Revised prayer list: Prayers for Men: Shalom Charles ben Gracia, Daniel ben Rivka, Ephraim ben Mazel, Zev ben Rachel, Yisrael Dovid ben Chaya Yenta,
Women: Karen Neshama bas Esther
Ruth, Chaya Melecha Rachel bas Baila Alta, Tsvia Simcha bas Devorah Yachad,
Miriam bas Irene Taita Malka, Chana Friedel bas
Sara, Drorah Rivka bas Chana, Leah bas Sara, Esther Georgette bas Misooda,
Mine’ Dulah bas Maxine, Rachel Izel bas Sara, Devorah
Rosa (row sa) bas Freyda Leah, re-added temp. Miriam Esther bas Golda Chaya,
The following persons are recovering
from long term non-threatening injuries and need Psalms. Binum Benyamin Tuvia
ben Chana Friedel, Avraham HaCohain ben Yocheved, Melech
David ben Sulah Pearla, Menachem Mendel
Shlomo ben Chaya Rochel,
Milestone: Rabbi Simcha HaCohain Kuk,
92, Rav of Rehovot. My teacher, mentor, encourager and guide. Loved both my
most religious and non-religious in Rehovot. Some of my comments and ideas came
from his Torah Teachings. Active in Jewish Life and preserving Shabbos Kodesh.
He would take a subject from Aleph until Tav in his lectures. He would bring
down the simple Pshat. Tell the opinions of the Rabbis until he explained the
Halacha so a simple man to a Ruv could grasp the subject and without boring the
learned. He held Shmita like the Chozen Ish for himself, but when I was in the
army, he said you can depend on the Hetair of the Sale of the land for you need
your strength defending the borders of Eretz Yisrael. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-707567
Parsha Bamidbar Part 1
There are two very short time-wise
Seforim (books) of the five Chumashim. They are Vayikra that appears to cover a
span of 45 days (Rosh Chodesh Nissan 2449 to 14/15 Iyar 2449. And Devarim that
starts either around 27 Teves 2488 or Rosh Chodesh Shevas 2488 to 7 Adar 2488.
At this point we are returning to
the beginning of Vayikra time wise and the Tabernacle set up and the tribes
encamping around it. The census is being taken and the 600,000 plus are
arranged close enough to 150,000 soldiers in each direction with strongest
fighting force Degel (flag of) Yehuda going first.
Most of the time the camp will be
either moving east or north. There will be back tracking west and south but the
weaker force is covering clearer areas military wise. Only towards the end of
the Chumash are we promised that Reuven, Gad and half of Menashe will lead the
charge. Please note the cutting
of ‘repeating’ words cut out here and in Parsha Naso is to save the readers who
print out the Drasha paper and ink and has nothing to do with the importance of
the tribes.
1:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses in
the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second
month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
saying:
This is Rosh Chodesh Iyar 2449.
2 'Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of
Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of
names, every male, by their polls; 3 from twenty years
old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ye shall number
them by their hosts, even thou and Aaron.
The census was to know how many
warriors were in the army as well as how many men left Mitzrayim.
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one
head of his fathers' house.
The census was by tribe and not the
usual city or greater area where they lived.
5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with
you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6 Of Simeon,
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 7 Of Judah, Nahshon
the son of Amminadab. 8 Of Issachar, Nethanel the son
of Zuar. 9 Of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. 10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of
Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 11 Of
Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni. 12 Of Dan,
Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 13 Of Asher, Pagiel
the son of Ochran. 14 Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of
Deuel. 15 Of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.'
These men were mentioned
specifically by G-D but I believe they were either elected or appointed by the
Elders.
16 These were the elect of the congregation, the princes of
the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of
Israel.
We already saw in Parsha Yisro, the
judgement hierarchy going from 10, 50, 100, 1,000, 10,000 to the tribe.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men that are pointed out by
name.
HASHEM called attention to them to
Moshe.
18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the
first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their
families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from
twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 19 As the
LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their
generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the
number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war; 21 those that
were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and
five hundred.
We start with Reuven and Shimon
because of the biological order of birth of the Tribes. This specific number
was counted.
22 Of the children of Simeon,
their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, … repeating words cut. 23 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three
hundred.
The population has nothing to do
with the order of birth of the tribes but how many were born after they entered
Egypt and how many deserved to be redeemed.
24 Of the children of Gad, … of the tribe of Gad, were forty and
five thousand six hundred and fifty.
This makes Degel Reuven in the
South and consists of: 151,200 soldiers or slowly close to average soldiers.
26 Of the children of Judah, … were threescore and fourteen
thousand and six hundred. 28 Of the children of Issachar, … were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred. 30 Of the children of
Zebulun, … were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Degel Yehuda was the largest army
in the east. 186,400 main attack forces.
32 Of the children of Joseph,
namely, of the children of Ephraim, … were forty thousand and five
hundred. 34 Of the children of Manasseh, … were thirty
and two thousand and two hundred. 36 Of the children
of Benjamin, … were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Degel Yosef in the west was mainly
the rear guard. They were only 101,800 men of war.
38 Of the children of Dan, … were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 40 Of
the children of Asher, … were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, … were fifty and three
thousand and four hundred.
Degel Dan in the north was 158,700
soldiers.
44 These are those that were
numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being
twelve men; they were each one for his fathers' house. 45 And
all those that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers'
houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war
in Israel; 46 even all those that were numbered were
six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
This was the total fighting force
and a large-scale ancient army. Israeli Army today both men and women in active
service is 177,500 and 445,000 reserves or 622,500 today out of 3,000,000+ in
the 17-49 age group. If we were to go up to the age of 60 from the age of 20 approximately
2,000,000+ males would be available.
47 But the Levites after the
tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
A number of reasons exist. One they
did not participate in the golden calf (Egel HaZahav). They then became priests
or ministers unto the nation. Last but not least, the Leviim were relatively
few in number. We will not see it precisely in the census of 30 to 50 old for
if we doubled, sort of adding 20 to 60, the numbers would still be small
compared to the other tribes. How is this? The tribe of Levi was Priestly in
nature. Priests were exempt by Pharaoh from all service. And it is written.
“The more they were afflicted, the more they multiplied (Shemos 1:12). So
Sheves Levi multiplied the least.
48 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying: 49 'Howbeit the tribe of Levi thou shalt not
number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of
Israel; 50 but appoint thou the Levites over the
tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all
that belongs to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture
thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the
tabernacle.
There were originally three sons of
Levi constituting three sides and Moshe & Aaron on the fourth for the kahuna
as Moshe served as Cohain before Aaron took over.
51 And when the tabernacle sets
forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be
pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the common man that draws nigh shall
be put to death.
While the Cohanim were in charge of
the holiest work, the Leviim were in charge of moving the holy items per
family. So, when they once stubbled with the Aron HaKodesh in the times of
Melech Dovid, and a hapless man tried to prevent it from falling; he died on
the spot. For an ordinary Jew trying to do this work would die. If one recalls
the story of the 3 Gerim and Hillel Shabbos 33-34. The one who wanted to become
Cohain Gadol read this, he drew his on conclusion that if a born Jew would die
from touching holy items all the more so a convert. Yet by this time, he
remained a convert.
52 And the children of Israel
shall pitch their tents, every man with his own camp, and every man with his
own standard, according to their hosts. 53 But the
Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be
no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall
keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.'
They were in the middle also guarding
the Miskan.
54 Thus did the children of
Israel; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
They took the census and moved the
families into the encampments.
2:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and
unto Aaron, saying: 2 'The children of Israel shall pitch by their
fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a
good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.
This is a basic forerunner of the
division of the land. The family and the elders of the family advised the younger
and kept authority within the family. Patriarchs for the men and Matriarchs for
the cooking, sewing, weaving and other skills.
3 Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising
shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts;
the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadav,
4 and his host, and those that were numbered of them,
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred; 5 and those that
pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children
of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, 6 and his host, even
those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four
hundred; 7 and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun
being Eliab the son of Helon, 8 and his host, and those that were
numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred; 9 all
that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore
thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they
shall set forth first.
I did the math above and the Torah comes
to remind us as each and every member of the Israeli Army is a precious
treasure before HASHEM.
10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of
Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being
Elizur the son of Shedeur, … the prince of the children of Simeon being
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, … the prince of the children of Gad
being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, … 16 all that were numbered of the
camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four
hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth second.
Co-ordination and marching order of
the army is very important. It was then all the more so with a modern army, air
force, navy, logistical supplies, rescue. Generals must know where the
infantry, armor, artillery, field hospital, missiles, back-up supplies are
today. Relatively speaking it was the same then but over a smaller more concentrated
area.
17 Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites,
shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set
forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
So the east and the south moved,
then the middle followed by closing the flanks of the west and the north.
18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of
Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being
Elishama the son of Ammihud, … the prince of the children of Manasseh
being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, … the prince of the children of
Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, … 24 all that were numbered
of the camp of Ephraim being a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a
hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth third. 25 On
the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their
hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai, … the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of
Ochran, … the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of
Enan, … 31 all that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred
thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth
hindmost by their standards.' 32 These
are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses;
all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred
thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
This was the grand total of the
fighting force as the Leviim and Cohanim were dealing with the holy items.
33 But the Levites were not
numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded
Moses. 34 Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the
LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set
forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers'
houses.
The younger generation,
particularly in western culture is rebellious in nature and the technologically
changes are occurring so quickly that people my age who were on the forefront
of computers and the first generation on the internet have been out paced. It
is good that the youth are sharp with the lasted technology but the lack of
understanding of experience and wisdom has led to the worse generation gap in
the history of mankind.
The lack of teaching old morality
of the elders and lack of this family bonding have led to disrespect. This in
turn has led to a lot of things like mass shootings, lack or respect for
country, leadership, etc. All the unbridled sexual perversions have come about
that morality is missing. Murder and Thievery are not far behind.
3:1 Now these are the generations of
Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And
these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu,
Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the
priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's
office. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered
strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no
children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the
presence of Aaron their father.
There Torah is teaching family Hierarchy.
5 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 6 'Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before
Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. 7 And they shall
keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of
meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 And they shall keep
all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of
Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt give
the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the
children of Israel. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons,
that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draws nigh shall
be put to death.'
The warning for the common man was
already given. I assume that the first time it was a general statement and now
a specific obligation.
I desire to keep the Leviim together
so we shall continue Bamidbar 3:11 to 4:20 next week.
The right address by Rabbi Y. Tilles
https://www.myascent.org/story4/
Yigal and
his wife Nechama, both of whom had grown up on irreligious left-wing kibbutzim,
decided to leave Israel and try life in the United States. They settled in
Minnesota with their two children, Eitan and Michal.
Several
years passed, with them enjoying ordinary, satisfying lives. But then, in the
1970’s, a bizarre problem overshadowed their peaceful existence.
Nechama was
seized by hallucinations. They would last for an hour or two at a time, during
which her behavior would be unpredictable and wild. Afterwards, it would be as
if nothing unusual had happened.
She herself
had no idea what was going on with her. When the attacks came, she felt as if a
powerful force, an unidentifiable alien being, was possessing her and
compelling the wild behaviors, and that she was helpless to resist it.
The couple
visited many doctors, but not one could diagnose the cause of the
problem.
Their
situation deteriorated daily. It was no longer safe for the children to be home
alone with their mother when she was under the ‘spell’ of one of her
hallucinations. Nechama was constantly tense, never knowing when the next
attack would come, and having no idea what to do about them.
It was a
difficult time for Yigal as well. In addition to his fulltime job, he now had
to be the primary caretaker for Eitan and Michal too.
Despite
never having had any significant involvement in Judaism, in her desperation
Nechama turned to a local Chabad rabbi, Rabbi Manis Friedman, the well-known
teacher and speaker, whom several of her friends had told her about. She begged
him to help her.
“I am not a
doctor,” he replied to her, “nor do I possess magical powers. However, I can give
you some good advice.
“I am a
Chassid of the Lubavitch Rebbe,” he explained. “The Rebbe lives in Brooklyn,
NY. Write a detailed letter to him. Perhaps he can help you remedy this
disastrous illness.”
Nechama and
Yigal wrote a tearful, imploring lengthy letter to the Rebbe. They soon
received an answer.
The Rebbe
advised that they should make their kitchen kosher and all the family should
commit themselves to eating kosher only. If they would, they could be assured
that the hallucinations would cease.
Husband and
wife had diametrically opposite reactions. For Nechama, the Rebbe’s words were
like a life preserver on a raging sea. She arranged to study the laws with
Rabbi Friedman’s wife, Chana. “On the kibbutz, I never heard about keeping
kosher,” she told her new friend and teacher.
Mrs.
Friedman keep up a constant stream of encouragement for Nechama and accompanied
her to shop at local stores where kosher food was available. Soon Nechama
started to put into practice her newfound knowledge, doing so with lively
enthusiasm. Within a short time, she did what was necessary with her
appliances, pots and dishes in order to have a kosher kitchen, and adjusted her
food purchasing habits to buy only products with kashrut certification.
Yigal,
however, was neither happy or comfortable with this change of lifestyle. He
went along with it at home, but not out of the house. Since his wife was ill
and the doctors were unable to help her, he accepted that they had to try every
reasonable possibility. But this kosher thing—who knew what it would lead
to? Nechama might even change so much that she will want to become religious!
Then what would be?
One day,
seeking a bit of respite from the pressures at home, Yigal went out with a
group of friends. As they were sitting and talking, one of them related what he
had heard about an elderly gentile woman in their Midwest region who supposedly
could work miracles; she was even said to be psychic and able to predict the
future.
Yigal
became excited. Perhaps this was the solution to his wife’s
problems. While his friends heatedly argued about whether or not these
stories could be true, Yigal already decided that he would seek to enlist this
unusual woman’s aid. After all, what did he have to lose.
The next
day, Yigal drove several hours to see her. He described to her in detail about
his wife’s hallucinations and their effect on the family, and waited
expectantly.
“Aren’t you
Jewish?” the gentile woman asked as she stared him in the eyes.
Surprised
by the question, Yigal simply nodded his head.
“I thought
so. But then, why are you here?” she continued in a firm tone. “You should be
getting in touch with the grand rabbi of the Jews who lives in New York. He is
dedicated to his people with boundless love. Also, his powers are much greater
than mine.”
Yigal was
stunned. “I can’t believe this!” he thought. It felt as if he was dreaming. Why
should this gentile woman, who admitted she had powers, be trying to direct him
to the Lubavitcher Rebbe? He felt very disoriented.
“Well,” he
finally replied, “it so happens that we already wrote a long letter to him. He
didn’t address the problem directly. He merely said we should follow the Jewish
dietary laws and that would help.”
“If so, I
don’t understand why you are still searching for answers.” the woman asked. “Do
the diet of your religion, like he said. Why do you come to me?”
Yigal
wanted to explain. “You don’t understand. The rules are so many and so
complicated—special food, problems with dishes and pots, no restaurants, and
besides….”
Yigal
suddenly stopped speaking. The woman was staring at him in puzzlement.
He gulped.
Their lives were being destroyed by his wife’s mysterious ailment. How could he
be so resistant to a few inconveniences?
So Yigal
joined Nechama in the commitment to keeping kosher, even outside of their home,
and soon after the hallucinations ceased completely. Normality in the home was
restored.
Time
passed. The horrors of those days were barely remembered. All that remains to
remind them of the strange episode which altered their lives is the portrait of
the Lubavitcher Rebbe adorning the main wall in their living room.
Many are
the messengers of G-d!
Source: Translated-adapted by
Yerachmiel Tilles from Kovetz Bedidi Hava Uvda, p. 14-16, and
included in the third volume of his “full Moon Stories” series, By the
Light of the Full Moon.
Biographical
note:
Rabbi
Menachem-Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe [11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz
5754 (April 1902 – June 1994 C.E.)], became the seventh Rebbe of the Chabad
dynasty after his father-in-law’s passing on 10 Shvat 5710 (1950 C.E.). He is
widely acknowledged as the greatest Jewish leader of the second half of the
20th century C. E. Although a dominant scholar in both the revealed and hidden
aspects of Torah and fluent in many languages and scientific subjects, the
Rebbe is best known for his extraordinary love and concern for every Jew on the
planet. His emissaries around the globe dedicated to strengthening Judaism
number in the thousands. Hundreds of volumes of his teachings have been
printed, as well as dozens of English renditions.
PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH THIS STORY
IN PRINT OR ELECTRONIC FORM WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM Rabbi Yerachmiel
Tilles (editor@ascentofsafed.com) – Which as granted to me by the Rabbi Shlita.
The other side of the Miracle of
about two weeks ago thanks to R’ Moshe S. “My name is Avraham Maimon, I'm the brother of Yair Maimon, the hero
from Tekoa who killed the terrorist who tried to break into his house
yesterday.
Here is another side to the story:
Yesterday evening, my mother was sitting in her home in Kiriat Arba, when she
began to feel an overwhelming distress in her heart. Although she was tired and
exhausted from a Shabbat where she hosted all her children, she felt that
something big was about to happen.
In a spur-of-the-moment decision, she
walked down to the Cave of the Patriarchs, the tombs of our fathers and
mothers, and began to weep and pray; although she did not know for what.
In those same very moments, Yair and
his wife spontaneously decided to go out for tea on the balcony of their house,
and you know what happened next. When I first called my mother to tell her what
was going on, she just replied, "I know something happened. Just tell me
everyone is okay."
There is a hidden world that we do
not see: a connection between mother and son; a connection between the fathers
and mothers of our nation to us, their children; a connection between Hebron
and Gush Etzion; a connection between prayer and reality.”
The Conquest of
Chevron and Gush Etzion in 1967 – by R. Pauli
General Uzi Narkis and the
Paratroopers had just conquered Har HaBeis and the Kotel.
Rabbi Shlomo Goren had visited
the Temple Mount and blown his Shofar there. The Waqif had given the keys to
General Moshe Dayan and literally Har HaBeis was ours. But the man who ate
Tumay and Trafe gave them the key. Thus, our problems today.
Rabbi Goren heard over the army
internal radio that the Paratroopers were pulling out for the conquest of
Chevron and Gush Etzion where the 1929 Massacre occurred. The Arabs were
shaking in their boots waiting for revenge killings and total dispersion from
the area.
Even more impressive than the
promise in Bechukosai, Rav Goren, armed with a pistol and perhaps an Uzi Gun
with his driver drove straight for the Machpelah. There the Arab Notables
awaited him with a white flag. Chevron was in our hands again for the first
time in 38 years.
A short time later, the Paratroopers
rolled in securing the area. For the first time since the Arab conquest, Jews
could walk in the lower cave unto the real graves of Avraham, Yitzchak, Yacov,
the Ramban, etc. Today, as mass prayer exists we only enter the area above and
most of the year Yitzchak Hall is off limits to Jews. It contains the famous
“well of souls” or the spot where all Neshamos go up before entering the seat
of Judgement.
Graves or the family of Dovid,
Avner ben Ner, A Lubavitcher Rebbetzin, etc. became available for Jewish
Prayer.
Milestone: Paul Weller, 94, was fostered by
Clement Atlee as a child. https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-refugee-who-fled-nazis-was-hosted-by-future-british-pm-attlee-dies-at-94/
This is not related to Judaism of
even making one fear or love G-D but for an old timer it made me happy:
I saw this from
Charles and it makes me feel good inside. BORN AT THE BEST TIME. I imagine most
of on this site feel we were born at the right, or best, time … growing up in
the 50’s and 60’s. I was born in 1945, so I was the recipient of the post war
boom. Our family was certainly not well off financially, but the environment of
the time was wonderful. We were free to be kids, doing things that are
frightening to parents these days. Before I was 9 years old, Rock ‘n Roll was
coming in and car styling was wild with chrome and colors that put today’s cars
to shame. I saw the 60’s come in like a hold-over of the 50’s, and nine years
later it was a different world. But, during those years, the music was the best
ever. I went to school when there was respect and the curriculum was varied to
create a well-rounded person. I was married at 25 and raised three kids in a
world that was not scary and bitter like now. (In my case change to 1947 and
married at 22) [This includes today’s Yeshiva world where chairs were thrown in
the Ponevezh Yeshiva.]
Yes, I think
growing up in the 50’s and 60’s was a blessing.
Inyanay Diyoma
Missile Attack on Damascus Airport closes
Hezballah Supply Route. https://www.debka.com/idf-missile-strike-hits-secret-iranian-arms-smuggling-corridor-to-hizballah/
Govt. Crises is over for now. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327940
Challenge to Netanyahu. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327938
Will Adams run for President? https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327947
Ed-Op Avigdor Kahalani – Israel is busy with
external threats forgot about the internal ones. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1rl07fuq
France – 90year old Jew pushed to his death. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327922
Danny Danon – Israel Govt. allowing radical
Arabs to dictate policy. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327913
Bedouin Soldiers – in the IDF and relative of
terrorist. https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/skhmweph5
Israel must learn battlefield improvising from
Ukraine. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s100b6zbp9
Down under, PM concedes. He was a friend of
Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-pm-concedes-defeat-as-conservatives-lose-election-after-9-years-in-power/
Armed Arab Teen killed. https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-say-teen-shot-dead-by-idf-during-operation-in-jenin/
Dies in lake trying to save dog that survived. https://www.timesofisrael.com/teenager-dies-trying-to-save-his-dog-from-drowning-in-a-lake/
IDF exposes Hezballah civilian smuggling route.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327906
Split Chassidic Group clashes sparking arrests.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-detain-at-least-2-as-rival-factions-of-hasidic-sect-clash-in-jerusalem/
Monkey Pox comes from either
relationship with monkeys and homosexuality in most cases. Former IDF Soldiers
and some Israelis had injections against pox. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327924 Israel worried about international gay march coming soon.
4,000 5.56 mm bullets confiscated in anti-smuggling op. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327896
Jewish Woman paints swastikas and charged. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327929
Antisemite to address CPAC. https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarian-journalist-who-called-jews-stinking-excrement-addresses-cpac-conference/
Meir Kahane Group removed from Terrorist Orgs. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-removes-radical-jewish-group-kach-4-others-from-list-of-terror-organizations/
Johnson vows to deal with Brexit Kosher Food
Shortage in N. Ireland. https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-johnson-vows-to-resolve-northern-irelands-brexit-related-kosher-food-shortage/
Revolutionary Guard Officer gunned down in
Teheran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327985
Russia hits US Missile Supply to the Ukraine
withholds grain. https://www.debka.com/russia-strikes-us-missile-shipment-for-ukraine-blocks-worlds-grain-supply/
Tzfat Academic College has decided to permanently expel an Arab
student who expressed support for the terrorist
attack in Hadera. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327955
Netanyahu block would rise to 60 seats. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327960
New law proposed to help disabled and Lapid in
tears over autistic daughter. https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-in-tears-as-cabinet-discusses-budget-boost-for-people-with-disabilities/
American-Israelis and other ex-patriots or
touring outside of Israel. At the moment, Truth Social is
available for U.S. users only, but rest assured, we are working hard to make it
available in your country. When Truth Social becomes available for you, we'll
make an announcement. Stay tuned!
Opposition Leader Netanyahu plays the help to
soldiers card that he never helped. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328003
Ted Cruz addresses Jerusalem Conference. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327982
Time to say no to Biden on E. Jerusalem. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327997
Arabs tried to take over army firing zone they
are evacuated. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-begin-evictions-demolitions-in-w-bank-land-declared-a-firing-zone/
Israeli preparations for soccer match messed
up. https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/rj26x100pq
Court rules that Jews can pray on Temple Mount.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328005
Per Ukraine Intelligence two months ago there
was an assassination attempt on Putin. https://www.aol.com/news/ukrainian-intelligence-chief-putin-survived-124633252.html
Iran Col. Assassinated lead terrorist. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328079
Israel expanding fight to include Teheran. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkih03uw5
Iran vows avenge. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjubflfwc
Monkey Pox spread by homo and bisexual men. https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/rkmvazkvc
Bank of Israel raises the rates to cut back
loans. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/b1q7r4kp9
4 dead in collapsed building in Iran. https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-four-dead-80-trapped-under-rubble-in-iran-building-collapse/
Many years ago, my parents had a
bungalow in up-State NY. There was an Autistic young man older that I about
54years ago who made a very logical statement. “If my dead dog died then my
dead dog is dead.” A giggling high ranked politician told reports that she just
rode and an electronic bus and that they rode on an electronic bus mentioning
the words at least 4, 5 or more times. The week before about the same thing on
a subject in Europe. Now that scares me.
Ukraine loses 87 soldiers in air strike on
barracks. https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-reveals-worst-military-loss-of-russia-war
Israel Chernobyl disaster helpers to receive
more compensation. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1mp4rtvq
Gaza getting ready for next round on Sunday. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syjdsztv5
2658 Journalists died in war zone how many
names do you know? https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328080
UTJ MK accuses Lapid of using Charedi
Scapegoats. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328082
Lieberman cuts Torah Education. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328074
The Biden administration has been quietly mediating among Saudi
Arabia, Israel and Egypt on negotiations that, if successful, could be a first
step on the road to the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328075
Sen. Ted Cruz penned a letter urging President Biden to cancel
nearly $1 million in funding for anti-Israel organizations. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328065
GI Bill for College financing passes. https://www.timesofisrael.com/veterans-scholarships-bill-passes-after-likud-agrees-to-gantzs-compromise/
Man fatally shot on train. https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-fatally-shot-on-new-york-subway-train-suspect-at-large/
Kills grandmother and goes on a killing spree
in an elementary school. 19 children, 2 teachers and the gunman dead. https://www.foxnews.com/us/uvalde-texas-robb-elementary-school-active-shooter
Other news Sarah Sanders wins GOP AR primary. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arkansas-governor-senate-elections-sarah-sanders-john-boozman GA GOP Kemp defeats Trump backed
Perdue and Walker walks away with nomination. TX George P. Bush loses to
Paxton. https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/primary-elections-in-georgia-alabama-runoff-in-texas
Fake News from antisemitic Cable Nazi Network. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1g0xeopc
Hamas remains on the terror list over money
laundering. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/24/us-designates-hamas-leaders-over-terror-organizations-secret-investment-portfolio/
Church of England may defrock Vicar over
antisemitism. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/24/disciplinary-tribunal-for-church-of-england-vicar-accused-of-antisemitism-opens-in-london/
Berlin besides neo-Nazis, members of the
religion of peace antisemitic. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/24/german-antisemitism-monitor-berlin-attacks-rose-in-2021-included-cases-of-extreme-violence/
Some Chabad Rabbis banned from visiting Russia.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328143
MK’s son and grandchildren injured in rock
throwing incident. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328132
Arab youth grabs flag from deputy mayor. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328117
N. Korea continues developing missiles. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328133
Netanyahu loose lips sink ships. https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-damaging-leaks-netanyahu-tells-party-hold-your-tongues-this-gets-recorded/
200 bodies found in basement in Ukraine. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-says-200-decomposing-bodies-uncovered-in-mariupol-basement/
Yosef’s tomb attacked with firebombs during
prayer. A Shachid was there too. https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-say-teen-shot-and-killed-by-idf-during-jewish-west-bank-pilgrimage/
Second body found in Yemenite’s grave. https://www.timesofisrael.com/second-body-found-in-exhumation-of-grave-of-suspected-kidnapped-yemenite-child/
Evacuate the town and gov. will falls. https://www.timesofisrael.com/next-coalition-crisis-ahead-of-high-court-debate-gantz-says-homesh-to-be-evacuated/
TA Univ. discovers Autism Gene. https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-university-researchers-discover-mechanism-in-genes-thought-to-cause-autism/
Russian who shot elderly man on trial for war
crimes. https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-soldier-gets-life-sentence-in-ukraines-first-war-crimes-trial/
Girl shot in Chevron: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328292
Shooting and firebombs in
Jenin. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328316
Attack on light rail
stopped. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328260
Steal guns or endanger
soldiers. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/05/26/3-palestinians-infiltrate-idf-post-in-samaria/
Yom Yerushalayim and Arab
threats. https://www.debka.com/under-threat-and-warnings-israels-festive-jerusalem-day-flag-march-goes-forward-on-sunday/
Threat not only from Gaza but
Lebanon. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skne9113w5
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy
Jerusalem (May 25, 2022) U.S. citizens are
reminded to remain vigilant and take appropriate steps to increase their
security awareness as security incidents often take place without warning.
The security environment is complex and can change quickly depending on the
political situation and recent events.
Due to ongoing tensions and potential security issues
in the Old City of Jerusalem, the following restrictions on U.S. government
employees and their families remain in effect until Monday, May 30:
· They
cannot enter the Old City after dark (dusk to dawn) or on Fridays;
· They
cannot use Damascus, Herod’s, and Lions’ Gate; and
· They cannot enter the Old City at any time on Sunday, May 29.
Damascus Gate will continue to remain off limits after
May 29 until further notice. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328217
China sees a weak Biden: https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/05/25/chinese-warplanes-near-japanese-airspace-as-tokyo-hosts-us-india-australia-leaders/
El-Al relocates to Miami to save big bucks. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/05/25/el-al-relocating-us-headquarters-to-miami-from-ny/
Soldier girls to the rescue the IAF unit 669
now lets nurses fly to save people if they have the physical capabilities. 1
out of 10 Israelis live in Yerushalayim. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/05/27/1-in-10-israelis-lives-in-jerusalem/
Ukraine war hurts Gazans. https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/b17vdoivc
Terror funding stopped. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-707856
Yesterday my wife saw dozens of ambulances and
fire trucks near Ben Gurion Airport. El Al from Nice, FR lands safely. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-707772
Armed Terrorist in Africa murder 50. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-707796
Iraqi wanting normalization with Israel shall
die. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/26/iraqi-parliament-passes-legislation-criminalizing-contact-with-israel-on-pain-of-death/
Israel could suffer 300 casualties in war with
Lebanon. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byphmq6p9
IDF drills for 1500 rockets a day from Lebanon.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-drills-for-multi-front-war-including-1500-rockets-a-day-fired-from-lebanon/
Turkey captures ISIS Leader. https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-said-to-have-captured-islamic-state-leader-in-istanbul/
IDF busts Egyptian drug smuggling attempt. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-captures-100-kilogram-drug-shipment-on-egypt-border-arrests-one/
Study young Americans have minds poisoned by
WOKE Culture. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s11mlwtw9
N. Korea not sanctioned thanks to China and
Russia. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328300
Nothing in CNN Report on dead reporter proves
anything. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328277
Expert the terrorists shot her. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328190
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday accused Russia
of carrying out "an obvious policy of genocide" in the eastern Donbas
region. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328305
Poll nobody can form a government if elections
held today unless Bennett goes with the Likud. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328328
Ed-Op Dr. Martin Sherman – fatal flaw in
Israeli Thinking. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328319
Israeli Amdocs Company to buy UK Software to
enhance 5G Capabilities. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-founded-amdocs-to-buy-uk-software-company-in-bid-to-bolster-5g-capabilities/
Shaked will do what it takes to save Homesh. https://www.timesofisrael.com/shaked-to-do-everything-to-prevent-evacuation-of-illegal-west-bank-outpost-homesh/
Israeli AF1 to be mothballed. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-air-force-one-being-mothballed-before-even-making-first-operational-flight/
Have a healthy, peaceful and restful
Shabbos,
Rachamim Pauli
