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Ladies and gentlemen, we love having him here in the studio. Some people ask why. I don't know. We just like having him here. He's a nice guy who always makes sure to visit every time he's here from the Holy Land. Our dear friend. And by the way, he's again giving away an apartment in Israel. The guy must have like a I don't know, a boatload of apartments around the Holy Land. That's what I'm assuming. The guy is just giving away apartments. And you, the listener, even though we're doing our own fundraiser, we always help Sacket do this fundraiser. Kanukim, welcome to JM in the AM. >> Thank you. Always a pleasure to be here and uh good to see you and good to be on your show as usual. >> Appreciate that. So, if you were in Israel, you'd be literally setting up the Kanukia right now and getting ready to light in the next half hour, hour or so. >> I'd also be a lot warmer. It's freezing here. >> Yeah. What's the story with that? Well, you're a Queens guy. You're used to that, right? You can come back here and adjust easily, right? >> I don't know. I'm getting old. It's cold. >> It's more It's more difficult, huh? >> Oh, well, it is. >> Oh, well, I'm making assumptions I shouldn't make. >> I I'm telling you. And everyone says to me, "Wait, I didn't have gloves. I came to America without I had to buy a pair of gloves." >> Wow. When's the last time you did that? >> That's a long time ago. I think my hair was black back then. >> What city are you living in? >> Herzelia. >> Do you need a shovel or there's no such thing as snow in Herzelia? >> Uh, you need a shovel because there's a lot of sand in Herzelia. >> Seriously? >> Yes. I live across the street from the beach and uh you >> do you feel the sand come up to to your to where you live? >> I can I can only tell you and this is a true story. My computer wasn't working about a year ago and I'm talking about my desktop. I called my computer guy. He comes in thought it was a software problem was. He opens up my computer and the inside of my computer was full of rust >> from the beach. >> Yeah. And he says, "Do you take this to the beach?" I go, "No, it's a desktop. It hasn't moved it." Right. >> It was all corroded, full of rust. So you But it's rust from the Holy Land. You see now? >> And therefore, it's reparable. >> Therefore, I mere $2,000. I just got a new computer. Oh god. So there it is. >> I guess it wasn't reparable. >> So now what do you do? Do you do cover the computer at night to make sure that this problem doesn't happen again or you don't have that such forethought when it comes to computer equipment? >> No. No. I just just told the guy, I'll see you in a couple of years. Get get the next model. You know, I have to support the Japanese, you know. Uh, it's it's the least we could do. It's the least we could do. >> I hear all the intel comes from Israel. It's actually from Japan. Is that where it's happening? >> We we we keep we we fly under the radar. We don't we don't tell the BDS guys that half the things they're using are from Israel. >> Exactly. >> You know, I I I tell people I support the boycott. You want to boycott Israel, do it, but do it all the way. Right. >> And there goes your pharmaceuticals way >> everything. I mean, um, Monday.com, which is a which is being that's an Israeli company. Are you serious? >> Yes, sir. Monday.com. Also, Wix. >> They're all over the place. Yeah. Wix we know, but I didn't know Monday.com. They're everywhere. >> Monday.com is a spin-off from Wix. >> Wow. >> So, there it is. I said to people, boycott Israel, but do it. >> What do they have in Israel? Sunday.com. >> Uh, cuz that's the beginning of the work week there. >> That's a good question. That's You know something? I need to check that out. Am I right or wrong? That's unusual for you to travel outside of Israel on Kanuka. Would I be right or would I be wrong about that? >> You would be 100% right. As a matter of fact, I have a unique Shila. I'm flying back to Israel on Thursday afternoon, 2:00 flight. >> I land Friday morning. >> I miss lighting entire night. >> An entire night. So I asked my RV and he said, "First of all, it's not like spir you can continue." >> But he said to >> pay into somebody who's lighting. >> I said to him, "Should I should I point to Shalia?" He said doesn't really help. >> So he told me to get an electric minora which I did >> and light it on the plane. >> And light on the plane without a braha. >> That's a great idea. >> Now here's what I'm going to do. >> I wonder why without a bra there other people there. Is the electricity not good enough to be I guess. >> Yeah. So I'm I have one thanks to Amazon.com and you know I bought a little >> You couldn't go to the local Jamaica shop, huh? You couldn't support the little guy sacket. >> I could have but I didn't. >> It was easier this way. >> It was easier. Right. So, I have the Amazon.com uh electric manora and it uh and what I'm going to do and I'm going to show you a video afterwards. I told my wife this is her job. She says, "Don't embarrass me." I'm going to have the whole plane singing ma. >> But why wouldn't they? Everyone loves Kaneka. You'll have the crew helping you with that. >> Well, I just hope the pilot doesn't, you know, uh >> I mean, could I ask if you're flying alal or not? >> I only fly. >> That's it. So, you'll have only fly. >> You'll be the hit of the party. Are you kidding me? >> Yes. I'm going to walk around the plane. It'll be the highlight of the 13 hours. >> Actually, it's less going to Israel. >> Going to Israel, >> like 11 or 10 or something, even nine. I think >> it's less. >> Do you know I was on a record breaker? Do you know that I I'm not kidding. Do you know that? And I wish I remember the exact numbers now. The pilot announced because of the wind speed we had got it in his career. It was the fastest he ever made it from New York to Israel. I think it was 750. I think it was 7 hours and 50 minutes. >> There was no traffic. He said because of the wind and all the and he said as an experienced pilot that he had never done it that quickly. AND I SAID, "WOW, PART OF a you know, you always want to be part of a record breaker. I'm part of a record." >> You know, the last time they were trying to break a record, it was called the Titanic. They were they all they were all they were excited about until boom. >> All right. What are you wishing of, Bobby? Come on. >> Thank God everything was safe. Good. >> And thank God, please God, rather, you will arrive in Israel safely. >> But it must kill you. And and it's too strong of a word. I get it. But it must be troublesome lighting the kanukia here. Like you're familiar with some of our Torah commentators. There are those who actually feel that mitzvot are only for performance in Israel and what we do here or anywhere in the diaspora is simply to keep the tradition going and to not lose sight of what we need to do. And it must kill you when you're not in Israel performing these mitzvot. >> It doesn't kill me, but it definitely affects me. But I'll tell you a devarra that will blow you away. >> Okay? You know we say alim >> on and also on what's interesting when we say it on we say and so on is we say the word is >> right >> now fast forward to pur we talk about and we say and and and what do we say we say right and we talk about we don't say the Israel. >> Correct. >> Why not? >> Because it was in Israel. Khan >> because Khan was in Israel and there's no concept of Israel in this is the rug of Rebi. Correct. He mentions it. So it does. But let me tell you something. Khan was not just about uh uh Israel. It was about uh the the Greeks trying to wipe out the entire concept of uh of the of the oral Torah. The Torah Shabbd. >> Our whole tradition. And that is still around correct today. So there's a big fight. There's a big fight today whether you're in New York, Sydney, Australia or anywhere else. Am Israel needs to fight hard against the modern day Greeks. >> Sackets here. And I just as an aside, and we're going to talk about this topic in a second, but as an aside, last year was the first time in my life that I was in Israel for Khaneka. I had never been in Israel until last year. >> How are the donuts? >> Excellent. They disappear after the eighth day. You can't find a donut in the country after that. No, the donuts are great. Everything was great. Yeah. >> And it was very meaningful to me. And I had the opportunity the first night of Kaneka to actually lead a kanuka kanukia. I try to use the word kanuka instead. >> Okay. >> Cuz there's a difference between a manora and a kanukia. You know that, right? >> No, I don't. >> The biblical manora had a certain number. >> Seven, right? Okay. I would always have nine actually. Interesting. >> Eight plus one. So I try to distinguish between a manora which is what Aaron Hakoen lit and a kanukia which is what we light in commemoration of the holiday of Kanuka. >> Correct. Nice. >> So I had the opportunity the first night to actually lead the Kanuka lighting you know the brahot mur etc for like a hundred people and it was just it was it was so cool. I remember telling my family I finally made it here for Kaneka and look what the opportunity I had to really be be involved in pursuing Nissa. So this year, and nothing against my colleagues in Manhattan, who I'm sure are getting a lot of tremendous uh joy out of seeing the uh the Kanuki in my window as they drive on the FDR Drive. It's not the same. It's just not the same. And I didn't have the same spirit. I hope it builds up as Kanuka continues. But when you as a Jew are exposed to anything in Israel, anything you do afterwards, you know, even pesak and suk is frankly my pesak and suk is not nearly as inspirational since I had spent pes and suk is in Israel. Listen, Israel is the way it should be. But as long as that's your goal, then it's important whatever you're doing even outside of Israel. The goal has to be the goal has to be to get to Israel. Is that a dog? >> I don't know what's going on here. >> Studio over here. >> You mind shutting that door for me? >> Yeah, I'll shut the door. >> Holy cow, that's a >> I don't know what's going on here. Yeah, be careful. Don't hurt yourself. >> Holy cow. This You know what? I I once was interviewing someone on the phone and a bird flew into this room during the interview. And I say to people, you want a lesson in how to handle an emergency broadcast situation, listen to that interview. Cuz nobody had a clue that there was a bird in here if you're listening to the show, which I thought was unbelievable. But I don't want to take that risk today. Just shut the door and if the dog walks in here, it tries to walk in here, you won't be able to. >> That's right. So anyway, yeah. Okay. In any case, there's no question that the real meaning is is is to be an Israel, but I'm Israel. >> Correct. >> But it it's important that we connect and we and of course agreed. >> It's all Listen, it's all >> you must still have family here. You're trying to justify them not having moved to Israel yet. >> What can I do? What can I do? You know, you know, but the most important thing is people say that, you know, Mam Dani is going to be great for aliyah. >> And you know what I tell people? >> Don't make aliyah because of Matt. >> Of course not. The whole thing is ridiculous. >> Make aliyah because I heard by the way he went to the rebell yesterday. >> Yeah. >> I'm not You could say whatever you want in this forum. I I don't criticize him. All he's done so far to give a human being credit is respond the way a person should respond to these things. I'm not, you know, if he does something wrong, I'll be the first one to call him out. >> He hasn't started it either. >> Okay, so but I'm saying till now, you know, let's see what happens. And believe me, if he does something that's against the Jewish community, I'll be the first one to condemn him. Trust me. Anyway, >> yesterday I had Linda Royal on from Sydney. >> Yes. >> And she's describing what the whole scene is like there. You can't even imagine. And could you, it's interesting. She says to me, and this was in the middle, imagine the middle of this conversation about mourning and grieving and the fear and you know, people from every family and Rabbi Schlanganger's murdered and his kids are right in front of him. The whole thing, right? We're discussing this whole thing. And in the middle of the interview, she says to me, you know, I was in Israel recently. And I said to my husband, we have to buy something and just get here already. And I said, "Wow, what an interesting." And I, and again, I only say it like this because there was so much else to discuss regarding this terror attack. And yet she the, you know, one of the primary things she thinks of is, you know what, in light of all this, there's only one place for a member of the Jewish people. And I know you're not always as strong as I am on this. I sit here every day telling people the future of the Jewish people is in the state of Israel. It sounds like you're trying to make sure to, you know, give everyone an opportunity to discover that at some point. I'm trying to pound it into their heads, >> right? >> But uh but imagine this is, you know, this is the reality. The reality is, and you could look, you've been to all the areas of Israel. You could tell everybody where you do need to carry a gun, where you don't need to carry a gun. You can tell them how dangerous it is, how that you you know the whole thing. And you also know that randomly someone, God forbid, could be standing on a street corner and a bus blow up in front of them. So, you know the whole thing. >> But what what do we learn from all this? Are you safe in Sydney? Are you safe in Washington DC? Are you safe in Denver? Are you safe in New York? Are you safe on the subway? When boys who went to light a kanukia in Manhattan yesterday get on the subway and are harassed and they have to run out and at the first stop that they're available to run out and get straight to a police station. Like, I mean, where are you safe anymore? So, that's my spiel. >> Correct. Okay. There's no question about it. >> Listen, it's it's it's it's more important than ever. And and you know what? The excuses are over because everything now is initi. You could buy everything. All the material pleasures. >> Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You're leaving Thursday? >> Yeah. >> Where are you going shopping before you leave? >> I don't go shopping. >> Seriously? >> I do not go shopping. >> You don't do a Target run do a Target run, but I am doing an Amazon schle for my kids. >> How many packages? >> You know, every single day I come home staying at my daughter's house. My daughter lives in Cedarhurst. And I come come into there and in front of the door there's this >> exm exmus tree of Amazon packages. That's how high the thing is. And so I I am I am shleing this stuff back >> because the only thing Israel doesn't have is next to Amazon, right? A door to door next to Amazon. That's the only thing miss. In other words, you could list everything that since you moved to Israel has now gotten to Israel. It's the one thing that you still have to shle because you don't you don't have >> thing I missed was to watch the NFL, >> right? And you have it. I haven't. >> I haven't. And thank >> Who's your favorite team then? >> Thank has always been the Jets. >> Me and you together. >> And >> they're longsuffering. >> They're a great team to because you never have to watch them. You know they're going to lose. >> Correct. Like no interest anymore. >> And you know a friend of mine who who's a Detroit Lions fan, he said, "Oh, I have to get up at 2:00 in the morning to watch it." He says, "You watching the Jets game?" I says, "No, I'm not watching the Jets game. I'm sleeping. I'm sleeping because uh you know if they win I'll watch it on the on the delay tomorrow and whatever. Any case we have everything and of course this is where this is where you need to be. You need to be in Erits Israel together fighting. You know my son was in the war over 500 days. Over 5. And he has a wife and five kids. It's not like he's a 22y old. >> Where is he now? >> Now he's back home. >> What town? >> He lives in Leasham. you know, he works for Yeshiva University in Israel for 8 years already, but he was uh over 500 years, excuse me, 500 days in the war. My son-in-law was over 300 days fighting in the war. Bare, they both returned home safely. But it's it's it's it's not easy and you want to know something. It shouldn't be easy. It's part of it's part of the >> part of the deal >> part of the deal that you have to fight for. Look, look at this. We're now we're enjoying Kaneka and gifts and light >> but every one of the eventually were killed >> each one of and and and Mata and his sons Yehuda and Shimon and so on amazing warriors amazing Bashm this is this is what we have to do for Israel is so I tell all the all the Jews come home but come home for the right reason come home because you want to build the land agreed you want to build the land >> agreed but I did find it interesting that the piece the person we speak to one of the leaders in Sydney that this is foremost on her mind and I'm not saying again I agree with you go for the right reasons but >> it takes it takes different things to to wake people up >> right >> even when you're going for the right reasons >> 100% 100% >> now let's say I wanted an apartment in Israel right let's say I wanted an apartment >> right >> it's almost impossible to afford an apartment is there any way to possibly spend a reasonable amount of money let's say on a raffle ticket and and have the chance to win a free apartment in Israel. >> You know, the most exciting thing of the five towns these days is the non-stop minion factory they have there on Central Avenue. >> In addition to the minanim, they have great food over there. Correct. Okay. >> They take good care of you. >> So, I walked in yesterday and two guys came over to me and said, >> "Give me a braha that I should win >> the raffle." >> The raffle. And I asked, "Did you guys buy a ticket?" Of course, we bought a tickets. I put one hand on one head, one may what can I say? >> What is What is the price of a ticket? >> The price of a ticket is $200. But you right now, it's one plus one. So for 200 tickets, $200 tickets. And this supports all the work you do in Judea and Samaria. >> Yes. And not just Judea and Samaria. On the last day of Kaneka this coming Monday, the Amisroai Foundation, which is the foundation that runs the dream raffle, right, >> is sponsoring a big event on Monday for alman. >> That's widows and orphans, everybody. Widows and orphans of the idea >> from this last war. >> Wow. >> Unfortunately, we already have a hundred families coming. When I say unfortunately, >> right? Where is that taking place? >> It's taking place in kibbutil, which is uh near stero. So, anybody who purchases a ticket, they're basically sponsoring that event. >> Yes, 100%. And it is for adults. It is in the um uh catering hall called Arabot, which is there's going to be a lot of food for the adults and also a mentalist. And for the kids, face painting and balloon animals and a magician and a juggler and jumping things >> orphans and widows from the last war. From the last war alone and that's just one of the projects that we do. So, um, and you have an an added benefit. Not only can you spend 200 bucks and sponsor this event, which is beautiful, and I hope people will do it, >> but in addition to that, you have a chance to win an apartment. >> And it's not just an apartment. It's a brand new apartment. And this year, fully furnished by a professional interior designer. >> What city? >> Jerusalem. >> Do we know what street it's on? >> Yes, it's on Shakal 85. I don't hide. >> In Giba Morai. >> In at the top of the hill. >> You know it. >> It's at the top of Ga Morai. There's there's a a brand new project called Lea >> near BMT. Near uh >> near BMT. >> What do they call it now? Tora, right? >> My near mid. Woo. You're good. >> What was that saying? It's 85. You said so. It's on Makon Lev side of the street. Yes. >> The odd numbers on that side of the street, right? >> You know, you're better than I thought. >> Thanks. >> You're better than I thought. I'm very impressed. >> I'm impressed easily. >> Yes. You see, look, as I mentioned, my son works for YU Israel. Oh, they're there in that building. >> And he I I was at the apartment. I said to his name is Gabby. He says, "Gabi, come over." Six minute walk from his office to this apartment. 6-minute walk >> on >> and Yeah. And it's right near also Shahit the hospital >> right there. And yash's near there, I think. >> Not far away. And it's a great location. It's right near the the yeshivas right there across the street. >> Well, yeah, across the street you have to go in, but yeah, across the street. Correct. >> It's a great great place. >> And I think there's a new shopping center across. >> Yes, there is. And they're building. They're going to be finished maybe in two months. A new light rail station >> for Morta. >> Yes. You take the rakeala across the street right into town and amazing location. >> Wow. >> Beautiful brand new apartment fully furnished for two bedrooms and one of them unfortunately is a mammad which is the safe room. >> And uh >> what can I say? It's it's it's a beautiful apartment. There's a Shabbat elevator. It's all all the amenities. All the amenities. Thedreamraffle.com. >> Thedreamraffle.com. >> Yeah. Don't forget the word the cuz somebody stopped it. What? Yeah. >> Thedreamraffle.com. Two-bedroom apartment, Jerusalem. >> Right. >> And the drawing is when? >> The drawing is the day after Purim. But right now, >> at Susan Purum, >> correct? But right now, until uh the end of Kaneka, there's also your ticket gets you into an extra raffle for a $15,000 cash bonus. at no extra cost. >> Separate winner. >> Separate winner. But that person could also win the the apartment. That's a separate thing. Correct. We already had a a one cash bonus. And there was a couple from France. I called her Yehudit. >> And I said, "You talk Hebrew because I don't talk much French out of after bonjour." >> So she says, "Kain." And I said to her, "You won $15,000." She said, "You know, this is the first year I bought a ticket." She just bought one ticket. She said, "I saw what you do to help the IDF. I bought a ticket and uh she and her husband are coming to Israel and my wife and I says, "You know what? In addition to the $15,000, we're taking you to dinner." >> Boy, >> I'm telling you, >> you give you give the royal treatment. I >> also include myself in that dinner. Yeah, of course. >> So, you would also know bonap petit. You would know those French words. >> I know the bonapetit. Yes. >> All right. Uh it's very simple. The dream raffle the deal. Now, is this a deal only on Hanukkah? What is this? is a deal till the end of Kaneka. >> Till the end of Kaneka. >> Correct. So >> if you buy a ticket, excuse me, if you spend $200, you get two tickets instead of one. >> Correct. And the $15,000 cash. >> Same thing. Two tickets. So it's the $15,000. >> That is correct. So that that's and it helps also one of we're the biggest contributor now to the hilltop communities across Yudava Shimon. They have changed the landscape of Yesha. These these land these hilltop communities. It's not just a kid living there. It's families living there. >> It's not a kid in a tent. >> Correct. Across Shimon. People don't realize nothing. >> They're changing the face of Israel. >> Let me tell you something that if you take all the settlements, including the big ones, Ariel, Mallay, Dum, Kir, Arab, Ephra, the big ones, they're sitting on 2% of Judea and Samaria. These hilltops are sitting on 10%. Yeah. >> And we're supporting them with solar panels, with security items, with we gave a safer Torah to one who needed one. We helped them build a shul. >> What about your tit campaign? It's filling. That was pretty amazing. >> We had that. >> Look, the bottom line is, and this is where I this is one of the reasons I like uh focusing on your work. The more money you have, the more you're going to do. It's as simple as that. The more you have, the more you're going to be able to do for these people. >> Correct. Do you know how many people are on salary in my organization? >> Zero. >> Really? >> Zero. We have costs for the raffle but Amish Kai the foundation that runs it >> has zero employees zero rent uh zero uh uh administrative costs. The only costs we have are associated with the raffle marketing legal and graphic design and internet and so on. >> But the overwhelming uh uh amount of the money goes to the projects that we support. >> How many people who've won apartments actually accepted the gift? Because I would assume some people just want you. So, has anybody ever accepted the apartment? >> Yes. This This our eighth year. This is our eighth year. Two people took to the apartment >> and five took the cash. >> And five took the cash. >> Interesting. >> Yes. Yes. Last year the >> Cuz I was under the impression that nobody ever takes the apartment. But But you literally gave them an apartment. >> Yes. Twice. And last year they were thinking about it. It was a young couple from West Hemstead. >> Wow. >> But they just had a little baby. And you know what? They offering them close to a million dollars in cash and that's what they took. They made the decision was best for them, >> which is fine. There's the cash alternative or there's the apartment thedream.com. >> All right. You could be uh the winner of an apartment on Rakov Shakal Jerusalem. Simple as that. If you go to thedream.com till Monday, instead of being $200 a ticket, it's $200 for two tickets. >> Correct. >> Thedream.com. Money obviously for a good cause. We just discussed it. And and also, as you said, there's another raffle as well. There'll be a bonus raffle of 15 grand. Someone could actually win both in theory, but I'm just saying that people should realize they'll be in both. >> Um, for whatever they spend today. That That's actually till the end, right? There'll be two raffles no matter what. Anybody who buys the tickets in both raffles, right? >> In both. Simple as that. Till the end of the raffle. >> That's correct. Till the end of the raffle. >> Thedream raffle.com. >> Sack. >> That's right. That's who I am. >> Sack. >> When are we going to get together in Jerusalem, you and I? When are we going to be together? Let me know >> the next time you come. And I'm saying this, by the way, I still stand by my >> I know, but I don't know if you're going to be right, but I hope you'll be right. >> But when I remind everybody, >> when's the last time you were on harabayat? >> Well, for a variety of reasons, not hakically related. I have not been on Harabay. Not hakically related. Nothing to do with Jewish tradition. There's a practical problem. Okay. >> That prevents me from going. But you might be able to help me solve that problem, by the way. You might be able >> I I will You might be able to help me solve that problem. >> You know what? We I I go now in the afternoon. >> I know. It's amazing. >> And you don't say on you say, >> you told us this before, right? >> It's so incredible. And every time I cry, >> because there's no Torah that I love more than the Torah that comes to life. You learn something in a Mishna and then when you actually put it to practice, that's what it's all about. I will help you overcome your technical problem and we'll go to Harabay together. And the if people are wondering about the commitment you made to me years ago because you keep referring to you stand by your words. >> I stand by it. >> What you said was in your lifetime the Jewish people will have sovereign complete sovereignty over the temple mount. >> Yes, I stand by that. >> Right. >> I said >> you have to hope I live for a while. >> I said it when you and I were both skinny and had black hair. >> We're now uh >> Hey, don't insult the host. Nobody needs to know what I weigh. How did you know I had a million lkas last night from Glad Express? Huh? >> How? How? Why wouldn't you have a million LKAS? >> Oh, excuse me. Sufkaniote. >> Not Sufani. The Livy Vote. Livote. We don't call them LKASA. We call them Livy Vote on. You You should know something though. When you tell a safari in Israel lives, right? They don't have lockers. >> Do they have donuts or not? >> They have donuts. Yeah. Sufkanote. They're big on >> because that's an Israel thing. Sufkanote. So you'd figure this farm obviously are aboard on that. But they wouldn't know what that is. >> They wouldn't know. >> They'd have to have roots in Poland or Hungary to to have the >> You know what I just heard? I heard this from Rabbi Trump from the Young Israel of Lawrence >> that Syrian Jews who originated from Spain have two shamishes on their minor. They have >> their minor is is 10. Why? Because when they were expelled from Spain and they made it to Syria and they made it okay, they wanted to thank Hashem forever. They added an extra Shamash. So it's not regular Syrian Jew is Syrian Jews who originated from Spain. >> Their Kanukia has eight plus two. >> Correct. I never knew that. >> I never knew it. >> Yeah. Yep. And that's what Rabbi Trump taught us. And uh so there it If you see a 10 branched minor, you know it's a Syrian Jew who had roots in Spain. >> How many times a year do you leave Israel? No, I should say it differently. How many times a year do you visit this area? >> Once. I go once. >> Seriously, it's always this time of year. >> Not not always this time of year, but as I called my daughter before the trip and I said, "We're coming." She says, "You coming to visit me?" I said, "No, I'm coming to visit. You have two very cute kids." So, uh I have two uh grandkids here and I come to visit them once a year. Jet fans. >> Uh they're actually big Yankee fans, which I'm also a Yankee fan. They're not so much into football. I don't understand how you cannot be into football. >> I'll tell you, I made a mistake cuz my grandson wants uh wants a uh a Jet, you know, um what's the word I'm thinking of? Like a chachka. That's jets, you know. So, I said to him, I have a bunch of Jet hats in my trunk, right? >> So, next time I see you, you can choose whichever you want. And I said to myself, what am I doing? What am I doing to this kid? I SHOULD DISCOURAGE HIM from being a Jets fan. What am I doing to him? >> On the contrary, when my son decided to follow the NFL a few years ago, he said to me, "Aba, I've decided I'm going to continue the family tradition and become a Jets fan." I said to him, "Gabi, you should know Jets fans are always happy cuz we never expect to win." Dallas Cowboys fans are always upset cuz they expect to win the Super Bowl every year. Jets fans, we're happy. We're We're excited. >> We get one win a month. We're thrilled. >> A win. We We're happy when our guy completes a pass. >> That's funny. You say that cuz my boys and I were once sitting down preseason. We were having like a Jets discussion, whatever, you know, talking about getting together to watch the first game, which at one point was a real tradition, you know, >> right? >> And uh and and my my son half jokingly says to me, "See you in Arizona, dad," in reference to where the Super Bowl was that year. So I said to him, "How about we get one first down first?" Like, "Let's start with a touchdown drive, then we'll worry about the Super Bowl." >> That's right. That's right. Anyway, >> the Super Bowls. >> Amen. If you want to uh if you want to uh score a touchdown for the people of Israel and Schmool Sackets Foundation, which is doing amazing work, and if you want to help sponsor this beautiful event for widows and orphans of IDF soldiers in this war, the war that supposedly is now over, >> if you want to sponsor that event happen, the last day, you said >> last Monday, >> all you got to and if you want a chance to win an apartment in Israel, >> basically. So you you get to sponsor the event, but you also get to chance to win an apartment in Israel. Go to thedreamraffle.com thedreamle.com until Zos Khaneka. >> Correct. >> It is $200 for two tickets. Normally it's $200 for one ticket >> and the $15,000 cash bonus. >> The or the bonus raffle. >> Correct. >> $15,000 bon bonus raffle. >> Thank you for being here. I'm glad this worked out. We didn't know if we could coordinate and thank God it worked out. >> Always a pleasure. Nothing like fighting this this crazy traffic in the morning. But I knew I was coming here. So it's uh it's it's it's a pleasure. It's a pleasure to go over that George Washington. >> The goal kept you focused. >> You got it. >> Is to you and all your listeners. Brothers and sisters in Israel, we are with you. It's your favorite America's one and only Jewish moments in the morning radio program. heard on listener sponsored digital radio.com and of course the beloved NSNF