Can remove from Prayer List as
recovered: Eliezer
Binyamin ben Faige Dinah.
Prayers for Men: Shalom Charles ben
Gracia, Daniel ben Rivka, Ephraim ben Mazel,
Zev ben Rachel, Yisrael Ben Dovid ben Drorah Rivka, Meir Melech ben Bracha,
Peter Bruce ben Golda Chaya, Dovid
ben Zahava, Chaim ben Miriam,
Women: Karen Neshama bas Esther Ruth, Chaya
Melecha Rachel bas Baila Alta, Miriam bas Irene Taita Malka, Drorah Rivka bas Chana, Leah bas Sara, Mine’
Dulah bas Maxine, Rachel Izel bas Sara, Miriam Esther bas Golda
Chaya, Dina bas Sara.
Please add for the next couple months: Elka
Tikva bas Dina.
I also received this from Neal Z. Please continue to keep Izzy in
your thoughts and in your prayers (Yisroel Alter ben Chava Chana), as the power
of our collective prayers can hopefully continue to penetrate the heavenly
gates of mercy!
Parsha Vayikra
Each of the 5 Sefarim of the Chumash is called after the first or
second work at the beginning. Sefer Beresheis (Beginning) vs. Genesis, Shemos
(Names of Tribes) vs. Exodus, Vayikra (Called - unto Moshe) vs. Leviticus,
Bamidbar (Wilderness) vs. Numbers and Devarim (Speaking) vs. Deuteronomy. We go
according to the starting word while the world goes according to content.
We left off with the establishment
of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and we continue now with its establishment and the
ceremonies. During the first week, Moshe will act as Priest and then turn over
the duties to the Cohanim forever. He will never ever offer a Korban
(Sacrifice) again after that.
1:1
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting,
saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them:
When any man of you brings an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your
offering of the cattle, even of the herd or of the flock. 3 If
his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without
blemish; he shall bring it to the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be
accepted before the LORD. 4 And he shall lay his hand upon the
head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement
for him.
The Korban Olah (burnt offering) is
only a male (bull) and inside of the skin completely burnt.
5
And he shall kill (whenever you see ‘kill’ it means
ritually slaughtered) the bullock before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the
priests, shall present the blood, and dash the blood roundabout against the
altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting. 6 And he shall
flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.
The Korban Pesach is skewed on a
spit, this appears to be put on a grid like the Samaritans Offer-up on Har
Bracha. Dashing the blood with Hyssop on each side of the Mizbayach (Altar).
7
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in
order upon the fire. 8 And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay
the pieces, and the head, and the suet, in order upon the wood that is on the
fire which is upon the altar;
The sections, the head. Since the head is not included in the skinning, for
it was already severed at the time
of slaughtering, it was necessary
to mention it specifically as
being included among those pieces placed on the Altar.
9
but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall
make the whole smoke on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
A fire-offering - i.e., when he slaughters it, he must slaughter it with intent for it
to be consumed by fire.
Intention is part of the sacrifice and if one did/does not
have intention or intends outside of the Mikdash or when time later than the
time of the offering expires makes the Korban Pasul (invalid; and obtains the
name Pegul in Hebrew meaning out of its time and/or out of its designated
place. The Pegul disqualification goes on all Korbanos.).
10 And if his offering be of the flock, whether of the sheep, or of
the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a male without blemish.
The burnt offering can be a ram.
11
And he shall kill ritually slaughter it on the
side of the altar northward before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the priests,
shall dash its blood against the altar round about. 12 And he
shall cut it into its pieces; and the priest shall lay them, with its head and
its suet, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar. 13 But the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the
priest shall offer the whole, and make it smoke upon the altar; it is a
burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the LORD.
Everything goes on the Mizbayach
including the internal organs, contents and fat.
14
And if his offering to the LORD be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall
bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons. 15 And
the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its head, and make it
smoke on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of
the altar.
The fowl offering aka pigeon or dove shall be without blood, crop
and feathers.
16
And he shall take away its crop with the feathers thereof, and cast it beside
the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes. 17 And he
shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder; and the
priest shall make it smoke upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire;
it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the
LORD.
Burnt offerings could be brought by
the tribe, wealth people with a bull, less wealthy perhaps moderate or average
means a ram, the poorer class a fowl and the dirt poor class just a meal
offering.
2:1
And when any one bringeth a meal-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be
of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon. 2
And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests; and he shall take thereout
his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, together with
all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall make the memorial-part
thereof smoke upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto
the LORD. 3 But that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and
his sons'; it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
The Cohain does an act called Kamitza
that is grabbing the flour to be mixed with oil and the thumb and pinky fingers
clean the excess flour. What is left in the hand is mixed with oil and put on
the Mizbayach. The left over flour that is not the Korban belongs to the
Cohain. It would take probably dozens to over a hundred of times to make a
kilogram.
4
And when thou bring a meal-offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened
cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil.
With the exception of the Korban
Todah (Thanksgiving offering) all cakes/breads made are under 18minutes and are
Matzos in one form or another.
5
And if thy offering be a meal-offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine
flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 6 Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour
oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.
Unleavened griddle cake/bread.
7
And if thy offering be a meal-offering of the stewing-pan, it shall be made of
fine flour with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of
these things unto the LORD; and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he
shall bring it unto the altar.
This is like an unleavened but deep
fried according to the Chabad translation.
9
And the priest shall take off from the meal-offering the memorial-part thereof,
and shall make it smoke upon the altar--an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savor unto the LORD. 10 But that which is left of the meal-offering shall be
Aaron's and his sons'; it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD
made by fire.
The number of very poor people made
for many acts of Kamitza and hence Aharon and sons could be satisfied by all
this left over flour.
11
No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with
leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made
by fire unto the LORD.
Honey is not to be used and the
smell of burning honey is unpleasant or harmful.
12
As an offering of first-fruits ye may bring them unto the LORD; but they shall
not come up for a sweet savor on the altar. 13 And every meal-offering of thine
shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant
of thy God to be lacking from thy meal-offering; with all thy offerings thou
shalt offer salt.
Salt is one of the main things that
bring out taste and also helps remove the life blood of the Korban.
14
And if thou bring a meal-offering of first-fruits unto the LORD, thou shalt
bring for the meal-offering of thy first-fruits corn in the ear parched with
fire, even groats of the fresh ear.
וְאִם־תַּקְרִיב - When you
offer. Here is an example of אִם being
used in the sense of כִּי “when,” for this offering is not optional, since the verse is speaking of the
grain-offering of the omer, which is obligatory. Similarly we find אִם used
in the sense of כִּי: וְאִם יִהְיֶה הַיֹּבֵל וגו׳ (lit.) “And when there will be the Jubilee year….” מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים - A
grain-offering of first grains. Scripture is speaking of the grain-offering of the omer,
which is brought אָבִיב, i.e., at the time of the ripening of produce, and is
brought from barley, for it says here אָבִיב, and
elsewhere it says: “since the barley was ripe (אָבִיב).” קָלוּי
בָּאֵשׁ - Roasted over the fire - i.e., it is dried over the fire in a perforated vessel for parching grain, for otherwise it could
not be ground in a mill, since it is moist. גֶּרֶשׂ כַּרְמֶל - means “coarsely ground while still moist.” גֶּרֶשׂ - has the connotation of breaking and grinding, i.e., he grinds it up in a grit-mill. It is a similar form to: “He broke (וַיַּגְרֵס) my teeth with gravel” and “my soul breaks (גָּרְסָה).” כַּרְמֶל - while the husk (כַּר) is still
full (מָלֵא), i.e., when the grain is moist and full in its stalks, and
thus the fresh ears are called כַּרְמֶל. Similarly we find: “and fresh grain (כַּרְמֶל) in their husks.”
15
And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a
meal-offering. 16 And the priest shall make the memorial-part of it smoke, even
of the groats thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
thereof; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 3:1 And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offerings: if he offer
of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before
the LORD. 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill
it at the door of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall dash
the blood against the altar round about. 3 And he shall present of the
sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat
that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 4 and the
two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the lobe
above the liver, which he shall take away hard by the kidneys. 5 And Aaron's
sons shall make it smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon
the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor
unto the LORD.
Peace Offering or Korban Shalomim
with the root being Shalom.
6
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD be of the
flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 7 If he bring a lamb
for his offering, then shall he present it before the LORD. 8 And he shall lay
his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting;
and Aaron's sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about. 9
And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by
fire unto the LORD: the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, which he shall take
away hard by the rump-bone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the
fat that is upon the inwards, 10 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon
them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take
away by the kidneys. 11 And the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar; it
is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
The fat that covers the organs is known
as Chelev and forbidden to eat under penalty of Kores. For the flames to lap up
is OK.
12
And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before the LORD. 13 And
he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting;
and the sons of Aaron shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round
about. 14 And he shall present thereof his offering, even an offering made by
fire unto the LORD: the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is
upon the inwards, 15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which
is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the
kidneys. 16 And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food
of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is the LORD'S. 17
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your
dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
Ram or Billy Goat have the same
sacrifice or laws applying to them.
4:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 Speak
unto the children of Israel, saying: If any one shall sin through error, in any
of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any
one of them: 3 if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the
people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock
without blemish unto the LORD for a sin-offering. 4 And he shall bring the
bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay
his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 5
And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to
the tent of meeting. 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and
sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the
sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar
of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the
remaining blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of
burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting. 8 And all the fat
of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that
covers the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 and the two
kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe
above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys, 10 as it is taken off
from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them
smoke upon the altar of burnt-offering. 11 But the skin of the bullock, and all
its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung, 12
even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean
place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the
ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
The Korban Chatas comes about from
somebody who erred in either forgetting that the violation of the Torah was
forbidden or he erred in the fact that he knew of the prohibition but thought what
he did was permissible. Example he knew that writing on Shabbos was forbidden
but thought it was a weekday. The Korban Chatas can only come about by
accident.
13
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the
eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded
not to be done, and are guilty: 14 when the sin wherein they have sinned is
known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin-offering, and
bring it before the tent of meeting. 15 And the elders of the congregation
shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD; and the
bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 16 And the anointed priest shall bring
of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting. 17 And the priest shall dip
his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front
of the veil. 18 And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of
the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the
remaining blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering,
which is at the door of the tent of meeting. 19 And all the fat
thereof shall he take off from it, and make it smoke upon the altar. 20 Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of
the sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement
for them, and they shall be forgiven. 21 And he shall carry
forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock;
it is the sin-offering for the assembly.
Something happened that a law was
forgotten by a whole Congregation. They crossed the international date line and
messed up on Shabbos or Yom Kippur or in troubled times the whole congregation
erred or the Rabbis forgot the law.
22
When a ruler sins, and does through error any one of all the things which the
LORD his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty: 23 if
his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be known to him, he shall bring for his
offering a goat, a male without blemish. 24 And he shall lay his
hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the
burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering. 25 And the
priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it
upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and the remaining blood thereof
shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. 26
And all the fat thereof shall he make smoke upon the altar, as the fat of the
sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as
concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
This could be a King, Government or
Cohain Gadol.
27
And if any one of the common people sin through error, in doing any of the
things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty: 28
if his sin, which he hath sinned, be known to him, then he shall bring for his
offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and
kill the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering. 30 And the
priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the
horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall
he pour out at the base of the altar. 31 And all the fat thereof
shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of
peace-offerings; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar for a sweet savor
unto the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be
forgiven.
It is much more likely that
somebody without access to the Shulchan Aruch, Mishnah Berurah or Code of
Jewish Law would make an error. Example on a camping trip, in the army or
walking within a town.
32
And if he bring a lamb as his offering for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a
female without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the
head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where
they kill the burnt-offering. 34 And the priest shall take of
the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the
altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out
at the base of the altar. 35 And all the fat thereof shall he
take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of
peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke on the altar, upon the
offerings of the LORD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him
as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
The whole purpose is to regret the
sin, offer it up and upon completion be forgiven. Today we only have Teshuva a
strong repentance, prayer and charity.
5:1 And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he
being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he
shall bear his iniquity; 2 or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be
the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the
carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him
that he is unclean; 3 or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his
uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he
knows of it, be guilty; 4 or if any one swear clearly with his lips to do evil,
or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter clearly with an oath,
and it be hid from him; and, when he knows of it, be guilty in one of these
things; 5 and it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that
he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned; 6 and he shall bring his forfeit
unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb
or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as
concerning his sin. 7 And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring
his forfeit for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young
pigeons, unto the LORD: one for a sin-offering, and the other for a
burnt-offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that
which is for the sin-offering first, and pinch off its head close by its neck,
but shall not divide it asunder. 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the
sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be
drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering. 10 And he shall
prepare the second for a burnt-offering, according to the ordinance; and the
priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin which he hath sinned,
and he shall be forgiven.
In our case here, there was a sin
but he did not know that he had done it. Example: He was observing Shabbos and
did something reflexive for a weekday such as turning on or off a light and it
went by unnoticed by him until a neighbor said something about his Shabbos Clock
or if he had small children playing in house.
11
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he
shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an
ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither
shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering. 12 And he
shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as
the memorial-part thereof, and make it smoke on the altar, upon the offerings
of the LORD made by fire; it is a sin-offering. 13 And the priest shall make
atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these
things, and he shall be forgiven; and the remnant shall be the priest's, as the
meal-offering.
The Korbanos goes according to the
wealth of an individual.
14
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin
through error, in the holy things of the LORD, then he shall bring his forfeit
unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy
valuation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a
guilt-offering. 16 And he shall make restitution for that which he hath done
amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto
the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the
guilt-offering, and he shall be forgiven.
This is misappropriation of a holy
item. This most likely would be done by
a Cohain or Levi or an ordinary man saying this is a Korban and accidently
using the animal for mundane purposes.
17
And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not
to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his
iniquity. 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock,
according to thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and the
priest shall make atonement for him concerning the error which he committed,
though he knew it not, and he shall be forgiven. 19 It is a guilt-offering--he
is certainly guilty before the LORD.
Guilt offering is called a Korban
Asham.
20
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 21 If any one sin, and commit a trespass
against the LORD, and deal falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or
of pledge, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbor; 22 or have found that
which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all
these that a man doeth, sinning therein; 23 then it shall be, if he hath
sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or
the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was deposited
with him, or the lost thing which he found, 24 or anything about which he hath
sworn falsely, he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part
more thereto; unto him to whom it appertains shall he give it, in the day of
his being guilty. 25 And he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD, a ram
without blemish out of the flock, according to thy valuation, for a
guilt-offering, unto the priest. 26 And the priest shall make atonement for him
before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven, concerning whatsoever he doeth so as
to be guilty thereby.
Stealers pay double unless he rustled and slaughtered an animal
that would involve paying four or five times the value.
Pesach (Passover)
murmurings
I began thinking that there is no
Shabbos HaGadol Post this year as it falls hours before Pesach. Your Chametz
(Leavening) would have been sold and your house cleaned and inspected next
week. You might not have nullified crumbs that are in your house or something
you might eat on Shabbos.
Any Chametz you find must be
scattered to the wind, put in kerosene, burnt or flushed between the 5th
hour of the morning on Shabbos (which is not a day for burning but rather Chol
HaMoed [intermediate days of the festival]) and this continues on until the end
of Pesach or if we knew it was in our possession on Pesach.
A few weeks ago, I mentioned my
Medicine with the Elixir. What I forgot to mention is that anything that a dog
will not eat is Chametz nullified. I can tell you that if it was not a special
internal medicine that I took without “the spoonful of sugar” and it tasted
really bad that a dog would avoid.
Where must we really check well for
Pesach if Chametz got there? If you and your family do not bring Chametz into
bedrooms, basements, attics etc. one need not check. If one is afraid that
perhaps some crumbs stuck to the soles of ones shoes, one can sweep, wash and
superficially check.
When night falls Thursday before
Pesach this year we make the blessing and do not talk except for if Chametz is
found or not in a room. One proceeds to check the house and car(s) for Chametz
with a candle or for the car a small flashlight. The tradition uses a feather
to sweep up the crumbs. A thin piece of paper will do in an emergency is not
feather is available.
I wrap up 10 pieces of bread in
small aluminum foil. My wife places them in various spots. I suggest counting
and recounting the number of pieces. One year I was by myself 5729 and I did
not count. I did not write down where I put each piece. I ended up with 9
pieces tore the apt apart. I never found the missing piece. Now it is possible
I only had 9 and miscounted or a mouse or rat grabbed a piece. I suggest also
that the wife or friend place them somewhere and remember. A person with three
bedrooms, living room and dining room could have one or two pieces in each room
vs. a man with 10 rooms a piece in each room.
Various sites for Kosher Le Pesach
Medications:
https://www.yadlolim.org/healthcare/kosher-for-pesach-medicine-lists#
https://www.gov.il/en/pages/kosher-for-passover-medicines
https://oukosher.org/passover/medicine-guidelines/
US Star K Products, Medications,
Koshering your oven-utensils guide:
https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/pesach-guide-web.pdf
In Israel, you might want to go to
your pharmacy for the medications.
What happens if you are in a partnership
with a non-Jew or work/manage a non-Jewish Supermarket. You have to specify
with the partner or company that you have no ownership or enjoyment from leaven
on Pesach.
How about owning some shares or a
mutual fund in a company that sells food. You probably have to have in mind
that the Chametz sold in the company on Pesach you will have no benefit from
but Mc Coffee or whatever will be your share and that you do not benefit from
Shabbos work for your dividend. According to McDonald's latest financial reports and
stock price the company's current number of shares outstanding is 715,200,000. So even if you own 100,
200, 1000, 10000 shares they are nullified by sixty before Shabbos or Pesach.
The Haggadah: The
Chabad.org Haggadah - For a meaningful, fun and uplifting Passover Seder
Torah.org and here Passover 2025[ Jewish festival of
passover] - Chabad ❤️
Have on-line Chametz selling. In
Hebrew: https://forms.gov.il/globaldata/getsequence/getHtmlForm.aspx?formType=ChametzSale@rabanut.gov.il#
Deadline for eating Chametz UK. Pesach
Times 2025 | Kosher London Beth Din - KLBD
USA https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/usa-zmanim-chart.pdf
Deadline Yerushalayim and down
under [AU and NZ]. https://www.ka.org.au/consumer-resources/pesach-guide/times-pesach
Shabbos Erev Pesach Eretz Yisrael -
Translated from Hebrew. 04:56 dawn breaks, 05:30 Tallis Time, 06:16 Sunrise,
09:26 last time to say the morning Shema, last time for eating Chametz in
Israel 10:31AM most finish before hand and rinse out mouth by this time. There
is a two minute variation and I took the stricter time. 11:36 the last time to
say “Kaul HaMira” to nullify the Chametz. Best to do from 10:33 onwards if one
has to put away tooth brushes and dispose of crumbs. 12:41 Chatzos (midday or
midnight) for the last time to eat Matzos at the Seder Table. If we had a
Temple or the majority of Jews in Eretz Yisrael, the Korban Pesach ritual
slaughtering would start at 13:15. Sundown 19:07 Erev Shabbos so anywhere
between 40, 30, 23, 20 or 18 minutes earlier is candle lighting Erev Shabbos.
Candle Lightning Motzei Shabbos not before: 19:45. On April 10th
check: Your City should
appear. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
Pesach Times thanks to BeitChabad.com
In your own city contact your local
Orthodox Rabbi for times not listed here.
The fast of the first born or
Talmud finish is on Thursday. Horseradish and Charoset Mixture of nuts, dates,
cinnamon, ginger, apples (some with raisins), boiled egg, roasted leg bone
preferably chicken so as not to look like a sacrifice and salt water are
prepared on Friday. https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/6837433/jewish/11-Ways-Passover-2025-Is-Unique.htm#
Testing the Rabbis Skills on Secular Subjects.
By Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles.
https://ascentofsafed.com/Stories/Stories/5785/1425-27.html
The days when the
Czar ruled in Russia were unbearable for the Jews. It was almost impossible to
believe anything could be worse. Anti-Semitism and evil decrees were constant.
Every few years, wholesale massacres of Jews called ["pogroms"]
popped up like poison mushrooms. But in this atmosphere of constant oppression
and suffering, Judaism miraculously survived and even flourished! As the Torah
says: "The more the Jews were oppressed, the more they were
fruitful....." (Ex. 1:12).
One of the biggest
enemies of the Jews, and of mankind in general, was the Czar's Minister of the
Interior--an evil, sadistic despot by the name of Stolypin. He was always
making new oppressive rules and laws to terrify the people, secure his own
power and, whenever possible, torture the Jews.
One awful day, the
leading Rabbis of Russia were notified that, under the direction of Stolypin,
the government was passing a new law requiring all Rabbis to pass a series of
exams in secular subjects. Any Rabbi failing to meet the requirements would not
be allowed to lead a congregation. The idea behind this was to
"normalize" Judaism and open the doors to "new" rabbis who
cared nothing for such ancient ideas as "G-d" and "commandments,"
thus lowering the resistance of the next generation to, G-d forbid, conversion.
The Rabbi leaders
decided to meet in Petersburg to decide what to do. Hundreds of devout geniuses
were present for one purpose: how to assure the decree would fail by opposing
it in every way possible. But the cunning and ruthless Stolypin had already
anticipated their opposition. On the second day of the convention, a messenger
of the government entered the hall on his orders, took the podium and called
for attention, and announced to the hushed crowd of Rabbis:
"The Minister of the Interior wishes to inform you, in the name of His
Majesty the Czar, that he fervently hopes that the Rabbis are willing to
support and join His Majesty the Czar in his new program. But if not, His
Majesty the Czar will find it difficult to support and protect the Jews against
those who threaten them, and it could certainly be that 101 cities will suffer
pogroms at the hands of Anti-Semitic mobs."
The Rabbis went pale
with fear, and a deathly silence fell on them. These were no empty words. Just
a few years earlier, they had actually come true; thousands of bloodthirsty
Russian peasants suddenly swept through Jewish areas, destroying Jewish shops,
homes and property, and sadistically killing and maiming thousands of Jews as
they went.
It seemed clear that
resistance would be pointless, and, although there were still a few Rabbis who
had not yet taken the podium, it was doubtful that anyone could change the
atmosphere of defeat in the air.
The next to speak
was supposed to be the Rebbe of Lubavitch, Rabbi Shalom-Dovber Schneersohn
(called the Rashab an acronym of his name). But he requested that he be allowed
to speak last.
So the holy genius
Rabbi Chaim of Brisk, the great Rosh Yeshiva and leader of the Lithuanian-style
rabbis of his generation, stood and heroically declared that, despite the
threats, he was opposed to the government idea. But it was obvious that he
spoke with a heavy heart. It seemed clear that the outcome would be concession.
Finally, the Rebbe Rashab's
turn came to speak. The Rebbe was not a healthy man and was often obliged to
see doctors or take treatments for weakness. But here, he stood straight and
spoke with a clear, loud voice that all could hear. (These same words would be
spoken by his son and successor, Rebbe Yosef-Yitzchak Schneersohn, years later
against the Communists)":
"It is not
through our will that we are in exile, and not with our will that we will leave
it... G-d has put us in exile and He alone will gather us from the four corners
of the earth through our righteous Moshiach. Until then, all the nations on the
face of the earth must know that only our bodies are in exile, for no power can
rule or imprison our souls! We must announce in public, for all to hear, that
what is relevant to Judaism -- Torah, the Commandments and even our customs --
no one can change or influence. We must declare, with the greatest Jewish
stubbornness drawn from thousands of years of Jewish self-sacrifice, 'Touch not
my anointed and my nation of prophets do not harm.'"
He then raised his
arms and cried out, "Jews! Sanctify G-d's name in public!" (i.e. Be
willing to die for the Torah.)
Then, he fainted.
Immediately, Rabbi
Chaim of Brisk stood and shouted that he too opposed the new decree, even at
the cost of his life. A vote was taken and it was decided: not one Rabbi would
support the decree.
Meanwhile, the Rebbe
Rashab was taken to his room and a doctor was rushed in to treat him. Still, it
wasn't long before two mammoth soldiers appeared there also, with orders to
arrest him and take him to prison. It was only with the greatest effort and
maneuvering, including the doctor's objections, that his sentence was reduced
to house arrest and finally dropped altogether.
Several of the great
Rabbis with Rabbi Chaim of Brisk at their head came to visit the Rebbe to see
how he was. They found him sitting in a chair at his desk weeping...obviously
over the impending law.
Rabbi Chaim put his
comforting hand on the Rebbe's shoulder and said, "Lubavitcher Rebbe, why
are you crying? After all, we did all we could! Now it is up to G-d to do the
rest!"
"True",
said the Rebbe. "We did all we could. Yet the decree has not been
averted!"
Calming down a bit,
he continued. "If a paid factory worker does everything possible to fix a
broken machine, he can go home and sleep peacefully whether he succeeded or
not. But not the factory owner; he won't sleep until the problem is
solved!"
Unexplainably,
however, the decree was never mentioned again by the government, and, thank
G-d, Stolypin's threats of pogroms also never materialized.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Modified and supplemented by Yerachmiel Tilles from the rendition of
Rabbi Tuvia Bolton in a weekly email a few years ago, which was based on an
article in Kfar Chabad Magazine (#1017, pg 45) and a lesson in Toras Menachem
(vol. 3, pg. 210).
Why this week? The 125th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab is on 2nd of
the Jewish month of Nissan (2025: Monday, March 31).
Biographical note:
Rabbi Sholom-Dovber Schneersohn [20 Cheshvan 5621 - 2 Nissan 5680 (Oct. 1860 -
April 1920)], known as the Rebbe Rashab, was the fifth Rebbe of the Lubavitcher
dynasty. He is the author of hundreds of major tracts in the exposition of
Chasidic thought. In 1915, after 102 years of four Chabad Rebbes living in
Lubavitch, he transferred the center of the movement to Rostov-on-the-Don.
My readers will recall that I
served in the Israeli Army at great sacrifice both to my advancement at work
and fathering my children. I served on three different front line borders
(Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, also near Schem and my son also served on the
Jordanian Border). However, at that time the army worked in conjunction with
the Rabbis. The Gerer Rebbe sent many of his followers into the army and
Ponevez sent former students and others like myself were following Rav Shach
Ztzal on the philosophy “If you are not learning Torah all the time then serve
in the army”. My son, Chaim, had blocks thrown at his head in Gaza and served
months in South Lebanon in the army because he was ‘only’ learning 8hours a day
at the advice of the Chief Rabbis.
But that was with the agreement
between the secular and the religious. Today the left is acting towards the
Bochurim in the Yeshiva similar to the Czar in our story above.
There is a rule in Torah – you grab
a little of something you have something. {Hebrew: TOFASTA MI-AT TOFASTA,
TOFASTA MERUBA LO TOFASTA}
If you try to grab everything, you have nothing. The Rabbis were willing TO
ENCOURAGE 6-10,000 working Charedim to serve in the army BUT DO NOT TOUCH MY
RABBINICAL STUDENTS (ANNOINTED ONES). However, similar to the Jews that want to
free the Columbia Terror Activist in NJ, the wanted it all. So the Rabbis went
like the Rebbe Rashab and Rabbi Chaim of Brisk against the closure of Torah
Study.
I too am against the stupidity and
wickedness of the left trying to crush religion. We were 3100 years before the
Reform movement and will be thousands upon thousands of years afterwards. Privately I have told a relative that if he is not
learning, he should be in the army but he is sticking with the Rabbis now. So
they sent out 10,000 draft notices and about 215 Charedim were inducted. They
plan to send out 14,000 more draft notices. Go on more and more. Jail them all
and house them, clothe them, feed them with their families on welfare. Is this
your great solution? YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID! There is an old proverb that says
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-only-2-of-haredim-heeding-idf-draft-orders-liberman-urges-action-against-leaders/
Milestone: Val Kilmer, 65, Actor from
pneumonia. https://www.timesofisrael.com/val-kilmer-top-gun-and-batman-star-with-an-intense-approach-dies-at-65/
Milestone sent by Anna. Dayan
Moshe Mordechai Arnerich in Jerusalem.
With deep sorrow we learned about the passing of our very dear friend, teacher,
father in the country, who always knew to bring back a smile on my face in
whichever difficulty we found ourselves.
Inyanay Diyoma
Mar. 29th and 30th
Day 540 and 541 start of week 78
I had my personal trainer today so had just
written the above, saw that I was late with a painter in the house getting
instructions from me. I was just on the way at the Modiin
Illit-Mattiyahu-Chashmonayim Junction when for the first time, I was caught on
the highway with no place to go. Sirens were activated in the Jerusalem area and central Israel
following the launching a missile at Israel from Yemen. I pulled into an area on the side near the bus stop. I was there
with other people. I am a bit old to hit the deck with my hands on my head only
if I hear a whirling noise. I heard two sonic booms after a few minutes and the
lady next to me said “all clear” and ran to her car. Since the pieces fall like
a propeller at times, I waited another minute plus and then was the last car to
move. As I got to the Modiin Junction, the radio said “all clear” with some
landings near Yerushalayim in Moshav Estalol, nursing school of Hadassah and in
the greater Tel Aviv area. I knew the Houthis would send stuff for Eid but not
when for it was a while since Thursdays two missiles. At the same time there
was a rocket from Gaza Launched. I was by my personal trainer 5 or 6 minutes
late. https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthi-missile-triggers-sirens-in-central-israel-is-downed-en-route/ Injured from running to safety. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848115
The
IDF located some of the remains of hostage Meny Godard, 73, who had been
kidnapped from Kibbutz Beeri on October 7, 2023, by Palestinian Islamic Jihad
terrorists, the military announced Saturday evening. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-847594
Iran warns America against strikes. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-848077
Canadian Jews and politicians
expressed outrage last week over the threats made by a Toronto man who was convicted for threatening to plant bombs in every
local synagogue and kill as many Jews as he could. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-848092
An Orthodox Jewish mother, 35, and two of her daughters, aged 5 and 7,
were killed by an individual driving on a suspended license in a predominantly
Orthodox Jewish area of Brooklyn on Saturday
afternoon. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848081
Police extended the arrest of the suspect who was recorded at a Jerusalem
protest seemingly committing an indecent act towards a border police
officer, Israel Police said on Saturday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-848105
Pressure on Hamas is working. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406129
The
police and Shin Bet arrested a 17-year-old Israeli Arab from Jisr az-Zarqa who
pledged allegiance to ISIS and then planned to carry out a major attack in the
Sharon area in central Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406125
Over
the past week, troops of the 810th Brigade, under the command of the 210th
Division, operated in new areas on the peak of the Syrian Hermon with the goal
of neutralizing threats and confiscating enemy equipment in the area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406126
Israeli rescue equipment is operating in
Thailand. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406124
Captive makes a plea. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848061
Mar. 31st
Day 542
The Transport Ministry always sent out payment
forms for car registration renewal. I guess Minister Miriam Regev thought it
would be a good idea not to send them out. My test was due Mar. 25th.
I released that the month was over and I had not gotten my renewal notice. PLEASE – PLEASE NEVER TELL THE PUBLIC YOU CHANGED YOUR
POLICY. EXPECT EVERYBODY TO GET PROPHECY. {Since the Temple was destroyed
fools, madmen and little children get prophecy.} This is part of Israeli
life.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-says-cabinet-voted-to-step-up-military-pressure-on-hamas-in-gaza/
Had I written Diane Bederman’s
Op-Ed below, I probably would have called it: Jewish Assimilation and
Progressism – Progressing to stirring up a hornet’s nest. Or When will
they ever learn?
Shin Bet vs. right wing Jews. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406178
According
to Khamenei, if the US follows through on its threats, it will receive a
"strong blow." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406173
Six terrorists arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406175
Sunday
the police arrested a man suspected of spraying swastikas on Magen David Adom
(MDA) ambulances a few weeks ago. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406174
Actor Richard Chamberlain, 90, dies. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v9xzw09z0o
Speeding and the cops let him go. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406163
Netanyahu aides arrested. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkd7e1uakg
The IDF issued an unusually
large-scale evacuation order in Gaza on Monday, calling on all
residents of Rafah and several nearby towns to leave
the area. In an Arabic-language statement, IDF Arabic-language spokesman Lt. Col.
Avichay Adraee warned
that the military is "resuming intense combat to dismantle terrorist
capabilities in these areas." https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkbkzppa1e
Apr. 1st
Day 543
I get comments here and there. One came to me
yesterday: “Time to flatten
Gaza”. We did get an answer back from the Ministry of Transportation questioning
where to send the car registration? Isn’t the owner of the car listed.
Fortunately, we did it on line.
50 Shachidim, Rafah Battery Tunnel destroyed
and less rocket launchers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406193
Fearing pressure on his men to turn “State
Evidence” against him. https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-summoned-for-questioning-in-qatargate-probe-as-top-aides-arrested/
Netanyahu claims witch hunt from the left. In
the USA activist communistic and socialist appointed Judges trying to issue
injunctions to stop the Trump Administration. New Laws proposed. Parle Vous?https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-far-right-leader-le-pen-barred-from-seeking-public-office-over-embezzlement/
Immediate threat removed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406221
Candidate for Shin Bet director withdrawn after
phone call from Lindsey Graham = He lambasted Trump in Op-Ed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406231
New COS more trust in the IDF. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406232
Blood Libel not wine for Matzos – Medics. https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-says-15-gaza-medics-killed-by-idf-found-in-mass-grave-idf-we-targeted-terrorists/
President
Donald Trump on Monday floated the name of David Friedman, former US Ambassador
to Israel, as a possible nominee for US Ambassador to the UN, after the White
House withdrew the
candidacy of Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406219
Ben Gvir not living up to his agreement. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406214
Arabs are not necessarily ‘saints’ but to
destroy their belongings and/or beat them w/o cause. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406213
3,800 year old seal found. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406233
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyprus-court-acquits-5-israelis-accused-of-raping-british-tourist/
6 terrorists behind bars. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406175
Less
time for Lynchers. The Haifa District Court sentenced two individuals to four
and seven years in prison for their involvement in an attack on a Jewish
family’s car, which mistakenly entered an Arab village in Wadi Ara during the
2021 Operation Guardian of the Walls. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406168
Houthis have only a few dozens of missiles left.
Though
the missiles weigh hundreds of kilograms and are between five and ten meters
long each, only a few are manufactured each month. In addition, many of the
launchers were damaged in the US - and Israeli - strikes. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406169
MK helping in extreme left riot. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406222
An
anti-Zionist professor declared that it is a "duty" to make Jewish
people "feel uncomfortable" during an anti-Israel demonstration at
the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) last Wednesday.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406190
Apr. 2nd
Day 544
Strength and swords operation in Gaza expands
as Israel seizes more territory. https://www.timesofisrael.com/katz-says-offensive-aimed-at-seizing-extensive-territory-as-idf-pounds-south-gaza/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-pm-naftali-bennett-registers-new-political-party-ahead-of-2026-elections/ I am concerned that
he might run with Lieberman.
Finally cheaper garlic pickles &
cream soda. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-nixes-us-import-tariffs-a-day-before-trump-set-to-levy-duties-on-trade-allies/
Shin Bet Deputy to head ISA until new candidate
found. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406285
During my years at work, in many
cases – my boss when retiring or moving up in the organization would be
replaced by an outsider. “Teach me how you work so I can be your boss.” The
chance of rising up in the organization on merit or experience approaches
absolute zero.
Letitia
James is ordering that business to end its “Passover special” — a car-cleaning
offer that massively overcharged Orthodox Jews. Otherwise, it will have to pay
$75,000. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406281
According
to the Knesset Time website, members of the Religious Zionism party recorded
the highest average attendance, with 749 hours. They were followed by the
Democratic Party with 728 hours and Yesh Atid with 700 hours. The United Torah
Judaism faction ranked fourth with 673 hours, while the National Unity party
recorded 640 hours. Conversely, the MK with the lowest recorded attendance was
Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri, with only 51 hours. He was followed by Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, who attended for 107 hours, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz
with 174 hours, MK Moshe Arbel with 197 hours, and Economy Minister Nir Barkat
with 205 hours.
Coalition Chairman MK Ofir Katz had the highest number of hours in the Knesset
during the winter session, totaling 1,209 hours. He was followed by MK Yitzhak
Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) with 1,206 hours. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406286
Israeli
businessman Gil Birger has been interrogated under caution in connection with
the Qatar Gate case. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406286
A US federal judge determined on Tuesday that
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may challenge the legality of his
arrest by immigration authorities in New Jersey, rather than in Louisiana,
where he is currently held. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406275
The
Hamas terrorist organization has quietly removed about 3,400 "identified
deaths" from its list of casualties in the war, including the supposed
deaths of 1,080 children, according to an analysis by Honest Reporting board
member and NGO Monitor analyst Salo Aizenberg. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406249
B-2 Bombers near Iran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406270
Gazan Justice: Family members
belonging to a local clan in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip executed a Hamas
police officer who was alleged to have shot and killed a member of the clan. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406261
Israeli
forces have arrested a Hamas terrorist named Karadi Hassan, a resident of
Kutzra, was arrested at Migdalim junction. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406241
Hamas-Iranian threats on Israelis/Jews abroad. Try speaking English
etc. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406243
Israel’s
National Security Council Warns of Increased Threats to Jews Abroad Ahead of
Passover - Algemeiner.com
During
the meeting held on Saturday night, Security Cabinet members discussed the
latest developments in the military campaign in the Gaza Strip and the
possibility of advancing a hostage deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406148
MK Moshe Gafni
(Degel Hatorah) said Ben-Gvir was violating and desecrating sacred
ground. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848531
Held in Military Prison mentally unfit for
service. WHY? K. had been held for about a month in Military Prison 10 at Beit Lid, under
strict conditions that posed serious risks to her physical and mental health.
According to her attorney, Eden Zino, the IDF refused to acknowledge the
complexity of her medical condition or provide appropriate treatment. Initially,
the military also declined to weigh her—an essential indicator of her health
status. When they finally did, she was weighed while wearing handcuffs and
military boots, obscuring her true weight. Her last known
weight was only 42 kilograms (92 lbs). https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-848542
Tlaib
Set to Headline Terrorist-Connected Palestinian Event in New Jersey -
Algemeiner.com
Hamas
Escalates Crackdown on Protesters Amid Growing Dissent in Gaza - Algemeiner.com
Meta
Boots Anti-Zionist Columbia University Group From Instagram - Algemeiner.com
US
Supreme Court Weighs Law on Suing Palestinian Authorities Over Terror Attacks -
Algemeiner.com
Each
Arrow interceptor costs $2-3 million, compared to a THAAD interceptor costing
about $12-15 million. This is one of the reasons THAAD has so far only been
purchased by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which can afford its costs. Germany,
which evaluated THAAD against Arrow 3, chose the Israeli system. Arrow 4 and 5
will be cheaper, faster and technically updated. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-848333
12
arrested: The IDF and Shin Bet
(Israel Security Agency) discovered a bomb-making lab in Tulkarm that contained
landmines, explosives, explosive-making materials, and a welding machine last
week, the military announced on Tuesday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-848423
Apr. 3rd
Day 545
Today I met with some of my ex-colleagues from
work. After 25years one of my friends, I did not recognize. Another looked the
same way and a fellow I saw less than 10years ago put on so much weight. Where
did the time go? I heard a story of somebody who was not nice and somehow got
paid back by HASHEM without details. Not the first and not the last.
I also finished my Pesach shopping minus
raisins today.
Media
Refuse to Report on Gazan Protestor Murdered By Hamas - Algemeiner.com
https://www.timesofisrael.com/western-wall-cleared-of-thousands-of-visitors-notes-ahead-of-passover/
Squad Car set on fire. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406349
Germany
Orders Deportation of Four Hamas Sympathizers Over Anti-Israel Agitation -
Algemeiner.com
Three
Jewish Coaches Lead Teams in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four -
Algemeiner.com
Syria two jobs. The first from the air –
bombing to prevent Turkey or the ISIS from using Assad’s weapons. The second
closer to Israel and Damascus, ground forces. I was at times a paramedic in a
rescue force behind the ones that went over the border. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406339
Syria's
Foreign Ministry harshly criticized Israel's recent strikes in the country,
claiming that Israelis "intentionally attempting" to upset stability
in the area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406338
Hamas has opted not to respond to Israel’s latest
counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, instead reaffirming its
commitment to the terms set forth by international mediators, a Hamas official
told Reuters on Wednesday. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406332
MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) launched a harsh attack on
Wednesday against the Religious Zionist Party and Minister of Aliyah and
Integration Ofir Sofer, who participated in a march calling for the
conscription of Charedim in the IDF. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406327
17 arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406349
The police decided to release Zvika Klein, editor
of the Jerusalem Post, who was investigated as part of the Qatar Gate
affair. Klein had been under house arrest. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406358
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848620
Apr. 4th
Day 546 end of week 78
Note. The www.rabbipauli.blogspot.com next week will
be out most likely on Thursday. The Pesach Musings in the blog this week took
me about 8 hours to compile all the references, Halachos and reminders for this
year.
Last night between after 20:30 and 21:30, the
Houthis send out a rocket that was downed deep in Saudi Airspace that the
sirens did not go off in Israel.
The
IDF and Shin Bet (ISA) on Wednesday struck Hamas terrorists in a command and
control center that also served as a central meeting point for the Hamas terrorist
organization in the area of Jabaliya. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406376
IDF
and Israel Police forces were dispatched to the scene and located 15 sacks that
had been hurled toward the border fence with Jordan, containing approximately 150
kilograms of drugs. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406375
Explosives hurled at the IDF. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406355
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-democrats-party-chief/
Harvard
anti-Israel
student activist group was placed on probation. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-848809
Trump Administration plans to freeze funds for
Harvard and Brown Universities over antisemitism. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-848439
Swarthmore suspends leftist anti-Israel
Student. https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-848835
Jerusalem Post editor arrested in affront on
Freedom of The Press. My name is Zvika Klein. I am the editor-in-chief of this newspaper
you’re reading. This week, I was arrested. I was placed
under house arrest. In an instant, I went from a public servant to a
suspect. Not even in my worst nightmares could I have imagined this. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-848796
A US
federal judge has ruled that two Jewish advocacy organizations may proceed with
a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley, accusing the
institution of permitting persistent antisemitic harassment of Jewish students
and faculty, Reuters reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406336
Hi-Tech in Israel grows. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-848834
UK arrests men over Hezballah links. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848706
An older fertility mix-up in Israel. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-848721
The
International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Wednesday that Nicaragua
informed the Court that it had decided to withdraw its participation in South
Africa's case. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406369
Leftist MK Gilad Kariv (The Democrats)
has been summoned for questioning under caution next week on suspicion of
leaking classified protocols from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense
Committee. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/406383
A healthy, peaceful, restful
Shabbos and of course a Kosher and enjoyable Pesach,
Rachamim Pauli
