Prayer is the Foundation
U.S. Secret Service & World Media Liable; Not Trump & Israeli Shooter of Terrorist
Belgium Terror Hotline Operator To Jewish Caller: Israel Doesn’t Exist
Parashat Shemini: The Death of Nadab and Abihu
J Street expressed consternation on Wednesday at the comments of the newly approved Consul-General to New York, Dani Dayan, in which he asserted that the organization is “not Jewish” and “anti-Israel.”
Continue reading: http://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=2&ARTICLE_ID=72259
A comment at VIN under an article regarding a fire at a building in Kiryas Yoel caught my eye this evening. - it is pretty spooky that a fire should break out on a street named "lizhensk" on the yohrtzeit of the holy rebbe of lizhensk.
http://www.vosizneias.com/235087/2016/03/31/monroe-ny-sifrei-torah-trapped-inside-burning-building-as-kj-fire-rages/
31 Mar 2016
The eighth day
USA Today speculates whether Donald Trum will attend his grandson's bris, which should take place on Sunday, April 3.
However, according to Jewish tradition, he cannot have the role of the “sandek,” the person, often a grandfather, who holds the child while it is being circumcised by a mohel (pronounced like “royal”). That job must go to a practicing Jew, said New York City-based Dr. Emily Blake, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who now works full-time as a mohel.
“So unless he’s going to convert very quickly,” joked Blake, “I don’t think he’ll be doing it. He doesn’t want to lose that Christian vote.”
But, she says, he could perform the role of the “kvater,” the person who carries the baby into the room. “The rules on that are a little looser,” she said.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/03/30/next-up-donald-trump-jewish-circumcision-ceremony/82427428/
The second video below is the song aderaba which contains the lyrics composed by the Noam Elimelech, whose yahrzheit is today.
"Place in our hearts the ability to see only the good in our friends and not their shortcomings."
However, according to Jewish tradition, he cannot have the role of the “sandek,” the person, often a grandfather, who holds the child while it is being circumcised by a mohel (pronounced like “royal”). That job must go to a practicing Jew, said New York City-based Dr. Emily Blake, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who now works full-time as a mohel.
“So unless he’s going to convert very quickly,” joked Blake, “I don’t think he’ll be doing it. He doesn’t want to lose that Christian vote.”
But, she says, he could perform the role of the “kvater,” the person who carries the baby into the room. “The rules on that are a little looser,” she said.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/03/30/next-up-donald-trump-jewish-circumcision-ceremony/82427428/
The second video below is the song aderaba which contains the lyrics composed by the Noam Elimelech, whose yahrzheit is today.
"Place in our hearts the ability to see only the good in our friends and not their shortcomings."
30 Mar 2016
Telling the truth
Jean-Claude Van Damme prays at Kotel, loses Israel fight
'Tell The Truth', Auschwitz Survivor Urges Accused In Nazi Trials
"מרן הגר"ח אמר לאב: "אולי הבן שלך היה כהן בגלגול הקודם
The New York State Senate approved a resolution to cut $485 million in funds for the City University of New York system in order to “send a message” that the colleges were not taking enough action in response to campus anti-Semitism.
Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/NY-Senate-cuts-funding-to-CUNY-over-anti-semitism-ADL-says-defunding-wrong-solution-449682
'Tell The Truth', Auschwitz Survivor Urges Accused In Nazi Trials
"מרן הגר"ח אמר לאב: "אולי הבן שלך היה כהן בגלגול הקודם
The New York State Senate approved a resolution to cut $485 million in funds for the City University of New York system in order to “send a message” that the colleges were not taking enough action in response to campus anti-Semitism.
Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/NY-Senate-cuts-funding-to-CUNY-over-anti-semitism-ADL-says-defunding-wrong-solution-449682
29 Mar 2016
World's #1
UN names democratic Israel as world’s #1 human rights violator
The Timeless Power Of Pesach Preparation
Below is a question posed to State Department Spokesperson John Kirby at the March 2çth briefing.
QUESTION: So we’re now about halfway through the fiscal year and the U.S. has only admitted about 1,200 Syrian refugees, which is – leaves about 88 percent to hit the President’s goal of 10,000. Is the State Department still confident that that goal can be met?
MR KIRBY: We are still very committed to the goal of reaching 10,000 by the end of the year. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2016/03/255265.htm
The Timeless Power Of Pesach Preparation
Below is a question posed to State Department Spokesperson John Kirby at the March 2çth briefing.
QUESTION: So we’re now about halfway through the fiscal year and the U.S. has only admitted about 1,200 Syrian refugees, which is – leaves about 88 percent to hit the President’s goal of 10,000. Is the State Department still confident that that goal can be met?
MR KIRBY: We are still very committed to the goal of reaching 10,000 by the end of the year. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2016/03/255265.htm
I believe in Hashem
This morning I banished some worrying thoughts by singing the chorus of a catchy tune I heard for the first time thiis week. Why not listen to the audio in the video below and sing along?
I believe in Hashem
I trust in Hashem
There never is a moment when
That I am alone
That I’m on my own
I believe and I trust in Hashem
Cause I understand that He’s holding my hand
And every step is perfectly planned
He’s holding me tight
So I’ll be all right
I believe and I trust in Hashem
Belgian Jew who lost leg in Brussels attack to move to Israel
Op-Ed: The lie of academic free speech
I believe in Hashem
I trust in Hashem
There never is a moment when
That I am alone
That I’m on my own
I believe and I trust in Hashem
Cause I understand that He’s holding my hand
And every step is perfectly planned
He’s holding me tight
So I’ll be all right
I believe and I trust in Hashem
Belgian Jew who lost leg in Brussels attack to move to Israel
Op-Ed: The lie of academic free speech
The wedding anniversary
Moving Facebook Post Defending IDF Infantryman Accused of ‘Executing’ Terrorist Goes Viral as Social Media Survey Says Most Israelis Support His Action
Teaneck Couple Spends 50th Wedding Anniversary Giving Soldiers Warm Clothes
מכתב החיזוק של הגר"ש אוירבך לסוף זמן חורף
Haggada Shel Pesach – The Mysterious Old Age Of Rebbe Elazar Ben Azaria
Teaneck Couple Spends 50th Wedding Anniversary Giving Soldiers Warm Clothes
מכתב החיזוק של הגר"ש אוירבך לסוף זמן חורף
Haggada Shel Pesach – The Mysterious Old Age Of Rebbe Elazar Ben Azaria
28 Mar 2016
Committed to davening
Carter says Hamas leader committed to peace, Netanyahu not
Politically Short
A Jerusalem court has convicted Omar Abu Sa'ara of incitement to violence and incitement to racism. Continue reading: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/209984#.VvjuDcZ-PIU
His drivel can be heard here. Wonder what kind of sentence he will get.
Sugar, Obesity and Alzheimer’s: A National Crisis
Politically Short
A Jerusalem court has convicted Omar Abu Sa'ara of incitement to violence and incitement to racism. Continue reading: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/209984#.VvjuDcZ-PIU
His drivel can be heard here. Wonder what kind of sentence he will get.
Sugar, Obesity and Alzheimer’s: A National Crisis
27 Mar 2016
The Chasida
One of the unkosher birds listed in Parshas Shemini (11:19) is the “Chasida”, the stork. Rashi says that it is called Chasida from the word “Chasid”, pious. The stork does Chesed with its friends and it shares its food source rather than hoard it for itself. When it comes to the mouse however, the Yerushalmi (Bava Metzia 3:5) describes it as a “Rasha” because it not only eats the homeowner’s food it also calls its friends to eat. Why the unbalanced treatment between the two of these generous creatures?
Rav Chaim Kanievsky answers that the Chasida’s food comes from Hefker it is not taking from anyone else. However the mouse steals his food from people’s homes. He says that from here we learn an important lesson. If you do Chesed on on your own expense then you are a chasid, but on someone else’s expense you are a wicked mouse. (Derech Sicha)
http://revach.net/parshas-hashavua/quick-vort/Parshas-Shemini-Rav-Chaim-Kanievsky-The-Difference-Between-a-Chasid-and-a-Mouse/2052
BELGIAN SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO FIGHT TERRORISTS HAD NO BULLETS IN RIFLES
Incredible interview with one of the survivors of the Brussels attacks - it starts out in Hebrew but switches to English. - "ניצול בריסל: "הייתי לפני מוות
Anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered scrawled across a synagogue in the central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy.
Read more: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/209959#.Vvgn1-KLTIU
DeTijd is reporting that the police at Brussels airport are demanding more safety measures when the aiport re-opens. If the demands are not met, they will strike. The unions are requesting more security personnel. Additionally, anyone who walks into the airport building needs to be to be checked and it should not be possible to drive up to 50 meters before the airport entrance. http://www.tijd.be/politiek_economie/belgie_federaal/Luchthavenpolitie_dreigt_met_staking.9748484-3136.art?ckc=1&ts=1459103867
Rav Chaim Kanievsky answers that the Chasida’s food comes from Hefker it is not taking from anyone else. However the mouse steals his food from people’s homes. He says that from here we learn an important lesson. If you do Chesed on on your own expense then you are a chasid, but on someone else’s expense you are a wicked mouse. (Derech Sicha)
http://revach.net/parshas-hashavua/quick-vort/Parshas-Shemini-Rav-Chaim-Kanievsky-The-Difference-Between-a-Chasid-and-a-Mouse/2052
BELGIAN SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO FIGHT TERRORISTS HAD NO BULLETS IN RIFLES
Incredible interview with one of the survivors of the Brussels attacks - it starts out in Hebrew but switches to English. - "ניצול בריסל: "הייתי לפני מוות
Anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered scrawled across a synagogue in the central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy.
Read more: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/209959#.Vvgn1-KLTIU
DeTijd is reporting that the police at Brussels airport are demanding more safety measures when the aiport re-opens. If the demands are not met, they will strike. The unions are requesting more security personnel. Additionally, anyone who walks into the airport building needs to be to be checked and it should not be possible to drive up to 50 meters before the airport entrance. http://www.tijd.be/politiek_economie/belgie_federaal/Luchthavenpolitie_dreigt_met_staking.9748484-3136.art?ckc=1&ts=1459103867
26 Mar 2016
The singling out of a religious group
Rabbi David Ashear offers encouraging words to those who pray repeatedly and feel that their prayers aren't working. Click here to listen and here to sign up for a daily emuna email.
The International New York Times March 25th print edition included a lengthy article spread over two pages titled Terrorism's recurring phenomenon: Brothers.
The Bakraouis join a list of brothers involved in nearly every major terror attack on western soil since three sets of Saudi siblings were among the 19 hijackers who carried out the September 11th, 2001, attacks in the United States. Before then, the grim roster included 19th century French anarchists, militants in Southeast Asia and the Jewish extremists involved in the assassination Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel in 1995.
Nowhere in the article is there a mention of any religion other than Jewish.
In the same edition there is an editorial about words issued after the Brussels attacks.
Predictably, the two leading Republicans called for severe measures against Muslims.
While the fearmongering and bravado seem to work with part of the electorate, those approaches — including the unconstitutional singling out of a religious group...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/opinion/hillary-clinton-and-other-candidates-on-counterterrorism.html
But it is okay for the New York Times to single out a religious group? Incidentally, I guess the journalists were so enthralled in finding an instance of Jewish terrorist brothers that they didn't bother checking the grammar of the sentence which should have included the word "of" after assassination.
Another item that caught my eye in the International New York Times print edition was a correction regarding an article published two months prior.
Correction: March 21, 2016 An article on Jan. 13 about a divestment action against Israeli banks by the United Methodist Church pension board referred incorrectly to the Palestinian territories, where, the board said, the banks help finance Israeli settlement construction. While most of the world officially considers the territories to be occupied, and the settlements illegal, there is no consensus that the occupation itself is illegal. The error was brought to the attention of editors only this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/world/middleeast/us-church-puts-5-banks-from-israel-on-a-blacklist.html
The International New York Times March 25th print edition included a lengthy article spread over two pages titled Terrorism's recurring phenomenon: Brothers.
The Bakraouis join a list of brothers involved in nearly every major terror attack on western soil since three sets of Saudi siblings were among the 19 hijackers who carried out the September 11th, 2001, attacks in the United States. Before then, the grim roster included 19th century French anarchists, militants in Southeast Asia and the Jewish extremists involved in the assassination Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel in 1995.
Nowhere in the article is there a mention of any religion other than Jewish.
In the same edition there is an editorial about words issued after the Brussels attacks.
Predictably, the two leading Republicans called for severe measures against Muslims.
While the fearmongering and bravado seem to work with part of the electorate, those approaches — including the unconstitutional singling out of a religious group...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/opinion/hillary-clinton-and-other-candidates-on-counterterrorism.html
But it is okay for the New York Times to single out a religious group? Incidentally, I guess the journalists were so enthralled in finding an instance of Jewish terrorist brothers that they didn't bother checking the grammar of the sentence which should have included the word "of" after assassination.
Another item that caught my eye in the International New York Times print edition was a correction regarding an article published two months prior.
Correction: March 21, 2016 An article on Jan. 13 about a divestment action against Israeli banks by the United Methodist Church pension board referred incorrectly to the Palestinian territories, where, the board said, the banks help finance Israeli settlement construction. While most of the world officially considers the territories to be occupied, and the settlements illegal, there is no consensus that the occupation itself is illegal. The error was brought to the attention of editors only this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/world/middleeast/us-church-puts-5-banks-from-israel-on-a-blacklist.html
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