A little more
information. The Pregnant lady shot in the terror attack near Maalei Adumim was
interview on TV and has a name, Adi Zohar. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385792
The Lone Soldier, Simon
Shlomov HY”D, who died in battle was from Kazakhstan.
This week’s issue is
dedicated to the memory of my late father-in-law Mordechai Mendel been Yosef Steinmetz
who was a simple Yid who opened and closed the Synagogue day. He used to pick
up other elderly men and drive them to Schul, learned at the Shiurim of
Halacha, Mishnah and Daf Yomi. He kept up the third Shabbos meal in the
Synagogue for decades and cleaned up afterwards. I managed to finish Meseches
Baba Kama this year in his honor on Chaf Adar Aleph.
Parsha Ki Sisa
Last week, I skipped
over the dedication of the Mizbayach and Mishkan Korbanos as we encounter them
soon after the Mishkan is physically finished and not during the gathering of
materials and defining what plans to use for constructing the Mishkan. This
week the numbering of the Bnei Yisrael will be encountered in Bamidbar during
the dedication but our Parsha is read with three other Parshiyos prior to
Pesach so I include this section now.
30:11 And
the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 12 'When thou take the sum of the
children of Israel, according to their number, then shall they give every man a
ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou number them; that there be no
plague among them, when thou number them.
The evil eye can come when one numbers the Bnei
Yisrael. Therefore the numbering is indirect with half-Shekels.
13 This they shall give, every one that passes among
them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary--the
shekel is twenty gerahs--half a shekel for an offering to the LORD.
Half a shekel, no more and no less per
person.
14 Every one that passes among them that are numbered,
from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of the
LORD. 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give
less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make
atonement for your souls.
In the case of Am Yisrael, all the Bnei Yisrael
are equal no more no less. Not rich, poor or from any tribe or sect for all are
equal.
16 And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children
of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it
may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement
for your souls.'
All this is for an atonement for the man’s soul.
17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying: 18 'Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base
thereof of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of
meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
The Brass Laver was made from the mirrors of
women who put on make-up so that their husbands would be with them despite the
Gezaira of Pharaoh on the male infants. So the brass became Kosher for Cohanim.
19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and
their feet thereat;
In English we have the saying “cleanliness is
close to G-Dliness”. The Cohanim had to wash their hands and feet from all
possible Tuma.
20 when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall
wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to
minister, to cause an offering made by fire to smoke unto the LORD;
The Cohanim
are obligated to be free of impurities when they administer before
HASHEM.
21 so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that
they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to
his seed throughout their generations.'
Serving in an impure state would cause them to
forfeit their lives.
22 Moreover the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying: 23 'Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing
myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two
hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, 24 and
of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a
hin.
These are the ingredients of the anointing oil
and their proportions.
25 And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a
perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing
oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the
ark of the testimony, 27 and the table and all the vessels thereof,
and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of
incense, 28 and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels
thereof, and the laver and the base thereof. 29 And thou shalt
sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever touches them shall be
holy.
All the ingredients must be gathered and mixed in
a state of purity.
30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and
sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's
office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying:
This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your
generations. 32 Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither
shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy,
and it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compounds any like it, or
whosoever puts any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his
people.'
The ingredients and proportions can only be used
for the oil and made by or fore the Cohanim. Any other use would render the
person doing so cut off aka Kares from Am Yisrael.
34 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet
spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense;
of each shall there be a like weight. 35 And thou shalt make of it
incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and
holy. 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before
the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee; it shall be
unto you most holy.
The incense shall be used in the tent of meeting and
there the L-RD will meet you.
37 And the incense which thou shalt make, according to
the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee
holy for the LORD. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell
thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.'
What is for the Mikdash
or Mishkan and the Cohanim is holy and not to be used profanely. The penalty is
being cut off from Am Yisrael in the next world.
31:1 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 2 'See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri,
the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 3 and I have filled him with
the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in
all manner of workmanship, 4 to devise skillful works, to work in
gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 and in cutting of stones for
setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of
workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the
son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted
I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded
thee: 7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the
ark-cover that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent; 8 and
the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and
the altar of incense; 9 and the altar of burnt-offering with all its
vessels, and the laver and its base; 10 and the plaited garments, and
the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to
minister in the priest's office; 11 and the anointing oil, and the incense
of sweet spices for the holy place; according to all that I have commanded thee
shall they do.'
Of all the 600,000 plus men of Am Yisrael, the knowledge,
skill and organization of Betzalel and Oholiav shall suffice to produce the
Mishkan, incense, oil, etc. to the specifications that I shall supply you with.
They will have the prophecy to do it.
12 And
the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 13 'Speak thou also unto the
children of Israel, saying: Verily ye shall keep My sabbaths, for it is a sign
between Me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am the
LORD who sanctify you.
Shabbos is for the Bnei Yisrael not for even a Ger Toshav,
who is a Ben or Bas Noach but for is a full Yisrael or a Ger Tzedek after
conversion. To this day, potential converts are required to light a match or do
a different Melacha on Shabbos prior to the final Beis Din and Mikvah – Bris.
It is hard for them because they have a full desire to be equal. After
conversion, they can become even Rabbis but not Dayanim until one of the
parents is from a Jewish Parent. On the other hand, all our Torah today come
from Shemaiah and Avtallon who were from king Sancheriv and a good deal from
Rabbi Akiva who came from Gerim. Perhaps it is necessary as we have merits that
protect people like Betzalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, who died on a
Kiddush HASHEM or Oholiav the son of Ahisamach who need merits.
The biggest pity is the main distinction between Jews and the
Nations of the World is Shabbos. In the Psalm of the Shabbos Day, “A fool does
not understand this.” 92:7
The ‘liberalism’ or ‘progression’ away from Shabbos has
pushed the Reform and most of the Conservative Congregations to be like the
Nations. They miss out on the rest that Shabbos provides.
It is only the Shabbos that the nations can’t observe. For
not to murder, steal or commit adultery they can observe. But the laws of
Melacha is only ‘our special thing’ or ‘Bris’ with G-D, a sign forever.
14 Ye
shall keep the sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you; every one that
profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein,
that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Unless somebody was filled with propaganda at the tender age of
three like my father or myself, one should observe Shabbos. The death penalty
can only be for somebody who understands what Shabbos is but not a propagandized
fool or miseducated child. The same would apply for somebody brought up in a
world of Woke Propaganda and became a homo or bi-sexual out of foolish
propaganda.
15 Six
days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest,
holy to the LORD; whosoever does any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely
be put to death.
This is not the work of force times distance. As one
could unpack a few refrigerators worth of food and set up hundreds of one time
plates and cutlery at a table but rather what is considered Melacha. Melachos
are classified into 39 principle categories and some derivates of them.
16 Wherefore
the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath
throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
The children of Yisrael shall observe the Shabbos forever.
17 It
is a sign between Me and the children of Israel for ever; for in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He ceased from work and
rested.'
It is the only sign that is a private bond between the L-RD
G-D and Yisrael. As circumcision also includes the Arabs, Bnei Keturah, Bnei
Esav and some other tribes but Shabbos is only the Bnei Yisrael and HASHEM.
18 And
He gave unto Moses, when He had made an end of speaking with him upon mount
Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the
finger of God.
The story now returns to
Moshe on Sinai receiving the two Luchos of the Bris.
32:1 And when the people saw
that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves
together unto Aaron, and said unto him: 'Up, make us a god who shall go before
us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
we know not what is become of him.'
40 days after hearing “You shall not make images of objects
in heaven above or the earth below” the mixed multitude needs an image.
2 And
Aaron said unto them: 'Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of
your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.'
This is the story of the Egel HaZahav (golden calf)
and I will bring it down next week. I took for myself a deserved vacation at the
Dead Sea and had to catch up on my Baba Kama learning for the soul of my late
father-in-law. To skip this section would make life easier for me next week but
I do have some things to say on the subject.
The water temperature in the Dead Sea was ideal. I did not go
on windy days so I was in twice once for 50minutes and once for 40minutes it
was a needed rest from all the tensions of the world but there were displaced
people also in the hotel and it is super hard to live weeks on end in a small
room with community and family.
3 And
all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought
them unto Aaron.
To be continued next week. Moshe is away, Hur has been
murdered and if Aaron opposes them the people will be running around with no
leader in the desert.
…
27 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write thou these words, for after the
tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with
Israel.' 28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty
nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables
the words of the covenant, the ten words. 29 And it came to pass,
when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in
Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the
skin of his face sent forth beams while He talked with him. 30 And
when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his
face sent forth beams; and they were afraid to come nigh him. 31 And
Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation
returned unto him; and Moses spoke to them. 32 And afterward all the
children of Israel came nigh, and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD
had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had done
speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. 34 But when Moses went
in before the LORD that He might speak with him, he took the veil off, until he
came out; and he came out; and spoke unto the children of Israel that which he
was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses,
that the skin of Moses' face sent forth beams; and Moses put the veil back upon
his face, until he went in to speak with Him.
Moshe did not know that
he shone, but since the whole nation could see it, he learned of it and put on
a veil.
Slaps of Love by Rabbi
Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1368-25
DEDICATED in honor
of my precious granddaughter Michal Tilles, who was born
on 18 Adar Rishon, the date of the eleventh yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Weber, who
was the "Sandek Sheini" at her father's Brit Mila (circumcision
ceremony), which took place the same year as this story begins.
Two Americans are
visiting Israel. It is Jan. 1988, just after the beginning of the Intifada.
They had met as secular people, business people, working in the same city.
Their relationship had developed over a year's time to include concerts,
restaurants, lectures, and an ever-intensifying discussion concerning religion.
Although nontraditional in almost every way you can imagine, they were trying
to sort out their lives, and just beginning to learn about Torah-Judaism.
The elder, an
American businessman in his 40's, arrived in Jerusalem in November 1987 and
began taking classes at different beginners' yeshivas for English-speakers. The
woman, in her late twenties at the time, arrived January 1. She had just quit
her job suddenly, sold most of her belongings, and stored the rest. She felt
she was embarking on a whole new path on her life's journey. Her intent was to
meet up with this man, see some of Israel with him and discuss her decision
about Judaism.
Although she had
grown up "orthodox" Protestant, she had found Judaism at the end of
her college career. Her apartment was lined with books, including translations
of biblical texts and a tome on Jewish Law. The real truth was that she knew
more about Judaism than he had from Day 1!
When he left for
Israel to learn, they had parted ways but expected to remain friends. Three
weeks into the separation, she was picking up the phone to call his daughter
and get a telephone number to reach him when the phone rang. When she heard his
voice again, she knew. She would go to Israel. What happened after that was up to
G-d. Little did she know!
One afternoon, a
tour guide took them to see Meah Shaarim, the most strictly
religious Jewish neighborhood in the world. The weather was very cold and wet-a
virtual deluge. The narrow streets were dark and full of water runoff.
The guide showed
them the basics and then, with a wink, announced that he had "a brilliant
idea, something off the beaten track." As he led them through slippery
alleys, occasionally cutting between ramshackle buildings, he explained that he
was taking them to visit "an old friend." He did not say, "a Tzadik"
- these two would not have known a Tzadik unless hit between
the eyes with one...which is precisely what happened next!
Knocking on a little
door, they were met by a very tall, broad-shouldered, red-haired young man and
a very short, bent, frail-looking older man, apparently on their way out. Both
were dressed in traditional Jerusalem chasidic garb. Later, the couple found
out that the older man had been about to go to the shul where he conducted a
daily class in Daf Yomi [a two-sided page of Talmud per day].
The young man
motioned them in. The Rabbi greeted them in what the man recognized as Yiddish;
he had heard his grandmother speak the language many, many years before. The
woman had no clue what was going on, but the look of kindness on the little old
man's face and the intensity of his eyes made her knees weak and her heart
open.
Introductions are
made. The young man was Ido Erhlich, close disciple and constant companion to
the elder one, Rabbi Moshe Weber, and his translator into English for
innocents such as they who knew neither Hebrew or Yiddish.
Although Rabbi Weber
did not know a word of English, he still knew how to communicate quite
effectively. He held the man's right hand affectionately between both of his
for a number of moments, and then motioned for the two of them to sit down at
the table. He started to speak to them excitedly about Israel, Torah and
mitzvot. They couldn't understand a word, but nevertheless glowed at the
obvious warmth and caring that was expressed in the tone of his voice and his
kind sparkling eyes. They were thankful that Ido was present and able to act as
a translator.
But then, in the
tiny, dim, eight by eight room, the visiting couple's lives were transformed
before the light of one tiny candle on the small gray Formica table.
Rabbi Weber seated
them at the table, asked if they would like something to drink or eat, and sent
Ido for some cookies. After gently instructing him to say the proper blessings,
Rabbi Weber took the hands of the gentleman between his and spoke calmly but
urgently to him; every once and a while he would gently slap one of the man's
cheeks. Apparently, he was suggesting that his guest discontinue the use of his
razor-if he had to shave, buy an electric shaver when he returned to the U.S.
After a few minutes,
the man revealed that the woman accompanying him was not Jewish and that it was
his intention to marry her. When he said that, Ido seemed shocked. And upset.
Perhaps he thought that Rabbi Weber should either yell at the man for daring to
bring a non-Jewish woman into his house and for brazenly announcing his plans
to intermarry, or more simply, immediately ask the two of them to leave.
Rabbi Weber did
neither. He continued to speak to the man in warm friendly tones and in a
heartfelt manner, stressing the beauty and fulfillment in a life based on
mitzvah observance. Within minutes, the truth of the expression "words
that emerge from the heart enter the heart" was visible to all.
Once or twice the Rabbi
looked into the eyes of the woman, conferred with Ido and the guide, then
suggested that she consider candle lighting--not that she should actually
light...yet, but that she should consider the light of the Shabbat candles. At
this time, Mrs. Weber was very ill, but she was ushered in to her, introduced,
and given a seat next to her bedside. Of course, neither one could speak the
other's language, but they managed to communicate on some level.
The male visitor was
obviously affected by the warmth and love with which Rabbi Weber was speaking
to him. He declared that he was ready* to commit himself to putting on tefillin
every weekday and to keeping Shabbat.
[* But know that his intense four days at Ascent in Tsfat shortly
before relocating to Jerusalem helped prepare him spiritually for this
encounter. -y.t.]
"Very
good," replied Rabbi Weber, "but that is not sufficient. You must
know that it is forbidden for you to be with this woman!"
Actually, no one had
said outright what was the relationship between the two. Still, it was obvious
the rabbi had sized the situation up very quickly.
The man quickly
responded that it was her intention to convert, and had been so a long time
before she had met him, and she was already quite knowledgeable. Rabbi Weber
answered him that if was indeed her desire to join the Jewish people and accept
the yoke of Torah and Mitzvot, she would have to do so under the auspices of an
Orthodox rabbi in the city where she lived in the USA.
They promised that
was exactly what would happen. The man parted from Rabbi Weber with a warm hug,
and a promise that he would do precisely as Rabbi Weber had instructed him.
After that wet
evening, when the sun came out the next morning, everything looked different.
They were amazed that Rabbi Weber had taken the time to speak with two such
misfit American unknowns, help the man make blessings, and urge him toward more
mitzvot: tefillin, prayer, Shabbat. A whole shul packed with his students was
kept waiting on account of these two. They felt humbled, honored, confused, and
elated all at once as if a vision of their whole future-together-had just
unrolled before them.
She had made the
commitment to an orthodox conversion long before, but he had not been sure as
to what that would mean for him and the necessity for his parallel commitment
to a Torah life: Shabbat, mikveh, kashrut-you know, the whole 613.
Now it was clear; they were to lead an observant life together, even with the
many years between their chronological ages, and even with her 20 years of
diabetes behind her and an uncertain future ahead.
A half-year went by.
One day, Rabbi Weber received an overseas phone call. It was that same American
Jew. Rabbi Weber beckoned to Ido to take the receiver.
The American said
that the woman had undergone a strictly kosher conversion, and that he had
increased his personal level of observance as he had promised Rabbi Weber. He
then announced that they were planning to marry soon, and they both deeply
wished that Rabbi Weber would accept their invitation to attend their wedding
in Pittsburgh, which they would send formally as soon as the date was set.
Rabbi Weber
explained to him through Ido that such a long trip would be impossible for him,
as his wife was seriously ill and bedridden, and he had to be available to care
for her. "But Reb Moshe," the man exclaimed, "You must come. We
both desperately want you to be there. We need you to come. And you
asked us to invite you!"
He was referring to
the incident just before they left Israel, when they had visited in Meah
Shaarim once more. Rabbi Weber, thru Ido, had asked the man to please make sure
the woman did her learning with Chabad…and to be sure to invite him to speak at
the wedding! The gentleman had marveled at this, but now he had a much better
appreciation of the Tzadik, and since Rabbi Weber had asked him to do this, he
made sure to do it!
The date for the
wedding suddenly had to be advanced. The father of the kallah (bride) had
become very ill. It was rescheduled for Chai Elul, a special day
among the Chasidim [which falls at the end of summer, 12 days before Rosh
Hashana]. With very little notice, invitations were quickly designed,
calligraphy-addressed, and mailed. There were to be eighty friends and family
around the wedding canopy.
Ido telephoned. The
invitation had taken only 4 days to arrive at the Webers-from the U.S. to
Israel, to Meah Shaarim in just four days! A miracle. Also, that summer, Mrs.
Weber was admitted to a special rehabilitation home, for which she had been on
a waiting list for many months! Another miracle!
"We can
come," Ido told them excitedly." They of course were thrilled.
The joy of that
unique wedding was extraordinary. Rabbi Weber danced with the chatan
(bridegroom) for a long time. Everyone present was enthralled and delighted by
the special guest from Jerusalem. More than a decade later, and they still
speak about it.
The Creator provides
in abundance! Not only were Ido and Rabbi Weber able to come to the wedding,
they spent all of the holidays from Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah with
the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- the first time in thirty years Rabbi Weber had left
the Land of Israel!
Thirteen months
after the wedding, the new couple visited Rabbi Weber again--this time with an
infant son! -- during Sukkot. They continued to be supporters of his work and
spoke with Ido frequently, exchanging messages with the Rabbi. He served as a
guiding vision in their lives until his passing in 2000.
The couple
subsequently moved to San Diego, California, where they established a true
Jewish home. They had three sons, all of whom grew to study in fine Torah
institutions. Every Shabbat, they invite many guests, some of whom they help
draw closer to Torah-true Judaism. During the week they also host observant
Jews from different communities who are visiting their city.
Who knows? Perhaps
the reason Rabbi Weber was so patient with them at their first encounter, at
his house, was simply an outcome of his kind and caring nature. Ido declares it
was because he saw with true vision the potential for the fine Jewish home that
would emerge from their union.
The Morrows, Reuven
and I, Sara-Chana, who has been relating to you our story in third person, hold
our memories of Rabbi Weber dear to our hearts. We keep his memory alive by
teaching our three sons and sharing with our guests the many lessons we learned
at that little table by the light of that one tiny candle -- light that
illuminated a world full of Torah, kindness to others, effervescent joy, and
considerate behavior.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Primarily based on a detailed letter from Mrs. Morrow to me. Also some
added details from my personal acquaintance with all the characters mentioned,
and from an article in Shemu V'Techi Nafshechem (Hebrew). It
was first published on https://ascentofsafed.com
(story #146!-24 years ago), and is also published in my book:
Saturday Night, Full Moon"
Biographical note:
Rabbi Moshe Weber [5 Kislev 1914 - 18 Adar I 2000] was a central
and beloved figure in Jerusalem's religious community. Nearly every day he went
to the Western Wall from his home in Meah Shaarim to pray and to help visitors
wrap tefillin. Less publicly, he distributed enormous sums of tzedakah to the
city's poor. It is known that, decades ago, the Lubavitcher Rebbe said
of him that he is one of the holiest and kindest people in the world. He
published several volumes of Torah insights in Yarim Moshe. There
is an ongoing periodical of his teachings distributed weekly called Shemu
V'Techi Nafshechem, which also offers for sale his audio recordings.
Why This Week? Monday
night-Tuesday, is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Weber of blessed memory.
Milestone: Richard Lewis, 76, Comedian
Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76 | The Times of Israel
Milestone: Avraham Shochat, 97 Avraham
'Baiga' Shochat, first mayor of Arad and Rabin's finance minister, dies at 88 |
The Times of Israel
Milestone: Lord Jacob Rothschild, 87,
British
financier Jacob Rothschild, a senior member of one of Europe’s best-known banking
dynasties. Lord
Jacob Rothschild, banking dynasty scion, backer of Jewish causes, dies at 87 |
The Times of Israel
Milestone: Charlie Biton, 76, former
Black Panther Leader. MK from the Communist Party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Biton
Milestone: Brian Mulroney, 84, Former
Canadian PM. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386066
Inyanay Diyoma
Feb. 24 – 25th
Day 141 and morning 142 start of
week 21.
Two soldiers fell over Shabbos: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385756
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385725
The major fell in northern Gaza
where there is still many pockets of the enemy. In S. Lebanon there were plenty
of anti-tank missiles and rockets on Shabbos. Right now the press seems to be
toning this down until we finish off the fight in Gaza. It is a matter of kill
the first enemy, refresh and then eliminate the other.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz (Likud) has
responded to a call by the "independent" rapporteurs on behalf of the
UN Human Rights Council to impose an arms embargo on the State of Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385722
Where is Greta? She is only bothered
by Israel not the environment.
Israel's
2024 health basket gets 110 new medications and technologies | The Times of
Israel
"Our position is that in no way, shape, or
form should the proposal be interpreted as an end of the war," Hanegbi
said. He added that Israel's demands include the release of all the hostages,
immediate release of the women, and not ending the war after the deal is
concluded. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385741
Trump beats Haley by 20%. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385751
Haley to continue. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385754
NYT reporter infiltrator of Oct. 7th
wins prize. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-788378
20-PLO supporters detained and
released. https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-788562
Italy & Canada sign a Ukraine
support doc. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-788632
Ukraine attacks Russian Steel Plant.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-788614
Russian surveillances plane shot
down. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-788548
Largest snake species discovered. https://www.jpost.com/science/article-788612
5 terrorists arrested. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-788616
Op-Ed Palestine is dead. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-788401
Pollard wants to be an MK. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-788364
If Russia had not invaded the
Ukraine there would have been no Oct. 7th Massacre. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-788624
Israel to send delegation to Qatar
over Hostage Deal. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-788618
Aston briefed by Gallant.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385705
Arab planning attack arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385710
Israeli Naval Drill. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385701
Shachid threw grenade at the IDF. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385711
Body of a man struck by train found
near route 1. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385707
Latest Poll: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385699
Animal Shelter and home of owner
burns down. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385712
UNWRA Chief we are at a breaking
point. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385679
I believe in G-D. PVT. Ori Megidish, an IDF lookout who
was kidnapped to Gaza on October 7 and rescued 23 days later by the IDF, met with donors from the US, recounting to
them the most difficult moments of her life. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385700
Op-Ed Caroline Glick: Israel is
Traumatized and sober minded. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385760
Thousands of young Jews from all over the world
gathered in Times Square in New York City last night (Saturday) at a Chabad
youth movement event. The youths sang 'Am Yisrael Chai,' a song which means
'The People of Israel Live,' and chanted 'Bring them home,' a reference to the
hostages who continue to be held by the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385767
Professor Aumann on Hamas: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385772
Yet another soldier fell in battle. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385767
Residents of towns in Samaria have expressed
outrage over discovering that Israeli security services have been employing
Arab contractors to install security systems and perimeter defenses in Israeli
towns. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385709
Soldier captured and murdered. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-788759
Kirby is against “day after plans”. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385717
Abbas and Hamas “Netanyahu’s plan
doomed.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385719
In an operation on a number of buildings that
Hamas had converted into a fighting compound, the soldiers located mortar bombs
and cartridges inside UNRWA bags. In addition, AK-47s, bullets, grenades,
explosives, drones, RPG launchers and means of communication were located and
confiscated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385724
Hezbollah on Friday evening confirmed reports in
the Lebanese media that one of its terrorists, Mohammed Alawiya, succumbed to
injuries sustained in an Israeli UAV strike 11 days ago. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385718
On Saturday morning, the IDF reported,
"Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck Hezbollah launch posts and terror
infrastructure in the area of Jabal Blat. Additionally, a Hezbollah observation
post was struck in the area of Ayta ash Shab." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385727
An IDF drone identified a terrorist squad
preparing to launch an anti-tank missile at IDF troops. Shortly afterward, an
IDF aircraft targeted and killed the terrorists.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385723
Rooftop terrorist becomes Shachid. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385726
Feb. 26th
Day 143
Officer and 4 soldiers injured in
Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385810
Since Sunday, with assistance from the IAF, IDF
troops killed approximately 30 terrorists who operated adjacent to IDF troops
in the area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385820
Op-Ed soon sanctions against
settlers from Tel Aviv, Nof HaGalil, etc.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1jskrqnt
Rafael Defense Systems with Raytheon
to establish Iron Dome Factory in AR, USA. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/syvv3cdnp
“One night we saw someone walking around a
sterile area. A soldier went out and saw a barefoot 4-year-old girl walking
there. Her feet were injured. Our doctor treated her and bandaged her feet. We
gave her food,” the Captain said. He added, “In the morning we saw a shaft
nearby and realized that Hamas probably pulled her out of the shaft to check
our alertness. They sacrificed her.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385796
Rabbi Benny Kalmanson choked with tears as he
called out the name of his new great-grandson Elhanan Or Ami, who was named after his son who was killed in the Gaza envelope.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385776
If you recall prior to the outbreak
of war, I was following after the Arab Mafia Wars. Already 27 dead this year. Man
shot dead, three others wounded in Umm Al-Fahm shooting | The Times of Israel
IDF
presents plan for evacuation of Rafah, gets approval for aid to south Gaza |
The Times of Israel
Weakened
Labor announces May primary to replace lame duck Merav Michaeli | The Times of
Israel
Merchandise to N. Gaza after a deal.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385797
London Palestinian: Peace will allow people on both sides to live normal lives
instead of slaughtering each other. The cycle of death, hatred and trauma must
be brought to an end and it's not just Israel and Palestine that need peace. We
have a responsibility to advocate for peace across the world, in Afghanistan,
Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen, Burma, Iran, Ukraine, Taiwan and in every
place where humans are being hurt and repressed." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385801
Updates: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385765
Bolsonaro displays Israeli flag. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385802
To WSJ: “By embedding itself among civilians,
Hamas conceals itself from the cameras covering the conflict. By instructing
terrorists to dress in civilian clothes, Hamas camouflages its terrorists as
innocents. By waging war from inside and underneath hospitals, Hamas hopes that
international law and public sympathy will provide a shield for their military
activities,” Hagari wrote. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385804
Set himself on fire in front of
Israeli Embassy in DC. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385806
Netanyahu reprimanded Barnea and the Israeli
negotiating team during the call. Netanyahu said, among other things,
"That's not how you negotiate, you have to be tough." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385807
MK Ohad Tal (Religious Zionism) called for
pro-Israeli supporters to stand against the move to recognize a Palestinian
state and support Israel's right to achieve full victory in the war. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385799
Move up elections after the war –
Saar. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385808
Loay Alshareef from Abu Dhabi, an Arab peace
activist, spoke at the rally held at Tavistock Square, bringing together Muslims and Oct. 7th massacre survivors
from the Nova music festival to say 'No To Terror.' https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385803
Feb. 27th
Day 144
Hezballah shot down an unmanned
aircraft. Israel attacks 100 kilometers deep at Baalbek. Hezbollah
fires barrage of 60 rockets at Golan; IDF eliminates terror commander | The
Times of Israel
Ganz proposes new draft law. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385849
40 rockets this morning already in
North in the morning more in the late afternoon.
Ukraine knocks Russian Drones. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-789063
North south Gaza tunnel found. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-788979
Egypt to get advanced warning before
IDF enters Rafah. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ry8vdy5np
Sinwar can be found but risky to
hostages. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjzuxc92t
Saudis deny meeting. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385869
US again targets Houthis. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385869
Southern Commander and Shin Bet
director cancelled vacation on Oct. 6th. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385862
Municipal elections in Israel today.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385872
Biden hopes by the weekend a
ceasefire. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385864
PLO rejects Netanyahu’s plan. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385857
After a near death experience, Yonatan and his
fellow soldiers, previously distant from Torah and Mitzvot, have found a new
calling. They've embraced the mitzvah of Loshon HaRa Lo Medaber Elai (Avoiding
Negative Speech), a principle they credit with transforming their lives and
strengthening their bonds. This commitment has sparked a movement within the
IDF, aiming to shield the nation through the power of positive speech and
unity. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385843
Bennett: Stop comparing Israel to
Hamas. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385889
The Hamas terror group is examining a
proposal for a ceasefire which would
see the release of both civilian hostages held in Gaza and convicted
terrorists, Reuters reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385895
Defense Minister Yoav Galant met today (Monday)
in the Kirya with families of the hostages who are being held captive in the
Gaza Strip by the Hamas terrorist organization. The minister explained to the
families about the various efforts being made to return them, chief among them
the political effort to promote a deal that would allow the return of the
hostages. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385852
This should have caused a red alert.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385841
David Edri, the husband of ‘Rachel from Ofakim’
who was taking hostage with her on October 7th, has passed away. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385847
Lebanese infiltration deeper into
Israel yesterday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385826
Feb. 28th
Day 145
Hezballah will pay a heavy price. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385914
Rockets land and car drives on. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385905
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded this
evening (Tuesday) to US President Biden's claims that the right-wing makeup of
Israel's current government is costing the Jewish State international
legitimacy. "Since the beginning of the war, I have been leading a
political campaign whose purpose is to curb the pressures intended to end the
war before its time.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385911
Two soldiers fall in Northern Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385929
Mitchell C. Good News: Bronx Medical
School gets free tuition for students. Montefiore-Einstein gets gift from
96year old former professor of Pediatrics.
https://twitter.com/MontefioreNYC/status/1762146599336026386
Living in a dream world of a two
State Solution that neither the PLO or even the Israeli Left wants. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385927
9year old girl missing in Tzfat.
Unknown individuals set fire to a synagogue in
Sfax, the second largest city in Tunisia, Ynet reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385924
MI primaries: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385925
Rockets again from Gaza-Rafah. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385765
US deal but who says Sinwar part of
it? https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385919
European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief Josep
Borrell on Monday repeated his claim that Israel helped create Hamas. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385921
A six-year-old girl died this evening (Tuesday)
at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa after contracting the flu. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385918
Elections: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-28-2024/
Feb. 29th
Day 146
Tomorrow the price of gasoline/petrol is going
up.
Have you noticed that
the whole agreement with Qatar, Mitzrayim, the US, Israel and ?Hamas? has a lot
of holes in it? Hamas wants different terrorists released. Hamas wants a
permanent ceasefire and removal of Israeli troops. The only ones really
optimistic are the Americans and their pressure on all. We are unsure if the
differences can be bridged before March 10th the start of Ramadan.
Biden is gloating but I am uncertain over what.
Following the sirens sounded in the area of
Kiriat Shemona in northern Israel early Wednesday morning, approximately 10 launches which crossed from Lebanon into
northern Israel were identified. Hezballah factory and supply depot destroyed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385946
Charedi Mayor elected in Tzfat. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385953
In the municipal elections there is
not much change. Correction from the morning as it is not in the main
headlines: 9year old girl missing in Tzfat. This is near where the Yeshiva Boy
and two adults disappeared around Meron. Moshe Leon of Yerushalayim received
81.5% of the vote because he managed to be the Mayor of religious,
non-religious and keeps the status-quo.
Give up on normalization with Saudis
if the price is too high. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385963
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/02/27/we-need-a-ceasefire-based-on-reality-not-fantasy/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/02/28/election-results-see-changes-across-the-country/
Israeli
strikes said to target pro-Iran stronghold near Damascus | The Times of Israel
Sinwar: The Israelis are right where
we want them: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385963
US administration and intelligence officials are
concerned that Israel may launch a ground invasion into Lebanon in the coming
months, CNN reported.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385996
Senior officials in the government told the
Attorney General's staff that they did not agree. The government opposed this
opinion and stated that if the Attorney General insists on presenting such an
opinion to the Supreme Court, they will consider retaining different counsel.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385993
Picture essay and taking out of a
terror cell. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385992
Mar. 1st
Day 147 end of week 21
M. wrote me the following questions
that have occurred to many after the brutal attack on Yom Kippur 50years ago
and Simchas Torah this year:
Why should we
respect Ramadan? Did
they respect our holidays ? They came and kill us, burn, rape both men &
women and mutilate the organs of the dead! (Last line enhanced by me as many
don’t know the full extent of the mutilation of especially the female body
parts.)
Hurray for Pallywood. The IDF allowed
truck loads of supplies to reach northern Gaza. See the aerial photo of like
ants on a candy bar attacking the trucks. Truck drivers could not park the
people started trying to hijack the trucks and some got run over. Others were
shot by Hamas trying to keep order as the UN and others wanted nothing to do
with the distribution. Many injured perhaps dozens killed and Pallywood blames
Israel for their own riots and trampling. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386044
On the shift in US support for Israel during the
current war in Gaza, going from 100% support from President Joe Biden to
pressures and demands, Zell says that “those of us who understand what's going
on with the Biden administration said very early on that Joe Biden and all of
his strong support for Israel, that may have been his personal view. But the
people that run Joe Biden, that is the Obama folks that run the White House and
Obama himself in his basement near Washington or wherever he happens to be,
have a different view about Israel. They were never friendly with Israel."
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386049
One of the heads of Hamas Security,
sings. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386053
Two dead in another attack on Eli
Gas Station. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386058
UAV shot down near Haifa. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386014
Latest opinion poll. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386063
Op-Ed Bederman: Islamophobia vs.
Jew-Hatred. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386065
Another terrorist eliminated by air.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/386070
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/02/29/idf-opens-new-mental-health-center-for-soldiers-leaving-gaza/
Have a wonderful, healthy,
peaceful and restful Shabbos,
Rachamim Pauli
