On this episode, Dinah refers to the arguments and statements from the previous episode with Michal Weinstein in regards to masks.

Dinah Bucholz is a writer who lives in Philadelphia, PA.

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Source Notes for Mask Podcast

Halachic Discussion

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJxE1nmrvDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdRqMiPfL4

https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-law/halachic_aspects_of_vaccination/

https://traditiononline.org/halakha-approaches-the-covid-19-vaccine/

https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1001869/leeba-sullivan/the-halachic-considerations-of-face-masks-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

ravaviner.com/search?q=vaccination

The Spanish Flu

 

https://www.history.com/news/1918-spanish-flu-mask-wearing-resistance

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.html

https://update.lib.berkeley.edu/2020/05/23/did-masks-work-the-1918-flu-pandemic-and-the-meaning-of-layered-interventions/

Studies and Articles on Masking Efficacy, Vaccines

 

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/do-face-masks-work-here-are-49-scientific-studies-that-explain-why-they-do/

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210907/masks-limit-covid-spread-study

https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_Second_Stage_Paper_20211108.pdf.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm?s_cid=mm7037e1_w

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1029-Vaccination-Offers-Higher-Protection.html

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7044e1.htm?s_cid=mm7044e1_w

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e3.htm?s_cid=mm7010e3_w#contribAff

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249891

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e2.htm

https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_RCT____Symptomatic_Seropositivity_083121.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72798-7

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1524265/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248099

Types of Masks

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/are-cloth-masks-effective-for-covid-surgical-masks-vs-kn95-explained.html

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/08/16/face-masks-what-makes-some-better-than-others-against-covid-19/5535737002/

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.14.20094821v1

Fact Checks

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/danish-study-doesnt-prove-masks-dont-work-against-the-coronavirus/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/07/viral-image/no-danish-study-didnt-prove-wearing-masks-ineffect/

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-548293260707

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/08/06/fact-check-cdc-didnt-say-covid-19-vaccinated-superspreaders/5475438001/

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/09/covid-19-the-unvaccinated-pose-a-risk-to-the-vaccinated/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/08/aaron-rodgers/no-lie-covid-19-largely-spread-unvaccinated-people/

https://www.newswise.com/factcheck/viral-social-media-claim-that-mask-wearing-leads-to-a-higher-risk-of-covid-is-wrong

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/15/fact-check-cdc-report-masks-covid-19-tests-misinterpreted/3643312001/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/31/facebook-posts/no-cdc-who-study-does-not-prove-masks-do-not-preve/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/08/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-does-not-weaken-immune-system/3088954001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/24/fact-check-false-claim-face-masks-cause-bacterial-pneumonia/4574295001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/09/24/fact-check-wearing-mask-does-not-cause-fungal-lung-infection/8377735002/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/30/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-not-cause-hypoxia-hypercapnia/5260106002/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/16/diamond-and-silk/medical-hypotheses-journal-article-lacks-evidence-/

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/scicheck-posts-distort-cdc-study-supporting-masks-mandates-to-reduce-covid-19/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/03/12/fact-check-cdc-study-links-mask-mandates-slowed-covid-infections/6938262002/

https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-covid-aerosol-mask/fact-check-study-that-found-covid-19-can-be-transmitted-through-aerosols-doesnt-prove-masks-are-ineffective-idUSL1N2PJ0T5

Children and Covid

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027663917/rsv-covid-children

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/28/tom-tiffany/children-families-community-covid-transmissibility/

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/08/masks-dont-protect-children-they-can-harm-kids-we-fact-check-the-claims-being-made-by-the-anti-mask-crowd.html

https://factcheck.afp.com/posts-falsely-claim-face-mask-use-harms-children

Transmission

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaccinated-people-are-less-likely-spread-covid-new-research-finds-n1280583

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/30/981303287/should-masking-last-beyond-the-pandemic-flu-and-colds-are-down-spurring-a-debate

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/a-sharp-drop-in-flu-cases-during-covid-19-pandemic/

​​https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8#ref-CR10

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-n-95-filters-not-too-large-stop-covid-19-particles/5343537002/

Sweden versus Israel

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/world/middleeast/israel-virus-infections-booster.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/with-boosters-masks-green-pass-israel-sees-covid-19-wave-retreat-2021-10-15/

https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-covid-no-lockdown-strategy-failed-higher-death-rate-2021-8

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/24/franklin-graham/fact-checking-swedens-covid-infection-rate-without/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/swedens-pandemic-experiment

This was supposed to be a debate about whether we should or shouldn't be masking kids.

It ended up being a conversation about how masks work and how they pushed Michal to move to Florida. We also discussed the nuance in different Jewish Communities and its attitudes toward masks.

Happy Birthday to THE FRANCISKA SHOW PODCAST!

Michal Weinstein is a graphic designer, party planner, philanthropist, activist and mom of 4 who has documented and shared her COVID journey of waking up to the truth on her social platforms from the very beginning. Her followers appreciate her endless research and life saving information one cannot find on mainstream media.

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Enjoy this episode withe Ellie Levi, an architect, speaker and single mother by choice living in Passaic NJ.

 

Elisheva [Ellie] Levi is a practicing architect in NYC. She designs schools, hospitals and other institutional work. She has a life-long passion for learning and teaching Torah and has lectured around the world. Her shiurim and articles can be accessed on the YU Torah and OU websites. She is the founding President of the American Friends of Bat Melech, a domestic violence shelter for religious women in Israel and founded the Kol Kallah fund for brides in need within the Yad Eliezer charity organization. She is also the proud SMC (Single Mom by Choice) of her daughter Ayelet HaShachar. 

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After receiving a double masters degree and working in the field of therapy with children on the Autistic Spectrum, Betty Gulko began to pursue her passion for creativity. She started her blog SuchaBetty.com while working as an editorial fashion stylist and sharing her own fashion, beauty, and lifestyle creations on Instagram. With her passion to inspire and positivity infused content, she began to mentor teens about self esteem. Betty, ‘your glow up bestie’, is now spreading her personal story to inspire each and every one of you, young or old, to work on your mindset and confidence through one on one consulting that will enable you to grow from the inside out to GLOW UP in all areas of your life.

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On this episode, Franciska interviews Joelle about her career, her clients and how Covid has affected people with big identity shifts.

 

About Joelle:

Joelle Rabow Maletis, MAEd, MA, LMFT, is a psychotherapist, military psychology and PTSD expert. She incorporates therapeutic models such as CPT, CBT, DBT, somatic work, EMDR and solution-focused therapy to allow clients to make changes in their own lives. Her appearance highlights include being Ted Ed PTSD video expert; as well as being featured on ABC’s 60 Minutes: Beyond the Headlines. She has appeared on various podcasts including Transforming Anxiety, Root Cause, Fertility Forward, Perfcked Podcast and Mental HEALTH Break. She is a published author, associate producer to the award-winning short film Repressive Fire, and is going to be a keynote speaker at the 2021 International Critical incident Stress Foundation World Congress 16 to share her knowledge on trauma-focused therapy and Post Traumatic Growth.

 

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On this episode, Franciska interviews a close friend who is raising 2 kids alone after losing her husband over the chagim a few years ago.

 

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Enjoy this episode with Elan, a Publisher, Marketer, Foodie where we discuss the challenges of being in the kosher restaurant business, rabbis and what role does hashgacha play in this industry.   To contact Franciska: [email protected] www.franciskakosman.com/book   More about our guest: Elan Kornblum, known as The Restaurant Guy, has been covering the kosher restaurant industry for almost 20 years having visited and eaten in over 1000 restaurants on several continents. Starting out with a very successful magazine, website and newsletter, he later expanded and created what is now the largest Jewish Facebook group in the world, called Great Kosher Restaurant Foodies with over 61,000 members, along with his 30,000 followers on Instagram. It maintains a respectfulness rarely seen on social media. Elan is a leading voice in the industry when it comes to kosher restaurants. He is often the middleman between owner and customer to help mediate and help resolve issues and questions. His marketing and consulting agency and has helped hundreds of restaurants and has revolutionized the way diners get their information. Many projects he’s worked on falls under his Foodie Forward initiatives including volunteers cooking for families in need. Look for @GreatKosherRestaurants on IG

What I wish my Kallah teacher taught me.

Yaffa Palti- a well known inspirational speaker, trained educator as well as a certified addictions and substance abuse professional. https://www.instagram.com/yaffapalti/

Carly Chodosh is a licensed social worker and sex therapist working in the Orthodox Jewish Community in Philadelphia, PA.@carlychodosh on Insta

Yonina Rubinstein is a certified sexuality educator and counselor based in Israel. She is the author of ‘Sexuality After Childbirth’, and is passionate about teaching comprehensive, inclusive and values based sexuality education to women, parents and teens. @yoninarubinstein (IG), Yonina Rubinstein (FB)

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Come As You Are BOOK

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This episode goes deep into understanding how we are designed as humans and how to reprogram our fight, flight and freeze responses. 

It's the New Year, new beginnings- let's reflect on our behaviors and see how we can improve our reactions, treat pain and raise healthy children.

About our guest:

Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date, her online programs have reached over 4000 people in over 60 countries. Irene has a Masters Degree in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene spends her free time eating delicious food, hiking in the mountains or walking along the Pacific Ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Listen to this heartbreaking episode with Franciska's uncle Rabbi Benzion Brodie of Ohr Reuven in Monsey where he shares the episodes that led to the petira of his son.

 

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