Parsha Vayelech
We continue with Moshe’s last speech before the nation.
Young and old are there including the women and nursing infants. In a short while,
The HOLY ONE, blessed be HE, will extract the soul of Moshe and then cause an
earthquake landslide over his burial cave so that no one will know or ever find
the place. According to Kabbalistic Tradition, a spark of his soul would arise
in the form of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and the holy Ari Zal to guide Yisrael
for future generations in preparation for Moshiach.
This week is the shortest Parsha in the Torah with only
30 Pasukim.
31:1 And Moses went and spoke these words unto all Israel. 2 And he said
unto them: 'I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out
and come in; and the LORD hath said unto me: Thou shalt not go over this
Jordan.
There is a double meaning here. Today, I turn 120years
and G-D no longer will allow me to go in or come out. I cannot join you on the
other side of the Jordan in this life time. I must surrender my soul to HASHEM.
3 The LORD thy
God, He will go over before thee; He will destroy these nations from before
thee, and thou shalt dispossess them; and Joshua, he shall go over before thee,
as the LORD hath spoken.
HASHEM shall be with you and your leader will be
Yoshua.
4 And the LORD
will do unto them as He did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and
unto their land; whom He destroyed. 5 And the LORD will deliver them up before
you, and ye shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have
commanded you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at
them; for the LORD thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee.'
HASHEM shall go before you and destroy your enemies. Chazak
V’ Amatz (Be strong and of good courage) and this will be told to Yoshua here and through chapter 1 of
Sefer Yoshua. HASHEM will be with you without fail. You shall conquer the land.
7 And Moses
called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel: 'Be strong
and of good courage; for thou shalt go with this people into the land which the
LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to
inherit it.
Moshe gives Yoshua Semicha (not rabbinical ordination
which he probably had but) to rule the nation. Then in public he declared: “Chazak
V’ Amatz” (Be strong and of good courage). The people will inherit the land.
8 And the LORD,
He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee,
neither forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.'
There will be many battles, but fear not. Victory is guaranteed
by HASHEM.
9 And Moses
wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bore
the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
Moshe finished Sefer Devarim and handed it to the
Cohanim. There is a dispute between commentators if he wrote the last 8 lines
by prophecy or Yoshua filled these in and the book was sealed?
10 And Moses
commanded them, saying: 'At the end of every seven years, in the set time of
the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
This is the meeting by the Mishkan/Mikdash/Temple after
Shmita in which the book of Devarim is read out loud before the entire Am.
11 when all
Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which He shall
choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
The place is unspecified it could be Shilo or Yerushalayim.
12 Assemble the
people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy stranger that is
within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the
LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law; 13 and that their
children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as
long as ye live in the land whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.'
Everybody shall hear (like today from the hewers of
wood to the carriers of water or the old scholar to the suckling babe and both
men and women).
14 And the LORD
said unto Moses: 'Behold, thy days approach that thou must die; call Joshua,
and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge.'
And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
They went in together and the Glory of the Shechina went
from Moshe to Yoshua. Moshe still kept some sparks but the light was with
Yoshua. Please note: The Shechina can fill the world and rest upon all or any
of us. The Goyim translate the Shechina as Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit since
HASHEM’S Glory fills the earth all the time, the SPIRIT can rest on many
individuals as long as they do things for the sake of heaven. [This is one
reason to be modest and covered with a blanket when having intension of
producing a physical child that the Shechina can be with it in the womb and
further – hence Mikvah and Family Ritual Purity.]
15 And the LORD
appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud; and the pillar of cloud stood over
the door of the Tent.
The people saw a well lit cloud hovering upon the tent.
(If there were flashing colors in the cloud or not, I have no idea but can
imagine something special.)
16 And the LORD
said unto Moses: 'Behold, thou art about to sleep with thy fathers; and this
people will rise up, and go astray after the foreign gods of the land, whither
they go to be among them, and will forsake Me, and break My covenant which I
have made with them.
You will find rest in a burial spot unknown to all. The
nation one day will commit idolatry. It can come in many forms as physical
idolatry, communism, socialism, or even an observant Satmar Chassid going and
spying for Iran. The Yetzer shall beguile these people in the future.
17 Then My
anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I
will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and
troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day: Are not these
evils come upon us because our God is not among us?
They will claim atheism or idolatry but it is they that
first abandoned G-D and now their Heavenly FATHER is punishing them.
18 And I will
surely hide My face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought,
in that they are turned unto other gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song
for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that
this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel.
The hiding of HASHEM’s Face is why miracles today are
not like they were in times of Moshe or Yoshua but come together violating
statistics. One sometimes has to go out to search to find that the person
turned their head as the bullet whizzed by or the tank/car hit a rock. Or in my
case, I saw out of the corner of my eye a purple snake crossing the path of my
wife and I wearing plastic slippers by the Dead Sea and I stopped her with my
hand from walking in front of the moving snake. One has to open one’s eyes to
acknowledge the miracle whether it looks natural or violates probability.
20 For when I
shall have brought them into the land which I swore unto their fathers, flowing
with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten their fill, and waxen fat; and
turned unto other gods, and served them, and despised Me, and broken My
covenant;
They will be wealthy and arrogant. They will become
haughty. Moshe was king and the most humble man on earth. Dovid was king but
before G-D he was and continued to be a simple shepherd boy singing Tehillin/Psalms
of praise with the raw purity or heart/spirit (Lev=heart Bar=wild in nature).
21 then it
shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come upon them, that this
song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out
of the mouths of their seed; for I know their imagination how they do even now,
before I have brought them into the land which I swore.'
The song is Hazinu (next week’s Parsha) and it shall
remind them, who they are and where they came from. If it will remind them that
they will end up in the dust with worms clearing their physical flesh; then
perhaps they will keep on the correct Torah Path.
22 So Moses
wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. 23 And he
gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said: 'Be strong and of good courage;
for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore unto
them; and I will be with thee.'
Chazak V’ Amatz (Be strong and of good courage). If you want to put this into a perspective it is as
if Moshe is standing in spirit next to Yoshua’s Shoulder.
24 And it came
to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book,
until they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded the Levites, that bore the
ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying: 26 'Take this book of the law, and put
it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be
there for a witness against thee.
This was the written Torah but there was an oral
Halachic Torah on how the Tzitzis is arranged, the interior of the Tephillin
with which Parshiyos inside, the place of ritual slaughter on animals and with
what type of sharp instrument, how do we bless fruits, vegetables, etc.
27 For I know
thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; behold, while I am yet alive with you this
day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my
death?
If you rebel while I am a live, Kal V’ Chomer (all the
more so from easy to hard things) after my death.
28 Assemble
unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak
these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
I will teach the elders (Sanhedrin) the words of the
song (Hazinu) and they in turn shall teach the people.
29 For I know
that after my death ye will in any wise deal corruptly, and turn aside from the
way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the end of days;
because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him
through the work of your hands.'
It does not matter what one can do with miracles or
even make the Yarden River dry, the sun and the moon stand still, or with Shofaros
knock down a walled city, you will eventually rebel.
30
And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this
song, until they were finished:
I picture Moshe teaching Am Yisrael the song Hazinu
from the beginning to the end like the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught his followers,
“Ana-Ana Avdo…” (I am a servant of the Holy One Blessed be HE) until they
learned it by heart. Moshe was perhaps the only person to know the day of his
death and given time to depart before all.
Yom Kippur
This week is Shabbos
Teshuva. (Repentance)
As we beat our breasts through the silent (moving
lips in a self-whisper) “We have sinned, we have cheated, we have stolen, we
double-talked …” Many add on sins that start with the same letters, “I have
eaten with saying a blessing before or after a meal, I have blessed a blessing
without need, mistakenly, I have been proud ..” (See the Chayei Adam for the
advice); We must regret. Repentance can only occur through regretting our sin.
Perhaps the hardest repentance story I ever heard was
that of Uri Zohar Ztzal. He had committed adultery with none other than the
wife of his best friend, Eric. When he confessed, he caused Eric to have to
divorce his wife and she also repented. Her children because Talmidei Chachamim
and her boys married Uri’s daughters.
Uri was more or less the cultural leader of
non-religious happy-go-lucky Jews in Israel. He produced immodest bawdy movies
and was the antithesis of a religious Jew. His return to Torah Judaism moved
many and in later years produced some religious films. He would go to seminar’s
for married couples to try to bring them into a more religious life-style. At
one such retreat (for my wife and I), I managed to share the stage with him on
my own return from non-observant to Kashrus, Tahara Mishpacha (family purity)
and Shabbos Observance.
Full repentance from zero observance to full
observance is not easy. It takes years of rising, slipping back and falling and
rising again until complete Teshuva is made.
I was reading the biography of Rabbi Noach Weinberg
Ztzal on how he handed Teshuva. One student went to his father to convince him
to go hear Rabbi Weinberg. The father wanted to observe Shabbos, but he liked
playing Bridge every Friday Night. So Rabbi Weinberg told him he does not have
to observe all 613 Mitzvos. Without that burden, he started enjoying Orthodox
Judaism and within weeks started learning the 39 Melachos of Shabbos. No
pressure, repent when you are ready!
Remember, it took me from the time I started believing
in G-D until I was fully Shomer Shabbos about two and a third years. Slowly,
but surely. Grab too much at a time and I have seen too many people fail.
A well-timed thought for Shofar Blowing by R’ Y. Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1450-01
Before Rosh Hashanah one
year in the 1950s, Chaim (not his real name) asked a family in Crown Heights,
New York, near the Lubavitcher Rebbe's headquarters, if they could host him for
the upcoming holy days. Chaim was anxious to participate in the Rebbe's shofar blowing
during the Rosh Hashanah prayers. He had been married for nine years and he and
his wife had not been blessed with children. Chaim knew that before blowing the
shofar on Rosh Hashanah, the Lubavitcher Rebbe would pray for all the
individuals who had turned to him for blessing. He wanted to be there, as close
to the Rebbe as possible, to be blessed with a child.
Chaim's hosts advised him
to get to prayers early to find a place near the Rebbe. Chaim situated himself
in a good spot and waited.
The Rebbe came down to the
synagogue with a number of shofars, as was his custom. The Rebbe, visibly
earnest and serious, began reciting chapter 47 in Psalms seven times, as is
customary before the blowing of the shofar.
Chaim said every word with
the Rebbe. He was intensely focused. The congregation was absolutely silent.
All eyes were on the Rebbe. All thoughts were hinged on the success of the
shofar blowing.
The Rebbe said the blessing
on the shofar and raised the first shofar to his lips. No sound came out.
Absolute silence. He took another shofar. No sound. The anxiety in the
congregation mounted. A third shofar. No sound.
Confusion and dismay filled
the hearts of all those present. Chaim, who was standing near the Rebbe,
remained intensely focused. He and his wife had been anticipating a child for 9
years. All his hopes were pinned on the Rebbe, that in merit of his shofar
blowing, they would have children.
The Rebbe switched from
shofar after shofar, attempting to blow each one, but no sound came out of any
of them. The tension was thick and pervasive.
Despite all his personal
pain, Chaim suddenly decided, "Perhaps my strong focus on what I need for
myself is what is stopping the sounds from coming out." He thought for a
few more intense brief seconds and then addressed himself to the Creator of
All, "Dear G-D, I forfeit my deep intention and prayers for a child for
the good of the congregation."
At that very moment, the
Rebbe switched shofars again, but this time perfect sounds came out -
each tekiah, each shevarim and each teruah - clear,
loud and of proper length.[1] Chaim cried profusely.
One year later,
Chaim and his wife were blessed with a child. After a few more years, he
brought the little boy to 770 after one of the festivals to receive a bit of
wine from the Rebbe's cup of blessing. On the long line, Chaim refrained from
telling his story to anyone. He passed before the Rebbe. There was about a
second to stand before the Rebbe before the next person's turn. The Rebbe
looked at Chaim and asked, "Is this the child from the blowing of the
shofar?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Adapted and supplemented from a WhatsApp submission, as related by a
son of the family who hosted "Chaim."
Biographical note:
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe : [11 Nissan 5662
- 3 Tammuz 5754 (April 1902 - June 1994)], became the 7th Rebbe of the Chabad
dynasty after his father-in-law's passing on 10 Shvat 5710 (1950). He is widely
acknowledged as the greatest Jewish leader of the second half of the 20th
century. Although a dominant scholar in both the revealed and hidden aspects of
Torah and fluent in many languages and scientific subjects, the Rebbe is best
known for his extraordinary love and concern for every Jew on the planet. His
emissaries around the globe dedicated to strengthening Judaism number in the
thousands. Hundreds of volumes of his teachings have been printed, as well as
dozens of English renditions.
Footnote:
Tekiah=lengthy wailing sound, shevarim=brief weeping sound, teruah=staccato
sobbing sound
Milestone: Aron Bell, 98, Aron Bell, a Holocaust survivor and the last remaining
brother of the famed Bielski partisans who saved more than 1,200 Jews from the
Nazis during the Holocaust, has died at 98. After the German army arrived in
Stankiewicze in July 1941, the town’s Jews were imprisoned in the Novogrudok
ghetto. Two of Bell’s siblings, Abraham and Yankel, were murdered in the
village, and his parents, David and Bella, were murdered in a mass killing
there in December 1941. https://www.timesofisrael.com/aron-bell-last-of-famed-partisan-bielski-brothers-dies-at-98/
Milestone: David Kroyanker, 86, The architect
David Kroyanker, who penned dozens of books on Jerusalem’s urban landscape,
died Saturday in his home at the age of 86. https://www.timesofisrael.com/david-kroyanker-chronicler-of-jerusalems-architectural-history-dies-at-86/
Inyanay Diyoma
Sept. 20th and Sept. 21st
Swords of Iron Day 715 and Day 716 start of week 103
The main and secret and perhaps very powerful enemy is arising. A
friend of mine many years ago said that there will come a day and we will have
to destroy the Aswan Dam! https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-presses-gaza-offensive-reportedly-urges-us-to-prod-egypt-on-sinai-military-buildup/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-lets-abbas-speak-via-video-after-us-barred-him-from-attending-general-assembly/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/allenby-crossing-with-jordan-to-reopen-for-pedestrians-sunday-following-deadly-attack/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-years-of-war-worlds-oldest-synagogue-paintings-found-intact-in-damascus/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyberattack-disrupts-check-in-systems-at-major-european-airports/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-now-suspect-embattled-minister-golan-of-accepting-bribes-reports/
It was reported in Yeted Neeman that Putin’s Top General is lying
to him about success in Ukraine. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scoop-russian-jets-carrying-ballistic-missiles-violate-estonian-airspace
Police are
expecting around 100,000 people to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service at
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. The event
is receiving Super Bowl-like security measures. The event will
include speeches from President Donald Trump, Vice President
JD Vance, Erika Kirk and others. https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-investigation-9-20-2025
https://www.foxnews.com/media/universities-crack-down-employee-social-media-posts-celebrating-defending-kirks-death
https://www.foxnews.com/health/older-adults-should-target-muscles-when-strength-training-says-fitness-pro
The
PA Is Still Paying Salaries to Terrorists and ‘Martyrs’ | Algemeiner.com
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-busts-west-bank-terror-cell-manufacturing-rockets-to-be-launched-at-israel/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-security-council-nixes-resolution-to-spare-iran-from-snapback-sanctions/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rejecting-far-right-conspiracy-theory-netanyahu-reiterates-israel-didnt-kill-charlie-kirk/
Trump:
What happened on October 7th was genocide at the highest level | Israel
National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-many-american-jews-high-holidays-will-be-a-mix-of-anxiety-and-determination/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-idf-officer-sought-likud-linked-crime-familys-help-to-prevent-post-oct-7-ouster/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-weekly-protests-hostages-families-demand-netanyahu-atone-ahead-of-high-holidays/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-to-attend-hostage-rallies-as-hamas-issues-warning-for-their-fate/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/48-surreal-hours-in-damascus-an-israeli-reporters-travelogue-from-an-enemy-capital/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-presses-gaza-offensive-reportedly-urges-us-to-prod-egypt-on-sinai-military-buildup/
Report:
UK PM Starmer to sanction Hamas while recognizing a Palestinian state | Israel
National News
Watch:
MK Eli Dallal knocked down during Likud toast event in Kfar Saba | Israel
National News
Portugal
to recognize a Palestinian state | Israel National News
Gaza
fighting intensifies: Tunnel shafts destroyed, terror cells eliminated | Israel
National News
Attempt
to break into Israeli Embassy in The Hague thwarted, staff safe | Israel
National News
Suspect
in 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant massacre arrested | Israel National News
IDF
eliminates Hamas deputy intelligence chief in Gaza strike | Israel National
News
Aerial
chase after driver who was driving 233 km/h | Israel National News
Top
Hezbollah commander eliminated in IDF strike in southern Lebanon | Israel
National News
Failed
infiltration: IDF detains four foreign nationals near Jordanian border | Israel
National News
War
numbers, the most powerful weapon against Israel | Israel National News
Trump:
'Very close to 40 of the hostages are deceased' | Israel National News
Jews
considering leaving Belgium due to rising antisemitism | Israel National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-seeking-congressional-approval-to-sell-6-billion-in-weapons-to-israel/
Sept. 22nd
Swords of Iron Day 717
Autumn is here. A story behind the group of soldiers killed last
week. Like in the 2nd Lebanese War, food was not being delivered
properly to them. Col. Avraham spoke to a platoon leader. These were young men,
officer training cadets not wanting to complain but they did not get food
supplied properly. Col. Avraham had his engineering brigade take care of their
needs.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-rockets-fired-at-ashdod-idf-says-many-hamas-fighters-killed-in-gaza-city-push/
This is the first time in many years that I am making
an appeal for my Kollel. For years we had a number of main supporters that held
the Kollel together. The Israel Government gave a stipend that got lower and
lower until next to nothing with a run away inflation. I donate a nice sum each
year that can cover more than one student but we have much more and it is next
to impossible to meet the needs.
This year we finally obtain recognized charity tax
reduction contribution. The following
letter below describes how to directly donate.
Dear Friend,
We kindly invite you to take part in supporting
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עזרת אחים וכולל בית שלמה
https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-balad-mk-hanin-zoabi-arrested-for-alleged-terrorist-incitement/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/1-killed-in-new-hampshire-shooting-witness-says-gunman-yelled-free-palestine/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-opposition-chiefs-meet-form-permanent-forum-to-coordinate-ahead-of-next-election/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-warns-afghanistan-over-return-strategic-bagram-airbase-us-control
https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-summit-to-meet-on-two-state-solution-6-more-nations-set-to-recognize-palestine/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-proposal-envisions-multi-national-force-tasked-with-gradually-disarming-hamas/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-southern-gaza-new-anti-hamas-enclave-emerges-under-militia-claiming-israeli-backing/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptians-outraged-after-pharaohs-bracelet-stolen-from-museum-melted-for-gold/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-push-deeper-into-gaza-city-as-half-a-million-residents-said-to-have-left/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-investigating-after-strike-on-hezbollah-operative-also-kills-4-lebanese-civilians/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-of-israeli-pilgrims-head-to-ukraine-to-mark-jewish-new-year/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-now-suspect-embattled-minister-golan-of-accepting-bribes-reports/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-cash-doctors-and-bulldozers-saudi-arabia-pursues-soft-power-push-in-syria/
Unvaccinated
toddler dies of measles in Jerusalem | Israel National News
New
Syrian government to select transitional parliament on October 5 | Israel
National News
Watch:
36th Division enters Gaza City | Israel National News
'The
answer to hate is not hate': Erika Kirk forgives husband's killer | Israel
National News
Watch:
Trump, Musk reconcile at Charlie Kirk memorial | Israel National News
IDF
holiday amnesty sparks outrage over release of haredi draft evaders | Israel
National News
Arkansas
Representative: 'This is Judea and Samaria, not the West Bank' | Israel National
News
Bennett
promises elections will remain on schedule | Israel National News
If they want a no Israeli Fly Zone it is off. https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-reports-progress-in-talks-with-syria-as-us-official-says-security-deal-99-done/
President Trump at Charlie Kirk Funeral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-AM2EHClIY
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-officials-and-activists-praise-charlie-kirks-faith-impact-on-us-politics/
Op-Ed Ben Dror Yemeni Yes,
Western leaders are rewarding terrorism by recognizing Palestinian state
Shabbat
candle-lighting times | Israel National News
A
joint effort between Israel’s National Cyber Directorate and a local startup recently thwarted a wave
of phishing attempts targeting official government and security websites, an attack
that could have caused severe damage to citizens and national security. https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/bkhhgorile
The population of Israel 10,148,000 of which 9,811,000 citizens and
7,707,000 Jews. More Emigration occurred
last year than immigration. Israel's
population at the start of the New Year: 10,148,000 | Israel National News
Israel’s population grows to
10.1 million on Rosh Hashanah eve despite record emigrat
That was the
message from Dell Technologies’ Sascha Meier, a veteran of nearly 20 years with
the company who now leads presale solutions across Europe, the Middle East and
Africa and serves as a chief technology officer ambassador. “We don’t get into
politics – not in the Middle East, and not anywhere,” according to Meier, who
visited Israel last week for the Dell Technologies Forum (DTF) in Tel Aviv.
“Dell plays everywhere and we sell everywhere. All of our partners are aware of
Israeli technology. It’s not a barrier.” https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/hj8v11dcjel
Dozens of IDF
battalions have been placed on high alert ahead of the High Holidays and
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s upcoming
speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, in preparation for a possible
surge in terror attacks throughout the week. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-868334
Former Gaza
hostage Emily Damari hosted Mosab Hassan
Yousef,
known as the “Green Prince,” at her home in Kfar Aza, where she revealed new
details about her time in Hamas captivity, N12 reported on Sunday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-868321
Sept. 23rd, 24th
Swords of Iron Day 718 and Day 719
https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-20-wounded-including-2-seriously-in-houthi-drone-attack-on-eilat/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-show-iran-has-started-rebuilding-key-missile-sites-hit-by-israel/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-presented-comprehensive-plan-to-end-gaza-war-in-un-meeting-with-muslim-leaders/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatar-jordan-denounce-netanyahu-as-warmonger-regional-threat-indonesia-says-shalom/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/italy-warns-israel-to-safeguard-gaza-flotilla-after-drone-attacks-sends-warship-for-rescue/
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/dallas-ice-office-shooting-9-24-2025
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-dumps-peter-strzok-lawsuit-over-fbi-firing-anti-trump-texts
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-anti-israel-activist-sentenced-to-more-than-19-years-for-firebombing/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-mayor-of-floridas-miami-dade-county-faces-off-against-own-son-over-israel/
The IDF cleared for publication during the Rosh Hashana
holiday that Major Shahar Nethanel Bozaglo, aged 27, from Migdal HaEmek, a
company commander in the Armored Corps 77th Battalion, 7th Brigade, fell during
combat in the northern Gaza Strip. Maj. Shahar Netanel
Bozaglo killed in RPG attack in Gaza | Israel National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-abraham-accords-turn-5-israels-willingness-to-use-its-military-might-becomes-concern-for-allies/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-dismantles-telecom-threat-around-un-that-could-have-blacked-out-cell-service-in-nyc/
Syrian President:
Security deal with Israel possible, but no recognition | Israel National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-presented-comprehensive-plan-to-end-gaza-war-in-un-meeting-with-muslim-leaders/
Sept. 25th
Swords of Iron Day 720
The terrorists are busy trying to ambush/snipe at soldiers like the
killing yesterday of one in the guard post or soldiers living their vehicles to
relieve themselves too close to the snipers. Then there are kidnapping attempts
or implanting devices on the road area. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldier-killed-in-hamas-sniper-attack-on-gaza-city-guard-post/
Close to 50 wounded in Eilat. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-868471
Northern Israel received the first rains of the season in some
places over four inches aka 100cm in an hour. Rainfall in Nahariya
breaks 93-year record | Israel National News
Lilo sent me the following about the UN on Israel. Yoel 3:1 And it shall
come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your
young men shall see visions; 2 And also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out My spirit. 3 And I will shew wonders in
the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 4 The sun
shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and
terrible day of the LORD come. 5 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in
Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as the LORD hath said, and among
the remnant those whom the LORD shall call. Hmmm, I
wonder will happen to all those who voted for a Palestinian State?
187th Arab Mafia murder. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-868516
Dozens of Houthi
terrorists estimated dead in strikes on Yemen | Israel National News
Two dead, four seriously
and critically injured, in Route 5 traffic accident | Israel National News
Israeli-American accused
of espionage for Iran | Israel National News
Over Gaza: Failed launch
towards IAF helicopter | Israel National News
Report: Trump to unveil
Gaza ceasefire outline with Arab leaders | Israel National News
Third in a week:
Unvaccinated infant dies of measles in Jerusalem | Israel National News
Security forces eliminate
terror cell planning attack | Israel National News
Indictment: Arab-Israeli
planned to kidnap IDF soldier | Israel National News
Shocking murder during
Rosh Hashanah | Israel National News
Improvised rocket found
in Tulkarm | Israel National News
Terrorists open fire from
Shifa hospital | Israel National News
Watch: Deputy commander
of Hamas' naval police eliminated | Israel National News
Spain, Italy deploy
warships to protect Gaza flotilla | Israel National News
Close quarters battle in
Gaza City: Commander severely wounded | Israel National News
Israeli suffers
mid-flight stroke, plane lands in Riyadh | Israel National News
Iran
receives Mig 29’s. https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-868452
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-mulling-annexing-settlements-sanctioning-pa-chiefs-after-palestine-recognition/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-flight-makes-emergency-stop-in-riyadh-after-israeli-traveler-suffers-stroke/
Young Israelis more spiritual due to war. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-868439
Police are
searching for a man who drew a swastika outside a Beverly Hills elementary
school on Monday, which marked the start of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-868442
https://www.timesofisrael.com/heading-to-un-netanyahu-dismisses-palestinian-recognition-as-shameful-capitulation/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-envoy-witkoff-confident-of-gaza-breakthrough-in-coming-days-as-peace-plan-floated/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-un-sharaa-blasts-airstrikes-but-says-syria-committed-to-dialogue-with-israel/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-airs-footage-purporting-to-show-details-of-alleged-israeli-nuclear-program/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-pizza-store-bans-all-israelis-until-they-open-their-eyes-to-gaza/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pezeshkian-vows-iran-will-never-bow-before-aggressors-as-snapback-sanctions-loom/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/dua-lipa-said-to-drop-jewish-agent-who-urged-kneecaps-removal-from-glastonbury/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-emotional-comeback-jimmy-kimmel-says-he-didnt-mean-to-make-light-of-kirk-killing/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-convicted-of-attempting-to-assassinate-trump-tries-to-stab-himself-after-verdict/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-activist-imprisoned-for-12-years-reunites-with-family-after-pardon-from-sissi/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-80-french-towns-wave-palestinian-flag-flouting-government-directive/
Op-Ed Diane Bederman The scourge of Jew
hatred - Diane Bederman- Your Passionate Voice of Reason
https://www.timesofisrael.com/bruce-pearl-record-breaking-jewish-basketball-coach-quits-amid-rumored-senate-run/
Sept. 26th
Swords of Iron Day 721 end of week 103
https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-not-going-to-happen-trump-says-he-wont-allow-israel-to-annex-west-bank/
Iran built underground
missile factories in Yemen | Israel National News
Poll: Likud gains
strength, Gantz falls below threshold | Israel National News
Poll: Yoaz Hendel's
'Reservists' party teeters on electoral threshold | Israel National News
Report: Iran suspected of
missile launch at Imam Khomeini spaceport | Israel National News
IDF Spox. reveals:
'Brutal murderer' Nukhba commander eliminated | Israel National News
Shabbat candle-lighting times
| Israel National News
https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/09/25/jews-israelis-face-death-threats-business-bans-rising-antisemitism-europe/
Lawmakers
Urge Trump Admin to Block Turkey From Acquiring Advanced US Fighter Jets |
Algemeiner.com
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-american-anti-zionist-suspected-of-spying-for-iran-on-ex-idf-chief-ben-gvir/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/meeting-erdogan-trump-hints-he-may-lift-ban-on-sale-of-f-35s-to-turkey/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-home-prices-have-finally-started-falling-its-not-only-about-the-gaza-war/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/14th-century-machzor-book-at-israels-national-library-reveals-lost-yom-kippur-prayers/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/greta-thunbergs-flotilla-bombarded-abba-music-radios-hijacked-report
https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-said-to-block-idf-from-cloud-system-over-use-in-surveillance-of-palestinians/
Gmar a healthy, happy, prosperous, successful,
peaceful, restful, fruitful and Torah filled new year,
Rachamim Pauli and family
