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Recap: Hope accompanies Rivkah to the store to buy some ingredients for Shabbos. When they are there, a woman stops them and asks Rivkah to come to her house to help get her daughter to take her medicine. Rivkah doesn’t want to leave Hope alone, but Hope says she isn’t afraid to walk back alone. As she heads back to the Jacobson house, a car screeches to a halt. A man jumps out and pushes her into the back seat.

Eden Hills is an exciting new yishuv that is finally welcoming its first residents. The opportunity to live in a small-town setting in nature, yet close to the communal infrastructure of Beit Shemesh, has made Eden Hills a destination for many families.

January

Kevin McCarthy becomes the Speaker of the House after 15 rounds of votes.

Yaakov Avinu tells his beloved son Yosef, “I had not expected to ever see your face again, and Hashem has given me the privilege of seeing your children as well!” Yaakov realized the transient nature of this world, and appreciated everything he was privileged to experience. This world is a short-term, transitory existence.

NEW YORK NEWS

 In a burst of legislative activity, Governor Kathy Hochul signed and vetoed a total of 85 bills in the final days of 2023. Notable among these actions was the signing of a bill requiring limited liability corporations (LLCs) to disclose their owners, aimed at increasing transparency, particularly in sectors like real estate.

Recap: The Jacobsons kindly take Hope in and try to shield her from the bad news about the KKK possibly killing the three Civil Rights Workers in the South. Hope overhears them talking and realizes the danger she and her family are in.