בס׳ד

"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



31 Jul 2016

The power of unity

Amazing Rabbi Paysach Krohn story over here. If you don't see it, scroll down to the post that begins with the words, "I must share an amazing amazing story that occurred today!!"
Make sure to read the whole story besides watching the video.

Below is a comment posted under an article titled
Second Day On Campaign Trail and Clinton-Kaine Cancel Cleveland Ohio Appearance…


"So if I have this right the clinton campaign is saying they are not able to create a simple three day bus tour and they want to run America?"


Dismantling and rebuilding

Alan Dershowitz Dismantles the BDS Movement

הכירו: ילדת הפלא הבריטית שהפכה לאישה חרדית

INTO THE FRAY: Duma-one year (and three arson attacks) later


29 Jul 2016

Apology accepted

'Apologize to the Girl You Dated'

Parshas Pinchas - Peace

Parshas Pinchas - Wired to Connect

How Do You Say ‘Hashtag’ or ‘Shaming’ in Ancient Hebrew?

Save money on coffee

Tehila Mark: We Told Mom About Our Father But We Don’t Know How Much She Understands

In a recent article “Amid Push to Curb Police Abuse, Some Act on Fringe,” The New York Times quoted Malik Zulu Shabazz’s call to kill all Zionists in Israel, including their “old ladies” and “little babies.”
Read more: http://conservativeread.com/the-new-york-times-makes-a-shocking-mistake/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


At fault

Watch: Frum Wall Street Journal Reporter Greg Zuckerman Describes Not Working On Shabbos

The Times of Israel has an article regarding some thoughts expressed by Conservatice and Reform clergy members at the DNC. One spoke about the commandment "“Remember what Amalek did to you.”

“The core teaching is that it wasn’t Amalek who was at fault, it was us, because we, the community allowed there to be stragglers to fall behind at the rear,” Pesner said. “The test of a community, the challenge to a nation, the mandate for humanity is to never allow there to be stragglers.”

An article by Rabbi Farhi cites a thought from the Rebbe from Pasishche regarding the commandment, as well as the nation of Amalek.

The Rebbe would say that Amalek does not just strike. He tries to look for where there is no unity or community. This is the very characteristic of Amalek, as we can openly see in the words that our Rabbis termed the greatest slander that Haman was able to use against us:ישנו עם אחד מפוזר ומפורד בין העמים There is a certain people, scattered and dispersed … (Esther 3:8) Our weakness, our lack of unity was and is Amalek’s power against us.
http://thinkingaboutme.org/tezaveh-zachor/

Perhaps the individual who offered the interpretation regarding Amalek at the DNC might check Rabbi Farhi's interpretation and contribute to the unity of the Jewish people by joining traditional Judaism which his movement broke away from. 

3 Quick Reasons Why To Pray


27 Jul 2016

The VP picks

Israel Matzav has a video of Governor Mike Pence defending Israel in strong terms.

FreeBeacon, in an article titled Clinton Running Mate Tim Kaine’s Record on Israel Under Fire, reported that "Kaine was one of nine Democratic senators to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress in March 2015."

J Street has a post titled J Street Applauds Vice Presidential Pick Tim Kaine in which they congratulate "Senator Tim Kaine on his selection as the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. In the course of his lengthy career in public service, Senator Kaine has proven himself to be a great friend of Israel.."
Did they run a similar post when Mike Pence was chosen as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate?

Forget Pokémon Go… now there’s Pokémensch!

Protesters burn Israeli flag outside Democratic convention


26 Jul 2016

The "T" word

Couple Has Miraculous Baby Story - “You should try to get brachos from Yidden. They help."

I Recorded My Yechidus...

Emuna Daily lesson

Yesterday Free Beacon published an article titled Congressman: Jewish Settlers Are Like Termites.

Today Congressman Hank Johnson apologized for his Israeli settlement comments.

"J Street welcomes Congressman Hank Johnson's clarification regarding his remarks today about the Israeli settlement enterprise during a panel held outside the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. ...The Free Beacon and its headline writers have, as is their habit, taken irresponsible liberties with the words actually spoken in an effort to advance their political agenda.

The proper focus of media coverage here should be on the growing political opposition to Israeli settlement growth and not on the misrepresentations by an irresponsible media outlet." http://jstreet.org/blog/post/j-street-welcomes-rep-johnson-clarification-of-remarks-_1

A few years ago, the congressman apologized for using the "M" word. (midget)  The use of the "N" word is no longer socially acceptable, the use of the "M" word is no longer socially acceptable and now the use of the "T" word will no longer be socially acceptable. Should we ban all letters of the alphabet?

Ynet has an article titled Summer of Love: US Jews come to Israel looking for a partner.
The article focuses on three individuals seeking partners in Israel. I thought there were two errors in the article. At first, when I read about a new Israeli named Yehuda searching for his dream husband, I thought perhaps the name was Yehudis and not Yehuda. However, his name is indeed Yehuda. The article also features Shayna.
"Knowing that many Israeli men had served in the army gives her a sense of security, and that her favorite thing about Israeli men is their tendency to cease the moment."
My question is how do they cease the moment? How do they terminate it? Are they like termites who eat up the moment?

One act of chesed

John Kerry Said Air Conditioning Was As Big a Threat As ISIS. Here’s The HILARIOUS Way Americans Are Fighting Back.

Parashat Pinchas: Ohr HaChaim – Here’s Zaidy

Congressman: Jewish Settlers Are Like Termites

The Incredible Salvation of One Act of Chesed

DNC BREAKS FEDERAL LAW AT CONVENTION: VIOLATION OF SECTION 8 U.S. Code § 1324

25 Jul 2016

The zealot

WATCH: “Why Do Kids Go Off The Derech?”

Media Job #1 – Protect Hillary from #DNCLeak fallout

'60 Minutes' Doesn't Air Hillary Dodge About DNC Interference

Retired Army General Tweets and Deletes Anti-Semitic Comment

The two Parshas before Pinchas, Chukas and Balak, are often read together (in Eretz Yisroel only). The two parshas afterwards, Matos and Maasei are almost always read together. Pinchas which is between these parshios is always alone. Why??

This teaches us that when you are Kana'i (zealot) you should be prepared to spend your life alone. People do not have the courage to fight for what is right and even if they start out behind you by time you turn around they will be gone.
http://www.thejewisheye.com/rev_ppinchas.html