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Neighbors and friends were shocked last Saturday to hear of the passing of young mother of 7 Mrs. Yehudis Timsit. Yehudis had gone to lie down after suddenly not feeling well last week. When her children came in to check on her hours later, she had suffered a heart attack and died.

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The Agudah was founded in 1922, 99 years ago.
Then, and through the years, the Agudah has had to deal with major challenges facing Klal Yisroel.
Yet, as difficult as those challenges may have been, we always assumed we could rely on certain firm foundations.

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Neighbors watched from their windows Saturday night as emergency responders carried the limp body of Rebbetzin Yehudis Timsit to the ambulance. The medics were followed by the Timsit children, ranging in age from toddlers to teens. The responders did not have the heart to tell the weeping children what they themselves knew: It was already too late.

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It was chaos at the back of the classroom as a group of concerned girls stood over the shaking body of 18-year-old Chani Goldstein*. Chani had suddenly collapsed and was weeping uncontrollably. For a terrifying 10 minutes, she gasped for air, sure she was dying.
A trip to the nurse revealed that she had had a panic attack. A trip to the rabbi revealed much more.

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Giant of the Torah learning world Rav Reuven Elbaz shlit”a had several strong thoughts to share in his recent video address.
“Many lost their loved ones recently because of our sins,” says Rav Elbaz of the past year. The rabbi then tells of a group of esteemed talmidei chachamim who have formed a chesed organization which has functioned in secret. The group has helped raise funds and other forms of support for families who are living in dangerous poverty.
Now, however, things have gotten worse than ever. Many couples are struggling to get married after losing a parent. Others are struggling to buy groceries, or pay rent. Rav Elbaz decided it was time to address the world at large.

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When you have nothing to lose, that’s when people are willing to take the wildest risks in life. 
But what about when you have everything to lose?
Rochel Hershkowitz is fifty years old. She’s married to a good man, has eleven kids, and is about to celebrate her son’s upcoming wedding. And she’s on the edge of losing it all.
Rochel used to be a kindergarten teacher and her husband Moshe would support the family through a mattress and bed importing business. But three years ago, Moshe suffered from a series of heart attacks at the young age of forty-seven. Ever since then, his health had gone downhill until several months ago when his diabetes got so bad that the doctors had choice but to amputate his leg.

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Rabbis Sariel Rosenberg & Rosh Beis Din Rav Shmuel Gross are rallying behind a young man who is fighting for his life. The man in question is father of two Aharon Mann.
Mann is a small business owner whose finances took a hard hit during the pandemic. He took several loans to keep his business alive, but the tables were turned when interest rates were hiked up and those who lent the money began threatening him violently. The longer the lockdown continued, the more desperate his situation became.
As of now Mann has separated from his children for their own safety. The collectors have gone so far as to harass Mann’s parents as well. Aharon gives everything he has toward the debt but with interest it has accumulated to a staggering near $100,000.

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It was a bittersweet moment yesterday, when Yocheved Atias of Beit Shemesh heard the first cry of her beautiful newborn son.
Eight months ago, Yocheved’s husband. Yaakov Atias, was one of the youngest Israelis to pass away from coronavirus. He was 42 years old, with no health issues. In a speech that moved many to tears, 10-year-old daughter Yael spoke after the funeral, begging those in attendance to vaccinate, so that others would be less likely of enduring the same fate.
At the time of his passing, Yaakov and Yocheved had not known that she was expecting. By the time she realized, it was too late.

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When Tehilla K. was expecting for the first time, she and her husband spent hours debating whether it would be a girl or boy.
“You’re carrying low, I bet it’s a boy!” neighbors would rudely remark.
“With all that nausea, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a girl,” whispered his mother too loudly.
When the baby was finally born, Tehilla and Avi were completely shocked. But because of something else entirely.
“Our precious baby boy was born with a rare syndrome that affects his lungs,” explains Tehilla to reporters in numbed disbelief. 
“Every breath that he takes solely relies on expensive medical equipment and medication.”