A few words of thanks to my wife. HaKaras HaTov knowing and recognizing the good. My wife does not read this blogspot or my news updates. She is a Hebrew Speaker. But when I bring home the food on Friday, she makes it into a meal without much or any help from me and I devote all the time to writing the Torah or as in last week looking up the Gemara and the Mishnah.
Even with more than two months to go to Pesach, my wife started cleaning closets and storage places in the kitchen for Pesach. My daughter learned from here. No last minute cleaning in our house except crumbs on Shabbos this year which is Erev Shabbos.
Another thing that bothers me is the lack of learning of any Mishnah, Talmud or real Halacha by the Reform “Rabbis”. I left the Free Synagogue of Flushing NY when I found out my “Rabbi” was teaching me atheism. In Orthodoxy or even Conservative Judaism a Rabbi can be from the Left or Right Politically but never one side and never ever preach and teach against the Torah or Halacha unless it is out of some ignorance but not on purpose of an agenda.
I know that last week I promised to bring down Shemos (Exodus) Chapters 22:1 – 24:18 I was ill this past month from extreme bronchitis. As soon as a day after I stopped the anti-biotics, it returned with full force. It was finally out in the sun after cold and rain that it seems that I am recovering slowly. A promise should be kept and since the Torah is timeless, next week hopefully I will finish the commentary.
Parsha Teruma
We have been dealing with Mitzvos in the last Parsha but that was between man and man. Now we return to Mitzvos between man and his CREATOR. However, this week the Mitzvos are related unto Prayers and Sacrifices (Korbanos) in the Tabernacle (henceforth Mishkan). Of course some of the items would be in the Temple (henceforth Mikdash). From this point out until the end of the Book of Exodus (Sefer Shemos) the Torah only talks about the Mishkan or the clothing for the Cohanim serving therein.
25:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 'Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for Me an offering; of every man whose heart makes him willing ye shall take My offering. 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
Someone who is wealthy will donate gold or lost unmatched earrings. The less wealthy will donate silver coins and the poorest brass or copper.
4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;
The same donation will come with small amounts of threads and dye.
5 and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins GIRAFFE SKINS, and acacia-wood;
I specifically leave the mistranslation of Or Tachash that is a multicolored Kosher Animal. This animal in Sefer Iyob (Book of Job) is called Keresh or Unicorn. If one googles a photo of a Giraffe, one can see a small pultrusion on the head. It is a horn.
6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
When the Torah speaks of oil it is Olive Oil.
7 onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
Each stone has a certain vibration frequency and property within the Cosmos. HASHEM has commanded this so we shall use these two special stones.
8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.
Moshe shall view the design but only via prophecy Betzalel and Ohaliav shall it be built.
10 And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
The Teva was a box like structure from Acacia-wood that is a hard wood. It is overlaid with pure gold.
12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
Now the Aron Kodesh (Teva) has feet of gold and two rings for staves.
13 And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
The staves plated with gold for carrying the Aron.
14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
At this point, we have no idea what testimony is to be placed into the Teva.
17 And thou shalt make an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover.
The cover was of gold and the Charuvim were made of fine beaten thin gold plates.
19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
The Charuvim and their wings reached a maximum length of 1.25 Amos.
20 And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And thou shalt put the ark-cover above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
HASHEM who fills the entire universe is also capable of condensing HIMSELF called Zimzum into the space between or above the wings of the Charuvim.
23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
This table was approximately 27idnches high or 67.5 cm in height.
24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
A crown or rim to prevent the shew-bread from falling off.
26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.
Like the Aron HaKodesh, this Shulchan was carried on golden staves.
28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway.
The Leviim would transport the holiest items on their shoulders.
31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
A lot or trouble and engineering went into casting the sold gold Menorah of the Temple Institute that is enclosed in glass near the southern Gate of Yerushalayim.
32 And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle-stick out of the other side thereof;
As I suggest every year go to photos golden menora - Search Images
33 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the candlestick. 34 And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. 35 And a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven; and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
Casting one piece of solid gold with proper air vents and mold for the casting in our day was some feat of engineering I think Betzalel also needed help from heaven.
38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
Dishes for snuffing out the candles from yesterday for the new lighting.
40 And see that thou make them after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount.
Moshe was shown them but did not have the foggiest idea what to do until Betzalel could vision it and bring it into three dimensional.
26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains: of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them.
Most expensive colors and material.
2 The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have one measure. 3 Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
Each curtain hand crafted and then coupled together.
4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second set.
After the first set, there was a second set.
5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one to another. 6 And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps, that the tabernacle may be one whole.
Each of the 50 had clasps.
7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shalt thou make them.
The Talmud describes the art of matching hair fiber tip to hair fiber tip and bringing them together.
8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have one measure.
It took patience of hundreds or thousands of women to make the goat’s hair threads and twine them together. The length is 13.5 meters or 45 feet long. The breath is 1.8 meters or 6 feet. The height of the Mishkan was 10 Amos or 4.5 meters 15 feet.
9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second set.
The Talmud says that it took 300 Cohanim to Tovel or ritual wash these curtains. An MD/Rabbi who was leading the Daf Yomi said it was an exaggeration. I then told him that between the surface tension of water and a saturated curtain with the density of water taken into account it really did take numbers like this to pull out the curtains. Take the volume times the weight of water and calculate it in your spare time no light matter.
11 And thou shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
When I made the estimated calculation mentioned in the above comment, I did not take the weight of 50 brass clasps or rings into account.
12 And as for the overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. 13 And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
The wagons that pulled the curtains and boards took tons of material for the Mishkan each time the Bnei Yisrael traveled.
14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins GIRAFFE skins above.
The weight of the various skins covering the Mishkan also had to be taken into account.
15 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up. 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.
The boards were tapered and of hard wood so the weight that I calculated a number of years ago came to a number of tons to be carried by the wagons. If they were not tapered, the Mishkan would have been too heave. But tapered to a finger breath made it possible to transport and raise up and take down.
17 Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another; thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward:
These also had weight but not so much that the average Levi could handle them.
19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons;
The boards of the Mishkan had to be linked together and via the sides almost simultaneous building.
20 and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards. 21 And their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 22 And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards. 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.
Total boards between northern and western side was 26.
24 And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring; thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. 25 Thus there shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 26 And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 27 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the hinder part westward; 28 and the middle bar in the midst of the boards, which shall pass through from end to end.
This is the way on the top and bottom, the boards were clamped together with the staves in the middle.
29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for holders for the bars; and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shown thee in the mount. 31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made.
The boards were covered by the skins on top and sides and the curtains on the entrance.
32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks being of gold, upon four sockets of silver. 33 And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. 34 And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 36 And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colors. 37 And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
This is the internal layout of the Mishkan for the Cohanim.
27:1 And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be four-square; and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it; and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
The Altar (Mizbayach) of Acadia Wood only would burn so it was over layed with brass.
3 And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
To burn a Sacrifice (Korban) and incense, the Cohain had various tools.
4 And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. 5 And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with brass.
Since the Mizbayach was of brass the staves too were over-laid with brass.
7 And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it. 8 Hollow with planks shalt thou make it; as it hath been shown thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
All this the Leviim had to transport.
9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.
The court shall be 45 meters or 150 feet long.
10 And the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
The breath of the court shall be 22.5 meters or 75 feet wide.
14 The hangings for the one side [of the gate] shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Although the Mishkan was taken up and down more than 30 times in travels in the Midbar, it was an impressive size building that was surrounded by between two to three million people.
15 And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colors: their pillars four, and their sockets four. 17 All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
This is more to carry 5 cubits of wall that would extend 100 cubits long. We are dealing with 2.25 height 7.5 feet by 45 meters or 150 feet. That was the length of the enclosed court.
20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. 21 In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order, to burn from evening to morning before the LORD; it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
You know that Pesach is coming when the 4 Parshiyos start.
Parsha Shekalim Ch. 30:11-16
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. 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. 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. 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.'
This half Shekel Dues was used to maintain roads, wells and the Mikdash itself for the Korban Pesach.
Nissan Black from Gangster Rapper to Chassid. Video https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/6766072/jewish/From-Gangsta-Rapper-to-Jerusalem-Hasid.htm
Why Is Conversion to Judaism So Hard? - Chabad.org
The Spiritual Power of 12 Gold Coins by R’ Y. Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/Stories/Stories/5785/1420-22.html
In the home of the generous chasid Ze'ev-Wolf from the city of Sanok in Galicia, there was great concern. A serious illness had befallen him, and his condition deteriorated day by day. Famous doctors from Krakow and Warsaw were summoned to his bedside. They gave him the best medicines, but nothing helped. His condition worsened.
In this difficult time, the public increased their prayers for him, especially those who had benefited from his generous giving. Ze'ev-Wolf himself prayed as much as he could. He asked that the many acts of charity he had performed would stand as merit for him.
At that time, the light of Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch of Rimanov shone in the world of Chasidut. In Ze'ev-Wolf's youth, when he had been among the followers of Rabbi Menachem-Mendel of Rimanov, Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch had served as the Rebbe's attendant. All of his actions were always done discreetly, and few were aware of his greatness.
After his Rebbe's passing, Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch went to Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz and became one of his followers. Twelve years passed, and then Rabbi Naftali also passed away. At that point, Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch could no longer hide behind the guise of a simple chasid. When the chasidim insisted, he relented and began leading a community of his own.
Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch would travel from town to town, receiving Jews and offering them advice and blessings. He had a unique approach for collecting tzedakah ("charity"): when a Jew came before him, he would determine the amount that the person should give. Sometimes, he would assign a small amount to a wealthy man and a large amount to a poor one. This was a wonder to many.
When it became known that Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch was passing through the city of Sanok, Ze'ev-Wolf's family rushed to his lodging to ask for his blessing.
The tzaddik listened to their words and said, "You must give twelve gold coins to charity."
Ze'ev-Wolf's family was stunned. It was an enormous sum. Why did the Rebbe demand such a large amount? They dared to ask him their question, and he responded: "It says in the Torah, 'Do not wrong one another.' Yet, it had already been said earlier, 'Do not wrong one another.' Why the repetition?
It can be explained as follows: The Torah is hinting that 'amitoh' (his fellow) with a vav, can also be read with an alef, meaning his 'truth'. This teaches that a person's truth - his good deeds -- must be free from deception. Sometimes, a person performs good deeds, but they are full of personal motives that are not purely for the sake of Heaven. Therefore, one must ensure that his 'truth' is free of deception."
"I did not specify this amount arbitrarily," the Rebbe continued. "If you are willing to donate the amount I asked for, I will be able to help your father."
Ze'ev-Wolf's family found it hard to understand the connection between the chasidic interpretation and the donation, but they had faith in the tzaddik's words. They immediately gave him a third of the sum, and promised to provide the rest soon.
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"Do you recognize me?" Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch asked Ze'ev-Wolf as he stood by his bedside. Ze'ev-Wolf was too weak to respond. The tzaddik asked those present to leave the room and leave him alone with the sick man. After they left, he lit his pipe and sat in silence with his eyes closed, his face burning with intensity, until the room filled with smoke from the pipe.
The Rebbe then stood up and opened the window. After the smoke slowly dissipated, and fresh air entered the room, the rebbe returned to the sick man's bedside and asked again, "Ze'ev-Wolf, do you recognize me?"
The sick man's lips began to move. He whispered, "Yes, of course, peace upon you, Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch, the attendant of our Master."
This was a significant sign of life.
When Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch opened the door, the doctors were astonished to see the patient's improvement. Ze'ev-Wolf's family shed tears of joy. The Rebbe blessed the sick man with a complete recovery, bid him farewell, and continued on his way to the city of Linsk, where he spent Shabbat.
Immediately after Shabbat he hurried towards home. As he passed near the city of Sanok, he detoured and went to Ze'ev-Wolf's house. He was pleased to see him recovering and already walking with a cane.
Ze'ev-Wolf was deeply moved by the sight of the tzaddik. He instructed his family to prepare a table in his honor and to give him the remainder of the amount they had committed to donate. As they sat at the table, Ze'ev-Wolf decided to take advantage of the opportunity and asked: "I have two questions. First: when I fell ill, I prayed and asked the Holy One, Blessed be He, to heal me in merit of my many acts of charity and kindness. Why didn't my merits help me? Also, why did the Rebbe specifically ask for twelve gold coins?"
Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch answered: "One answer addresses both questions. I explained to your family the verse 'Do not wrong one another,' and now I will elaborate on my words. It is possible that you did a great deal of charity and kindness both physically and financially, but sometimes these deeds were done for personal reasons, such as to enhance your reputation.
"Therefore, your good deeds were not able to intercede on your behalf. I requested twelve gold coins, corresponding to the twelve months of the year, to remove the accusation against you. Now that all the charity and kindness you perform throughout the year is cleansed of any ulterior motives, your prayer was accepted, and you were cured from your sickness."
The generous man acknowledged that he had indeed given to charity many times with material or spiritual calculations in mind. Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsch left Sanok and returned to Rimanov, but his piercing words remained a guiding light for Ze'ev-Wolf. He continued to engage in charity and acts of kindness, but now he was careful not to deceive himself, thus ensuring that all his actions were truly for the sake of Heaven.
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Source: Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from the popular Chabad Hebrew weekly, Sichat Shavua (#1271).
Why This Week: The Torah reading opens with a listing of the thirteen types of offerings that G- d declared to be required for building the desert Sanctuary. Gold is the first.
Biographic note: Rabbi Zvi Hirsh of Rimanov [5538 - 29 Cheshvan 5608 (1778-Nov. 1847)] was the attendant of the well-known rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, and subsequently his successor. He had a reputation as a miracle worker. Some of his teachings are collected in Mevasser Tov and in Be'erot HaMayim.
I was looking at the news this week and remembered the miracles of the glass doors on Oct. 7th.
The first was at the entrance from Gaza to Israel. The check point was locked down as the attack occurred. It was Shabbos so there was little staff. Armed terrorists came and shot into the glass and banged with axes on the door and they held firm.
The second was at a gas (petrol) station. The owner or manager hearing terrorists were coming and one or two customers were in the store. He locked the doors. All that prevented a few armed terrorists to enter the station and kill all inside or steal all things was an aluminum glass door. The camera showed the terrorist trying to push and kick the lock a number of times and not succeeding.
Milestone: Rose Girone, 113, https://www.timesofisrael.com/rose-girone-worlds-oldest-holocaust-survivor-dies-at-113/
Milestone: Marion Wiesel, 94, died Feb. 2nd only brought to my attention this week. Translated Elie Wiesel’s books. Marion Wiesel - Wikipedia
Milestone: Renen Schorr, 72, founder of a film school. https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-renen-schorr-influential-founder-of-sam-spiegel-film-school-dies-at-72/
Milestone: Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, actress. https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-actress-michelle-trachtenberg-dies-at-39-no-foul-play-suspected/
Inyanay Diyoma
Feb. 22nd and 23rd
Day 505 and Day 506 start of week 73
This week, Col. Avi came home Lebanon. He told me all that Israel had built as a warning system was bulldozer over. Hezballah despite the “agreement” is already moving south of the Litani maybe disguised at this point as farmers. One can see them already there. More smuggling tunnels from Lebanon to Syria bombed and other incidents.
In the Charedi Paper Yeted Neeman it was disclosed that instead of a port in Syria, Russia has opened up a port for its warships in southern Sudan. I guess it is northern Sudan that is with Israel. In Iraq, Iran has opened up Assad Exile leaders. Russia on the other hand is returning some of the stolen Syrian Money Assad brought them.
Note: The Geller Report like the www.rabbipauli.blogspot.com was censored and banned by Facebook as neither had an LGQTB agenda in fact opposed it.
Shiri Bibas brutally murdered. https://www.timesofisrael.com/kibbutz-nir-oz-announces-shiri-bibas-was-murdered-in-gaza-captivity/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-tests-trump-regime-general-says-wipe-israel-off-map
Trump & Hegseth raising Caine. https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-fires-top-us-general-in-major-shakeup-of-military-leadership/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-dead-several-police-wounded-in-islamist-stabbing-attack-in-france/
Polio-Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/third-round-of-polio-vaccinations-begins-in-gaza-amid-ceasefire/
Three terrorists were killed. No Israeli forces were injured. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404359
Tough luck no return to refugee camps. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404358
US Taxpayers and Fraud: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-sent-2-billion-stacey-abrams-linked-group-green-energy-scheme-epa-says
For the first time since Operation Defensive Shield in Samaria in 2002, an armored force from Brigade 188 entered the Menashe Brigade area this morning (Sunday) as part of Operation Iron Wall. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404357
Social Security is not as bad as it appeared. https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/acting-social-security-chief-opens-up-doge-claims-dead-people-receiving-benefits
Worse Pope for Jews since Pious XII in critical condition. Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow
Letter from the staff at Chabad Org. to Yarden Bibas: Our hearts are broken we cry with you. Words fail us.
We want to share your great pain, to say something that will ease it, but we know we cannot. If we could, we would offer you a hug and say, “Yarden, you are our dear brother. We love you forever. Your wife, Shiri, is our sister, your children, Kfir and Ariel, are our children. We will forever love all of you.” …
A fisherman is missing after being pulled into the water by a great white shark off the coast of Australia Sunday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404360
This is not Islam: Sheban al-Sayed, father of Hisham al-Sayed, who was released after a decade in Hamas captivity, described his son's dire condition upon his return to Israel. "His condition is not good. He was not in our world. A kind of Tarzan, worse than living for 10 years with animals. He does not communicate. Before he was talking, writing. Maybe he made wrong decisions, but at least he was communicating. Now we have a wiped-out person", the father lamented. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404352
Like killing my father again: "My father was murdered in the attack because he was Jewish, because he was Israeli. Now, his murderer is one of the 600 terrorists whose release is delayed. My father immigrated to Israel from the United States. He lacked nothing there. He immigrated because he was Jewish—and was murdered here because he was Jewish. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404353
Trump at CPAC. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404340
Weapon smuggling route attacked. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404257
Feb. 24th
Day 507
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-witkoff-says-us-looking-to-extend-hostage-deals-first-phase/
Why Wednesday? Do they want Witkoff there? Slain hostage Shiri Bibas and her two young sons Ariel and Kfir will be laid to rest on Wednesday in a private ceremony in Zohar, near their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, the family said Monday, adding that it would publish a funeral procession route to let the public pay its respects ahead of the burial. https://www.timesofisrael.com/shiri-ariel-and-kfir-bibas-to-be-buried-in-closed-family-ceremony-on-wednesday/
IDF ups readiness on Gaza Border. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404391
Restrictions on Har HaBeis for Ramadan. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404394
Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director
Astronomers discover largest superstructure in cosmos
Op-Ed Ruthie Blum: Babies in Bandanas. Male and female jihad-lovers came out in droves, with children of all ages in tow, decorated in bandanas. Not ones with bat wings, of course. No, those had terrorist insignias. After all, their superheroes are “martyrs” for Allah. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404370
https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-authorities-arrest-four-after-terror-stabbing-in-countrys-east/
The White House on Sunday expressed support for Israel’s decision to delay the release of more than 600 terrorist prisoners. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404397
Syria's newly appointed President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has been invited by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to attend an emergency Arab League summit in Cairo on March 4. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404407
Mayor of Be'er Sheva, Rubik Danilovich, responded with surprise and sorrow to requests to remove Tefilin stands from public areas. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404413
Sigi Cohen, mother of Eliya Cohen who was freed from Hamas captivity on Saturday, gave a statement to the media on Sunday evening, in which she spoke about her son’s observance of mitzvot during his time in captivity. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404399
A large school district in Orange County, California, will stop teaching ethnic studies courses that several Jewish advocacy groups say featured antisemitic content. The decision is part of a settlement reached this week in a lawsuit alleging the district illegally concealed the development of the courses from the public. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404408
Thousands of people rallied with hostage family members and captivity survivors in Central Park, demanding that phase 2 of the hostage release deal move forward.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404396
Universities don’t report sexual harassment. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843459
American Christian Leaders for Israel (ACLI) has announced a press conference at the upcoming National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) International Christian Media Convention in Dallas, Texas. The event will unveil a resolution reaffirming what the drafters believe to be the Jewish people’s right to what the document calls the biblical heartland of Israel—referred to in the resolution as “Judea and Samaria” but known internationally as the West Bank. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-843095
The Hamas terrorists' camera angle revealed the truth behind their attempt to portray hostage Omer Shem Tov as if he kissed the terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404395
Feb. 25
Day 508
When the rain and cold came I upped my reserve in the solar back-up batteries from 30% to 50% just in case. Last night one of three phases of electricity went out in my neighborhood. The electric company came within 3 hours in the meantime I noticed my reserves were 20% with heating for two more hours or 4 hours lights, deep freezer and fridge so we put on coats for some minutes until the repair was done and then heated the place up. At 1C or 34F the ice cream might have started to melt this way not. The best part was learning Halacha in a lit room with Rabbi Mimran via phone.
Op-Ed Rabbi Rachamim Pauli. There is a time to think with your brain and a time to think with your heart. On mothers’ day and other times I think towards my wife with my heart. However with Hamas and the Captives I have to think with my brain. The Torah tells my heart to destroy Amalek but my brain tells me first bring home the live hostages while they have a chance to continue living. Then do to Amalek what infant murderers deserve. It might be we will lose the 35 remaining bodies and like Ron Arad, Feldman, Katz, Eli Cohen and 6-7,000,000 in Europe we may never find where the bodies or ashes are of those who died a Kiddush HASHEM. In the World of Truth and Light in another Dimension above us their DIVINE NESHAMAS exist.
Israel wants to extend ceasefire to release more hostages. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404467
Under investigation for aiding enemy: Military correspondent Yoav Zitun emphasized that "Hamas was not defeated in the war - far from it. Many thousands of its operatives returned from the southern Gaza Strip to its north when the IDF withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor among the half million Gazans who did so." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404471
A wee bit late for installing shelters. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404473
Yesha Council chairman and Binyamin Regional Council Governor Israel Ganz spoke with journalist Amit Segal at the Yesha Council’s Sovereignty Conference on Monday about the need to advance sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404465
Israel’s Top Diplomat Urges Lebanese People to Break Free From ‘Iranian Occupation’ - Algemeiner.com
https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/02/24/how-hamas-is-using-goebbels-propaganda-tactics-in-gaza/
False Alarm sirens pierced the chilly morning air on Tuesday in the southern Golan Heights after a suspected aerial infiltration was identified for the first time after months of silence. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404472
Night Raiders in Syria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404440
Op-Ed: Diane Bederman: What would King Solomon do? What would King Solomon do? - Diane Bederman- Your Passionate Voice of Reason
Op-Ed tortured by the Shin Bet into a confession in the Duma Case despite various Arab attacks on the family of the dead and the need for two people to pull off the job, a hill top youth rots 13 years in jail and it adds propaganda blood libel to the PLO. Time to really look into it. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404475
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit later said that troops detained two suspects near the border who had crossed into Israeli territory from Jordanian territory. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404459
Feb. 26
Day 509
After the humiliation of the kiss video of the hostage to the Hamas Terrorist, Israel refused to release 602 terrorists. No more ceremonies, release via red cross to Egypt. https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-deal-reached-for-simultaneous-release-of-4-slain-hostages-palestinian-prisoners/
Conclusion is that loose lips sink ships.
Time for them to shake in their boots. https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-iran-deploying-air-defenses-to-brace-for-possible-us-israeli-strike/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-budget-bill-4-5-trillion-tax-cuts-survives-house-vote
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-rep-byron-donalds-announces-plans-run-governor
Nazi Lager Kapo of the Year award goes to: https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-hollywood-group-pans-bid-for-oscar-attendees-to-wear-pro-gaza-pin/
A controversy arose at the Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan after the school principal, Israel Viluzhny, suspended a student for putting on tefillin (phylacteries) on the school grounds. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404490
The Civil Administration carried out enforcement on Tuesday morning against an illegal Palestinian structure in the village of A-Dik in western Samaria near the Israeli towns of Alei Zahav and Peduel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404482
IDF forces operating on Tuesday in various areas in Gaza fired to distance a number of suspects who approached them and posed a threat to their safety.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404504
Trial in one year asks for removal of electronic bracelet. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404502
Dvir, brother of hostage Bar Kupershtein, met with Knesset members on Tuesday to promote the release of the remaining hostages. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404496
"Creator of the world, thanks for being with me at every moment. To our heroic soldiers - I was there, I heard you fighting, fighting for us, doing everything to bring us home. Thank you from my whole heart. May the memories of all the fallen heroes be a blessing," Shem Tov wrote. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404488
The Professional Staff Congress (PSC), a labor union representing 30,000 members across the City University of New York (CUNY), has officially rescinded its resolution in support of boycotting Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404524
IDF strikes in Syria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404511
Peace progressing slowly. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404516
Egyptian sources on Tuesday rejected a plan for Gaza proposed by opposition leader Yair Lapid, which would see Egypt accepting responsibility for Gaza for 15 years. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404521
A nurse from New South Wales, Australia, who was suspended from her role following a social media video in which she stated she would refuse to treat Israeli patients has now been charged by police. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404515
Feb. 27th
Day 510
I was hoping after 10years, the body of Hadar Goldin would be released but no.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-logjam-hamas-to-release-4-hostage-bodies-to-israel-in-quiet-late-night-transfer/ Bodies IDed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404584
Hezballah not stopping so they get hit. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404558
The Jihad strangled to death mother and infants, then they pounded the bodies & put plaster on them to make it looked like killed by an airstrike. Brutish-cowards.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-conscription-law-must-be-temporary-says-religious-zionism-mk/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-enriched-uranium-stock-jumped-since-december-un-watchdog-warns/
Watch: Washington Post Columnist Karen Attiah Confronted Over Pro-Hamas Social Media Posts, Called a ‘Terrorist’ - Algemeiner.com I have nothing against people for the color of their skin. Two friends for 44 and 38 years & on What’s Up list are dark Indian Jews and hundreds of black Jews. At the age of 7.5 or 8 years old, my mother took me to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak for equality and I never strayed from that. I will be happy to campaign for Byron Daniels in FL. But when this woman, Candise and Kayne start up against Jews an N word pops into my head. “LOVE BEGETS LOVE AND HATE BEGETS HATE” – a mentor of mine Dovid Isaac from Burma.
Hurray for Pallywood. https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazan-medical-worker-detainees-subjected-to-torture-beatings-medical-neglect-report/
The time has come to expel and perhaps deport foreign students.
Another Jew working for Iran. Daniel Kitov, a 26-year-old resident of Petah Tikva, was arrested by Israel Police and ISA last month He is suspected of carrying out various missions for a hostile foreign entity. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404588
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered the City University of New York (CUNY) to cancel a course on "Palestinian Studies" at Hunter College after Jewish organizations stated that the posting promoted antisemitic hate, the New York Post reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404555
Op-Ed Honig Why Trump blames Zelenskyy for the war. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjhxprs5ke
What Blinken and Biden did behind the scenes. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843945
Arab Mafia: Police officers on Wednesday arrested 38 members of the Abu Latif crime family in a massive operation, resulting in 24 indictments for allegedly using blackmail and extortion to obtain local government contracts. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-843872
With a murder in Yafo the Arab Mafia death toll reaches 46 in the first 58days 2025. https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-people-shot-dead-in-two-separate-incidents-overnight-in-ramle-nazareth/
Feb. 28th
Day 511 end of week 73
Near Pardes Chana an illegal Arab, 53, from the Jenin Area but married to an Israeli Arab woman in a stolen car plows into pedestrians at a bus stop. He was heading towards a shopping mall when police rammed him. He came after them with a screw driver. He was not bullet proof. 14 injured 2 serious and 1 young lady in grave condition. https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-in-critical-condition-after-terror-suspect-plows-car-into-bus-stop-injuring-13/
USA RESIDENTS: This is a reminder to set your clocks one hour ahead to support change to Daylight Saving Time (DST) that will take place on Sunday March 9, 2025, 2:00 am. DST will end Sunday November 2, 2025, at 2:00 am.
Candle lighting times: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
Arab affairs analyst Zvi Yehezkeli told i24 that the tensions and fears of escalation during Ramadan are particularly an Israeli issue due to Hamas' conduct. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404653
Support for Hamas Plummets Among Gazans, Doubts Over Its Governance Grow: Poll - Algemeiner.com
SEIG HEIL DEPT Contender in NYC Mayoral Race Has Extensive Anti-Israel Track Record - Algemeiner.com
Federal Judge Dismisses Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard University - Algemeiner.com
"I am not a religious man, but there, from the moment I was abducted, every morning I recited 'Shema Yisrael,' something I never did in my life," Sharabi emotionally recounted. "The power of faith is crazy. I felt I had someone watching over me." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404635
Op-Ed J. Pollard: Egypt: At the present time, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) employs the Derby BVR air-to-air missile with a range of approximately 50km and the US-supplied Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) that has an estimated range of around 64km. The PL-15, in contrast, has an engagement range of between 200-300km. What this means is that our fighters will be at a serious disadvantage when going up against Egyptian warplanes armed with the PL-15. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404636
Funding ISIS in Syria and Turkey: Mansuri Manuchekhri, is also facing charges of unlawfully possessing a firearm while in the United States and immigration fraud. According to the FBI, Manuchekhri entered the US in June 2016 on a nonimmigrant tourist visa and remained in the country illegally after his visa expired in December of that year. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404646
Kim and attack Nukes: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404645
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/oscar-winning-actor-gene-hackman-wife-found-dead-santa-fe-home
Have a healthy, happy and peaceful Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh Adar remember 2 weeks to Purim a month and a half to Pesach (Passover).
Rachamim Pauli
