Last week, I ran to the shelter within 36hours about 19 times and each time 15 to 20minutes that literally killed my Torah Drasha time and copy and paste, space of the Chabad Story. Not to mention what I wanted to write about Pesach.
Parsha Vayikra Part 2
Last week, I was caught in the
middle of the Korban Chatas (Sin Offering) for things that occur accidently.
Like an accidental violation of the Shabbos by forgetting it was Shabbos or
what one was doing was a Melacha. Or one’s wife broke out with her period as
both were culminating and other things if done purposely would deserve Kares
(cutting off from the Nation of Yisrael or the death penalty).
9 and
the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the
lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys, 10 as it is
taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall
make them smoke upon the altar of burnt-offering. 11 But the skin of the
bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards,
and its dung, 12 even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp
unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with
fire; where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
Everything
is burnt including the skin, head, hooves, etc.
13
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the
eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded
not to be done, and are guilty:
The error
was accidental and not as a rebellion. It was an error in Halacha or Tradition
and then somebody who knew the Halacha or Tradition corrected them.
14
when the sin wherein they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a
young bullock for a sin-offering, and bring it before the tent of meeting. 15
And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the
bullock before the LORD; and the bullock shall be ritually slaughtered
before the LORD.
The whole
Congregation has erred here and the elders preform the Smicha (laying of the
hands) on the animal to be slaughtered in the name of Korban Chatas.
16
And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of
meeting. 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it
seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.
Like Yom
Kippur counting one, one and one, one and two until one and six.
18
And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the
LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the remaining blood shall he pour
out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the
tent of meeting. 19 And all the fat thereof shall he take off
from it, and make it smoke upon the altar.
Placing the
blood on each corner or horns of the Mizbayach. There was an orderly way he
placed the blood and if I am not mistaken he started in the west as Rashi
mentions here.
The base of the Altar used for ascent-offerings that is at the
entrance of the Tent of Meeting. This refers to the west side of the base, the one facing
the entrance.
20
Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the sin-offering,
so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and
they shall be forgiven. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock
without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock; it is the
sin-offering for the assembly.
Just as the
first Korban was burned for a sin-offering so is this one.
22
When a ruler sins, and does
through error any one of all the things which the LORD his God hath commanded
not to be done, and is guilty: 23 if his sin, wherein he hath
sinned, be known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a male without
blemish. 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat,
and kill it in the place where they ritually slaughter the
burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering. 25 And the
priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it
upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and the remaining blood thereof
shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. 26
And all the fat thereof shall he make smoke upon the altar, as the fat of the
sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as
concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
Like the fat of the peace-promoting feast-offering - i.e., like those designated
parts that are enumerated explicitly regarding the goat mentioned among the
peace-offerings.
27
And if any one of the common people sin through error, in doing any of the
things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty: 28
if his sin, which he hath sinned, be known to him, then he shall bring for his
offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and
kill the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering. 30 And the
priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the
horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall
he pour out at the base of the altar. 31 And all the fat thereof
shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of
peace-offerings; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar for a sweet
savor unto the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall
be forgiven.
Just as the fat would be removed from the peace-promoting
feast-offering - i.e., like the designated parts of a goat that are stated regarding
peace-offerings.
32
And if he brings a
lamb as his offering for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without
blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the
sin-offering, and ritually
slaughter it for a sin-offering in the place where they
kill the burnt-offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the
blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the
altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out
at the base of the altar. 35 And all the fat thereof shall he
take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of
peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke on the altar, upon the
offerings of the LORD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him
as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
Just as the sheep’s fat is removed - for its designated
parts include the tail in addition to the parts removed from a goat, so, too, the
sin-offering, when brought as a sheep, requires the tail to be offered with the other designated parts.
5:1
And if any one sin, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a
witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall
bear his iniquity; 2 or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the
carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass
of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is
unclean; 3 or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be
wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he knows of it, be
guilty;
This is
accidental but somebody who knew or realized what was going on told him of his
breech.
4 or
if any one swears
clearly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man
shall utter clearly with an oath, and it be hid from him; and, when he knows of
it, be guilty in one of these things; 5 and it shall be, when he shall be
guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that wherein he hath
sinned;
He may have
been thinking and thought out loud an oath. Hit from him, he knew it at the
time and then forgot that he said it or knew he said something but thought it
was something different – as it was in error. Now he is guilty of violating his
oath and must confess.
6
and he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned,
a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest
shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin. 7 And if his means suffice
not for a lamb, then he shall bring his forfeit for that wherein he hath
sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD: one for a
sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering. 8 And he shall bring them
unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and
pinch off its head close by its neck, but shall not divide it asunder.
Now he must
bring a female from the flock or bird either a dove or a pigeon. The pinching
with the thumb nail is called Melecha.
9
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the
altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar;
it is a sin-offering. 10 And he shall prepare the second for a burnt-offering,
according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him as
concerning his sin which he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
He has
sinned accidently and now he is making atonement.
11
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he
shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an
ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither
shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering. 12 And he
shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as
the memorial-part thereof, and make it smoke on the altar, upon the offerings of
the LORD made by fire; it is a sin-offering. 13 And the priest shall make
atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these
things, and he shall be forgiven; and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as the
meal-offering. 14
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin
through error, in the holy things of the LORD, then he shall bring his forfeit
unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy
valuation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a
guilt-offering. 16 And he shall make restitution for that which he hath done
amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto
the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the
guilt-offering, and he shall be forgiven. 17
And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not
to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his
iniquity. 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock,
according to thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and the
priest shall make atonement for him concerning the error which he committed,
though he knew it not, and he shall be forgiven. 19 It is a guilt-offering—he
is certainly guilty before the LORD. 20 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
21 If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and deal falsely
with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of pledge, or of robbery, or have
oppressed his neighbor; 22 or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely
therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning
therein; 23 then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall
restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by
oppression, or the deposit which was deposited with him, or the lost thing
which he found, 24 or anything about which he hath sworn falsely, he shall even
restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto; unto him to whom
it appertains shall he give it, in the day of his being guilty. 25 And he shall
bring his forfeit unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock,
according to thy valuation, for a guilt-offering, unto the priest. 26 And the priest
shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven,
concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby.
Parsha Tzav
Rashi takes
the word Tzav and immediately calls it urging. A command is used today. An Army
call-up notice is called a Tzav and an emergency call-up notice is called a
Tzav 8 which is immediate and without limitations like regular reserve duty.
Last week, we had
the strange word “Vayikra” or calling unto Moshe. We continue the conversation
from HASHEM with “spoke” or “said” unto Moshe that is normally used in the
Torah. Up until now, Moshe was commanded about the sacrifices in general. Now
we start off with the firewood and the command that the Cohanim must
be modest and therefore underpants or long johns had to be warn when ascending
the Mizbayach.
6:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2
Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt-offering: it
is that which goes up on its firewood upon the altar all night unto the
morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereby. 3 And the
priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon
his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the
burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 4 And
he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the
ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
The Cohain was to serve the Korban on
the Mizbayach with one garment and then have another ready for removing the
ashes. This might not be the same Cohain. For the burnt offering took time.
5 And the fire upon the altar shall be
kept burning thereby, it shall not go out; and the priest shall kindle wood on
it every morning; and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and
shall make smoke thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.
No go out because of negligence.
However, we sinned and have been vanquished, and therefore the fire was
extinguished by force.
6 Fire shall be kept burning upon the
altar continually; it shall not go out.
The
original fire came down from heaven and this command was to keep in burning
through fresh dry wood daily.
7 And this is the
law of the meal-offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, in
front of the altar.
Our generation has a reverse problem
in that we it too much refined flour and this causes many problems. Before
HASHEM we want to bring the finest which is the finest of virgin olive oil and
ground-sifted and reground and sifted farina flour.
8 And he shall take up therefrom his
handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and
all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall make the
memorial-part thereof smoke upon the altar for a sweet savor unto the LORD.
This is the meal offering that
accompanies a Korban. The handful is actually a very small part of a fist full
with the pinky straight and the next three fingers folder over with thumb chopping
off excess flour. The amount is very tiny.
And he shall lift out of it: i.e.,
out of what is attached, meaning that [the amount of the mixture from where he
lifts out,] should be a complete tenth [of an ephah,] at one time, namely at
the time of the scooping. — [Torath Kohanim 6:27] In his fist: [This teaches us that] he may not make a
measure for a fistful [but rather, he must use his fingers directly]. - [Torath
Kohanim 6:27] From the fine flour of the meal-offering and from its
oil: [Now, we already know that the flour to be scooped up is mixed with
oil, so why does the verse specifically mention oil here?] From here, we learn
that the fistful [must be taken] from a place [in the meal- offering] where
there is an abundance of its oil [i.e., where the oil is mixed thoroughly with
the flour]. — [Sotah 14b] The meal-offering: [I.e., from that
particular meal-offering;] it must not be mingled with another [meal-offering].
— [Torath Kohanim 6:27] And all the frankincense that is on the meal-offering,
and he shall cause to [go up in] smoke: [meaning] that he must gather up
[all] its frankincense after the scooping, and cause it to go up in smoke. And
since Scripture specifically stated this law only in one case of the
meal-offerings mentioned in וַיִּקְרָא (see Lev.2:2),
Scripture found it necessary to repeat this section [including this law], to
include all [kinds of] meal-offerings, in accordance with their law.
9 And that which is left thereof shall
Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in
the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it.
In a holy place: And which place is this? In the courtyard of
the Tent of Meeting. — [Torath Kohanim 6:32]
Without leaven – in fact most of the Korbanos with the exception of Todah
or thanksgiving offering which had loaves. The others were without leaven. This
were probably like the Iraqi Lafah that is baked on the walls of an oven and is
complete in less than a minute. It is softer than our modern Matzos sometimes
thin and crispy but often thin
10 It shall not be baked with leaven.
I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy,
as the sin-offering, and as the guilt-offering.
A repeat to emphasize the necessity of
the meal offering being a form of Matzo. Since this is a command, we do not ask
why but do it. It might be because Matzos are made with extra care and we have
to bring Korbanos extra pure, no blemish and with extra Kavannah. Rashi uses
the terse words “extra care” for the Korbanos.
It shall not be baked leavened. [As] their portion: [literally, “It
must not be baked leavened, their portion.” I.e., from the juxtaposition of
these words, is derived the law that] even the leftover portions [of the
meal-offering, which go to the kohanim,] are prohibited to be leavened. — [Men.
55a] Like
the sin-offering and like the guilt-offering: [This refers to
two different cases:] “Like a sin-offering” refers to the meal-offering of a
sinner. [How is this sacrifice like a sin-offering? Insofar as just as the
sin-offering must be sacrificed for that specific purpose, so too, the חוֹטֵא
מִנְחַת] if [the kohen] performed the scooping
while having in mind that should not be for the purpose of this sacrifice, it
is invalid. And “like a guilt-offering” refers to a meal- offering brought as a
voluntary donation. Therefore, if [the kohen] performed the scooping while
having in mind that it should not be for the purpose of this sacrifice, it is
still valid. — [Torath Kohanim 6:35]
11 Every male among the children of
Aaron may eat of it, as a due for ever throughout your generations, from the
offerings of the LORD made by fire; whatsoever touches them shall be holy.
One must be extra pure. The level of
Tuma for a normal and careful Jew is second degree Tuma purity. For eating
Teruma is third degree and for a Korban fourth degree. The Gemara explains the
procedure in detail. For our purpose if the Mikdash was to be built, it would
be enough to go to the Mikvah and in our day, when we are all Tuma from contact
with the dead, we could still offer up a Korban Pesach. However, this year we
did not put the Sheep aside Erev Rosh Chodesh as was done in Mitzrayim (Shemos
12). So we have missed out this year.
12 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 13 This is the
offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the
day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a
meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the
evening.
This is the plain meal offering or Koban Mincha.
14 On a griddle it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou
shalt bring it in; in broken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a
sweet savor unto the LORD. 15 And the anointed priest that shall be in his
stead from among his sons shall offer it, it is a due for ever; it shall be
wholly made to smoke unto the LORD. 16 And every meal-offering of the
priest shall be wholly made to smoke; it shall not be eaten.
17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 18 Speak unto Aaron
and to his sons, saying: This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place
where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be ritually slaughtered with the proper knife, blessings and
thoughts before the LORD; it is
most holy.
The Parsha covers the Korban Chatas followed by the Korban Asham.
Both are a high degree of Kedusha.
7:1 And this is the law of the
guilt-offering: it is most holy. 2 In the place where they kill the
burnt-offering shall they ritually slaughtered with the proper knife, blessings and
thoughts the
guilt-offering: and the blood thereof shall be dashed against the altar round
about. 3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the
fat that covers the inwards, 4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on
them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take
away by the kidneys. 5 And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar for
an offering made by fire unto the LORD; it is a guilt-offering. 6 Every male
among the priests may eat thereof; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is
most holy. … 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
which one may offer unto the LORD.
Shlamim from the word Shalom hence
Peace offering in English. In addition, the Korban Todah or thanksgiving offering
of one who crossed the sea in peace or large deserts in peace is a form of
Shlamim and so is the Pesach. (In the times when the Temple stood, Pesach was
used for the Korban and the Chag Ha Aviv or Chag Yetzias Mitzrayim was used.)
12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving,
then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled
with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of
fine flour soaked. 13 With cakes of leavened bread he shall present his offering
with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving.
As I mentioned above, this is the only
Korban that contained Leaven. For this reason we say the daily Mizmor Le Todah
every weekday except Erev Pesach and Chol HaMoed Pesach.
14 And of it he shall present one out
of each offering for a gift unto the LORD; it shall be the priest's that dashed
the blood of the peace-offerings against the altar. 15 And the flesh of the
sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of
his offering; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. 16 But if the
sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a freewill-offering, it shall be eaten
on the day that he offered his sacrifice; and on the morrow that which remains
of it may be eaten. 17 But that which remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on
the third day shall be burnt with fire.
One had two nights to enjoy the Korban
with family and friends. After that time, the left overs had to be burned.
18 And if any of the flesh of the
sacrifice of his peace-offerings be at all eaten on the third day, it shall not
be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offered it; it shall be
an abhorred thing, and the soul that eats of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And
the flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt
with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof.
Yesterday, one was clean and eating in
the proper place and time. Now one has either gone over the time limit or
outside of Yerushalayim making the Korban Pigul. Or eating in an impure aka
Tumay state becomes abhorrent before HASHEM. One must be expedient and Tahor
when eating a Korban.
20 But the soul that eats of the flesh
of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his
uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Instead of bringing oneself closer to
HASHEM, they have cut themselves off from the Jewish People in the next world.
21 And when any one shall touch any
unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or
any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of
peace-offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from
his people. 22 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 23 Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying: Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.
Chelev is forbidden and like the
Korban Tumay brings about
Kares from the Jewish People.
24 And the fat of that which dies of
itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other
service; but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
Trafe food is forbidden. Parsha
Shemini will deal with Kosher and non-Kosher Animals.
… 35 This is the consecrated portion of Aaron, and the
consecrated portion of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire,
in the day when they were presented to minister unto the LORD in the priest's
office;
Moshe ordained the Cohanim as in
Chapter 8:
36 which the LORD commanded to be
given them of the children of Israel, in the day that they were anointed. It is
a due for ever throughout their generations. 37 This is the
law of the burnt-offering, of the meal-offering, and of the sin-offering, and
of the guilt-offering, and of the consecration-offering, and of the sacrifice
of peace-offerings; 38 which the LORD commanded Moses in
mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to present
their offerings unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
…6 And Moses brought
Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 7 And he put upon him the tunic,
and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the
ephod upon him, and he girded him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod,
and bound it unto him therewith. 8 And he placed the breastplate upon him; and
in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim. 9 And he set the mitre upon
his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy
crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. 10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and
anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. ... 23
And when it was slain, Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip
of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great
toe of his right foot. 24 And Aaron's sons were brought, and Moses put of the
blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand,
and upon the great toe of their right foot; and Moses dashed the blood against
the altar round about. …31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons: 'Boil the
flesh at the door of the tent of meeting; and there eat it and the bread that
is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying: Aaron and his sons
shall eat it. 32 And that which remains of the flesh and of the bread shall ye
burn with fire. 33 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting
seven days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled; for He shall
consecrate you seven days. 34 As hath been done this day, so the LORD hath
commanded to do, to make atonement for you. 35 And at the door of the tent of
meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the
LORD, that ye die not; for so I am commanded.
While the Cohanim, Mishkan and Mizbayach
are being consecrated.
36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things which the LORD
commanded by the hand of Moses.
Pesach
At this late stage, if you do not
have contact with a local Rabbi, sell on line. Most on-line sites ask for a
donation. It can be through Chabad.org or Selling of Chametz • Torah.org Some of the money goes to Torah or Matzos for a Seder for those
less fortunate than us. I did on-line to Chabad in Kiryat Shmona but I put down
zero to donate to my local Chabad cash. It is written that the poor of your own
community get preference.
Last time to eat Chametz USA. https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/usa-zmanim-chart.pdf In Israel in 2026, the last time to eat chametz (leaven) is
Wednesday morning, April 1, 2026, by
approximately 10:07 a.m. to 10:09 a.m. The prohibition begins around the end of the fourth seasonal
hour, just before the Passover Seder that evening. Chametz must be destroyed or
sold before the fifth seasonal hour.
Hebrew
Medications with English option. תרופות כשרות לפסח תשפ"ו - 2026 | שירותי בריאות כללית
or scroll down you will see medications with Latin
letters. חוברת-תרופות-2026.pdf
Halachic
Psak especially for people in Eretz Yisrael this year at the Pesach Seder: If
one is in the middle of eating the required Matzos in the short required time
and gets a warning to go to the shelter, one should have in mind when making the
blessing to be able to bring down the Matzo into the shelter to eat it during
the required time period. Otherwise, one must start over again. Since the
Iranians have a nasty habit of sending one, two or three missiles in waves this
is best.
A few last
pointers. Running to the Shelter 10 times in a day for 15 to 40 minutes does
not give me time to bring down the Seder, selling of Chametz, koshering dishes
or ingredients of the Charoses, Kitniyos and other Minchagim. If you need this
information run a search on www.ou.org,www.torah.org, www.aish.com, the
star-k and other sites. Or go into www.rabbipauli.blogspot.com on the
side there are all that I have written over the years and search March-April of
past years.
Remember: One of the key elements of the Passover Holiday is the removal of leavened
products, known as "Chometz," from one's possession.
"Chometz" is defined as any product from wheat, barley, rye, oats or
spelt which was allowed to rise, e.g. bread, crackers, etc. Sell it on line to one of the organizations
or Aish mentioned above.
On the
second night of Pesach in Gallus or Chol HaMoed Yisrael
The Counting of Omer Meditation
Rabbi Simon Jacobson’s Guide
https://aish.com/daily-omer-meditation/
A practical guide to becoming great
in 49 days.
With the mitzvah of counting the 49
days, known as Sefirat Ha'Omer, the Torah invites us on a journey into the
human psyche, into the soul. There are seven basic emotions that make up the
spectrum of human experience. At the root of all forms of enslavement, is a
distortion of these emotions. Each of the seven weeks between Passover and
Shavuot is dedicated to examining and refining one of them.
The seven emotional attributes are:
Gevurah ―
Justice and discipline
Malchut ―
Sovereignty, leadership
The seven weeks, which represent
these emotional attributes, further divide into seven days making up the 49
days of the counting. Since a fully functional emotion is multidimensional, it
includes within itself a blend of all seven attributes. Thus, the counting of
the first week, which begins on the second night of Pesach, as well as
consisting of the actual counting ("Today is day one of the Omer...")
would consist of the following structure with suggested meditations:
Upon conclusion of the 49 days we
arrive at the 50th day ― Matan Torah. After we have achieved all we can
accomplish through our own initiative, traversing and refining every emotional
corner of our psyche, we then receive a gift ('matan' in Hebrew) from above. We
receive that which we could not achieve with our own limited faculties. We
receive the gift of true freedom ― the ability to transcend our human
limitations and touch the divine.
Wandering Widow of S.
Petersburgh by R’ Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1475-26
Aiming to
assimilate the next generation of Jews, Czar Nicholas issued a decree mandating
the conscription of Jewish boys into his army for 25 years of service. He
pressured town councils to fill an enforced quota, and community leaders
scrambled to find who to send. Kidnappings became the frightening norm, usually
occurring when boys were on the way back from cheder, and the children were
often never seen again. Parents lived in perpetual dread.
In the
barracks, the boy soldiers, often as young as 8 years old, were subject to
treatment intended to coax them to abandon the Jewish religion. Those who
refused baptism endured beatings, torture, and starvation.
Eliyahu, a timid boy raised in a Chassidic
family, had been snatched from his shtetl's street by a man on a horse. Joining
a group of other conscripted boys, Eliyahu defied the odds over the many years,
tightly gripping the sliver of Jewish identity he managed to preserve. By the
time he was discharged, he was a grown man alienated from his family, whose
whereabouts remained unknown.
He settled in St. Petersburg and started a
business, which quickly took root and flourished. Another happy development
soon followed when Eliyahu met his wife, a Jewess, and the two lived a quiet
life, observing Judaism to the best of their abilities.
* * *
Several
hundred miles to the south lay the small but animated town of Lubavitch, where
lived, the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom-Dovber Schneersohn, known as
the Rebbe Rashab. Jews from far and wide travelled long distances to meet with
him, request his blessing, and ask him to intercede in heaven on their behalf.
One day,
a widow, mother to three daughters, approached the Rebbe, seeking his guidance
as per her friends' advice. Sobbing miserably, she described her dilemma. Money
didn't come by easily in her home. Thank G d, she was blessed with fine
daughters, but she had no idea how she would pay for the weddings she hoped to
celebrate.
"Travel to St. Petersburg," said
the Rebbe, thus ending their audience.
The widow
left the Rebbe's room completely bewildered. Overwhelmed by helplessness, she
started to cry again. The Chassidim milling around offered their help.
"The
Rebbe told me to go to St. Petersburg," sobbed the widow. "I have no
idea what he means and he hasn't told me where. I don't know anyone in St.
Petersburg. Even the fare I'm unable to afford."
The Chassidim calmed her down, explaining
that the Rebbe's advice was never for naught. Someone volunteered to go around
collecting, and a little while later they presented the widow with a fair sum
of money. Hope reignited, the widow ventured off, still puzzled by the Rebbe's
instructions.
* * *
Stepping
off the train in St. Petersburg, she wondered where to start. St. Petersburg is
by no means a small city, and with no directions to follow, the widow began
tracing its streets aimlessly. For hours on end, she kept her feet moving,
hunger and exhaustion slowly inhibiting her search. Despair finally overtook
her right outside an imposing residence. Anxious to take the weight off her
feet, she sat on its steps, lay back, and closed her eyes. Sleep fell over her
effortlessly.
She was
awoken by yelling. A servant of the residence had found her asleep on the steps
and assumed her to be a common beggar woman. Face burning, the widow gathered
herself and prepared to leave.
At that
moment, the front door swung open, revealing a man who looked on curiously. He
asked the servant the reason for the noise. As the servant stuttered an
explanation, the man realized the woman was a Jewess and ordered the servant to
have her admitted.
Once inside, the widow was ushered to the
dining room where the man and his family were having dinner. Someone sat her
down and a plate of steaming hot food appeared in front of her. Noticing her
hesitation, the man explained that he descended from a long lineage of
Chassidim; everything in his house was kosher.
The warm
atmosphere and her host's kindness made the widow feel at ease. At his request,
she divulged a bit about herself and about her deceased husband, mentioning his
name.
At that
moment, the host made a strange sound. Blood drained from his face, and it was
obvious he struggled to say something. Several moments later, the man asked the
widow to repeat her husband's name.
Suddenly, the man was very interested in her
relatives, and he could speak of nothing else. The widow was questioned, almost
interrogated, on her various family members, while the man became more and more
agitated.
"Your
husband is my younger brother!" he finally cried.
The man,
who introduced himself as Eliyahu, now told the widow about his brother and
their idyllic childhood. Unfortunately, while still very young, Eliyahu was
kidnapped to serve in the Czar's army. Then, all connection with his family,
including his younger brother, abruptly ceased.
When
Eliyahu heard the widow's financial plight and her inability to marry off her daughters,
he promised to help.
The woman gained the financial security she
and her daughters needed. But more importantly, they all savored the joy of
reconnecting after so many years of separation.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Modified by Yerachmiel Tilles from
the Parashat Chayei Sarah 5780 email of Chabad.Org Magazine, as adapted from
Sichat Hashavua #1192 by Asharon Baltazar. Submitted by Daniel Keren.
Why this week? Sunday night begins the 105th
yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab.
Biographical notes:
Rabbi Sholom-Dovber Schneersohn 20 Cheshvan 5621 - 2 Nissan 5680 (Oct. 1860 -
April 1920)], known as the Rebbe Rashab, was the fifth Rebbe of the Lubavitcher
dynasty. He is the author of hundreds of major tracts in the exposition of
Chasidic thought. In 1915, after 102 years of four Chabad rebbes living in
Lubavitch, he transferred the center of the movement to Rostov-on-the-Don.
Invading Syria by Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1476-27
In the 1970s, Mr. Nash
Kestenbaum was President of the National Council of Young Israel, and as such
he had extensive dealings with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, for Jewish outreach was
very important to him. However, since, according to him, outreach was not Young
Israel's main objective, he felt that it was better to channel it through
Chabad. He gave a lot of support to Chabad and the Rebbe in this regard.
The Rebbe sent him off
on various assignments. Often, he drove off to Albany, the capital city of New
York State, and the seat of its government, on a mission for the Rebbe. When he
came back, he and the Rebbe would meet for hours.
He also arranged
funding for Lubavitch efforts in Central and South America and, at the behest
of the Rebbe, he opened a chain of kosher kitchens on college campuses under
the Young Israel name.
At first, Kestenbaum
didn't want to do it. He said he had enough on his plate already. But the Rebbe
kept nudging him. After a certain point, the Rebbe presented him with a list of
thirteen campuses and said,
"I've made all
the arrangements myself. Everything is taken care of. I've spoken to all the
deans, and everything is in place for the kosher kitchens to open up. We have
the locations for you on campus; we have cooks. All we now need is the Young
Israel name and Young Israel funding."
Hearing that,
Kestenbaum agreed. He said, "I don't really want to do this because such
activities are not a Young Israel priority, but if the Rebbe himself went out
and made all the arrangements, how can I say no?"
Even Chabad people in
those cities did not know that these kitchens had been opened at the behest of
the Rebbe, and as a result, there was cooperation between the two
organizations.
His son David
revealed: "My father could never say no to the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Once, he
was doing an appeal for the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, and he brought me
along. I was surprised that, in the middle of his speech, he started talking
about Taharas Hamishpacha--the Jewish Laws of Family Purity--and the importance
of having children.
"Afterwards, I
asked him, 'Why are you doing this? You're supposed to be fundraising for the
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach.'
"He said that the
Rebbe and Rav Y. Soloveitchik both asked him to go on a campaign across North
America convincing people to keep Taharas Hamishpacha and to have children,
because the Jewish people needed the next generation."
In truth, Nash
Kestenbaum had many lengthy meetings with the Rebbe relating to this and to
other assignments the Rebbe gave him, but he kept all that private. Even when
people asked him, "Why were you with the Rebbe for so long? What did the
Rebbe say to you?" he wouldn't say anything. His opinion was that you can
never accurately tell over what a great Torah sage said.
But there is one story that he did tell, and it is a remarkable story.
* * *
In 1973, while Mr. Nash Kestenbaum was leading Yom Kippur prayers in his
synagogue, the Young Israel of Long Beach, he was interrupted by an urgent
message: Israel had been attacked and was at war, and that he was needed
immediately in Washington.
He stopped the prayers
and the local police rushed him to Long Beach Memorial Hospital where a
helicopter was waiting on the roof, ready to take him to the Kennedy Airport
for a flight to Washington.
Once he arrived there,
he met with President Nixon's Chief of Staff, with a number of generals and
whoever else was necessary. His task was to arrange an airlift of weapons and
military equipment to Israel that very day.
After he had
accomplished what he had been asked to do by Golda Meir, who was Prime Minister
at the time, my father called various Jewish leaders, including the Rebbe, to
inform them what was going on. He told them how badly the first day of the war
went, that Israel was in danger of losing the war, and about the airlift that
had been arranged.
Hearing this, the
Rebbe said to him, "Don't worry, everything is going to be fine. They are
going to march on to Damascus."
He responded that he
didn't think this was likely, considering the terrible casualties that Israel
had suffered in the first day of the war. In fact, my father said, the country
was in danger of being overrun - the situation was dire.
But the Lubavitcher
Rebbe insisted, "They are not going to be overrun. They're going to be so
successful; they're going to march on to Damascus."
So Kestenbaum took the
Rebbe at his word, and he was relieved that all would end well and thrilled
that the Israeli army would win and even march on to Damascus.
When it was over, he
called the Rebbe again and said to him, "Nu, what happened? They stopped
forty kilometers away from Damascus; they didn't march on to there at
all."
In response, the Rebbe
became very upset. He said, "Is it my fault that Henry Kissinger
intervened and stopped them from going forward?" (Henry Kissinger was
Secretary of State [i. e. Foreign Affairs] in the Nixon administration.)
"Had it not been for him, they would have been able to march on to Damascus."
Can you imagine if they had taken Damascus, the trump card that they would
have had for negotiations? There would have been peace forever…."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Source: Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles of ASCENT-in-Tsfat from an mailing
of JEM - Here's My Story on August 28, 2014.
In the 1970s, Mr. Nash Kestenbaum was president of the National Council of
Young Israel, during which time he had many interactions with the Rebbe. His
son, Mr. Dovid Kestenbaum, recalled aspects of their relationship in an
interview with JEM recorded in his home in Toronto in June 2012, upon which the
above adaptation is based.
Why This Week? 1) Saturday Night-Sunday, 11 Nissan, is the anniversary
of the birth of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in1902. 2) Fifty-plus years later, we are
again at war.
Biographical note:
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe (11 Nissan 1902 - 3
Tammuz 1994), became the seventh Rebbe of the Chabad dynasty after his
father-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, passed away in Brooklyn
on 10 Shvat 1950. He is widely acknowledged as the greatest Jewish leader of
the second half of the 20th century. Although a dominant scholar in both the
revealed and hidden aspects of Torah and fluent in many languages and
scientific subjects, the Rebbe is best known for his extraordinary love and
concern for every Jew on the planet. His emissaries around the globe dedicated
to strengthening Judaism number in the thousands. Many hundreds of volumes of
his teachings have been printed, and hundreds of English renditions too.
The Story of heroes who risked
all: https://www.timesofisrael.com/certain-death-small-chance-of-success-the-pre-state-parachuters-who-jumped-into-nazi-europe/
Milestone: Leonid
Radvinsky, 43, Leonid
Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans and a
Ukrainian American entrepreneur, has died after a battle with cancer, the
company said Monday. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/hjrmv3acbe
Inyanay Diyoma
Mar. 21st
Day 897 since Oct. 7th Day 22 of Roaring Lion/Epic Fury
start of week 129
It was announced that Iran fired a 4000 KM range missile at Diego
Garcia US/UK Base. That means Paris, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Vienna, Warsaw,
Berlin, India, etc. are downrange. https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-unsuccessfully-targets-diego-garcia-base-revealing-missiles-that-can-reach-western-europe/
Yehuda Shmuel
Sherman, 18, from Elon Moreh, was killed in a vehicle-ramming attack on Shabbat
while conducting a security patrol near Homesh. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424331
He is alive but not running operations. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-890716
https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-group-claims-responsibility-for-blaze-at-czech-arms-maker/
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/artificial-intelligence-helps-unlock-geothermal-potential
Shortly after his 86th birthday, Chuck Norris passes
away. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chuck-norris-credited-mothers-prayers-saving-him-from-losing-my-soul-hollywood
Overnight, the
Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, completed a wide-scale
strike sortie in Tehran, during which dozens of Iranian terror regime targets
belonging to the Iranian regime were struck. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424332
Failure to
shoot down. About 51 people were wounded in an Iranian missile strike on
Dimona, including a 12-year-old boy in serious condition, as Tehran said the
barrage was retaliation for reported attacks on its nuclear facilities. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkous429wx#autoplay
Mar. 22nd
Day 898 since Oct. 7th Day 23 of Roaring Lion/Epic Fury
start of week 129
It was close to 11PM when Yonah H. updated me on Arad and I now
thank him.
Again, missed the 7 AM Minyan due to a missile attack while dressed
hold my Tallis-Tephillin Bag. Then just before the 8 AM Minyan and 9 AM they
gave us a break to eat after that. A person burnt to death in a car by Kibbutz
Misgav Am. A rocket or RPG kit two cars. {In 1977, I
did border patrol on the Israeli side of the Kibbutz and in 1991 or 1992, my
son patrolled on the Lebanese side of the Kibbutz and there is no real warning
there.}
Last night between the Dimona and Arad Missile Attacks, 170 injured
of which 11 are in serious condition.
I had two optional check-ups that I cancelled this week and next.
Miracles in all this: Last week, a Synagogue had just
finished the evening prayers in Bnei Brak when a broken piece of a Missile
either Iranian or Ours smashed through the roof.
The Dimona Mayor says that except for the confused boy
either 10 or 12 years old who did not seek the first shelter and was badly
injured with 3 moderate injures the hundreds of others needing shelter were sent
to hotels in Eilat pending home repairs and replacements. The Dimona Mayor was
standing by the flattened and blown out Kindergarten that he was told, he could
open but refused last week.
Arad had more injuries as the Gerer Charedim had 2nd
or 3rd generation cellphones that do not get alerts. Others were
outside when the siren came and others ignored what to do. The Gerer Rebbe issued
a Psak: One must listen to Home Front Command and take proper shelter! I guess
some thought they were immune.
11:08 the 4th attack in our vicinity from Iran
and 5th for the morning. I got a film of people crossing a
pedestrian bridge over a major highway in Tel Aviv or Ramat Gan from my friend
Lee and whatever it was hit the next bridge. People don’t shelter and that is
bad.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/united-arab-emirates-no-fragile-mirage-its-fortress-oasis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-block-gop-amendment-tying-voter-id-bill-transgender-sports-ban
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/03/21/putin-tells-tehran-russia-stands-by-iran/
Israel will
switch to daylight saving time in the early hours of Friday, March 27, 2026,
when clocks move forward by one hour at 2 a.m., reducing sleep by an hour but
extending evening daylight. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skzxknp9wx
Fifteen people were wounded Sunday in missile strikes from Iran that hit multiple locations in central
Israel, including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan and Petah Tikva, emergency officials said.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rk00skv6911e#autoplay
Ofer (Pushko)
Moskovitz, the avocado cultivation manager at Kibbutz Misgav Am along the
northern border, was killed Sunday morning when a rocket fired from Lebanon struck his vehicle
directly. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkhuan6911e#autoplay
As fighting
with Iran and Hezbollah continues, the political system has entered a decisive
week ahead of a vote on the state budget that could
determine the government’s survival. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkuy6qp5bg
Iran is ready to
cooperate with the International Maritime Organization to improve maritime
safety and protect seafarers in the Gulf, the Iranian representative to the UN
maritime agency said, the semi-official Mehr news agency
reported on Sunday.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-890741
An
American-operated Patriot air defense
battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion
that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in US-ally Bahrain 10 days into
the war on Iran, according to
an analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-890745
Arab Israelis planned an attack. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-890771
The IDF is
moving forward with recruitment during Operation Roaring Lion, the military announced on Sunday. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-890746
The Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized
four domains linked to Iran’s cyberwarfare campaign. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-890778
Mar. 23rd
Day 899 since Oct. 7th Day 24 of Roaring Lion/Epic
One wake-up alert at midnight by the time
the all-clear sounded I was back under the covers and then quiet all night.
Oops Iran struck Lebanon and the midnight special downed far away on the other
side. At 7 AM there was a missile to the north that landed on a road in Tzfat.
This headline reminds
me of Irving Berlin’s Ben Franklin in Paris “Half the Battle”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHEN23gyAPg&list=RDIHEN23gyAPg&start_radio=1
France 24 was very busy
with displaced Lebanese child. How about the three-year-old blown out of a
window in Arab who miraculously survived? They would probably cry that the
Japanese Railroad Bridge that Col. Boogey built over the River Kwai was blown
up by the allies in World War II. Or the German Soldiers killed on D-Day on
Omaha Beach. Oops, they missed the story of the Iranian Missile that could Nuke
Paris if they had the bomb.
With our over the horizon radar, we either
had an incoming missile that changed course or somebody messed up. Instead of
three to ten minutes warning, we got a sudden siren as I typed here at 10:11AM.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrians-rally-against-new-law-restricting-sale-of-alcohol-in-damascus/
Was Ofer killed by friendly
fire? https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424383
The lack of sleep had a negative effect on
my balance so I took a nap.
All’s well that ends well: https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/girl-6-swept-sea-while-002452249.html
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/air-canada-jet-hits-vehicle-forcing-new-yorks-laguardia-airport-close
U.S. President
Donald Trump said Monday he had ordered a five-day pause in any U.S. military
strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure after what he
described as two days of “very good and productive conversations” with Tehran
on a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities in the Middle East. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjtyxir5wl
The
possibility of regime collapse in the Islamic Republic of Iran following the
Iran-Israel-U.S. war is best understood not through battlefield dynamics or
protest intensity alone, but through the stability of the ruling elite
coalition. Authoritarian regimes rarely fall simply because they are challenged
from below; rather, they collapse when internal coordination among elites
breaks down. https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/hkarytc511g
Hamas cell eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424423
Kiriat Shmona attack, man injured. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424438
A
frightening incident occurred during a night shift this week at a checkpoint,
when the alertness and quick response of Border Police officers saved the life
of a four-month-old infant. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424439
Ben Gvir closes PLO office in Yerushalayim.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424432
A reprieve but if talks fail we will bomb. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424440
Northern residents remain despite it. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424433
The Bnei
Brak-Ramat Gan police announced this afternoon (Monday) that they have located
and arrested a 33-year-old woman from Modiin Illit, suspected of attacking a
10-year-old boy in Bnei Brak and cutting off his sidelocks (payos) with scissors she pulled from her bag. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424437
Lebanon - IDF finds antitank missile post. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424422
Khan Unis Brigade Commander eliminated. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424217
The
IDF recently uncovered an old bunker and made a surprising find: thousands of
old bombs. According to a report by Kan News on Sunday, the bombs that
were found in the long-forgotten bunker were over 50 years old and were
originally intended to be used against Egyptian military bases before the 1979
peace agreement. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424394
Arab Doctor does
illegal antiquities trading. https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/hj1umfaqwx
Day 900 since Oct. 7th Day 25 of Roaring Lion/Epic
I was sleeping
peacefully at 1:03 and 4:26 when two missile attacks occurred. At 7:28 I was
about to step into the shower. That is life in Israel. All three attacks it was
an early warning and all three times it was already siren time in the attacked
area when I reached the shelter. Happily I was not in the target area but
zipping back on clothing is a pain in the neck. I was lucky regarding my
haircut. More attacks on Israel from Iran in the north or in the south.
Since this writing a
whole bunch of launches at the north, south west, south east of the country.
A large fragment from one of the
intercepted missiles fell near the Giti Avisar Junction in Samaria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424475
Finance
Minister and Religious Zionist Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich spoke about the
ongoing war during his faction's meeting and stated that the border with
Lebanon must change. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424441
David’s Slings failed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424444
Givati
Brigade soldiers, operating under the 91st Division, continue targeted ground
operations in southern Lebanon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424455
Tel Aviv building hit. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424462
Two brothers from the
Jerusalem area posed as a soldier from Israel’s elite Unit 8200 and passed
fabricated intelligence to an Iranian agent, according to an indictment
released Tuesday following requests by Kan News and Walla.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424474
US might use the 82nd
Airborne to take Khag Island. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/by11vytyszx
Saudis may join in the
battle. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skhd22yswe
Antwerp attack on
Haredi area. https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/ryidhajobl
The probability of an
agreement between Iran and the US is close to zero.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-891012
Mar. 25th
Day 901 since Oct. 7th Day 26 of Roaring Lion/Epic Part 1
Why am I tired?
Restless sleep and quick wake-ups at 1:03 and 2:49 and finally the 7AM missile
went south of us like Dimona/Yerocham and I got my shower in today.
Then from 10:49 to 11:32
three rockets and a very loud boom with something falling in an open area near
where my granddaughter and hubby are buying an apartment under construction. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hyoazmzo11l
NOTE:
THURSDAY NIGHT WE MOVE FORWARD THE CLOCKS TO 7 HOURS BETWEEN THE STATES AND US
BUT DUE TO THE LATE SUNSET, THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE NO NEWS UPDATES.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-shot-dead-in-galilee-taking-2026-toll-in-arab-community-to-74/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nine-people-wounded-in-bnei-brak-by-iranian-cluster-bomb-munitions/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-killed-2-injured-in-hezbollah-rocket-attack-on-northern-israel/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/03/24/uk-announces-reforms-accelerate-firings-antisemitic-doctors/
Murder suspect hid in
an IDF Base. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424533
Op-Ed Dr. Martin
Sherman: A dark cloud is spreading across America,
casting an ominous shadow of malice and mendacity, and threatening to split
open perilous fault lines in the rich tapestry of the nation's socio-political
fabric. https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/24/into-the-fray-an-ominous-cloud-of-anti-semitic-vitriol-and-un-american-invective/
Op-Ed Barry Shaw: The
Hangings continue in Iran: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424356
Shabbos times. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
A new US Congress study published last week on the THAAD ballistic
missile interception system shed worrying light on the inventory of
interceptors available to the US in the near future. The document says, "There is concern that the rate of use of
THAAD interceptors during Operation Epic Fury has further reduced the limited
stock of interceptors."
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-891130
The Iranians seem to be
like Pharaoh. Yes we will let the Strait of Hormuz go but…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irans-remaining-weapons-how-tehran-can-still-disrupt-strait-hormuz
Iran names new security
chief. https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-names-ex-guards-commander-zolghadr-to-succeed-larijani-as-security-chief/
Road traffic
noise could be affecting bird breeding in nearly half of Israel’s open space,
including just under a quarter of its environmentally protected areas,
according to a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/airstrikes-kill-15-iran-backed-troops-in-iraq-targeting-hq-and-leader/
Earlier
in the day, the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, completed a
wide-scale wave of strikes, targeting the Iranian regime’s military-industrial
production facilities in Isfahan. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424510
Another ex-Hamas cell. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424423
Missile impact in Bnei
Brak. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424518
Due
to ongoing security tensions, a longstanding annual ceremony marking the
Israelites’ crossing of the Jordan River will not take place this year,
organizers announced. The event, held for the past eight years, commemorates
the biblical moment at the end of forty years of wandering in the desert. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424530
More on the Caspian Sea
attack. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424538
For
nearly two decades, the families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism have
watched a 36-story Manhattan skyscraper generate millions in rental income for
the Islamic Republic while their court judgments against
Iran went unsatisfied. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424551
2 suspects in ambulance
burning. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424537
March going out like a
roaring lion. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424529
Hezballah terror cell
destroyed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424540
In
recent days, the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, struck two key
naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424532
A
new compensation framework has been formulated for private day-care centers and government day-care
facilities, following the suspension of operations during the war. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424531
Israel's
National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday warned that the ongoing war with
Iran is increasing the threat of terrorism against Israelis abroad, urging
heightened caution ahead of the upcoming holiday period. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424535
Iran wants Vance as
negotiator. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424524
Republicans
on Tuesday again rejected a resolution aimed at requiring President Donald
Trump to seek congressional approval for future US military action against Iran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424526
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/25/report-hezbollah-loses-85-of-missile-arsenal/
Two wounded as Iran
shot towards a coal powered electricity generating plant. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-891125
Defense
Minister Israel Katz and IDF
Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on
Wednesday confirmed that the IDF had crossed the threshold of having dropped
15,000 bombs on Iran since the war started on February 28. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-891143
Mar. 26th
Day 902 since Oct. 7th Day 27 of Roaring Lion/Epic
The Iranians might just
be willing to negotiate with Trump as since 6:47 this morning they attacked us
7 times and 6 of them were warnings or sirens for me. Again, I was this time
five minutes earlier almost out of the house for Schul. I prayed most of the
morning prayers in the shelter. Was almost by the Schul a warning sound. I did
not put on Tallis or Tephillin. Prayed the Shema and Shmona Esray prayers and
then put on my Tallis and Tephillin recited the first paragraph of the Shema
and made up a few more prayers. Got home started to heat up my breakfast – soya
hotdog and soya chicken nugget with broccoli and falafel. The other Salad,
Tahina and cheese/butter was supposed to be cold. Ah to sit down and watch Sean
Hannity from the DVR when another alert. As we got down to the shelter, an
awful noise. No rattling like a hit but that sure sounded close. No, it was in
an open area not far from my friend Irving S. in Modiin as I saw his building
in the film a few football fields away from the landing spot of perhaps our
take down missile. https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-israel-iran-war-trump-peace-march-25
Lebanon: Staff Sgt. Ori
Greenberg, 21 slain. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjur7dfj11x
https://www.timesofisrael.com/14-year-old-boy-indicted-for-spying-for-iran-in-exchange-for-money/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/25/theres-a-reason-we-left-pezeshkian-araghchi-alive/
4 wounded in Tel Aviv. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkxwfbgiwl
At
least eight Israeli nationals have been detained in recent months at Kuala
Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia’s capital, some holding both Israeli
and foreign passports and others carrying only Israeli passports. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkmnidfowg
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/03/25/iran-posts-ai-video-showing-missile-striking-statue-liberty/
Commander gives up a
prestigious career abroad to establish the Itai Battalion. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424563
Rachel’s Tomb to close
due to lack of shelters. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424605
While
its fighters continue operating inside the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Division (143)
has completed the largest and most comprehensive exercise conducted in the
sector since the October 7 massacre. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424601
Two homes damaged by
missiles in Samaria. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424598
6 injured in Kfar
Kassem. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424595
Iranian Naval Commander
killed. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-891240
Mar. 27th
Day 903 since Oct. 7th Day 28 of Roaring Lion/Epic end of week 129
I was supposed to have a personal trainer
in the gym at noon but he was ill. With all the alerts and sirens, I decided
not to leave at 11AM for a workout. It was a good idea for at about 10:50 an
unexploded cluster bomb fell into the dry outdoor pool and I would have had to
evacuate.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-iran-war-tests-maga-movements-america-first-creed/
An
IDF combat officer and a soldier were seriously injured overnight (Friday) in
an operational accident during an engagement in southern Lebanon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424674
Terrorist shield by Abu
Mazan for 18years caught. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424651
Hezballah and Iran intensify
fire. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sysriaxsze#autoplay
Have a good
Shabbos and a healthy, happy, kosher, and peaceful Pesach,
Rachamim
Pauli
