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I want to two weeks, than go against my own principles.”
repeat a And so it was. Leiby set out on his trip to Can-
Open Borders story that I ada, sans form. When they approached the bor-
just heard der, he prepared himself for a lengthy ordeal. Af-
from my ter all, everyone knew that crossing the border to
c los e
friend, whom we’ll call Leiby. I was so inspired by Canada in the post-COVID era was an exercise in
this story, and I want to share that inspiration patience and fortitude.
with your broad readership. But when Leiby got to the checkpoint, he was
Leiby planned a trip from New York to Montre- asked just one or two simple questions and then
al and he knew that he must be vaccinated against impatiently waved through.
COVID-19. Otherwise, he would have to quaran- “You can go,” the officer muttered. “Move on.”
tine for two weeks upon arrival. Luckily, he was It was surreal. The officer hadn’t bothered ask-
already vaccinated, and he just needed to fill out ing even the most basic, standard questions that
the ArriveCan form with all the pertinent infor-
mation. every traveler is subjected to. He didn’t ask if Lei-
The form could only be filled out online. Leiby by had anything to declare, and he certainly didn’t
has a simple kosher flip-phone with no internet inquire about the unsubmitted ArriveCan forms.
access, so he borrowed a friend’s Smartphone and When Leiby repeated his astounding story, he
tried to take care of the nitty-gritty technicalities. concluded, “If you stay strong and maintain your
Turns out that this friend’s Smartphone was very standards even when it seems tough, Hashem
well filtered, and the form couldn’t be accessed. helps in unbelievable ways.”
“I guess I’ll have to borrow a Smartphone with- When a Yid is moser nefesh to do what’s right,
out a filter,” Leiby concluded. even the rigid border guards bend to the will of
But his wife dissuaded him strongly. “We never
used such devices,” she said. “We’re not going to Hashem’s Master Plan!
break our gedarim now, for a simple form. I’m Note: For situations when it’s absolutely essen-
sure Hashem will help us.” tial to go online, the non-Jewish ProClick work-
Leiby didn’t need much convincing. “Yes, you’re ers offer efficient service 24 hours a day. They can
right,” he agreed. “I would rather quarantine for be reached at: 718.876.9700.

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