Parsha Vayehi
A reminder almost every time we see Vayehi something bad is
supposed to happen. Vayehi after these things … Akedah of Yitzchak, Vayehi in
the days … and Haman HaRasha wanted to exterminate us, Vayehi in the days that
the Judges Judged and there was a famine in Israel and in our Parsha where the
flame of Yacov and the Patriarchs is about to become history. Yacov is now in
Egypt 17years. In Gematria Tov is 17 or Tet 9, Vav 6 and Bet 2. These were the
best years of Yacov’s life, retired and living like a king with grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
I LEARNED IN MY YEARS IN ENGINEERING IF YOU CAN’T DO SOMETHING
RIGHT DON’T DO IT. NEXT WILL THE TORAH WILL REMAIN JUST AS INTERESTING AS THIS
WEEK AND ALSO SHEMOS. NEXT WEEK I AM ON VACATION SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE OUT
EARLY.
He would have lived to 120years had
he pushed off “our father your servant” but instead he quietly accepted that.
Chazak – Chazak v’ nit Chazak
Reserve Officer Tamar
ben Asher’s Nes
Nes in Hebrew means miracle.
Tamar was in Gaza. Suddenly, he was hit by a half inch bullet. It appears from
the injury to have been an outlawed since World War I dum-dum bullet as he was
hit in the stomach and it ripped into most of his abdominal organs.
He was down and his men had
brought him to the doctor. He was suffering badly and the stomach wound
affected his diaphragm and it was hard for him to breathe. Before being
helicoptered out, he said to the Doctor. “I am a man with a wife and three
children as the 49 year old passed out. You have to save me.”
When he awoke he learned of
damage to his liver, spleen, blatter and more. In short he was a walking
miracle. He underwent operations and rehabilitation for a long time.
Romance & Tragedy
Nahal Officer Zvi Peleg was
engaged to E6 Sgt. Rotem. Zvi’s best friend and army buddy E5 or E6 was serving
with him. He was also engaged to be married in a few months. They were
stationed in Arabbenaramsha Base.
Hezballah had mapped out the town
and base. They sent two rockets into the mess hall wounding 18 soldiers. Zvi
and buddy were given the task of rescuing the injured. In the middle of the
rescue, a drone targeted them. Buddy was killed out-right on the spot. On the
other side of the room, Zvi was hit with shrapnel. He was in horrible shape.
He was stabilized and with a
feeding tube in an induced coma. Rotem was at his side when he awoke. It was
hard for him to talk at first. Operations and recovery over time. He had lost
part of his right toes. Rotem said, “We are getting married, if I have to bring
the Rabbi to the hospital bed.”
Fortunately, that was not
necessary. Zvi started recovering but had to learn how to walk without pressure
on his right foot too much. Rotem insisted at the wedding that he break the cup
by using his right foot. The doctor said if he used his heel and not the toe.
That is what he did.
The parents of his dead best
buddy was there and they treat him as an adopted son even though he has
biological parents. Their reaction and attendance at his wedding was even a
bigger ‘tear-jerker’ than him walking with Rotem down the aisle after the
Wedding Chupa.
Nazi executioner meets his Jewish Grandchildren
By Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/Stories/Stories/5785/1413-15.html
On a trip to
Israel, Rabbi Berel Wein attended morning services in a synagogue in
Jerusalem. He relates that, unlike his own synagogue, which has benches facing
the front of the synagogue, this synagogue had tables and benches, so he was
forced to look at those praying opposite him. A tall, blue-eyed, blond-haired
man and three blond small boys walked in and sat down opposite him. Rabbi Wein
is used to the racial diversity of the citizens in Israel so little surprises
him, but this was different; this particular family was definitely Aryan.
More noteworthy than
their racial features was the seriousness and intensity of their praying. The
children were especially well-behaved and followed the service dutifully
without once wavering in their concentration. For Rabbi Wein, accustomed to the
more freewheeling American child, it was an unusual experience.
Afterward, the rabbi
remarked to a friend that they looked like fine people. His friend said that
the man was a microbiologist at Hebrew University who happened to have an
extraordinary story to tell. "Would you like to hear it?" he asked,
and without waiting for an answer, called to his fellow congregant,
"Avraham, this is Rabbi Berel Wein. I'm sure he would like to hear your
story."
The two shook hands
and agreed to walk home together. As they went, the rabbi listened to him tell
the following story:
"I was born and
brought up in Germany. My father was an officer in the SS killing squad,
the Einsatzgruppe. He served throughout the war and after it was
over successfully eluded apprehension. But his crimes were so heinous that
years later the West German Republic continued to pursue him. Finally, he was
caught and imprisoned for ten years. Later, because he was so old, they reduced
his sentence and let him out after four and a half years.
"My father
never talked about his past. It was only when he was caught that I learned
about his crimes in the newspaper. It was a bewildering experience to find out
that my father led such a monstrous life.
"The family was
shaken by the news. I was a teenager and became very confused by all the
notoriety. When we went to visit him in prison I couldn't go in to see him. I
felt as if he betrayed me. However, one useful thing came out of this -- I
developed an interest in the War and found out as much as I could about the
Einsatzgruppe and its role in the Holocaust.
"All this
occurred around that time the Eichmann trial was taking place, and Holocaust
material began to be published. I read all I could find and was able to get a
general picture of what happened to the Jews. What I found out horrified me and
the thought that my father took a role -- a leading role in the slaughter --
made me feel that perhaps our family was tainted with evil. If the conditions
were the same, I asked myself, could I too become a killer?
"I took a trip,
getting as far away from Germany as possible. It was as if I was haunted by
Germany and all things German... On the way, I decided to visit Israel to get
some perspective on the victims of the Nazis and find out what was so special
about this nation that so consumed Hitler. I needed to come to terms with what
was churning inside of me, and I toured the country, working periodically here
and there on agricultural settlements.
"While in a
kibbutz, I saw a poster advertising a summer's program at Hebrew University in
desert zoology, and I enrolled. I did very well and in the fall was able to
register for a graduate program at the university. While I was engaged in
graduate work, I also became interested in Judaism.
"I loved Israel
so much I just stayed on and applied for citizenship. Also, after about two
years of learning about Judaism I decided to study to become a Jew. A few years
later I earned my Ph.D. in microbiology and became a Jew. I married and settled
in Jerusalem. My wife was a German Lutheran, but she, too, converted. A
psychologist might interpret my conversion as sublimating my guilty feelings,
but I prefer to think about it as fulfilling my Jewish destiny. Don't ask me
how or why, but here we are -- an observant Jewish family. And we are very
happy living as Jews.
"About a year
ago we learned that my father was not feeling well. My wife thought it would be
a mitzvah to visit him and show him his grandchildren. At
first I was apprehensive about going back to Germany, a country I now feared.
But in the end, I took a sabbatical and we went back to Darmstadt to visit with
my father.
"It was quite a
scene. My boys wore their yarmulkes ('skull cap'), and had their tzitzis (fringes)
showing. Their peyos (side locks) were tucked back behind
their ears and, of course, they spoke Hebrew.
"When he first
saw us, my father was overwhelmed, and initially, couldn't bring himself to
embrace anyone. Later we got to talk and he seemed to be pleased by the way
things were turning out for us.
"My father is
very old now, over ninety, and I wanted to know what he did to merit such a
long life with such grandchildren, so I asked him point blank what he had done
to earn his good fortune.
"I explained to
him that we Jews believe that there are consequences to what we do, and the reward
system in life is measured very carefully. He looked at me and pondered the
question.
"He answered,
'I can't think of anything outstanding, but once, in Frankfurt,' he said, 'when
we were rounding up the Jews, I had the chance to save the life of three Jewish
boys who were hiding in a Catholic orphanage. For some reason they aroused my
sympathy. I was touched by their plight; they were so lost and forlorn I felt
pity for them, so I let them flee. I don't know what happened to them. But I
didn't kill them.'
"I thought his
answer over and told him that according to our tradition his answer made sense.
'You know, papa, if you had let four boys go, you would have had four
grandchildren.'"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Modified by Yerachmiel Tilles from the report prepared by Rabbi
Binyomin Adler for <ShabbosTaamHachaim@ gmail.com>.
Why this week? This
Friday is the "Fast of the Tenth of 10 Tevet." It commemorates the
onset of the siege outside the walls of Jerusalem that led to the destruction
of the Holy Temple on the Ninth of Av. In addition, in our times it has become
the date to say Kaddish for those martyrs of the Holocaust
(and all the others through the centuries) whose date of death is unknown.
Sad and lost: *Far from the
maddening crowds but even further from Judaism a lost Jewish Soul cries out.
The solution is obvious to me but the disease is so bad that first the person
has to move to a Jewish Area.
I don’t know where else to post
this. I got married back in I moved in with my now husband back in January. We
got married in July. In the town I moved to there is no Jewish community. It explicative
if I’m being honest. The closest reform synagogue is an hour and a half away. I
don’t know what to do, I’m happy in my marriage but need my community. my husband
is not Jewish but is supportive and loving. I just don’t want to be in this
town anymore.
In1942,
at the 14th Academy Awards, Gary Cooper was awarded Best Actor for his role in
"Sergeant York" (1941).
Alvin
C. York had been approached by producer Jesse L. Lasky several times, beginning
in 1919, to allow a movie to be made of his life, but had refused, believing
that "this uniform ain't for sale." Lasky convinced York that, with
war threatening in Europe, it was his patriotic duty to allow the film to
proceed. York finally agreed, but only on three conditions. First, York's share
of the profits would be contributed to a bible school York wanted to be built.
Second, no cigarette-smoking actress could be chosen to play his wife. Third,
only Gary Cooper could recreate his life on screen. Cooper at first turned down
the role, but when York himself contacted the star with a personal plea, Cooper
agreed to do the picture. Strangely York did not mind the fact that Cooper was
a chain smoker.
Cooper,
unable to participate in WWII due to his age and an old injury to his hip, felt
strongly that this film was his way of contributing to the cause. He later
said, "Sergeant Alvin C. York and I had quite a few things in common, even
before I played him on screen. We both were raised in the mountains--Tennessee
for him, Montana for me--and learned to ride and shoot as a natural part of
growing up. 'Sergeant York' won me an Academy Award, but that's not why it's my
favorite film. I liked the role because of the background of the picture, and
because I was portraying a good, sound American character."
York
himself was on the set for a few days during filming. When one of the crew
members tactlessly asked him how many "Jerries" he had killed, York
started sobbing so vehemently he threw up. The crew member was nearly fired,
but the next day, York demanded that he keep his job.
Cooper's
acceptance speech typified so many of the actor's performances when he said,
"It was Sergeant Alvin C. York who won this award; Shucks, I've been in
this business 16 years and sometimes dreamed I might get one of these things.
That's all I can say! Funny, when I was dreaming, I always made a good
speech." As he left the stage, he forgot the Oscar on the podium.
On the other side of milestones
there many individuals who never make the news. Almost every week I see a sign
that somebody is in mourning. The 10th of Tevet may be a fast day of
the breach in the walls of Yerushalayim but for my wife it is the Yahrzeit of
her mother. This week my wife lost two former colleagues from the faculty of
the Tel Aviv U. School of Medicine. One was Eva, 93, who like my wife taught
laboratory courses to Medical Students. Another was a Professor, 103, who must
have had a premonition that he would die soon. He never requested such a thing.
Not at the age 90 or at the age of 100. Two days before he died, he called up a
different professor to give a eulogy for him at his burial.
As far as miraculous recovery
stories, I hope that when Harel Yosef gets out of the ICU, my nephew will tell
me and I will get to interview him personally. I’ll also get a Mitzvah of
visiting the sick.
Milestone: Jeff Baera, 47, https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/aubrey-plazas-director-writer-husband-jeff-baena-dead-47
Milestone: Peter Yarrow, 86, Born May 31,
1938, to Jewish Ukrainian parents in New York, Yarrow was raised in an
upper-middle-class family that he said placed a high value on art and
scholarship. He took violin lessons as a child, later switching to guitar as he
came to embrace the work of such folk-music icons as Woody Guthrie and Pete
Seeger. https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-folk-artist-peter-yarrow-of-peter-paul-and-mary-dies-at-86/
Inyanay Diyoma
Jan. 4th
Day 456
start of week 65
The
Hamas terror group on Saturday published a sign of life from hostage Liri Elbag
- 456 days after she was kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base near the
Gaza border. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401768
Weapons MFG site in Gaza dismantled. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401777
The
Givati Brigade's combat team, under the direction of Division 162, is operating
in the Jabaliya area to locate weapons, neutralize terrorists, and destroy
terror infrastructure. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401759
Hamas Officers’ Quarters destroyed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401770
White
House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Friday commended
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to send a delegation to Doha today
for talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401765
Attempt to smuggle drugs to Gaza foiled. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401762
US
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was officially re-elected as speaker on
Friday, winning the vote by a 218-215 margin. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401766
After the last few years the FBI is not the
agency it was in my youth through College. One thing and that is the Las Vegas
man and New Orleans served in the army at the same base and same time. Before
HASHEM there is no coincidence. https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-orleans-attacker-had-suspected-bomb-materials-at-home-reserved-truck-weeks-ago/
Sometimes, freedom of the press goes too far. https://www.timesofisrael.com/charlie-hebdo-to-mark-10-years-since-terror-attack-with-special-god-mocking-edition/
Senile man giving out awards: https://www.timesofisrael.com/clinton-soros-and-wck-founder-andres-to-be-awarded-us-presidential-medal-of-freedom/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/outrage-biden-set-award-hillary-clinton-george-soros-presidential-medal-freedom
I think that I have not said the Pledge since
Junior High School some 63years ago but I still remember the words and to the
Republic for which it stands for. https://www.foxnews.com/media/vp-harris-mocked-flubbing-opening-line-pledge-allegiance-what-embarrassment
https://www.foxnews.com/health/aging-hotspot-found-brain-researchers-say-major-changes
https://www.cf.org/news/vance-undergoes-sinus-surgery-at-dc-hospital/
Officers from the
Rehovot Police Station and a police explosives expert arrived on Thursday at a
home in the city after receiving a report from an individual who, while
renovating his parents' house, found a large number of weapons in the attic
which were apparently collected by his grandfather and father over the years. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401721
Bobcat driver sees his father stabbed drives after perpetrator but
injures paramedic. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401708
UNWRA Israel to close down. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401749
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism on
Thursday that US President-elect Donald Trump's "unpredictability"
could play a key role in ending his country’s ongoing war with Russia, AFP reported.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401737
The
state informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that a preliminary investigation
is being conducted regarding the allegations against MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) for
leaking a classified protocol from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense
Committee. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401727
Israeli NBA player Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers was a
finalist for Player of the Month in the Western Conference for the month of
December 2024. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401738
Yellowstone Super Volcano is moving NE. https://www.jpost.com/science/article-835794
Desalinization removes Magnesium. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-835171
Jan. 5th
Day 457
Analysis Ron Ben Yishai Lebanese Army not
enforcing. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1blrjp8jl#autoplay
100 targets in Gaza struck on Shabbos. Based on IDF
intel, the IAF struck over 100 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip, and
eliminated dozens of Hamas terrorists throughout the weekend. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401802
Newt Gingrich speaks out: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366694722112
Israeli
security officials have warned that a change in the regional strategic
situation could push Iran to take "extreme" steps against Israel in
the near-future. IDF Chief of Staff Herzli Halevi has consequently ordered the
military to be on high alert and to be ready for a variety of possible
scenarios, Wall News reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401809
The
Supreme Court today (Sunday) rejected the petitions of the families of six
Israeli citizens who committed acts of terrorism demanding the return of the
bodies of the terrorists, and ruled that the decision to hold them for
negotiation purposes is based on security considerations. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401812
Syrian Hermon: During targeted
raids, the soldiers searched military structures and key terrain points in the
area, where they located, confiscated, and destroyed stockpiles of weapons and
intelligence assets. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401815
I will give Bibi a government until 2027. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401797
A
30-year-old Israeli woman was killed on Saturday when a jeep rolled over during
a family trip to a safari in Tanzania. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401795
Threats vs. Rabbi Dovid Yosef. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401788
Ben
Gvir expressed regret over his conduct: "After significant soul-searching
on Shabbat, I see that I was wrong when I saw the Prime Minister and MK Boaz
Bismuth (Likud) in the plenary and we did not offset them. I apologize to the
Prime Minister and my friend Boaz Bismuth. From now on, we will offset the PM
until his full recovery, God willing." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401778
The
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the military arm of the Fatah movement, continue to
engage in combat against the IDF and carry out terrorist attacks targeting
Israeli sites in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza. PLEASE NOTE THE SO-CALLED PLO CRACK
DOWN IN JENIN ARE RIVAL TERRORIST GANGS AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ISRAEL. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401810
Op-Ed Dr. Yosef Fanger – Trump’s first
100hours. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401804
Katz: If Hezballah does not withdraw, there
will be trouble. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-836165
Biden, Lebanon and Israel signed the cease and
Hezballah fires but not Hezballah. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836084
New Poll Bennett and others 60mandates w/o
Arabs. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-836035
Mossad Chief to negotiate. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1blrjp8jl#autoplay
Jan. 6th
Day 458
3 Dead in terror attack. Three people
were murdered and eight were wounded when terrorists opened fire from a passing
vehicle at a bus and a car on Highway 55 between Karnei Shomron and Kedumim in
Samaria Monday morning. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkgmvzyl1l#autoplay
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401864
Names of 34 hostages to be released including
the Bibas Children but are they alive or not? https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401863
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly preparing to
announce his resignation. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401851
A viral video shows a Jewish
American Airlines passenger holding a heated argument with a flight attendant
and calling her “antisemitic,” because she was wearing a watermelon pin, which
has become a symbol for Palestinian solidarity. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401860
Blinken: "We want to reach the finish line in the
talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip within two weeks, and get the hostages
out of there." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401862
https://www.timesofisrael.com/taboo-no-more-one-in-five-golan-druze-now-holds-israeli-citizenship/
Op-Ed by Daniel Greenfield: Jimmy Carter was
never a good man. Except to antisemites – RP. https://www.danielgreenfield.org/2025/01/jimmy-carter-was-never-good-man.html
Out of 1,000 call-up notices 170 answer. Most
for reserves. https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-50-ultra-orthodox-soldiers-drafted-to-idfs-new-haredi-brigade/
Iran’s
Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated, in comments which aired Saturday on
Chinese state-run media, that Tehran is prepared for any future Israeli attacks
and warned that such actions could escalate into a broader conflict. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401854
60 wounded terrorists treated in Israeli Hospitals.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401852
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the terrorist who murdered 14 people in a ramming attack in
New Orleans on New Year's Day last week, used a “very rare explosive compound”
that had never been used in a terrorist attack in the US or Europe, police
said. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401859
"Ben
Gvir sent me a message with an apology, and I accepted it. He thought about it
and realized he made a big mistake. It's true, he caused me not to be at the
Seudat Havara'ah for my mother, and that's something that is important for every
Jew. Furthermore, I saw the Prime Minister, who had undergone a painful
surgery, and they brought him to the Knesset, which is something that should
not be done. Otzma Yehudit did something very un-Jewish. However, while he
apologized he also indicated that he might repeat the act. Therefore, I ask
him, decide my friend, whether you are in the coalition or in the
opposition," said Bismuth.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401847
Gallant’s replacement sworn in. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401856
According
to this data, 11,020 Israelis emigrated from Tel Aviv-Jaffa overseas in 2024,
nearly double the number than that of any other city in Israel. Other cities at
the top of the emigration table include Haifa (5,983 emigrants), Netanya
(5,370), Jerusalem (5,037), Bat Yam (3,102), Rishon LeTzion (2,490), Ashdod
(2,359), and Ramat Gan (1,883). https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401828
Givati soldier seriously injured. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401844
Jan. 7th 15 months of war
Day 459
More on the injured soldiers: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401883
I use a retired Master Sgt. from the IAF as my
handy-man. He was supposed to repair a leak in my emergency back-up water
reserve but his nephew was murdered today. Police Sgt. Major was gunned down in
his car by the terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401864
Eight year old watched his father murdered. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401877
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-volley-from-gaza-lightly-damages-sderot-home-as-attacks-surge/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/users-manual-certifying-presidential-election
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-volley-from-gaza-lightly-damages-sderot-home-as-attacks-surge/
Three
Israeli snowboarders who were trapped on Mount Hakuba in Japan and suffering
hypothermia were safely rescued on Tuesday morning. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401894
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ants-have-more-group-smarts-than-humans-israeli-study-finds/
thanks to Thomas B.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/slap-on-the-wrist-for-3-women-who-tried-to-smuggle-vast-amounts-of-cocaine-ketamine/ The fourth got 34months for refusing rehab.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-likely-to-be-tasked-with-forming-new-government-in-austria/
Deputy
Yishai Yamin, commander of IDF 52nd Battalion, shares insights from the forward
command post in the heart of the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza about the
battalion's intelligence unit and its continuous drone operations. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401881
The
State Prosecution has filed a request for the court to dismiss outright a
negligence claim filed by a terrorist against the state, due to alleged medical
negligence regarding his injury during an attempt he made to attack IDF
soldiers.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401885
Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening held a situational
assessment on security in Judea and Samaria, following a
deadly terror attack in the area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401882
Jan. 8th
Day 460
Tomorrow there may or may not be a news
bulletin as I have an 8th medical test followed by a commemoration of my
late mother-in-law. I am uncertain how much money I am saving by production of
solar energy but it is nice to know that I saved the conservation of about 5
trees in a week. However, the fires in California burnt up a lot more.
$16,000,000 homes, schools, cars and more are part of the toll. Fortunately,
most or all people escaped with their lives.
98 hostages left in Gaza as the IDF recovers
the bodies to two Arab workers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401998
Hezballah’s
Target: Rabbi Sasonkin, a Chabad emissary in Metula for 35 years, told the Kfar
Chabad newspaper, “A very detailed document was found in the underground
bunkers, containing exact descriptions of our car.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401926
Arab
media published CCTV footage on Wednesday showing the arrest of a suspect by
undercover "Mista'arvim" forces in the heart of the Dheisheh
"Refugee" Camp south of Bethlehem. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401996
One less antisemite. https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-far-right-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-anti-immigrant-firebrand-dies-at-96/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-executed-at-least-901-people-in-2024-un-tally-of-reports-finds/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/warsaw-1943-gaza-2025-holocaust-memorial-vandalized-in-polish-capital/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazan-human-shield-for-idf-shot-dead-in-error-by-officer-report/
Arab Israeli woman missing in Turkey. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401984
Hezbollah
had insisted on electing Marada Movement leader Suleiman Frangieh, but dropped
that demand recently. In announcing his withdrawal from the race, Frangieh
endorsed Lebanese army commander General Joseph Aoun for the presidency. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401999
Sanctions
against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its Chief Prosecutor, Karim
Khan, in response to the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants
for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401960
Ireland has formally joined South Africa’s genocide case against
Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed on Tuesday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401966
Foreign
Minister Gideon Saar met on Tuesday evening in Abu Dhabi with his Emirati
counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401964
Sports PA troublemaker should be removed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401968
Israeli dies in ski-bike accident. I can tell you that I drove one in Utah and it was not
easy. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401958
Jan. 10th
Day 461
I drove a few hours today about 184km. My
Nephew told me that his nephew Harel Yosef ben Michal the tank commander was
initially critically injured but is awake in the ICU. An explosive device
damaged the belly of his tank so he ordered the men to back up and right over
the very large explosive device killing outright three of them and knocking a 7
meter deep hole into the ground something like 22 to 24 feet deep. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-soldiers-killed-in-northern-gaza-fighting-raising-ground-offensive-toll-to-401/
Yesterday the TimesofIsrael said aid to Egypt removed no it is also
Israel. https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/01/08/biden-administration-shifts-100-million-us-military-aid-israel-egypt-lebanon/
Early man ate carbs. https://www.timesofisrael.com/early-man-ate-carbs-and-processed-food-780000-years-ago-northern-israel-site-shows/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/families-of-american-israeli-hostages-to-attend-trump-inauguration/
Blabber mouth years ago this would have been on
the quiet: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402007
Maybe divide Syria into Ethic Groups. Defense
Minister Israel Katz recently held a meeting with other cabinet officials to
discuss development in Syria, with emphasis on Turkish involvement. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402025
Judicial Compromise on the right. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402059
Egypt recovers ancient Temple blocks. https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/hjogfqh8yl
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-badly-wounded-in-tel-aviv-stabbing-following-electric-scooter-row/
The
grandmother of Elan Winkelstein, who was murdered earlier in the week in the
terror attack in Funduq in Samaria, passed away on Thursday. Elad's father will
now mourn both his son and mother. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402057
Analyst
Amit Segal has called on US President-elect Donald Trump to allow Israel to
control the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402028
Jan. 10th
Day 462 end of week 65
Last night, I said to Rabbi Goldberg, “The
Houthis did not sent a missile for a few days, be prepared tonight.” And yes
they sent three drones last night all shot down and one missile in the wee
hours this morning shot down. https://www.timesofisrael.com/army-says-trio-of-suspected-houthi-drones-downed-ending-short-lived-lull/
Many Jews affected by the wild fires in CA.
Chabad house of the Palisades burnt down but the Sifrei Torah were saved. Other
Jewish Neighborhoods burned. Even Jewish Stars of Hollywood lost their homes. https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/billy-crystal-wife-janice-reveal-011317264.html
Body of Captured Bedouin IDed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402066
Today there was a power failure that caused a
surge that knocked out my neighbor’s deep freezer. Our back-up batteries from
Solar Energy had our back. Also in about 9 days of use, I have emissions from
six trees worth of CO2 emissions. Can’t say the same for CA negligence.
In case you haven’t noticed, the Shabbos Candle
Lighting Times link is the same each week but is upgraded. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
ICC sanctions bill passes House. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-836908
Biden suddenly releases military materials and
parts withheld. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/by00bbrq8jl#autoplay
Op-Ed Meta stops political censorship but for
all the wrong reasons.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjn6nm38jl
Houthis claim to have arrested CIA and Mossad
spies. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjdfclyljx?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=internal
Without a draft a lot of Charedi Men started working
but now employment stalls. https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-mens-employment-growth-stalls-income-gap-with-mainstream-israel-widens-study/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-data-confirms-arab-homicide-rate-more-than-doubled-in-2023/
IDF takes out senior Hamas Commander. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402066
During
scans conducted by armored, engineering, and infantry troops in key locations,
the soldiers have seized and destroyed weapons and infrastructure belonging to
the Syrian Armed Forces. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/402034
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-anti-israel-activists-blame-israel-for-los-angeles-wildfire-crisis/
A healthy, happy, peaceful and
restful Shabbos to all,
Rachamim Pauli
