As we start Sefer Vayikra let me remind you
that for those who get my posts direct, if the direct Drasha does not arrive
close to Shabbos Israel time then check www.rabbipauli.blogspot.com
Prayers for Men: Eliezer David HaCohain ben
Naomi, Asher ben Esther Malka, Avraham ben Devorah, Zvi Yechezkel ben Leah,
Naphtali Moshe ben Tziporah, Shalom Charles ben Gracia, Yoel ben Esther, Zev
ben Rachel, Yehonatan ben Malka, Shraga Shlomo ben Sara, Zvi ben Chava, Avraham
ben Rachel, Shlomo Chaim ben Basya Raizal, Shmuel ben Zahava, Yosef Manus ben
Sheina Pesia, David Zvi ben Sarah Leah. Yosef
ben Shifra
Women: Karen Neshama bas Esther Ruth, Chaya
Melecha Rachel bas Baila Alta, Rachel bas Chana, Hodaya Nirit bas Mazel, Rivka
bas Idit, Kayla Rus bas Chaya Rachel, Tsvia Simcha bas Devorah Yachad, Esther
bas Tziporah, Miriam bas Irene Taita Malka, Ruda Itzka Minyan bas Liba, Carol
bas Esther, Henshi bas Nashe, Naomi Esther bas Tziporah, Hena bas Gizella,
Geula bas Chasa Leah for a few weeks
The following people are recovering from long
term non-threatening injuries and need Psalms. Binum Benyamin Tuvia ben Chana
Friedel, Adele Chaya bas Edva, Adina bas Sara in remission, Sara Merkava bas
Elisheva,
How is your arithmetic? Here is
the quote of the month from deputy minister Michael Levy of the Yesh Atid Party
regarding the massive Charedi Demonstration: “We made the law because every
year there are 8,000 who do not serve in the army because they are learning
Torah. 1,800 will be exempt and the other 5,200 we will draft. I have nothing
against them in fact I honor the KORAN!” The
last might have been a slip of the tongue but this math genius even out did the
57 States.
Parsha Vayikra Part 1
This is one time when I mention the Bible Code. With the other
Torah Books, Beresheis and Shemos spell out the word Torah forward at intervals
of 49 and Bamidbar and Devarim spell Hay, Resh, Vav, Tav (backwards) at
interval of 49. Vayikra the middle Sefer has the author’s signature at an interval
of 7 Yud-Kay-Vav-Kay where Kay is substituted for Hay. Sefer Vayikra is called
Toras Cohanim as the first half deals mainly with Korbanos and other duties of
a Cohain. It contains rules of Modesty and Kashrus and from Acharei Mos through
Emor are included well over 100 Mitzvos. It ends on the notes of Shmita and
bringing the Bikurim.
THE MAIN REASON I BRING DOWN THE PASUKIM WITHOUT COMMENT IS TO TRY
TO GET THOSE PEOPLE WITH GOOD HEADS AND MEMORY TO TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT EACH
KORBAN CONSISTED OF.
Below is just an example of how Rashi attacks the subject: There is a story told by the third Rebbe of Lubavitch that when he was a child they started learning Chumash with Vayikra and not Beresheis as many do today. He asked his grandfather, the founder of Chabad, why there is a little Aleph at the end of the word instead of a regular Aleph? The Rebbe answered the child, “In Divrei HaYamim (Chronicles) Adam is written with a big Aleph because he was proud that the whole world was created for him. But his pride was his downfall from Gan Eden. Moshe who humbled himself beyond all other men got the small and humble Aleph in the book devoted to holiness.
And He called to
Moses: Every [time God communicated with Moses, whether it was represented by
the expression] וַיְדַבֵּר, “And He spoke,” or וַיֹּאמֶר; “and He said,” or
וַיְצַו, “and He commanded,” it was always preceded by [God] calling [to Moses
by name] (Torath Kohanim 1:2-3). [קְרִיאָה] is an expression of affection, the
[same] expression employed by the ministering angels [when addressing each
other], as it says, “And one called (וְקָרָא) to the other…” (Isa. 6:3). To the
prophets of the nations of the world, however, He revealed Himself through
expressions denoting coincidence and impurity, as the verse says, “and God
happened to [meet] (וַיִּקָּר) Balaam” (Num. 23:4). - [Bemidbar Rabbah 52:5]
[The expression וַיִּקָּר has the meaning of a coincidental happening, and also
alludes to impurity. [See Deut. 23:11, regarding the expression מִקְרֵה
לַיְלָה.] And He called to Moses: The [Divine] voice emanated and reached
Moses’ ears, while all [the rest] of Israel did not hear it. One might think
that for each new section [representing a new topic], there was also [such] a
call. Scripture, therefore, states, “and [the Lord] spoke (וַיְדַבֵּר) [to
him],” [denoting that] only for speech, [i.e., when God “spoke” to Moses, or
“said” to him, or “commanded” him,] was there a call, but not at the
subsections. [For when these expressions are employed, they demarcate the
beginning of major sections, i.e., when God first called to Moses and then
proceeded with the prophecy at hand, unlike the beginning of each separate
subsection, when God simply continued His communication to Moses without
“calling” him anew. Now, if each subsection in the Torah does not represent a
new beckoning from God to Moses, ushering in a new prophecy, then] what is the
purpose of these subsections? To give Moses a pause, to contemplate between one
passage and the next, and between one subject and another. [And if this pause
for contemplation was given to the great Moses when being taught by God, then]
how much more [necessary is it] for an ordinary man learning [Torah] from
another ordinary man [to be allowed pauses between sections and subjects, to
carefully contemplate and understand the material being learned]. — [Torath
Kohanim 1:3]to him: Heb. אֵלָיו [That is, God spoke only to Moses. This phrase
comes] to exclude Aaron. Rabbi Judah [Ben Betheira] says: “Thirteen times in
the Torah, God spoke (וַיְדַבֵּר) to both Moses and Aaron together, and,
corresponding to them were thirteen [other] occasions [when God spoke only to
Moses] precluding [Aaron], to teach you that they were not said [directly] to
Aaron, but to Moses, that he should say them to Aaron. These are the thirteen
cases where [Aaron was] precluded: (1) ”To speak with him…,“ (2) ”…speaking to
him…,“ (3) ”…and He spoke to him“ (Num. 7:89); (4) ”I will meet with you [there
at set times], etc. …“ (Exod. 25:22) All of them can be found [in the above
dictum of Rabbi Judah] in Torath Kohanim (1:4). Now, [even though it was Moses
who exclusively heard the prophecies,] one might think that they [i.e., the
rest of Israel, nevertheless] heard the sound [of God] ”calling“ [to Moses
preceding the prophecy]. Scripture therefore, says: [not ”He heard] the voice
[speaking] to him (לוֹ),“ [but] ”[he heard] the voice [speaking right up] to
him (אֵלָיו)“ (Num. 7:89). [This verse could have used the word לוֹ, ”to him,“
rather than such an exclusive expression as אֵלָיו, ”right up to him."
However, it uses this expression in order to teach us that only] Moses heard
[the Divine voice calling him], while all [the rest] of Israel did not hear
[it]. — [Torath Kohanim 1:4] from the Tent of Meeting: This teaches
us that the [Divine] voice stopped and did not project itself beyond the Tent
[of Meeting]. One might think that this was because the voice was low.
Scripture therefore says, “[And when Moses came into the Tent of Meeting, he
heard] the voice” (Num. 7:89). What is the meaning of “the voice” [with the
definite article]? It is the voice referred to in Psalms (29:4-5): “The voice
of the Lord is in strength; the voice of the Lord is in beauty. The voice of
the Lord breaks cedars.” If so, why does it say, “[and the Lord spoke to him]
from the Tent of Meeting” ? [To inform us] that the [Divine] voice stopped. A
case similar to this [where a powerful sound uttered within the Holy Temple was
not heard outside,] is: “And the sound of the cherubim’s wings was heard up to
the outer courtyard…” (Ezek. 10:5). One might think that the sound was low.
Scripture therefore states [further in that verse]: “…as the voice of the
Almighty God when He speaks!” Why then does the verse say, “[the sound…was
heard] up to the outer courtyard” [and not further, if this sound was indeed so
mighty]? Because when it reached there, it stopped. — [Torath Kohanim 1:5] [And
the Lord spoke to him] from the Tent of Meeting, saying: One might think [that
God spoke to Moses] from the entire house [that is, that the Divine voice
emanated from the entire Tent of Meeting]. Scripture therefore states, “[and he
heard the voice speaking to him] from above the ark cover” (Num. 7:89). [If
so,] one might think [the voice emanated] from the entire ark cover. Scripture
therefore states [further in that verse], “from between the two cherubim.” -
[Torath Kohanim 1:5] saying: [God told Moses:] Go forth and say to them [the
children of Israel] captivating words, [namely:] “For your sake God
communicates with me. ” Indeed, we find this is so for all the thirty-eight
years that the Israelites were in the desert, placed under a ban, [i.e.,] from
the incident involving the spies and onwards, the [Divine] speech was not
addressed especially to Moses, for it says, “So it was, when all the men of war
had finished dying from among the people, that the Lord spoke to me saying …”
(Deut. 2: 16-17). [Only then was] the Divine speech [again] addressed
specifically to me. Another explanation [of לֵאמֹר is that God says to Moses]:
“Go forth and tell them My commandments, and bring Me back word whether they
will accept them,” as the verse says, “and Moses reported the words of the
people back to the Lord” (Exod. 19:8). - [Torath Kohanim 1:6]
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When any man of you brings an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd or of the flock. 3 If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish; he shall bring it to the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.
This is the Korban Olah.
Male: but not a
female. When Scripture repeats later (verse 10) [that the burnt-offering must
be] “a male [animal],” it appears unnecessary to state that [since Scripture
has already taught us that it must be a male animal and not a female.
Therefore, this repetition of the word “male,” comes to teach us that a
sacrifice must consist of a completely] male [animal], not an animal of
indeterminate gender or a hermaphrodite. — [Bech. 41b]
4 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Upon the head of the
burnt offering: [The text could have simply said “upon its head.” However, it
adds “burnt offering”] to include [any sacrifice that is called a “burnt
offering,” namely,] (1) an obligatory burnt offering, that it too requires
סְמִיכָה [leaning the hands on its head. Since this section deals with
voluntary burnt offerings, this case requires an extra word to include it. See
commentary on verse 2]; also included is (2) a burnt offering from the flock
[that it too must have סְמִיכָה, for this is not specified in the verses
dealing with the burnt offering from the flock. See verses 10-13]. — [Torath
Kohanim 1:30]
5 And he shall slaughter the bullock before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and dash the blood roundabout against the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
Please note the JPS translation based on the KJV is mistaken and everytime you see a “kill the animal” or “kill” it means that the kosher food or Korban is to be ritually slaughtered and not killed. Trafe and Nivaila are killed or torn but not Korbanos or kosher food. So if I miss out in Sefer Vayikra and further about the word kill and slaughter follow the rule that it is slaughtered.
6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire. 8 And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, and the head, and the suet, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar; 9 but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall make the whole smoke on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
The burnt offering of the bull above was brought by very important people or by the community. The average man brings from the flock, a person with smaller substance brings from the fowl and the poor man only a flour offering or Mincha.
10 And if his offering be of the flock, whether of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a male without blemish. 11 And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall dash its blood against the altar round about. 12 And he shall cut it into its pieces; and the priest shall lay them, with its head and its suet, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar. 13 But the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall offer the whole, and make it smoke upon the altar; it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
14 And if his offering to the LORD be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its head, and make it smoke on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar.
This is not breaking the neck but instead of a slaughter knife, the thumb nail is filed down sharp and thin like a slaughter knife and used on the neck of the chicken. The process is different from Schectim, slaughter, which is done with a special knife. The process when doing it to a fowl is known as Melecha.
16 And he shall take away its crop with the feathers thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes. 17 And he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire; it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
2:1 And
when any one brings a meal-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of
fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon. 2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's
sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour
thereof, and of the oil thereof, together with all the frankincense thereof;
and the priest shall make the memorial-part thereof smoke upon the altar, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD. 3 But that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and
his sons'; it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. 4 And when thou brings a meal-offering
baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil,
or unleavened wafers spread with oil. 5
And if thy offering be a meal-offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine
flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 6
Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a
meal-offering. 7 And if thy offering be a meal-offering of the stewing-pan, it
shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8
And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto the
LORD; and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the
altar. 9 And the priest shall
take off from the meal-offering the memorial-part thereof, and shall make it
smoke upon the altar--an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
10 But that which is left of the
meal-offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'; it is a thing most holy of the
offerings of the LORD made by fire. 11
No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with
leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made
by fire unto the LORD.
Except for Pessach, bread is kosher and honey is kosher yet for
the Mizbayach it was kosher for Pessach the whole year around and honey was not
used.
Or any honey: Any
sweet fruit extract is called honey.
12 As an
offering of first-fruits ye may bring them unto the LORD; but they shall not
come up for a sweet savor on the altar.
The time for this starts at Shavuos and the giving of the Bikurim
end at Sukkos and the mentioning of the Mitzvah and more details will appear at
the end of Sefer Vayikra and the confession in Devarim.
13 And
every meal-offering of your shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou
suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy
meal-offering; with all thy offerings thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou bring a meal-offering
of first-fruits unto the LORD, thou shalt bring for the meal-offering of thy
first-fruits corn in the ear parched with fire, even groats of the fresh ear. 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and
lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-offering. 16 And the priest shall make the memorial-part of it smoke, even
of the groats thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
thereof; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
The groats came from the Omer of barley gathered for the offering
for the 50 days until Shavuos when we start the Bikurim offerings continuing
until Sukkos.
3:1
And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offerings: if he offer of the herd,
whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. The Korban Shalomim and the Thanksgiving Offering, Todah, are given from both male and female this is not like other offerings that are only male such as the first born or Korban Bechor.
2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and slaughter it at the door of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall dash the blood against the altar round about. 3 And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away hard by the kidneys. 5 And Aaron's sons shall make it smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
Forbidden fat is called Chelev and also forbidden is tail fat which is called Aleeyah and is forbidden. There are a few sentences in the Gemara which warns against eating Chelev with meat but the spelling is the same as Chalav, milk, and without vowels one has to read it very carefully in the context. For surely Chelev and meat and Chalav and meat are forbidden.
An aside note here: There is an Israel TV Show that is very popular called Master Chief. They threw off the Orthodox Jew when he refused to make a yogurt topping for their meat meal of course PC they used a different excuse. I am not one who usually censors for others TV shows but this is disgusting for an Israeli show in a country where most people observe Kashrus to produce such things. In my mind it is worse than the movies that show immodest things as everybody knows that such and such an actress if not near them but the yogurt and meat are available.
6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD be of the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 7 If he bring a lamb for his offering, then shall he present it before the LORD. 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about. 9 And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, which he shall take away hard by the rump-bone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
This is the forbidden Aleeyah which I mentioned above.
10 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys. 11 And the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. 12 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before the LORD. 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about. 14 And he shall present thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys. 16 And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is the LORD'S.
Sweet savor - Although many of my friends like the
vegetarian life style and I do a lot of healthy vegetarian things this Pasuk
makes me think that it is in the nature of mankind from creation to like meat.
17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
A Korban Chatas for doing a violation by accident that if aware would not do it. Example one forgot it was Shabbos went and picked an apple from his tree and ate it. Or too much Purim drinking and accidently violates a prohibition with Kares.
3 if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin-offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 5 And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting. 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the remaining blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting. 8 And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys, 10 as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar of burnt-offering. 11 But the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung, 12 even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
13 And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:
The…community of
Israel: This refers to the [Great] Sanhedrin [the Supreme Court of Israel,
seated at the Holy Temple]. — [Torath Kohanim 4:241] Because a matter was
hidden: [This means that the Sanhedrin] issued an erroneous decision regarding
any matter in the Torah that incurs the penalty of excision, by declaring that
matter permissible. — [Hor. 7b] The congregation, and they and they commit: meaning
that the community acted upon their instruction. — [Hor. 3a]
14 when the sin wherein they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin-offering, and bring it before the tent of meeting. 15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD; and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 16 And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting. 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil. 18 And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the remaining blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting. 19 And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and make it smoke upon the altar. 20 Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock; it is the sin-offering for the assembly.
22 When a ruler sin, and does through error any one of all the things which the LORD his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty:
This is the responsibility of the king for his rash behavior.
23 if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without blemish. 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. 26 And all the fat thereof shall he make smoke upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
27 And if any one of the common people sin through error, in doing any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty:
This is the Korban Asham or guilt offering and I want to write more next week on Chapter 5 of this Parsha so I will continue.
Pessach
is coming: How to Kosher a Kitchen http://www.crcweb.org/kosher_articles/Kashering_in_the_Kitchen.php
Some points condensed from the above site:
When in doubt consult your local Orthodox Rabbi.
Silver, stainless steel, and plastic flatware may be kashered. The
process begins with a thorough cleaning, after which the utensil should not be
used for 24 hours. A pot of water is brought to a rolling boil, and the
pieces of flatware are dropped into the water one at a time. The Communities before
Pessach use metal barrels which everything can be dipped into with a thick
screen mesh and clamps to raise and lower objects into the water. If the water stops boiling at any point, one must wait until
it returns to a boil before putting in any more flatware. The custom is
to rinse the flatware with cold water after kashering.
Pots
and Pans
Standard
metal pots are kashered in the same manner as flatware;
consult with your Rabbi if the pot which requires kashering is
too large to fit into any other pot of boiling water. Enameled pots and glass pots (e.g. Pyrex) cannot
be kashered.
In general, baking,
roasting and frying pans cannot be kashered unless
they are always used with generous amounts of oil or other grease when
cooking. If that is the case, they can be kashered via libun
kal which involves cleaning the pans well, not using them for 24 hours
and then putting them on an open flame until both the inside and outside of the
pan are hot enough to singe paper. The general rule is that if the pot was used on the stove one has
to heat it to Libun - hot enough for a spark to fly if hit with a metal object
or singe paper - otherwise if the pot or pan is new just a Kosher Mikvah is
necessary like with new dishes. The object is to remove either all Chametz or
Trafe ingredients. Note: if the pot or pan is bent out of shape or filthy this
not enough and an Orthodox Rabbi should be consulted.
Drinking
Glasses
The
Ashkenazic custom is that drinking glasses made of glass cannot be kashered if they were ever
used for hot beverages or washed with hot water, such as in a dishwasher.
If they were never used or washed hot, contact your Rabbi for directions as to
how they may be kashered. Drinking glasses made of plastic can be kashered in
the same manner as flatware outlined above. In the case of people
converting or people with financial straits should consult their local Orthodox
Rabbi if they can go according the Sephardic Customs.
Sinks
Usually the regular sink is scrubbed with a
chlorine chemical such as bleach or abrasive material that is sprinkled on and
any Chametz or Trafe is rendered unfit for a dog to eat. Close to boiling water
is poured in the sink. Since a Porcelain Sink cannot be koshered most people
put a plastic grid on the bottom or a removable plastic sink that goes into the
regular sink. If you do not have one special store near you, google a “one stop
Judaica shop” and check for sinks. It will either have a Chet for Chalav aka
Milk or Bet for Basar aka Meat or written in English. It may have the local
language printed on it. Usually one places also for extra stringency a plastic
grid underneath just in case it cracks during Pessach. Example Sink Base Grid
about a cm to two cm high about a half inch and then the plastic sink for
Pessach.
Stovetops
and Ovens
Stovetops
(ranges) and ovens may be kashered, and the process for doing so is
as follows:
Stovetops
The most common type of stovetop is a metal grate over an open flame, which is situated on a porcelain surface. Others have electric coils in the place of an open flame or have a glass surface covering electric coils, and the most popular brands for this type of stovetop are Corning and Ceran.
The kashering of all of these stovetops is similar. All parts of the stovetop should be thoroughly cleaned, including scraping residual food from the surface and catch-tray, and not used for 24 hours. Then the fire or coil should be turned to its maximum temperature for one hour. Finally, the knobs, catch trays and all areas between the burners should be treated as non-kashered and kosher food and utensils should not be placed on those areas. [If kosher items were placed on that area, consult with your Rabbi as to their status.]
Non self-cleaning oven
The interior and exterior surfaces of the oven must be thoroughly cleaned, the oven should not be used for a full 24 hours, and then turn it should be turned on to its highest temperature for one hour.
Self-cleaning oven
A complete self-clean cycle should be run with the racks inside the oven, and then the oven may be used without covering the racks. This kashering may be done even if the oven was not left unused for 24 hours. If the racks are not inside the oven while the self-clean cycle is run, the racks should be kashered separately.
Microwave oven
The microwave’s glass plate cannot be kashered (or used) and should be removed before kashering begins. To Kasher the appliance itself, the microwave must be thoroughly cleaned and not used for 24 hours. Then, a cup of water should be boiled in the chamber for an extended amount of time, until the chamber fills with steam and the water overflows from the cup. If a microwave has a metal grate, it should be kashered in a pot of hot water as described in the Flatware section above.
For convection microwave ovens, the same kashering process as a conventional oven should be followed, paying particular attention to cleaning out the chamber and fan assembly.
Stovetops
The most common type of stovetop is a metal grate over an open flame, which is situated on a porcelain surface. Others have electric coils in the place of an open flame or have a glass surface covering electric coils, and the most popular brands for this type of stovetop are Corning and Ceran.
The kashering of all of these stovetops is similar. All parts of the stovetop should be thoroughly cleaned, including scraping residual food from the surface and catch-tray, and not used for 24 hours. Then the fire or coil should be turned to its maximum temperature for one hour. Finally, the knobs, catch trays and all areas between the burners should be treated as non-kashered and kosher food and utensils should not be placed on those areas. [If kosher items were placed on that area, consult with your Rabbi as to their status.]
Non self-cleaning oven
The interior and exterior surfaces of the oven must be thoroughly cleaned, the oven should not be used for a full 24 hours, and then turn it should be turned on to its highest temperature for one hour.
Self-cleaning oven
A complete self-clean cycle should be run with the racks inside the oven, and then the oven may be used without covering the racks. This kashering may be done even if the oven was not left unused for 24 hours. If the racks are not inside the oven while the self-clean cycle is run, the racks should be kashered separately.
Microwave oven
The microwave’s glass plate cannot be kashered (or used) and should be removed before kashering begins. To Kasher the appliance itself, the microwave must be thoroughly cleaned and not used for 24 hours. Then, a cup of water should be boiled in the chamber for an extended amount of time, until the chamber fills with steam and the water overflows from the cup. If a microwave has a metal grate, it should be kashered in a pot of hot water as described in the Flatware section above.
For convection microwave ovens, the same kashering process as a conventional oven should be followed, paying particular attention to cleaning out the chamber and fan assembly.
Note if one is buying a new gas range, one
should ask for a second set of a grids and catch trays when applicable for
Pessach it saves time and energy as if one defers this the model may not exist
next year or the year after when one has more cash saved up.
Refrigerators and Freezers
All parts of refrigerators and freezers must be thoroughly
cleaned and washed, including storage bins.
Countertops
The procedure for kashering a countertop is to clean it
thoroughly, not use it for 24 hours, and then carefully pour boiling water on
all surfaces. Once the countertop is kashered, it may be used
without being covered. As noted at the beginning of this article, one may
not kasher utensils
made of certain materials (ceramic, cement, glass), materials which are not
robust enough to withstanding kashering, and any utensil
that has cracks, nicks or scratches where pieces of food might get stuck.
These same restrictions apply to countertops.
In any situation where the countertop cannot or will not be kashered,
it may only be used after being covered with a non-porous material which will
not easily rip or tear.
There are many countertop materials available for home use
today, with the old favorite being plastic laminate,
manufactured by laminating a hard plastic material onto a thin piece of
wood. Some popular brands of laminate are Formica,
Pionite, Wilsonart, and Nevamar. In some
cases, there are seams where two pieces of laminate meet, creating the
potential for food collecting in that area, and special attention should be
paid to cleaning those seams.
Butcher block or wood
surfaces are once again becoming popular. Wood may be kashered only if it contains no cracks that
might trap food. Some of the popular wood brands on the market are John
Boos, Craftart, Spekva, and Omega.
Many kitchens use natural stone such as granite, marble, limestone, soapstone,
slate, and onyx for
countertops. All of these may be kashered regardless of which sealant is used to
coat the stone.
Another material used for countertops is quartz
resin, a man-made material made to look like granite or marble.
It is different than natural stone in that it is not porous. Therefore the
surface does not need to be sealed. Some common brands are Cambria,
Silestone, Zodiaq, and Caesar Stone. These
may be kashered.
Similarly, there is another countertop material which is
made to look like stone but it is actually an acrylic or polyester and
therefore easy to maintain. Some popular brands are Corian,
Staron, Swanstone, Gibraltar, Surrell, and Avonite. These
materials may be kashered if they do not contain any scratches
or stains.
There are also glass, ceramic, cement, and porcelain countertops available, with porous
grout between each tile. Buddy Rhodes and Cheng Design are popular brands of cement
countertop. These countertops may not be kashered and
must be covered.
While not used as often in a home, stainless
steel, copper, and zinc countertops
are also available, and they may be kashered.
There can always be unique situations that might arise in
one’s own home. When in doubt, contact your local Orthodox Rabbi. Special
thanks to Rick Glickman of “Dream Kitchens” for his assistance with our
countertop research. Many pious Jews for
Pessach have linoleum or put down thick aluminum foil over the counter tops
even if they are koshered and scrubbed lest they have missed a place and if one
has the ability time wise to do so. Linoleum can be used from year to year and
saves a lot of time but one needs stowage space for it.
From: Naftali Bennett February 27 It has been fifteen years since Brigadier General Erez Gerstein
fell defending his country - a small story about a great commander
I first met Erez Gerstein back in 1993-1994 when he was a Colonel, commander of
the Eastern Sector Brigade... in southern Lebanon, and I was a young Deputy Platoon
Commander in Maglan. I was surprised that my brigade commander was devoting
half an hour of his own time to give me a personal briefing before a mission
near Rachaya - Aiyash. It was an unusual thing for a high-ranking commander to
give a young officer pointers on how to deal with a certain situation and how
to react. Erez's briefing was different than that of any commander I had met
before.
Unlike all the other officers at the time who
emphasized caution, safety, and the necessity of returning all soldiers safely
from their missions, Erez’s message was simple: Kill terrorists. Do not be
afraid. He also knew exactly what to emphasize in every situation: Where to
bypass an electric pole where the Hezbollah may be preparing an ambush, where
to stop and conduct surveillance, how forces should be deployed, etc.
**
With crazy hair, because he did not like to wear a
helmet, with a gun in his hand, because Gerstein refused to use a strap for his
weapon ("A warrior must hold his own gun"), with eternal optimism and
an approach of conciseness for engaging in combat, Gerstein reassured the
thousands of soldiers who served under him.
**
For the next four years, even after he was promoted
to commander of the Lebanon Liaison Unit, I always hoped my missions would be
in his sector. I knew, as did every IDF fighter in southern Lebanon during
those years, that with Erez Gerstein one is in good hands.
**
On one mission we got mixed up on the way back, and
we had to backtrack many kilometers on foot, instead of driving. Another
commander was supervising from our operations room. Suddenly, out of nowhere,
Erez showed up with his communications liaison, to see for himself that
business was ticking. When I saw him, I knew things would be OK.
**
He once said in an interview: "A commander is
tested by his ability to influence and to be at the point of decision. It's
scary, annoying, and unpleasant. This is how a commander is measured: How he
enters missions, how he functions during missions, and how he returns from
missions... I'm not afraid of fire. It does not bother me at all. This is
because of my recognition that if I'm afraid it will harm my operational
capability. Those in key command positions should know that they might be
killed. This is just part of our life".
**
Erez Gerstein was killed in 1999 by a road-side
bomb while driving on the Hasbaya - Marjayoun line in southern Lebanon. Chief
Warrant Officer Imad Abu-Rish, his communications liaison Staff Sergeant Omer
EI-Kabetz, and Voice of Israel (Israeli radio) veteran Ilan Roeh also lost
their lives in that attack.
**
I have often thought to myself, as probably many
who were under his command have, how the IDF would look today if Erez was
alive, had stayed on the fast-track, and became the IDF Chief of Staff. ** May
his memory be blessed.
Naftali Bennett : Meet
Moshe L, a Haredi father of five from Ashdod. (True story)
**
Moshe was born in 1973
in Bnei Brak to a family of Ger Hasidim. Over the years he studied in highly
regarded yeshivot, even after marrying at age 21. He went on to study at ...prestigious
institutions until he received his Rabbinical certification and ordination as a
Judge in Rabbinical Court.
Five years after he
married, after three children, Moshe realized that he should look for work with
a salary that would be significantly better than the stipend provided to him at
his Kollel. He consulted with his Rebbe, and with his approval began to study
evenings at Haredi centers for professional training. In the beginning he went
through a preparatory course that helped him close the gaps. Afterwards he took
programming courses and eventually graduated with a degree in software
engineering.
**
In 2001, Moshe started
working for Elta, an Israeli Aerospace Industry company. They were looking for
talented employees, and were happy to have a Haredi employee. At first they
might have been a little hesitant at Elta, but after a brief adjustment period,
working together, they realized that the gaps were mostly in their
imaginations. Elta provided Moshe with a supportive work environment, which
included Mehadrin kosher meals and the ability to pray in a minyan.
Elta probably realized
that over time it would pay off.
**
In Moshe’s case, it did
not take much time: Six months after his hire, Moshe won an Entrepreneurship
Award for software he developed, and has since won seven other prizes. His
latest prize was the Employee of the Year Award in the defense sector, given to
him by President Peres. Today Moshe is team leader of the company’s
development, and he still finds time to attend regular classes in Kollel.
**
Moshe is an
extraordinary story in the Haredi sector. We use a variety of tools to help
thousands of "Moshes" who are just waiting to fulfill their
potential.
**
Story Credit: Samuel
Neaman Institute at the Technion He was
not the only one at IAI and there are plenty but most came from the USA he is
one of the few Sabras.
Ultimate Justice: https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=538-27
Although the courts found the Jewish man not
guilty, he could not carry the pains of the guilt that he killed an old man. It
gave him no peace and caused him to lose his appetite. He was unable to sleep
for weeks.
He decided to seek counsel from the
internationally known sage, Rabbi Chaim
Kanievsky of Bnei Brak. He wrote him a letter asking for a tikun
- plan for soul-rectification -- because he had accidentally killed a non-Jew.
The Rabbi wrote back to him. His response consisted of one word: "Amalek" ** The Jew was disappointed. He could not understand this answer and continued suffering with sleepless nights.
.
** [The original Amalek was a grandson of Esau. He and his descendents hate the Jews and what we stand for so much that they constantly attack us. On the Shabbat preceding Purim, called "Zachor," we read the biblical passage (Deut 25:17-19) commanding us to remember their evil and to obliterate them. Haman, the villain of the Book of Esther, was a descendant of Amalek. Hitler may have been another. -ed.]
The Rabbi wrote back to him. His response consisted of one word: "Amalek" ** The Jew was disappointed. He could not understand this answer and continued suffering with sleepless nights.
.
** [The original Amalek was a grandson of Esau. He and his descendents hate the Jews and what we stand for so much that they constantly attack us. On the Shabbat preceding Purim, called "Zachor," we read the biblical passage (Deut 25:17-19) commanding us to remember their evil and to obliterate them. Haman, the villain of the Book of Esther, was a descendant of Amalek. Hitler may have been another. -ed.]
At some point he decided to move away from his
town to begin a new life. Maybe then he could stop thinking about the incident.
He began searching for a new location and found a house in a nearby town that
appealed to him. The owners told him that they were eager to get rid of this
house which they inherited from their dead father who had been killed in a car
accident.
Could it possibly be? After a short
investigation, the Jew discovered that the residence belonged to the old man
whom he had accidentally killed! Soon after that, in the basement of the house
he found materials belonging to the deceased non-Jewish man. He was shocked to
find a photograph of the old man from when he was a young man, proudly wearing
an SS uniform, standing next to evil Hitler, may his name be eternally blotted
out.
It turned out that this old man had been an SS
officer in the Nazi army during the Holocaust years. After the war, he made his
escape to the United States and hid his past. Other documents he had been
preserving included a list of the names of all the Jews he personally murdered,
May G-d Al-Mighty avenge their blood.
When the Jew read the names of the martyrs
that were murdered, he found both of his parent's names on the list!
The Al-mighty had indeed allotted to him to be
the instrument to avenge his parents' blood! It was then that he understood
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky's one word answer.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from an anonymous translation of the scan of a Hebrew newspaper article that appeared on bp0.blogger.com . Submitted by Jody Eisenman.
Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from an anonymous translation of the scan of a Hebrew newspaper article that appeared on bp0.blogger.com . Submitted by Jody Eisenman.
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky is a world-renowned Torah scholar and
decisor of Jewish law, living in Bnei Brak, Israel. He is the author of several
important works of Jewish law, such as Derech Emunoh (on agricultural laws) and
Shoneh Halachos, a systematic presentation of the popular code of laws, Mishnah
Berurah. He is the son of Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky ("the
Steipler"), the son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Sholom Eliashiv, a leading
rabbinical authority in Jerusalem, and nephew of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu
Karelitz , a leading Torah scholar in Israel in the mid 20th century known as
the "Chazon Ish". Rabbi Kanievsky is known to refrain from engaging
in politics. Thousands of people visit the holy rabbi yearly, seeking Torah
oriented advice on.
A Martyr of Magnitude also by Rabbi Tilles Shlita
Doron Mahareta of blessed and saintly memory, H.y.d.,** was one of the eight Yeshiva students that were massacred less than a month ago in Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav in Jerusalem. He was 26 years old, the only non-teenager of the group.One evening during the week of mourning at the Mahareta home in Ashdod, one of the rabbis from the yeshiva, Rabbi Hauer, told a truly amazing story about Doron's dedication to learning Torah. Every single type of Jew was represented there, and sitting together, from Ethiopians to Polish Chassidim, from knit kippot to Yerushalmi white kippot, from jeans and sandals to long black frocks. Someone remarked on the irony that it takes such a tragic event to draw everyone so close together. The story brings to mind the Talmud's account (see tractate Yoma, 35b) of Hillel's near freezing on the roof of Shmaya and Avtalion's Yeshiva, when he became covered with snow while listening intently through the skylight.
Doron wanted to lean Torah in Mercaz HaRav, one of the strongest of Israel's yeshivas. But, since his early schooling was in Ethiopia, he lacked a strong background in Gemara. The Yeshiva rejected him. He refused to be discouraged. He asked, "If you won't let me learn Torah, will you let me wash the dishes in the mess hall?"
For a year and a half, Doron washed dishes. But, he spent every spare minute in the study hall. He inquired what the yeshiva boys were learning, and spent most of the nights and all of his Shabbatot with his head immersed in the Gemara, learning what they learned.
One day, the "dish washer" asked the head of the yeshiva to test him. The Rosh Yeshiva politely smiled and tried to gently dismiss Doron, but Doron wouldn't budge. He forced the Rosh Yeshiva into a Torah discussion.
The next day, he was no longer a dish washer but a full-fledged yeshiva student.
On weekends, when Doron would come home to
visit his family, he'd spend the entire Shabbat either in the large Melitzer
shul or the neighboring small Gerrer shul learning Shulchan Aruch
("The Code of Jewish Law" - composed by Rabbi Yosef Caro here in
Tsfat - ed.) and its commentaries. Three weeks ago, he finished the entire Shulchan
Aruch and its principle commentaries. Doron achieved in his tender 26 years
what others don't attain in 88 years.***
It would not be a great surprise if Doron were
a reincarnation of Hillel. Remember him when you think to opt out of the
evening's Torah study and go watch TV. This martyr of such magnitude was truly
an unblemished sacrifice, who gave his life for all of us. May his holy soul
beg mercy for the grieving nation he left behind. Amen.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Adapted and supplemented by Yerachmiel Tilles from an anonymous submission, subsequently revealed to have been originally written by the one-and-only Lazer Brody and first posted on lazerbrody.typepad.com. (Even more subsequently, the photo was traced to Tsafrir Abayov.)
Adapted and supplemented by Yerachmiel Tilles from an anonymous submission, subsequently revealed to have been originally written by the one-and-only Lazer Brody and first posted on lazerbrody.typepad.com. (Even more subsequently, the photo was traced to Tsafrir Abayov.)
Editor's notes:
** "Hashem yakem damo" - "May the Al-mighty avenge his blood" - an attachment used only for those martyred because of their Jewishness.
** "Hashem yakem damo" - "May the Al-mighty avenge his blood" - an attachment used only for those martyred because of their Jewishness.
*** This story has been all over the Jewish
blogs (web logs).One blogger, at soccerdad.baltiblogs.com, adds some
perspective:
The Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) is a massive work [and the attached commentaries make it much more so - yt]. The average Orthodox rabbi doesn't have to know the complete Shulchan Aruch to earn ordination.
It is as if a student who hadn't taken pre-calculus in high school went to MIT, worked as a dishwasher and then 7 years later emerged with a PhD in mathematics. It takes a tremendous amount of dedication and perseverance to accomplish what Doron did. He stands as one more example of the tremendous loss earlier this month when a murderer started shooting innocent young men studying.
The Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) is a massive work [and the attached commentaries make it much more so - yt]. The average Orthodox rabbi doesn't have to know the complete Shulchan Aruch to earn ordination.
It is as if a student who hadn't taken pre-calculus in high school went to MIT, worked as a dishwasher and then 7 years later emerged with a PhD in mathematics. It takes a tremendous amount of dedication and perseverance to accomplish what Doron did. He stands as one more example of the tremendous loss earlier this month when a murderer started shooting innocent young men studying.
Brielle: Can someone
please explain to me for what reason that pieces of broken poetry are placed on
the deceased by the Tahara sacrament, where it comes from? How it evolved, what
is it called?
Rabbi Rachamim Pauli It is to remove the attachment of the soul
to the body and material possessions in Yerushalayim a coin is chopped into 7
pieces and placed a males and the Chevra Kedisha walks around the body 7 times
and throws the coins off in different directions to divest the soul of an
attachment to this world.
I have the highest respect for this Hesder Rabbi who takes the
middle ground between the Orthodox Camps he is also one of the founders of
Arutz 7 and the father of the Rosh Yeshiva of my son after Rabbi Shlomo Goren
passed away. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177995#.UxLoW_lHRMQ
And
from Moshe Feiglin: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177997#.UxLx8flHRMQ
After
his blunders in the finance ministry and attacks on the religious Yair Lapid is
the least popular Minister: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177985#.UxJlTflHRMQ
Eric
Einstein remained non-religious but his best friend Uri Zohar became an
ultra-Orthodox Rabbi. In 1985 one out of the two Zohar boys would marry one of
the Einstein sisters and in the end both sisters married Zohar boys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwlMr5bwUFw#t=39
The
Opera that was written by an 8 year old girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_695046547&feature=iv&list=PL64108521BFB99335&src_vid=KPMiYi8btjk&v=mamUvpZnUwA
Spring is just around the corner in the States and sort of here in
Israel. I fortunately don’t have to worry about dating or finding a Shidduch
for my daughter. However, I do have some non-aggressive but horrible first date
situations that have happened and do happen. In the first days of computer
dating back in my freshman or sophomore year in College there was a fellow
named Arthur who tried for a computer date. We were young and I think he put
down on the application what he wanted was a female like himself. Well the
computer dug up twins. So we made it a double blind date. I was somewhere
between 150 to 160 lbs. and Arthur a bit thinner. What we met was two girls who
looked anorexic and we took them to a horror movie the monster in the movie
looked better than them. At least now there is the internet with Skype face to
face or photos that one is not in complete shock. In fact on most dating sites
today there are a number of photos so one can tell if the woman is selling you
120 lbs. of flesh or a woman of valor or a pleasantly plump person. Based on
the hobbies and interests and education you get to figure out if you are
compatible intellectually. The last real blind date was a fellow that my friend
wanted to set up with my daughter. I knew the uncle and the family was good. I
was told he was a bit chubby like I was a number of years back like 185 to 190
lbs. and my height. Well the fellow was tall than I perhaps 250 lbs. and my
daughter is quite thin. Eventually, she married a tall thin fellow like 15.5
inch shirts not 16 or 16.5 like my thin son.
Well it will be in a few years, her son and daughter will start looking
for marriage and if the Charedim forbid the internet more funny adventures.
Another story of 33 years ago which led to a funny situation was a
friend of mine who was sort of egg shaped in build. A nice non-religious fellow
and high paid technician but not the tall dark and handsome that the gals dream
of, so sometimes he would meet women either twice his weight or they would say
that they were really not interested in dating and that they were doing this
for their father. All sorts of excuses and only because of a physical nature
that interfered with both of them.
It’s
been about 38 or 39 years since I was around there: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178117#.UxbmeZtWHIU
It
takes a while but finally: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178089#.UxV74JtWHIU
Back by
Popular Demand thanks to Joel: http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2014/01/14/does-disaster-strike-america-when-it-pressures-israel-this-link-will-shock-you/
The proofs that Christian Missionaries state
are out of context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl8hyoEq6Tg&feature=share
This
goes against the Torah so ladies don’t even think about it as it is grounds for
a divorce: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/sexless-marriages_n_4896110.html?1393946499&icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl17%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D450309
Bang-bang boom, Alice you are going to the moon! Israel to put a
commercial space craft on the moon by 2015: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4496059,00.html
Inyanay Diyoma
There
is always a danger of the news that I start off with becoming stale after a
week. However, when the nations are fighting each other we are told to get ready
for Gog and Magog and Moshiach. Still it is not quite yet. The Russians are
coming: http://debka.com/article/23718/Russian-marines-paratroops-seize-Crimean-airports-Moscow’s-creeping-invasion-continues-
Arabs
burn down a police outpost in Yerushalayim, women afraid to go out at night. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177946#.UxBXfptWHIU
We hope
that Lebanon understands hints: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4493653,00.html
Left
wing Kibbutzim exist on Arab land and their bastion in Tel Aviv all of Yehuda
and Shomron were legally bought. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177960#.UxCM85tWHIU
Has
AIPAC lost its influence? http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4493611,00.html
The red
planet has sort of blue berries: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/mars-blueberries-water-meteorites_n_4866189.html?utm_hp_ref=science&icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D449268
Syria
gets worse for Christians: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/28/syrian-rebel-forces-looking-for-protection-money-in-form-gold-from-christian/?intcmp=latestnews
Two
rockets fired at the Hermon: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/IAF-strikes-rocket-launching-site-in-northern-Gaza-343913 and http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177975#.UxIShJtWHIV
Anti-Semitism
in the Ukraine moves to Crimea: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4493749,00.html
Don’t
say that you were not warned in 2008: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177991#.UxLLr_lHRMQ
How to
stop illegals into the USA – Israeli Style: http://www.jpost.com/International/Elbit-to-build-surveillance-towers-on-Arizonas-border-with-Mexico-344005
Syrian
Rebels keeping tabs on Al Qaeda: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4494161,00.html
US
unmanned security against terrorists or enemy ground forces: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178028#.UxQErZtWHIU
From
Albert: All anti-Semites are invited to boycott this medical lung function
device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FcseDRyepA
Palestinians: Man killed in IAF strike in Gaza Strip Israeli jets target terror cell in northern Gaza shortly after Palestinians attempt to launch rocket; Palestinian sources claim one man killed, several others injured in strike. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4494730,00.html
Code
Red in Ashkelon as rocket misses the city: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178072
While we slept in
Israel, 121:4 4 Behold, He that keeps (guards) Israel does neither slumber nor
sleep. They suffered 2 dead and 2 wounded praise HASHEM Yisborach. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178076#.UxVUoptWHIU
WHY I WILL NOT FLY THE CHEAPER TURKISH AIRLINE: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4494837,00.html
My wife
and I drove road 443 Motzei Shabbos these are our nice neighborhood terrorists
and if one gives them a State you can bet they will get worse and worse it is
no game for the people in Israel there are times one cannot make any more concessions.
And my son-in-law and two grandchildren on Sunday. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178097#.UxXoeptWHIU
It took
16 years but at long last this Amalek is caught: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4495290,00.html
IDF
confronts Hezballah on the Golan: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4495352,00.html
Too much meat or cheese is not good but the study does not say
soy protein or fish. BTW Soy is a GMO product: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/04/eating-large-amounts-meat-cheese-may-be-as-deadly-as-smoking-study-shows/
The
house Yidden of the politicians go against Israel: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178138#.UxbWKZtWHIU
Me
thinks Putin speaks with forked-tongue: http://debka.com/article/23726/Putin-Not-Russian---but-local-forces-took-control-of-Crimea-DEBKAfile-They-are-Russian-special-forces
On
Tuesday evening Netanyahu’s entrance into the Paramount Studios was delayed.
Now we know why and long arm IDF operation 1500 km from Israel stopping a
terrorist arms shipment to Sinai and Gaza: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4495487,00.html
related PM’s reaction: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178153#.Uxcvn5tWHIU
deeper analysis http://debka.com/article/23730/Israel-Navy-seizes-Iranian-ship-carrying-missiles-bound-for-Gaza-Mid-East-sources-They-were-destined-for-Muslim-Brotherhood
There are 175 kg of explosives
in each of the M-302 rockets that Iran tried to smuggle into Gaza. Here is the in depth analysis: http://debka.com/article/23730/First-US-Israeli-intelligence-collaboration-in-four-years-against-an-Iranian-military-target-Iranian-missile-ship
Bon
Jour time to a take a Bon Voyage to Aliyah: http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/164835/french-jew-beaten-on-paris-metro-train
Among other things PM Netanyahu warned: The ICBM’s that Iran is
developing is not for Israel and half of Europe for we can be hit in any spot
rather they are to send Nuclear Weapons delivery to the USA: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178153#.Uxcvn5tWHIU
Terror
by gas explosions easier to get to do: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178179#.UxgzvJtWHIU
Pollard
in the hospital he is on my prayer list above: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178181#.Uxg0OJtWHIU
Israel
now has three zones on the Golan Heights – Hezballah in the North, Free Syrian
Army in the Center and Al Qaeda or Jihad in the South: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4495742,00.html
Taking
liberalism and freedom so far as to jeopardize your nation: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178225#.UxmMCptWHIU
You
listed and followed US pressure so long that you lost your own party from under
your nose: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178223#.UxmSF5tWHIU
I
thought that this gesture by a popular player in Brazil was delightful: http://www.aol.com/article/2014/03/06/brazilian-soccer-player-rescues-cutest-invader/20844499/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl8%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D451243
Now for M. Wolfberg’s “Watch your step”
The Torah tells us that the Shechina dwelt on the Mishkan (the Holy Tabernacle) of the Bnai Yisroel "throughout their journeys." (Shemos 40:38) Because we know that the lessons of the Torah are eternal, we can learn out an inspirational lesson from this verse. Namely, that wherever the Bnai Yisroel will travel in exile, the Holy Shechina will escort them, as is hinted to in the verse "throughout their journeys." The following amazing true story shows how the Shechina escorts even those Jews who are the farthest from Hashem.
A secular Jew in Israel from a Chassidic background once related the following story about his son. The man's son was a commander of a Tank Artillery division. Sadly, the Army commander had become vehemently anti-religious over the years. He even went so far as to complain about a photograph of his grandfather which hung on the wall in his father's house. The photograph of the grandfather, in traditional Chassidic garb with peyos and a long beard, was particularly offensive to the young soldier. "That man is a barbarian. Take the picture down", he would shriek.
One day, the soldier became religious! What happened? It was June 1967, the Six Day War, in the Sinai Desert. The tanks were all spread out. If attacked, they would have to regroup and fight together. Suddenly, Egyptian tanks approached. The commander turned his tank around and raced back to the platoon. The fastest way was straight across an open stretch.
Suddenly, he saw an old man davening, enwrapped in tallis and tefillin, right in his path. "Doesn't the fool have any place better to pray than in the middle of the desert", he screamed. "I'm going to run him over." But at the last minute he swerved to avoid the old man.
The Egyptian tank in hot pursuit behind him didn't have any such tinge of sympathy. As it ran over the old Jew it exploded into a fiery inferno as it tripped a landmine underneath.
When the soldier visited his father after the war, the photo was still on the wall. Although he had seen it hundreds of times before, the face familiar in a strange way. He recognized the face of the old Jew who was praying in the desert. "I realized that he was praying for me that I should live", explained the newly religious soldier, "And I want to be like him." Good Shabbos Everyone. M. Wolfberg is sponsored by: In Memory of Dov Behr ben Chaim Wolfberg In Memory of a fine person and a good Yitzchok ben Reb Shimon (Friedman) of blessed memory Refuah Shleima to Reb Mordechai Mendel ben Tziporah Yitta Refuah Shleima to Leah bas Tziporah
Have a wonderful Shabbos,
Rachamim Pauli
