Good Shabbos Gen. 6:9
- 17:27
Parsha Noach
:
Look what
was found on Har Ararat: https://www.foxnews.com/media/noahs-ark-researchers-inching-towards-confirmation-drilling-challenges-natural-rock-theory
Hollow
areas: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-912549
ead and meat.”
We left off in Parsha Beresheis that the world had murder, thievery, idol worship and immoral relationships.
6:9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.
He was like a young child and walked with G-D but not as a young adult like Avram who would request mercy on the people of Sodom. Noach set an example by publicly building the Teva (Ark). He knew that he could not persuade the generation with words.
10 And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
The Torah uses the word “Hamas” which is translated as violence but Rashi says thievery. Thief was defined as stealing a small amount equal to a Peruta (like a penny). People would take a sample from a farmer or vender less than that value and with a large amount of people finished up the whole market.
12 And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
Flesh corrupted adultery, incest and between species.
13 And God said unto Noah: 'The end of all flesh is come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; with rooms shalt thou make the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
Wood floats and pitch water proofs the Teva.
15 And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
450 feet x 75 feet and 45 feet high. Or 137.16 meters x 22.86 meters x 13.716 meters.
16 A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
The light was a jewel, radioactive or an opening for light. It is called Zohar and different from window (Holon) that was in the Teva and opened up to let the raven and dove out. There is a possibility that the ancient Egyptians used the Pyramids as a Tessler Tower and the Teva used the Zohar aka interior Tessler Tower to provide light.
The Hieroglyphics indicate this possibility. (In the series “Ancient Aliens” on the History Channel there is the famous Battery of Baghdad). It might well be that G-D imparted knowledge of electricity to humans that was lost over the various centuries of wars and famine but was known to Noach.
17 And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish. 18 But I will establish My covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.'
Noach and his family will be saved with a pair of each species to continue the world. Food for a year would have to be ready for the animals. Some commentaries have the lower floor for waste but I think it would be logical to throw into the sea the waste.
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
We see this language with Moshe in the fulfillment of the commands.
7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah: 'Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, each with his mate; and of the beasts that are not clean two [and two], each with his mate;
The Torah does not mince words and it goes out of its way to say seven words ‘that are not clean’ instead of the word ‘unclean’ to teach us to speak modest language and positive and not negative or Lashon HaRa (Gossip, tattletale, idle talk or hearsay) about somebody or something.
3 of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I blot out from off the face of the earth.'
Seven days are the Shiva for the Tzadik, Methuselah Kosher animals will be seven pairs. From his merit, he managed to keep many alive but now having passed on; there is no one who can prevent the destruction of the world.
5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
This was the year 1656 from creation.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Shem Ben Noach remained alive until the time of Yacov Avinu. Avraham asked him about the time on the Teva. Shem said, we hardly slept. We had to feed and clean the animals. Some slept during the day so they ate at night and some slept at night and ate during the day so that is how they got to no sleep at all.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creeps upon the ground, 9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah. 10 And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Something like Yellowstone National Park where geysers from underground Vulcanic Heat boil the water absorbed in certain types of porous rocks in the earth’s interior. This is confirmed by a Midrash stating that there was boiling water around the Teva. The area around the Teva was protected from the boiling water that bubbled up via a miracle from HASHEM.
In the second month. Rabbi Eliezer says: This refers to Marcheshvan; Rabbi Joshua says: this refers to Iyar. — [Seder Olam Rabbah, ch. 4]
The date was the 17th of Cheshvan 1656 although there are some Sages that say the miracle of the flood was so great and Nissan is the first month that the flood occurred on the 17th of Iyar 1656. We shall use Cheshvan according to the majority of the Sages. Note two facts: Rabbi Eliezer according to Perkei Avos had a sharper mind. Rabbi Eliezer never said anything that he did not hear from his Rabbi. But both were students of Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai so one of them reversed tradition.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; 14 they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.
There is a thought that G-D sealed the Teva once everybody was in. That is the Pshat (or simple meaning). G-D likes man to do things in the natural order and not through miracles. G-D simply gave Noach the solution to the problem. My thought is based on the fact that G-D gave Noach the plans for the Teva, HE could also give him the solution to the problem of sealing the door to the Teva. With my minimum engineering skills, I would figure out that by using pulleys and ropes like skyscraper window washers one could manage to seal the opening from the outside and then it was easier to put pitch on the inside with ladders. It was not an easy process but achievable.
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
In modern times, we have seen flash floods of three to four inches of rain is a short time and cars lifted up by water so when the rain drops were large and tremendous amounts of rain hit the Teva, it was lifted upwards as it was made to float. When the people tried to jump on the Teva there were wild animals that surrounded the Ark. The people climbed up mountains but to no avail for they had 120years of warning from Noach and watching him build his ‘folly’. Now it was their fault for not insuring their own safety instead of doing all the bad and perverse things that they liked to do.
Only the Giant Og according to legend from the Midrash managed to lash on to the Teva and stayed there by promising to be a servant to Noach all his life.
18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flesh perished that moved upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every swarming thing that swarmed upon the earth, and every man; 22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.
At 22.5 feet or 6.85 meters depth no human eating raw fish and hoping to drink rain water could survive as sleep would over-come him/her and eventually would drown. (not to mention the hot temperatures)
23 And He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark. 24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
The water remained at this level for 150 days.
8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; 2 the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
To enable the waters to subside a dual process took place. A wind helped with the evaporation of the waters and the Vulcanic action below stopped.
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually; and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. 4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
The Teva remained floating as the waters descended. Only on the 24th of Sivan did the Teva come to a rest (others says 24th of Kislev).
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. 6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. 7 And he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
And it went out, back and forth. Going and encircling around the ark, but it did not go to fulfil its errand because it [the raven] suspected him [Noah] concerning its mate, as we find in the Aggadah of [chapter] “Chelek.” - [from Sanh. 108b] Until the waters dried up. The simple explanation is its apparent meaning, but the Midrash Aggadah (Gen. Rabbah 33:5) [explains that] the raven was destined for another errand during the lack of rain in the time of Elijah, as it is said (I Kings 17:6): “and the ravens brought him bread and meat.”
8 And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if
the waters were abated from off the face of the ground. 9 But the dove found no
rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the
waters were on the face of the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took
her, and brought her in unto him into the ark. 10 And he stayed yet other seven
days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. 11 And the dove came in to
him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah
knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
She came
back just the time of lighting candles for Shabbos.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent
forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
She was no
longer a homing pigeon and remained free.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and
first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were
dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and
looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.
in the first [month]. According to Rabbi Eliezer, it is
Tishri, and according to Rabbi Joshua, it is Nissan. — [from Rashi R.H. 12b] See above 7:11, 8:5.
This would
be Rosh Hashanah 1657 or Rosh Chodesh Nissan 1657. We according to the majority
opinion of our Sages but because of two opinions, and the learned Sages and
their traditions it is proper to bring down both opinions. Both opinions are
for the sake of heaven and bring us a reward even for learning a mistaken
opinion. For Holy Sages bring in holy words and thoughts.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and
twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.
Cheshvan
27, 1657 or Iyar 27, 1657 – the former is the opinion of the majority of the
Sages but the other tradition is also of value.
15 And God spoke unto Noah, saying: 16 'Go
forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with
thee. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all
flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth; that they may swarm
in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.' 18 And Noah went
forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him; 19 every
beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moves upon the earth, after their
families; went forth out of the ark.
The family
carefully released the animals from the Teva giving the smaller ones and some
of the wild Kosher Ones (Wildebeests, Bisons, Moose, Elk, Yaks, deer and
penning in the domesticated animals).
20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and
took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings
on the altar.
of all the clean animals. He said, “The Holy One, blessed
be He, commanded me to take in seven pairs of these only in order to offer up a
sacrifice from them.” - [from Tan. Vayakhel 6, Gen. Rabbah 34:9]
Since
‘every’ clean beast is used this includes even the non-domesticated animals.
21 And the LORD smelled the sweet savor; and
the LORD said in His heart: 'I will not again curse the ground any more for
man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither
will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
Noach’s
Korban (sacrifice) changed everything. The ground will be cursed no more but
the original ground of minerals and plants that gave man a life span until
almost a thousand years was gone. Also both mankind and every living thing will
no longer be blotted out. This however will not preclude small destructions
like Sodom.
Once man
let good and evil inside, the Yetzer HaRa (evil inclination) fills man from his
youth. The good inclination, Yetzer HaTov, has to be nurtured and developed via
education of the parents by example in front of the child and through learning
the ways of HASHEM via Torah. Our Sages tell us that up to the age of 12 years
for a female and 13 years for a male there is absolutely no culpability. Only
from the age of 20 upwards are sins fully taken into consideration. [There are
certain irreversible sins such as murder, adultery, destruction, theft, etc.
that cannot be fully forgiven.]
22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and
heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.'
So long as the earth exists… shall not cease. Each of these six seasons has two
months, as we learned: Half of Tishri, Marcheshvan, and half of Kislev are
“seedtime.” Half of Kislev, Teves, and half of Shevat are the
“cold” season, etc. in B.M. (106b). (Other editions add: So long as the earth
exists — Heb. עֹד means “always,” like (Num. 19:13):
“his uncleanness is permanently (עוֹד) upon him.”) cold. is more severe than winter. winter. Heb. חֹרֶף, the time for sowing
barley and beans, which are early (חֲרִיפִין) to ripen quickly.
The winter period is half of Shevat, Adar, and half of Nissan. harvest. Half of Nissan, Iyar, and half of
Sivan. summer. קַיִץ. This is half of
Sivan, Tamuz, and half of Av, which is the time of the gathering of the figs
and the time when they dry them in the fields, and it (the dried fig) is קַיִץ, as (II Sam. 16:2): “the bread and the dried fruits
(וְהַקַּיִץ) for the young men to eat.” heat. That is the end of the sunny
season, half of Av, Elul, and half of Tishri, when the world is hottest, as we
find in Tractate Yoma (29a):
The end of the summer is more severe than the
summer. and day and night
shall not cease. From here we deduce that they ceased for the duration of the
Flood: the planets did not function, and day was indistinguishable from night.
— [from Gen. Rabbah 25:2, 34:11] shall not cease. All these shall not cease to
perform according to their natural course.
9:1 And
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and multiply,
and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be
upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, and upon all
wherewith the ground teems,
and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every
moving thing that lives
shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. 4 Only flesh
with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. 5 And
surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will
I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother,
will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood
be shed; for in the image of God made He man. 7 And you, be ye fruitful, and
multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'
These are the Mitzvos of Bnei Noach.
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/62221/jewish/The-7-Noahide-Laws.htm
Do not profane G‑d’s Oneness in any way.
Acknowledge that there is a single G‑d who
cares about what we are doing and desires that we take care of His world.
Do not curse your Creator. No
matter how angry you may be, do not take it out verbally against your Creator.
Do not murder. The value of human
life cannot be measured. To destroy a single human life is to destroy the
entire world—because, for that person, the world has ceased to exist. It
follows that by sustaining a single human life, you are sustaining an entire
universe.
Do not eat a limb of a still-living
animal. Respect the life of all G‑d’s creatures. As intelligent beings, we have
a duty not to cause undue pain to other creatures.
Do not steal. Whatever benefits you
receive in this world, make sure that none of them are at the unfair expense of
someone else.
Harness and channel the human
libido. Incest, adultery, and homosexual relations are forbidden. The family
unit is the foundation of human society. Sexuality is the fountain of life and
so nothing is more holy than the sexual act. So, too, when abused, nothing can
be more debasing and destructive to the human being.
Establish courts of law and ensure
justice in our world.
With every small act of justice, we are restoring harmony to our world,
synchronizing it with a supernal order. That is why we must keep the laws
established by our government for the country’s stability and harmony.
8 And God spoke unto Noah, and to his sons with
him, saying: 9 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with
your seed after you; 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the
fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of
the ark, even every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish My covenant
with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the
flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.' 12 And
God said: 'This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you
and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I
have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between
Me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the
earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud, 15 that I will remember My covenant,
which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the
waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall
be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting
covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the
earth.' 17 And God said unto Noah: 'This is the token of the covenant which I
have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.'
The rainbow
is a sign of the generation is that worthy of destruction but G-D remembered
the covenant and we were not destroyed. G-D is loyally filling out HIS Word.
18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth from
the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19
These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was the whole earth overspread.
20 And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard. 21 And he drank of
the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the
father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren
without.
That Canaan
had castrated Noach while he was drunk.
23 And
Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and
went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were
backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his
wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him. 25 And he said: Cursed
be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said:
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant. 27 God
enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be
their servant. 28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
The sons of
Noach did not inherit each one third each for only two received the blessing
for their action.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred
and fifty years; and he died.
He lived until the year 2006.
10:1 Now
these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto
them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog,
and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of
Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah,
and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 Of these were the isles of the nations
divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in
their nations. 6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. 7
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca;
and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to
be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD;
wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.' 10 And the
beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the
land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and
Rehoboth-ir, and Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah--the same is the
great city. 13 And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim--whence went forth the Philistines--and
Caphtorim. 15 And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth; 16 and the
Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 17 and the Hivite, and the
Arkite, and the Sinite; 18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the
Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad. 19
And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou go toward Gerar, unto
Gaza; as thou go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in
their lands, in their nations. 21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children
of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born. 22 The
sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram. 23 And the
sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 24 And Arpachshad begot
Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber. 25 And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of
the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's
name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and
Jerah; 27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah; 28 and Obal, and Abimael, and
Sheba; 29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou go toward Sephar, unto the
mountain of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families,
after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 32 These are the
families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of
these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
These are the original 70 Nations of the
World.
11:1 And
the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass,
as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they
dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another: 'Come, let us make brick, and burn
them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
4 And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in
heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of
the whole earth.'
Let us
build this city and make a name for ourselves. Lest we be scattered. They were
not the believers in HASHEM but rather sort to make a war with heaven. However,
there were a long of things mixed up with their thinking. First of all how can
you make war with an Invisible Unknown Being who created heaven and earth, the
sea and every living creature. Secondly, why start building from the valley of
Shinar and not from the top of Har Ararat? In short it was a public works
project to keep the powers that be in power.
5 And the LORD came down to see the city and
the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the LORD said: 'Behold,
they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they
begin to do; and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose
to do. 7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may
not understand one another's speech.' 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from
thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city. 9
Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound
the language of all the earth; and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad
upon the face of all the earth.
Bavel to mix-up
and confuse the languages and cause of the people.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was
a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood. 11 And
Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and
daughters.
Shem is
singled out because he did not participate in the folly of building and would
keep the tradition of Noach going. Noach was elderly (less than 10 years before
his passing) and the younger generations had forgotten about him and the lessons
of the flood.
12 And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years,
and begot Shelah. 13 And Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah four hundred
and three years, and begot sons and daughters. 14 And Shelah lived thirty
years, and begot Eber. 15 And Shelah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and
three years, and begot sons and daughters. 16 And Eber lived four and thirty
years, and begot Peleg. 17 And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and
thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years,
and begot Reu. 19 And Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine
years, and begot sons and daughters.
Peleg was
the religious leader of the generation and his name became sinuous with
division as the languages and peoples were divided. He tried but failed to
influence them from their folly.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot
Serug. 21 And Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and
begot sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. 23
And Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and
daughters. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Terah. 25 And
Nahor lived after he begot Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons
and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and
Haran.
One of the
sons was named after Terah’s father, who had died young.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah.
Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot. 28 And Haran died in
the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the
Chaldees.
Terah was
an Idol Manufacturer and Avram broke the idols and was sentenced to be burnt in
a furnace. Haran hesitated to go with Avram, who walked in peace in the midst
of the roaring flames and when he jumped in after hesitation, he was consumed
by fire for his initial doubt.
29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the
name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the
daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 And Sarai
was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son
of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife;
and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
They
married their nieces Iscah is Sarai.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and
five years; and Terah died in Haran.
Terah was
seventy years or slightly older when Avram was born and somewhere between 145
years or slightly older when Avram left.
Parsha Lech Lecha
Parsha
Noach ends with the death of Haran and Terah. But this week’s Parsha starts out
with Avram aged 75 told to leave the town/city of Haran. Terah is still alive.
12:1 Now
the LORD said unto Abram: 'Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee. 2 And I will
make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great;
and be thou a blessing.
Usually
when a person leaves his country and traveling, he is too tired to be bothered
about fulfilling “Be Fruitful and Multiply”. When I come to the States after a
modern jet ride with sleep and a nice seat on the plane I am exhausted for some
days adjusting. It is hard to make a name.
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and
him that curses
thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
Shall be blessed in you. There are many aggadoth, but this
is its simple meaning: A man says to his son, May you be like Abraham. And so
is every instance of [the words] “shall be blessed with you” in Scripture. And
the following [text] proves this (below 48:20): “With you, Israel shall bless,
saying: May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.” - [from Sifrei, Naso
18]
4 So Abram went, as the LORD had spoken unto
him; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he
departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's
son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they
had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and
into the land of Canaan they came. 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the
place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in
the land.
This is the
real heart of Eretz Yisrael between north and south, east and west. From Har
Bracha (Gerizim) one can see the sea in the west, the dead sea area in the
south east, Yarden in the etast, the Hermon in the north east and the mountains
southward towards Yerushalayim.
7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said:
'Unto thy seed will I give this land'; and he builded there an altar unto the
LORD, who appeared unto him. 8 And he removed from thence unto the mountain on
the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai
on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the
name of the LORD.
He called the
-DNAME of HASHEM but it will be Yacov who really gives the name Beis-El as he said
this shall be the house of G-D where the stones and dream were.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward
the South. 10 And there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into
Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land. 11 And it came to
pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his
wife: 'Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.
The
Egyptians are of darker complexion and Sarai was lighter with almost glowing
skin.
12 And it will come to pass, when the Egyptians
shall see thee, that they will say: This is his wife; and they will kill me,
but thee they will keep alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it
may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.'
The
Egyptians were like Saddam Hussein and his general. If Saddam looked too much
at the wife a general it was either the general’s head or a divorced wife.
Pharaoh was no better in dealing with women.
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was
come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 15 And
the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was
taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And he dealt well with Abram for her sake; and
he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and
she-asses, and camels.
Once my
mother’s first cousins and their daughter was passing through the Negev. They
saw my cousin Robin and offered 500 camels for her. This is how things were and
still are done in this area of the world.
17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house
with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
All the
wombs of the women of Mitzrayim (Egypt) about to give birth were closed and
they were stuck in labor for hours. It then became known that Pharaoh had taken
a married woman.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said: 'What is
this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy
wife? 19 Why said thou: She is my sister? so that I took her to be my wife; now
therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.' 20 And Pharaoh gave men
charge concerning him; and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all
that he had.
So the most righteous man in his
generation was accused of being immoral and kicked out of Mitzrayim.
13:1 1
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot
with him, into the South. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and
in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the
place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai; 4 unto
the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first; and Abram called
there on the name of the LORD. 5 And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks,
and herds, and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might
dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell
together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and
the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in
the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be no strife, I pray thee,
between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are
brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee,
from me; if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if
thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.'
It appears
to me that prior to Avram leaving Terah and Haran, he had had a business with
Lot trading with Sodom as indicated from the time line of the Bris between the
Pieces in the next chapter below. For our current time line is 425 years before
the Exodus (Yitzias Mitrayim) while 430 years on that self-same day is one of
the numbers given in Sefer Shemos (Book of Exodus) and that occurred 5 years
prior to this date.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all
the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of
Egypt, as thou goes unto Zoar. 11 So Lot chose him all the plain of the Jordan;
and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Sodom was
like Las Vegas filled with money, water, caravans and room for the herd and
flock of Lot.
12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot
dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13 Now
the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.
Lot and his
wife were not bothered by the sinners. Neither were they careful with the
education of their daughters.
14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot
was separated from him: 'Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where
thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward; 15 for all the
land which thou sees, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And
I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the
dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through
the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I
give it.'
Again from
Schem one can see a large part of Eretz Yisrael especially from modern Alon
Mamre.
18 And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt
by the terebinths of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto
the LORD. 14:1 1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of
Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
Amraphel. This is Nimrod, who said (אָמַר) to Abram, “Fall (פּוֹל) into the fiery
furnace.” (Gen. Rabbah) [from Mid. Tan., Lech Lecha 6; Er. 53a, Targum Jonathan] the king of Goyim. There is a place named Goyim,
because [people] from many nations (גּוֹיִם) and places assembled
there, and they crowned over them a man named Tidal (Gen. Rabbah 42:4).
2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom,
and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of
Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar. 3 All these came as allies
unto the vale of Siddim--the same is the Salt Sea.
The valley of Siddim. This was its name because there
were many fields (שָׂדוֹת) in it, and there are many Aggadic midrashim. [from Targum
Onkelos] which is the Dead Sea. Afterwards, the sea flowed into
it, and it became the Dead Sea. The Midrash Aggadah (Gen. Rabbah 42:6), however, states that the rocks around it split, and
rivers flowed into it.
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in
the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came
Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in
Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, 6
and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
7 And they turned back, and came to En-mishpat--the same is Kadesh--and smote
all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in
Hazazon-tamar.
These areas
were known and although Amalek would be a grandchild of Esav, the area is
described so that the reader.
8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the
king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king
of Bela--the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the
vale of Siddim; 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the
five. 10 Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom
and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the
mountain.
There are
sink holes in the dead sea area. A gas station and section with stores and a
parking lot was swallowed by one of these near Kibbutz Ein Gedi. They never
believed that Avram had survived a furnace but after they were rescued by him
from these pits, they believed in miracles. I am uncertain if the real Sodom
was not on the Yarden side as the water seems more abundant there. The ruins
called Zohar today at the bottom of the road from Arad may or many not have
been that town. For we see that the daughters of Lot end up in Ammon and Moav
on the other side of the dead sea.
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and
Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot,
Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Avram
raised Lot similar to I am raising my nephew, Menashe and over the years we
have a father-son like relationship.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and
told Abram the Hebrew--now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite,
brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
And the fugitive came. According to its simple meaning,
this was Og, who escaped from the battle, and that is what is referred to (in Deut. 3:11): “Only Og survived
from the rest of the Rephaim.” And that is the meaning of “survived,” that
Amraphel and his allies did not kill him when they smote the Rephaim in
Ashteroth-Karnaim [Midrash Tanchuma (Chukkas 25)]. The Midrash Gen. Rabbah [explains]: This is Og, who escaped from the Generation of the
Flood, and this is the meaning of “from the rest of the Rephaim,” as it is
said: (above 6:4): “The Nephilim were on the earth, etc.” And he [Og] intended
that Abram should be killed and he would marry Sarah (Gen. Rabbah 42:8).
One who
escaped was Og who had set his eye on Sarai and thought it was a good idea for
Avram to fight the four kings. Now this war is a hint of Gog and Magog and I
have no idea if the current or future kings are Iran, Russia, China and North
Korea or instead of Russia most of Europe.
14 And when Abram heard that his brother was
taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred
and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
The Pshat
is 318 men of war and the Drasha is only Eliezer, his servant that is 318 in
Gematria. Whatever it was with torches and Sofarot, the enemy was routed and left
everything and fled into the night from the surprise attack.
15 And he divided himself against them by
night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which
is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And he brought back all the goods, and also
brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the
people.
He brought
back all the goods, animals and captives.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him,
after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were
with him, at the vale of Shaveh--the same is the King's Vale. 18 And
Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of
God the Most High.
Melchizedek
aka righteous king or Shem Ben Noach.
And Malchizedek. The Midrash Aggadah (Targum
Jonathan, Ned. 32b, Mid.
Ps. 76:3) states that he was Shem, the son of Noah. bread and wine. This is done for those weary from
battle, and he [Malchizedek] demonstrated that he bore no grudge against him
[Abram] for slaying his sons (Tan. Lech Lecha 15). And according to the Midrash Aggadah (Gen.
Rabbah 43:6), he hinted to him about the meal offerings and the
libations, which his [Abraham’s] children would offer up there.
19 And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be
Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth; 20 and blessed be God the
Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.' And he gave him a
tenth of all.
One tenth
of everything went to Tzeduka (charity).
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give
me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.' 22 And Abram said to the king
of Sodom: 'I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, God Most High, Maker of
heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught
that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich; 24 save only
that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with
me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.'
I, Avram, did everything for the sake of
heaven and need no compensation, but my soldiers lost out on income and they
deserve their portion.
15:1 1
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying:
'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.' 2 And
Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless,
and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'
At the time
I was born, my Jupiter in my horoscope (Midrash Rabbah) was in such a position
that I am destined to be childless.
3 And Abram said: 'Behold, to me Thou hast
given no seed, and, lo, one born in my house is to be mine heir.' 4 And,
behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be
thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine
heir.' 5 And He brought him forth abroad, and said: 'Look now toward heaven,
and count the stars, if thou be able to count them'; and He said unto him: 'So
shall thy seed be.'
Avram was
taken in a dream above the planet earth and into the sky.
6 And he believed in the LORD; and He counted
it to him for righteousness. 7 And He said unto him: 'I am the LORD that
brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.'
8 And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?' 9
And He said unto him: 'Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of
three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.'
10 And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half
over against the other; but the birds divided he not. 11 And the birds of prey
came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. 12 And it came to
pass, that, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo,
a dread, even a great darkness, fell upon him.
Between the
war and chasing of the birds away, Avram fell into a deep sleep. This was the
15th of Nissan 2018 from creation. I forgot what the commentaries said
and I brought this down in the past with the help of Rabbi Shlomo Mimran Shlita
but am lost now about the calculation.
13 And He said unto Abram: 'Know of a surety
that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve
them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 and also that nation,
whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with
great substance. 15 But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be
buried in a good old age. 16 And in the fourth generation they shall come back
hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'
You shall
inherit this land.
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went
down, and there was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming
torch that passed between these pieces. 18 In that day the LORD made a covenant
with Abram, saying: 'Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of
Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates; 19 the Kenite, and the
Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, 20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the
Rephaim, 21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the
Jebusite.'
It seems to me to include all of Lebanon
and Syria.
16:1 1
Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an
Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
An Egyptian handmaid. She was Pharaoh’s daughter. When
he (Pharaoh) saw the miracles that were wrought for Sarah, he said, “It is
better that my daughter be a handmaid in this household, than a mistress in
another household.” - [from Gen. Rabbah 45:1]
2 And Sarai said unto Abram: 'Behold now, the LORD
hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may
be that I shall be builded up through her.' And Abram hearkened to the voice of
Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after
Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her
husband to be his wife.
He had been
promised seed at the Bris between the pieces at the age of 70 and again when
left Haran for good at 75 but now after ten years in Aretz, he was still not a
birth parent.
So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took. She took her with words, “You are
fortunate that you have merited to cleave to a holy body such as this one.” -
[from Gen. Rabbah 45:3] at the end of ten
years. This is the allotted time for a woman who has lived ten years
with her husband and has not borne children to him, when he is obligated to
marry another. — [from Gen. Rabbah 45:3] of Abram’s dwelling. This tells us that the time they
dwelled outside the Land does not count in the number [ten years], because it
was not said to him, “and I will make you into a great nation,” [i.e., this
promise would not be fulfilled] until he would come to the Land of Israel. —
[from above source]
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived;
and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said unto Abram: 'My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into
thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes:
the LORD judge between me and thee.' 6 But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy
maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai
dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face. 7 And the angel of the LORD
found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way
to Shur. 8 And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and
whither go thou?' And she said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.' 9
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit
thyself under her hands.' 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'I will
greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And
the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Behold, thou art with child, and shalt
bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the LORD hath heard
thy affliction.
Yishmael or
G-D has heard. So the Angel directed Hagar what the name shall be.
12 And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his
hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall
dwell in the face of all his brethren.'
The
Yishmaelim (Arabs) shall be wild and uncontrollable. Each hand upon his brother’s.
13 And she called the name of the LORD that
spoke unto her, Thou art a God of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen
Him that sees
Me?' 14 Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between
Kadesh and Bered.
The well of
the living seer.
15 And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called
the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and
six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
Before the flood, it was OK to wait 86
years before becoming a parent but now with shorter life spans it was very
hard.
17:27 1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and
said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted. 2
And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'
3 And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying: 4 'As for Me,
behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude
of nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name
shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
Avram and
Sarai have the same Gematria as Avraham and Sarah but that change of name or
place changes one luck from a bad Jupiter to a fruitful Jupiter.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and
I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will
establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout
their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy
seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the
land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession;
and I will be their God.' 9 And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou
shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their
generations. 10 This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you
and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye
shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of
a covenant betwixt Me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be
circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born
in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.
13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must
needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting
covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of
his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My
covenant.'
There are
Mitzvos of Bnei Noach but your Mitzvos are to be fruitful and multiple and now
to circumcise.
15 And God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy
wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I
will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless
her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall
a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is
ninety years old, bear?'
Laugh of
joy and not a mocking laugh.
18 And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael
might live before Thee!' 19 And God said: 'Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear
thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My
covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. 20 And as
for Ishmael, I have heard thee; behold, I have blessed him, and will make him
fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and
I will make him a great nation.
Don’t worry
Yishmael shall become great.
21 But My covenant will I establish with Isaac,
whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.' 22 And He
left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
This time
next year – the night of the 15th of Nissan 2047.
23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all
that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every
male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their
foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was
ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his
foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
For being
13 years old, for each year, he would get at least 100 to rule Har HaBies.
26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised,
and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house,
and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
This is the Halacha. If a man buys a
non-Jewish Slave, he circumcises him and purifies him in the Mikveh, so if he
becomes a freeman, he is considered a full Jew. The same applies to a woman or
carried off captive as described in Sefer Devarim (Deut.) 21:10 -14 who either
becomes his wife or goes free.
A Picture is
worth 1000 Crimes
In 1917, in the Polish town of Żywiec, a boy was born to a Polish
mother and a father descended from Austrian settlers. His name was Wilhelm
Brasse, and he grew up to become a professional photographer. He could not have
known that the camera would one day decide whether he lived or died, or that it
would make him the keeper of tens of thousands of faces.
In August 1940 he was deported to the newly opened camp at
Auschwitz, where the number 3444 was tattooed on his arm. Then the
Schutzstaffel noticed what he could do. Because of his photography skills and
his German, he was given a choice: death, or work in the camp's identification
department, the Erkennungsdienst. He chose to live, and the price was terrible.
Every prisoner who passed through the gates had to be photographed, and Brasse
was the one behind the lens. The notorious doctor Josef Mengele insisted on
three poses for each portrait: the front and each side. Brasse estimated that
over the years he took 40,000 to 50,000 of these pictures. While the shutter clicked,
he already knew what fate awaited the faces in front of him.
By January 1945 the Red Army was closing in, and the men who ran
Auschwitz began to panic. They had built a machine of murder, and now they
wanted every trace of it to disappear. The order came to burn the entire
photographic record. The head of the department, Bernhard Walter, supervised
the destruction. Two prisoners were ordered to carry it out: Brasse and a
fellow Polish prisoner named Bronislaw Jureczek.
They obeyed, or appeared to. Brasse and Jureczek fed wet
photographic paper into the furnace, along with large quantities of photographs
and negatives. Wet paper smoulders instead of burning cleanly. The moment
Walter left the laboratory, the two men pulled the undestroyed photographs back
out of the furnace. One day the world would need proof, and in that room two
prisoners were refusing to let it be burned. Before leaving the camp on January
18, 1945, Brasse secured the negatives in the laboratory and boarded up the
entrance.
Then he was marched out with thousands of other prisoners to the
Ebensee camp in Austria, where American troops liberated him in May 1945.
Behind him in Poland, the pictures survived. In 1947 they were placed in the
archive of the newly founded museum at Oświęcim, and the count came to 38,916.
Auschwitz historians describe them as nearly 39,000 contact prints of prisoner
portraits that were saved from destruction.
Brasse tried to return to his career, but he could not. He went
home to Żywiec, found himself haunted by his experiences at Auschwitz, and gave
up photography. He died in 2012 at the age of ninety-four.
Today, each of those faces still
looks straight into the lens, with a number stitched on the chest and a name
that history refuses to forget. The people who built Auschwitz tried to erase
them, and two prisoners made sure they could never be erased.
The
Professor Hero of Virginia Tech.
He blocked the classroom door
with his body while bullets tore through it, holding long enough for his students to
escape. Most survived because of him. His name was Liviu Librescu, a 76-year-old
professor who had survived the Holocaust as a child, endured decades of
political persecution, and escaped Communist Romania to build a new life in
America. On April 16, 2007, he was trapped inside a Virginia Tech classroom
with an armed gunman trying to force his way in. His students were jumping from
second-floor windows to escape. But their professor stayed behind, holding the
door until he was fatally shot.
It was supposed to be an ordinary
Monday morning.
Librescu was teaching an engineering class in Room
204 of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech. His students were listening to a lecture when gunfire erupted
elsewhere in the building.
At first, they struggled to
understand the noise.
Then came more shots.
Screams echoed through the
hallways. A gunman was moving through the building, attacking students and
professors.
Inside Room 204, the realization
was terrifying.
They were trapped on the second floor. The attacker was approaching. And there was almost nowhere to run.
Some students ducked beneath
their desks. Others rushed toward the windows.
But Librescu moved to the
classroom door.
He was 76 years old, facing an armed attacker with
nothing but his own strength. He pressed himself
against the door to prevent the gunman from entering. The attacker tried to force his way inside.
Librescu held his position. Then the gunman began firing through the door.
Behind the professor, students
were desperately trying to escape. They opened the second-floor windows and climbed onto the
ledges. The drop was dangerous.
Some risked broken bones and
other serious injuries.
But remaining inside meant facing the gunman. One by one, they jumped.
Student Alec Calhoun later
described looking back and seeing Librescu still struggling to keep the
attacker out. Calhoun was among the last unwounded students to escape. He could see that his professor was still at the door.
Still resisting. Still giving his students precious seconds.
Calhoun jumped. He survived. But Librescu never
reached the windows.
The attacker fired through the
door and eventually entered the classroom.
The professor was killed.
Student Minal Hiralal Panchal also lost her life.
Most of the other students
escaped.
The man who had remained behind
to protect them was gone.
And what made his final act even more devastating was
that Librescu had already spent much of his life fighting to survive. He was born on August 18, 1930, in Ploiesti, Romania, into a
Jewish family.
He was still a child when World War II transformed
his country.
Romania's wartime government
aligned itself with Nazi Germany and participated in the persecution of Jewish
communities.
Librescu experienced that
persecution firsthand.
He survived confinement in a forced-labor camp and
later a Jewish ghetto.
His childhood was marked by restrictions, fear, and
the constant uncertainty facing Jewish families under wartime persecution.
He had done nothing wrong.
He was simply a Jewish boy
growing up in a country where his identity could determine whether he was
allowed to live freely.
He survived the Holocaust.
But when the war ended, the
struggle for freedom was not over. Romania came under Communist rule. Political repression continued, and Librescu found himself
living under another government that controlled where people could work,
travel, and express their beliefs.
He could have allowed those
circumstances to destroy his ambitions. Instead, he pursued science. He studied aerospace engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of
Bucharest. He developed an extraordinary talent for mathematics, mechanics,
and engineering research.
In 1969, he earned a doctorate in fluid mechanics.
His work examined complex
problems involving aircraft structures, materials, and mechanical systems. He became a respected scientist.
But professional success did not
mean political freedom.
Librescu refused to pledge allegiance to the
Communist regime.
He also wanted to leave Romania with his wife,
Marlena, and their two sons. The authorities
repeatedly denied his requests.
His refusal to cooperate with the
regime damaged his professional opportunities.
He faced restrictions that made
it increasingly difficult to continue his work.
For years, the family remained in
a country they wanted to leave. The situation carried
a cruel familiarity.
As a child, Librescu had endured
persecution because he was Jewish. As an adult, he was facing political punishment because he would
not surrender his convictions.
But he kept trying to leave. Eventually, his case attracted international attention.
In 1978, following intervention
involving Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Romania permitted the family
to emigrate. Librescu was 47 years old.
After surviving the Holocaust and
spending decades under Communist rule, he finally had the chance to rebuild his
life in freedom.
The family moved to Israel. Librescu joined Tel Aviv University, where he continued his
research. His work gained international recognition. He published scientific papers and developed expertise in
aerospace structures and advanced materials.
Then, in 1985, he traveled to
Virginia Tech for an academic appointment. What began as a temporary opportunity became the next chapter of
his life. He eventually accepted a permanent position. For more than two decades, he taught engineering students and
continued conducting research. He became known for
his dedication to science, his demanding academic standards, and his
extraordinary work ethic.
Even in his seventies, he
continued teaching.
He had survived the Holocaust.
He had escaped political
persecution. He had raised a family. And he had built a distinguished career at an American
university. By 2007, he was a respected professor approaching the later
years of a remarkable life. Then came April 16.
The date carried a significance
that made the tragedy almost unbearable. It was Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Across the world, Jewish communities were remembering the
millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. Librescu had survived that catastrophe as a child. Now, on the very day dedicated to remembering its victims, he
was facing another act of deadly violence.
This time, the danger was not
coming from a government or an occupying army.
It was coming from an armed
attacker outside his classroom. And this time,
Librescu was not fighting to escape. He was fighting to give his students the chance to survive.
When news of the Virginia Tech
attack reached his family, they were devastated.
His wife, Marlena, had spent
decades beside him.
She had lived through the struggle to leave Romania. She had helped build their new life in Israel and America. Now she had lost her husband in a classroom where he had gone to
teach. Their sons had lost their father. And the students who survived were left carrying memories of the
man who had stayed behind.
As survivors began describing
what happened, Librescu's final actions became known around the world. They told reporters how he had held the door. How he had prevented the gunman from entering while they
escaped. And how he had remained in position as the attacker fired. His son Joe later spoke about the accounts the family received. One student had described seeing Librescu still struggling
against the door as the escape continued.
For the family, those details
were both heartbreaking and extraordinary. They revealed how their father had spent his final moments. Not running. Not hiding.
But standing between his students
and an armed attacker.
The Virginia Tech attack claimed 32 victims. Librescu was the oldest. His actions became one of the most widely remembered acts of
courage from that day.
Romania posthumously awarded him
the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Cross.
The recognition honored both his
scientific accomplishments and his sacrifice.
He was buried in Israel. Colleagues, students, government officials, and strangers paid
tribute to him.
But for the students who escaped Room 204, his
actions were more than a story of heroism. They were the reason many of them were alive.
Survivor Caroline Merrey publicly
credited Librescu with saving her life. And the testimony of those who escaped revealed the terrible
choice he had faced.
He could have tried to reach the windows. He could have attempted to escape with the students. Instead, he remained at the door while they climbed out. There was no guarantee he could stop the attacker. He had no weapon. He was more than seven decades old. And gunfire was already tearing through the barrier he was
trying to hold.
But every moment the attacker
remained outside meant another student might ssurvive.
That was what Librescu gave them. Time.
Seconds that meant the difference between reaching
the window and being trapped inside. Seconds that allowed students to jump toward the ground and run
for safety. Seconds he could never recover for himself.
Liviu Librescu had spent his
childhood surviving Nazi persecution. He had endured decades under an oppressive Communist government. He had fought to leave Romania and build a life where he could
teach and conduct research freely.
He had survived dangers that
could have ended his life long before he reached America. But on April 16, 2007, at 76 years old, he faced a gunman
outside his classroom and made a final decision. His students needed a way out. He held the door. They escaped through the windows. Most survived. And the Holocaust
survivor who had spent so many years fighting for his own freedom gave his life
protecting theirs.
From “I
stand with Israel” And there is David
Beckham.
There are stars who are shaking with fear today, hiding any
connection to Judaism and staying silent just to not lose their followers. And
there is David Beckham.
Read carefully, because this story will remind you what a real
champion looks like, who doesn't care about other people's opinions.
At a time when being against us is the easiest and most profitable
thing to do, this football legend does exactly the opposite.
The famous footballer Beckham was not born a Jew. But he never hid
the fact that his grandfather was a Jew. On the contrary, he was proud of it.
He had a tattoo on his hand in Hebrew (with a quote from "Song of
Solomon" by King Solomon: "I belong to my beloved, and my beloved to
me").
And he was not afraid to proudly show the world his photo in a
kippah.
And when he gave interviews to British media in front of millions
of viewers, he didn't mince his words. He boldly spoke out against
anti-Semitism and said:
"My grandfather was a Jew, and that's why I feel a bit Jewish
inside myself."
The grandfather watched the preservation of family Jewish customs,
they attended bar mitzvahs and weddings, and Beckham himself wore a kippah at
family events.
He understood that this could harm him. He understood that a storm
could rise. But he simply didn't care, he told the truth. And the most touching
thing happened when he proved that these were not just words.
When his eldest son Brooklyn married his chosen one, the ceremony
did not take place in a church. But under a canopy. According to Jewish
tradition. A proud Jewish wedding in front of the whole world. His wife,
26-year-old Nicola Pelts, is known to viewers from the movie
"Transformers". She is the heiress of the empire of American Jewish
billionaire Nelson Pelts, whose family observes Jewish traditions.
This is what a grown man looks like. He does not bend, is not
ashamed of his roots and knows how to stand on his own, even when it is the
hardest.
—-------------------------------------------
By the publication “SIMAN SHE ATA RUSY” There are stars who today
tremble with fear, hide any connection with Judaism and remain silent just to
not lose their followers.
A Chassidic Child’s Resurrection by R’
Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/Stories/Stories/5787/1505-06.html
It is told of one of the most devoted followers of the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Meir
of Premishlan, of blessed memory, when he set out on one of his lengthy
journeys to attend to his extensive business affairs.
He traveled from city to city and, thank G-d, enjoyed great success in all his
business dealings. After several months, he returned home and, without saying a
word to anyone, went straight to the home of his holy Rebbe, Rabbi Meirl.
He presented the Rebbe with a kvittel-a written petition together with a sum of
money as a pidyon nefesh-a redemption offering for the merit and protection of
his [or someone else's] soul.
The Rebbe studied the note, sank into deep thought, and then said:
"The child whose name is written on this note, for whom a prayer for a
complete recovery is being requested, does not need my blessing at all. He is
the son of the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin. Surely he is protected from
all harmful forces."
The Chassid was overcome with emotion. He stood there before the Rebbe in utter
astonishment, unable to utter a single word. The others present in the room
were equally amazed to hear the Rebbe's words, yet none dared question their
holy master.
After the Chassid left the Rebbe's room, several of his fellow Chassidim
followed him and asked him what the Rebbe had meant by his remarkable
statement.
"What can I tell you, my dear brothers?" he began, his voice
trembling with great emotion. "Our righteous Rebbe would never, G-d
forbid, say anything that was not firmly rooted in truth. But I have no idea
whatsoever what he intended. I'd better hurry home and speak with my wife'
The next morning in shul, after the prayers, he gathered his
colleagues from the day before. A number of other chasidim also strolled over
to listen
"While I was away on my lengthy business trip, I received an urgent
telegram from my dear wife, may she live and be well. She informed me that our
little son had fallen gravely ill, and that the doctors who came to treat him
declared that his illness was extremely serious.
"That day, I was on my way to the city of Sadigura. I decided that, since
I would anyway be there, I should visit the heiliger (holy) Ruzhiner Rebbe, who lives there, and ask for his blessing
for my son's complete recovery.
"That very evening, the child's condition took a terrible turn for the
worse. The doctor despaired of his chances; and every from moment to moment he
expected the child's imminent death, G-d forbid.
"'There is nothing more we can do,' the doctor declared sorrowfully.
"My wife burst into bitter tears, but there was nothing more she could do
to help our precious little boy either.
"Then, a few moments later, as the doctor waited for the inevitable, he noticed
that the child had stopped breathing. He examined him and pronounced him dead.
"The child was already covered with a sheet, Candles were lit at his head,
as is customary, and my weeping wife was led out of the room.
"The doctor remained behind for several more minutes to record the
sequence of events in his notebook. When he was finally ready to leave, he cast
one last sorrowful glance at the body of my son covered beneath the sheet.
"That's when he noticed the slightest movement under the sheet.
"He hurried over and discovered that the child was breathing through his
nose beneath the sheet. He quickly removed the covering from the child's face
and ordered that the candles be extinguished.
"And then, without any clear medical explanation, the child began to come
back to life.
"Color slowly returned to his face, and he began to cry. From one moment
to the next, he grew stronger until he fully recovered and once again was
entirely healthy, thank G-d!"
The Chassid paused briefly before continuing:
"The doctor of course, recorded everything in his notebook, even noting
the precise times at which each event occurred. "Only afterward did we
realize that the very moment I entered the room of Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin,
presented him with the note and the money as a pidyon nefesh for my little son,
and received his blessing, was exactly the moment when my beloved child
returned to life.
"Now do you understand?" exclaimed the Chassid,
concluding his moving account. "Our righteous Rebbe, Rabbi Meir of Premishlan,
perceived through his ruach HaKadosh-his divinely inspired insight-that the
child was the son of the righteous Rebbe of Ruzhin. For it was through the
merit of the Ruzhiner's blessing that he remained alive and regained his
health!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Freely adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from an emailing of "Sipurei
Tzaddikim" [#281 - Noach 2018], (with some referencing of a literal AI
translation).
Why This Week? The 3rd of the Jewish month of [2026: Wednesday,
Oct.14] is the yahrzeit of "The Holy Rizhiner Rabbi".
Biographical notes:
Rabbi Yisrael Friedmann of Rizhin [5557 - 3 Cheshvan 5611 (1797 - Oct. 1850)]
was a great-grandson of the Maggid of Mezritch, successor to the Baal Shem Tov.
At a young age was already a charismatic leader with a large following of
chasidim. Greatly respected by the other Rebbes and Jewish leaders of his generation, he was -and still
is-referred to as "The Holy Rizhiner Rabbi" Six of his sons
established Chassidic dynasties, several of which --Sadigora, Chortkov, Bianna,
etc-- are still thriving today.
Rabbi Meir of Premishlan [?-29 Iyar 5610 (?-May 1850)], lived in
abject but uncomplaining poverty, yet exerted himself tirelessly for the needy
and the suffering. His ruach HaKadosh (prophetic spirit) and his ready wit have
become legendary. He wrote no works, but some of his teachings were collected
and published by his chasidim after his death.
Mother
Rachel still cares by Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/Stories/Stories/5787/1506-07.html
A young Israeli, who grew up in a
religious family but veered of the path and gave up his religion, mixed with
the wrong crowd and got involved in all sorts of shady behavior.
But he reached a point where he was in a difficult, unpleasant position. On the
one hand he couldn't find his way back to his community, either because he was
too embarrassed or he felt they wouldn't accept him again, and the new crowd
didn't really accept him because he didn't have the same background as they had
and he didn't really resonate with some of their behavior.
As a result, he slipped into a terrible depression and eventually reached a
point of becoming suicidal. His decided his only option was to find a tall
building and jump off the top, ending it all.
When he arrived on the top of the particular building he had selected, it 'happened'
there were some papers flitting about in the wind, and one of them landed right
in front of him, within hand's reach.
Out of curiosity he picked it up and took a look. It was an announcement -- the
paper said "Today, is the 11th of [the Jewish month of] Cheshvan, the
yahrzeit of Rachel Immenu, (our matriarch Rachel). Therefore, buses will be
available all day, going to and from the tomb in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem) for
anyone who wishes to go pray there" - followed by a detailed schedule.
For some incomprehensible reason, that spoke to him. Maybe his childhood
memories flared up and he decided that this would be his last-ditch attempt at
putting his life back together again. Instead of jumping, G-d forbid, he found
a bus and went to the kever (burial place) of Rachel. On that date the
surrounding structure is always absolutely packed.
There is a mechitzah (separating barrier) between the men and the women. He
made his way towards the men's side of the tomb and started to cry that he was
in a very desperate place. His prayer was: "Dear G-d, I don't think that
anyone cares about me. My family has rejected me because of my choices; my new
friends have rejected me because I don't really fit in with them. In truth, all
I want is to know is that somebody cares about me."
He got so emotional that he actually passed out. A big commotion ensued.
Finally, he was taken outside and revived.
When he came to, there was a woman standing over him. It turned out it was his
own mother! She was sobbing and weeping to see her son who she hadn't seen for
many years, laying on the ground at Kever Rachel!
When he was able to compose himself somewhat, he said to his mother, "You have
to understand what happened here. I pushed my way firmly to be next to the tomb
itself, put both hands on it, and cried out to HASHEM. I said, 'G-d Al-mighty, please show me a sign that there is
anybody at all in the world who still cares about me!'
"Within seconds, I heard from the other side of the mechitzah a woman's
voice crying out and saying 'Please! would You bring back my son.' And then she
pronounced my name and mother's name! That was so overwhelming that I passed
out"
.
The reunion was the beginning of his rehabilitation and his return to a healthy
lifestyle. Mother Rachel still cares!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Freely adapted from a transcript of an aural
Torah lesson by Rabbi Ari Shishler of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Why This Week? This Thursday, the 11th of the Jewish month of Mar-Cheshvan, is
the yahrzeit-Hilulah of Matriarch Rachel.
[1]See the Haftorah of the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah (Jeremiah 31:14-16)
Inyanay Diyoma
Oct. 16th,
Oct. 17th and Oct. 18th
Day
1106, Day 1107 and Day 1108 since
Oct. 7th Roaring Lion Day 207, Day 208
and Day 209 start of week 159
This edition is the
largest that I ever put out and reminds me of the old days when the New York
Sunday Times used to put out a book like thick edition. Some of the news goes
back to the 14th and 15th of Oct. in this catch-up but at
least I finished with my antibiotics and feel better.
53 Democrats propose US
Bill against settlements. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-911869
Nukhba commander
eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434728
Another commander
eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434709
The failure of
Socialism and it’s education values in France.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/18/paris-synagogue-vandalized-torah-scrolls-riots/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-outrage-netanyahu-claims-no-compelling-evidence-settlers-attacked-european-diplomats/ Whoever did this has no
regard for Shabbos Kodesh or the original Gush Emmunim Settlers whom I was one
of. As for the Diplomats I believe that they have no business there.
When the news first
came out I thought the woman was an Arab but she is Jewish.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/wapo-photojournalist-has-surgery-on-hand-after-being-beaten-by-settlers-in-west-bank/ Huckabee condemns: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434746
Netanyahu condemns
monkey remarks. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-912030
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/15/europe-antisemitism-muslim-brotherhood/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/15/irans-reported-missile-test-puts-israel-on-alert/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/15/not-inevitable-how-israel-can-push-qatar-out-of-gaza/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/16/inside-israels-secret-intelligence-gold-mine/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/16/ron-arad-marks-40-years-in-captivity-but-fresh-clues-emerge/
Israel on high Alert. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434688
Teacher and 3 children
murdered in Oregon School. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434692
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/18/extremist-ultra-orthodox-protesters-block-route-4/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nycs-comptroller-walks-back-pledge-to-reinvest-in-israel-bonds/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/bomb-threat-hoaxes-called-into-4-jewish-american-day-schools/
Like in pre-holocaust,
Orthodox Jews cannot travel for marriage claims UTJ candidate. https://www.timesofisrael.com/outrage-as-utj-candidate-likens-situation-of-ultra-orthodox-in-israel-to-jews-in-holocaust/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/colombia-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem-becoming-tenth-country-to-do-so/
Trump: If Iran had a
Nuke, they would use it within 24hours. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434632
Ger Chassidim threaten
to boycott elections. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434644
Radio clash Yinon Magal
and Eisenkot. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434639
Stop with worrying
about elections turn to G-D.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434583
10 year old dies when
dumpster explodes. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434620
Charedi Protesters
attack IDF base. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434630
99th
division destroyed more than 100 Gaza Tunnels and 8 terrorists. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434616
Op – Ed Jonathan
Pollard French Diplomatic Subversion of Yerushalayim.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434629
The IDF is currently allowing olive harvesting
in agricultural areas located within the security zone in southern Lebanon,
including the entry of Syrian laborers employed by Lebanese residents,
according to a report by Galei Tzahal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434770
What people believe is
that the right will win or that there will be a rotation government. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434774
The Gerer Rebbe
instructs to vote UTJ but there is a lack of enthusiasm. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434775
Another attempt to
smuggle in Arab workers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434766
No civil service jobs
for draft evaders. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434686
US
President Donald Trump has dismissed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia
after just one week in the position, according to presidential advisers cited
by CNN, following intense scrutiny of her first press briefing and
questions surrounding her professional credentials. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434731
Voter turnout in
diplomatic missions high. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434729
Poll shows the Likud
plunges. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434707
He sacrificed his life
to save 20 soldiers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434725
Italy pro-flotilla vs.
Defense Min. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434735
UK Police check into
National Security Advisor’s Wife. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911939
Hillel Advisor in Emory
College fired after anti-Israel remarks from Fiancé.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-911914
Sad that we are
fighting in public. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-911938
US the real target of
Iran. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-912021
Iran has a new Defense
Minister. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-912014
A Los
Angeles man was arrested by the FBI
after making threats against a LA
Jewish preschool and allegedly
plotting a mass incident against the institution, the New
York Post reported on Sunday. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-912014
US Banks discriminated
against right-wing people.
https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-912035
Oct. 19th
Day 1109 since
Oct. 7th Roaring Lion Day 210
French Student Riots
exposes 12 country Communistic plot. https://www.foxnews.com/world/whos-who-inside-frances-chaos-inc-franchise-communist-groups-labor-unions-global-activists
All leaves cancelled. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434789
Elbit signs a
$235,000,000 deal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434823
VP Vance may not run in
2028. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434809
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/19/chicago-marathon-one-family-israeli-runners/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/19/trump-weighs-strike-on-irans-oil-lifeline/
A
married yeshiva student from Jerusalem who was arrested on suspicion of helping
a known criminal under house arrest flee the country described during his
interrogation how he used his own passport at border control while another
person passed through the gate in his place, i24NEWS reported. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434822
Larry David, the
Democrat, vs. antisemitic DSA. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-912202
President
Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said they don’t
want to see a renewal
of the war against Iran – but they are issuing
stark public warnings to Tehran that could bring the simmering conflict to a boil.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-912207
Teheran may view US
Strike as inevitable. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-911729
Druze may revolt in Syria. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-912181
Oct. 20th
Day 1110 since
Oct. 7th Roaring Lion Day 211
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-war-news-trump-israel-russia-october-20
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hegseth-reportedly-met-with-netanyahu-during-secret-visit-to-israel/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/macron-jets-riot-torn-france-gulf-trip-political-pressure-mounts
https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-declines-to-join-trumps-endorsement-of-netanyahu-in-election/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/christiane-amanpour-announces-shes-leaving-cnn-after-43-years/
Hamas bomb plot to bomb
refugee camps and blame Israel for the attack. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434831
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/19/iranian-regime-profits-human-trafficking-report-finds/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/19/houthi-attack-kills-53-yemen-government-training-camp/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/20/after-two-wars-with-iran-israel-still-faces-the-same-threats/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/20/miriam-mattova-antisemitism-death-threats/
Third
US aircraft carrier heads to Middle East as oil prices surge, Iran weighs
compromise deal
Yes there is more news
from Israel National News but due to late hour – later.
Oct. 21st
Day 1111 since
Oct. 7th Roaring Lion Day 212
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-war-news-trump-russia-houthi-october-21
https://www.foxnews.com/world/stephen-hubbard-russia-american-prisoner-release
Ukraine ready for Trump
Compromise. https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407179231112
Remember the film of a body
of a woman, Shani Louk, a German citizen only clad in undergarments transported
to Gaza. Her captor has now been eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434907
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/saudi-arabia-defense-vulnerabilities-trump-problem-houthi-onslaught
We must complete the
elimination of the Iranian Regime. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434905
Terror attack foiled on
major highway. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434857
Damascus worried over
Netanyahu. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434859
Londonstan Jewish woman
punched in the face. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434852
Trump: Paris is going
to be a Muslim City. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434858
Qatargate testimony. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434856
Extremists attacks
Karlin Rebbe’s vehicle. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434853
HaTzibbur HaCharedi
Party rejects offers to withdraw. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434853
IDF ready to destroy
Hamas demilitize Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434805
Hamas Flag and false
plates leads to weapons discovery. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434780
As Israel continues to
remove the Oct. 7th terrorists, three more bite the dust. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434789
New Security Directive
from defense to offense. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434801
Gov’t does not revoke
draft dodgers’ benefits. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434828
Jewish revival in Budapest. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434816
Ben Gvir at University
of Tel Aviv. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434825
IDF not only leaves
cancelled but forces reinforced. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434833
Travel adaptor causing
shocks recalled. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434829
IDF issues warning to
Hesder Yeshiva Soldiers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434944
Deported: Two
foreign activists, a father and son, were arrested during an unauthorized olive
harvest near the village of At-Tuwani in the Hebron Hills. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434950
40 of 42 Chabadniks arrested
returning to Israel agree to be inducted. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434929
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-resume-3-way-peace-talks-ukraine-us/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/20/hungary-israeli-president-warns-new-leaders-iran-threat/
Presented
and produced by the Texas-Israel Alliance, the conference will connect Israeli
entrepreneurs with Texas-based investors, corporate executives and policymakers
to develop commercial relationships between the two markets. https://www.jpost.com/conferences/article-912287
Oct. 22nd
Day 1112 since
Oct. 7th Roaring Lion Day 213
Earlier this week there
was a drill of many aircraft that Israel sent with refueling planes through
Syria and Iraq up to the border of Iran. Was Netanyahu trying to provoke Iran? https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912463
There is a lot of doom
and gloom in the polls for Republicans in key States that are usually red. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/thune-makes-bold-prediction-republicans-senate-chances-gop-pulls-millions-key-races
How they get the
polling right vs. others who get polls wrong. Podcast
over an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGssSYIE7kw
Are the polls accurate
or skewed and the same goes for Israel where I think Winter is doing better and
a few politicians want his votes.
Last night in the Arutz
12 poll, winter passed the election threshold.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/21/inside-iran-why-regime-still-standing/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/21/michigan-jews-call-out-el-sayeds-silence-their-concerns/
Major
infrastructure work by Israel Railways is expected to disrupt traffic on two
key highways in central Israel this weekend, with lane reductions and traffic
diversions planned along the Ayalon Highway and Route 531, Ynet has learned. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hks1n9v3gl
A
man was charged on Thursday with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff
with nunchucks days after another legislator was critically injured when a man
repeatedly hit her with a car. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bykxnqdhzx
Migrating Cranes. https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/byoh6t82zx#autoplay
French chaos a boom for Trump
& Netanyahu. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-912296
Shin
Bet Director David Zini traveled to France on Tuesday and met with local
security and intelligence officials amid the ongoing protests and riots in the
country. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434975
Tucker Carlson called a
“True Jew Hater” by the Nazi Leader. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-912394
Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals in an exclusive
interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that US
President Donald Trump's recent endorsement of his candidacy caught him
completely by surprise, denying reports that he had worked to secure the
American President's public support. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435004
Israeli
actress and model Sarai Givati has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking half
a million shekels in damages against Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights
Council’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories. The lawsuit was
filed through the organization Shurat HaDin and attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
following a tweet by Albanese. Givati alleges that the post portrayed
her as someone who justifies the killing of children and linked her remarks to
arguments used by high-ranking Nazi officials to justify the murder of children
during the Holocaust.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435013
Tosfos in English. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434998
Kerem Shalom protests
against supplies for Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435009
Journalist
Amichai Attali published a scathing criticism Thursday of the "Tefillin
for Every Child" program presented by Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, under
which Deri pledged that, in the next
government, his party would work to provide every boy in Israel reaching bar
mitzvah age with a set of tefillin and a tallit at state expense.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435015
A
girl approximately 12 years old was critically injured Thursday afternoon while
riding a bicycle in the community of Yitzhar in Samaria.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435017
An
unusual meeting was held Wednesday evening at the home of Lithuanian-haredi
leader Rabbi Dov Lando, attended by dozens of businessmen and prominent figures
from the Lithuanian-haredi community. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435007
Gadi Eisenkot visits
the Kotel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435011
Draft Evader’s Arrest
leads to a riot. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/435008
Marc Levine thinks Winter
is from Left. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434973
Robot APC almost causes
incident in Lebanon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434969
First Charedi Officers
course. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434909
Senior Hamas Security
Officer eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434912
Brain pacemaker for
epilepsy. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434897
Michigan
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed declared Monday that Israel should
not be considered an ally of the United States, accusing the Jewish state of
accepting American financial assistance while drawing Washington into military
conflicts. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434866
Former
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit appeared before the Jerusalem District
Court on Tuesday for the third time to testify in Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's criminal case. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434883
The
fourth season of the Netflix series The Diplomat, which premiered last week,
features a tribute to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the American-Israeli hostage who
was murdered by Hamas terrorists while being held captive in Gaza. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434888
Brad
Lander, the far-left Democratic nominee for New York's 10th Congressional
District and former New York City comptroller, was detained Wednesday by
Israeli security forces while participating in an uncoordinated olive harvest
alongside Palestinian Arab farmers in Judea and Samaria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434953
Her son wanted to
convert and her mother said, “My mother and father were Jewish”.
"Jerusalem
in My Soul" is an exploration of her deep love and connection to Zion
after a long spiritual journey from Christianity, through Hinduism, Sufism and
Buddhism that took a sharp turn when she discovered her parents had hidden
their Jewish identity to evade the Nazis. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434935
Helium GPS Balloons a
new smuggling method. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434945
IDF early voting. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434937
Between Shabbos and
Sunday Standard Time in Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434949
Hezballah recruiting in
Latin America. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-912562
Jew stabbed in NYC
Diamond District. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-912552
Iran’s floating oil
reserves just ran out. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912528
The
US and Israeli militaries have drawn up detailed plans for renewed strikes on
Iran following the US midterm elections on November 3, The
New York Times reported on Wednesday evening,
citing American officials familiar with the discussions.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912476
Oct. 23rd
Day 1113 since
Oct. 7th Roaring Lion Day 214 end
of week 159
It seems that Netanyahu
hates Winter for advising the father of Feldstein not to use Netanyahu’s lawyer
to save his boss but hire a good lawyer who is honest enough to keep his son
out of sacrificing himself for Netanyahu.
Have a
healthy, wonderful, peaceful and restful Shabbos,
Rachamim
Pauli
