. The proposed budget could still change as it goes through three readings in the State Duma, Russia’s lower parliament house, and then goes to the Federation Council, the upper house, before Russian President Vladimir Putin signs it into law. Meanwhile, Putin on Monday signed a call-up order for 133,000 conscripts in the autumn military draft, which is a routine number for seasonal conscription campaigns. In September, he ordered the country’s military to increase Russia’s number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million. Overall military personnel would be about 2.4 million. Overnight, Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, in a 33rd consecutive night of aerial attacks behind the front line and set a new monthly record of drone barrages. It was the first time Russians launched more than 1,000 Shahed drones in a month. It was also the first time the Iranian-made drones were used in every aerial attack on each day of the month. In Kyiv, multiple explosions and machine gun fire could be heard throughout the night as the Ukrainian capital’s air defenses fought off a drone attack for five hours. No casualties were reported in Kyiv or elsewhere, though a “critical infrastructure object” caught fire in the southern Mykolaiv region, Gov. Vitalii Kim said, without elaborating. Russia has increasingly deployed Shahed drones, rather than more expensive missiles, in its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities since its full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. It launched more than 1,300 Shahed drones at Ukraine in September alone — the highest number of drone attacks in a single month since the war began. Ukraine, too, has developed a new generation of drones for the battlefield and for long-range strikes deep inside Russia. More than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on Sunday, Russian […]
דיבורים נפלאים ומרגשים שנאמרו בתוך דרשת יום א’ סליחות תשכ”ח ומתאימים מאד לתקופתנו הקשה הזאת רבינו הקדוש והטהור, לבם ואוהבם של ישראל מרן הגה”ק מצאנז קלויזענבורג זי”ע ועכי”א עומד ומתדיין כלפי שמים, וטוען להקב”ה שכלל ישראל איננו יכול לשוב בתשובה בעוד הם שרויים בצרתם וסבוכים במצוקתם, ורק כאשר אבינו אב הרחמן יחלצנו ממיצר וישפיע לנו כל טוב ויגאלנו בגאולת עולם נוכל לשוב בתשובה שלימה לפניו. צו זעהן קליקט דא (23 מינוט)
