✡︎ Shalom and Good Shabbos, Friends ✡︎

Parshas Beshalach, Shemot (Exodus)13:17-17:16, dramatizes the miracles that make Operation Freedom From Bondage successful. These supernatural events include the protective, guiding cloud and light from Heaven, the splitting of the Red Sea, the demise of the entire Egyptian fighting force, the sustenance of meat, bread and water during the trek to Mt. Sinai, and the victory over the Amalekites.

A great chorus of praise and thanksgiving to God for His help rises up from the mixed multitude when they reach dry land after the walls of water close in to drown their pursuers. Our sages write that even the babies in their mothers’ wombs uttered a song!

https://www.sefaria.org/Sotah.31a.2?lang=bi

or

https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.50a.12?

Once upon a time great rabbis, whose minds were infused with the presence of the Almighty, knew and publicly declared that babies in the womb are alive, sentient, and aware. A minority of brave rabbis and Jewish women and men today understand and voice this viewpoint. We are honored to know them. We eagerly anticipate the renewal of this knowledge throughout modern Jewish culture and the global human family, as well. Intellectually curious, modern biological inquiry has yet to achieve this understanding, but it will someday if free from agenda driven scientific control.

In addition to proclaiming that pre-born babies feel and express gratitude, this Torah portion also admonishes the angels who celebrate Egyptian fighters drowning in the turbulent waters. God rebukes them, “My handiwork is drowning in the sea, and you wish to sing before Me?!” (Talmud, Sanhedrin 39)

https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/32113?lang=bi

Our Creator celebrates life and human flourishing, as do we. Our Creator also regrets every human life destroyed, whether that destruction occurs in the defense of innocent human life or in the deliberate killing of a pre-born baby. We concur.

Our next Jewish Pro-LIfe Show airs Wednesday, January 31st. Rabbi Yosef Chaim will share his insights with us during the show. Please join us. The zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277524247.

I will send out a proper invitation on Monday.

Welcome to all of our new friends, donors and subscribers, and thank you for reading and sharing this newsletter.

Cecily

May there be abundant peace from Heaven, and good life upon us and upon all Israel. Amen.

Our 1.23.24 Jewish Pro-Life Show video is available now on Rumble and the audio is on Libsyn and Apple podcast. During the live show, I forgot to start the video recording, but I always make a back up audio so I created a pleasing video with the images and videos we shared during the meeting with image overlays during the discussion. The final product is much nicer to view than looking at zoom squares.

We shared and discussed highlights from the March for Life in Washington DC last week, moral judgement v moral principles in human action regarding child sacrifice, and breaking the denial among Jews of the similarity of experience between the baby targeted for death in the womb with Jews targeted for death by Hamas in Israel. Open discussion follows with Rabbi Noson Leiter and friends.

Rumble https://rumble.com/v496tcc-jewish-pro-life-show-1.23.24.html

Libsyn https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ep-131-jewish-pro-life-show-12324

During the Jewish Pro-Life Show, we discussed this essay from John Podhoretz at Commentary magazine, and the inability of Jews to realize the plight of babies in the womb as similar to the threat to Jews outside of the womb.

They’re Coming After Us

https://www.commentary.org/articles/john-podhoretz/antisemites-coming-after-jews/

Simcha,thank you for posting this!

Mazel Tov, Guys & Wives!

Marching for Life After Dobbs

Why we continue to gather in Washington— for the sake of constitutional justice and a righteous political order, written by

Tom Shakely, Chief Engagement Officer at Americans United for Life

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-are-we-marching-for-life-after-dobbs/

The March for Life Theme this year was “with every woman, for every child.” Dr. Susan Bane affirms the pro-life focus on helping women and babies.

As an OGBYN I Can Confirm Pregnant Women Need Help and Support, Not Abortion

https://www.lifenews.com/2024/01/19/as-an-ogbyn-i-can-confirm-pregnant-women-need-help-and-support-not-abortion/

An analysis of abortion data by the Society of Family Planning concludes that abortion rates have increased since the Dobbs decision. The use of chemical abortion may influence this result, but other indications suggest that abortion rates have declined since Dobbs.

Fact: Dobbs Has Saved Tens of Thousands of Babies From Abortions

https://www.lifenews.com/2024/01/25/fact-dobbs-has-saved-tens-of-thousands-of-babies-from-abortions/

140 Abortion Businesses Have Been Closed Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned

https://www.lifenews.com/2024/01/19/140-abortion-businesses-have-been-closed-since-roe-v-wade-was-overturned/

Democrats’ sexual ethics: Civilization hangs in the balance

Another illuminating opinion piece by Don Feder.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/14/democrats-sexual-ethics-civilization-hangs-in-bala/

Poll: Over Half of Democrats Support Aborting Babies with Down Syndrome

People diagnosed with Down syndrome have happy and healthy lives with supportive care,” according to the Cleveland Clinic,

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/24/poll-over-half-democrats-support-aborting-babies-down-syndrome/

Extinguishing Down Syndrome Babies Is Eugenics

Wesley J. Smith, Chair and Senior Fellow, Center on Human Exceptionalism.

https://evolutionnews.org/2024/01/extinguishing-down-syndrome-babies-is-eugenics/

Let's get current. It is no longer necessary to torture and destroy a baby in the womb to save the mother's life. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Pro-Life Practice from the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PG-10-Concluding-Pregnancy-Ethically-updated.pdf

Jewish Pro-Life Replies to Jewish Pro-Abortion Claims

Our quick reference guide to help you provide Torah based talking points. Download here.

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