Chafetz Chaim on Fame and Fortune by Rachamim Pauli
A few days ago I read an
article not concerning Yisrael, Swords of Iron but a younger generation that a
29year old Tik Tok Star was dead or a 49year old ex-American Idol was dead.
In one of the biographical
stories I read over the years, I came across the story of the Chafetz Chaim and
the lottery ticket. The story went that Ploni (so and so) came to the Rabbi for
a blessing to win the lottery. The elderly sage blessed him with continuous and
sufficient income for his life.
The man did not why the
blessing came out that way, until one of the students of the Chafetz Chaim told
him the background. It seems that many years prior to this man asking the Rabbi
for a blessing, somebody else came to the Rabbi. He gave the man a blessing to
win the lottery. Lo and behold, he won the lottery.
The man then gave here
and there 10% to charity and the beggars, tricksters and others tried to get
hold of the man. He made a bad investment here and lost money there. Eventually,
his win became easy come and easy go. But it was worse than that for either he
quit his original job or had sold his original business.
The lottery winner was
not very poor and worse off than he had been before the big win. The Chafetz
Chaim concluded that the income was decreed by heaven and the sudden win was
taken from the over a life time of income and the man then became poorer.
Henceforth, the Rabbi only blessed people for steady income in a sufficient
manner.
Also it appears to me
that sudden fame is dangerous and can get into somebody’s head or make enemies
through jealousy.
All right, I should
have covered this before Pesach for Pet Owners. The Chabad Magazine came out at
the last minute and I only read this Chol HaMoed. But since we say “Next Year
in a rebuilt Yerushalayim”, so too everybody will know better next year. https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/6400005/jewish/Do-I-Need-to-Sell-My-Pets-for-Passover.htm
Identifying
as a Jew by Sara Yocheved Rigler
https://aish.com/jewish-identity-are-you-in-or-out/
What saved the enslaved Jews of Egypt?
Our Sages assert that the Israelites in Egypt were on the lowest level of
spiritual impurity. They worshipped idols. They were debauched and dissolute.
So how did they merit the grand and miraculous redemption?
They had only three things going for them: They kept their Hebrew names,
their Hebrew language, and their distinctive Hebrew dress. In other words, they
retained their Jewish identity.
Wait a second! Didn’t you cringe when you found out that the biggest Ponzi
scheme in history had been perpetuated by someone with a distinctly Jewish
name? Wouldn’t we have preferred that instead of retaining his Jewish identity
he had changed his name to Christopher Johnson?
What is the redemptive value of Jewish identity?
The question assumes particular importance in our generation. Indeed, the
rates of adultery, domestic violence, addiction to drugs and porn, and murder
for reasons as trifling as being cut off in traffic have skyrocketed in this
generation. An objective look at our moral standing would produce a grim
assessment.
Judaism promulgates a teleological worldview – that history is moving
toward a specific goal, namely, the Redemption, or the Messianic era. So how
can a generation as dissolute as ours be redeemed?
Maimonides, in his code of Jewish Law, makes a startling pronouncement. He
writes that a Jew who lives in isolation from the Jewish community, even if he
keeps all the commandments, is considered a kofer b’ikar, a heretic. The
implication is that identifying with the Jewish community is a basic value that
underlies all the commandments.
The challenge to identify as a Jew or not became a viable choice in the 19th
century, as the ghetto walls came down. During the 19th and early 20th
century, huge numbers of Jews defected. Over the course of the nineteenth
century, the majority of Warsaw’s most affluent Jews converted to Christianity.
In the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1867 and 1918, about 20,000 Jews
converted to Christianity to rid themselves of the social stigma of being
Jewish. (Gustav Mahler is the most famous example; he converted to Roman
Catholicism in 1897 in order to snag the post of Conductor of the Viennese
Opera.)
Many Jewish immigrants en route to America from Eastern Europe threw their
tefillin into the New York harbor because they wanted to eschew their Jewish
identity and become “Americans.” In contrast to the ancient Hebrews in Egypt,
who retained their Hebrew names and language, many Jewish immigrants changed
their names. The film Hester Street about life on the lower East Side
has a scene in a class for ballroom dancing. The sign on the wall proclaims: NO
YIDDISH SPOKEN HERE.
In our generation, many Jews have renounced their Jewish
identity in favor of becoming “citizens of
the world.” Their political views have led them to identify with the enemies of
the Jewish People.
Since 1948, the benchmark of Jewish identification in America has been,
more than synagogue affiliation, support of the Jewish State. Rabbi Nachman
Kahana remembers that when he was a teenager in New York in 1948, he helped
raise funds to buy arms for the Jewish fighters in what was soon to be the
State of Israel. Their truck would stop at a street corner, they would jump
out, and two of them would hold an Israeli flag horizontally. Passers-by would
reach into their pockets, and without even looking, throw everything they had
into the flag. This enthusiastic support of Israel was unwavering in the
American Jewish community until the last decade.
That’s why alarm bells rang a couple years ago when a study revealed that
50% of American Jews under the age of 35 would not consider it “a personal
tragedy if the State of Israel ceased to exist.” Two months ago an American
Congresswoman declared that the Jews of America had sold out Israel in their
support of Obama’s diplomatic surrender to Iran’s nuclear program.
The minimum requirement to be redeemed is to identify as a Jew.
The nadir of this abandonment of support for Israel is the BDS (Boycott,
Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which actually has some Jews among its
supporters. The BDS movement seeks to destroy Israel economically just as Iran
seeks to destroy Israel physically. The starkest defection from the Jewish
People is to side with those sworn to our destruction. According to Jewish law,
every person born to a Jewish mother is Jewish, even if s/he converts to
another religion. But a Jew needs to minimally cast his/her lot with the Jewish
community to be redeemable.
Let’s be clear here. God wants the maximum from us Jews: love your
neighbor as yourself; keep Shabbos; don’t speak lashon hara; keep kosher – the
whole nine yards. But the minimum requirement to be redeemed is to
identify as a Jew.
Why should a dissolute Jew who identifies as a Jew be redeemable? Here it
gets mystical. According to our sages, the Patriarchs and Matriarchs passed
their spiritual DNA down to their descendants. Their spiritual achievements
were not personal. In virtually every Divine revelation to the Patriarchs, God
makes promises dealing with their descendants – they will be “like the stars of
the heaven” and “like the sands of the seashore,” they will inherit the Land of
Israel, etc. Among the promises was that God would not let a Jewish soul hit
rock bottom without Divine intervention to stop his free-fall. This spiritual
safety net is called, “zechut avot,” the merit of the forefathers.
According to the Midrash, at the Splitting of the Sea, the angel of Egypt
protested to God that both the Hebrews and the Egyptians were idol worshippers.
Why should the Hebrews be saved, and the Egyptians drowned? God answered that
the Hebrews are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Zechut avot, the
merit of the forefathers.
But zechut avot, like any inheritance, only becomes yours if you
claim it. Your grandfather can bequeath you a bank account worth a million
dollars, but if don’t show up at the lawyer’s office and identify yourself as
Jake Levy’s grandson, you won’t have access to his fortune. If you don’t
actively identify as a Jew, you can’t inherit the precious fortune of zechut
avot.
Passover poses the challenge to every Jew: Are you in or are you out?
Zechut avot is like a skydiver’s reserve chute. If the main parachute
fails to open, and the skydiver is falling at 120 mph, she can be saved by the
reserve chute. But only if she pulls the cord! The cord that activates the
merit of the forefathers is Jewish identity.
Jewish identity is what prompted Kirk Douglas to fast every Yom Kippur. As
he proudly stated, “I might be making a film, but I fasted.”
Jewish identity is what prompted Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
to post a large silver mezuzah on the doorpost of her Supreme Court chambers.
Jewish identity is what prompted movie star Scarlet Johansson to stand up
for Israel at the cost of her prestige as an Oxfam ambassador.
The Passover Seder speaks about
four sons. Only one of them is cast as “wicked.” As the Haggadah states: “The
wicked son, what does he say? ‘What is this service to you?’ ‘To you,’ but not
to him. Because he excludes himself from the community, he is a heretic. … Say
to him, ‘Because of what God did for me when I went out of Egypt.’ For me, but
not for him, because if he would have been there, he would not have been
redeemed.”
The first Passover marked the birth of the Jewish
nation. Every Passover since poses the challenge to every Jew: Are you in or
are you out?
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I lost two friends because of the war but not because
they died by Abigail Letson
https://aish.com/i-lost-two-close-friends-in-the-israel-hamas-war-but-not-because-they-died/
Radical ideology has
the power to end even the closest of friendships.
Like many people, I
met two of my closest friends while in college. Initially, we got along through
commiserating with each other over some assignment or annoying classmate,
perhaps the humdrum of jobs relegated to college students. Eventually, we
became very close, and I gladly hosted them for late-night hangouts and even
Jewish holidays, like Passover. A novel experience for two people who’d never
had a Jewish best friend before — or perhaps just a Jewish friend at all.
Over our decade of
friendship, they would come to learn about my family’s history — particularly
my grandfather’s story as a Holocaust survivor. They were there when I met my
Israeli boyfriend. They were there when I moved to Israel. And I was there when
they started a Pagan business and began using non-binary pronouns. When they
had graduation parties and started proudly promoting communism. When they
declared ACAB – all cops are bastards in support of Black Lives Matter.
It didn’t matter
whether or not I agreed with their political beliefs because they were two of
my closest friends.
It didn’t matter
whether or not I agreed with their political beliefs because they were two of
my closest friends. I’d known them since I was 18, after all. You can’t just
throw friendship like that away over political disagreements. Admittedly, they
weren’t so extreme when I met them, but they were still good people.
That’s what I told
myself year after year. And while I was an openly Zionist, proud Jew (you
couldn’t walk into our house without the Hamas practically slapping you in the
face), I never really pressed them on their opinions of Israel. Partly
because I thought they were too afraid to be honest with me, and partly because
I knew the truth of what they were too afraid to say. Until October 7 happened.
In the wake of the
barbaric terror attacks in Israel, I wrote about my experience on October 7 and
my perspective of the resulting war and geopolitical situation. This article — unrestrained in detailing my political beliefs and
frustrations — incensed my two friends to finally reveal their opinions about
Israel. How did they do it? Through social media.
I was enraged and
disgusted when they smeared Israel with accusations of genocide before October
was even out. How they posted in honor of every single Palestinian martyr. When
they claimed Israel stole the bodies of Palestinian children for propaganda.
And worst of all, when they posted that the hostages are “waving, smiling and
showing positive emotions toward Hamas.” And for what? Because their best
friend — who easily could have been one of the unlucky souls kidnapped, raped,
or murdered — told her experience of that tragic day.
If you don’t fit into
the moral picture declared supreme by the tribe… you get the boot. Even if
you’ve been friends for a decade.
Their moral depravity
and cowardice had me seething, but I was far from surprised. Everything they
stood for and made their lives about was perfectly in line with radical leftist
idealism, and when someone subscribes to an ideology, regardless of where it
falls on the political spectrum, it can rapidly descend into tribalism. And if
you don’t fit into the moral picture declared supreme by the tribe… you get the
boot. Even if you’ve been friends for a decade.
A study in the American Journal of
Political Science by authors Peter K. Hatemi, Charles Crabtree, and Kevin
B. Smith demonstrates that moral beliefs are more likely a result of
political ideology, and not the other way around. This explains why,
intuitively, I wasn't all that surprised by my friends’ betrayal, because the
radical political Left openly vilifies Israel. It also explains why Jews are
uniquely susceptible to the ideological hate dominating both sides of the political
spectrum, especially considering antisemitism seems to fit the horseshoe theory
claiming both extreme ends of the political spectrum are actually closely
aligned as opposed to stark opposites. With morality shaped by ideological
belief, extremists depict Jews not only as “other,” but as evil.
On the far Left, Jews,
and by extension Israel, are seen as the domineering, capitalist oppressors — a
notion that fits seamlessly into their victim-victimizer worldview where
everything is about power. On the far Right, Jews are sneaky parasites
masquerading as white people, seeking to replace true white people. But that is
possibly where the differences on the far Left and Right end in regards to
antisemitism. Extremes on both sides, being more prone to belief in
conspiracy theories, are therefore more likely to believe in the same antisemitic
tropes. According to the ADL, people who tend toward belief in conspiracy theories endorse
3.8 times more antisemitic tropes.
The belief that Jews
hold too much power in politics, in Hollywood, in the media, on Wall Street —
these are all classic features of antisemitism on the far Left and Right. The
obsessive fixation on Jews and money, which dates back to Medieval times, is particularly pervasive. All
of this culminates in a general distrust, dislike, or hatred of Jews,
contributing to the ADL’s new finding that “more than 42% of Americans either have friends/family who
dislike Jews (23.2%) or find it socially acceptable for a close family member
to support Hamas (27.2%).”
With numbers like
that, it’s hard for Jews to know who can be trusted. After my friends revealed
how deeply antisemitic they are, I couldn’t help but silently wonder about my
other friends. Who else was secretly fostering antisemitic beliefs? Who else
would propagate lies about Israel that directly translate into violence against
Jews? Who else cared so little whether we Jews lived or died so as to
contribute to that violence?
October 7 has forced
many Jews to look around and wonder if they’re among true friends.
The answer? No one. As
it turns out, the very act of publishing the article that had incensed my two
radical friends in the first place — the unabashed expression of my beliefs —
served as the perfect shield. All I was left with were the friends who truly
valued my life. And the relief in knowing that you are surrounded by people
with genuine intentions and love for you — not having to wonder whether they’d
hide you or drag you by your throat to the Nazis in the 1940’s — that feeling
is ineffable. It’s a gift.
October 7 has forced
many Jews to look around and wonder if they’re among true friends. It’s a scary
prospect to think those you love couldn’t care less if you live or die — to
consider that just maybe your intuition isn’t as strong as their deceit
is deft. But the thing about radical ideology is just that, it’s radical,
and radicalism is never silent for long, particularly in the face of
confrontation.
I still have friends
with political perspectives I disagree with, but now I hold nothing back. I
challenge them on their opinions of Israel. I remind them of the reality of
living here. I mince no words on my opinions of DEI initiatives and I don’t care if I offend
someone by telling my truthful experience of war.
For many reasons, we
can’t afford to shy away from uncomfortable conversations, specifically about
Israel and antisemitism, but as a Jew in the diaspora, it’s the only way to
ensure the people who still remain in your life are the ones who value it.
Abigail Letson is a writer,
editor, and marketing manager in the biotech and higher education industries.
Her writing has been featured on TODAY.com and in Commentary Magazine. To contact her or see more of
her work, please visit abbyletson.com.
The Convincing Words of the Apostate Jew by Rabbi Y.
Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1374-31
In a city not far from Apta, there lived a Jewish apostate who
caused his former brethren much trouble and heartache. He rose to a very high
position in the government, becoming one of the king's most trusted officials.
He made sure to utilize his position the make the Jews' lives miserable.
Every once in a while, the king would meet with all his ministers to discuss
various issues and discuss all sorts of ideas that might benefit the
inhabitants of the kingdom.
The apostate considered these meeting prime opportunities to disparage the
Jews, his former brothers, in the eyes of the king.
At one such meeting, one of the officials, also a virulent anti-Semite, rose
and told the king a shocking tale. In his village, he said, a non-Jewish girl
had gone out to draw water from the well and never returned home. She simply
disappeared without a trace!
It was Erev Pesach, a time when Klal Yisrael (the
Jewish people) was preparing for the holy holiday by eliminating the chametz (leavened
foods) from their homes and baking matzos.
After much investigation, said the official, it was discovered that the Jews
were to blame for the girl's disappearance; they had murdered her in order to
mix her blood into their holiday matzos.
All those present at the meeting were horrified by the minister's story and
their fury knew no bounds.
They drew up a terrible decree that would affect all the Jews in the kingdom.
In order for the decree to be valid, the document needed all the officials' signatures.
When it came to the apostate's turn to sign, however, a spirit of purity
overcame him. Instead of enthusiastically joining the officials in drawing up a
decree against the Jews, whom he so despised, he rose and announced to all the
ministers that he too was a Jew and the whole accusation was a ridiculous
bluff.
He explained that the consumption of blood was one of the most serious
prohibitions in Jewish law. He knew this for certain, he assured the king and
the ministers, for he had grown up among the Jews, and he knew their customs
well.
His sincere words convinced the king and the ministers, especially since they
knew him to be a renegade Jew who was a sworn enemy of his former people, and
not one to speak well of them under ordinary circumstances.
If he was defending the Jews, they felt certain, he must be speaking the truth.
And so, in his merit, the decree never came to fruition.
The mitzvah of rescuing Jews from destruction awakened hidden
sparks within the converted Jew, and he began to want to return to his people
and draw closer to Hashem and His Torah.
However, he immediately rejected this thought, certain that it would be
impossible for him to ever return to his people.
The situation seemed hopeless. Nevertheless, he decided to travel to the Apter
Rav and seek his advice. Perhaps the tzadik would be able to help him find
a way out; perhaps there was a chance he still could return to the One G-D.
His longing to repent gave him no rest. He showed up at the Apter Rebbe's house
that very night, brokenhearted and filled with remorse for his evil ways.
When the tzadik saw him and recognized him as the infamous
apostate who constantly sought opportunities to cause the Jews no end of
tragedy, he grew frightened that the man had come to stir up more trouble.
At first, he sought to politely avoid him, apologizing that he was old and weak
and hadn't the strength to receive him so late at night.
The man refused to budge, begging the tzadik to hear him out.
The Apter Rav, however, had made up his mind not to talk to the loathsome Jew
hater, come what may.
He told the man that he would speak to him only when grass started growing on
the stick standing nearby.
Incredibly, the stick immediately began sprouting bright green grass.
When the tzadik saw this miracle, he summoned the apostate into his home and
allowed him to speak.
The man began telling him all that had happened. He told the tzadik his
forceful rejection had aroused in him the desire to abandon his evil ways and
return to the Judaism of his parents and ancestors. but didn't know how to go
about it.
The Apter Rebbe accepted responsibility to deal with the man's tikkun (rectification).
He outlined a path of teshuva (return [to mitzvah observance])
for the man, providing him with a list of behaviors to accept upon himself.
The man immediately began acting in accordance with the tzadik's instructions.
No more than two weeks passed when the rabbi of the neighboring village sent
word to the Apta Rav that the man's house had gone up in flames but no harm had
come to the former apostate.
The Apter Rebbi immediately informed the man that his repentance had been
accepted by Heaven and he could return to his home, to his worthy wife and
children.
The man became a true Baal Teshuva - a sincere Torah observant
Jew.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Supplemented by R. Yerachmiel Tilles from an article in the 2 Nissan
5700 edition of ???, taken from "Leket Amarim" by R.
Yaakov-Meir Shechter (vol.2, p. 170), who writes that this astounding story is
copied from the ledgers of the burial society of a particular village in
Poland.
Rabbi Yaakov-Meir Shechter, born in 1930 in the Old City of Jerusalem, is
a leader of the Breslov Hasidic movement in Israel, a well-known kabbalist,
author of 15 books (at last count), and a rosh yeshiva of the main Breslov
Yeshiva in Meah Shearim, Jerusalem, and the Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva in Mekor
Baruch, Jerusalem. (based on Wiki)
YouTube Video https://aish.com/my-heroic-son-was-killed-by-hamas/
Milestone: Sylvia Flyer, 97, Together with
her late husband Carl, Sylvia played a pivotal role in the founding of Arutz
Sheva Israel National Radio in 1988. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388976
Inyanay Diyoma
Day 200
On Erev Chag, my third oldest
grandchild called me to wish me a happy holiday. “Did you hear about the terror
attack in Yerushalayim? Well the terrorists fled to a store rented out by my
former Yeshiva below the main learning area that leads to lower tuition.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388899
Islamist-Nazis across America. US
Flags burned, shouts of “Death to America”.
Yale University. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388920
Even Alex Baldwin attacked by
pro-terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388927
RFK Jr. hurts Trump more than Biden.
https://www.aol.com/news/rfk-jr-candidacy-hurts-trump-130000426.html
Two taken out in Lebanon: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388920
Dozens of Rockets towards Tzafat. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388914
Fire on Haifa Bay from Lebanon. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-798353
Bedouin Scout for Givati killed in
action. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388925The
Netzach Yehuda Battalion (97th Battalion), under the command of the
Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division, conducted a targeted raid before and
during the Passover holiday in the Beit Hanoun area to neutralize terrorist
infrastructure. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388926
Gallant backs up Netzach Yehuda. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388916
Blinken no announcement on Netzach
Yehuda. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388921
Israel planned major attack on Iran.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388900
Killer of Soldier and terrorist family
are Shachidim.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388907
Rt. Wing Fringe: Police on
Monday detained 13 people suspected of attempting to smuggle goats onto the
Temple Mount in Jerusalem to sacrifice the animals in honor of Passover, in
line with ancient Jewish tradition. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/13-suspects-arrested-for-trying-to-sacrifice-goats-on-temple-mount-in-biblical-passover-ritual/
The
commander of the IDF Central Command Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox is expected to step
down from his position in the summer. He recently notified Chief of Staff Herzi
Halevi of the decision. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388909
Hamas kills Arab aid worker to manufacture food
crisis. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-798185
Arab kidnaps and rapes a Jewish
Woman. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-798362
Minister
of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz congratulated the EU on its decision: "A
dramatic decision that sends a clear message to Khamenei - we will not allow
you to undermine regional stability." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388912
Apr. 24
Day 201
Praying in the outdoor
Minyan Today was difficult. Wind gusts pushed over chairs must have reached
50mph. The pine tree was needling me and from my own lemon tree and Pamela
fruit fell. I took Teruma and Maaser. Going up to 39C or 102F plus today and
41C or 106F tomorrow.
US Senate approves aid bill. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388941
Rafah operation plans: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388933
This means going into Lebanon around
June.
UN antisemitic dangerous
institution. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388940
Argentina
is seeking the arrest of Iranian minister Ahmad Vahidi. Earlier this month, an
Argentinian court officially declared Iran to be responsible for a 1994 bombing
at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires which killed 85 people, as
well as for a 1992 bombing at the Israeli Embassy, which left 29 dead. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388950
Arabs
reject Turkish Plan: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388944
Please bear with me and make sure
that brain is in gear at all times: https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/tourist-mauled-rolling-down-window-010654424.html
Likes Trump over Biden. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-24-2024/
Apr. 25th
Day 202
Deep in the heart of Texas
antisemitism is not tolerated. Police on
Wednesday arrested over a dozen people, including a local news photographer, at
a pro-Palestinian Arab protest at the University of Texas at Austin. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388996
Netanyahu’s new military secretary
on the who should control the Gaza Strip after the war and it should be Israel.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388989
We will pursue Hamas everywhere. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388991
Germany
announced on Wednesday it would resume cooperation with the UN agency for
“Palestinian refugees”, UNRWA. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388994
In a gesture to Qatar video of Hersh
Goldberg-Polin. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388990
Hersh’s parents speak in English. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388984
US shoots down another Houthi
Missile. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388997
Iran reducing presence in Syria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388995
The stoppage of fighting has brought
about Sinwar walking Gaza with impunity. Intelligence sources have confirmed reports
that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has left his hiding spot and walked the streets
of Gaza, according to the Hostage Families Forum. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388968
Times over the world for Shabbos
Chol HaMoed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
Lack of hostage deal it is Sinwar’s
fault. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389033
New Homicide Unit of Fatah. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389007
US
President Joe Biden today (Thursday) appointed Lise Grande, the president of
the United States Institute of Peace, as the US Special Envoy for Middle East
Humanitarian Issues. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389032
We should be dancing and praising HASHEM over
the miracles that stopped the Iranian Attack. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389009
Iran covers up damage by Israeli Attack. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389002
Ben Gvir opposes visits to captured
Hamas Terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389023
Billionaires stop funding Columbia. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389025
Netanyahu says Campuses in USA like
1930’s. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388981
An
IDF soldier who works as a truck driver began a relationship on Facebook with
an Iranian agent who pretended to be a woman. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388992
Protesters clash with police near PM residence.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388987
A
police officer suffered light to moderate injuries on Wednesday afternoon, as
he pursued a driver who refused to stop for a routine inspection. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388965
Gazans dug mass grave to accuse
Yisrael. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388975
https://www.jns.org/biden-administration-caving-to-bds-tactics-against-israel/
Calls for Hamas to release hostages.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-25-2024/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-using-secretly-provided-long-range-us-missiles-official-say/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-chip-giant-nvidia-snaps-up-israeli-ai-workload-management-startup/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-sentences-rapper-to-death-for-backing-modesty-protests-media/
Arab Mafia. https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-men-killed-one-severely-injured-in-shfaram-shooting/
Op Ed Bederman. https://dianebederman.com/dear-jews-we-are-the-pea-under-the-mattress-the-pebble-in-the-shoe-its-time-to-laugh-in-their-faces/
Apr. 26th
Day 203
Israeli Arab killed by antitank
missile. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389071
A firefight when the Arab died. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389052
Zohar cabinet decision to allow
Hamas visitation is wrong. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389058
As far as Israel is concerned the
deal is for 33 hostages. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389049
I have an idea the 33 detained at
Indiana U. should go to Gaza permanently. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389062
A parliamentarian from the Canadian province of
Ontario was asked to leave the legislature for wearing a keffiyeh on Thursday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389057
Seeing our son reminded us that we
should bring them home. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389045
Western world since the rise of the Nazis in
Weimar Germany, a series of events which saw students emerge to express
solidarity with Adolf Hitler’s vision of a world without Jews. https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/25/network-behind-eruption-anti-israel-college-campus-protests-revealed-new-report/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/25/iranian-2-others-detained-peru-plot-kill-israelis/
Afula: Israel Police and Border Police officers arrested 11 Arabs
who infiltrated pre-1967 Israel from Jenin. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389014
IDF CENTCOM to extend aid to Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389047
US sanctions target Iranian Drones. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389059
Egyptian Delegation to discuss
hostage deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389059
US starts the pier off of Gaza
construction. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rykhbnubc
US tracking mortar attack near Pier
site. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-798735
Follow the money behind the funding
of US riots. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-798615
Turkish terror ship to Gaza delayed.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-798782
New Public Opinion Poll Ganz’s lead
cut. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-798778
Save the whales down under. https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-798568
NY Case against Harvey Weinstein
falls apart. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-798663
Blinken to discuss Rafah. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-26-2024/
Have a wonderful Shabbos
Chol HaMoed Pesach,
Rachamim Pauli
