Please remove the following names from the prayer list. Channah bas Ora Leah, Sofia Sarah bas Miriam Maya,
Parsha Bo
Pharaoh has seen now
seven plagues. Parts of the crops of Mitzrayim have been ruined by the hail and
cattle and men died. Yet like most of the wicked, repentance is not part of
their outlook on life.
10:1 And the LORD said unto
Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his
servants, that I might show these My signs in the midst of them;
Bo is come to Pharaoh. Meaning I am already by Pharaoh and no
harm will come to you.
2 and
that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what I have
wrought upon Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them; that ye may know
that I am the LORD.'
What is going to happen now will bring about the telling to
your son, grandson and onwards the happenings that will occur soon.
3 And
Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD,
the God of the Hebrews: How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me?
let My people go, that they may serve Me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to
let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border; 5 and
they shall cover the face of the earth, that one shall not be able to see the
earth; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remains
unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which grows for you out of the
field; 6 and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy
servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy
fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto
this day.' And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaoh's
servants said unto him: 'How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the
men go, that they may serve the LORD their God, know thou not yet that Egypt is
destroyed?'
Pharaoh is god-king and with HASHEM hardening his heart he is
not ready to let the people go but the average Egyptian is a member of an
agricultural society has had some if not all of his crops ruined and a swam of
locusts is not exactly what a farmer or member of an extended family that farms
wants.
8 And
Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh; and he said unto them: 'Go,
serve the LORD your God; but who are they that shall go?'
Pharaoh is about to give in but he has conditions.
9 And
Moses said: 'We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with
our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds we will go; for we must hold
a feast unto the LORD.' 10 And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD
with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is
before your face. 11 Not so; go now ye that are men, and serve the
LORD; for that is what ye desire.' And they were driven out from Pharaoh's
presence.
The little ones got Pharaoh for then the Bnei Yisrael might
make a run for it with all their belongings like flocks and herds.
12 And
the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the
locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of
the land, even all that the hail hath left.'
You were temporarily given free will an a chance to repent to
save the crops but Pharaoh boy did you miss your chance.
13 And
Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an
east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was
morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went
up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very
grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither
after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the face of the whole
earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land,
and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left; and there remained not
any green thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of
Egypt.
The Talmud states that in the days of Novi Yoel, the plague
was worse with four types of locusts but this plague was the worse for one type
of locust. Yoel 1:4, 7 onwards describes destruction. But in Chapter 2 towards
the end and the damage is restored by repentance.
16 Then
Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned
against the LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive,
I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may
take away from me this death only.'
The locusts so thick and the plague so bad that Pharaoh had
to ask for forgiveness. [There are a number of people on the world stage today
that don’t know how to ask for forgiveness and to name a few in the western
world that are democratic in nature. Benyamin Netanyahu for his conception on
Hamas and on Donald Trump has support from Ted Cruz but publicly he humiliated
Heidi Cruz and at least make an apology to the woman.] As for modern dictators
they are no better than Pharaoh.
18 And
he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 19 And the LORD
turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them
into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of
Egypt. 20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let
the children of Israel go.
As soon as things got better the humility left and the
arrogance returned.
21 And
the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may
be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.'
In the past I noted that some plagues had warnings but every
third plague came suddenly. Darkness is the 9th plague and it came
without a warning or request.
22 And
Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in
all the land of Egypt three days;
The darkness came out of Gehennom and for three days it was
think but people could move and feel around to obtain food from their storage areas.
23 they
saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days; but all
the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
During the second three days it was so awful that the people
could not move.
24 And
Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said: 'Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your
flocks and your herds be stayed; let your little ones also go with
you.' 25 And Moses said: 'Thou must also give into our hand
sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our
God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be
left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know
not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.'
They were only able to move to contact Moshe as there is extra
power of a Shaliach Mitzvah. And Pharaoh got a notification that Moshe was
accepting that he could go and at the time it was unconditional.
27 But
the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
But as soon as the darkness lifted, Pharaoh regretted it and
then calls Moshe back.
28 And
Pharaoh said unto him: 'Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no
more; for in the day thou see my face thou shalt die.' 29 And Moses
said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more.'
Very well you shall see me no more.
11:1 And the LORD
said unto Moses: 'Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon
Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence; when he shall let you go, he shall
surely thrust you out hence altogether.
Moses
said, So said the Lord: When he stood before
Pharaoh, this prophecy was said to him, for after he [Moses] left his
[Pharaoh’s] presence, he did not see his face [again]. — [from Exod. Rabbah
18:1, Mishnath Rabbi Eliezer ch. 19] At
the dividing point of the night: Heb.
כַּחִצֹתהַלַיְלָה, when the night is
divided. כַּחִצֹת is like “when the
meal offering was offered up (כַּעִלוֹת)
” (II Kings 3:20); [and like]
“when their anger was kindled (בַּחִרוֹת)
against us” (Ps. 124:3). This is its simple meaning, which fits its context
that חִצֹת is not a noun denoting a half. Our Rabbis,
however, interpreted it like כַּחִצִי הַלַיְלָה,
at about midnight [lit., half the night], and they said that Moses said כַּחִצֹת, about midnight, meaning near it
[midnight], either before it or after it, but he did not say בַּחִצֹת, at midnight, lest Pharaoh’s astrologers err and [then] say,
“Moses is a liar,” but the Holy One, blessed be He, Who knows His times and His
seconds, בַּחִצוֹת, at midnight. — [from
Ber. 3b]
2 Speak now in the
ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman
of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.' 3 And the
LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man
Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants,
and in the sight of the people. 4 And Moses said: 'Thus says the
LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt; 5 and all
the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh
that sits upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is
behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. 6 And there shall
be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none
like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the
children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that
ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and
Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow
down unto me, saying: Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee; and
after that I will go out.' And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
The question is did Moshe
say this to Pharaoh as it ends with and Moshe left Pharaoh in hot anger.
However, the Rashi indicates above in Pasuk 1 that Moshe had left Pharaoh and
the end of this part Moshe had be angry, very angry.
9 And the LORD said
unto Moses: 'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that My wonders may be
multiplied in the land of Egypt.' 10 And Moses and Aaron did all
these wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did
not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
If you recall the first
Rashi in Beresheis this is essentially the start of the nation of Yisrael.
Before this was just a narrative now this is commandments that a nation
receives. The laws are to go on forever except the putting of the blood on the
Mezuzos of the door which was one time only. Also the not leaving the house was
one time only. Chapter 12 deals with the calculations of how a new month looks
like and the oral laws for preparing the Korban Pessach. The laws of not eating
Chametz is established forever.
12:1 And the LORD
spoke unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying: 2 'This
month shall be unto you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of
the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel,
saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a
lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a
household; 4 and if the household be too little for a lamb, then
shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number
of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the
lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year;
ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats; 6 and ye shall
keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of
the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk.
The Egyptians could see
their god bleeping and tied up by not one but all the Bnei Yisrael and were
told it was to be slaughtered and they were sore afraid.
And you shall keep it for
inspection: Heb. לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת. This is an
expression of inspection, that it [the animal] requires an inspection for a
blemish four days before its slaughter. Now why was it [the designated animal]
to be taken four days before its slaughter, something not required in the
Passover sacrifice of later generations? Rabbi Mathia the son of Charash used
to say [in response]: Behold He [God] says: “And I passed by you and saw you,
and behold your time was the time of love” (Ezek. 16:8). The [time for the
fulfillment of the] oath that I swore to Abraham that I would redeem his
children has arrived. But they [the Children of Israel] had no commandments in
their hands with which to occupy themselves in order that they be redeemed, as
it is said: “but you were naked and bare” (Ezek. 16:7). So He gave them two
mitzvoth, the blood of the Passover and the blood of the circumcision. They
circumcised themselves on that night, as it is said: “downtrodden with your
blood (בְּדָמָיִ)
” (ibid., verse 6), with the two [types of] blood. He [God] states also: “You,
too-with the blood of your covenant I have freed your prisoners from a pit in
which there was no water” (Zech. 9:11). Moreover, they [the Israelites] were
passionately fond of idolatry. [Moses] said to them, “Withdraw and take for
yourselves” (Exod. 12:21). [He meant:] withdraw from idolatry and take for
yourselves sheep for the mitzvah. — [from Mechilta, here and on verse 21] Note
that on verse 21, Rashi explains that differently. shall slaughter it: Now do
they all slaughter [it]? Rather, from here we can deduce that a person’s agent
is like himself. — [from Mechilta, Kid. 41b] [Therefore, it is considered as if
all the Israelites slaughtered the sacrifice.] the entire congregation of the
community of Israel: [This means] the congregation, the community, and Israel.
From here, they [the Rabbis] said: The communal Passover sacrifices are
slaughtered in three [distinct] groups, one after the other. [Once] the first
group entered, the doors of the Temple court were locked [until the group
finished; they were followed by the second group, etc.,] as is stated in
Pesachim (64b). in the afternoon: Heb. בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם
From six hours [after sunrise] and onward is called בֵּין
הָעַרְבַּיִם, literally, between the two evenings, for the sun is inclined
toward the place where it sets to become darkened. It seems to me that the
expression בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם denotes those hours
between the darkening of the day and the darkening of the night. The darkening
of the day is at the beginning of the seventh hour, when the shadows of evening
decline, and the darkening of the night at the beginning of the night. עֶרֶב is an expression of evening and darkness,
like “all joy is darkened (וְעָרְבָה) ” (Isa. 24:11). —
[from Mechilta]
7 And they shall take
of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the
houses wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in
that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall
eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast
with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
Only eat the Korban roasted.
10 And ye shall let
nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remains of it until the
morning ye shall burn with fire.
At a regular Seder one would
eat a Korban Chagigah which would be brought every festival and then the Korban
Pesach on a full stomach. I recently learned Daf Yomi Pesachim and ordered lamb
ribs to get a practical taste of how the Korban must taste like. The meat is
very fatty and the bones cannot be broken so one could only eat about the size
of an egg. Usually 20 to 50 people participated in a Korban Pesach but still
the fat and other things would have to be burned the next day.
11 And thus shall ye
eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your
hand; and ye shall eat it in haste--it is the LORD'S Passover.
You are going to eat in
Mitzrayim in haste for tomorrow you are going out and traveling.
12:12 For
I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the
first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods
of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
I will pass: like
a king who passes from place to place, and with one passing and in one moment
they are all smitten. — [from Mechilta] every
firstborn in the land of Egypt: Even other firstborn who are in Egypt [will die]. Now how do we
know that even the firstborn of the Egyptians who are in other places [will
die]? Therefore, Scripture states: “To Him Who smote the Egyptians with their
firstborn” (Ps. 136:10). — [from Mechilta] both man and beast: [I.e., first man and then beast.] He who started to sin first
from him the retribution starts. — [from Mechilta] and upon all the gods of Egypt-: The one made of wood will rot, and the one made of metal will
melt and flow to the ground. — [from Mechilta] will I wreak judgments-I The Lord: I by Myself and not through a messenger. — [from Passover
Haggadah]
Why man and beast – I wonder if they did not threaten the Jews
with dogs and have like gladiator battles before Pharaoh. The retribution on
the first born, Pharaoh was warned that Israel is HASHEM’s first born son and
it naturally follows that false gods are destroyed. Plural Judgements is used
because of man, animals and gods.
13 And
the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I
see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to
destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
The
blood of the sacrifice will prevent your blood – so we learn that a Korban is
in place of us or at least a thanksgiving for getting through a danger. The
blood on the doorposts was only for Mitzrayim and not for all generations.
Nowadays we have a Mezuzah with the name Shin-Dalet-Yud on the outside and the
Shema on the inside which is quite a strong protection of the individuals of
the household.
14 And
this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the
LORD; throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance
forever.
The
evening and day of Pesach is perhaps the most ingrained holiday of the Jewish
People. 87% of the Israelis or more have a Seder. Even a place like Kibbutz
Rupin has a Seder for it is the symbol of freedom of the people not only from
oppression but the start of the people as a nation.
15 Seven
days shall ye eat unleavened bread; howbeit the first day ye shall put away
leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eats leavened bread from the first day
until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Kibbutz
Einat has a very tasty bread and Challah Bakery and they wanted to be of the
highest Kashrus to sell to the town of Petach Tikva. They are a Mapam aka Mertz
Kibbutz of the far left and were anti-observant but they needed the business of
Petach Tikva, Rosh HaAyin and vicinity and lo and behold they sold their
Chametz for Pesach and the only bread one can obtain on Pesach is from an
near-by Arab town. The Bakery was perhaps the first step in Ahavas Yisrael
between the Ultra-Orthodox Jews and the anti-religious Kibbutz movement.
16 And
in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh
day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that
which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.
Unlike
Sukkos where Shemini Atzeres is a separate holiday which concludes Sukkos; Pesach
has a Yom Tov but it is not the Atzeres. The Atzeres falls 50 days later on
Chag HaShavuos. [It will only be in Parsha Emor that we are commanded to
observe the Omer and it is logical there for it is directing us on the Mitzva
of entering Eretz Yisrael and here only what we are to do in leaving Mitzrayim
and observance/commemoration for all generations.]
17 And
ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I
brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this
day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever. 18 In the
first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened
bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
I
cannot think of every negative command where it is gets a positive one in
return but here it is simple no-leavened and yes unleavened. Perhaps no Melacha
and yes observe Shabbos, adultery is forbidden but one can take a wife and
fulfill the Mitzva of be fruitful and multiply and I could go on and on.
19 Seven
days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eats that
which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel,
whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land.
That
soul shall be cut off from the people is a grievous sin. It is mentioned here
with violation of leaven on Pesach, profaning the Shabbos, lusting in Adultery
or during the Niddah phase of marriage, idolatry and other forbidden unions. We
learn from the secrets of the Kabbala the following information: Sometimes
people have so many merits that they do live a long life outside of this
behavior defect but after 120 years or less they get judged. The soul is then
sent to Kaf Keller prior to Gehennom as it has to be re-educated prior to
purification. Kaf Keller can be for hundreds of our years and then judgement.
Only the worst like Pharaoh, Nazis, Stalin, etc. are suspended until the
finally judgement. So for a few minutes on ones lips or other pleasures in this
world one gets long punishment melted out in the next world and what portion
will they get with the Bnei Yisrael in the next? Will they be able to see an
ordinary Jew but not a Tzaddik – this I do not know? [All the Kares that I have
spoken about is either man vs. HASHEM or two consulting adults like Lev. 18:22,
20:10 but the murder the punishment is even greater.]
20 Ye
shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened
bread.'
Even
during the Shoah and in Stalin’s camps Jews tried to bargain to get flour to
make Matzos. Others were allowed to eat leaven for Pekuach Nefesh. {I will add
that a person born among the Goyim or on a very anti-religious Kibbutz, to a
Communist Family, etc. if they grew up this way they are considered a Tinuk
that was captured by non-Jews and do not have their souls cut off.}
21 Then
Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: 'Draw out, and
take you lambs according to your families, and kill the Passover
lamb. 22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood
that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the
blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his
house until the morning.
Hyssop
or אֵזוֹב which we know as Origanum syriacum Marjoram
is in modern Arabic and Hebrew Zartar. It usually is a small plant but in my
garden I have let it grown to a length of about half a meter and these branches
are used.
23 For
the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood
upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door,
and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
Will pass over: Heb.
וּפָסַח, and He will have pity. This may also be
rendered: and He will skip over. See Rashi on verses 11 and 13. and He will not permit the destroyer: Heb. וְלֹא יִךְתֵּן, lit., and will not
give. [I.e.,] He will not grant him the ability to enter, as in “but God did
not permit him (נְתָנוֹ) to harm me” (Gen.
31:7).
Who is the destroyer – he could be the Angel Gavriel as in
Yechezkel with the destruction of Yerushalayim but there Gavriel also put a Tav
with ink on who will live. Or perhaps here it was Samael aka HaSatan who did
HASHEM’s bidding.
24 And
ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons forever.
Whether
in Eretz Yisrael or in a foreign land all of the Bnei Yisrael are required to
observe Pesach.
25 And
it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give
you, according as He hath promised, that ye shall keep this
service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say
unto you: What mean ye by this service? 27 that ye shall say: It is
the sacrifice of the LORD'S Passover, for that He passed over the houses of the
children of Israel in Egypt, when He smote the Egyptians, and delivered our
houses.' And the people bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the
children of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron,
so did they.
So the children of Israel went and did: Now did they already do [it]? Wasn’t this said to them on Rosh
Chodesh? But since they accepted upon themselves [to do it], Scripture credits
them for it as if they had [already] done [it]. — [from Mechilta] went and did: Scripture
counts also the going, to give reward for the going and reward for the deed. —
[from Mechilta] as
the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron: [This comes] to tell Israel’s praise, that they did not omit
anything of all the commandments of Moses and Aaron. And what is the meaning of
“so they did” ? Moses and Aaron also did so. — [from Mechilta]
29 And
it came to pass at midnight, that the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land
of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the
first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of
cattle.
And the Lord: Heb.
וַה. Wherever it says, “and the Lord,” it
means “He and His tribunal” (Exod. Rabbah 12:4), for the “vav” is an expression
of addition, like “so-and-so and (“vav” ) so-and-so.” smote every firstborn: Even [a firstborn] of another nation who was in Egypt. — [from
Mechilta] from
the firstborn of Pharaoh: Pharaoh,
too, was a firstborn, but he remained [alive] of the firstborn. Concerning him,
He [God] says: “But, for this [reason] I have allowed you to stand, in order to
show you My strength” (Exod. 9:16) at the Red Sea. — [from Mechilta] to the firstborn of the captive: Because they rejoiced at Israel’s misfortune (Tanchuma 7), and
furthermore, so that they would not say, “Our deity brought about this
retribution” (Mechilta). The firstborn of the slave woman was included, because
[Scripture] counts from the most esteemed to the lowest, and the firstborn of
the slave woman is more esteemed than the firstborn of the captive. See
commentary on Exodus 11:5.
30 And
Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians;
and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was
not one dead.
And Pharaoh arose: from his bed. at
night: Unlike
the custom of kings, [who rise] three hours after daybreak. — [from
Mechilta] he: [arose] first, and afterwards his servants. This teaches us that
he went around to his servants’ houses and woke them up. — [from
Mechilta] for
there was no house in which no one was dead: If there was a firstborn, he was dead. If there was no
firstborn, the oldest household member was called the firstborn, as it is said:
“I, too, shall make him [David] a firstborn” (Ps. 89:28) (Tanchuma Buber 19).
[Rashi explains there: I shall make him great.] Another explanation: Some
Egyptian women were unfaithful to their husbands and bore children from
bachelors. Thus they would have many firstborn; sometimes one woman would have
five, each one the firstborn of his father (Mechilta 13:33).
31 And
he called for Moses and Aaron by night and said: 'Rise up, get you forth from
among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as
ye have said.
So he called for Moses and Aaron at night: [This] tells [us] that Pharaoh went around to the entrances
[i.e., to the doors of the houses] of the city, and cried out, “Where is Moses
staying? Where is Aaron staying?” -[from Mechilta] both you: the
men. as
well as the children of Israel: The young children. And go, worship the Lord as you have spoken: Everything is as you said, not as I said. “Neither will I let
Israel out” (Exod. 5:2) is nullified. “Who and who are going?” (Exod. 10:8) is
nullified. “But your flocks and your cattle shall be left” (Exod. 10:24) is
nullified. [Instead,] take also your flocks and also your cattle. What is [the
meaning of] “as you have spoken”? You too shall give into our hands sacrifices
and burnt offerings (Exod. 10:25). — [from Mechilta]
32 Take
both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me
also.'
Take… as you have spoken… but you shall also bless me: [I.e.,] pray for me that I shall not die, for I am a firstborn.
— [from Onkelos]
The Medrash says that when he died he was set at the entrance to
Gehennom/Limbo and speaks to the wicked: “Why did you not learn from me?”
33 And
the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in
haste; for they said: 'We are all dead men.'
We are all dead: They said, “This is not in accordance with Moses’ decree, for he
said, ‘And every firstborn in the land of Egypt will die’ (Exod. 11:5), but
here, the ordinary people too are dead, five or ten in one house.” -[from
Mechilta] See Rashi on verse 30.
34 And
the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs
being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the
children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the
Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment.
The
Egyptians at this point were willing to do anything to calm down the wrath of
HASHEM.
36 And
the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let
them have what they asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.
37 And
the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred
thousand men on foot, beside children. 38 And a mixed
multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
This
mixed multitude would cause a lot of problems in the future.
39 And
they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt,
for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not
tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 Now
the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty
years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of four
hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the
host of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It
was a night of watching unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of
Egypt; this same night is a night of watching unto the LORD for all the
children of Israel throughout their generations.
We
see all sorts of numbers: 430 = from the Bris between the pieces of the Korban,
400 = from the birth of Yitzchak and 210 = from the time Yacov and family
entered Egypt (Yitzchak was 60 when Yacov was born and Yacov was 130 when he
went before Pharaoh or 190 years from 400 leaves 210) and finally 80 years from
the birth of Moshe was the time that slavery started because of the
astrologers.
43 And
the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance of the Passover:
there shall no alien eat thereof;
Once
an old Rabbi was in Bavel and could not due to his age make the trip to
Yerushalayim for Pesach. A certain Gentile would brag how he went to the
holidays of all the gods and the Korban Pesach. He told the Gentile next time
to request the tail fat of the Korban (which is forbidden). The Rabbis made an
inquiry and he was taken care of on the spot by the people for being a non-Jew
who had eaten from our feast where Aliens were forbidden.
44 but
every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him,
then shall he eat thereof.
A
Gentile Slave could eat and a Ger Tzedek for he/she is now a Jew in every way
but not a Ger Toshav cannot eat.
… 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD
commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came
to pass the selfsame day that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of
the land of Egypt by their hosts.
The self-same day is the 400th anniversary of the
birth of Yitzchak.
13:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 'Sanctify
unto Me all the first-born, whatsoever opens the womb among the children of
Israel, both of man and of beast, it is Mine.' …15 and it came to
pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that the LORD slew all the firstborn
in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast;
therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that opens the womb, being males; but all
the first-born of my sons I redeem. 16 And it shall be for a sign
upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes; for by strength of hand
the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.'
The last section above is the laws of redeeming the first born
male of Yisrael and the Korban Bechor for the animals and a mitzvah to redeem a
first born donkey.
If you like national
parks, you may have toured Banff Park in Canada. https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6273128/jewish/Banff-and-Canadian-Rockies-Gets-Its-First-Full-Time-Rabbi.htm
An
Outrageous Marriage made in Tsfat by Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1361-18
During his stay in
Tsfat (Safed) in 5683 (1923), my father ['Baba Sali'] made discreet inquiries
about which talmidei chachamim (Torah scholars) were in need of receiving
tzedakah (charity).
The Rabbis of Tsfat
informed him that R. Tzion Cohen, a distinguished and elderly Talmid Chacham,
was physically disabled and in desperate need of charity. His wife and all his
children perished in the terrible famines of the First World War, leaving him
to suffer his pain in utter solitude. Being that he was partially paralyzed,
even the most minor chore was an excruciating task for the sick and elderly
man.
My father visited
Rabbi Tzion in his tiny, stale, unlit room. It measured no more than four amot
by four amot [2 meters x 2 meters]. He found the elderly man lying helplessly
in his bed, unable to move. Were it not for the generosity of the men and women
who came regularly to feed him, his situation would have been much worse. My
father gave him a substantial sum of money from his charity fund and then he
prepared to bless him with a speedy recovery, intending to take his leave
immediately afterwards.
But the sick man
suddenly turned to my father and pleaded with him: "Rebbe! Give me a
perfect blessing!"
My father, surprised
by such a request, asked him, "What blessing do you want me to give you,
Grandfather?"
He answered,
"Give me a blessing that I should merit to heal from my illness that I
should marry and bear children, on order that I may leave offspring in my
memory."
My father was
astounded by the sick man's request. How could he pray to G-d that an invalid
man in his seventies should marry and bear children? This request was beyond
the ways of nature.
R. Tzion discerned my
father's astonishment, and with confidence he encouraged him. "Rebbe, I
have absolute faith that if you will bless me as I have requested of you, my
wishes will be fulfilled."
Still, my father was
uncertain. "Do you really have total faith?"
"Yes!" the
sick man answered. "Otherwise I would not ask this of you."
At last, his perfect
faith succeeded in inducing my father to give him the blessing he so strongly
requested.
* * *
Ten years later, in
the year 5693 (1932), my father once again visited Eretz Yisrael. When he
arrived in Tsfat, he suddenly remembered the sickly Rabbi Tzion Cohen and the
blessing he had given him.
When he made inquiries
about R. Tzion's state, one of the prominent rabbis of Tsfat led him to a fine
house. There, to my father's amazement, was none other than R. Tzion, sitting
on the porch on an elegant couch, dressed in the finest clothes. At his feet
played two youngsters.
After having
refreshments brought in, R. Tzion invited my mystified father to listen to his
miraculous tale.
"You see, Your
Holiness, a wealthy widow from South America arrived in Tsfat with her
seventeen-year-old daughter. Upon asking the rabbis of Tsfat to whom she should
give charity, she was directed to my poor home.
"When she saw my
awful state, this saintly woman became extremely distressed, and she took pity
on me. She ordered her servants to remove all the furniture from my tiny room
at once, to paint the walls, and to purchase a new bed and linen. As well as
covering all the costs, she personally supervised that her orders were executed
precisely according to instructions.
'But this was not the
end of the miracle.
'The holy woman
decided not to return to South America, but instead, to remain at my side and
to take care of me. An interpreter informed me of her decision, and I protested
strongly.
"G-d forbid! I
will not remain in seclusion with a woman and thereby violate the prohibition of
yichud ('aloneness': remaining in seclusion with any woman other than one's
wife [or mother or grandmother or sister]).
"The interpreter
relayed my refusal to her, but the determined woman asked, 'What can I do so
that I will be permitted to stay by your side?'
"The bewildered
interpreter answered, 'The only way is for Madam to marry R. Tzion according to
Jewish law.'
"And can Your
Holiness believe G-d's ways in the world - she consented to marry me
immediately!
"I again
protested vehemently, however, much to the surprise of the local rabbis.
"They threatened
me, stating, 'If you refuse to marry this woman, we will announce a prohibition
against helping you any further.'
"So, when I saw
that there was absolutely no other choice, I went even further and made what
must have seemed to be quite an outrageous request: 'If you really want to help
me, then ask her to allow me to marry her daughter!'
"Well, when the
widow was told of my latest request, she again startled us all and answered,
'The decision is not mine to make. My daughter must decide for herself.'
"At that point,
the daughter was told the entire conversation as well as about Rabbi Tzion
Cohen's firm belief that he would father children, and asked whether she would
agree to marry an old, sick man. Of course, we all assumed the bizarre tale had
reached its conclusion, but her answer also astonished everyone.
"'I will do
whatever my mother says. If my mother agrees, then I am 100% willing to marry
him. It will be a great privilege and a merit to be married to such an
important Torah sage and to bear the children that he so absolutely has faith
will be born.'
"And so, my dear
Savior, this apartment was rented immediately, the best medical care was made
available to me, and thank G-d, I have recovered from my illness. But again,
that is not the end of the miracles--your blessing came to be; I have borne two
sons!'
"And you know,
Your Holiness, all of these blessings came to me as a consequence of my
devotion to the study of Torah and my fear of Heaven, as it says, 'G-d desires
the prayer of the righteous, He hears their supplications, and fulfills their
words.'"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Freely adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from "Our Master, Our Teacher.
The holy Baba Sali" by [his son,] R. Baruch Abuhatzera, (I don't have the
book in my possession, so I can't report to you the identity of the translator
from the original Hebrew volume.)
Connection: This
Saturday night, the 4th of the Jewish month of Shvat, begins the 40th yahrzeit
of Baba Sali.
Biographical note:
Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira [Rosh Hashana 1889 - 4 Shvat 1984] known as Baba
Sali, was born in Tafilalet Morocco, to one of Jewry's most illustrious
families. From a young age he was renowned as a sage, miracle maker and master
kabbalist. In 1964 he moved to Eretz Yisrael, eventually settling in 1970 in
the Southern development town he made famous, Netivot, and where, since 1984,
his tomb has become one of Israel's most visited pilgrimage sites. A number of
collections of stories featuring him have been published, including at least
two in English.
Reminder: This coming
Wednesday night and Thursday is Tu BeShavat. It is customary to eat fruits of
the species mentioned in Eretz Yisrael and a blessing on a new fruit that has not
been eaten in a long time. It is the new year for trees according to Beis
Hillel.
Milestone: Amnon Rubinstein, 92, Former Israeli Minister one of the
founders of the Shinui movement and a leader of the Meretz party, passed away
on Thursday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383809
Inyanay Diyoma
Dec. 13
Day 99 and week 15 starts. Finally,
with reserve duty and a long war delay, out “grooms” of Torah and Beresheis
made their Kiddush for their Aliyah of Simchas Torah, that fateful Oct. 7th
where one could see contrails of iron dome and hear the booms as we prayed.
This Shabbos after a few weeks’
hiatus, I met my friend Col. Avraham in the Schul. The first thing I asked him
if the 6 soldiers killed when the explosives on the truck went off were his. He
answered positive and added some of them we did not have all the body parts. One
of the Col.’s men is recovering. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383508
We start off with a
miracle 1. RPG hits IDF Bulldozer from the side passes clear through without
exploding. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383429
We continue with
miracle 2. Three terrorists stopped in the Shomron. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383505
In the IDF the officers
lead and that is why a lot of majors have been killed another fell on Friday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383512
Condensed: Rabbi
of Tsfat and leading Religious Zionist Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu wrote an open letter
to the International Court of Justice in the Hague regarding the lawsuit by
South Africa against Israel.
“One
of the greatest wonders of our generation is the ability to see how dozens of
prophecies of God are coming true, both regarding the world and Israel.
... “All
of those who have tried to stand in the way of God’s prophecies have paid a
heavy price. Ten regular armies fled before Jews who had not held weapons for
two thousand years, that had only just emerged from the furnaces of Auschwitz
and Treblinka, who fought bare-handed and won.
... ‘’You
have a free choice to either heed God’s word and succeed, or be like Pharaoh,
who drowned in the Red Sea. You can be like King George V who agreed with God’s
word, or like the Arab states who closed their eyes and hearts, and do not want
to see the acts of God or head His words, and fail time after time.’
‘’The choice is in your hands. In your
verdict, you will not defeat the word of God. You will only decide your own
fate.’ ... https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383491
I have a feeling Yarden did not read
Rabbi Eliyahu’s letter. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383492
The police have released footage of the arrest of two ISIS-supporting Jerusalem
residents who were planning to carry out terror attacks. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383451
Germany stands by Israel.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383506
COS and Ben Gvir square off again. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383471
Since the start of the war over 700
rocket launchers have been taken out. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-781936
Dozens of rocket launchers taken out
prior to use. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383510
Also, in Lebanon, rockets taken out.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383515
Also neutralized: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383513
Qatar to supply proof of medicines
reaching hostages. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383504
Multi-dimensional unit takes out
terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383511
Jan. 14th
It has been reported
that the amount of guns, bullets, munitions, grenades and mortars found all over
Gaza were about enough for the IDF. A group of tens of thousands of terrorists
could move unarmed from place to place and rearm in places like children’s
bedrooms, hospitals or schools.
Miracle 1 at Mincha:
Soldier steps aside to pray Mincha as the group stalled in place. He sees
terrorist setting up an ambush. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383561
Miracle 2 as he was a
hospital worker and could have murdered people. Arab was caught with false ID
damaging Yeshiva. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383565
Miracle 3 in thick fog
on Har Dov the IDF soldiers did not want to sit in one place and patrolled.
They found a break in the fence and in a firefight three lightly wounded and
two moderately against the four Shachidim. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383570
Since I read the post
about 72 virgin pigs for each Shachid I smile.
Israel estimates that the International Court of
Justice will decide to reject South Africa's lawsuit against Israel, Kan
Reshet Bet reported Sunday. … At the same time, until a
final ruling is issued, it is expected that there will be an interim ruling
which will obligate Israel to temporarily halt the fighting. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383571
Mother and son murdered by RPG from
Lebanon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383562
In an operation where Roi Tal, 19,
was killed: During targeted
operations carried out by the soldiers, explosives, warheads for missiles and
rockets, AK-47s, cartridges, grenades and uniforms of Nukhba operatives were
located. In addition, the forces located a stockpile of mortar shells. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383573
Another soldier fell in Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383543
Need town security in budget. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383526
Canada distances itself from South
Africa suit. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383539
Benjamin Horgen volunteers for home
guard and is promoted to major. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383522
Defense Minister storms out of
Security Meeting in a dispute with Netanyahu. “Stop interfering in my work.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383537
Toronto police on Saturday arrested four people
on a highway overpass, located near a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, that
has become the site of recurring pro-Palestinian Arab protests in recent
weeks, The Globe and Mail reported.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383545
A week ago, I read in Yeted Neeman
about a friend of Putin who got a heart attack at the age of 46 and like other
friends fell out of a glass window to his death.
Russian journalist who criticized Putin’s admin
of ‘gigantic corruption’ found dead (foxnews.com)
Iceland volcano erupts turning part of nation
into fiery landscape | Fox News Video
Starving two-year-old girl bound in duct tape
found by maintenance workers: police (foxnews.com)
Iran sidesteps U.S. sanctions, allowing it to
fund proxy groups like the Houthis (foxbusiness.com)
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/01/family-member-may-be-the-murderer-of-new-jersey-imam
Every minute critical to return
hostages. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkqizoeyt
IDF to cut Gaza off from Egypt with
deep barriers and sensors. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s111aiveft
The funerals of two Lebanese
medics, who were killed in IDF strikes, were held on Friday in southern
Lebanon. The images that came from the funerals may strengthen the claim that
the slain "medics" are members of Hezbollah. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skqnbplyp#autoplay
Some more minor items of news I left
out and rockets were sent towards Ashdod. But much less threats from Hamas as
was a few weeks ago.
Jan.
15th
Today the inflation index will be published in
Israel and on a normal month that is the talk of the 15th and 16th
of the secular month. There are screams all over the radio why the agriculture
subsidiary should not be cut, cuts to social workers & psychiatric care and
this one I agree with, transportation ministry, there are reasons not to cut
the health ministry budget and that of fighting crime in the Arab Sector. It is
a matter guns or butter going back the economical thesis of World War I and
World War II where you could not have both. Israel is not a world power in oil
and we even had to shut down our natural gas production due to Hezballah.
Eisenkot and Deri are pushing for a
prisoner deal. {The court might have ruled that Deri can’t be a minister but
you only need an average IQ to figure out who is pulling the strings}.
Anybody remember the US Envoy
Hochberg? Well he flew to Lebanon got such a wonderful reply from Hezballah
that he returned home with no plans. Biden can only have his way some of the
time with Israel and none of the time with the Arabs. Blinken found out from
the PLO the same.
Interviewed on TV was Gad Eisenkot’s
sister who lost her son and removed seed from the body in order that there
would be a continuation.
IDF spokesman warns Hezballah: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383587
US shoots down Houthi Missile. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383597
Salmonella scare with Quaker Oats. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383555
Photos of three hostages released. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383589
Shame on Turkey. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383593
Several young protesters chanting "Trump,
climate criminal" briefly disrupted an Iowa campaign event by former US
President Donald Trump. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383602
Non-compass Mentos terrorist treated
for wounds and released back to Gaza!
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383583
Paratroopers a double simcha both
their wives give birthday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383577
Thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square in Central
London on Sunday to mark 100 days since Hamas's massacre by calling for the
increased support of Israel and the return of the 136 hostages who are still
being held by the terror organization. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383578
Shachid & injured: A vehicle carrying two terrorists on Sunday broke through a
checkpoint near the Haredi community of Metzad in eastern Gush Etzion. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383575
Egypt angry at Israel. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hyvadh11ya
The city of Gath found. https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/hk4lzdd00a
An attempt by Hamas to attack Jews
world-wide foiled. https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-782053
Oberlin College suspends Iranian
Professor for being a Jihadist. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-782135
Iowa Principal dies of school
shooting. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-782169
CIA helping locate hostages. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-781995
Jellyfish hurt electricity
production. https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/h1cntkjop
Former President to Commanders: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bys32radp
High
Court rules women can fill 'rabbi' slots in Chief Rabbinate's top bodies | The
Times of Israel
Milestone: After supporter of Putin
has heart attack and falls from window like two generals last year. Russian dissident poet
Lev Rubinstein, 76, dies of injuries after being hit by car | The Times of
Israel
similar to yesterday’s article: Russian journalist who
criticized Putin’s admin of ‘gigantic corruption’ found dead (foxnews.com)
Double ramming attack in Raanana. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383621
Injured rises to 19. It appears to
be with three cars in three places. Two from Chevron arrested.
As part of the government's streamlining process
and the attempt to cut back on activity in government ministries, the Ministry
for the Advancement of the Status of Women of Israel headed by Minister May
Golan will be closed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383614
9 arrested in Schem. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383616
London's Metropolitan Police Service announced
that it arrested six pro-Palestinian activists who allegedly plotted to disrupt
the London Stock Exchange on Monday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383620
Khan Unis - IDF eliminates weapons
moving attempt by 5 Shachidim. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383609
Jan. 16th
Correction from yesterday as reports
varied I used the number 19 injured in terror attack it turns out to be 18. It
also appears that Hamas murdered 1 or 2 more captured men and blamed the IDF
after posting their pictures. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383639
No surprise that Trump won the Iowa
Caucus. DeSanctis beats Halley. Ramaswamy could not get much support. Vivek
Ramaswamy drops out of presidential race in wake of Iowa caucuses | Israel
National News - Arutz Sheva
Border lookouts to appear on BBC. 'Sheep
herders and bird catchers' on the fence | BBC publishes testimonies of IDF
lookouts | Israel National News - Arutz Sheva
Bat
Yam man sentenced to 12.5 years for 2021 mob assault on Arab driver | The Times
of Israel
IDF
soldier Nitzan Schessler fell in Gaza | Israel National News - Arutz Sheva
Iran
claims: We attacked Mossad bases in Iraq | Israel National News - Arutz Sheva IDF
locates 100 rocket installations deep in Gaza | Israel National News - Arutz
Sheva
Amid
war, Strauss to hike prices of 25% of its products, lay off 150 employees | The
Times of Israel
Gilad Shalit met with captive
families. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383649
Raz Cohen who witnessed rapes and
murders at Nova Festival attacked on-line. https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/syqybcgkp
All I know if you are an Emperor and
a little boy says you have no clothes on with everybody giggling you can see
who is telling the truth. In case you have a hole in your education here is the
story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQQ3LCWZJd4
Op-Ed stopping the war now would be
a disaster. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkemqtmya
Op-Ed Life in Israel during war
time. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rj8c68gya
Jan. 17th
On Monday or day 101 the
36th Division left Central and Northern Gaza. On Tuesday or day 102,
25 rockets were fired at the Negev from Central Gaza. Iron Dome did its job.
The food distribution in
the center and north of Gaza is being carried out by Hamas.
In the North, the general of
Northern Command keeps the army practicing for war. In Lebanon, the IDF is
destroying dozens of Hezballah Bunkers and weapons depots set up since 2006.
Taken from a paper by Stephen E.
Hughes: Hezballah has 150,000 rockets (at the time written which may have grown
to 200,000) 2000 drones, surface to air missiles, shore to coast missiles and
Radwan Force violating UN resolution 1701.
B”H major terror attack
thwarted in progress. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383720
Two soldiers fall in Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383716
2,550year old coin found. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383727
Gush Etzion accident. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383722
During joint IDF and ISA (Shin Bet) operational
activity, an IAF aircraft eliminated Bilal Nofal, who was responsible for
interrogating individuals suspected of carrying out espionage activities
against the terrorist organization in the southern Gaza Strip. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383723
Netanyahu hems and haws while Ganz
demands action. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383713
The length of the Hamas terror tunnels in the
Gaza Strip is between 560 and 700 kilometers (350 to 435 miles), significantly
longer than the estimates of the Israeli security system before the outbreak of
the current war with Hamas, according to a new report by the New York
Times. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383690
Grave of founder of Bais Yacov desecrated.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383664
House Republicans demand answer from
UNRWA Chief. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383717
Hamas attacked IDF from Hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383685
Office of Hamas Southern Battalion
Commander raided. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383689
The European Union today (Tuesday) added Yahya
Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, to
its list of international terrorists, imposing sanctions on him. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383684
IDF completed combined aerial and artillery
strikes on a number of Hezbollah terror targets in the area of Wadi Saluki in
Lebanon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383680
GIANT DESECRATION OF THE NAME! The IDF has withdrawn the forces stationed in the city of
Modiin Illit since the beginning of the war due to physical and verbal assaults
by members of the "Jerusalem Faction" group within the city. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383667
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/01/15/israels-christian-community-booming-data-show/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/01/16/anti-israel-protesters-mob-child-cancer-center-new-york/
Qatari aircraft
carrying medicines for hostages in Gaza arrives in Egypt | The Times of Israel
How
cutting-edge Israeli med tech is boosting survival rates of war wounded | The
Times of Israel
U.S. Navy SEALs seized
Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen’s
Houthi rebels in a raid last week that saw two of its commandos go missing, the
U.S. military said Tuesday. Two Seals MIA. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bj00up7nfa
Donald Trump, said the Hamas
October 7 attack wouldn't have happened if he were in office. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/by90itxka#autoplay
US East Coast Cities are sinking. https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/rym2bq2ut
Jan. 18th
Arab tries to strangle female prison
guard. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383781
Two soldiers died. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383754
Medications for Israeli Prisoners
gets into Gaza with nobody distributing them. MAYBE
IT IS TIME TO CUT OFF ALL FOOD AND WATER UNTIL THE MEDS ARE DISTRIBUTED WITH
PROOF. If I were without my medications 104 days chances are that I would be
dead and buried. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/624087
Report Hostage Deal for Pally State
and Normalization. I feel just fine without the State
or Normalization and press the war for the hostage deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383804
Former US President and frontrunner for the
Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential race Donald Trump is looking
for a running mate to serve as his Vice President, and one of the top
candidates under consideration is Rep. Elise Stefanik (R, NY), NBC News reported.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383806
7 Sailors injured in capsized boat. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383764
Polish Lawmaker who extinguished
Hanukah Menorah has immunity revoked. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383770
Likelihood of war in north higher. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383757
Ayelet Shaked after the war need
elections. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383774
According to Israel Hayom, police are
investigating from several angles, including a suspicion that the Russian
tourist may have been intentionally murdered. Source in the police told the
news outlet that, "We still cannot say if this was a criminal act, or
perhaps a failure of an electrical appliance. The findings at the scene are not
clear-cut." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383794
Eye of Hamas spokesman injured. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383741
Died from lack of Oxygen? IDF representatives last night (Tuesday) visited the families
of Sergeant Ron Sherman and Corporal Nik Beizer, two soldiers who were abducted
during the Hamas massacre of October 7 and whose bodies were recovered from
Gaza by the IDF last month. The representatives presented the families with the
current results of the investigation into the circumstances of their captivity
and deaths. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383745
Soldier wounded in Tulkarem. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383749
Since the start of the war, five aerial
operations have brought supplies to forces, providing around 60 tons of
supplies for the IDF soldiers on the ground. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383736
Jan. 19th
Right after the inflation numbers
Strauss-Elite announced a price hike followed by the main tea company.
Miracle: My FB friend Fern
posted on her wall and I shared a soldier holding Sefer Tehillim that was by his
heart that stopped a bullet in Gaza. I want to add that I always had my Siddur over my heart
in the army and personal bandage on the other side.
Another infantry soldier falls in
Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383837
Wael Abu-Fanounah was the Deputy Head of Islamic
Jihad’s psychological warfare operations gets 72 virgin pigs. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383846
N. Korea has underwater nukes. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/624129
Judge dismisses a WA State attempt
to remove Trump. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/624127
Op-Ed Diane Weber Bederman. Help in
Hasbara (information) we need better Propaganda than their lies. https://dianebederman.com/jews-will-not-be-safe-until-our-propaganda-war-is-better-than-theirs/
I used the photo from
Diane Bederman’s post and may or may not be in Facebook Jail I appealed saying
it was to draw awareness. Algorithms don’t stop the antisemitism though.
With ties to the CCP he pushes for
the elimination of Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383843
Goal in Gaza too vague. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383842
In letters, which were apparently addressed to
the head of the Gaza Education Directorate, Dr. Mohammad Hamdan, Hamas asks the
Education Directorate to make it easier for teachers to devote themselves to
their work with the terror organization. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383821
Protests for Prisoner release start
becoming anti-Judicial anti-Bibi Protests. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383826
Eisenkot against war with Lebanon or
region. "We prevented a very
wrong decision because if - according to the publications - a decision were to
be made to attack Lebanon, we would have realized [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar's
strategic vision of immediately bringing about a regional war. We would have
immediately harnessed the entire axis in Syria, Iraq, Iran, while Hamas, which
caused us the greatest damage since the establishment of the state, would have become a
secondary arena. I think our presence there prevented the State of Israel from
making a very serious strategic error," he said. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383835
"In light of recent developments, on the
northern and southern fronts, a comprehensive and in-depth discussion must be
held on the IDF's security approach," Liberman wrote.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383817
Be aware: Lenin called people
who work against their people’s own best interests in support of their enemies
"useful idiots," and Goldman Sachs appears to be
facilitaing the funding of pro-Hamas activities, thereby working
against the West, against America, against Israel and against civilization.
These are unique times. Unique enough that Goldman Sachs, one of the largest
businesses in the world, is signing millions of dollars of checks annually that
fund Pro-Hamas, Pro-BDS activities devoted to destroying the State of Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383783
Op-Ed Caroline Glick: Biden funding
unrest in Israel. Is Israel on the cusp of political upheaval? In recent days,
evidence has grown that two key actors—the Biden administration and Israel’s
security establishment—are both pushing the country in that direction to
advance their longstanding common goal of ousting Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and the religious-right bloc from power.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383836
Main Hamas Military Industries
discovered. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjbg7gpy6#autoplay
Capitol Hill has
no time to play politics and must recognize the consequences and act in the
best interest of the United States and its allies or they might just learn the
hard way. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byflkiwka
Have a healthy, peaceful
and restful Shabbos,
Rachamim Pauli
