פדיון בני הערובה שבעזה: באיזה מחיר? / To Redeem Jewish Captives in Gaza: At What Price?

י׳ לחודש התשיעי תשפ״ד

English follows the Hebrew.

יעקב פ׳אוצ׳י, תושב שכונת שמעון הצדיק בירושלים, 22.11.2023
מי הן שתיים מה"נשים" וה"ילדות" שישוחררו מהכלא בהפסקת האש האובדנית הזו? ה"ילדה" שגרה 3 בתים ממני שדקרה את השכנה שלי בשנה שעברה ונעשה בדם קר כשהשכנה הלכה ברחוב עם התינוקת בעגלה. רק בשבוע שעבר ה"ילדה" נידונה ל-12 שנות מאסר על פשעיה (עונש מגוחך). וה"ילד" ה״מתוק״ משם שהמתין במארב בפינה מחוץ לשכ׳ שמעון הצדיק וירה בשני מתפללים חרדים מטווח אפס ברכבם ואז השליך את האקדח בין השיחים וחזר לבית הספר כאילו לא קרה כלום. הדובדבן שבקצפת הוא שה״ילדה״ אמורה לחזור לגור ממש מול האישה שהיא ניסתה לרצוח ובעלה משרת כעת בשירות מילואים בעזה.

לממשלה נלעגית הזו יש כבר הדם של 1200 הקורבנות וכל החיילים שנפלו מאז על הידיים. עוד כמה דם תמים יישפך בגלל ההסכם המחפיר הזה? כמה ממבצעי הטבח הנוכחיים שוחררו בעסקת שליט? למה שאויבינו לא ימשיכו לחטוף יהודים ולנסות לרצוח אותם בידיעה ברורה שהם לעולם לא יצטרכו לשלם על הפשעים שלהם? לכל מי שיש לו יד בזה צריך לתת להם דין וחשבון!!! בושה למפלגות החרדיות ולציונות הדתית שתומכים בעלבון הזה! האם באמת דם החטופים שווה יותר מדם תושבי שכ׳ שמעון הצדיק ודם כל הקרבנות העתידיים שישפכו?

עשר אגורות (2¢):
מפריע לי ש כמעט אף אחד לא שואל "מהי ההלכה לגבי הסכם להשיג שיחרור בני הערובה?" פ׳אוצ'י רומז לכך בכתבה שלו. הרב דוד בר-חיים ראש מכון שילה, יונתן פולארד, הרב חנניה ויסמן ועוד כמה עולים את הנושא לדיון. כפי שאמר רבי בר-חיים בעבר, התורה נוגעת בכל ענייני חיי יהודים, ולא רק בשאלות לגבי שבת וכשרות.

העיקר לא שלא אכפת להרבה יהודים ממה שהתורה אומרת על עניין הזה. אלא יותר מדי יהודים לא יודעים שהם צריכים לשאול על דעת התורה. הם מאמינים שזה עניין פוליטי. יש לנו מדינה יהודית, ולכן כל החלטה שהיא מקבלת חייבת להיות החלטה יהודית, נכון?

בכלל לא נכון. מתסכל מאוד כמה פעמים המדינה מקבלת את ההיפך מהחלטה יהודית, ואז רוב היהודים פשוט מקבלים את זה בלי עוררין. כל שכן כל עסקה שיכולה להשיג את שיחרור האהובים בשבי צריכת להיות נכונה כי מרגישים שהיא נכון. אבל הרגשות אינם הבסיס לפסוק פסק הלכה. הרגשות הם הבסיס ל פעולות עולם המערב, גם הנוצרים וגם מה שנקרא הפרוגרסיבים.

מצד אחד, יש לנו מצוות עשה של פדיון שבוים. אני מתפלא שלא שמעתי הרבה אנשים מצטטים את זה ובמיוחד מכיוון שנושא זה משתלב בדעה הרווחת. כנראה מצטטים את זה בגלל אם כן אז צריכים להתעמק בפרטי המצווה הזו, ואז לא יאהבו את מה שמגלים. הרב בר חיים מתייחס לשאלה "באיזה מחיר?" ב-15:00.

מצד שני, יש המשל של המרן מרוטנברג שנחטף ואז הורה לתלמידיו לא לשלם שום כופר לחוטפיו, מחשש שאם כן אז ימשיכו לחטוף יהודים. עלו את המשל הזה בהתנגדות לעסקת גלעד שליט, שנזכרת על ידי יעקב פאוצ'י.

הננו בארץ ישראל אך עדיין תקועים בחשיבות רגשותינו בפסקי דיני תורה. ברור לעשות כך ללא שום יחס לרגשותינו יכול להיות קשה מאוד. הרבה יותר קל לדבר על זה מלבצע ככה. אף על פי כן, מאכזב מאוד שרק מעטים, אם בכלל, אפילו עולים את השאלה "מהי ההלכה לגבי בני הערובה?" מהן ההלכות לגבי המצב שלנו?

Yaakov Fauci, Shimon HaTzadiq Neighborhood, Jerusalem, November 22, 2023
Who are two of the “women” and “minors” that will be released from jail in this suicidal ceasefire prisoner swap? The “girl” who lives 3 houses down from me that stabbed my neighbor last year in cold blood when she was pushing her baby carriage down the street and only last week was sentenced to 12 years in prison for her crime (itself a ludicrous sentence) and the sweet “boy” from Schem that waited in ambush on the corner outside of Shimon Hatzaddik and shot two Haredi worshippers at point blank range in their car then tossed the gun in the bushes and went back to school as if nothing happened. The icing on the cake is that the girl will be returning to live right across the street from the woman she tried to murder and whose husband is currently serving in reserve duty in Gaza.

This pathetic government already has the blood of the 1200 victims and all of the soldiers that have since fallen on their hands, how much more innocent blood will be shed because of this disgraceful agreement? How many of the current perpetrators of the massacre were released in the Shalit deal? Why should our enemies NOT continue to kidnap Jews and attempt to murder them knowing full well that they will never have to pay for their crimes? Everyone who has a hand in this needs to be held accountable!!! Shame on the Haredi parties and Religious Zionism for supporting this outrage! Is the blood of the hostages really redder than the blood of the residents of Shimon HaTzaddik and the blood of all the future victims that will be shed?

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
My concern is why isn't anyone asking "What is the halakhah (Torah Law) in this case?" Fauci alludes to it in his post. Rabbi David Bar-Hayim, Head of Machon Shilo, Yonatan Pollard, Rabbi Chananya Weissman, and a few others are even bothering to discuss it. As Rabbi Bar-Hayim as stated previously, the Torah touches all aspects of a Jew's life, not just questions of Shabbos and Kashrus (dietary laws).

It is not that not so many Jews care about what the Torah says on this matter. Rather, too many Jews do not know that they should ask. They believe it is a political issue. We have a Jewish State, and so whatever decision it makes must be a Jewish one, right?

Wrong. It is so frustrating how many times the State makes the opposite of a Jewish decision, and then to see most Jews just going along with it without question. Even more so, any deal to get are captive loved ones back must be right, because it feels right. But feelings are not the bases for halakhic decision making. Feelings are the bases for the way the Western world operates, whether we are talking about Christians or so-called progressives.

On one hand, we have the mitzvah (Torah commandment) of פדיון שבוים pidyon shuvim (redeeming the captive). I am surprised I haven't heard more people cite this, especially since it is in line with popular opinion. I suppose it is because they might be forced to delve into the details of this mitzvah, and then not like what they find. Rabbi Bar-Hayim addresses the specifics of "at what price?" at time marker 15:00.

On the other hand, we example we have the well-know case of the kidnapped Maran of Rothenberg who instructed his students NOT to pay any ransom to his captors, for fear that it would only happen again. This was one of the examples brought up in opposition to the Gilad Shalit deal, that Yaakov Fauci mentions.

Here we are in Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel), yet still stuck in our Western feelings. Sure, making a Torah-based ruling, and having to set aside our feelings in order to do so is much easier said than done. Nevertheless, it is extremely disappointing than only a few, if any, will even bring up the question of "What does the Torah say?"

חדירה לישראל 2.0: מה קורה באמת? / Invasion of Israel 2.0: What is really happening?

אסרו חג הסוכות תשפ״ד

English follows the Hebrew.

הרבה ישראלים כבר שואלים כיצד הדירה הזו יכולה לקרות. ובכן, אני אגיד לך כיצד. זה קרה בגלל אותה הסיבה שהותקפנו, פעם אחר פעם. שנות 2006, 2009, 2014 ו-2021 הן רק כמה דוגמאות.

הסיבה שאנחנו מותקפים כל הזמן היא כי ממשלת ישראל מעולם לא נותנת לצה״ל לסיים את העבודה לגמרי כדי למנוע התקפות עתידות. הערבים יודעים שאנו לא מוכנים לסיים את מה שצריכים לסיים והם מנצלים את זה.



במכילתא דברים כ,ח:
"וְלֹא יִמַּס אֶת לְבַב אֶחָיו".
מַגִּיד שֶׁאִם לֹא עָשָׂה מִלְחָמָה בְּכָל לִבּוֹ,
הֲרֵי זֶה כְמִי שֶׁשָּׁפַךְ דְּמֵי הַכֹּל,
וְעָלָיו הוּא אוֹמֵר:
(ירמיה מח,י) "אָרוּר עֹשֶׂה מְלֶאכֶת יי רְמִיָּה, וְאָרוּר מֹנֵעַ חַרְבּוֹ מִדָּם."

(דרך הרב דוד בר-חיים, ראש מכון שילה)

מה שלא מדווח בחדשות בחו״ל הוא חג שמיני עצרת / שמחת תורה חל בשבת. חשוב לציון שפעם הגוים סיימו הקרבת הקורבנות חג הסוכות שלהם ויצאו. ואז רק היהודים חגג את יום שמיני עצרת.

זו מכה כפולה ליהודים כאשר מתקפה בחג דווקא בחג ליהודים בלבד.

לפני 50 שנה התקיים אותו האירוע במלחמת יום הכיפורים (6 - 25 באוקטובר 1973). שבת / שמיני עצרת הייתה ב-7 באוקטובר. בינתיים, יהודים שומרי תורה ומצוות בחו״ל ממשיכים לחגוג יום נוסף. נמנעים משימוש במכשירים חשמליים, הם שומעים על המלחמה רק משכניהם הלא יהודים, ואז דרך חרושת השמועות.

עשר אגורות (2¢):
קונספירציה? אי-כשירות? עוד כניעה לרצון הקהילה הבינלאומית כביכול?

ובכן, זו לא הפעם הראשונה שישראל מנסה להשיג אהדה מהקהילה הבינלאומית. לדברי בארי חמיש, בשנת 1994, לקראת פורים הוטלו ברחבי חברון כרזות בערבית שהכריזו כי יסיימו את מה שהמן התחיל [במגלית אסתר]. שר החוץ שמעון פרס שהוא יכול להשיג שתי מטרות בחץ אחד באמצעות לאפשר לערבים בחברון לבצע התקפות על המתנחלים בחברון: א׳ לחסל מתנחלים החוסמים את דרך השלום ב׳ וקבל אהדה על רצחותיהם. אבל תוכניתו של פרס החזירה את עצמה כאשר יהודי אחד, ד"ר ברוך גולדשטיין הי"ד הגן עליהם.

האם ייתכן ששיטת הפעולה של חלק מכוחות הביטחון הישראליים היא לקבל מידע על תקיפות, ולאפשר לחלקן לעבור בכל זאת? האם זה נעשה על מנת לזכות באהדה? לשמור על ישראלים מפוחדים ותלויים בממשלה כדי "להגן עלינו?" שניהם?

Many Israelis have already begun questioning how this invasion could have happened. Well, I'll tell you why this happened. It is the same reason we have been attacked, time and time again. 2006, 2009, 2014, and 2021 are only a few examples.

The reason we keep getting attacked is because well never finish the job int he first place. The Arabs know this. The Arabs exploit this, time and time again.



Michilta on Deut. 20:8:
"...lest his brethren's heart melt as his heart."
says that if he did not make war with all his heart,
indeed, it is like the one who shed the blood of all,
And about him it says:
"Cursed is the one who does the work of the Lord with a slack hand, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood." (Jer. 48:10)

(via Rabbi David Bar-Hayim, Head of Machon Shilo)

Says a lot, I think.

What is not being reported in the news outside of Israel is that Saturday (Shabbat) was also an important holiday Shemini Atzeret (the eighth day of assembly) / Simhath Torah, marking the end of the Sukkoth (Tabernacles) Festival, when the non-Jews have finished their offerings, and the Jews have one final festival day to themselves (See Lev. 23:39-44 for reference)

It is a double blow to Jews when then attack on a holiday.

Fifty years ago, the same thing happened with the Yom Kippur War (Oct. 6 - 25, 1973). Shabbat / Shemini Atzereth was October 7, thus almost to the day. Meanwhile, Torah observant Jews outside of Israel continue to celebrate an additional day, as dictated by Our Sages z"l. Refraining from using electronic devices, they will hear of the war only from their non-Jewish neighbors, and through the grapevine.

Rabbi David Bar-Hayim recently predicted this outbreak.




Rabbi Chanaya Weissman also provides an important perspective to consider. (re-published with permission; notes in italics added for clarity).

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I received this report from a source I believe is credible. Turn off the controlled propaganda, use the brain God gave you, and draw your own conclusions:

It's worse, there was a stand down order to the now erased Gaza Division - the murderous farce started at 0400 not 0630... It took the murderous zombie horde no less than an hour to get to towns...

No IAF (Israeli Air Force) action for at least 6 hours, while the hordes freely came and went unbothered and freely through the border "checkpoints". . .

The Navy wiped out the sea incursions - guess they didn't need "intelligence" to stop murderous feces ...

I live close enough to see and hear comings and goings from there, for most of my military service I was attached to that division.

There was unusually heavy weirdness starting at about 0200 - at approx. 0300 there were one or two fighter planes lighting afterburners (sonic booms), one helicopter moving one way which didn't return. Then the sound of Merkava main cannon (105mm or 120mm) firing, then silence. Missile barrages started rising from Gaza. Not a single airplane or helicopter of any kind until at least 6-8 hours later. Probably no less than 5,000 missiles outgoing from Gaza by 0800 (this matches "foreign media reports").

Al-Jazeera Arabic was showing live-streamed operations of the zombie horde (uniformed terrorists) over-running the Gaza Division unopposed, one drone with a bomb blew up on a Merkava (battle tank) and the crew was dragged out and mutilated - none of the soldiers seemed to be armed... The enemy took 4 completely undamaged Merkavas, unopposed, they took some mutilated Jewish survivors of the massacre of Gaza Division right back across the border, through the regular totally unmanned checkpoint, some on vehicles and some being dragged on foot. From some of the footage it was obvious there were "European" looking men (blond and pale skinned) with military haircuts and first-rate equipment and military-bearing wearing beige "covid masks" helping move "prisoners" across the unmanned checkpoints.

The main enemy "force" took, in their own words, more than an hour to get to their target towns - they were followed by "Einsatzgruppen" para-military hordes for looting and kidnapping survivors of the first wave.

I say with certainty this was a "stand-down" order - they do indeed have a very expensive "obstacle" to prevent this, sophisticated tracking surveillance with remote operated machine gun emplacements, and even if they were "overrun by surprise" which is IMPOSSIBLE, the IAF has Apache helicopters for this case, and there were NONE airborne until at least 6 hours later (when hostages were being taken back to Gaza, and the terrorist were coming and going as they pleased in great numbers). The Navy managed to destroy every single enemy that attempted a mass distributed coastal landing without a single loss...

Finally, some time ago, the security for these Southern towns was handled by the Gaza Division (they'd post soldiers at each town, check people coming in and patrol). Then there was a government decision to remove the soldiers and replace them with local civilian civil defense people, but the military defunded the programs and also took away the towns weapons armories that were supposed to be distributed to the local civilian defense persons (so the civil defense asked for personally armed volunteers, and we know how "easy" it is for a Jewish Israeli to get a firearm here).

Note how all the reports in Hebrew keep talking about the "Intelligence Failure" and that it's the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War - not one word about where were the IAF helicopters and planes all those hours (but they talk plenty about how there was no military or police to be found in the towns being slaughtered by the terrorists).

Look at and pay close attention to what time this guy posted his heroic crushing of the murderous vermin who had already killed others in his town, as one example of many:

"I got up in the morning to smoke a cigarette. It was 6:15 a.m. Dawn had barely broken. Suddenly I saw a trail of light in the sky and that's how this absurd scenario began. Little by little the horrible picture became clearer," Nava Anker, who is a member of Kibbutz Nirim told Ynet. She said her son also lives in Nirim with his three daughters. "Only later did we realize that we were surrounded by terrorists. We heard small arms fire. The IDF forces arrived after seven hours or so." (YNET)

Thanks for everything you do, מבטחנו בהשם!

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A few additional thoughts from me:

Expect war lockdowns and heightened censorship for your safety. Emergency government = emergency powers, and we know how they depend on emergencies. Do not trust the people who are supposed to be "protecting" you. They are your worst enemies.

Someone who responded to my first email put it best: "My first thought when I saw the news early this morning was that a government established by Nazi collaborators, that slaughters its babies, and kills and maims its citizens with medical tyranny (COVID vaccine and restrictions) would absolutely allow an enemy attack with all its suffering, wounded and dead."

This wasn't an intelligence failure. On the contrary; the operation was executed as planned.

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In case you still find it hard to believe that the Erev Rav who sold you out so many times would allow this to happen, this comes from another astute commenter:

The Gaza border: one of the most fortified and technologically advanced borders in the world, teeming with combat soldiers, battalions of tanks, and a heavy air force presence. There are multiple systems in place there including;

1. Static thermal imaging observation posts.
2. Manned patrol vehicles.
3. Static manned observation posts.
4. Subterranean RADAR.
5. Reconnaissance drones.
6. Reconnaissance aircraft.
7. Autonomous patrol vehicles.
8. Fence motion detection.
9. Bomb proof multi-layered reinforced fence set in concrete.

None of the above was working. Hamas militants were able to cross open ground and infiltrate into multiple Israeli cities and yeshuvim without detection or being challenged. Hamas militants were even able to make it back into Gaza afterwards with the bodies of captured soldiers, civilians and vehicles.

Somehow every single security measure was ineffective.

This does not make sense.

You can't just drive a tractor through the Gaza fence. It's designed not to be driven through. There was a perfectly shaped cut hole for Hamas vehicles to pass through.

Even with a powerful angle grinder, it takes time to cut through that many layers of reinforcement. That went unnoticed for some reason... Even an animal touching that fence would trigger an alarm and a protocol is in place to respond to that.

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chananyaweissman.com/
rumble.com/c/c-782463

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Conspiracy? Incompetance? More kowtowing to the "International Community?"

Well, it wouldn't be the first time Israel attempted to gain sympathy from the so-called international community. According to Barry Chamish, in 1994, before the Purim holiday (Esther 9:18-19) posters were put up around Hebron in Arabic declaring that they would finish what Haman had started (see Esther for reference to the attempted massacre of Jews within the Persian Empire) hen Foreign Minister Shimon Peres believed he could kill two birds with one stone, by allowing Arabs in Hebron to carry out attacks on Jewish settlers there. P. Peres's plan backfired when one Jew, Dr. Baruch Goldstein hy"d, fought back.

Is it possible that the modus operandi [MO] of some of the Israeli security forces is to receive intel on attacks, and to allow some of them to go through anyway? Is this done in order to gain sympathy? To keep Israelis frightened and dependent on the government to "protect us?" Both?

They already made it more difficult to get a gun license 20 years ago and started making excuses to take weapons away back then as well.(to be updated shortly)

There is a claim, posted at Going Home to Yerushalayim that Hamas publicized its plan weeks in advance.

Mainstream news media repots blame on the destruction of communication systems for IDF failures to arrive to save civilians. Personally, I find this explanation difficult to digest. here is another result of today's war. Israeli town residents welcome state surveillance after Muslim invasion. I have already been exposing the increasing surveillance of Israeli citizens, with the government claiming it is for our protection.

I am surprised that no one has brought up the fact that Israelis go to the polls on October 31 to elect new mayors and city councils in local electinos. How will this war affect this?

כתבה ע״י אורח: על שיבוש תפילת יום הכיפור הציבורית בתל אביב / Guest Post: The Disruption of Public Yom Kippur Prayers in Tel Aviv

י״ב לחודש השביעי תשפ״ד

English follows the Hebrew.

על שיבוש תפילת יום הכיפור הציבורית בתל אביב
יקוטיאל בן יעקב

תורגם ע״י עשר אגורות (2¢)

איזה סמלי שהיהודים הוכו ואסרו להם להתפלל במקום ציבורי בתל אביב ארבעה ימים לפני חג הסוכות.

הקפאת בניית התנחלויות לא תביא את השלום, כשם שהקפאת הרפורמה השיפוטית לא גורמת לשמאל הישראלי הקיצוני לאהוב את היהדות וההלכה. בג״ץ פוסק דין שוב ושוב נגד היהדות ופועל למען דילול את האופי היהודי של המדינה. הקפאות כאלה רק מעודדות את שונאי ישראל והתורה. אותם המנהיגים והשופטים הישראלים ביישנים שקופאים מחשש להרגיז את הגויים באמצעות מתן אפשרות לצה"ל לפעול חופשי או באמצעות מתן אפשרות ליהודים להתפלל בהר הבית הם גם בית הדין שאסר כעת על תפילת יום כיפור ברחובות תל אביב. הם נכנעים לציפיות עולם המערב ולעקרונות הנוגדים למוסר יהודי. ההפגנות האלימות המחפירות פירקו את המחיצות ומשבשות את תפילות יום הכיפורים היום הקדוש ביותר לישראל בתל אביב. נראה להם שקיבלו התר על ידי בג"ץ לעשות כך בשם "דמוקרטיה" ופלורליזם עיוות.

אם ערבים יכולים לקיים תפילות עם מקומות ישיבה נפרדים לגברים ולנשים בתל אביב, באישור בג"ץ, אז למה יהודים לא יכולים לעשות זאת בתל אביב? חוֹלֶה. מי מונע משונאי ישראל מלקיים תפילות עם מקומות ישיבה מעורבים?

איזה סמלי שעשו את זה במהלך התפילה הקדושה ביותר ביום הקדוש בשנה, ארבעה ימים לפני חג הסוכות. האם אפשר לדמיין שיורקים על יהודים במהלך תפילות בניו יורק, בזמן שהשונאים זועקים ״דמוקרטיה״, האלים המזויף החדש שלהם?

הגיע הזמן למצוא את האומץ בכדי לשאול, ״האם יש סתירה בין הדמוקרטיה בסגנון מערבי מודרני לבין היהדות? ואם הדמוקרטיה כפי שפורשה על ידי בג"ץ אוסרת על יהודים להתפלל בכיכר דיזנגוף, אז באיזה צד תבחרו? הרב מאיר כהנא הי"ד הושמץ על כך שהציג את השאלה הזו לפני 40 שנה. הם לא אהבו את המסר שלו, אז הם פסלו אותו. לא משנה מה אתם חושבים על "כהנא", כבר אי אפשר להתעלם מהשאלה שהוא שאל.

בנייה בכל רחבי הארץ, גירוש אויבינו ובניית בית המקדש ככתוב בתורה עלולים להכעיס את אויבי ישראל או את היהודים השונאים את עצמם היושבים בבית דין "הגבוה" של ישראל. כנראה הם חושבים שהפעולות האלו יגרמו לבידוד ישראל ואז ישראל לא תוכל לשרוד לבדה. אולם ה' כבר הבטיח שישראל תהיה עם העומד לבדו ועם ישראל ישגשג בזמן כזה ויזכה לגאולה.התקשורת המערבית המתקדמת המתנגדת לישראל וליהדות מדברת לשון הרע על הפעולות האלה שאינן מסתדרות בתקינות פוליטית, למרות שלבסוף הפעולות כאלה יביאו לנו שלום וביטחון. באופן דומה, ניפוץ איראן כעת, לא יביא מלחמה אלא ירחיק מלחמה מישראל, וישמור על הישרדותה ארוכת הטווח של המדינה היהודית.

סידור מניינים ברחובות תל אביב עלולה להרגיז קומץ יהודים ששונאים את עצמם. אולם, הריסת בתי הכנסת לא תקרב את שונאי עצמם לאלוהים.

בג"ץ שתמיד נראה מעדיף את חייהם של ערבים "תמימים", מונע מצה"ל מלהשיג ניצחון מהיר, הוא גם בג"ץ שמתיר את הפורעים האפריקאים הבלתי חוקיים בתל אביב, כמו שונאי עצמם הפעילים נגד תפילות יום כיפור, וזה ממשיך לתמוך בעתירות שמדללות את האופי היהודי של המדינה.

חג שמח!

יקוטיאל

חלק של הקשר בין איסור התפילות בהר הבית ובתל אביב והקשר לכבילת ידי החיילים ןניטרול איראן וגירוש אויבנו ועוד

רוצים שלום ושלוה וגאולה? בדרך של אמונה ובטחון בהשם סלולה הדרך לניצחון! אמונה מביאה גאולה, ופחד מתגובות העולם מביאים רק תבוסה וגלות.

בשם הדמוקרטיה ואימוץ תרבות המערב בית המשפט מורה לפרק את המחיצות ולבטל תפילה ביום המקודש ביותר בתל אביב, כשם שבית המשפט כובל את ידיו של צה"ל במלחמה נגד אויבנו. אותו בית המשפט שמשתחווה לאומות העולם ולתרבות המערב אוסר תפילה בהר הבית כמו בתל אביב.

אכן זו מלחמת תרבות בן היהדות לבין העבודה הזרה המודרנית שנקראת ד-מ-ו-ק-ר-ט-י-ה. בין אלו שרוצים לתקוע בשופר הגדול למען חרותנו ולבין אלו שרוצים להשאר משועבדים למלכויות הזרות.

וכידוע הרמב"ם פוסק כדעת שמואל, במחלוקת בין רב לשמואל במסכת שבת דף סג (הלכות תשובה, ט, ב) שאין בן העולם הזה לימות המשיח אלא שעבוד מלכויות בלבד.

המוח הגלותי והפחד מהאומות מונעים את ימות המשיח. הכל תלוי בתפיסה המחשבתית שלנו. תפיסת הבג"ץ מול תפיסת היהדות. פחד והתחשבות באומות או יראת שמים והתחשבות ברצון הקב"ה?

זו השאלה? וכבר לא ניתן להתחמק מהכרעה. ואם יהיה לנו את האומץ לנטרל את איראן, להתיר חופש פולחן ודת ליהודים בהר, וחופש דת בכיכר דיזנגוף אזי נזכה לימות המשיח. שעבוד מלכויות או ימות המשיח? מה אתה חושב? כדברי רבי נחמן, אתה נמצא היכן שמחשבותך נמצאת, תדאג שמחשבותך נמצאת היכן שאתה רוצה להיות.

אתה נמצא במקום בו נמצאות מחשבותיך. ודא שמחשבותיך נמצאות במקום בו אתה רוצה להיות.

יקוטיאל בן יעקב הוא מייסד וראש יכ"ל - יחידת הכלבנים לישראל

The Disruption of Public Yom Kippur Prayers in Tel Aviv

Yekutiel Ben Yaakov

How symbolic that Jews were beaten and prohibited from praying publicly in Tel Aviv 4 days prior to Sukkot.

Freezing “settlements” will not bring peace, just as freezing judicial reform-that seeks to curb a High Court that has repeatedly ruled against Judaism and that aims to dilute the Jewish character of the state will not bring the extremist Israeli left to love Judaism and Jewish law, but only embolden the haters of Jews and Judaism.

The same timid Israeli leaders and judges who freeze in fear of upsetting the gentiles by allowing the IDF to operate freely or by allowing the Jews to pray on the Temple Mount is the same court which has now prohibited Yom Kippur prayers on the streets of Tel Aviv. They bow to western dictates and to anti-Jewish values. The disgraceful violent protests tearing down mechitzot and disrupting Yom Kippur services in Tel Aviv on Israel's holiest day was given a green light by the Israeli High Court in the name of misplaced "democracy" and pluralism. If Arabs can hold prayers with separate seating for men and women in Tel Aviv, sanctioned by the High Court of Israel, then why can't Jews do so in Tel Aviv? Sick. Who is stopping the haters of Judaism from holding mixed services? How symbolic that this was done during the holiest prayer on the holiest day of the year, 4 days before Sukkot. Could you imagine Jews being spat upon during prayer services in NY, as the haters shout democracy, their new fake G-d. Time to have the courage to ask, is there a contradiction between modern western style democracy and Judaism? And if democracy as interpreted by the High Court of Israel prohibits Jews from praying on Dizengoff Square, then which side will we choose? Rabbi Meir Kahane HY"D was vilified for presenting this question 40 years ago. They did not like the message, so they shot the messenger. Regardless what you think about "Kahane," The question he raised can no longer be ignored.

Building anywhere in Israel, expelling our enemies and building the Temple as prescribed in the Torah may anger the enemies of Israel or the self-hating Jews who sit on the bench of the "High" court of Israel. They may think that these actions will bring about the isolation of Israel and that Israel can not survive ALONE. However, G-d has already promised that Israel shall be a nation that stands alone and that Israel will thrive at such time and merit redemption. It is these non-politically correct actions that are demonized by the progressive western anti-Israel, anti-Jewish media that will inevitably bring us peace and security. Similarly, smashing Iran now, will not bring war but distance war from Israel, and preserve the long-term survival of the Jewish state.

Holding Minyanim on the streets of Tel Aviv may upset a handful of self-hating Jews. However, tearing down the synagogues will not bring the anti-Jewish haters any closer to G-d.

The same High Court that always seems to favor the lives of "innocent" Arabs, tying the hands of the IDF from achieving swift victory, is the same High Court that empowers the illegal African rioters in Tel Aviv, as well as the anti-Yom Kippur self hating Jews, and that supports petition after petition that erode the Jewish character of the state.

Chag Sameach!

Yekutiel

Yekutiel Ben Yaakov is the founder and head of IDU - The Israel Dog Unit.

Guest Post: היהודים סוף סוף מתעוררים? / Are Jews Finally Waking Up?

כ"ב לחודש הרביעי תשע"ז

English follows the Hebrew.

אחרי שני שוטרי מג"ב נהרגו בהר הבית ע"י מחבלים ערבים ואזרחי מדינת ישראל, פעיל למען הר הבית מיכאל מילר כתב:

מיכאל מילר
Michael Miller

אני רוצה לקחת את ההזדמנות עכשיו להודות למחבלים ערבים, בני דודים הישמעאלים שלי, לדבר אחד: סוף סוף, סוף סוף, יהודים כותבים פוסטים בפייסבוק על המצב הביטחוני בהר הבית (מי/מה/מתי/איפה/מדוע/ואיך) ו"מתעוררים"?? למציאות הגועלת נפש/על הפנים במקום שיחפרו של ראשיהם באדמה כשהם עושים 24.7. כמה מתאים שהם מבצעים את הפיגוע במשך ה"3 שבועות" המפורסמים ומזכירים לנו מה עדיין חסר לנו במדינה "היהודית" שלנו. 

שאלה ממש אחרונה: מתי היית הפעם האחרונה שאתה/את ביקרת בהר הבית??? אכן, ככה חשבתי...

After two Israeli Border Police officers were killed on Har HaBayith (the Temple Mount) last week by Arab terrorists and Israeli citizens, Temple Mount Activist Michael Miller wrote:

I would to thank the Arab terrorists, my Yishmaelite cousins, for one thing: finally Jews are posting statuses about the temple mount situation (who/what/when/where/why/how) and are "waking??" up to the reality instead of burying their heads in the sand like they do 24/7. How fitting they do it during the 3 weeks and REMIND US WHAT WE STILL LACK IN THIS "JEWISH" COUNTRY.

One last question: When was the last time that YOU visited Har HaBayit???...That's right...I thought so...

Guest Post: Response to "National Religious Reject Hilltop Youth"

ט' לחודש השנים עשר תשע"ו

Arutz 7: Poll: National religious reject 'hilltop youth'
New poll reveals highly negative views of 'hilltop youth' of Judea-Samaria among national religious public. 

David Rosenberg, 2/15/2016

A new poll conducted by the Mesaker polling firm reveals that the "hilltop youth" are unpopular even within the generally right-leaning national religious camp.

The hilltop youth, a relatively new phenomenon within the Jewish community in Judea and Samaria, emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a small, distinct, and tightly-knit group often residing in small outposts. (cont.)

The Kalashnikover Rebbe
ז' אדר א' תשע"ו/February 16, 2016

This once again shows the sickness and closed mindedness of the "National Religious" and "Settler" communities in Israel. While I don't expect them to embrace or even condone the at times violent anarchist nature of the "Hilltop Youth", to say that they are not at all helpful and entirely harmful to the "Settlement Enterprise" is an outright lie. THESE meshugayim are the only ones expanding and building settlements while the leaders whine about building freezes while doing NOTHING about it. These wild weeds are the ones who serve as the buffer zone between the hostile Arab population and THEIR houses and absorb the brunt of the attacks, vandalism and thefts. THESE Wayward Sons are the ones who are being expelled and dismantled by the government leaving the fat cats inside the fences of the settlements proper safe and secure. Most of the Settler agriculture takes place in these so called "outposts" by the so called "hilltop youth" or "graduates" of that movement when they grow up marry and start families.

It is the hilltop youth that are keeping the dream of Yishuv Haaretz alive, and are the "chalutzim" of our time. Much like their brothers in the Kibbutzim, the old guard has become fat and complacent in their red roofed villas and have forgotten the ideological basis for starting their communities in the first place. They no longer have the spark of self sacrifice, to go out and expand. To build, to conquer, and yes to Judaize as much of the land as they physically can while limiting the expansion of our "cousins". Their only interest is maintaining what they have, at all costs. Keeping the money flowing, and their kushy government patronage jobs. Even at the cost of throwing their brethren under the bus. We have reached the point of absurdity where what is good for the "Settlement Enterprise" is NOT good for for the Jewish People or the Land of Israel. Very much the opposite and thank G-d there are a few chutzpadik kids who are not embarrassed to openly say that the Emperor is Nekked.

And frankly they may not like these "hilltop youth" or their ideology, but where do they expect them to go? Most Yishuvim today still have fairly strict "acceptance boards" regulating who may and may not live in their towns. They desire to create a homogeneous monolithic demographic in their communities has come full circle and those who they rejected or rejected THEM are now a thorn in their sides. You basically threw them out of society, or at the very least did not make a place for them so don't go and complain when they are at odds with your values and way of life.

If anything it is the Yeshu Council and the Settler Leadership in general, and the Non Jewish Home party, not the "hilltop youth" that are "responsible for causing a great deal of damage while contributing very little". If not for them we would probably still be in Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron today and the population in Yehuda and Shomron would be significantly higher...

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Guest Post: Our Defense to the World

כ״א לחודש השמיני תשע״ו

Moshe Schwartz

My fascination with how hasbara and pro Israel activism works has reached epic levels as of late. I never understood the groveling like mentality that lacks both pride and dignity. When I see other nations and cultures around the world and how they justify on the most basic of levels their existence we can surely learn a lesson from them. Take for example Muslims and their countries. They do not try to justify to the world their claim using any international law other then to distract or delay. They simply say this is ours because Islam says so. Another example would be Xian claims to anything and everything based on their religious texts. Although they have become more civilized and refined the foundational principle for them as well this is our claim because our texts say so. On a side note this is why the missionary issue here is actual secondary when it comes to Xian issues here in Israel. The next case we can look at is just as simplistic. What about those who have no religion? What about the atheist? Well their claim to anything is just as simple. Their claim is based on sociological premises whether one end of the political spectrum or the other. This would include any system of secularized government might be over simplifying things but perhaps the problem is many have over complicated and over analyzed things. Perhaps we can learn from everyone else in this instance and stick to the basic foundational principle. The original concept sort of speak. If the world does not understand should that mean we should look for lesser explanations that divert from where our plumb line originated? Surely not. It seems we always cry why doesn't the world get it even when we explain things on their terms and even if they do our message has become diluted or distorted.
I have spoken many times to many Jews who employ the standard Hasbara protocol and ask them why not just be more transparent and in effect more honest about what Israel was, is and will be? The typical response is because we need their support and this is the only way we can achieve it. So let me get this straight. When Arafat spoke English to the world and Arabic to his people we found that unacceptable yet we essentially use the exact same tactic of subterfuge?

Here is a strange and out of date concept for most involved in pro Israel advocacy and especially for my fellow Jews. Get ready because we might even lose support from many of our "friends" and even fellow Jews for being honest. Israel was promised to us Jews by Hashem under a conditional promise. The blueprint on how we should govern Israel is not to be found in any document established by Herzl or Ben Gurion or the Knesset. The blueprint for an actual Jewish homeland and not a state for the Jews can be found in our Torah and even explained by men who understood it much better then anyone in government such as the Rishonim and Chazal. Our right to live in Israel is not based on we are currently a democratic nation or some notion of indigenous rights or by approval of the UN. If this was the case then it is no Jewish right and indeed we have no reason to complain about our current situations as we wonder why we do not control our Holy sites. Or why our government does not look out for Jews. Our why we have blatant and obvious enemies in our government. If the activist community that is pro Israel continues to try to water down and dilute Israel and if we continue to support this pathetic undignified Hasbara then it should be no surprise to anyone why the world is not only against but has no respect for a Jewish Israel. Let us not try to reason with the world on their level anymore. We have tried that route far too long. If we can support and actively promote a Jewish homeland instead of a homeland for Jews how can we even expect the world to? And if they do not that is between them and Hashem, if we do not it is between us and Hashem.

So let em ask how successful has all this activism for Israel been for actually promoting a Jewish Israel and if you are an activist for Israel whether Jew or not do you water down or dilute a Jewish Israel just to make it palatable for people who would never support a Jewish Israel? If you do then congratulations you are officially part of Hasbara. You are one of the Hasbara folks that look to elevate a State for Jews that promotes anything as long as their is loyalty to the State first and if we are lucky you will throw some Jewish scraps in the mix. Yes, I know ultimately this is what you can sell to the world because the last thing any non Jew would want that supports the State of Israel is a Jewish Israel.

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*My thanks and appreciation especially to Donny Fuchs and Nathaniel Feingold for numerous conversations on the phone and their ideas have also inspired me to write this. Without saying my main inspiration is simply the Torah. Lastly but definitely not least is the Rav who through his writings gave me clarity on this matter and many others, Rav Meir Kahane Z"L.*

Guest Post: The Face Of Terrorism

הושענא רבה תשע״ו

by Uri Silberman, The Israel Network

This is the human trash that stabbed two Jews to death. You can tell that his deplorable living conditions led to desperate actions. It's said that he was led to the attack because he couldn't afford a third floor in his Ramallah villa, and this because of the Israeli occupation.

Don't tell me about a supposed silent peaceful majority of Balestinians who are against violence. Enough of that bullshit. These animals, who are singing the praise of the terrorist who killed two Jews are the very vocal majority of Balestinians who encourage and carry out terrorism.

Video: Uncensored Jew
"Arabs from Ramalla together with the parents of the terrorist who murder two people yesterday celebrate his actions...."

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Here is another must see video.

Video: Uncensored Jew
"Is this how you treat a Jew walking to the Western wall with his children?"

Meanwhile in Israel, Arabs Continue on their Path of Terrorismבינתיים בישראל הערבים ממשיכים בדרך של טרור שלהם/

כ"ה לחודש הרביעי תשע"ד

 "שוקי" מדווח:

כשכולם מאחורי החיילים בעזה שפועלים במלוא העוצמה (אני מקווה), הטרור ממשיך מפנים. הנה סרטון של ירי זיקוקים על בית יהודי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. איפה המשטרה?

"Shuqi" reports:

While everyone has been behind the soldiers operating in Gaza at full power (I hope), the terrorist activity has been continuing inside of Israel. Here is a video of fireworks shooting at a Jewish home in the Old City of Jerusalem. Where is the police?

צילום: אביעד שינוול - סוכנות תצפית/Videography: Aviad Sheinvall - Tatzpit Agency

הנה עוד סירטון של הצבא המסורס שלנו שלא נותנים לא לטפל וממליץ לברוח.

Here is another video of our castrated army, not allowed to deal with the situation,  and instead, recommending that they run away.

הקול היהודי: צפו: בקבוק תבערה התלקח על הגי'פ – הכוחות נסוגו
23.07.14

כוחות צה"ל שנכנסו לכפר על מנת לטפל בהתפרעויות במשולש חורסה בהר חברון, הותקפו בבקבוקי תבערה. בקבוק אחד התלקח על ג'יפ והשיירה נסוגה אחור. לסיום - צהלות השמחה של ערביי הכפר

The Jewish Voice: Watch:A Molotov Cocktail sets a jeep on fire - withdrawal
July 23, 2014

IDF forces which entered a village in order to deal with disturbances within the Hursah Triangle in Mount Hevron, were attacked with Molotov Cocktails. One of them set fire to a jeep, and the convoy withdrew. At the end of the video, there is rejoicing the Arab residents of the village.

Guest Post: Tell your Children to Come Home Before They are Sent Home in a Casket

מוצש״ק פר׳ מטות תשע״ד

I was sent the following view of the "war" and current security situation in Israel, for me to post anonymously. What do you think?

Does the Israeli Government really care about your children serving in the Israeli Defense Forces [IDF]?

Does the Israeli Government care more about how it looks in the eyes of the "international community" than its own constituents and soldiers?

Please leave your thoughts as comments below.

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To those of you have have friends, family and or children that have joined the IDF and recently were sent into this politically motivated battle, I implore that you beg and demand they return home before they G-d forbid are sent back in a casket...

The current mini war is a means for Pipi to strengthen himself in the polls and not to restore and false sense of security to Jews.

The state of Israel directly funds and arms the Hamas and Fatah.

The IDF is one of the most Inhumane armies in the world.

Serving in the IDF is a Chilul Hashem and brings unnecessary danger to those who enlist

There is no mitzvah to be political canon-fodder.. Please come home...

Regardless of their motivation for enlisting and going in to battle, this current mini-war is a farce and will accomplish nothing. The Hamas will remain in power, (and if not them it will be Fatah which is the same) the rocket supplies will soon be replenished, and the tunnels will continue to be dug faster than they can be destroyed. There is no reason for your friends or children to have their lives wasted in this politically motivated mini-war so Pipi can gain some popularity in the polls. The operation will not store or restore any security. There hasn't been any security for the last 65 years. Albeit the recent rocket attacks are now reaching the center of Israel but this is what the residence of the south deal with on a daily basis and will continue to deal with on a daily basis, long after this operation is over. Suppressing the rocket attacks and preventing terror can be done using unmanned aircraft without risking your children's lives!

The state of Israel funds the Hamas. Yes! You heard correctly! The state of Israel directly arms and funds the very terrorists that your pathetic friends and children are being sent to fight! See this article for example:

YNET: The Best Bank Governor of the State of Hamas (translated from Hebrew)
Israel is obligated by law to transfer funds to the Gaza Strip for humanitarian aid through the Bank of Israel. But is it legal to put money into the hands of those who kill our children?
Orna Shimoni, October 2010
 
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, winner of the World's Best Governor Prize, has been the central figure behind the pressure for the sweeping transfer of funds to Hamas. He is the one who has saved the terrorist organization from collapse, and continues to rebuild it and also prevent the collapse of the banks in the Gaza Strip. (cont.)

Isn't it ironic that the same state that funds these terrorists and buys them their weapons is now going to risk your child's life to “fight” them? Isn't that appalling? How are you not outraged?!

The IDF likes to boast on facebook and twitter, pictures of Israeli soldiers putting themselves in danger in order to save Arab children. They boast about how they called off airstrikes, thus, allowing rockets to be launched into the heart of Israel, simply because there were “civillians” in the vicinity of the rocket launching pad. They believe that it is humane to risk the lives of its own soldiers and civillians in order to spare lives of the enemy “civillian” population so they can gain popularity in the eyes of the world, thinking they will love us for being cruel to ourselves.... Is that the type of army you want your children serving in? Are you willing to risk your sons' lives so the IDF can “tweet” about how he died being “humane”?!

It is not my intention to go in to a lengthy halachic discussion regarding the countless issurim for serving in the army, maybe in another post. I would like to say that serving in an army that razes synagogues, Jewish homes, beats and torments Jews, and risks the lives of other Jews in order to look good in the eyes of the world is neither moral or halachicly appropriate. Simply put it is a Chilul Hashem!

To those still reading this I ask that you speak with your friends and family in a manner in which you think they will listen and request that they return home. There is no mitzvah or honor in being canon fodder in a politically motivated war which will accomplish NOTHING. Additionally, once this mini war is over the next target of the IDF and state will be us Jews living in Yehuda and Shomron! The politicians do not care about your childrens lives, if they did they would carpet bomb from the air until there is nothing left of Hamas and then, if need be send in some troops for some clean up... Don't allow your friends and children to be sacrificed on Pipis alter of public opinion. Beg and demand they come home before they are sent home in a coffin Heaven forbid...

Guest Post: Kidnapped Jewish Teens and Search and Rescue

כ' לחודש השלישי תשע"ד

Pray for the kidnapped teens....

Yekutiel Ben-Ya'akov

There is unprecedented unity in Israel as millions pray for the immediate release and safety of the three Jewish teens who were abducted by Arab terrorists from Gush Etzyon.

There are many lessons to learn from this incident. As long as we allow our enemies to live amongst us they will continue to plot against us. The IDF continues to blame police for their inexcusable late response, only many hours, after they received notice from one of the boys that he was kidnapped. The police actually received notification minutes after the abduction. However, the GSS (Shabba"k) and IDF were only tipped off by police many crucial hours later.

We warned the Knesset State Controller's Committee, 4 months ago, Feb. 18th when I was asked to testify before a special Committee convened to investigate police treatment of missing people searches. My first words to the Committee were about the extreme delay in police response to missing people reports and how the police commence searching far too late, losing vital and critical time that could translate into life or death for the missing subject.

See page 5 of that Knesset Committee transcript.

We have offered our services to the Commander of the Missing Persons Unit in the army and we may yet be called in to help in the search with the use of our specially trained dogs.

Canine training this week tomorrow in Beth Shemesh at 3 PM, Tapuach at 6 PM, Leshem at 9.30 PM (Call for days)

Thursday special SAR training on rubble sight at 7 PM

Our Israeli Dog Unit is in need of more volunteers and in need of finding to maintain our canine units.

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Esser Agaroth (2¢):
I was recently informed that it was the Israeli Police which delayed passing the information onto to the IDF and to the GSS. Apparently, the police actually received a call from one of the abducted boys saying that they were being kidnapped.

And, by the way, did anyone think that the kidnappers had to have stolen an orange, Israeli license plate to replace their green, "P" license plate, in order to disguise their car??

Curiouser and curiouser...

It would be very interesting, indeed, if the Shabba"k came up as the heroes of the hour, successfully rescuing these boys, the same Shabba"k, albeit a different "Jewish" department, feared by so many settlers. Perhaps they will then be convinced that they need the Shabba"k in their lives.

The Real Reason Why Israel does not Annex Judea and Samaria

ערב ראש החודש השלישי תשע"ד

Arutz 7: Baker: Govt. Should Act Now on Sovereignty
International lawmaker Alan Baker believes that the has come to change Judea and Samaria's status. Moshe Cohen, May 29, 2013

Speaking at a conference on sovereignty for Judea and Samaria sponsored by Women in Green and the Hazon Leumi (National Vision) students's organization, international lawmaker and former Israeli ambassador to Canada Alan Baker, said that the recent deal for shared power in the Palestinian Authority between the Fatah and Hamas terror groups gave Israel a great opportunity to annex Judea and Samaria.

Baker was a member of a panel headed by former High Court Judge Edmund Levy that in 2012 researched the question of Israel's “occupation” of Judea and Samaria and found that Israel could not be considered as such under international law. Baker said that it was impossible to dispute Israel's right to the Land of Israel, including Judea and Samaria, as ancient and modern history makes it clear that the land belongs to the Jewish people. (cont.)

...as if we needed a committee to tell us that....Read Tana"kh! (The Bible)

The Sun Lion:
I suspect that the true reason there has not been an annexation has more to do with money than politics. A very high percentage of the wealth of the Israeli ruling class is in real estate. Should Yeshah (Judea and Samaria) be opened to development, the value of property in "Old" Israel will drop considerably. Furthermore, it would open the possibility that "outsiders," i.e. people outside the ruling class, could become seriously wealth through property development. This could then snowball into their being replaced by a whole new group of people. The result would be the end of their strangle hold on Israel's economy and politics. So look beyond ideology to understand this issue.

נצח ישראל לא ישקר!

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Hmm... Always seems to come down to money, doesn't it?

Guest Post: Moriah Goldberg: Why Did I Choose to Go to Jail? למה בחרתי להיכנס לבית הסוהר? ע"י מוריה גלדברג

כ"א לחודש השני תשע"ד

English follows the Hebrew, along with some Esser Agaroth (2¢) personal comments about Moriah, who was a neighbor of mine, when I lived in K'far Tapu'ah in the Shomron (Samaria).

הקול היהודי: למה בחרתי להיכנס לבית הסוהר?

מוריה גולדברג, ע"ה אייר תשע"ד

משפחה יקרה, עם ישראל

לאחרונה נגזרו עלי שלשה חודשי עבודות-שרות ע"י בית-המשפט המחוזי בלוד. החלטתי להתעלם מהחלטת בית המשפט, גם במחיר של ישיבה בכלא, מהסיבות שאנסה להסביר במכתב זה.

אני מואשמת ב"סיכון חיי אדם בנתיב תחבורה", בכך שהשלכתי אבנים על ערבים, כתגובה לטרור האבנים הערבי העובר בשתיקה.

כהצדקה למעשי, אינני מתכוונת להאשים את הממסד באזלת יד מחפירה ובהפקרת דם יהודי, לפרט על הטרור הערבי הרצחני, לפרוש עובדות מוצקות המוכיחות התדרדרות כללית שמובילה המדינה, להצביע על אשמים "מרכזיים" וכו'. כל זה נכון, אך הדברים גלויים וידועים, ואין טעם להוסיף ולהתבכיין. כל עם החפץ בחיים אינו יכול לשבת בחיבוק ידים במציאות כזו.

אך אני רוצה לגעת בקצרה בשרשי הבעיה, היישר מהראש והלב היהודי שלי (מבלי להאריך כאן בהסברים ודוגמאות):

כיהודים, איננו יכולים להזדהות עם מערכת המשפט במדינת ישראל, המתכחשת להבדלה בין ישראל לעמים – הבדלה שרק על-גבה ניתן להגיע להשפעה מתוקנת. כך למשל בית המשפט מדבר על "סיכון חיי אדם" גם כאשר מדובר בפראי-אדם הנלחמים בעם ישראל (כפי שהתורה קוראת לישמעאל "פרא אדם" – 'פרא' כשם העצם ו'אדם' כשם התואר). (ללחוץ לקרוא טת ההמשך)

נא להתפלל לשיחרור מוריה בת יעל מבית הכלא במהרה! וששיחרורה תבוא עם תקופה מחודשת של יהדודות אמיתית דביקות מחודשת לקדוש ברוך הוא ולתורתו הקדושה וגאולה שלימה וסופית!

The Jewish Voice: Why Did I Choose to Go to Jail
Moriah Goldberg, May 4, 2014

Translated by Eliezer Ben Avraham, and posted on The Torah Revolution as In Honor of Moriah Goldberg, the Moriah Goldberg Tzomet!.

To my dear family, the Nation of Israel,

I was recently sentenced to three months of community service by the Israeli court in Lod. I have defied this court order and as a result am sitting in jail. In this letter I will attempt to explain my rationale. I was found guilty of “endangering human life on the roads”, specifically by throwing stones at Arabs. This was done in response to Arab stone-throwing which continues to this day without a word from the government or police. I don’t plan on detailing all the instances of Arab terror in the past few years including murders, Molotov cocktails, stone throwing, and many other incidents. All of these events are well-known to anyone who follows the news and there is no need to enumerate them. Any nation that wishes to survive cannot accept such a situation.

Therefore, I would like to explain, directly from my Jewish head and Jewish heart, what I think is the root of the problem: As Jews, we cannot abide by the rulings of the Courts of the State of Israel because they refuse to differentiate between Jews and non-Jews – a differentiation which is required in order to reach proper decisions. For example, the courts discuss “endangering human life” even when dealing with savages who murder Jews (the Torah specifically calls Yishmael a “human savage”, ‘savage’ is the main noun and ‘human' is merely an adjective).

The problem with the Israeli Court is reflective of a general problem with the entire establishment. After carefully pondering our current situation, with the help of the words of Rav Binyamin Kahane HY”D and Rav Yitzchak Ginzburg Shlit”a, even someone as small as me can understand that there is only one option: the Hellenistic and confused establishment in the State of Israel must be replaced. We don’t need just a new coalition or a new Prime Minister; rather we need to replace the entire system. We should view this shift as a change from the kingdom of Shaul to the kingdom of David. The Zionist Movement, which established the State and its institutions, can be likened to the Jewish Nation that requested a king. Their motive was flawed, for they demanded “to be like all the nations”, a demand which the Holy One Blessed be He compared to idol worship. Similarly, the current State of Israel developed from a desire “to be like all the nations.” It is a state, which just like the first Kingdom does not recognize its faults and needs to be replaced.

Towards the end of his days, Shaul became obsessive and insane. He knew that his kingdom was crumbling and lost. Nonetheless he continued to chase David, the new, true and eternal king, just as the government here continues to harass and fight against Jews who represent Torah truth. Given this situation, it is clear that we must strive to establish the kingdom of David. Some say this can be achieved by “influencing from within”, but history has shown otherwise. David was the next in line to be king and could have waited to become king after Shaul’s death, instead he realized that he had to establish his kingdom himself and that he had to do so during Shaul’s reign. When he started he was isolated; he ruled only in Hevron, but after several years he eventually came to rule over all of Israel.

We all look forward to the redemption and the Messiah’s vengeance against the nations. We want to build the Temple, bask in its glory and be a light unto the nations. To this end, we must immediately begin creating an infrastructure for the perfected state which we desire. We must build institutions, bodies and establishments for this new state. Further, we must separate ourselves from the current state. It is crucial that we only separate from the State of Israel, not from the nation of Israel. The first step is to separate ourselves in our minds and eventually we will be able to separate in practice (see “Derech Chaim Movement”).

We need a revolution. To do so, actions have to be taken, words have to be spoken. This subject must be put on the agenda and a whole new atmosphere must be created so that God willing, the nation will slowly flow towards the new alternative. As Rav Binyamin Kahane HY”D, urged shortly before he was murdered, “Let us take our destiny into our own hands.” To successfully achieve this goal, according to Rav Ginsburgh, we must be candid and even brazen about our opposition and separation from the establishment.

Those stones which came from my hand came from the strength and for the sake of the Torah. They were thrown as “an eye for an eye.” They were in response to the stones that theYishamelites throw every day. They were thrown in response to the shameful silence that follows every attack.

My actions did not come from despair, fear or helplessness, G-d forbid - rather as a Jewish act, vengeful and proud. “Just as they did to me, so too I did to them” (Samson The Mighty, Judges 14:11). Ignoring the court order of doing community service and subsequently sitting in jail was my way of cutting myself off from the system. May it be His will that those small stones I threw be like the five smooth stones of David who stood against Goliath; stones that eventually helped establish his kingdom.

The clock is ticking….. the Messiah is eager. I do not regret even for a moment what I did to those savages, nor my decision to ignore the verdict of the court. If I regret anything, it is that some things could have been done wiser (but it is all from the One Above, and is for the best!), but again I reiterate, not for the acts themselves. I am stating here that I chose to ignore the decision of the court, because as we know there is a time for everything -"...a time to build and a time to bring down…" (Eccl. 3:3) perhaps for this government, the time has come… to bring it down.

With Love of Israel,
Moriah Goldberg

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
You may recall that Moriah, Haiki Belogoradsky, and Penina Ashkenazy, teen-aged girls from K'far Tapu'ah, were jailed in 2005 for protesting the impending expulsion of Jews from Azza (Gaza-Gush Qatif). While dangerous criminals, even suspected murderers, were receiving house arrest, these girls were not accorded the same option, and they were certainly not granted release on bail.

For months the girls incurred horrid conditions in prison, conditions which I will not elaborate here, conditions which were more likely than not, brought about due to political motivations. After months of fighting, the court agreed to release them into the custody of kibbutz, while they awaited trial.

But, the girls refused their offer of release, on the basis that the kibbutz was not "religious" enough. They were familiar with this kibbutz, and stated that its standards of kashruth (dietary laws), as well as it standards of tzni'uth (modesty), were insufficient to meat their observance of Torah.

The dumbfounded judge eventually released them into the custody of Moriah's grandparents in Petah Tiqwah. "Her Honor" believed that it to be too dangerous to let them go back to K'far Tapu'ah, because, "they might talk with the other residents, and have influence over them."

Well, I hate to hazard a guess as to what the Israeli Justice System, not to mention members of the K'nesseth think of how dangerous Moriah is now.

Moriah wrote what many frustrated Jews have been thinking. Yet, she was the one with the courage to say it, and to write it!

אֵשֶׁת-חַיִל, מִי יִמְצָא; וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ. (משלי לא,י)

"A woman of valor who can find? for her price is far above rubies". (Prov. 31:10)

חָדְלוּ פְרָזוֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, חָדֵלּוּ-- עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבוֹרָה, שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. (שופטים ה,ז)

"The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until you arose, Deborah, that arose a mother in Israel." (Judges 5:7)

Please pray for the speedy release of Moriah bat Ya'el. May her example and her release herald a new era in Authentic Jewish thought, loyalty to The Almighty and His Holy Torah, and our complete and final Redemption!

Guest Post: Eliraz Fine: What Is Really Killing Our Soldiers?

ערב שבת קודש פר' בחוקותי תשע"ד

Eliraz Fine was arrested for allegedly inciting against soldiers during settlement expulsions. Here is her response:

What’s really killing our soldiers?
Eliraz Fine, May 16, 2014

(Translated from the original Hebrew, posted on Kol Yehudi, by Eliezer Ben-Avraham)

"Caricature of Eliraz Fine"
by Elhanan Ben-Ari

Imagine that you observe the following:

A man is sprawled out helpless on a table. On top of him is another man with determination in his eyes who is holding a knife covered with blood that is penetrating into the first man’s chest.

It takes no genius to recognize that this is a murder and it’s even clear who the murderer is.

Now imagine the same picture, just add the following details:

The situation is occurring in a sterile room filled with sophisticated machinery. The man with the knife is wearing light blue scrubs and his determined look occurs right as he attempts to make a precise incision.

Suddenly our suspected murderer has become a doctor trying to save a life…

The only thing missing in our original description was context. Similar to our doctor story, my now famous words were interpreted without a full understanding of the reasoning behind them, the context in which they were made and without any regard for the tone that was used.

This is exactly how the Israeli media manages to brainwash us citizens every day- and not just on this matter…

I could clear my name by telling of my dear uncle who was killed in the Yom Kippur War and about all my family and friends who were dedicated soldiers, but at the end of the day my love of soldiers is not the issue.

There is a gigantic lie that must be exposed and people should be aware of it!

Tzipi Livni made headlines by comparing Hamas to Yitzhar because she has an interest in hiding the fact that in practice it is her failed peace negotiations that led to the release of terrorists and strengthened the hand of Hamas. It is our soldiers who will have to fight against these freed terrorists and their hands will once again be tied in the name of the ridiculous “purity of arms” and false “morality” of the radical left.

Decision makers in the army watch the soldiers from a television screen, while the Central Commander Nitzan Alon remains concerned with signing administrative expulsion orders against Jews as our soldiers continue to be pelted with stones and Molotov cocktails. The media will not bother to inform you that Nitzan Alon’s wife is a member of “Machsom Watch”, an organization that harasses soldiers at checkpoints and prevents them from inspecting potential terrorists.

Writers, intellectuals, and professors call settlers “Neo-Nazis” and then go on to explain that the Israeli soldiers are even worse…

The media continue to publish distorted stories of violence in Yitzhar and other settlements directed against soldiers just to get people to write in the talkbacks, “Expel the extremists!” Yet in a few years when Netanya, Ra’anana and Kfar Saba are suddenly within range of terrorist rockets, the media will see to it that you fail to understand how it happened.

The mental preparation for the next expulsion began a long time ago and we have forgotten how similar words were written 8 years ago only about different settlements. Sadly, my friends here in the Yitzhar town council and Gershon Mesika, the head of the regional council have also fallen for this trick.

Don’t be deceived!

Remember who is really fighting against our soldiers! Who is it that slanders them in front of the world and prevents them from defending our people and our land?!!

Who is primarily concerned in the welfare of the enemy and who wants to give them a state that will be a base for launching attacks against our children and our soldiers?!!

In the end, one day it is the settlers being roasted by the media and the next day it’s the soldiers-everything according to the interests of the left-wing media establishment attempting to erase all forms of Jewish identity and Jewish unity from the Land of Israel.

After 7 days under house arrest at my parents, I have returned to Yitzhar.

From here, out of this little caravan we send a blessing to our beloved soldiers! Continue to protect Jews everywhere with pride and G-d will protect you from all those that wish to harm you! Both from the enemy on the battlefield and from the traitors who want to use you as a police force against your fellow Jews.

Guest Post: Aryeh King: A Black Day for the City of Jerusalem/אריה קינג: יום שחור לעיריית ירושלים

י"ג לחודש השנים עשר תשע"ד

צילום: אריה קינג - Photo credit: Arieh King

An English Translation follows the Hebrew

בס"ד

יום שחור לעיריית ירושלים.

Council Member Arieh King
Jerusalem

מראות גוש קטיף חוזרים על עצמם בירושלים.
לפני שעתיים הוזעקתי על ידי ידידי,יו"ר הקואליציה בעירייה רמי לוי, לרחוב השיש 7 בשכונת גילה.

במקום עבד באגר של עיריית ירושלים והיה עסוק בהרס בית הכנסת שממוקם בבית פרטי.

יש מקרים בהם אדם צריך להחליט מה חשוב ומה יותר חשוב.

הריסת בית כנסת בירושלים בשעה שהעירייה לא הורסים (כמדיניות!) מסגדים בגלל "הרגישות" הכרוכה בכך... מבחינתי כנבחר ציבור, זה אחד הרגעים.

לכן,רמי לוי ואני שלחנו מכתב לראש העיר ובו הודענו שבמידה וייהרס בית הכנסת אנו פורשים מהקואליציה.

לא ציינתי,אך העירייה הגיעה עם שחר,ללא התרעה מוקדמת. את הצו הריסה הוציאו במעמד צד אחד.

זה לא מעשה חלם, זהו מעשה סדום ועמורה.

אריה קינג
יו"ר סיעת ירושלים מאוחדת
חבר מועצת העיר ירושלים

A black day for the city of Jerusalem

Mirrors of Gush Qatif (Gaza, 2005/תשס"ה) repeated in Jerusalem.

Two hours ago I was called to 7 Sheish Street in [the Southern Jerusalem neighborhood of] Giloh, by my friend, municipality coalition chairman Rami Levi.

Instead of working at the Jerusalem Municipality, it was busy destroying a synagogue located in a private home. There are cases in which a person has to decide what is important and what is more important. 

Demolition of a synagogue in Jerusalem at a time when the Municipality does not destroy (by policy!) mosques due to the "sensitivity" involved ... From my standpoint, as an elected official, this one of those moments [of decision]. 

So, Rami Levi and I sent a letter to the mayor in which we announced that if the synagogue should be destroyed, we quit the coalition .I did not mention that the Municipality arrived at dawn without prior notice. The demolition order issued ex parte. 

This is not an act ever dreamed of; rather something found in Sodom and Gomorrah. 

Aryeh King 
Chair, United Jerusalem 
Jerusalem City Council Member

Guest Post: Dear Mr. President, I despise you. Yes you are correct it is because...

כ"ב לחודש האחד עשר תשע"ד

The following is a piece of brilliant sarcasm from my friend Simcha Rosenbaum, who agreed to allow me to place it here, on Esser Agaroth (2¢). Even though he does not agree with everything I post here.

January 21, 2014

Dear Mr President,

U. S. President
Barack Hussein Obama

I despise you. Yes you are correct it is because of the color of your skin, it is not because of your foreign policies which feed terrorist organizations. It is because you are black not because you swung the sledgehammer on the final blow to take down the US economy. Mr Obama the reason I, a White American, hate you is SOLELY because your skin is darker than mine . I otherwise agree with every decision you've made to detain American citizens with no charges, to search and seize without warrants. In my eyes the only thing you did wrong was be born to a father of a different ethnic race than me. I am being sincere by saying that if a white bastard from Europe became president against US law i would not be angry, because you are not white you have no right to lead our once great nation. If a white man were to defecate on the constitution in all the ways that you have, during your terms as president, I would be ecstatic and proud to be an American. Sadly you are black. Sadly now when i meet a foreigner I have tremendous shame to say I am an American, not because we have brought war and suffering to this world while we live lavishly in debt to the far east but because my fellow Americans voted a black man my leader.

I will end with a little note to my American Comrades. This is why I am racist. I am racist against anyone arrogant enough to blame the color of their skin on their problems in life. I am racist against drug dealers and gangsters regardless of the color they were born. I, a White American, am a racist against anyone who blames ME for my great grandparents racism just because I am white. I am racist against uneducated fools who roam the streets looking to rape and pillage from those that they share this planet with. I am racist against anyone who sees skin color as a reason for anything. Last but not least I am racist against any American citizen whom voted for the despicable leader of our nation just because they wanted to say they are not racist. It is those who see the differences between black and white, including you Mr Obama, who are racists.

End Rant,
G'day to all non-racists
Eat Crap Mr. President

Simcha Rosenbaum
New York

Guest Post: The Doors of Aliyah are Closing

כ"ט לחודש השבעי תשע"ד

by Hillel Levin
Israel Chesed Opportunities
hillel.leib@gmail.com
"Shiloh, home of the Mishkan for 369 yrs. Connecting with my brothers and sisters!"

29 Tishrei 5774/October 3, 2013

For years I have said that I feared that the Doors of Aliyah* were closing and that all Jews choosing to live Hutz L'Aretz (outside of Israel) should make Aliyah now.

I was not being Prophetic, I was just doing what the Sages have told us to do: Ro'eh es ha nolad. "Look at the outcome."

So now President BO is playing chicken with the Republicans in Congress holding the budget as hostage. This has frozen the US Government. A direct result has been that 800,000 of the 1.4 million government workers have been sent home without pay. Keep in mind that a fair number of Jews are employed by the US Government.

Another result is that Government spending is on hold, so any number of businesses that supply goods or services to the US Government are now slowing or shutting operations. So there are less goods being shipped, so less need for truckers etc.

So this has consumers spending less since that is what happens whenever there is a blow to the economy. Property values will decrease. It will be even harder to sell real estate so that one can pay of their mortgages.

Another result of a shutdown US Government is that routine passport applications are not being processed. This will have a direct effect on the ability of any Jews looking to make Aliyah. No passport? Can't leave the US.

Brothers, sisters, get the message: THE GATES OF ALIYAH ARE CLOSING. Please come home immediately.

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*Aliyah - Heb.: "ascending," Jewish immigration to Israel

Guest Post: America's Self-Proclaimed Rabbi

I don't know what I'm doing posting this from my good friend "Zalman Stern."  I'm sure I'm crossing any number of lines here.   But, what the hell.  Worse comes to worse, I'll have a little extra drama in my life.  OK.  So, here it goes.  Please, don't shoot the messenger,...too much.

Guest Post: America's Self-Proclaimed Rabbi

"Zalman Stern"

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When I lived in the U.S. he sure as hell wasn't my Rabbi. In fact, the vast majority of religious Jews across the spectrum have no interest in this dangerous buffoon. In the more committed circles of yahadut, he is understandingly viewed as a type of virus. Anyone committed to authentic torah immediately sees through the veneer of this self-promoting, egotistical, self-indulgent, Torah distorting hellenist. I got to thinking about the kinds of titles we might very well see from this man, who churns out his recycled, tired filth with the efficiency of a horse.

• Kosher Buddha
• Kosher Ba'al: Releasing The Holy Sparks Within Ancient Idolatry
• Kosher Ganush: 
• Kosher Muhammed
• Kosher Jesus: Book II & III
• Kosher Sodomy- Why Orthodox Judaism Should Embrace Gay Relationships
• Kosher Cunnilingus
• Kosher Kinky
• Kosher Viagra-How Modern Medicine Saved Elder Intimacy
• Sex Positions of the Chasidic Masters
• Erotic Games From the Shtetl
• The Rabbi's Guide To Beavers
• Foreplay of the Chasidic Masters
• Rosie and I: Reflections on Narcissism and Self-Indulgence
• Shabbos with Peter Pan: Shabbos with the King of Pop
• The Michael Jackson Tapes: Part II-The Secret Interviews
• Top Ten Conversations You Need To Have With Rosie O'Donnell
• Breaking Bread With Missionaries
• How I Saved Rwanda From A Second Genocide
• Healing The World: The Holiness of Pop Celebrities
• Dating Secrets of the Tanya
• Tantalizing Tanya: How Studying the Tanya Can Put The Spark Back In the Bedroom
• Secrets Of The Beard: How To Use Your Beard in Intimate Encounters
• Mitnagdic Frigidity: How Cold Litvaks Can Jumpstart their Sex Lives
• Saving Michael: MyTireless Efforts To Save The King Of Pop from Self-Destruction.
• Free Willy-The Torah's Approach To Spontaneous Intimacy
• My Pal, Al: Conversations with Al Sharpton in Manhattan's Prime Grill Restaurant
• Don't Fear The Cross- Why Missionaries Are Our Friends
• The Rabbi and the Cross
• Shabbos For Gentiles: Why Gentiles Need To Accept The Jewish Sabbath
• The Pope's Rabbi: How I Became the Pope's Rabbi in 15 Minutes
• The Wisdom Of Islam: A Rabbi's Study Of The True Koran
• Not In My Yard: How I Saved the town of Englewood (and the world) from Ghaddafi
• King of Oxford: How My Time At Oxford Saved British Jewry
• Top Ten Reasons I Should Become The Next Chief Rabbi Of England
• Chanukah In Neverland
• Horny For The Holidays- Sex Secrets of the High Holidays
• Horny& Heilig
• I Am Shmuley
• How I Became Shmuley
• The Holiness of Shtup Nacht
• Sex Secrets of the Shtetl
• How To Obtain Devekos With Dildos
• Spontaneous Erections: Secrets To A Kosher Marriage
• Handcuffs, Lace, and Gartels
• Lessons From An Upright Lulav