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Therapy or more by this time.
Again, more miracle
stories in the war like the dove that landed on the trip wire in the pier just
before the soldiers were about to go down. There are more miracles like this
that I had to skip the usual stories.
Parsha Vayeitzei
Rivka keeps Esav from
planning to murder Yacov and convinces Yitzchak to send him to her brother for
a Shidduch. So our Parsha continues precisely as Yacov sets out with a blessing
from Yitzchak.
28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward
Haran.
Rashi says because the daughters of Canaan were
displeasing to Yitzchak.
11 And he lighted upon the place, and
tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of
the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to
sleep.
Rashi says that the place is Har Moriah.
He surrounded his head with stones for protection
from animals.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set
up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of
God ascending and descending on it.
Rabbi Simcha HaCohain Kuk ZTZAL said that they
were angels of Esav and Yacov with Esav’s going up 2000 plus rungs and Yacov
down trodden. Based on the end of the Parsha they were the guardian angels of
Eretz Yisrael vs those of Chutz LaAretz.
13 And, behold, the LORD stood beside him, and
said: 'I am the LORD, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The
land whereon thou lie, to thee will I give it, and to thy
seed. 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou
shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be
blessed.
This is the destination of you and your seed.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will
keep thee whithersoever thou go, and will bring thee back into this land; for I
will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee
of.'
Even in Gallus I will be with you whether active
or hidden. It is I that protects you.
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he
said: 'Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.' 17 And
he was afraid, and said: 'How full of awe is this place! this is none other
than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'
He did not know that he slept on the same spot as
the Akedah.
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning,
and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar,
and poured oil upon the top of it.
Before there were twelve stones, during the
night, they fused into one stone called the “Even Steyah” Google “Foundation
Stone”.
19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el,
but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Literally, “The house of G-D”. The area called
Luz was known for the fact that people always told the truth and death had no
power there. Those who felt their time was up would leave the town and die.
Talmud on a legend of Rebbe Meir Baal HaNes.
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: 'If God
will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread
to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 so that I come back to my father's
house in peace, then shall the LORD be my God,
Yacov only wants a simple garment to wear, food
to eat and does not even ask for a tent to live in. Only the bare minimum for
survival. When I return, then this place will be the House of G-D.
22 and this stone, which I have set up for a
pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that Thou shalt give me I will surely
give the tenth unto Thee.'
I will give tithe unto
thee in the form of Tzeduka.
29:1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the
children of the east. 2 And
he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying
there by it.--For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon
the well's mouth was great. 3 And
thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well's
mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well's mouth in
its place.-- 4 And Jacob said unto
them: 'My brethren, whence are ye?' And they said: 'Of Haran are we.'
Wonderful, Yacov has reached his destination and
this is the same well where Eliezer met his mother Rivka for a Shidduch with
his father. (He did have a guide with him, Devorah his mother’s nurse.)
5 And he said unto them: 'Know
ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said: 'We know him.' 6 And he said unto them: 'Is it well with him?' And
they said: 'It is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter comes with the
sheep.'
Not only do we know Laban but HASHEM has brought
to you this day Rachel, his daughter.
7 And he said: 'Lo, it is yet
high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water
ye the sheep, and go and feed them.' 8 And
they said: 'We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll
the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.'
It takes a lot of men to move this stone.
9 While he was yet speaking
with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the
daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's
brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and
watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
Genesis Rabbah says that he had great strength. I
believe that Yacov had discovered the principle in physics of using a fulcrum
stone under his shepherd’s crook to move the larger stone.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel,
and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Yacov grabs her, hugs her and gives her a kiss. I
don’t know about anybody else but I think that before he kissed her, he revealed
his family relationship. Otherwise how would a young maid like Rachel feel that
some foreigner came up and hugged and kissed her in public in the Middle East.
But if he was a cousin or uncle then that is a different story.
12 And Jacob told Rachel that
he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and
told her father.
There is no early or late in the Torah and this
happened either simultaneously as he going to hug and kiss her.
13 And it came to pass, when
Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and
embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban
all these things.
He gave him a French Kiss to see if he jewels in
his teeth and frisked him with a hug to look for money and jewelry on his
person.
14 And Laban said to him:
'Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.' And he abode with him the space of a
month. 15 And Laban said unto Jacob:
'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought?
tell me, what shall thy wages be?'
He is given a chance to mention his terms for
wages. But Yacov is not too much interested in these worldly goods.
16 Now Laban had two
daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was
Rachel. 17 And Leah's eyes were
weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve
thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.'
Why doesn’t he reverse the order and say I will
marry and Rachel and serve seven years for her? She was 15 at this time and
ripe enough by Biblical Standards to marry so why wait until she was 22years
old? Seder HaOlam gives her age of 22 upon marriage. Yacov was 77 when he came
to Lavan. He was 63 at the time of the blessing and fleeing Beer Sheva and then
he learned for 14years with Shem and Ever. He was 84 when he married.
19 And Laban said: 'It is
better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man;
abide with me.' 20 And Jacob served
seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love
he had to her.
Yacov loved her but waited and worked seven
years.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban:
'Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.' 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place,
and made a feast. 23 And it came to
pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him;
and he went in unto her. 24 And
Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
We saw all sorts of tricks this week with the
ceasefire with Hamas and prisoner exchange being delayed for pretense reasons.
Lavan did not have any outside pressure so he was extra tricky with Yacov.
25 And it came to pass in the
morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this thou
hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast
thou beguiled me?'
My marriage to Leah is a false agreement.
Accidental purchases can be returned immediately.
26 And Laban said: 'It is not
so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. 27 Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee
the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other
years.'
This time the week is seven days and then he is
married to Rachel. Before Matan Torah, one could marry two sisters at the same
time.
28 And Jacob did so, and
fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his
handmaid to be her handmaid.
I heard from Rabbi Tovia Muskin Zal that Lavan
had the servant girls through his maid servant and they were four paternal
sisters.
30 And he went in also unto
Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other
years. 31 And the LORD saw that Leah
was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called
his name Reuben; for she said: 'Because the LORD hath looked upon my
affliction; for now, my husband will love me.'
Literally see I have a son.
33 And she conceived again,
and bore a son; and said: 'Because the LORD hath heard that I am hated, He hath
therefore given me this son also.' And she called his name Simeon.
The root is listen or hear HE has heard me.
34 And she conceived again,
and bore a son; and said: 'Now this time will my husband be joined unto me,
because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore, was his name called
Levi.
Lev is heart so now I will have my husband’s
heart – but actually he is with Rachel. Only after Rachel passes and the two
maid servants are gone does Yacov spend his time with Leah. Although he respects
her as we see him consulting with her and Rachel later on in this Parsha.
35 And she conceived again,
and bore a son; and she said: 'This time will I praise the LORD.' Therefore,
she called his name Judah; and she left off bearing.
She has letters of the
L-Rd’s name in his name.
30:1 And when Rachel saw
that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto
Jacob: 'Give me children, or else I die.' 2 And Jacob's anger was
kindled against Rachel; and he said: 'Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld
from thee the fruit of the womb?' 3 And she said: 'Behold my maid
Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may be built
up through her.'
Rachel it is no joking matter that you don’t have children
but I have already four sons with Leah so it is not my fault.
4 And
she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto
her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son. 6 And
Rachel said: 'God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given
me a son.' Therefore, called she his name Dan.
I have been judged favorably.
7 And
Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second
son. 8 And Rachel said: 'With mighty wrestling have I wrestled with
my sister, and have prevailed.' And she called his name Naphtali.
From the wrestling competition of children from Yacov.
9 When
Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave
her to Jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a
son. 11 And Leah said: 'Fortune is come!' And she called his name
Gad.
Gad means goat normally but also means luck.
12 And
Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said:
'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name
Asher.
Expressing her joy and happiness.
14 And
Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and
brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah: 'Give me, I pray
thee, of thy son's mandrakes.' 15 And she said unto her: 'Is it a small
matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and would thou take away my son's
mandrakes also?' And Rachel said: 'Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night
for thy son's mandrakes.'
With all his wives poor Leah was probably left out of the
romantic circle.
16 And
Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and
said: 'Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's
mandrakes.' And he lay with her that night. 17 And God hearkened unto
Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 And Leah said:
'God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she
called his name Issachar.
He is my payment to my husband for the mandrakes.
19 And
Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob. 20 And Leah
said: 'God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with
me, because I have borne him six sons.' And she called his name Zebulun.
He is like a festive party.
21 And
afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
She is female a Din or judgement from HASHEM.
22 And
God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her
womb. 23 And she conceived, and bore a son, and said: 'God hath taken
away my reproach.' 24 And she called his name Joseph, saying: 'The
LORD add to me another son.'
HASHEM should gather unto me another son.
25 And
it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban:
'Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 26 Give
me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go; for
thou know my service wherewith I have served thee.' 27 And Laban said
unto him: 'If now I have found favor in thine eyes--I have observed the signs,
and the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.' 28 And he said: 'Appoint
me thy wages, and I will give it.'
HASHEM has blessed Lavan for Yacov’s sake. Before Yacov came
he was not so wealthy and had no sons. Now since Yacov came, Lavan sired sons
and Yacov took off his hands four daughters. Also his flocks have increased.
29 And
he said unto him: 'Thou know how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have
fared with me. 30 For it was little which thou had before I came, and
it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I
turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?' 31 And
he said: 'What shall I give thee?' And Jacob said: 'Thou shalt not give me
aught; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep
it. 32 I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence
every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the
spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.
As with a lot of Middle Eastern agreements Lavan doesn’t like
it and wants to change it.
33 So
shall my righteousness witness against me hereafter, when thou shalt come to
look over my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and
spotted among the goats, and dark among the sheep, that if found with me shall
be counted stolen.'
Now Lavan thinks this contract will be better.
34 And
Laban said: 'Behold, would it might be according to thy word.' 35 And
he removed that day the he-goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the
she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and
all the dark ones among the sheep, and gave
them into the hand of his sons.
Since Lavan is their grandfather, he will trust them and they
are giving him love back and will not harm them.
36 And
he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of
Laban's flocks. 37 And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of
the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the
white appear which was in the rods. 38 And he set the rods which he
had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where
the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink. 39 And
the flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth
streaked, speckled, and spotted.
He knew the secret that is what the mother thinks at
conception that is how the child will be born. So the weaker sheep got the
unicolored pool
40 And
Jacob separated the lambs--he also set the faces of the flocks toward the
streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban--and put his own droves apart,
and put them not unto Laban's flock. 41 And it came to pass,
whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods
before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the
rods;
So the stronger sheep would see the rods reflecting as they
began to drink and as they bent over the males came.
42 but
when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so, the feebler were Laban's,
and the stronger Jacob's. 43 And the man increased exceedingly, and
had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses. 31:1 And he heard the words
of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and
of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.'
They would only have straight rods or no rods.
2 And
Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as
beforetime.
Lavan saw the herds that Yacov had and did not say that these
12 grandchildren will enjoy them but only saw that he would not have them.
3 And
the LORD said unto Jacob: 'Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy
kindred; and I will be with thee.' 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel
and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 and said unto them: 'I see
your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God
of my father hath been with me.
Despite what the competition was with Rachel and Leah, he
loved her enough to consult with her as an equal partner with her competing
sister Rachel. Bilhah and Zilpah are not consulted.
6 And
ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 7 And your
father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not
to hurt me. 8 If he said thus: The speckled shall be thy wages; then
all the flock bore speckled; and if he said thus: The streaked shall be thy
wages; then bore all the flock streaked. 9 Thus God hath taken away
the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Lavan and become right through the dowry of Rivka from
Avraham and what belongs to
Avraham’s legacy was now returning to Yacov.
10 And
it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine
eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock
were streaked, speckled, and grizzled. 11 And the angel of God said
unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I. 12 And he said:
Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are
streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto
thee. 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar,
where thou didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and
return unto the land of thy nativity.'
Note in Eretz Yisrael the dream is more spiritual vision and
outside of Israel, the dream is more with earthly matters in it.
14 And
Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him: 'Is there yet any portion or
inheritance for us in our father's house? 15 Are we not accounted by
him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our
price. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken away from our
father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatsoever God hath said
unto thee, do.'
Don’t we deserve something? For our first 15 plus years we were
the sole inheritors of our father.
17 Then
Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels; 18 and
he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered,
the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac
his father unto the land of Canaan. 19 Now Laban was gone to shear
his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.
She wanted that he would not worship idols.
20 And
Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he
fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed
over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of
Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was
fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him
seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. 24 And
God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said unto him: 'Take
heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.'
He is warned by HASHEM.
25 And
Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain; and
Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead. 26 And
Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and
carried away my daughters as though captives of the
sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and
didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs,
with tabret (lute, bazuki or banjo type of
instrument) and with harp; 28 and didst not suffer me to kiss
my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.
Pretext (even though I am a grandfather and can understand
this excuse).
29 It
is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke
unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob
either good or bad.
Now the truth comes out of Lavan’s mouth for the first time.
30 And
now that thou art surely gone, because thou sore longest after thy father's
house, wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?' 31 And Jacob answered and
said to Laban: 'Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy
daughters from me by force.
And Yacov is justified in being afraid of Lavan and his posy.
32 With
whomsoever thou find thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern
thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.'--For Jacob knew not that
Rachel had stolen them.
She would die in childbirth for this.
33 And
Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the
two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and
entered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and
put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about
all the tent, but found them not. 35 And she said to her father: 'Let
not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women
is upon me.' And he searched, but found not the teraphim.
So he by-passed Rachel.
36 And
Jacob was wroth, and strove with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban:
'What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after
me? 37 Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou
found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy
brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.
Why have you searched all my belongings looking under the
pretext that somebody sole your idol.
38 These
twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their
young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten. 39 That which was
torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst
thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. 40 Thus I
was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep
fled from mine eyes. 41 These twenty years have I been in thy house:
I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy
flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
I have always made good from my pocket any losses on your
behalf.
42 Except
the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my
side, surely now had thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and
the labor of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'
If G-D was not with me, you might have sent me away without
wives and children and completely empty handed if I lived.
43 And
Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daughters, and the
children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou see
is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their
children whom they have borne?
44 And
now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness
between me and thee.' 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a
pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and
they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap. 47 And
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha; but Jacob called it Galeed.
Gal is a heap, pile or gathering and Aid is
witness. I did not change the original spelling of the 1917 translation.
48 And
Laban said: 'This heap is witness between me and thee this day.' Therefore, was
the name of it called Galeed;
The pile or heap of witness.
49 and
Mizpah, for he said: 'The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent
one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou
shalt take wives beside my daughters, no man being with us; see, God is witness
betwixt me and thee.' 51 And Laban said to Jacob: 'Behold this heap,
and behold the pillar, which I have set up betwixt me and
thee. 52 This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will
not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap
and this pillar unto me, for harm.
In the future, Balaam will have his leg crushed against the
pile which is a fence in his day.
53 The
God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt
us.' And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. 54 And Jacob
offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread; and
they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.
They feasted and slept
and departed.
32:1 And early
in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and
blessed them. And Laban departed, and returned unto his place. 2 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met
him. 3 And Jacob said when he saw
them: 'This is God's camp.' And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Machane (the end
pronounced nay) is the word for camp. But if it is a place where the Angels
encamp between those of Eretz Yisrael and Chutz LaAretz it becomes Mahanaim.
Almost every story below if not all have a minimum of
one miracle this week.
A group of soldiers
were about to go down a pier of Hamas. The commander warned them of booby
traps. As he is warning them, a dove flies into the shaft and sits on a trip
wire of an explosive. – Denise C.
Naor the Paramedic saves his own life.
Generally, the armor
soldiers are sitting in tanks that have active shield against RPGs.
This time they were like
infantry in a building with injured soldiers a room forward and terrorist
between two rooms.
There are wounded in the
first room so Naor is next to go forward but the terrorists are shooting and
throwing grenades. Naor is injured in his toes from fire and a bullet goes
threw his right arm. Then comes the grenade that throws shrapnel into his
ceramic vest
causes arterial bleeding
in his leg and impacts by his heart or throat. His dog tag reflects off the
shrapnel.
His commander applies a
tourniquet and Noar tapes up his dangling right calf. He only is bandaged up by
a second paramedic after 15minutes and then he is in pain. Then he is dragged
into a tank to be evacuated to the rear and then hospital. All the time he is
singing to himself and saying the names of his pets and family to keep
consciousness. – from an interview in the hospital.
From the Ramat Gan Yeshiva thanks to Denise C.
One of the Givati
Soldiers was in the war room with the commander. “You are religious, right? I
have an assignment for you. Go and pray now we need extra help.” The fellow obliged
the completely secular commander.
“We need prayers right
now, there are multitude armored personnel vehicles stuck everything from their
tracks coming off to motor failure. They are stuck in a completely exposed area
of Gaza. This could lead to a catastrophe.”
The fellow had a hard
time focusing but did the best he could under the pressure and circumstances. He
said to G-D, “These are your sons. Have mercy let there not be a desecration of
your NAME etc.” He then returned to the war room after about 15 minutes praying
that G-D had accepted his prayer.
The commander said, “The
minute you started to pray, the first APC was fixed and it continued to the
last one just before you walked in.” He then added. “You aren’t going into
Gaza, I need you here to pray.”
One Mitzvah brings
on another thanks to Denise C.
About six months ago. A fellow named Yehuda from Bnei Brak was
driving on the road and saw a vehicle pulled over on the side of the road with
a couple, child and dog inside. He goes and gives them some gas and does not
charge them for it. Asks them where they are from and say Kibbutz Beeri.
He calls them the next day to see that they are OK and each Friday
tells their son a story.
After six months, the man asks Yehuda “aren’t you bored on Shabbos?
I know you pray and eat but with no cellphone, car, etc. aren’t you bored?”
“Bored? Absolutely not! Actually, it is a busy day for us. If you
want come and see.”
“Saturday in Bnei Brak! You know I am secular.”
“What’s the problem, we have a guest room.” They then discuss Rosh
Hashanah.
Two days are too much and Yom Kippur is a big fast day. Sukkos we
eat and sleep in the Sukkah.
They discuss Simchas Torah but usually go to his father in Sderot.
How about him coming too? So, he left his house opposite the police station and
came to Bnei Brak with his son and family. All survived that horrible day in
the south.
I went to a Yahrzeit Torah lecture by Rabbi Ari Roth
Shlita
The Hamas saw us
divided and thought that they could break us further.
I have observed on a
number of occasions that when the Jews fight each other too much, HASHEM gives
us a good kick in the stomach area to wake us up. That happened in the Shoah
where Misnagdim and Chassidim were together in the same camp or in our case in
the same tank or soldier company or even on platoon or patrol. Anybody remember
the Oct. 17th deadline if the IAF is kosher for war or not?
Instead the right-wing
anti-democratic fanatics and the left-wing traitors are fighting together
against a common enemy.
We do not live in a
Torah World guided by Sages and everybody humbles himself to listen to a Psak
from a Gadol.
So now the life of the
leftist depends on the ability of the rightist to risk his life for his comrade
in arms and the opposite holds true.
BTW, there are no Atheists
on the front lines in the north. EVERY soldier whether religious or not is wearing
Tzitzis under his flak jacket.
Milestone: Philip Ratner, 86,
sculpturer. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-774290
Inyanay Diyoma
Nov. 18/19
In the north, there were more
attacks and the electrical company succeeded in restoring electricity to Metula
and Kibbutz Misgav Am. The IDF fired artillery and knocked out a few weapons
storages and anti-aircraft defenses in Lebanon. The TV showed black smoke
rising from one spot. This morning sirens in more than a dozen Yishuvim from
close to the coast through the northern Golan. It is raining so the terrorists
move with less fear of an air strike but still we fly.
I keep on FB getting notification of
Russian site already posted what I post. Now either it is a Russian Jew or
Putin’s disinformation campaign.
In the south Gaza is being drenched
maybe some of the tunnels will flood. Advancing still on the eastern side of
south Gaza City and camps as the last stronghold area of Hamas and Jihad comes
under IDF fire. The three top leaders are Shachidim but there are still the
main four or five left. The heavy downpour is slowing down the troops and may
hurt air support.
Lebanon is very close to a full
scale war right now it is low key but the people will want to move back home
some day.
My opinion: IDF has to buster bunker
the Philadelphia Route as tunnels crossing from Israeli/Gaza Rafiach to
Egyptian Rafiach. They have too many supply and escape routes otherwise.
Unfortunately, we lost one soldier
just reported and a ten more in the last two days adding something like 18-20%
more soldiers killed since the first day.
Six names and photos of IDF soldiers
of Motzei Shabbos. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1700338322-idf-releases-names-of-six-more-soldiers-who-died-during-fighting-in-the-gaza-strip
Two soldiers who fell from Nov. 18
to morning of the 19th. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380546
Three soldiers names released late
morning of Nov. 19 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380565
Updates to mid afternoon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380553
West
Bank: 2 Palestinians reported killed, 38 arrested in overnight operations | The
Times of Israel
Op-Ed Canadian Diane Weber Bederman:
https://dianebederman.com/if-trump-had-been-president-october-7-2023/
Tentative Deal per Washington Post. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380544
ME EXCEPT IF YOU ARE A JEW: The University of Alberta in Western Canada on Saturday
announced it has fired the director of its campus sexual assault center, after
she signed an open letter calling reports of sexual violence during Hamas’
October 7 attack on Israel an “unverified accusation”, The Edmonton
Journal reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380540
IDF to continue working in the Shifa
Piers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380540
Druze Captain speaks on
walkie-talkie to Col. father and Cpt. Brother. Before falling in battle. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380539
Deal? 40 children, 13 mothers, and 34
foreigners. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380531
But so far no deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380528
Multiple industry giants have
announced that they will no longer be advertising on X, claiming that the
platform supports antisemitism, including by Elon Musk, the owner. Among those
participating in the boycott are IBM, Sony, Apple, Disney, Lionsgate,
Paramount, Comcast, and Warner Bros. Apple announced the termination of their
advertising contract alongside screenshots of X in which users praised Hitler
and the Nazis. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380521
Torah scroll in the ruins of Gush
Katif Synagogue. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380524
One of the top Hamas leaders
die. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380520
US President Joe Biden has promised that the US
will not back down "from the challenge of Putin and Hamas." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380530
Children shielding Hamas. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380523
Water to hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380519
Houthis hijack “Israeli” Ship. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380574
IDF kills cell in charge of rockets.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380518
Prominent Shomron terrorist killed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380515
Yesterday and two more air threats
today. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380516
Poll who should rule the Likud after
Netanyahu. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380486
IDF troops on Thursday captured a post belonging
to the commander of the northern region of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380510
Teens planned to murder Israelis. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380495
Chief terrorists escaped Israeli
dragnet. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s14kiarea#autoplay
The ruling coalition said on
Saturday that it would advance legislation of a basic law that would grant the
Druze community in Israel special status. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkrd11spep
Nov. 20th
Shifa hospital was used for the
hostages. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-774078
NBC Journalist from E. Yerushalayim
indicted on terrorism charge. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-773968
Names of Two Paratrooper Soldiers
released. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380601
Names of two Givati Soldiers
released. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380582
Lt. Col. left his command at
training base to help Givati and dismissed for not following orders. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380609
A bomb squad in Lakewood, New Jersey, found and
removed a grenade that was taped to a pole near a synagogue on Sunday
morning, NBC
Philadelphia reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380594
Iran has a new hypersonic missile.
Fattah-2. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380603
Updates north and south. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380553
IDF fighter jets, directed by IDF and ISA
intelligence, killed three additional Hamas company commanders. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380608
The great Sphinx’s origin. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-773033
Argentina gets a pro-Israel
President. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-774107
Nov. 21
During the last few days, I saw a
number of young men in uniform in Schul visiting home.
As I wrote to my direct readership,
my wife and I went to a wedding in Bnei Brak. It was the first time since
Corona started so it was nice to see the family. Route 4 was clogged as usual
and so we went route 40. We had already started on our way and sirens were
sounding on both routes before we got there. Some idiot set off large fireworks
at a different wedding. Both the regular police and armed with rifles border
police went in to deal with that. Who in their right mind sets off fireworks in
the middle of a war especially when there was a take down of rocket right over
head by Menashe’s Yeshiva. No matter how hard I try to talk to him to be in the
shelter during a rocket attack his late teen brain does not comprehend that he
should be sheltered and not in an area covered or not where you can view rockets.
It could be peer pressure and excitement.
There was a tragic story of a
soldier with the family name Portugal. He was in South A
merica when the war broke out and
had to go by different routes taking 5 days to get to his family and his unit.
He died on Kiddush HASHEM HY”D. Another two of the recent men we lost had been
on TV and telling how they were fighting for those who died and were kidnapped.
Now they are gone too.
IDF Intelligence warned Netanyahu
months before. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-774290
Names of soldiers who perished
listed this morning. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380656
Yesterday: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380601
A soldier in a unit whose job is to identify corpses from the
October 7 massacre attacked in Bnei Brak. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380633
Anti-tank missile found under baby’s
crib. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380663
A French news outlet has reported that the
prisoner swap deal in the works would include the release of 50-100 hostages,
in exchange for the release of 300 convicted terrorists who are either female
or underage. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380662
Updates. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380553
Antisemitism in Chicago. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-774282
Two Hamas terrorist hid among the
Bedouin. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-774246
Nazis in WI. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-774028
Field intelligence unit 504. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-774028
Nov. 22nd
I wonder if this will be another
Hamas we cease and they fire like they did to Hadar Goldin. I assume that the
priority of releasing prisoners over the uncertain military damage takes
priority Halachically. EXPECT TOMORROW MORNING BETWEEN 9-10AM ESPECIALLY 9:59AM
ISRAEL TIME ROCKETS GALORE. Already today many more.
Expecting based on past ceasefires a
massive rocket attack before the ceasefire.
Hezballah attacked at midnight last
night and about 12minutes before writing the Rosh Hanikra area.
Israel accepts UAV ban during
ceasefire. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-774446
Hostage Deal approved. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380717
Religious Zionist approve of hostage
deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380730
12 hostages a day for 4 days to 50
released. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380697
Senior Hamas terrorist dies in car
accident when the IAF targeted his car after he accidently innocently fired
into Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380694
Updates. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380553
The danger of terror from the
Shomron. “The data we found is frightening and threatening,
telling an explicit and clear story: The PA has built 18,899 illegal structures
along this line that are sitting right on the fence - for example, in the IDF
training area in the Samaria region, whose proximity to Rosh Hawaii is
ridiculous, and overlooks Benny Ganz’s personal balcony.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380734
IDF ground troops also conducted targeted raids
in Sheikh Za'id in northwest Jabaliya. During the targeted raids, Hamas
spotters were identified in the area and killed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380736
Over 400 terror tunnels turned into
sand. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380742
Freedom Center cuts ties with
Candice Owens after she sprouts BLM nonsense about Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380689
Ganz do not endanger Beirut for
Tehran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380693
Antisemitic messages praising Adolf Hitler and
calling for the murder of Jews were found written on a New York City subway
train. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380696
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/11/21/south-african-parliament-votes-close-israeli-embassy-pretoria/
As mentioned above the twitter movie
“What if it was you?” https://twitter.com/OrenMarmorstein/status/1726569622596682176
Antiquities Weapons manufacturing. The research, undertaken by Dr. Gil Haklay, Enno
Bron, Dr. Dina Shalem, Dr. Ianir Milevsky and Nimrod Getzov of the Israel
Antiquities Authority, examined 424 sling stones from the Early Chalcolithic
period (c. 5800–4500 BCE) that were uncovered at two large archaeological sites
excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority: at ‘En Esur in the northern
Sharon plain, and at ‘En Zippori in the Lower Galilee. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380733
Human shields and massive pier
structures under Shifa Hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380714
Golani 13 company commander killed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380724
5 Shachidim in Tulkarm. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380731
Crown Prince of Bahrain condemns
barbaric Hamas. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380718
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning
to travel to Israel early next week for talks with Israeli and Palestinian Arab
officials about the war in Gaza.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380719
The White House said on Tuesday that Russia's
Wagner mercenary group plans to provide an air defense system to the Hezbollah
terrorist organization in Lebanon or to the regime in Tehran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380723
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has obtained
intelligence regarding the most intimate and sensitive issues related to Hamas
operations, their forces’ thinking, and internal dealings. www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-774448
IDF breaches blast door under
hospital. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/article-774484
Julia Salazar fires anti-Semite. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-774488
Actress dumped from Scream VII. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-774527
Op-Ed I survived the Iraqi Pogrom of
June 1-2, 1941 and know what Hamas can do. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-774485
Nov. 23rd
It might be Thanksgiving in the
States but the we cease and they fire remains still elusive.
In the north a senior Hezballah
member became a Shachid today. There is a war going on there and there will be
no choice but to force Hezballah behind the Litani River.
From Ben S.: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/365220/the-inside-story-of-how-palestinians-took-over-the-world
Senior Shachid mentioned above: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380779
Also northern rocket launcher
erased. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380795
Updates through the morning: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380553
No name list of the hostages to be
released. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380782
IDF troops are striking terror targets in the
area of Jabalya, the military confirmed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380792
Mercer Island Congregation
Vandalized. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380781
Three students have been suspended from a school
in Ashdod after they dressed up as terrorists and entered their classroom
wearing the costume. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380784
Luxury neighborhood machine/weapons
shop. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380757
300meter (1000 foot) tunnel under
the hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380767
The body of Shani Gabai, a Yokne'am resident who
worked as a security guard at the Supernova music festival and whose
whereabouts were unknown since October 7th, was identified on Wednesday after
being found in Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380754
Two
killed in vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada | The
Times of Israel
Nov. 24th
Thanking our soldiers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs7HgjPCSHE
Except for one minor incident at 7:15, cease fire holding. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380553
13 hostages to be released. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380850
Police ordered to prevent super celebrations on Arab Terrorists
releases. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380811
They will not return home the same. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380808
Headphones prepared for returnees. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380868
A junior 8200 officer warned
her commanders. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380821
Smoke bombs thrown at AIPAC Pres. Home. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380863
Residents of northern Gaza have been attempting
to return to their homes since the four-day ceasefire went into effect at 7 am
this morning (Friday), ignoring the IDF's warnings not to do so, according to
Arabic media reports. Tear gas used. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380865
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari
addressed the press on Thursday on the war in the Gaza Strip ahead of the
ceasefire, which is expected to take effect on Friday morning. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380836
Hamas
Naval Commander eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380841
85 graves vandalized in Belgistan. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380860
German Police investigate Hamas Members. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380849
For the Red Cross, Jewish Blood is different. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380851
Bodycam of Egoz Soldiers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380804
Soldiers on the ground think ceasefire is a mistake. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380803
Weapons found under children’s beds. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380817
IAI to supply suicide drones. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380813
Freight
train derails in Kentucky, governor declares state state of emergency
(foxnews.com)
Romanians
with organized crime ties among 20 nabbed at US-Canadian border (foxnews.com)
Hard-right
firebrand Geert Wilders wins election in Netherlands: ‘Dutch Donald Trump’
(foxnews.com)
A healthy and peaceful
Shabbos rest,
Rachamim Pauli
