From Bokratome, Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

On this episode, the rabbis are joined by Ellie Beer, founder of United Hatsala of Israel.

Ellie discusses the history and mission of United Hatsala and shares his dramatic experience with and recovery from COVID-19.

Also, the rabbis discuss what happens when coronavirus and quarantining literally hit home.

Plus, mending fences and making Shalom during the three weeks.

And whose living room can use a little tidying up?

All this and more, behind the Bima.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

It is Wednesday night, 9 o'clock, and that means it's time to go.

Behind the bea.

Behind the bema.

I'm your host, Rabbi F. from Goldberg, together with my fellow dear friends and colleagues,

Rabbi Philip Mosk, it's right by Josh Brody.

And we are so honored to be joined tonight immediately, off the bat, top of the show,

by one of our dearest friends, a true hero to the Jewish people and beyond our friend, Ellie Beer.

But, Ellie, before we introduce you and begin our conversation, I want to take a moment to thank our dear sponsors, our friends, Deborah and Larry Halper and Dr. Larry Halperin, who sponsored this episode in honor of two episodes ago. We were able to host their good friend Larry's college roommate, Mark Wilf. Mark Wilf, at the time was the owner of the Vikings. He still is, but as of tonight's episode, might be the owner of an NBA franchise. He's all over the news with that. More than all of his sports ownership, he's a great Jewish leader, and we love Mark.

So thank you to the Halperins for their sponsorship, their generosity, and most of all for their

friendship.

Ellie, thank you for being with us tonight.

It is extraordinary that you're with us, in general that you've given of your time.

But for our listen audience, who may not appreciate, Ellie is in Eritz, Israel, Ertzakadoshi.

He is in the homeland. Ellie, what time is it in Israel right now? A four. It is four o'clock in the morning. That is commitment, my friends. That is commitment to behind the Bima, it's commitment to Hatzala, and it's commitment to our friendship. What's amazing is I told, Ellie, listen, you're 4 a.m. You're waking up to come on the show. I don't want you to have to get dressed. So do me a favor. Just wear your pajamas. You'll come right on the show. And you see, this are Ellie, for everyone who's always wondered, what does Ellie beer sleep in? Ellie beer sleeps in the United Hatsala vest. With cuffling. With a cuffling shirt and a cuffling shirt. Rabbi's sleep in suits and Ellie sleeps in a Hatsala jacket. The funny thing is, Rabbi Moskowitz's actually done. I'm always ready to go out, always ready to go out to a Hatsala emergency. And if I go help someone, I should always dress properly. You are? If you're going to save a life, you might as well be wearing cufflinks. So it's, listen, when you save a life, the cameras are usually there. Usually the Hattelikov. It's true. It's true. Ellie, let's begin by wishing you a Mazel Tov. A Mazel To Life, you know, we start every episode by making a Lechaym. It's the nine days we can't have wine.

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