Jews Stop Christian Ceremony on Shabbat / יהודים מונעים קיום טקס נוצרי בשבת

י״ד לחודש השלישי תשע״ו

Lehav"ah (Flame) - for the prevention of assimilation in the Holy Land.

ערוץ 7: ״פוצץ״ טקס המסיון בראשון לציון

פעילי ארגון להב"ה ויו"ר הארגון בנצי גופשטיין פרצו למתחם הטקס מספר פעמים וחסמו את כל הכניסות למקום.

ערוץ 7, י"ב בסיון תשע"ו 18/06/16

מאות בני אדם הגיעו לטקס המיסיון בהיכל התרבות שנערך הבוקר (שבת) בעיר ראשון לציון והביעו מחאה.

פעילי ארגון להב"ה ויו"ר הארגון בנצי גופשטיין פרצו למתחם הטקס מספר פעמים וחסמו את כל הכניסות למקום.

כוחות המשטרה שהיו במקום לא הצליחו להשתלט על הפעילים שפרצו פעם אחר פעם לרחבת הטקס. ולכן מפקד המרחב החליט לסגור את האירוע ומנע הגעת מיסיונרים נוספים למקום.

כמו כן במהלך המחאה הצליחו פעילי להב"ה להציל שש יהודיות שהיו צפויות להשתתף בטקס ההטבלה מתוכם שתי ניצולות שואה שהובאו להטבלה במרמה ע"י המטפלות הגויות, אומרים בארגון. כחלק מהמאבק העיקש נעצרו שלושה פעילי להב"ה ששוחררו בהמשך.

בנצי גופשטיין מסר, "עשרות הפעילים ששהו עימנו במהלך השבת בעיר ראשון לציון בתנאים לא תנאים נלחמו בחירוף נפש והצליחו למנוע את ההטבלה לנצרות, אנו מקווים כי הרשויות המקומיות יפיקו לקחים וימנעו לאשר טקסים כאלה בעתיד. בכל מקרה אנחנו נגיע לכל מקום שבו ינסו להמיר דת. תושבי ראשון לציון ראוים לשבח על ההתגייסות למצווה".

עשר אגורות (2¢):

בטח שהם מקיימים טקסי עבודה זרה ביום שבת, מפני שחושבים שיהודים שומרי שבת ונלהבים על מניעת זיהום רוחני כזה בארצינו, לא יפריעו להם בשבת.

הם טועים כשהם חושבים ככה.

"שתי ניצולות שואה שהובאו להטבלה במרמה ע"י המטפלות הגויות, אומרים בארגון."

אבל ממשלת ישראל ממשיכה לתת לנוצרים האלה להכנס לכאן כדי לעבוד .

רב אחד די ידוע כפעיל נגד נוצרים מיסיונרים אפילו אמר לי שלתת לנוצרים לבוא לישראל ״...זה בסדר מפני שזה בשבילינו. כנראה הרב הזה היה ממליץ לממשלה לקיים תהליך המיון יותר מחמיר, כאילו אכפת לממשלה בכלל על עניינים כאלה.

אפילו שהאירגונים הנוצריים כאלה מנסים לנצר יהודים בחוץ לארץ, ואפילו ששהאירגונים כאלה אומרים דבר אחד ליהודים בארץ ודבר אחר לגמרי לתקשורת הנוצרית. 

בינתיים, יהודים ״ימינים״ ממשיכים להתעקש להבדיל בין הנוצרים שפועלים בפעולות מיסיונריות בארץ ובין הנוצרים שלא. אפילו שלשני מיני הנוצרים יש אותה המטרה הסופית.

 ואחד מהאירגונים האלה הוא ערוץ 7.

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עכשיו, אני קיבלתי את המודעה הזאת:

מחר (שני) מתוכנן טקס עבודה זרה בקבר דוד המלך, כולל הוצאת כל ספרי קודש וספרי התורה והכנסת סממנים נוצריים! זה מתוכנן להתחיל בשבע בבוקר, כל מי שיכול להתאמץ ממש חשוב לבוא לשם לפני בשביל למנוע!! אפשר לישון עם שק"ש במקום קרוב. להפיץ כמה שיותר! המטה למלחמה במסיון של ארגון להב"ה שתפו בכל מקום.

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דוגמא אחד של המתנות מהנוצרים ״החברים של ישראל,״ שטוענים שרוצה שום דבר בחזרה. הייגי הוא תורם גדול לנפש בנפש.

Just one example of the gifts from Christian "Friends of Israel," who claim to want nothing in return. Hagee is also a big contributor to Nefesh b'Nefesh.

מרכז ג'ון הייגי, אריאל שבשומרון
John Hagee Center, Ariel, Samaria

Arutz 7: Lehava disrupts Christian conversion ceremony
Activists, including leader Bentzi Gopstein, disrupt baptisms in Rishon Leziyon, saving six Jews.

Arutz Sheva Staff, 6/18/2016

Hundreds of people came out to protest a Christian conversion ceremony in Rishon Leziyon on Saturday morning.

Activists from Lehava, including its head Bentzi Gosptein, broke into the cultural center where the event was taking place and blocked the entrances.

Police at the location were unable to control the activists, who entered the hall again and again. As a result, the district commander decided to close the event and stopped further missionaries from arriving.

During the course of the protest, Lehava activists managed to rescue six Jews who were expected to undergo a baptism and conversion. Two of the six were Holocaust survivors who had been brought by their carers, the group says. During the struggle, three Lehava members were arrested, though they were later released.

Gopstein says that "Dozens of activists who were with us in difficult conditions in Rishon Leziyon over Shabbat fought bravely and managed to prevent the Christian baptism. We hope that the local authorities will draw the appropriate conclusions and will no longer permit such ceremonies in the future. In any case, we will go anywhere there is an attempt to convert Jews. Rishon Leziyon residents deserve praise for their mobilization in defense of mitzvot."

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
Of course, these Christians conduct this avodah zarah (foreign worship practices) on Shabboth, believing they will be safe from religious Jews who are passionate about preventing such spiritual pollution in our Land.

They are wrong to assume as much.


"Two of the six were Holocaust survivors who had been brought by their carers, the group says."

And, yet the Israeli Government continues to let these Christians into the country. One well-known rabbi, who works in counter-missionary activities, once even told me that such Christians coming into the country to work is "OK, because it is for our benefit." I suppose this rabbi would suggest a stronger vetting process, as if the government is in the least bit concerned about such things.

Meanwhile, right-wing, Jewish groups continue to insist on differentiating between Christians who actively missionize, and those who do not. Even though they all have the same eventual goal.

Even though these organizations actively missionize in the U. S., and even though these organizations say one thing to Jews in Israel, and another to the Christian media.

One of these "right-wing," Jewish organizations, is none other than Arutz 7.

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I just received the following announcement:

Tomorrow there will be a ceremony of idol worship in King David's tomb, where all Jewish, holy books including Sefer Torah will be removed, and christian artifacts brought in. It is set to begin a 7:00 AM, Everyone who can make the effort, it is very important to come to prevent it. You can sleep there with a sleeping bag. The anti-missionary wing of Lehava.

Amit The Soldier and the Deafening Silence

ערב שבת קודש פר׳ מטות תשע״ד

וואלה! צוער דתי הודח מקורס קצינים בגלל "קיצוניות דתית"
יקי אדמקר, 5 במאי 2014

צוער בקורס קצינים שמשרת במגלן, הודח מהקורס כי סירב להשתתף בשיחה על יהודים משיחיים ובאימון מעורב עם בנות. צה"ל בתגובה: ״הצוער הודח בגין בעיות משמעתץ״ (יש המשך)

Walla! A Religious Cadet was from Officer Candidates' Course because of "Religious Extremism" (translated)

Yacky Adamkar, May 5, 2014

A cadet serving in Maglan [a special forces unit] in an officer candidates' course was dismissed from the course because he refused to participate in a discussion about 'messianic' Judaism, and in training with girls. The Israeli Defense Forces [IDF] responded: "The cadet was dismissed for disciplinary problems." (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
The incident above occurred two months ago. As far as I could tell, Christian supported JPost.com and Christian supported Arutz 7 were silent on this incident. But, like I said. Perhaps I missed the reports, and it was buried somewhere. Arutz 7's Hebrew weekly b'Sheva did have a short piece on it, with comments from rabbis from Amit's influential, Mamlakhti (diehard State loyalist) yeshivah B'nei David in the moderate, Shomron town of Eli. But this did not surprise me, as Mamlakhti rabbis have long expressed concerns over the dangers of Christians operating in Israel, and the influence they have been acquiring.

You can imagine my disappointment when I attempted to start an on-line "Support Amit" campaign. Even those sympathetic to Amit's situation felt they already had their hands full, putting forth their efforts for the sake of Am Yisra'el and Eretz Yisra'el in other directions.

In contrast, an amazing campaign set up to support David, a soldier who faced disciplinary action for daring to defend himself, appears to have been making the IDF itself nervous. The IDF has even taken in soldiers for questioning, soldiers who failed to cover the faces in other on-line campaigns.

Meanwhile, "messianic" websites ysh"w have been abound with decries of victory for their cause to spread their avodah zarah in Israel.

So why have I come up against nothing but brick walls when investigating the worth and effectiveness of such a campaign for a soldier accused of "religious extremism?"

MK Danny Danon (Likud)
and John Hagee (Jeezer worshipper)

Is it that the IDF is well-aware of the Christian money pouring into Israel, and does not want to rock the boat?

Has the IDF been receiving orders from higher up?

After all, just fired Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon (Likud) has connections to American Christian communities, and as Chair of the World Likud has been involved with encouraging Christians to settle in Israel. Even though this is forbidden under Jewish Law, even temporarily.

Coincidence?

Expect Danon to find a way to turn his firing into an advantage, when running for Likud leadership in the next primaries.

Furthermore, the officer candidate giving the "lecture" above is far from the only aberration of his kind to be found in the IDF. I periodically receive reports of such soldiers embedded with the IDF.

There are a few reasons to find such misguided Jews, and not-Jews, in the IDF, even in officer candidates' courses. Some American Christians volunteer to serve in the IDF as way to boost their chances for receiving Israeli citizenship. As disgusting as it sounds, such individuals have been granted citizenship.

Other soldiers are goyim from the former Soviet Union searching for their personal niche in Israel, as if they should have been allowed to immigrate in the first place.

Still others are disenfranchised, Jews, often immigrants searching for something, but do not know exactly what, belonging perhaps.

I wonder what would have happened if an officer candidate wanted to give an anti-messianic/anti-Christian lecture? What if the "messianic" refused to participate? What if an Arab Christian refused?

Who would have been disciplined then?

Danny Danon: Watch Me Pull a Christian out of my Hat/!דני דנון: תסתכל אליי כשאני מוציא נוצרי מהכובע שלי!

 ד' לחודש הראשון תשע"ד

More "Palestinian" prisoners are expected to be included in additional, future "deals for nothing," due to a very pushy and Jew-hating, U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's perpetual begging and boot-licking of the U. S. Government.

Enter Danny Danon, Deputy Minister of Defense, fellow member of the Prime Minister's Likud Party, and previous rival for party leadership in the last primaries.

(Click to enlarge)

Danon gets a "B-" for grabbing the publicity opportunity by the,...proverbial horns, trying to look like a Zionist hero, with his eye on the prize of the Israeli premiership, while squeezing in some serious disrespect for most all of his potential competition at the same time. I suppose that the ultimate disrespect was toward MK Moshe Feiglin, by ignoring him, his unabashedly strong convictions, not to mention the kippah on his head.

Has Danon so quickly forgotten that he was not the one to receive the second highest percentage of votes in the Likud Primaries; it was Mosh Feiglin.

I do not believe that Danon would have the overall support of the current government, and would need to work toward forming a new one, and win Likud primaries first. In other words, he would have to bring down the current government, and he would need to go after Prime Minister Netanyahu very hard.

But, if Danon could win the Likud leadership position, or at least garner a high enough percentage of votes in the primaries to raise his relevance in the Party, what would a Danon Likud Party look like?

וואלה!: התכנית של סגן שר הביטחון: חובת גיוס לכל הנוצרים

אמיר בוחבוט, 12.02.14

ח"כ דנון, הפועל לאחרונה לקדם גיוס בני העדה הנוצרית, צפוי להמליץ לממשלה לחוקק חוק בנושא. "הסדרת הגיוס בחוק תעזור במיגור תופעת ההתנכלויות למתגייסים הנוצרים"

Esser Agaroth (2¢) Translation:
Walla!: The Deputy Defense Minister's Program: Enlistment Obligation for All Christians
Amir Buchbut, February 12, 2014

MK Danon, who has recently been working to promote [IDF] recruitment within the Christian community, is expected to recommend the passing of legislation on this issue . "Regulating Act funding will help in the eradication of the harassment of recruits Christians" (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
The point of this piece. Of course, I have no doubt that Western Christians who volunteer to serve in the IDF, either because of "love" for Israel and/or a way to support a later application for Israeli citizenship, will benefit as well.

Jewish Israel: Messianic Calev Myers and Likud MK Danny Danon form new Knesset Caucus

Ellen Horowitz, December 9, 2011

When they hand out the "wise men of Chelm awards" for this year, Likud MK Danny Danon may walk off with the lion's share. He and messianic/evangelical attorney Calev Myers have just founded a Knesset caucus to battle international anti-Semitism.

Putting Myers at the helm of such a venture would be something akin to appointing fallen White House Press Correspondent Helen Thomas as director of the Anti-Defamation League…only it's worse. (cont.)

Esser Agaroth (2¢):
We must remember that no matter how "heroic" Danon may seem, his entrance into a more powerful position means Christian influence entering a more powerful position with him, a most disturbing thought.

MK Danny Danon (Likud) and John Hagee (Jeezer worshipper)

We must not forget just how deep in with these people Danon is, including, but not limited to encouraging Christian immigration to Israel

Meanwhile, Israeli President Shimon Peres is laughing all the way to wherever he is on his way,...while we are distracted, and looking the other way.

But, of course, this last part is only speculation on my part.

The Kiss Of Esau

Erev Shabbath Qodesh Parashath Wayeishev 5771

Last week, Jews read Parashath Wayishlah. One pasuq in particular caught my attention. Coming back into Eretz Yisra'el with his family, Ya'aqov is warned that his brother Esau approaches, and so he prepares to meet him through prayer, military strategy, and gifts. When Ya'aqov and Esau meet, this is what happens...

בראשית לג,ד  וַיָּרָץ עֵשָׂו לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ, וַיִּפֹּל עַל-צַוָּארָו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ; וַיִּבְכּוּ.

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck, and kissed him; and they wept. (Gen. 33:4)

Rash"i comments that

וישקהו, נקוד עליו, ויש חולקין בדבר הזה בברייתא דספרי, יש שדרשו נקודה זו לומר שלא נשקו בכל לבו. אמר ר' שמעון בר יוחאי הלכה היא בידוע שעשו שונא ליעקב, אלא שנכמרו רחמיו באותה שעה ונשקו בכל לבו.

And he kissed him..., is dotted above it [in a Torah scroll], there is disagreement on this point in a baraita of Sifri, there are those who view the dots saying that he [Esau] did not kiss him with all of his heart. R' Shimon Bar Yohai says the halacha is well known that Esau hates Ya'aqov, but he took pity upon him at that moment, and he did kiss him with all of his heart.

After citing the same midrash regarding the presence of dots above the word (וישקהו), Bereishith Rabba (75:9) continues with an alternative view...

אמר לו ר' ינאי אם כן למה נקוד עליו, אלא מלמד שלא בא לנשקו אלא לנשכו, ונעשה צוארו של אבינו יעקב של שיש וקהו שניו של אותו רשע. ומה תלמוד לומר ויבכו, אלא זה בוכה על צוארו וזה בוכה על שניו. ר' אבהו בשם ר' יוחנן מיתי לה מן הכא (שיר השירים ז ה) צוארך כמגדל השן וגו'.

R' Yannai says, “If so, why is is it dotted above? Rather it teaches that he [Esau] did not come to kiss him, but rather to bite him, and the neck of Ya'aqov Avinu was made into marble and the teeth of the evil one dulled. And what it said regarding ‘and they cried?’ Rather this one cried because of his neck, and this one cried because of his teeth. R' Abahu in the name of R' Yohanan, “Say to him from this, ‘Your neck is like a tower of ivory…’” (Song of Songs 7:5)

More recently, the S'fas Emes, the Gerer Rebbe of the late 19th Century, stated that...

כשעשו מנשק, יעקב ננשך!

When Esau kisses, Ya'aqov is bitten!

So, who is Esau, that we must still be on guard from his bite, as well as his kiss?

The answer can also be found in Bereishith Rabba. Here HaZa”L identifies Esau with “The Evil Empire,” their code phrase, if you will, for Rome (76:6).

“Deliver me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, mother and children alike” (Gen. 32:12).
“Deliver me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau” – deliver my future descendants from the hand of his descendants, who come with the power of Esau. That is what is written: “I was looking at the horns, and behold, another, small horn arose among them” (Dan. 7:8) – that is the son of Netzer*. “And three of the original horns were uprooted from before it” (ibid.) – this is that they gave them their kingdom; Macrinus, Carinus, and Kyriades. “Behold, there were eyes like the eyes of a man in this horn, and a mouth speaking arrogantly” (ibid.) – this is the evil empire that imposes levies upon all the nations of the world. Rabbi Yoḥanan said: It is written: “And the ten horns: From this kingdom, ten kings will arise” (ibid. 7:24), all of those referred to in the verse are descendants of Esau. Rather, “I was looking at the horns, and behold, another, small horn arose among them” – this is the evil empire. “And three of the original horns were uprooted from before it” – these are the three previous kingdoms. “Behold, there were eyes like the eyes of a man in this horn” – this is the evil empire, that casts an envious eye on the possessions of others. This wealthy one, we will make him governor of his province; this wealthy one, we will make him an economic adviser.
“Lest he come and smite me, mother and children alike” – and you said: “You shall not take the mother with the offspring” (Deut. 22:6). Another matter, “Lest he come and smite me, mother and children alike” – and you said: “A bull or a sheep, it and its offspring you shall not slaughter on one day” (Lev. 22:28).

*Netzer was a robber who conquered provinces on the Roman–Persian border and ruled there under the auspices of Rome.

Is interesting to note that Notzri, one from Natzrath (Nazareth), the identical root of Netzer means Christian. 

Rome was transformed into the Holy Roman Empire, which eventually fell under control of the Roman Catholic Church, having great influence, if not total control, over the countries comprising the European continent. Christianity underwent various transformations but the forbidden belief in a false messiah-deity is the same, no matter how many different changes Christians claim have taken in place their approach.

Another midrash teaches that Rome continues to be a threat to the Jewish People. In Parashath Shemini, we receive extensive instruction regarding the kashruth status of animals. Four mammals are mentioned specifically as not being kasher. The camel, the rock badger, and the rabbit chew their cud, yet they are not kosher, as they do not possess split hooves. The last in the list, the pig does have a split hoof, yet does not chew its cud (Lev. 11:1-8).

According to the midrash, these four animals represent the four Kingdoms which have ruled over Am Yisra’el. The pig represents our current and final exile, albeit our longest, that of Rome. The first three animals are not kasher due to problems with their limbs; whereas the pig is not kosher, due to its mouth. It sticks its split hooves out there, proclaiming that it is kosher. It even makes a chewing motion with its mouth, yet does not actually chew its cud. In other words, it lies.

“We love you!”

“We love Israel!”

“We want to give you money, and build you cultural centers!”

“We want to visit you, and volunteer to help you build up the land!”

The Ramba”m (Maimonides), a prominent halachic authority of the 1100's CE, suggests that we must not do anything which will allow ovdei avodah zarah (practicioners of forbidden worship) to get a hold on the land, nor anything which will make it easy for them to stay here. (Mishneh Torah, Hil. Avodah Zarah 10:1-9)

And very clearly, the Ramba”m states...

הנוצריים עובדי עבודה זרה הן (הל' עבודה זרה ט,ד)

The Christians are ovdei avodah zarah.... (ibid. 9:4)

In censored versions of the Mishneh Torah, Christians cleverly substituted the word “Romans” for “Christians,” in an attempt to cover up their identity with Rome (Edom/Esau), the very kingdom which currently rules over the Jewish People in exile, both physically and spiritually.

So why are those, who are forbidden to be settled in the Land (ibid. 10:1-9), being settled in the Land? Why is the town of Ariel in Samaria home to Christian missionaries and churches? Why are Likud Members of K'nesseth attending dedications for Christian (ie. avodah zarah) television stations,...in Israel?

Why are some protestants, mainly Evangelicals magically no longer practicing avodah zarah? Even though they believe in the identical false deity and messiah, and apply divinity to the same texts as Catholics?

Whether they are allowed to pray through an intercessor ot not is irrelevant to whether their presence is allowed in the Land. And those Christians who are here in Israel pray directly to their false deity anyway, and not as if he is serves as an intercessor. Hear them state this in their own words. 

Why are those who have performed the mitzvah of destroying avodah zarah been condemned by officials of the Israeli government,...in the name of “freedom of religious practice?” And, just where exactly in the Torah is any thing stated, which is even remotely related to “freedom of religious practice?”

The Torah also states...

...ולא-תקח שוחד--כי השוחד יעור את עיני חכמים, ויסלף את דברי צדיקים - דברים ט"ז,י"ט

…and do not take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and distorts the words of the righteous. (Deut. 16:19)

This refers to Hakhamim, thus even more so for those of us who are not Hakhamim.

So, why are “cultural centers” and playgrounds being built by Christians or with Christian money? Why are “religious, right-wing” radio stations accepting significant amounts of money from Christians? Why are their broadcasters visiting “messianic” congregations in North America?

Do “religious” Jews really think that they can take Christian money, and not be influenced in some way? Are “religious” Jews really fooled by the “hazir's” smiles, by the “hazir's” lies?

It appears so.

Or are we that desperate for their love and validation? Are we that unable to love ourselves? Find validation from within ourselves? What about turning the Holy One, Blessed Be He for love and validation? Have these Jewish collaborators even thought of that?

Collective co-dependence, that is what we are experiencing, still assimilated, search fro approval from our goyshe big brother Esau. Around 15 years ago, I witnessed one of these collaborators refer to Christians are "our lost brothers in Abraham." Truly sick.

In Isaac's blessing to Ya'aqov...

See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed. So God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fat places of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brethren, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one that curses thee, and blessed be every one that blesses you. (Gen. 27:27-29)

In Isaac's blessing to Esau...

Behold, of the fat places of the earth will be your dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above; And by your sword you will live, and you will serve your brother; and it will come to pass when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off you neck. (ibid. 39-40)

This prophetic blessing is elaborated in the Babylonian Talmud:

This is Caesari, the daughter of Edom, who was a metropolis of kings.... Caesari and Jerusalem. If a man says to you, "Both of them are destroyed, do not believe them; both of them will sit, do not believe them; they are destroyed." Caesari and Jerusalem were destroyed Jerusalem and Caesari and Jerusalem were destroyed Believe that it is said: I will fill the destruction (Ezekiel 27:2), if this is the fullness, this is the destruction, if this is the fullness, this is the destruction. (Megilah 6a)

The two cannot stand at the same time. There is no coexistence between Ya'aqov (Israel) and Esau (The West).

When we accept gifts or any aid from Esau, allowing him to perform mitzvoth for our benefit, we are added to his merit in Heaven, and thus delaying his eventual downfall.

The Ariza"l points out that Yoshke and Esau have the same letters in their names. If you change the letters in Esau's name around, you get none other than Hebrew name Christian missionaries’use for their false god.

עשיו = ישוע

Yeshu'a is essentially the same name as Yehoshu'a, Joshua in English or Jason from the Greek. Whether a real, compilation, or totally imaginary figure, some of our Sages z”l referred to him as YeSh”U, an acronym for yimach shemo wezikhro, “may his name and memory be blotted out.”

Some Qabbalistic sources claim that YeSh”U was actually the reincarnation of Esau.

Even more so, the Arabic name for Jesus is عيسى Eisaa (עישי). Look familiar?

So, what do Christians of today do in response to this disturbing fact? They deny that they are from Esau, and instead claim that they, too, are from Ya'aqov.

Could this be the "latching on" to Israel they refer to?

In order to deal with Esau today, and defend against his bite-kiss, Jews must apply the same strategies as those of Ya'aqov, our forefather upon meeting his brother in the Torah portion Wayishlah (Gen. 32:4-36:43).

Prayer: We must pray to HaShem, separated from Esau, NOT with Esau.

Military Strategies: We must plan to defenses from Esau, NOT with Esau.

Gifts: We may give gifts to Esau, things than are helpful to him, and to the rest of humanity, like solar, agricultural, and computer technology, NOT accept gifts from Esau.

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For a list of Jewish organizations accepting money from John Hagee (יש"ו) alone, click here.

The U. S., Israel, and Christians

11 of the Twelfth Month 5768

From Ellen Horowitz:

Cross-posted at Israel E-News.

US Campaign Update:

All prospective candidates in this year’s presidential campaign have expressed their obligatory devotion to Israel, and have also pledged their robust allegiance to Jesus. The evangelical camp has splintered, and I don’t envy American Jews come November 2008 - as this campaign is taking some bazaar turns….

Lauded conservative pundit, Ann Coulter - author of "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans", - has cast her lot with Hillary Clinton. McCain simply isn’t conservative enough for her. Watch as she batters McCain and bats for Clinton:

Ann Coulter Video

You remember Ann. She expressed her wishes - via a televised interview - that it would be preferable if all Americans were Christian. She then went on to expound upon Christian theology and the need for Jews to be “perfected”. Liberal Jewish groups denounced her, while a predictable group of Jewish Republican personalities ran to her defense.

A couple of months ago Ann, penned an essay with these ominous words (and, incredibly, many purportedly G-d fearing American Jews believe her):

“The survival of Israel is inextricably linked to the survival of the Republican Party and its evangelical base.”

Front Page Magazine article

Not to be outdone, Lebanese Christian Pro- Israel Conservative Brigitte Gabriel has warned Jews against voting for Obama, and she also dropped the “H” bomb.

"No Jews should support him. Jews should vote for Hillary Clinton."

Jewish Standard World News

Meanwhile liberal Jewish Barbara Walters suggested that some consider Obama to be, “almost like a Messiah - he can do no wrong”.

Barbara Walters Video

John McCain doesn’t quite rate as the Messiah, but not to worry because Senator Joe Lieberman - the man who likened CUFI’s Pastor John Hagee to Moses - has compared John McCain to Judah Maccabee (rumor has it that Joe sees John as more of a personal savoir, in that he hopes to garner the position of running mate).

Forward Article

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Mike and the Devil

And speaking of personal savior, Pastor Mike Evans of the Jerusalem Prayer team is sending out personally addressed email in which he declares, “God has spoken to me as the Chairman of the Jerusalem Prayer Team to launch the Save Jerusalem Campaign. It seems that “Satan knows his command and control center for spiritual warfare is in Jerusalem!” and Mike has put himself in the position of “intercessor”.

It’s ironic that it was Ehud Olmert who launched the Jerusalem Prayer Team with Mike back in 2002

I got a hankerin’ for history and my Jewish roots, so let’s go way back to 1977 when Mike Evans – a protégé of Pat Robertson - was featured in an article in Time Magazine entitled,
'Yeshua Is the Messiah': "Fraud . .. deception ... playing with religious tradition."

(Excerpt):
Leader Mike Evans, 29, presided like an auctioneer over fund-raising appeals ("Tell every single person what you want them to do. Lord") and faith-healing marathons ("There's a man with a gall bladder problem sitting over there. Well, you're God's beloved"). At one point Evans appealed for commitments to Jesus, blending Jewish terminology with tent revivalism: "Great God of Israel, I need forgiveness for my sins. I believe that Yeshua Jesus is the Messiah."...

Evans says: "We are just a bunch of young Jewish kids." ....Despite his Jewish emphasis, he gets backing from such Gentile Pentecostal stalwarts as Christian Broadcaster Pat Robertson and Evangelist David Wilkerson.

Time Magazine Article

According to his website http://www.mikeevansministries.com/ Evans was present in Geneva in 1988 (where Yasser Arafat officially denounced terrorism), the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991, the White House Peace Accords in 1993, and the State Funeral of Yitzhak Rabin. Pardon my lapse into evangelical rhetoric, but it seems he has been everywhere the Devil has been.

Mike may have lost the Midas touch. His presence, along with Walid Shoebat’s, at a recent Night to Honor Israel Dinner in Florida – which was to raise funds for bomb shelters - did not produce impressive results. It was “less successful and less well attended” than previous events. According to the Heritage Florida Jewish News, an estimated $20,500 was raised, which fell far short of the goal of $76,000. Jewish participants reported that there was a distinct Christian tone to the evening with fiery rhetoric and references to the Antichrist, Armageddon, and blasphemers.

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Meanwhile Dr James Hutchens, a regional director of CUFI is reporting in the Jerusalem Connection International that “The Evangelical support for Israel is shrinking”. And that “more and more Evangelical pulpits are silent about Israel”

For those of you unfamiliar with Hutchens, please note that he graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California with a Doctor of Missionary (Multi/Cross-Cultural Studies). His dissertation was entitled, "A Case for Messianic Judaism."

James Hutchens

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Hamodia reports that Norwegian Jews are very unhappy with a decision taken by the Israeli embassy in Oslo to distribute tourism-ministry leaflets jointly sponsored by Christian groups such as the United Christian Council in Israel, believed to be a missionary group.

“While we are fighting tooth and nail to hold on to the Jewish identity of our community, the missionaries are receiving support from the tourism ministry,” wrote one outraged leader.

The Jewish Chronicle Article

Arutz 7 reports that an Education Ministry '60th Anniversary of Israel' poster features a non-existent Christian church over the Western Wall and asks whether it’s an attempt to 'internationalize' the city?

Arutz 7 Article

Now I wouldn’t pin the whole blame on those Leftists in the Education Ministry.

I reported back in November that Natan Sharansky established the Temple Mount as a holy place to Christians on the One Jerusalem website.

“We must continue to do everything in our power to stop the Palestinians from
destroying historical evidence and to preserve the Temple Mount as a holy
place to Jews and Christians.”

Thankfully, it appears the page at http://www.onejerusalem.org/natanReplies.asp has since been removed.

I had written in that November update that, “If the Temple Mount is now being claimed by the three major religions, then the obvious diplomatic solution (a la Rice) would be to call for the internationalization of Jerusalem - and that is something the Vatican has always endorsed.”

Our Jerusalem Prayer Team friend, Mike Evans, referred to East Jerusalem as “the home of Christianity” in his January update:

Dr. James M. Hutchens, president of The Jerusalem Connection International and a regional director of Christians United for Israel says “There is a lot of Christian DNA in East Jerusalem”

The Jerusalem Post recently reported that, "There is a growing trend of Christian or evangelical real estate investors buying assets in sacred areas.”

And Israel Today Magazine ran a feature by Messianic Jew Mike Decker on How Messianic Jews and Christians can purchase property in Israel

The moral of the story: If Israel wants a Judeo-Christian alliance with very passionate Evangelicals, then there is a price to be paid and don’t be surprised if a claim to Jerusalem is part of the deal.

This is who we are partnering with (the following is a John Hagee production):

John Hagee Video

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Jews for Judaism has launched a new branch in Jerusalem

Executive Director Rabbi Benzion Kravitz and Jerusalem Branch Director Penina Taylor spoke at the inaugural event at the OU Israel Center. http://jewsforjudaism.co.il/

Penina Taylor’s office will be located in the center of Jerusalem. She would very grateful for any donations of computers, office furnishings, or supplies. Contact: director@jewsforjudaism.org.il

This item just in:

The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) is requesting assistance to relocate 800 Sudanese refugees – many of them Christians - in the Tel Aviv area (temporarily, of course).