Parsha Vayeshev
Since Rav Simcha
HaCohain Kuk Ztzal pointed this out to me, I love to write it each year. In all
the Parshiyos of Beresheis, this one is the only one where G-D is not
mentioned. So where is G-D? HE is working behind the scenes making the Moshiach
Ben Dovid and the Moshiach Ben Yosef.
Yacov has escaped
enslavement or death under Lavan. Yacov has escaped total annihilation by Esav
and finally is in Eretz Yisrael. Yacov/Yisrael is 108 years old. His sons have
taken over running the business. He can now sit back and learn Torah with
Rachel’s sons. It is a good time for him. He feels that he has reached the age
of rest and relaxation on the land he and his family is about to inherit.
Avraham’s prophecy of 400 years of slavery from 198 years ago is long
forgotten. But HASHEM works is strange ways. Yacov per our Sages originally
should have gone with his family in chains to Egypt. However, the piousness of
Yitzchak and Yacov have changed that into going like royalty into Egypt and
slavery to be delayed until 350 years after the dream or 152 years in the
future at the time of the birth of Moshe.
37:1 And Jacob dwelt
in the land of his father's sojornings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the
generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock
with his brethren, being still a lad even with the sons of Bilhah, and with the
sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought evil report of them unto
their father.
He was basically a good
boy but his brothers did not like him being a tattle-tale or snitch. As a
17year old, he was not taught that sometimes it is best to be quiet. It seems
that at the age of 17 he knew it all.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he
was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colors.
Son of his old age and
he was taught by his father all the old wisdom of Shem and Ever. He had beauty
and his descendant Rav Yochanan was very beautiful. His face was brighter than
all his brothers. He was an orphan from his mother and spoiled by his father. He
had a garment of silk with many colors or expensive dyes. Some of the comments
used here come from Rabbi Ben Porat Shlita.
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than
all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
He is a snitch, spoiled
and preferred by his father causing jealousy.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and
they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this
dream which I have dreamed: 7 for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the
field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your
sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.' 8 And his brethren said
to him: 'Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion
over us?' And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
If they did not hate him
before his dream full of Chutzpa taking over from Reuven and the other elder
brothers.
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren,
and said: 'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the
moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.' 10 And he told it to his father, and
to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: 'What is this
dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed
come to bow down to thee to the earth?'
This time the dream was
too much for his father and it did not take prophecy to see how his brothers
felt, so Yacov puts him down.
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in
mind.
More jealousy but
quietly Yacov kept things in mind.
12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem?
come, and I will send thee unto them.' And he said to him: 'Here am I.' 14 And
he said to him: 'Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well
with the flock; and bring me back word.' So he sent him out of the vale of
Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
This distance is 100 to
115 km or 71miles.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the
field. And the man asked him, saying: 'What do you seek?' 16 And he said: 'I
seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.' 17
And the man said: 'They are departed hence; for I heard them say: Let us go to
Dothan.' And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Sometimes “man” means
Angel and it was possibly the Satan directing him.
18 And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them,
they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another:
'Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and
cast him into one of the pits, and we will say: An evil beast hath devoured
him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.'
The hot heads Levi and
Shimon want to kill him over favoritism and dreams.
21 And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and
said: 'Let us not take his life.' 22 And Reuben said unto them: 'Shed no blood;
cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him'--that
he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
Reuven is the oldest
brother and silences them with intent to return him home safely.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren,
that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit--and the pit was empty, there
was no water in it.
They threw him into a
water pit but there was no water left but snakes and scorpions were there.
25 And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes
and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their
camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.
They sat down as if
nothing happened.
26 And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay
our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the
Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our
flesh.' And his brethren hearkened unto him.
Yehuda takes over
leadership in the absence of Reuven and figures out a way to save Yosef and
even get money out of it.
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ - Its
meaning here is as Onkelos translates it: וְקַבִּילוּ מִנֵּיהּ “they accepted it from him.” Every expression of שְׁמִיעָה whose
meaning
is “acceptance of a statement,” such as this case, and such as “and that Jacob had obeyed (וַיִּשְׁמַע) his father,” and “We will do and we will heed (וְנִשְׁמָע),” is translated by
Onkelos as
נְקַבֵּל. But every expression of שְׁמִיעָה whose
meaning is “hearing of the ear,” as in “They heard (וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ) the voice of God, which was moving about in the garden,” and
“Rebecca had been listening (שֹׁמַעַת),” and
“Israel heard (וַיִּשְׁמַע) about it,” and “I have heard (שָׁמַעְתִּי) the complaints” – they are all translated by Onkelos respectively as וּשְׁמָעוּ, שְׁמָעַת, וּשְׁמַע, שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָמַי.
28 And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and
lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty
shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ
אֲנָשִׁים מִדְיָנִים - Midianite merchants
passed by. This
was another caravan, and Scripture is thus informing you that he was sold several times. וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ - And they
hauled -
i.e., the sons of Jacob hauled Joseph up from the pit and sold him to the
Ishmaelites, the Ishmaelites
sold him
to the Midianites, and the Midianites sold him to Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in
the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and
said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whither shall I go?' 31 And they took
Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Yacov deceived his father, Yitzchak, with a goat(s) to
get his blessing and now his sons are deceiving him with a goat.
32 and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to
their father; and said: 'This have we found. Know now whether it is thy son's
coat or not.' 33 And he knew it, and said: 'It is my son's coat; an evil beast
hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.' 34 And Jacob rent
his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many
days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he
refused to be comforted; and he said: 'Nay, but I will go down to the grave to
my son mourning.' And his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
38:1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren,
and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw
there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her,
and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his
name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name
Onan. 5 And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah; and he was at
Chezib, when she bore him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and
her name was Tamar.
After dealing with Lavan and family, Yacov realized that he
would have to have his sons marry somebody from Shem or Ever. Yehuda marries
one of the few monotheist women and has three sons from her.
7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and
the LORD slew him.
Tamar was one of the most beautiful women of her time. I
don’t know what Er or the fashion of the time considered beauty. The Medrash
suggests that Er does things to prevent her from getting pregnant and I
conclude this is essentially preventing Moshiach.
8 And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform
the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.'
Onan does not want to do Yebum and essentially spills his
seed outside of Tamar so that she does not become pregnant and he too dies.
This time the Torah states it is not the same wickedness of his brother but the
fact that he feels that the children will be called by his brother and not him.
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass when
he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he
should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did was evil in the
sight of the LORD; and He slew him also.
The two boys were lacking something in their education and
they did things that was evil and wicked. This was hidden from Yehuda and he
feared for Shelah.
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: 'Remain a widow in thy
father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up'; for he said: 'Lest he also
die, like his brethren.' And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
Yehuda is scared that Shelah will die like his brothers at
the hand or body of this vivacious looking woman. (Actually, she was dressed
very modestly like a Bedouin woman dresses not like a woman in shorts and body
armor but she must have had the figure that was visible enough to Er and maybe
Yehuda.) But if she does not marry Er and she is supposed to be an ancestor of
Moshiach who will sire a son with her?
12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died;
and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and
his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Yehuda was now without a wife and without two sons.
HASHEM was about to give him a replacement. Note as with Iyob when his wealth
returned doubled, the number of children were what they were before. The reason
is that wealth can be replaced and even grow but the loss of a child cannot be
replaced.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goes
up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'
Now is the time for the widow to perform Yebum with the
redeemer.
14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and
covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entrance of
Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and
she was not given unto him to wife.
As with the Bedouin a married woman covers her face. Actually,
she was behaving like Rivka in covering her face before the father of her children
for modesty.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had
covered her face.
Yehuda withheld Shelah from her. However, he too was a
redeemer of his son’s widow. Little did he know that he was going to make the
line of the Moshiach not through a son but via Tamar direct from himself.
16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said: 'Come, I pray thee,
let me come in unto thee'; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.
And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou may come in unto me?' 17 And
he said: 'I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock.' And she said:
'Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?' 18 And he said: 'What pledge
shall I give thee?' And she said: 'Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that
is in thy hand.' And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she
conceived by him.
She took the future kingdom’s seal, shepherd’s staff
and cord for praying. She was guaranteed to be now the mother of the line of
Moshiach.
19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and
put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by
the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's
hand; but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying:
'Where is the harlot, that was at Enaim by the wayside?' And they said: 'There
hath been no harlot here.' 22 And he returned to Judah, and said: 'I have not
found her; and also the men of the place said: There hath been no harlot here.'
23 And Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent
this kid, and thou hast not found her.'
The woman deserves payment and I could be embarrassed
if she produces the three things that she received from me.
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told
Judah, saying: 'Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover,
behold, she is with child by harlotry.' And Judah said: 'Bring her forth, and
let her be burnt.'
Burnt – is for a bas Cohain like his former wife who
committed adultery. She is with child and should have either had Chalitza or
married one his sons and go divorced. From whom did she become pregnant only by
some hanky-panky.
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law,
saying: 'By the man, whose these are, am I with child'; and she said: 'Discern,
I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.'
She did not say, “You made me pregnant.” Rather she
thought that it was better to be burned by fire than speak Lashon HaRa.
However, she had a staff, ring and cord each which had the name and perhaps
symbol of the Lion on them.
26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said: 'She is more righteous
than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son.' And he knew her again no
more.
He stood up took responsibility for his actions and
acknowledged that he was the father. As or Yehuda and Tamar the Pshat says it
was a onetime fling. The Gemara holds that they lived happily ever after as per
the Hebrew.
But
he no longer continued: Heb.
וְלֹא-יָסַף. Some say: he did not continue [to know
her] (Targum Onkelos), and others say: he did not cease (Sotah 10b). (A similar
instance is found in connection with Eldad and Medad (Num. 11:25), [where the verse reads:]
וְלֹא יָסָפוּ, they did not continue, which the Targum
renders: וְלֹא פָסְקוּ, they did not cease).
27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold,
twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one
put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread,
saying: 'This came out first.' 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his
hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said: 'Wherefore hast thou
made a breach for thyself?' Therefore, his name was called Perez.
Peretz or break through – breach.
30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread
upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.
Since the start of the Moshiach ben David has been
established, it is time for our narrative to turn to the Moshiach ben Yosef.
39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the
Yishmaelites, that had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with
Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the
Egyptian.
This was supposed to be the continuation of making of
Moshiach ben Yosef.
Yosef is brought down to Egypt having a master who is
so high up in the Egyptian rank that he had to become a Eunuch to serve in
Pharaoh’s chamber. Yosef it seems works hard - that the LORD
made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Until: 5 And it came to pass from the time that he appointed him overseer
in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house
for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in
the house and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand;
and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph
was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.
Now Mrs. Potiphar was not a Eunuch like her husband and
may have been in her 30’s during the prime of the female libido. Yosef was in
wonderful shape and very handsome with quite smooth skin (Based on the
statement in the Gemara about Rabbi Yochanan, who came from Yosef.) Yosef most
likely looked like his mother, Rachel.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife
cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said: 'Lie with me.' 8 But he refused, and
said unto his master's wife: 'Behold, my master, having me, know not what is in
the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand; 9 he is not greater
in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee,
because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin
against God?' 10 And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that
he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to
pass on a certain day, when he went into the house to do his work, and there
was none of the men of the house there within,
Most likely she devised a plan and got everybody but
Yosef out of the house. She saw that from her would come Moshiach bas Yosef but
it would be through a daughter.
12 that she caught him by his garment, saying: 'Lie with me.' And
he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
To put it mildly, she was not dressed like a Taliban
woman dresses in public and literally pulled off Yosef’s garment and like the
Arab Galabieh today is worn without underwear. (See Shemos on the pants of the
Cohanim for greater explanation.)
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment
in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 that she called unto the men of her house,
and spoke unto them, saying: 'See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock
us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
Fifty plus years ago there was a book written by a
Psychiatrist called: “Games People Play”. The book analyzed the
Potiphar’s Wife Syndrome. 3,000 years later in either the Ukraine or nearby
would be a Chassid that was in the woods. He would come to a house and asked to
warm up from the bitter winter. He removed his jacket. He fled into the cold
leaving his jacket behind and ran and ran towards his destination. In the
meantime, the husband of the woman came home found a coat and the woman claimed
attempted rape. The husband pursues after the Chassid Yosef with fury. The
Rebbe called his Chassidim out to walk with a coat or blankets towards the
woods. The Chassid came and the husband close behind. When the people cried
Yosef and lifted him up, the husband got the idea.
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and
cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out.' 16 And she
laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17 And she spoke unto
him according to these words, saying: 'The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast
brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me. 18 And it came to pass, as I
lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled out.' 19
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she
spoke unto him, saying: 'After this manner did thy servant to me'; that his
wrath was kindled.
Why didn’t he kill Yosef? Most likely, a different
servant spoke up in Yosef’s favor explaining the truth.
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the
place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the prison. 21
But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor
in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison
committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and
whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison
looked not to anything that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him;
and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
There is a Medrash that this same woman, came to
torment Yosef there too and he resisted.
40:1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the
king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And
Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers,
and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of
the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered
unto them; and they continued a season in ward.
These were VIP prisoners. There was a fly found in
Pharaoh’s wine cup that he was angry at the butler and a very small pebble in
his cake or bread from the baker.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one
night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and
the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came
in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he
asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his master's house,
saying: 'Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?' 8 And they said unto him: 'We have
dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it.' And Joseph said unto
them: 'Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.'
My father has given me a tradition dating back perhaps
to Adam of messages from G-D in dreams. (Measure for measure is that Yosef had
two dreams that got him haughty and into this situation. Now Yosef was about to
interpret two sets of two dreams as a humble slave in jail and before Pharaoh
to be lifted up.)
…11 and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.' 12
And Joseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches
are three days; 13 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and
restore thee unto thine office; and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his
hand, after the former manner when thou were his butler.
According to the Medrash each man dreamed his dream and
the solution to his fellow. The butler was worried about his dream because he
saw the interpretation of the baker. The baker was upset because of his own
dream.
14 But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee,
and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh,
and bring me out of this house. 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land
of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into
the dungeon.'
He should have been released with the butler but
because he relied on the butler instead of HASHEM he was given two more years
in jail. However, there is a tradition that one must not wait for a miracle but
to do his best to do things naturally.
For we build a shelter to protect ourselves from our
enemies. [Remember the two incidents from the Gulf War. There were two shelters
by ‘Beit Danny’ in Holon. One was either missing the key or rusted solid. The
other opened easily so everybody crushed themselves into the one shelter. The
rocket hit Beit Danny the locked shelter was completely destroyed but the other
one unscathed.
Then there was Eitam G. who used to drive his
motorcycle up and down Rehov Rav Kahneman in Bnei Brak on Shabbos. The Stipler
Rebbe said the day would come and he would die from the equivalent of
stoning. It was rumored that he had places a swine’s head in the Beis
Knesset HaGadol or Rehov Rabbi Akiva. He ran to his shelter when the siren went
off. Because he was slightly delayed he was just before the entrance. The rocket
hit knocking off the heavy iron door onto Eitam killing him with the punishment
of stoning for violating Shabbos.]
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he
said unto Joseph: 'I also saw in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white
bread were on my head; 17 and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner
of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my
head.' 18 And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof:
the three baskets are three days; 19 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift
up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall
eat thy flesh from off thee.'
Vultures, Crows, Ravens do not attack a living person
unless that person threatens their nest or mate. So it must be that the birds
were picking on things of a dead person.
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday,
that he made a feast unto all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the
chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he
restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into
Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to
them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.
Trust not in princes for
that very day you design perish. Tehillim 146:3
Miracle in an underground parking lot.
On TV appeared a
toddler or small child inside the parking lot walking right next too a blind
turn. A woman hits the child who is pushed under her car. He was run over by
the front right tire but did not press on his heart. He fortunately has the car
stop over him with his head inches away from being crushed by the rear tire. Am
He was scraped up on chest and shoulders but “minor” injures. https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/liveblogs/live-blog/2482555/nissim-in-bnei-brak-child-miraculously-walks-away-after-being-struck-and-run-over-in-parking-garage.html
The Protestant Pastor
and the Village who saved 3,000 Jewish Children in plain sight from the Nazis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCHvQz_QYrQ
Parsha Vayeshev AI for children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkytLNWtDsY
From Miriam Esther the Jerba
La-Ghubiba Synagogue: https://www.facebook.com/reel/832879799637226
Teddy Kollek did it Frank Sinatra’s Way by Rachamim
Pauli
The year is 1948.
Teddy Kollek is sent with $1,000,000 in cash to pay for arms for the State of
Israel. The Jewish Mafia headed by Meyer Lansky has made a deal with his friend
from the Italian Mafia (Lucky Luciano deported to Italy but a man behind the
scenes). Kollek is supposed to give the money to a captain of ship in NY Harbor
and it will sail to Israel.
Kollek is sitting at
the bar in the Copa Cabana and trying how to get the money to the ship with the
FBI on his tail trying to prevent him. Frank Sinatra comes to the bar and sits
down next to Kollek. Kollek walks out the front door with a brief case and
Sinatra out the back door. Kollek has an empty case and Sinatra goes to the
dock and pays the captain the money.
A great height,
vicious dogs and a spiked stone wall by R’ Y. Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1461-12
When Rabbi Schneur
Zalman [the future first Chabad Rebbe] was still a young student under the
tutelage of the famed Maggid of Mezeritch [successor to the Baal Shem Tov], he
boarded at a house owned by a local widow. One day, the young scholar arrived
home to find his landlady on the floor wailing hysterically. Her only son, she
sobbed, had decided to convert to Christianity, and was being held in a locked
room in a monastery.
"Don't
worry," Rabbi Schneur Zalman comforted her, "with G-d's help, we will
bring your son back."
Easily said, but not
so easily accomplished. Bringing this woman's plight to the Maggid would be
difficult. The Maggid stayed locked in his room throughout most of the day
which enabled him to quietly contemplate Torah. Outside his door stood his wary
attendant, who was adept at keeping people away when the master wished to be
alone.
"Listen to what
I say," Rabbi Schneur Zalman said to the widow. "Tomorrow, Friday
afternoon, while the attendant is away from the door for his pre-Shabbat
immersion, I will be able to open the door for you. Do not waste a second. Run
inside and inform the Maggid of your dilemma."
The next day, Rabbi
Schneur Zalman took advantage of the attendant's absence to open the door for
the distraught widow. Inside, the Maggid, who was occupied with his spiritual
preparations for the holy day of Shabbat, did not expect a strange woman to
burst into his room, weeping uncontrollably. But the poor woman was so
shattered that she stood silently at the door, unable to emit a single word.
Apparently seeing no
use for the interruption, the Maggid waved his hand, signaling her to leave.
The woman emerged from the brief audience shattered and bitterly disappointed
with herself.
But Rabbi Schneur
Zalman was confident that the Maggid knew of the widow's misery down to the
last detail. After all, righteous people are not bound by the conventional ways
of learning information.
After the widow
left, the Maggid did not make any mention of her or the purpose of her visit.
But when the attendant returned from the bathhouse, the Maggid suddenly
instructed all of his students to enter his room to welcome the Shabbat
together. Despite the unusual nature of the request, the group heeded the
Maggid's words.
Immediately after
prayers, the attendant rushed to set the table for the evening meal. Generally
lengthy and peppered with mystical Torah insights, the Shabbat meal was eaten
in a hurry, again leaving the students wondering at their master's unusual behavior. Birchat
HaMazon (Grace After Meals) was recited promptly after the meal.
All this time, the
Maggid maintained deep concentration and spoke with a booming and forceful
tone, a marked departure from the unassuming voice the students usually heard.
Torah insights, the likes of which were never heard before, were expounded
upon, his holy words interspersed with the occasional call to "listen, my
brothers, to the Torah's sweetness."
Of all the students,
only Rabbi Schneur Zalman knew the reason for the unusual change in routine. He
sensed that from the moment the widow left the Maggid's office, the Maggid
busied himself with reigniting her son's soul.
Suddenly, a mighty
wind began to roar outside, steadily picking up speed. By this point, the
Maggid's face was shining like a glowing torch. The students listened with
growing trepidation to the wind that howled violently around them.
BOOM!
Something thudded
against one of the walls of the house and the students, concerned that the roof
would collapse from the wind, bolted out of their seats. Unperturbed, the
Maggid stopped his discourse and turned to his attendant: "Quickly take
him to the nearby inn," he ordered.
The attendant
hurried out the door and immediately stopped in his tracks. Lying on the ground
outside the house was the widow's son, softly weeping. The attendant did not
waste a second and proceeded to whisk the son away to the inn.
After the attendant
left, the Maggid's serious demeanor, which had persisted throughout the entire
evening, transitioned to joy, and he finished the discourse on a euphoric note.
The Maggid then
retired to his room, and Rabbi Schneur Zalman headed for the inn, curious to
learn what led to the son's seemingly impossible release from the second floor
of the monastery.
Rabbi Schneur Zalman
found the young man sitting on the bed and reading the weekly Torah portion
with large tears streaming down his face. "How did you escape?" Rabbi
Schneur Zalman asked gently.
The widow's son
paused his tearful reading and began to tell his story.
"The beginning
of my escape started two hours before nightfall. I was lying on my bed in a
small cell on the monastery's second floor, determined to follow through with
my choice. No amount of convincing would have made me change my mind.
"But then, for
some reason I still don't understand, I had an overwhelming bout of longing for
the G-d of my people, an urgent need to leave and reestablish my connection
with the Jewish faith.
"I bolted from
my bed and quickly strode to the cell door, intending to break it down. But the
door remained steadfastly bolted from the out-side. Discouraged, I collapsed
back on my bed for about half an hour.
But the pangs of
yearning and love toward Judaism continued to intensify until I sensed my
materialistic desires melt way. This is how a dead person must feel, I thought;
none of the things that had mattered so much to me seemed to have any
consequence anymore.
"Lying there in
bed, becoming more restless by the moment, I understood that this love could
not have developed from myself. G-D was actively trying to protect my Jewish soul
from self-destruction.
"Again, I
unsuccessfully struggled to break down the door. There was no way out.
I slumped on the
bed, tears streaking my cheeks, and began to deliberate with myself. If G-D
allowed me to experience this indescribable arousal of G-dly love, I had no
doubt that He would surely come to my aid. I had to continue to try.
"I walked over
to the cell's small window. I pushed it and, to my relief, it swung open.
However, peering over the precarious ledge in the failing light, I was greeted
by the sight of the hard flagstones far below. To jump from this height would
leave all of my bones shattered, leaving even the prospect of a Jewish funeral
nonexistent. I was unsure what to do next.
"I rethought my
decision several times, and made my way to the window, only to be discouraged
again and again by the sheer drop.
"Darkness had
already set in when I suddenly felt my legs dash across the room, leap onto the
windowsill and carry me through the open window. I landed miraculously intact,
aside from some minor pain in my feet.
Despite this, my
excitement was short lived. During my brief stay in the monastery, I had
learned of the vicious dogs who guarded the premises. Chained away during the
day, the dogs were set loose on the monastery grounds at night. Even if I
managed to fend them off, their barking could easily alert the priests, who
would surely take me back, and who knew what they would do to me then?
"G-D will help,
I thought, and fearlessly strode towards the pack of dogs. They bounded towards
me excitedly and circled around me eagerly, as though reuniting with one of
their masters. Thankfully, they also kept silent, and I was able to slink
cautiously across the monastery grounds.
But then my heart
fell. A towering stone wall separated me from my freedom. Topped with sharp
spikes and the height of two men, the wall surrounded the monastery, its smooth
surface providing no grip. It was impossible to scale.
"Raising my
eyes once more, I pleadingly explained to G-D that I had tried everything that
was humanly possible to escape, risking my life in the process. Now, standing
beside the wall, I had nothing more to do.
"I was answered
in the most incredible way. A strong gale immediately swept me off my feet and
lifted me into the air. I was tossed over the unpassable wall and into the sky,
tumbling over the countryside until I landed right beside the Maggid's
house."
Displaying a zeal
and aptitude that he had never known before, the young man applied himself to
Torah study and the performance of good deeds for the rest of his days.
Years later, when
Rabbi Schneur Zalman would have his own followers, he would recount this story
that testified to the Maggid's greatness on numerous occasions, carefully
noting that the young man's change of heart happened right around the time the
Maggid began his devotions.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: From a primary and popular authentic source of chasidic stories, Sippurim
Nora'im, by Rabbi Yaakov Kaidanir (p. 38), as translated and adapted by Asharon
Baltazar for Chabad. Org
Why This Week? The chasidic festival, Yud-Tes Kislev, the
"Rosh Hashanah of the Chassidic year," starts this year on Monday
evening, December 8. It is the yartzeit of Rabbi Dov Ber (c.1700-1772),
the "Maggid" of Mezritch, successor to the Baal Shem Tov
(1698-1760), founder of the Chassidic movement, as well as the anniversary of
the miraculous release of the founder of the Chabad dynasty, Rabbi Shneur
Zalman (1745-1812), from Russian prison in 1798 on charges of treason. The
day also takes on yet a third identity: it marks the publication in 1796 of his
famous book of Chassidism (and Kabbalah, psychology and ethics): Tanya. For
more on his arrest click story #165 and story #321
Milestone: Helen Nash, 89, Kosher Cook
Book Author and philanthropist. https://www.timesofisrael.com/helen-nash-kosher-cookbook-author-and-nyc-philanthropist-dies-at-89/
Milestone: Frank Gehry, 96,
architect. Born Ephraim Owen Goldberg. https://www.timesofisrael.com/frank-gehry-the-most-acclaimed-architect-of-his-era-dies-at-96/
Inyanay Diyoma
Dec. 6th and 7th
Swords of Iron Day 792 and Day 793
start of week 114
Coffee vs. PTSD good for longevity. https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/can-coffee-slow-aging-new-research-says-yes-only-you-drink-right-amount
The general who will head the Mossad single handedly
fighting Hamas at major Negev Junction film from Oct. 7. Heroic
battle of next Mossad head | Israel National News
He was with the refuseniks, wonders
why no promotion. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-officer-whose-promotion-was-blocked-by-katz-calls-move-political-not-professional/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-i-respect-trumps-opinion-on-netanyahu-pardon-but-israel-is-a-sovereign-country/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatari-pm-gaza-truce-cant-be-considered-ceasefire-until-israel-leaves-the-strip/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/christmas-festivities-return-to-bethlehem-after-2-years-of-war-in-gaza/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-gaza-a-rallying-cry-in-italy-a-growing-number-justify-hostility-against-its-jews/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/chernobyls-protective-shield-damaged-in-strikes-un-nuclear-agency-says/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-close-all-roads-in-and-out-of-eilat-as-flooding-intensifies/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hapoel-tel-aviv-soccer-fans-barred-from-game-for-wearing-shirts-calling-cops-scum/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-teens-accused-of-assaulting-two-arab-public-workers-in-jerusalem/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-wont-give-up-its-weapons-without-a-decision-from-iran-lebanese-fm/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-sharaa-slams-israel-for-exporting-conflict-to-region-to-hide-gaza-massacres/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-said-to-order-14-illegal-outposts-evacuated-pms-spokesperson-issues-flat-denial/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/raam-leader-says-party-will-cut-ties-with-religious-council-become-completely-civic/
Israel thinks that Hamas is really searching for the last body.
Because with the body, a further withdrawal is going to take place. Negotiations
will start on disarmament but they have guarantees and time is on their side.
Israel
believes terror groups know where Ran Gvili Is buried | Israel National News
Efforts
to release the last Jewish detainee in Tehran | Israel National News
Convicted
killer of Leiby Kletzky dies in New York State Prison | Israel National News
Netanyahu:
'I won't retire from politics in exchange for pardon' | Israel National News
Captivity
survivor's car broken into overnight: 'I'm coming, thief!' | Israel National
News
Peleg
Yerushalmi threatens to block roads | Israel National News
Bodycam
footage: IDF concludes major operation in northern Samaria | Israel National
News
A
behind-the-scenes diplomatic move | Israel National News
Turkish
FM: Hamas ready to hand over Gaza if police force established | Israel National
News
IDF
eliminates terrorists who crossed yellow line in southern Gaza | Israel
National News
Somali Scammers clean up on US
Taxpayers. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dr-oz-warns-walz-address-alleged-somali-medicaid-fraud-lose-federal-funding-stop-paying
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-rules-evidence-linked-james-comeys-ally-off-limits-doj
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-two-palestinians-killed-after-speeding-car-toward-troops-in-hebron-soldier-lightly-hurt/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hosting-friendly-german-leader-israel-looks-to-put-war-battered-ties-back-on-track/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/fifa-chief-awards-ally-trump-the-bodys-inaugural-peace-prize-after-nobel-miss/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-chabad-rabbi-in-australia-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse-in-long-running-scandal/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/acting-icc-prosecutor-says-conceivable-to-hold-in-abstentia-hearing-against-netanyahu/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-holds-drills-in-gulf-firing-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles-at-simulated-targets/
Dec. 8th
Swords of Iron Day 794
In the forecast there is a
possibility of a Mediterranean Hurricane not as big and wide without such destructive
winds but not pleasant. Storm
Byron nearing Israeli shores | Israel National News
Flu season has started in Israel.
Hot to cool then warm to cool and finally cold weather has made a lot of people
cough and sneeze in Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/flu-comes-early-and-hits-hard-with-five-times-more-cases-than-last-year/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-israeli-teen-killed-by-idf-soldiers-for-throwing-stones-at-west-bank-motorists/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/courting-women-voters-bennett-vows-to-revolutionize-female-representation/
15
Air Force cadets jailed for severe rule violations at weekend workshop | Israel
National News
After
car break-in: Bar Kupershtein’s stolen phone returned | Israel National News
Family claims heart failure. 33-year-old
reservist found dead | Israel National News
https://www.foxnews.com/world/toddler-among-21-victims-pepper-spray-robbery-attack-london-airport
https://www.foxnews.com/world/thailand-launches-airstrikes-along-cambodia-border-tensions-escalate
https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/billionaire-who-moved-business-florida-now-selling-final-property-blue-city-discount
https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/kilauea-volcano-camera-records-own-demise-eruption-sends-fountain-lava-into-air
IDF:
Sharp rise in number of injured soldiers | Israel National News
Suspect
who threatened COGAT chief arrested | Israel National News
Tucker
Carlson announces plan to buy home in Qatar | Israel National News
Hamas
willing to discuss 'storing or freezing' weapons | Israel National News
Op-Ed D. Honig: Ukrainian
Hypocrites. How
Ukraine compares itself to Israel, then votes against it at the UN | Israel
National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eyeing-phase-two-in-gaza-pm-airs-skepticism-on-whether-international-force-can-disarm-hamas/
Dec. 9th
Swords of Iron Day 795
Last night Chabad had the Yud-Tet
Kislev Celebration invited guest speakers. One was Louis Har rescued along with
Noa Argaman from Gaza. The detailed story will appear in this week’s blogspot.
An Algerian nanny is on trial for poisoning a French Jewish family with toxic household products, Le Parisien first reported on
Monday. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-879643
The IDF struck and killed a Hamas terrorist who was planning
"an imminent attack" in the central Gaza Strip, the military
confirmed on Monday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-879639
The US Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, was welcomed in Israel by Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon on
Monday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-879583
The Guinness World
Records organization is boycotting Israel. The nonprofit Matnat Chaim
(Gift of Life) contacted Guinness headquarters requesting to register a record of
2,000 kidney donors, and received a rejection due to the company’s policy
toward Israel and the war. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-879636
More than 60 wildfires were burning in New South Wales late on
Sunday, a day after they destroyed at least 12 homes in the state's Central
Coast Region, about 45 km north of the state capital, Sydney, Australia's
largest city. The region is home to more than 350,000 people.
https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-879437
Ted
Cruz Blasts Tucker Carlson for Plan to Buy Home in Qatar, Conduct at Doha Forum
| Algemeiner.com
Pennsylvania
Gov. Josh Shapiro Vows to Fight K-12 Antisemitism in Philadelphia |
Algemeiner.com
Fatah
and Palestinian Authority Celebrate Terrorist Mass Murderers on School Books |
Algemeiner.com
The
Annual ‘Jesus Was a Palestinian’ Christmas Lie Is Back — and It’s Antisemitic |
Algemeiner.com
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-warns-illinois-releasing-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-despite-detainers-risking-public-safety
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-supercharged-federal-contracting-pipeline-targeted-freeze-after-bribery-bust-undercover-sting
https://www.foxnews.com/world/mutilated-bodies-found-suspected-nigerian-organ-harvesting-ring
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/fda-recalls-blood-pressure-medication-cholesterol-drug-contamination
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-threatens-5-tariff-mexico-over-water-treaty-violations-affecting-texas-farmers
https://www.timesofisrael.com/struggling-mobileye-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-workers-mostly-in-israel/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/left-wing-argentine-lawmakers-pledge-allegiance-to-free-palestine-in-oaths-of-office/
Report:
Trump expected to announce 'Board of Peace' before holidays | Israel National News
IDF
targets Hezbollah launch site, training facilities in southern Lebanon | Israel
National News
Legal
adviser warns draft exemption bill raises many concerns | Israel National News
Judge
rejects Harvard antisemitism suit by Israeli graduate | Israel National News
Captain
Daniel Peretz's weapon found in booby-trapped Gaza complex | Israel National
News
House
shifts Israel defense funds to Arrow 3 in 2026 NDAA | Israel National News
Haifa
Mayor threatens delivery company over reckless drivers | Israel National News
Gazan
who celebrated October 7 massacre walks free in Belgium | Israel National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-backs-historic-haredi-draft-bill-in-fiery-knesset-debate-on-wartime-conduct/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-raid-unrwa-offices-in-east-jerusalem-raise-israeli-flag-over-compound/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/storm-byron-bears-down-on-israel-as-torrent-expected-to-hit-in-force-wednesday/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/united-arab-emirates-backed-separatists-tighten-grip-on-southern-yemen/
Dec. 10th
Swords of Iron Day 796
U.S. Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) sent a letter in September
urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt
planned travel restrictions on yeshiva students with dual U.S.–Israeli
citizenship who do not serve in the military. https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/s1zelhbzwg m
Israeli
cybersecurity startups raised a record $4.4 billion across 130 funding rounds in
2025, according to YL Ventures’ tenth annual State of the Cyber Nation Report.
The report shows that, for the first time, global venture capital outpaced
domestic investment at every stage and became the leading source of seed
funding for Israeli cyber companies. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/rjggjusz11
Even with my electrical production
saving cost of an electric bill and receiving production money, I have not been
able to save anything. The cost of living is going up tremendously. https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-quarter-of-families-suffer-from-food-insecurity-as-living-costs-jump-study/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-deploys-fighter-jets-gulf-venezuela-closest-known-approach-rising-tension
https://www.timesofisrael.com/was-us-premature-in-thinking-azerbaijan-will-join-international-stabilization-force-in-gaza/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-swipe-at-netanyahu-ex-shin-bet-chief-ronen-bar-calls-for-state-probe-into-oct-7/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/resilience-in-rebuilding-gaza-border-kibbutz-kissufim-seeks-to-double-population/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/scouring-massive-labyrinth-under-rafah-idf-just-missed-finding-hadar-goldins-body/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-envoy-says-fruitful-talks-held-with-turkey-on-f-35s-russian-air-defense-system/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/blind-hate-california-high-school-students-spark-outrage-with-viral-human-swastika/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eight-new-settlements-including-former-illegal-outposts-get-final-authorization/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eight-new-settlements-including-former-illegal-outposts-get-final-authorization/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-comptroller-foreign-interference-could-undermine-next-years-election/
Suspicions
against Lahav 433 commander revealed | Israel National News
Bolivia
and Israel sign agreement to renew relations | Israel National News
Activist
reveals: Hamas hid baby formula to fuel Gaza famine narrative | Israel National
News
Watch:
Drug, weapons smuggling ring on western border busted | Israel National News
Ready
to use rockets found in Tulkarm | Israel National News
Departed
Ashdod for Cyprus: Extensive search underway for missing yacht | Israel
National News
Footage
from Tel Sheva: Arab suspects assault police officers, are arrested | Israel
National News
New
report: Strategic farms lead to dramatic decrease in terrorist attacks | Israel
National News
Arab
convicted for racist assault on Jew in Jerusalem's Old City | Israel National
News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-end-30-year-losing-streak-miami-mayoral-race-trump-backed-candidate-falls-short
https://www.foxnews.com/us/plane-crash-lands-top-toyota-florida-freeway-following-engine-trouble
https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-oklahoma-removes-professor-alleged-discrimination-related-ta-who-gave-christian-student-0
https://www.timesofisrael.com/following-texas-florida-governor-designates-cair-muslim-brotherhood-as-terror-groups/
Dec. 11th
Swords of Iron Day 797
There is zero electrical production
at the height of the sun now. Thunder and Lightning. Haifa got over 200 MM of
rain or more than 8inches and the storm is not over yet. In close to 7 hours
after sunrise only 5.65 KW of electricity produced in lighter clouds now thick
Nimbus or Cumulous Nimbus Clouds and very dark. The roads had some mini-streams
and yesterday Kiriat Motzkin flooded. The Ayalon River may flood today as the
quantity of rain fills the streams which would mean no through train service
and the main Tel Aviv throughway shutting down.
In the north 5 inches of rain 120 mm
plus fell in one hour.
The Kinneret is still ,5 meters
below the red line. It still in drought condition and we are pumping in
desalinated water still. Iraq and other countries also got floods. But HASHEM
is saying something to the Iranians who are drying out and got nothing. The
L-RD sends his messages and the wicked can’t see beyond their noses. Looking at
the radar the rain is coming down 5mm per minute or over 3 inches an hour. I am
happy I had my personal trainer earlier and shopped for Oneg Shabbos (walnuts,
sunflower seeds, and other treats) while the rain was lighter.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-found-dead-of-suspected-hypothermia-amid-winter-storm/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-amnesty-accuses-hamas-of-crimes-against-humanity-on-oct-7-and-during-gaza-war/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-released-detained-palestinian-american-teen-after-kushner-intervened-sources/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-permits-group-to-restore-jewish-property-seized-under-previous-regimes/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/not-in-time-for-christmas-trump-delays-gaza-peace-board-unveiling-to-early-2026/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eyeing-defense-cooperation-taiwans-deputy-fm-made-secret-trip-to-israel/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-considers-hitting-unrwa-with-terrorism-related-sanctions/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-pans-ultra-orthodox-conscription-law-warns-it-will-disincentivize-enlistment/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-israeli-settlers-enter-gaza-try-to-plant-trees-before-being-detained-by-idf/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-students-singled-out-scapegoated-columbia-releases-last-antisemitism-report/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-said-to-host-secret-talks-with-bereaved-families-on-forming-oct-7-state-probe/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-believe-someone-in-islamic-jihad-knows-where-ran-gvilis-body-is/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/computerized-prevention-program-could-lower-ptsd-to-1-of-former-combat-troops/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/stephanie-ruskay-is-vying-to-be-the-1st-female-rabbi-to-hold-state-office-in-us-history/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iceland-joins-countries-quitting-eurovision-in-protest-of-israels-inclusion/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-testimony-pauses-after-guards-tussle-with-bereaved-families/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cbs-news-journalist-who-defended-israel-in-interview-with-ta-nehisi-coates-to-be-top-anchor/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/katz-meets-zamir-appears-to-fold-on-demand-for-new-idf-probes-into-oct-7/
UC Berkeley Settles
Lawsuit Brought by Israeli Professor Denied Teaching Position | Algemeiner.com
Reshaping the Diaspora:
Israeli Migration Is Changing Jewish Life Across Europe | Algemeiner.com
The
researchers reviewed Fuentes and compared him with other prominent accounts.
They discovered that “within the critical first 30 minutes, Fuentes routinely
outperformed accounts with 10-100× more followers.” The report explains that
“in a sample of 20 recent posts, 61% of Fuentes’s first-30-minute retweets came
from accounts that retweeted multiple of these 20 posts within that same
ultra-short window – behavior highly suggestive of coordination or automation.”
The accounts
are characterized as entirely anonymous and seemingly single-purpose for
promoting Fuentes. ‘America
Last’: Report Reveals Suspicious Foreign Support Amplifying Nick Fuentes Online
| Algemeiner.com
Piers Morgan Shows How
To Interview Nick Fuentes | Algemeiner.com
How the Palestinian
Authority Encourages Children to Die for Allah | Algemeiner.com
Africa’s Collapse Is a
Threat to America and Israel | Algemeiner.com
Israeli Druze Leader
Seeks US Security Guarantees for Syrian Minority | Algemeiner.com
Shabbos times. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
Op-Ed Diane Biederman sets the
record straight: Did
the Jews kill Jesus? - Diane Bederman- Your Passionate Voice of Reason
Tucker
Carlson has been nominated for the ‘Antisemite of the Year’ award | Israel
National News
Poll:
92% of secular Israelis light Hanukka candles | Israel National News
IDF
launches preemptive sweep of Hamas operatives ahead of Foundation Day | Israel
National News
Watch:
Drug, weapons smuggling ring on western border busted | Israel National News
Arab
driver who sprayed perfume on Jewish passengers sued | Israel National News
Iranian
double agent story. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hktd0fofbe
Ghana
deports Israelis in tit for tat diplomatic storm | The Jerusalem Post
Israeli rabbis,
Jewish group visit Aleppo synagogues | The Jerusalem Post
Israeli
father: Gazan doctors murdered hostage at Shifa | The Jerusalem Post
Lindsey
Graham speaks on normalization at 'Post' confrence | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-college-administrator-accused-impeding-ice-arrest-protect-student-sexual-predator
https://www.foxnews.com/world/europe-literally-being-flooded-cocaine-narco-subs-evade-detection-crossing-atlantic
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bondi-shares-heart-pounding-footage-us-seizing-venezuelan-oil-tanker-rare-action-last-seen-2014
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rips-indiana-gop-leader-over-redistricting-fight-warns-republicans-could-face-maga-primary
https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-plan-looks-to-replace-israels-solar-water-heaters-with-pv-cells-and-heat-pumps/
Dec. 12th
Swords of Iron Day 798 end of week
114
Arab Mafia death toll 243. In the Jerusalem
neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, an Arab man died of Hypothermia in water says
the Magen David Adom ambulance service.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/harrowing-footage-shows-6-hostages-lighting-hanukkah-candles-8-months-before-execution/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-found-dead-of-suspected-hypothermia-amid-winter-storm/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-for-israel-kibbutz-gezers-alon-leichman-named-pitching-coach-for-mlb-team/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-permits-group-to-restore-jewish-property-seized-under-previous-regimes/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/austria-passes-law-banning-headscarves-in-schools-for-girls-under-14/
'Shame on Israel!' |
Thousands of haredim protest Israeli draft in London | Israel National News
2nd time this week: IDF
strikes Hezbollah training facility in Lebanon | Israel National News
Watch: Palestinian posed
as an Israeli, infiltrators found in trunk | Israel National News
Mass skin infection halts
naval cadet training course | Israel National News
Watch: Drug, weapons
smuggling ring on western border busted | Israel National News
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-planning-cairo-trip-to-sign-multi-billion-gas-deal-with-egypt/
A healthy, happy and
peaceful Shabbos this week we announce the new month of Teves and a happy
Hanukah to all,
Rachamim Pauli
