Parsha Acharei Mos
This is the Parsha for Eretz
Yisrael for Shabbos Motzei Chag but the 8th day of Pesach in Gallus
they have a Yom Tov Torah Reading. Our Parsha returns back to where we left off
on Yom HaShemini. The two sons of Aaron have died. It is hinted here that they
had a big swelling of the souls of the two sons and they went into the Kodesh
HaKodeshim. Now Aaron and his two remaining sons are given the laws of the
Cohain on Yom Kippur. The remaining laws will be given in Parsha Emor. While we
are on the laws of Korbanos more details are given for Peace Offerings. Our
Parsha ends on forbidden relationships to lead to holiness among the nation.
16:1 And the LORD spoke
unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near
before the LORD, and died; 2 and the LORD said unto Moses: 'Speak
unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place
within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he dies not;
for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover. 3 Herewith shall Aaron
come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram
for a burnt-offering. 4 He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he
shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen
girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired; they are the holy
garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
Special garments with bells of the Cohain Gadol
are required to enter the Holy of Holies and the Cohain goes to the Mikveh and
is purified and stayed awake all night.
5 And he shall take of the congregation of
the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a
burnt-offering. 6 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the
sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his
house.
The Torah recognizes that before the Cohain Gadol
can make atonement for the entire house of Yisrael, he has to make atonement
first for himself and his family and confess quietly before G-D. Please L-RD
G-D I have sinned and transgressed. Specifics are great but also the standard
confession is used. Thus he said as in the Yom Kippur Service in the Siddur.
We can view Aaron or whomever is the Cohain Gadol
as an individual and his family more general until we do the general
population. In this case it is learning of a Prat (individual) and Klal
(general rule-population). The Prat leaves the Klal to tell us that in order to
atone for others he must first be clean of sins. This is a Prat that invariable
has an effect on the Klal as a whole. See Rabbi Yishmael's 13 principles of
learning.
7 And he shall take the two goats, and set them before the LORD at the
door of the tent of meeting. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two
goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.
The Mishnah describes that the lots were picked
by the assistant/substitute Cohain Gadol. If to HASHEM came out in the right
hand he would say 'Mr. Cohain Gadol raise your right hand' and if in the left
etc. It seems that although the lottery was the same for pieces of parchment
with the name HASHEM or Azazel on it, HASHEM always came out in the right
hand.
9 And Aaron shall present the goat upon
which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin-offering. 10 But
the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LORD,
to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the
wilderness.
The booking of a person to take the Azazel out in
the wilderness would guarantee full repentance for his sins. Most or all died
that year and still there was high bidding for such a prize as to die sinless.
11 And Aaron shall present the bullock of
the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself,
and for his house, and shall slay the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
As stated above, the Cohain had to be free of sin
by confession before he could cleanse the sins of others.
12 And he shall take a censer full of coals
of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense
beaten small, and bring it within the veil. 13 And he shall put the
incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover
the ark-cover that is upon the testimony, that he dies not. 14 And he
shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon
the ark-cover on the east; and before the ark-cover shall he sprinkle of the
blood with his finger seven times.
This is said as he sprinkled one above and seven below
as we chant in unison each Yom Kippur. One plus one … one plus seven. This is
in the repeat of the Musaf Service.
15 Then shall he slaughter the goat of the sin-offering, that is
for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as
he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the ark-cover, and
before the ark-cover. 16 And he shall make atonement for the holy
place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of
their transgressions, even all their sins; and so shall he do for the tent of
meeting, that dwells with them in the midst of their uncleanness.
Again the confession, sprinkling etc.
17 And there shall be no man in the tent of
meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out,
and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the
assembly of Israel.
Only he goes in and as the corruption affected
the Kahuna in the second Mikdash, bribery bought positions and Rabbi Yishmael
the Sagan (assistant/replacement) took over for the dead Cohain that by that
time, had a rope attached to him to pull him out. One Cohain either Shimon
HaTzadik or another said that every Yom Kippur a man (perhaps Michael) went in with him and came
out with him. This year he went in and did not come out. Prepare a new Cohain
Gadol for next year, he said.
18 And he shall go out unto the altar that
is before the LORD, and make atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of
the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the
altar round about. 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with
his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of
the children of Israel.
Often Marjoram 'branches' are used but here specifically
the right thumb was used.
20 And when he has made an end of atoning
for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present
the live goat. 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of
the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of
Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put
them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of an
appointed man into the wilderness. 22 And the goat shall bear upon
him all their iniquities unto a land which is cut off; and he shall let go the
goat in the wilderness.
Sins were confessed and hands placed on the head
of the goat. The goat was brought to a top of a cliff and thrown over for
otherwise the goat might jump back and forth. The goat was broken. There was a
sign in the Temple that a scarlet thread was placed there and when the goat
died, it turned white. "If your sins be as red as scarlet they shall
become pure and white as snow." Yishayahu 1:18.
23 And Aaron shall come into the tent of
meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went
into the holy place, and shall leave them there. 24 And he shall
bathe his flesh in water in a holy place and put on his other vestments, and come
forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and
make atonement for himself and for the people.
During Yom Kippur, the Cohain Gadol went to the
Mikveh 5 times and each time changed his clothes. Atonement required Kavana, proper
Cohain Gadol and proper pure Garments.
25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he
make smoke upon the altar. 26 And he that lets go the goat for Azazel
shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come
into the camp.
This is the man who took the goat, has all his
sins erased and will die within the year. Imagine a Meir Lansky type truly
repentant returning to HASHEM all the more so a person known as Tzadik.
27 And the bullock of the sin-offering, and
the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in
the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in
the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
Everything is burned but parts like skin and dung
that do not land on the Mizbayach are burned outside the camp in a pure and
holy place.
28 And he that burns them shall wash his
clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the
camp. 29 And it shall be a statute forever unto you: in the seventh
month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do
no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourns among
you. 30 For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse
you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the LORD. 31 It is a
sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a
statute forever.
As far as work goes, it is like a Shabbos.
32 And the priest, who shall be anointed and
who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the
atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments.
Since people do not live forever, after Aaron
will be Eleazar and then Pinchas etc.
33 And he shall make atonement for the most
holy place, and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the
altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of
the assembly. 34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you,
to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in
the year.' And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
An everlasting Kahuna shall be in
the family of Aaron and the same with the kingship of David (Dovid).
17:1 And the LORD
spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and
unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which the
LORD hath commanded, saying: 3 What man soever there be of the house
of Israel, that slays an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that slaughtered it without the camp, 4 and
hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to present it as an
offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be
imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from
among his people.
There are two interpretations here. The times of
the Mishkan for one to eat, he had to slaughter the animal even for food by the
tent to make it supervised and kosher. The standard Pshat today is that for a
Korban one has to bring it to the Mikdash. The man would lay his hands on the
Korban. The man or the Cohanim would slaughter and then the Cohanim would
remove their gifts, flay and sprinkle the blood. Some remains for the owner of
the Korban and his family or guests.
5 To the end that the children of Israel may
bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they
may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the
priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto the LORD. 6 And
the priest shall dash the blood against the altar of the LORD at the door of
the tent of meeting, and make the fat smoke for a sweet savor unto the
LORD.
Dashing with Marjoram twigs or 'branches' and not
with the thumb.
7 And they shall no more sacrifice their
sacrifices unto the satyrs, after whom they go astray. This shall be a statute
forever unto them throughout their generations. 8 And thou shalt say
unto them: Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among them, that offers a burnt-offering or
sacrifice, 9 and bringeth it not unto the door of the tent of
meeting, to sacrifice it unto the LORD, even that man shall be cut off from his
people. 10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of
the strangers that sojourn among them, that eats any manner of blood, I will
set My face against that soul that eats blood, and will cut him off from among
his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have
given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the
blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
No sacrifices like the local pagans but only as
commanded to HASHEM.
12 Therefore I said unto the children of
Israel: No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourns
among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of the children
of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that taketh in hunting
any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and
cover it with dust. 14 For as to the life of all flesh, the blood
thereof is all one with the life thereof; therefore I said unto the children of
Israel: Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh
is the blood thereof; whosoever eats it shall be cut off.
Blood of meat and foul is forbidden to eat but of
fish is considered juice and there must be a difference in soul dynamics which
I do not understand with my lack of in depth learning on this.
15 And every soul that eats that which dies
of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a
stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even; then shall he be clean. 16 But if he wash them not,
nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Dies by itself is a Nevaila or torn
by beasts or head chopped off is Trafe.
18:1 And the LORD spoke
unto Moses, saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto
them: I am the LORD your God. 3 After the doings of the land of
Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of
Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their
statutes. 4 Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye
keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. 5 Ye shall therefore
keep My statutes, and Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by
them: I am the LORD.
In case some wise guy should ask why must he keep
the statutes and ordinances the answer is I am the L-RD!
6 None of you shall approach to any that is
near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness. I am the LORD. 7 The
nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not
uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her
nakedness. 8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not
uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister,
the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at
home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The
nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own
nakedness. 11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten
of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her
nakedness. 12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's
sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover
the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. 14 Thou
shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not
approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. 15 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son' wife; thou shalt not uncover
her nakedness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy
brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not
uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her
son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are
near kinswomen; it is lewdness.
All these are incestuous relations except the
case of Yebum or Levirate Marriage where a brother dies childless and
permission is granted to rebuild his seed.
18 And thou shalt not take a woman to her
sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her
lifetime.
But if the sister dies, it sometimes is a merit
to take her as she can feel like an aunt-mother to his children.
19 And thou shalt not approach unto a woman
to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
This includes his wife and in the days of kings a
concubine. For during the Menses they are forbidden by Kares but after the
Mikveh are permitted.
20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbors'
wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not give any of
thy seed to set them apart to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of
thy God: I am the LORD. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with
womankind; it is abomination.
The L-RD views male homosexuality as an
abomination – period and everybody with understanding will not try to WOKE his
way around the Torah. For there is a Din and there is a Dayan and after 120
years somebody has to pay the piper.
23 And thou shalt not lie with any beast to
defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie
down thereto; it is perversion.
Perverse is sick and will get the death penalty
like the homosexuality. However, as debase as it is, it is not on the level of
an abomination.
24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these
things; for in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out from before
you. 25 And the land was defiled, therefore I did visit the iniquity
thereof upon it, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
In short, if you do these things there is a
limited amount of time before you are vomited out.
26 Ye therefore shall keep My statutes and
Mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the
home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you-- 27 for all
these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the
land is defiled-- 28 that the land vomit not you out also, when ye
defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. 29 For
whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall
be cut off from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep My
charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before
you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
Some more ideas of the
Seder Night
Rabbi Sharabani Shlita: The Sephardim outside of an ill person do not proper
Seder Observance without 4 glasses with wine in them. The first cup should be
between 3.3 to 5.0 ounces with a person drinking a majority of the cup.
Afterwards he can drink a mixture of grape juice and complete the meal. Rabbi
Chaim Kanievsky was asked on some occasions about if one completes the Mitzva
using only grape juice.
Rabbi Yacov Love Shlita, retired
Congregation Rabbi, spoke about two themes for the Seder. One we were pagans
aka my forefather was in Padam Aram and not the Charedi of the block to put it
mildly. The second place tells that we were slaves in Egypt. Nothing to brag
about from our standpoint but to state that we were slaves in Egypt. This is
where we grew-up to become a nation.
We have come a long way since then
but no Moshiach yet which means two possibilities. Either we don't deserve
Moshiach or the time is not ripe for his rescuing us.
A lovely Siberian Dance. By Rabb Yerachmiel Tilles.
http://www.ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=881-04.html
His crime was spreading Judaism; his punishment was many years of
hard labor in Eastern Siberia. That is where Reb Asher Sasonkin found himself
in prison camp with about 3000 others. Most of them were political prisoners,
incarcerated for being "anti-revolutionary," but there were some
hard-core criminals sentenced for various crimes of violence as well. The
prisoners were divided into small groups of twelve called "brigades,"
with each brigade being led by a "brigadier," who also was a
prisoner.
After some time, R. Asher was transferred to a different barrack in
the camp, under the supervision of a different brigadier. He was happy about it
because he quickly found there a quiet unobtrusive corner where he could pray
without having to worry too much about intruding hostile eyes.
That first day, while praying in his "spot," he overheard
a conversation between one of the other prisoners in his brigade and his new
brigadier.
"On Saturday only eleven of us will be working," the
prisoner informed his leader. This Zhid ('Yid'-'Jew') refuses
to work on their Shabbat."
The brigadier responded quickly, "Don't worry. With me he
won't be able to pull any tricks. He'll work on Saturday too, like everyone
else."
"I advise you not to start up with this Zhid,"
rejoined the prisoner, a non-Jew, "otherwise you might get ridiculed."
[The stubborn, against-all-odds successful Shabbat observance in the labor camp
environment of Reb Asher (and a few other Chabad chasidim) was well-known in
most of the Soviet prison camps -YT].
The very next day was Shemini Atzeret. The brigadier came over to
Reb Asher and said, "Be ready, in just a few minutes we are setting out to
work."
Sasonkin firmly shook his head, saying that he could not work this
day.
"And tomorrow?"
"Also not."
"And why not?" queried the surprised brigadier.
"Neither today nor tomorrow is Shabbat."
Reb Asher explained quickly that these were the final two days of the Sukkot
festival, so it was forbidden to work.
The brigadier recalled that in his youth he had seen Jews erecting
flimsy wooden huts every autumn and camping in them for a few days. He smiled
to himself and said, "Listen, I'm willing to allow you to not work, but
you must leave together with us for the workplace and be there with all the
other workers."
Reb Asher happily assented.
About 200 men arrived at the designated place, which turned out to
be a construction site. It was a huge area enclosed by layers of barbed wire,
filled with buildings and other structures in various phases of incompletion.
The workers spread throughout the area to their assigned projects, Reb Asher
ducked into a building that was a bit distant from the others and with no one
else there. "A quiet place to daven (pray)." He
thought to himself, and immediately began the morning service for the festival,
which fortunately he knew by heart.
Absorbed in his prayers, he wasn't conscious of the hours flying
by, when suddenly a young man from his brigade came running in. "Here you
are!" he exclaimed. He began speaking very fast. Reb Asher could see that
he was extremely nervous, frightened even.
"What are you doing? Don't you realize that it is already
lunchtime? The officer discovered that you weren't present. He told the chief
guard, who exploded in anger. He even threatened our brigadier that he would
lock him in solitary confinement for 15 days. The brigadier is pleading and
making every excuse he can think of, but the chief guard keeps insisting that
since he is the brigadier, he is the one responsible and must be punished.
Hurry! Maybe your appearance will calm down the officer."
The two of them ran as fast as they could to where their brigade
was gathered. The brigadier immediately confronted Reb Asher. His face was pale
and fearful. "This is how you repay the favor I did for you?" Reb
Asher apologized sincerely, and tried to explain that he had lost track of the
time while he was praying.
The brigadier calmed down somewhat, and instructed to serve lunch
to the prisoners. To Reb Asher however, he insisted that he remain close to him
and stay within eyesight. Meanwhile, Reb Asher was becoming quite apprehensive.
"If the officer became so angered at the brigadier to the extent he was
prepared to punish him with 15 days of solitary confinement, what will happen
to me?" he worried to himself. He briefly considered running off and
hiding somewhere until tempers cooled off, but he quickly realized that could
backfire and complicate his situation even further.
While these thoughts were tumbling around in his head as he stood
next to the brigadier all of a sudden the officer strode up to them. Reb Asher
felt his blood was about to freeze in his veins. He quickly snuck a glance at
the officer expecting the worst. Much to his surprise though, nothing happened.
The officer shot him a sharp, penetrating gaze, but then a brief
smile played on his lips, and he continued on his way without saying a word.
When mealtime was ended, the brigadier told two other prisoners to
be responsible for Reb Asher, threatening them with dire consequences if he
should disappear again.
The sun set. It became evening. That meant it was already Simchat
Torah, yet there he was, stuck in the labor camp under watchful eyes. He began
to think about the holiness of the festival, its prayers that everyone prayed,
and its songs that were sung in every synagogue. He recalled the joyous dancing
and the happy faces. "But I, what kind of Simchat Torah can I have here in
such a place? If only I could at least sing loudly a Simchat Torah song in
honor of the festival."
At that moment, one of the two prisoners assigned to prevent him
disappearing turned towards him and said, "You are supposed to be working
just as we are. It is only because of your holiday that you are exempted. At
least sing for us one of your lively Jewish holiday tunes."
Reb Asher thanked G-d in his heart. Almost immediately he responded
to the request which so neatly matched his own desire and began to sing a
Simchat Torah "hakafa" dance melody. His arms he
loosely folded in front of his chest as if he were in shul and clasping one of
the mantle-covered Torah scrolls. He closed his eyes and started to dance
around in a circle while continuing to sing.
"These two gentiles think that I am dancing for their
sake," he thought to himself, "but in truth I am dancing in honor of
the Torah."
He continued to prance around enthusiastically, and danced and
whirled for a long time. When he finally ceased, the two who had been watching
him in amazement with big smiles, clapped their hands loudly and called out
"Bravo, bravo! Great!"
This was just the beginning of his joyful "virtual"
Simchat Torah. At the end of their workday, when the prisoners all gathered
together to be counted, one of Reb Asher's 'escorts' addressed the assembly
with a loud proclamation: "This Zhid knows how to sing
and dance really well. Ask him for a demonstration and see for
yourselves."
Implied was that this would be compensation for the long afternoon
of work caused by his disappearance. Reb Asher didn't wait to be invited a
second time. He leapt into the lively dance, even more energetically than
before, all the while singing happy Simchat Torah songs one after another,
while keeping his eyes tightly shut.
For the 200 prisoner onlookers it was somewhat of a bizarre sight
to see a religious Jew hopping about and singing and dancing so energetically.
They all wore broad smiles and clapped their hands loudly to the beat of each
song's rhythm.
In those moments, totally absorbed in the rapture of his singing
and dancing, Reb Asher forgot completely that he was in a grueling labor camp,
in primitive distant Siberia, and forgot even that he was a prisoner. He
remembered only that he was a Jew, and a Chasid, and that the day was Simchat
Torah. In his heart and soul, he was dancing furiously in the wild Simchat
Torah celebration in the Lubavitch synagogue of his beloved Rebbe, as he always
did every year before, and prayed to be able to do year after year in the
future, whether in Rostov or in Petersburg on in Brooklyn.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Translated and adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from the Hebrew
weekly Sichat HaShavua #1082. (First published on
//AscentOSafed.com .) Graphic by Rifca-Leah Goldberg of Tsfat for //KabbalaOnline.org.
Biographical note:
Asher Sasonkin [?- 5 Heshvan 5748 (Oct. 1988 C.E.)] spent many years in
Siberia for the "crime" of helping to keep Judaism alive in communist
USSR. After his release, he made his way to Brooklyn, where he served as a shammes
in "770" (Lubavitch International Headquarters Synagogue) for the
rest of his life, and where his fiery prayers inspired new generations of young
chasidim.
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Milestone: Gilbert Gottfried, 67, comedian,
voice in animation. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325732
Inyanay Diyoma
Miracle Alert he pointed the gun
aimed for a woman's head but shot a parked car. For third victim HY"D it was not a miracle leaving three
Orphans. https://www.debka.com/shooting-attack-injures-8-two-critically-on-tel-avivs-dizengoff-st-gunman-at-large/
Terrorist planned a second attack for the Seder
Night. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325530
They were engaged as she buries the love of her
life. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325528
Trump Endorses Mehemet Oz in PA. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325542
IDF raids in Syria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325526
IRGC to remain on terror list. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325541
Saw his wife get shot. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325537
Weapons Smuggler caught near Tulkarm. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325515
Nazeret deputy mayor sends praise to family of terrorist.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325531
Russians kill 50 civilians at train station. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325512
New Russian General to run the war. https://www.timesofisrael.com/putin-said-to-appoint-new-general-to-direct-war-on-ukraine/
Third wave of prisoner exchange underway. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-says-third-prisoner-exchange-with-russia-underway/
Battle could turn in Ukraine's favor. https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-russian-forces-withdraw-a-ukraine-battlefield-victory-seems-a-real-possibility/
Israeli arrives at ISS. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-astronaut-stibbe-arrives-at-the-international-space-station/
Coptic Priest stabbed to death. https://www.timesofisrael.com/coptic-priest-dies-from-stabbing-on-egyptian-seaside-promenade/
4th Covid shot does the trick. https://www.timesofisrael.com/4th-vaccine-dose-boosts-defense-against-severe-covid-in-over-60s-israeli-data-shows/
Ted Cruz endorses Mandel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-sen-cruz-endorses-fellow-pro-trump-conservative-mandel-in-ohio-primary/
Same Slavic People but self genocide by Russia.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-bucha-devastated-residents-search-for-the-missing-and-identify-the-dead/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-new-auschwitz-russians-accused-of-burning-bodies-to-hide-mariupol-atrocities/
Bear killing Jew takes on Sarah Palin. https://www.timesofisrael.com/bear-killing-jewish-doctor-takes-on-santa-claus-sarah-palin-in-alaska-house-race/
Another terrorist dies in raid on terrorist's
home. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjxoz6aqq
Shaked talked of joining the Likud. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325523
Israel ranks tenth in arms exports. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ranked-worlds-10th-largest-weapons-exporter-in-past-five-years/
Oligarch who owns NY Nets becomes an Israeli
Citizen. https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-billionaire-prokhorov-said-to-receive-israeli-citizenship/
Bee Hive to raise money from Abu Dubai. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syqk0izx5
Weapons cache in Negev. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hyrsd900mc
No more National Insurance to families of
terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325578
Lakewood NJ ramming and stabbing. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325548
Tel Aviv gunman's brother shot by police. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325585
Huge blaze in the Shomron. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325556
Silman better than the men in her Party. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325573
Home of terrorist to be destroyed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325575
Ovadia1:18 wrote: Beis Yacov will be a fire and
Yosef will be a flame and Esav stubble. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325561
More Russian brutality. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325560
Terrorist squad stopped on way to Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325552
Mentally ill man tried to steal weapon: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk1qkcevc
Ed-Op Yemeni Israel will find a way against
intellectual antisemitism. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjspt1dm5
Jewish Life in Russia coming to an end. https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-who-fled-moscow-jewish-life-in-russia-as-i-knew-it-was-coming-to-an-end/
Firebomber becomes Shachid. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-shoots-and-kills-palestinian-suspected-of-throwing-firebombs-in-west-bank/
Stabbing at Machpelah. https://www.mivzaklive.com/2022/04/10/stabbing-attack-in-the-cave-of-the-patriarchs-the-terrorist-was-neutralized-a-border-fighter-was-lightly-wounded/
Subway Shooter Frank James and his antisemitic
rant. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/04/13/they-hate-jew-nyc-subway-shooting-suspect-frank-james-left-online-trail-of-incitement-and-bigotry/
Two gang members in Paris beat up a Jew: https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/04/13/two-gang-members-allegedly-involved-in-brutal-attack-on-french-jewish-man-surrender-to-paris-cops/
Stabbing attempt near Ashkelon. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/04/12/israel-stabbing-attempt-in-ashkelon-assailant-shot-dead/
Another Israeli Air Strike: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325890
Full closure of Yehuda and Shomron: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325891
Battle of two ex-PM's. https://www.timesofisrael.com/olmert-calls-miriam-adelson-yair-netanyahu-as-defense-witnesses-in-defamation-suit/
Rebbe reaches 120years even if gone from us. https://www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-stages-worldwide-celebrations-to-mark-former-leaders-120th-birthday/
Six terrorist dead as operation continues. https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-palestinians-killed-in-west-bank-as-extensive-israeli-military-operation-continues/
Blogs from Thurs of another terrorist in Hadera
who fled. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-14-2022/
Game changer, multi laser defense system. https://www.timesofisrael.com/laser-based-air-defense-shoots-down-drones-rockets-in-first-series-of-trials/
Ed-Op: Jenin a ticking time-bomb. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1e8ap11vc
Another threat from Iran: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkase00hvc
Ed-Op on luck of girls who walked into a mine
field. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1knjdvvq#autoplay
Ed-Op Fishman need new terror policy. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryhj11mvn9
It took 3 years and three murders ISIS
terrorist arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325228
Four months after ramming attack mother of two
murdered children succumbs. – Arutz Sheva link lost by me.
Kosher phone lines cannot censor non-kosher
content. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325862
Herzog to host many Ukrainian Refugees. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325866
Saving the eyesight of a 7year old Ukrainian
Boy. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/04/12/israel-helps-seven-year-old-ukrainian-boy-evacuate-for-eyesight-saving-treatment-at-tel-aviv-hospital/
Orthodox Feminists harassment claims with Org. https://www.timesofisrael.com/sexual-harassment-allegations-rock-orthodox-jewish-feminist-group/
Antisemitism at ASU and Duke. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/04/13/funded-platform-for-blatantly-antisemitic-speaker-draws-concern-from-jewish-students-at-asu-duke/
IDF Engineers to close holes in
fence. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/04/13/israel-commences-engineering-work-to-repair-holes-along-west-bank-security-barrier-amid-terror-wave/
Arabs attacked woman on light rail. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325829
Two female EMTs save elderly man's
life. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325871
Rabbi Druckman hospitalized with
pneumonia. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325816
NJ Ramming attack of Jewish Woman. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325788
Mariupol making a last stand. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325777
10,000 civilians died. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325683
Shanghai lockdown people starving. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/324905
Soon lenses on drones and phones
thinner than one thousandth of a hair. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/324763
Terrorist were on their way to attack
when stopped. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325162
Electricity supplied to new settlements. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325711
Antisemitic woman fought Synagogues. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/325685
Intel to buy another Israeli start-up. https://www.timesofisrael.com/intel-to-buy-israeli-computing-tech-startup-granulate-for-reported-650m/
IDF
cancels religious Yeshiva day. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/324997
A good Shabbos, sweet and kosher
Pesach and in good health,
Rachamim Pauli
